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E is for Ellie.

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50 FACTS ABOUT ME

1.- My name is Ellie Marie.
2.- I was born in Burnley, England. 
3.- My birthday is on the 22nd of July. 
4.- I am a 90s kid, I was born in 1997.
5.- I have six dogs, four guinea pigs, three agapornis and a cat. 
6.- I love horses.
7.- I don't like rainy days, they make me anxious.
8.- I finished school when I was eighteen.
9.- I live in Spain.
10.- I still live with my family at home.
11.- I have a YouTube channel with currently, 1621 subscribers.
12.- I love chocolate way too much.
13.- I also love salt and vinegar crisps.
14.- And Maltesers.
15.- And Flakes, but I struggle to get hold of both of these in Spain. 
16.- I am quite a country bumpkin.
17.- When I was little I did ballet dancing and taekwondo.
18.- I speak both English and Spanish languages fluently.
19.- I live in comfy clothes 98% of the time.
20.- If I was a boy, I would've been called Charlie.
21.- When I was born my parents weren't sure if to call me Ellie or Rosie.
22.- I love children.
23.- I am 5'9" ish
24.- I really struggle to sit down and watch a film the whole way through.
25.- I don't want any tattoos. 
26.- I don't like tea or coffee.
27.- I drive an Alfa Romeo.
28.- My favourite colour changes all the time.
29.- I really enjoy Chinese food.
30.- I am rubbish at reading a book the whole way through, despite how much I enjoy it.
31.- I am right handed.
32.- I love the scent of vanilla.
33.- Tracy Beaker over Justine Littlewood any day of the week.
34.- My favourite numbers are two, five or twenty-two.
35.- I get nervous and talk really fast when telling a tale to people.
36.- JLS and McFly were my favourite boybands growing up.
37.- My favourites change rarely.
38.- I am a messy person.
39.- I prefer even to odd.
40.- I never smoke or drink alcohol.
41.- I've never had a diet.
42.- I rarely give complements.
43.- My favourite weekday has always been Thursday.
44.- I hate having to say no. Or saying no in general.
45.- I have never had an iPhone.
46.- I am really bad texting back,
47.- I hate public speaking. 
48.- I am scared of heights, things brains are capable of and people I love dyeing. 
49.- I never talk about my personal feelings to anyone.
50.- I really struggled to do the 50 facts about me. 


anorexic

You are disgusting.

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           Ever since I was born I've always been a "smaller than average, very quiet child", saying that ever since I arrived at high school I started growing and getting taller than most of my friends.
           This is going to be another one of these posts where I have so much to say that it could end up in a bit of a shambles so please excuse me in advance.
           I never had issues with my weight or body physique growing up, I knew I was skinny but this never seemed to upset of effect me as ME.
           I remember the exact day this all changed as if it was yesterday, it was all because of one of my close friends at the time, I'm not going to be calling anyone out but if they are reading this, they know who they are.
           I was at the age of about 15, I was getting into the teen age where things started affecting me more and I started caring more about boys, clothes, etc and I remember me, my two friends and a couple of her cousins had just been to the One Direction Where We Are film premiere and after the film we went to McDonalds for our supper and whilst sat their my 'friend' commented on my collarbone as I was wearing a vest saying how weird, bony and disgusting it was, and then commented on my elbows, skinny wrists and so on. I am never one to show my emotions so all I did was laugh it of and make it seem like banter when inside all I wanted to do was curl up, especially as we weren't alone and it was as if I had an audience.
           Ever since then I have just felt "disgusted" about almost everything on my body and dragged myself down for my legs being to thin to wear skirts, my collarbone being to defined to wear vests, not wanting to show my elbows and so on and it started getting quite unhealthy and even my mum everyday tries giving me little pushes of encouragement on how I can wear anything I want, how I should embrace my body and love it. 
           I am me and there is nothing I can change about that, we are all individual and we are all different, just like I am blonde and maybe you are not, I also have a super fast metabolism where as maybe you don't, I can and do eat what I want when I want and don't gain weight and I used to hate it! For those of you who don't know, a fast metabolism in non scientific words is the rate at which your body burns calories and breaks down fat. I know for a fact that lots of people who know me or read this will think they'd love to have a fast metabolism too, but let me tell you, it's not all as awesome as it sounds. It has seriously affected me as how I see myself and how others see me and its always about the stereotypical slightly over weight kids that don't want to be seen in a bikini, or get called names. It made me feel like crap. Think the complete opposite of a diet, I was trying to eat the crappiest, fattest foods to try and put on weight.
           As one of my favorite people in the whole world once said: 

"You always hear about larger people going through a tough time trying to lose weight, slim people can go through just as much of a tough time trying to put it on, but nobody ever thinks of that." 

