All WE Know Now

CARRIE
If you are someone who spends a lot of time on Youtube (like me) then I'm sure you already know Carrie Hope Fletcher, or as she goes by on youtube, ItsWayPastMyBedtime. And if you do know her then you'll also know that her book, All I Know Now, came out last week. I very excitedly went into Waterstones this week and bought my copy of her book, and then sat down in their café with a latte and a big slice of millionaires shortbread and began reading it.

And so, in celebration of Carrie's book coming out I decided to tell you five things I have learnt during my nineteen years of life, or more simply, all I know now...

1. Bread Makes You Fat
Now this one might seem obvious to you lot, but picture a 14 year old me, happily watching KickThePJ videos and not watching Scott Pilgrim vs The World. It wasn't until I watched that film a few years ago that I understood a lot of the references PJ had made in his videos about it. So when PJ said in a video that bread doesn't make you fat, I stupidly took his word for it (I don't know why, I was young). Cut to me watching Scott Pilgrim vs The World and hearing the rest of the line and it's then that I find out that bread does make you fat. My mum confirms it. My world is shattered. I can't eat endless amounts of bread and not get fat. Now, let's get real here for a second; I still eat a lot of bread, that will never change, bread is my one true love. But I do now know that it's definitely not good for me.

2. Your Makeup Doesn't Come Off When You Sleep
Well that's not strictly true, it does come off when you sleep (the evidence is on your nice was-white pillow), but it doesn't properly come off. When I was first getting into makeup in my early teens I remember my mum telling me to take my makeup off before going to bed, and I responded my saying 'It comes off when I sleep, I don't need to.' YES YOU DO YOUNG CHLOE. Taking your makeup off before going to sleep is the best, and easiest, thing you can do if you want clearer skin. It stops dirt and oils from building up and plus, it feels so good after a long day (unless you have really good makeup on, then it just feels heart-breaking, but you gotta power through that pain).

3. It's Better To Have One Flower Than 100 Weeds
This is basically just me saying, it's okay to not have hundreds of friends, but making it about plants because why not. I have never been good at making friends, and I have about eight years of experience in not having friends in my classes. (I was that one person who loved seating plans in school because it meant I didn't have to worry about not having friends to sit next to!) But I've come to realise that it's okay to not have loads of friends, as long as the friends you do have are rad as heck. If your friends are amazing and love you as much as you love them then don't you worry about only being a three person group. And it's far better having just a small handful of wonderful friends than having lots of fake friends who don't really care about you (speaking from experience here, trust me on this).

4. Don't Do Anything Once You've Painted Your Nails
I am the worst at chipping freshly painted nails, I've been known to chip or scratch my nail varnish within minutes of painting them, so when I say wait at least an hour before you do anything when you've just painted your nails, TRUST ME.

5. Fuel Your Passion 
Whether your passion is writing, photography, playing guitar or acting, fuel it! If that means spending hours practising, or grabbing five minutes to write something when you have the chance, then do it. My dream is to be an author and it always has been (apart from that weird time when I was very young and wanted to be an ice cream van driver), but for some reason between the ages of about 11 and 14 I stopped writing. I have no idea why, but I am constantly grateful for the forums on a gaming app I used to play that made me start writing again. Because of those forums I rediscovered my love of stories and writing, and now here I am five years later studying creative writing at university and getting my passion for writing fuelled every single day. So don't give up on your passions, keep going with them, and you'll reach your goal soon. Promise.

VOILA


Well, there we go, five things I know now. I hope some of those helped you, even if it was just a little bit. If you want more life lessons then make sure you go read Carrie's book because it's wonderful.

Thanks for reading, remember to follow me as I post once a week (and very often more)!

Love Chloe x

HAVE SOME LINKS:
'All I Know Now': https://www.waterstones.com/book/all-i-know-now/carrie-hope-fletcher/9780751557510
Carrie on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ItsWayPastMyBedTime
Me on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGiddyElf

Top 5 TV Shows

Today my mum sent me a very excited text to say that the DVD for the final series of Sons of Anarchy had arrived. I've yet to watch this series but I am very very excited and little bit nervous to because I already know it's going to be ridiculously sad. I thought that because of this it would be the perfect chance to write about my top 5 TV shows. So time for a TV chat!

1. Sons Of Anarchy

As I just said the final series of this has just come out in the UK and I'm crazy excited. Sons of Anarchy is about a group of motorbike riders, who also get involved in illegal drug and gun businesses. And it is amazing. It deals with family primarily though, and the relationships between the families of SOA affect so much of the plot. This show has a lot of violence and death, but it's done well. It's not unnecessary blood and killings like other TV shows often have. Sons is based on Hamlet, and this is a fact which hurts me on a daily basis because as we know, nearly everyone in Hamlet dies. Oh god. This final series is going to be tough. Also if you needed any more reasons to watch this, then just know that Jax Teller (played by Charlie Hunnam), the protagonist, is beautiful. Like seriously.

2. The Mentalist 

The Mentalist is a crime drama, based on the protagonist, Patrick Jane, and his search for the serial killer who killed his wife and daughter - Red John. Patrick is a consultant for the CBI and so many of the episodes revolve around solving crimes, with a few episodes about Red John here and there. The great thing about this show is that despite it having some tense and heavy moments, it can be funny too, as Jane is a little bit... odd. And there are some hilarious moments of banter between two other main characters, Cho and Rigsby. I'm on season six of The Mentalist at the moment and it's been a very intense season so far. And like in Sons of Anarchy, Patrick Jane is gorgeous. So add that to your list of reasons for watching it.

3. Beverly Hills 90210

We're get a bit more relaxed with this TV show, it's one that calms me down instead of stressing me out like Sons and The Mentalist do! 90210 is the famous 90s teen drama and I adore it. It follows the lives of a group of teens at West Beverely High. I'm only on season three at the moment, so the characters are still at school but I know that in the later seasons they're older. I love this show, and if you just need some easy going TV to watch, I highly recommend this. Plus most episodes are on YouTube for free, so bonus!

4. Neighbours

The classic Australian soap is next. I have been watching Neighbours for my entire life, and it's just a part of my daily life now. Neighbours is about the people living in Erinsborough, and more precisely, Ramsey Street. There are some really bad acting moments in it, and some really amazing ones too. But that's what I love about it. I'm such a big Neighbours fan that I actually went on a neighbours tour when I was in Australia last year. I got to see REAL LIFE Ramsey Street and also some of the set. And I got to meet James Mason, the actor who plays Chris in the show. It was so cool!

5. F.R.I.E.N.D.S

And of course, Friends has to be on this list. I have been watching this for most of my life, obviously most of the jokes went over my head when I younger, but y'know. My favourite episode has got to be The One With The Rumour, because I love Brad Pitt. Anyway, Friends, need I say more?

And that's it. Those are my top 5 TV shows. Do you watch any of these shows? And what are you favourite TV shows? Let me know in the comments! 

Thanks for reading, hope you had a rad day. 

Love Chloe x