2017.

Hey guys!
The first week of 2017 is over and it has been busy!

I had 2 wonderful cakes to make one tinkerbell cake for a little 3 year old girl and one of our 'signature' chocolate overload cakes for an 18 year old male!

Of course with a new year like most of these post I talk about going on a diet blah blah blah. I'm not putting a label on it this year. I am just simply changing my eating habits and adding healthier choices into my diet.
This whole first week I have been trying to drink at least 1.5 litres of water a day and I have actually been sticking to it! (pat on the back to me) however I don't know how long i will last as the downside with drinking so much I keep needing to pee which is a HUGE pain up the backside!

Last year I didn't have much time towards the end of the year for this blog I always start strong at the beginning of the year and fall short towards the end and honestly I have missed sitting with my laptop and writing down my thoughts.
I miss writing reviews and putting my experiences down somewhere I can look back at. I have promised myself this year I will blog more even if it means when I have more time writing a few and posting them as each week passes. My main problem is not just the time factor but inspiration. 

For 2017 I don't want to make many goals. I find I end up feeling down by the end of the year when I only achieve a few I have set and not all of them so this year I plan on making monthly goals which I know I will be able to achieve and feel better in myself.

I hope the beginning of 2017 has been a good one for you and I have the rest of the year is the same! I hope happiness, love and support shines upon everyone reading this right now and everyone in the world. 

What are you goals for 2017?

Happy 2017!
Take Care

Post Soon x

Hello November ♥

Hey guys!

It's November!
Only 1 month away until Santa is coming down the chimney with lovely presents for all the boys and girls who have been good!
You know the rule I am not going to say the 'C' word until next month it's not allowed. Even though the adverts have already started on TV and the shops are already putting out all the decors I can't start thinking about it!
The first few days of November have been really foggy of the night time and I love it! I have to say this is my favourite time of the year!
The leaves are turning and falling from the trees and the weather can't make it's mind up if it should be warm or cold, raining or sunshine.
I hope this month is a good one for you.
Loads of big things coming this month in my life. I am still unsure if I am ready for all the changes and responsibilities but I guess only time will tell!

Photo from google images

Take Care
Post Soon x

100th Blog Post!!! ♥♥

Hey guys!

I actually can't believe that this is my 100th blog post. It only seems like I started this blog a month ago!

Thank you all for reading this blog. I know sometimes I miss days and sometimes the content isn't always very good but I am working on it!

I have never ever been very good at putting things down on paper and explain myself. I am more of a word of mouth person but it's good to challenge yourself with new and exciting things every once and again!

I have some exciting posts coming up for you and I hope you all enjoy reading them when they are posted.

I have started my Instagram back up and I have also started using my Twitter account more.

My Instagram: SophsPosts or @MusicMadGal10

My Twitter: SophieBMusic95You can keep up with me on there as well as when I update this blog with a post. My Instagram has now become a sort of portfolio of my work at college and at home. Thank you to all the college girls for letting me attack them with paint, wax, latex, foundation, lipstick etc and of course the most important one... GLITTER haha!
So...
 Here's to another 100 posts on this blog.
Again thank you for reading this blog. It really means a lot to me!

Picture from Google - Edit by Myself

Take Care
Post Soon x

Google+ Year in Photos ♥

Hey guys!

Google has recently sent these little videos out to everyone who uses their Google+ account for sharing photos and because I have a blog and post pictures on here from time to time they sent me one.

Watching this little video brought back so many memories on the wonderful year I have had. From travelling half way around the world and exploring a new place to going to many of the concerts I wanted to attended with my best friend Jess. Everything has been amazing!

I also can't thank you guys enough for reading this blog and being apart of my year also! It is so nice to have people messaging me via my Google+ account or on twitter telling me that they love my blog. It means the world to me and I thank you guys from the bottom of my heart!

I hope you enjoy this little video and if you want to read more into the pictures make sure you carry on reading this blog!

My year in photos
Take Care
Post Soon x

Happy New Year - 2015! ♥

Hey guys!

It's finally 2015... This year has gone so quick it is crazy!
So many great things have happened to me in the year of 2014.