           It isn't acceptable to ask or make judgments about somebody's body criteria no matter what size or shape they are. If YOU are happy with your body then so be it, that's all that matters, and if you aren't, chances are you are doing something about it and working towards something you know will make you happy. 

           Nobody is perfect, let's work together and love ourselves. 

baby

Meet my family.

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          Week 3, meet my family. 

          WARNING: MY FAMILY IS NOT BASED ON PHOTOGENIC PEOPLE NOR DO THEY LIKE CAMERAS AND THEY HIDE FROM PHOTOS SO THIS WAS A DIFFICULT POST TO PUT TOGETHER. 



          Excuse my non makeup face but this is my mum, one of my biggest inspirations. She is a travel maniac as am I and she is also a little bit of a nutter now and again. She is a person that would legit do ANYTHING for me and I could not love her more. 


          I promise he isn't 8 months pregnant when you see him in person, he's more of a 2 month one and he is simply a quite annoying workaholic. 



          And lastly my brother, of who I do not have a current photo (oops!) is this very annoying 21 year old with the mindset of a 8 year old. 
          Sorry this post is not a very long one, it is just I do not know what to say about my family that isn't all cliche and overheard. I love them okay?

2015

Tips for self-love.

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If you're a regular reader of my blog you will know I am a massive fan of makeup, animals, everything copper, and among them and many more, I am a massive fan of self-love and self-confidence, so when Lizzy gave me the opportunity to collab with her I took it as an offer I could not reject, so with that said (written) I am going to crack on and tell you my five top tricks. 

1.- Self love and confidence means staying true to yourself always, don't obsess over what people think of you. Live life for yourself. 

2.- Never do something you're uncomfortable with, remember the rules you have made for YOURSELF and hold on to them.

3.- Accept others and that will make you accept yourself more than you could ever imagine, don't judge others.

4.- Inspire.

5.- Have fun and don't let anything or anyone hold the freedom you have for yourself back.

Please don't forget to check out Lizzy's blog and her opinion and perspective about this topic, you can check out her blog here!

Thank you so much for your time and take care!x

ellie

Sun kissed summer tag.

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          It is finally summer and I saw this tag on YouTube and I thought I would give it a go to get in the summer mood!
         

         1.- When did/do you get out of school? 
                  I officially left school on the 19th of June. 

         2.- Beaches or pool?
                  Pool. The beach creeps me out a bit.

         3.- Are you going on any summer vacations? 
                  Yes I am (hopefully). If everything goes as expected I will be traveling around some other little towns and cities of Spain.

         4.- S'mores or ice cream?
                  Call me stupid if you want but I just had to Google what a s'more was. Ice cream for definite, Stracatella yummm! 

         5.- Whats your most fun summer memory?
                  Probably all my family trips and holidays.

         6.- Does your skin tan or burn? 
                  Burn sadly, and then after a lot of burning you might eventually see a tiny little tan. 

         7.- How do you wear your hair in the summer? 
                  Probably either a pony tail or bun 90% of the time just because I can't stand it with the heat.

         8.- Favorite summer nail polish? 
                  Any bright summary colors really, I like trying out a lot and I don't have a real fave at the moment.

         9.- Would you rather spend a summer day outside in the pool or inside watching Netflix? 
                  In the pool, but I'm most probable to spend it inside.

         10.- Sun glasses or hat?
                  Sun glasses.

         11.- What is your song of the summer? 
                  Cheerleader!!!

         12.- Do you have a summer bucket list? If so share some of the things on the list. \
                  Sadly, I don't but the things I really want to do are travel, travel and explore.

         13.- Bikinis, tankinis, or one pieces?
                  Bikinis.

         14.- Must have summer make up product? 
                  Concealer or liquid eyeliner.

         15.- What's your favorite thing about the summer? 
                  Everyone is such a good mood and the fact I get to spend more time with family and friends.

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Find me.

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          As I know, I haven't been updating my blog as much recently because I have been very busy and that's why I am going to leave you the links of my other social medias so you can follow me there to keep yourselves more updated on when I upload a video, blog post or simply just a selfie. The ones I mostly update are Twitter (I follow everyone back) and Instagram, but the ones I also use are Tumblr, Facebook and Flickr.
          
          Don't hesitate on following me, and if you send me a message telling me you have come from here I WILL DEFINITELY FOLLOW YOU BACK. Thanks again for your time, your interest, and simply for being you. Until next time, E. Xx

admire

Introvert or extrovert?

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Basically, introverts and extroverts are personality trades, and they dictate how your brain works, how you act around people, and lots more. You can be both introvert and extrovert, which makes you an ambivalent (a mix of both, I believe), but usually you lean more towards one or the other, and in my case, I think I lean more towards being an introvert.
For example, a lot of the time I'd rather stay inside than go out to a party, and I find it really difficult to talk to new people and meet new people, because I feel really shy and awkward, I even feel weird going to meet up with a group of friends I haven't seen in a while. I'm not sure why but its just kind of how my brain works.
These things don't necessarily make me an introvert, but they are definitely characteristics of the personality and I think you kind of know which one you lean towards more.
I have had a few questions on social medias from people being quite concerned, I guess because they feel quiet and very sensitive and they don't like going out as much, and perhaps they feel a little antisocial, like people don't necessarily see them in the right way or the right light. No, this doesn't make you weird in any way for being the way you are and for being an introvert.
Being quiet and introspective aren't bad qualities to have, I think there is a thing, that extroverts are just seen as the "normal" ones, and in order to succeed in your life and your career, you need to be a big social person, that is super confident and good at talking in front of lots of people, and that is just not true at all, there are so many people that have shaped the world, who have been introverts like Einstein, Shakespeare, JK Rowling, Abraham Lincoln... all these people are introverts, and are all responsible for shaping the world.
Don't be scared for being this way. You are not weird for being the way you are, and you are still capable of doing absolutely amazing things, and I am not making this mean that extroverts are bad, some of my closest friends, and the best people I know are extroverts, but there is this special stigma where introverts aren't as highly guided as extroverts, and it isn't right, you should be able to be as different as you want to be, and as crazy as you want to be, and just be yourself. 
I would really appreciate if you could leave a comment down below telling me if you are either a introvert or whether you are an extrovert, I am just kind of interested to see what you say, and hopefully I will get closer and know you all a tiny bit better.
Thanks for reading, love you guys, stay weird and see you soon! Xx

beach

Glorious winter walk through Mojacar Pueblo.

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       On Tuesday me and my parents decided to have a nice run out to Mojacar Pueblo. The start of the journey, was pretty good, the sun was shinning, and the views were beautiful.
My fist photo opportunity came as we drove towards Tabernas (where they used to come and film for the Spaghetti Westerns) when I saw a real life cowboy chilling out at the side of the road with his trusty steed.

     
         We drove our way through Sorbas and wound our way through country roads to Turre where we stopped of to look for a bargain opportunity at one of the second-hand shops that is located there, only to find out it sold tea pots that looked to be stuck together with glue after being broken in 2468 pieces, and the dullest clothes from 1875.
We continued are journey for another half an hour to our destination, and it was just as beautiful as we expected with its up hill roads (that gave us a  brilliant leg work-out) and lovely views of both the mountains and beaches around us.










        On our journey home my dad suggested a fish and chips and that definitely got our mouths watering and we jumped at the chance of a taste of England. It was all tasty and delicious at thought of it, and after a bit of Google searching and up and down the streets of Mojacar town, we found Zac's Plaice but unfortunately CLOSED FOR THE WINTER. 

So as an alternative and another of my dads recommendations, we stopped at a road side bar, sun shinning on the terrace, customers chatting at the tables outside (didn't look too bad, mind you, almost everything looks better in the sunshine). My mums Carne con Tomate came, with lovely fresh bread on the side, everything looking hopeful until my burger arrived, expecting home made burger in fresh bun, fries on the side... Looked at it, touched it, smelt it, left it. 

So saying this, next time we go out, I think I'll decide where we eat.

Thank you so much for reading, I really recommend you to view Mojacar if you have a choice, but choose where you eat carefully, and if you have done anything nice this winter holidays please write in the comments, I would love to hear.

Ps, if you ever get a rank burger, be braver than us and complain. Until next time, Ellie x 

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