First of all i got to travel half way around the world to New Zealand. That was one amazing experience and i will never ever forget it! As well as taking my first adventure alone to fly to Corfu, Greece to meet up with my family who were already over there!
I've been to so many concerts this year and this upcoming year is going to me full of them as well. From the vamps to fusion festival and seeing my childhood band of McBusted and many others! I met Union J which was insane and had the sign an album.
I passed my driving test and theory and still to this day when I am driving around by myself or with friends I still can't believe I can drive! haha!
I finished sixth form and started college. This was a random decision on my part and I am so glad I picked the course I am on else I wouldn't have been able to meet some amazing people! I remember this time last year me making this same post and saying i didn't know what i wanted to do with my life and that still is true but for the moment i am happy with what I am doing!
This year i hope is just as good as last year!
I hope to carry on this blog and write about more adventures I take and about products, music and thing i am loving!
I have lost some people in 2014 and the whole of 2014 I was walking on egg shells not knowing what to do and keep everyone happy but now I can say I am happy to let the past go. I regret nothing in my past and never will but we can't travel back there (not yet anyways we can when a time machine is built) so we just have to enjoy our lives at that time and in that moment and have fun with it.
Also I have changed the background again to this blog haha! Thank you to whoever on Google/Tumblr that made it, I love it! Credit to them!
Thank you all for reading this blog.
I honestly believed when I started no-one would read it and it would be like talking to a brick wall but it's not, its great!
I wish you all a wonderful 2015 and lets make this the best one yet!
Take Care
Post Soon x

General Feedback.

Hey Guys!
I hope you are all well.
Today's post is something you guys can help me with, I know many of you read this blog and I want your feedback on it.
I enjoy writing on this blog and want to make it more interactive.
I have had a few of you message me via google+ and we have had some great conversation but I feel like I haven't got to know many of you.
If you guys have any ideas on what posts you guys want to see in the future or ways in which you want me to expand my blog via other social media sites like Twitter please let me know by dropping me a message on google+ or leaving a comment under this or any of your favourite posts on my blog!
Thank you!
Take Care
Post Soon x

New Layout ♥

Hey guys!
Over the past couple of weeks I have felt like this blog has needed a fresh new look. I came up with this new idea from simply looking at the clouds. While on holiday I enjoy nothing more than sitting out in the open watching the world go by! I wanted some simple and clean but also a twist of me with the moustache and stars in the header.

I hope you guys like the new layout of the blog and I hope you are all having a wonderful evening/morning where ever you are in the world!

Take Care
Post Soon x

New Zealand Adventures: Week 2 - Day 1, 2 and 3 ♥

Hey guys!
I am back with the next part of my 'New Zealand Adventure series'
If you missed the first one here is the link: new-zealand-adventures-week-1
I hope you all enjoyed the first one and lets get on with the next part!!

The site that we were staying in the next day was beautiful! The sun was out and the duck where begging for some more bread!

The next day we headed back into the town of Rotorua. The weather was beautiful, the sky was clear with a few cloud. As we were driving round the day before my nan saw a skyline gondola ride which she wanted to go on. That was our first port of call for the day! The view at the top was incredible! I took a panoramic picture while I was at the top just to show you guys how beautiful it looked!

While at the top my nan's son went on a luge. There were people from the age of 5 on the ride. It was funny watching everyone try and stay on the board as they zipped round the corners haha! Me and my nan sat in the sun chilling for a while before heading back down on a gondola. While we made our way up to the top we saw a cart go down past us with jelly bean stickers on it! It looked amazing! Me being the child I am wanted to go back down on the jelly bean on and made my nan wait for a couple of go back to get on it! The cart wasn't anything special but I just wanted to be in the jelly bean one!!!

As we finished that activity we had planned to go and see the Māori because the day was nice we didn't want to waste the day! We went to Te Puia which is home to the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute and the world famous Pohutu geyser, within the Whakarewarewa geothermal valley! It was amazing to just walk around and be introduced to a new culture! While walking around we saw some of the geysers explode that were in the park and the boiling mud baths! I got pulled on stage to learn a tribal dance after we watched a performance. Lets just say I wasn't truly happy with the idea but thought why not, i'm on holiday and when on earth am I going to be doing this again! 

We then went back to the camp site we were in the day before and I cooked Sticky Chicken with boiled rice. I literally could have eaten all the chicken to myself. It honestly one of my favourite meals to have! If you've never heard of it you need to Google it and make it yourself!

The next day we made way to Napier. It wasn't anything special but my nan's son wanted to go so we did! Throughout my first week in New Zealand I had got beaten several times. I'm not sure what was biting me but something was so i headed to a pharmacy in Napier for some cream for them. The pharmacy's over there are so expensive, i was taking a look through the make-up section as i would and a lipstick which is around £3.00 over in the UK is about $10 over there! I can understand why beauty gurus like Shaaanxo off YouTube who live over there get it shipped to them from America haha!

After getting what I needed and having a little look around the town we headed off to Lake Taupo. We pitched up camp by the lake side and it was pretty much dark from the time we got there so picture taking was a bright idea at that point in time but the next morning was! Lake Taupo was created by a super volcanic that eruption approximately 26,500 years ago which is crazy! I believe its the largest lake by surface area in New Zealand!

The next day we were meant to head off to see a waterfall but it didn't plan out that way. We made our way there but headed off route and ended up at our next camp site where we spent the whole day. Chilling and relaxing... 

I'm going to leave this post here. The reason for that is because I want to do a while post on Hobbiton and that was the next day! I have so many wonderful pictures and fact which i want to tell you guys about the place and want to go into real detail that it would honestly be to long for this post!

I hope you guys don't mind me doing this post this way!

I hope you enjoyed this post!

Have a wonderful day or night whatever you are doing and stay safe!

Take Care

Post Soon x

I PASSED MY DRIVING TEST!! ♥

Hey guys!
Yesterday (5th June 2014} I took my driving test and I PASSED! (as you can tell by the title haha!)
I took the test at 11:01am and missed school... its was worth it haha!

I did a lot of driving and got back a bit later than everyone else and then had to bay park which not to toot my own horn at but I am good at haha!
When I had switched the engine off I took a little glance at the sheet and realised that there was not as much markings as I expected.
He turned to me and told me i had passed and only had 2 faults!
I was over the moon and couldn't stop smiling!
When I got in the car to come home my driving instructor turned the radio on and Happy - Pharrell Williams was playing haha!
But yes! Another chapter and goal of my life complete, time to hit the roads!

Hope you guys are okay!
Post Soon
Take Care x

New Zealand Adventures: Week 1 ♥

Hey guys,
It was been nearly 2 months since i have been to New Zealand and i still haven't posted this post... I'm sorry I have been waiting for some new batteries for my camera to arrive but here it is... finally... the first week of my adventures in New Zealand!
SO HERE WE GO!
 The first couple of days were just traveling... Plane after plane after plane... A couple of posts back you guys can see that I left the for the airport in Manchester on 6th April and took the Boeing 777 to Dubai! Our flight was delayed so I couldn't go and look around duty free which sucked but the airbus 800 was waiting for me to catch it to Australia! This was the first time I had ever been on a double decker plane and honestly I was shitting myself thinking about the facts that it was double the weight and double the people on the plane would it lift off the ground?! Of course it did else I wouldn't be able to tell you all about my time there haha! The landing in Australia was horrendous!!! The pilot thought it would be a good idea to hit the runway at more than 200mph and swerve the plane side to side... Not fun at all! I think everyone came off that flight with brown stains in their pants!
 During all of these flights they were serving food which honestly was rank, I'm very funny with my food and they pretty much served everything with cheese which for me is a no go or it just smelt rank! The one good think about the hospitality was that all the drinks were free apart from champagne but what would you expect the champagne they had on flight looked expensive! I did end up near someone who thought it would be cool to get pissed out of their head and keep shouting at people... He had to be about 40 which makes it all worse.
The ICE system on the flights were amazing! I managed to watch films in which I had wanted to see in the cinema but never got around too as well as watch a few of my favorites. As well as the movies they had albums, TV programmes and games which you could enjoy! I think I may have listened to Midnight Memories and Beyonce more than 4 times on the flights but they are good albums and played pac-man for hours and got all up to date with 2 Broke Girls! Yeah the flights weren't that fantastic but it's just one step into getting where you wanna be right?
FINALLY we got to New Zealand after a hundred and one security checks... The first thing on my mind was food... I hadn't eaten in nearly 3 days and needed some food... McDonald's was called my name! A big mac, fries and a drink for $9 which is about £4.50 in the UK... YES PLEASE! We then made our way to the little hotel we were stopping at the night (by the way when I say our or we I mean me, my nan and her son) the hotel is not really anything to talk about apart from that fact the lovely lady at the check in desk gave me their wifi password. I stayed awake until 7/8pm which was good going baring in mind I was ready to drop at 4  and my nan went to sleep at about 4pm and her son 5pm (I'm never gonna let them live that one down after all their talk about staying awake) haha!

The next day we had to pick up the campervan! We got an upgrade on our van which was a lovely surprise and it looked amazing! I'll insert a picture of the outside but the inside got pretty much trashed and looked untidy for most of the time we were in it haha!

While driving I went to save some glasses from smashing and fell down the steep step by the door and bruised all my arm... DON'T WALK IN A MOVING VECHILE!!!!!!

 We then headed for some food again... McDonald's and then to see my nans other son who lived out in New Zealand who sparked the whole coming to New Zealand in the first place as my nan wanted to see her grandchildren who she had only seen over skype, when she finally got to meet them face to face it was adorable, you could see how happy she was and it was so good to see her that happy, you kind of take things like that for granted of seeing your family everyday. We spent one night on the driveway of the house before heading off to Rotorua. We found a really lovely campsite called 'Waiteti Trout Stream Holiday Park & Backpackers'. The people there were really nice and we ended up setting up camp next to the lovely stream which was obviously filled with Trout and had cute ducks swimming up and down. The ducks were greedy gits and we ended up feeding them around half a pack of bread! 

During our drive to the campsite I saw a Wendy's and me being the little American fangirl that I am said I want to go there! The next morning we went for breakfast and I ended up having a bacon and egg muffin and they gave you some fries and a choice of drink with your meal, I had a coke just because I wasn't in the mood for a hot drink. I prefer McDonald's breakfasts not going to lie but at least I can say I have been right? That's the way I look at it anyways. 

After going to breakfast the weather wasn't picking up so we went to the Rotorua museum which was lets say... on the dull side... If you enjoy looking at an old bath houses then this was the museum for you! The other side of the museum was a bit better, there were wood carvings, tools and painting from the past and loads of other cool stuff! Even thought the inside of the museum was boring the outside of it was stunning! There is a long drive you have to drive up to get the house and threw all the trees and rain it looking stunning!

 That night we stayed in the same place as before and I cooked tea for all of us, we had something really simple but filling due to the little space that I had around me ha! We ended up with chicken and pasta in tomato and basil sauce, I honestly thought it was really nice, I have no idea on what the other two thought of it, I didn't ask haha! The next day we went to Rainbow Springs Kiwi Wildlife Park in Rotorua. This place is soooo cute! Everywhere you turned it was like being in a rain forest surrounded by trees and what i think made the experience a lot better was the fact that it was drizzling with rain. It made it feel like a real rain forest it was perfect! 

There were many different types of birds and lizards there which was different from the boring zoos we get back in the UK which are all full of monkeys haha!

This little cute guy below is a Tuatara (i believe correct me if i am wrong) it is a very old lizard which originates from New Zealand which is cool! I had a mini photo shoot with this little fella and i believe this picture is capturing his best side haha!

I think we got about 1/2 or a bit more around the park and the rain just fell from the heavens! We ending spending a lot of time looking at trout in a tank because the rain was falling that hard we had to take cover! My nan ended up cleaning some of the windows on the trout tanks as well haha! We then ended up running into a cafe because we were all soaked and my purple hair dye was running onto my white jumper!!! We had a nice cup of coffee thinking that it would knock off soon but it didn't! We ended up leaving the park before we has seen everything but as we left the park there was a beautiful waterfall and even thought it was pouring down i had to take a picture!!
Post Soon
Take Care x

Homemade Starbucks Frappaccino Style Iced Coffee! ♥

Hey guys!
So today isn't very sunny outside and with it being Tuesday me and my mom usually head off to starbucks before she drops me off at school. However with it being the half term we have no real reason to go and we know it will be packed so I took it upon myself to use the amazing google machine to see if i could find a frappaccino style recipe!
There are so many different ones on the internet and I didn't really like the look of some of them so I thought I would make up my own!

What you are going to need:
(This will made around 4 glasses)
Jug
Blender
Teaspoon
Tablespoon
Glasses

Grounded coffee of your choice (I used Nescafe Fine Blend Coffee)
Cold water
Sweetened condensed milk
Crushed ice for in the liquid (around 8)
Crushed ice for decoration of the glass (around 6)

1. First thing you need to get it get a big jug and place 4 tea spoons of your choice of grounded coffee (You can also use espresso shots if you have a coffee machine)

2. You then need to add around 1 1/2 cups of cold water into the jug

3. Grab your sweeten condensed milk and add around 5 table spoons into the mix (however much you put in will depend on how sweet you enjoy your coffee, I added the full 5 table spoons of milk and it was a tad over sweet)

4. Add the finally crushed into the jug and blend until smooth. The timing of this depending on how fine your ice is and how powerful your blender is.5. Once you stop blending you should have a fine frothy topping
Add the rest of your crushed ice into your glasses and pour the mixture into your glasses and enjoy!

Its all about trial and error so if this recipe isn't to your taste change some of the measurements around! You can also add some different syrups as well if you want it to have a different taste. This can also be done by changing the plain grounded coffee to a flavoured coffee such as a Vanilla bean or mint all depending on your unique style! 

I hope you guys enjoy this little post and enjoy making one of your own style iced coffee Frappaccino!

Exams. Exams. Exams.

Hey guys!

Exams have been going on for a couple of weeks now and I'm lucky enough to not have mine until the middle of June. I've seen loads of people stressing about exams on social media platforms and decided to make a post about it. 

The first thing you need to do is try not to stress yourself out too much.

I think everyone has or will be having a moment in time where they feel like they are going to fail at something and nothing is working out. If this happens to you, you need to take a step back from all the revision and worrying and breathe.  

Revision is a good thing and keeps the brain active and full of knowledge. Many people believe that the more you study and read the better you will do in the exam. I am completely different. If I have an exam coming up I will let it drift in the air for a couple of days/weeks and at the final deadline (a day or two before) I will study my butt off. I don't recommend this but I just find that that its the way my brain works. 

When you do study make sure you take regular breaks. No one wants to be sitting looking at a book or paperwork for hours and hours on end. Every 15 to 30 minutes get up and have a walk around. Get a drink and go threw in your mind what you have just been reading about. The one thing you don't want to do is go on any social media or keep checking your phone. I know in the day and age that we are in many people can't spend a couple of hours without messaging people or updating the world on what they are doing. I am the sort of person that when something gets boring I automatically switch off and try to find something else to do. Even if that does mean me tidying me room... 

If you are really struggling with the whole worry of the exam talk to a teacher. They are there to help you with whatever your problem is, they will help guide you on things you may not understand and allow you to have extra information to help with the study. If you don't ask for extra help or paperwork you aren't going to get it. Take your future and school work into your own hands and do right by you.

Once you have done some hard revision take some you time. Relax by watching your favorite TV show. Talk to friends, take a nice relaxing shower or bath depending on which one your prefer with a nice hot drink and chill. Overworking yourself Is the worst thing to do. Over time you will just feel emotional and physically drained, 

The last and most helpful point is something that all teenagers don't really do and that's get enough sleep. For your brain to be able to grow and digest information that you have been learning throughout the day you need a decent amount of sleep. When you get stressed out your brain goes into overload made and at night you can be lying there wide awake thinking of the dreaded exam. 9+ hours of sleep a night is what you are aiming for. 1 or 2 hours before going to sleep don't go on your phone/computer or tablet. Phones are one of the main reasons why teenagers don't get enough sleep. I fall into this trap a lot and can be up until about 2/3 scrolling threw twitter and instagram. 

This time of year is stressful there is no denying that but take it easy and don't over worry yourself. I'm sure you will do amazing In your exams and will get the grades you want. As long as you try your best and know you gave it your all that's all you can do. GOOD LUCK! 

Take Care

Post Soon x

5 Seconds Of Awesome! ♥

Hey guys!
How cheesy is the title of this post?! I couldn't help myself haha!
If you don't know who 5 Seconds Of Summer are where have you been and/or what planet are you from?! These 4 talented Australian boys are taking the world by storm at the moment and i'm so proud of them! Their talent is something to shout from the rooftops but since i can't get up onto my roof and most of the people living around me are of the older generation they may not understand what and/or who I am talking about!
They have already has great success with their single "She Looks So Perfect" 
(which just adding i did an acoustic cover of on my YouTube and will be posting the original version soon *SELF PROMOTION* you have to take it when it comes haha! Here is the Cover)
and their new single "Don't Stop" is going to hit the charts like a ton of bricks! Its amazing! The new music video for the single was dropped today hence the reason for this post and i think you should all go and have a look at it! I will bet you guys any money you will be loving 5SOS by the end of the video and dancing along to the song! 
In the video they are dressed up as superheros fighting crime and helping citizens. Its an amazing video and I think i may have watched it about 50 times today alone! I am hooked. The song. The boys. The outfits. EVERYTHING perfect!
Enjoy my lovelies :)

Take Care

Post soon x