Claudia's Cause

Claudias Cause is a Facebook page, which I find a while ago. She is a little who was diagnosed in June 2011 with Metastatic PineoBlastoma (a brain tumour) and was only given 6 weeks to live. 

Her parents regularly update the page and at first they only had a couple of likes, nothing major and now they have over 258k likes. They are the most incredible family who are very brave and overcome any challenge given to them. 

A couple of days I logged onto Facebook to find out that Claudia was cured! She was cancer free! One of the first, it was incredible. I felt so relieved for the whole family. 

To celebrate they are holding a event in Lincolnshire. Please check out their Facebook page to know all the details and support them. 

Sorry it's so short but I had to tell you about them as they are an amazing, brave family.

Go and share your support.

Lots of Love, 

Darcey xx

Getting Healthy and Taking Up Cycling!

This is a new thing for me and I have decided that I need to get healthy and into a good shape. I have taken a few steps to do this such as eating less junk food, trying to eat 3 meals a day with a couple of snacks and drink plenty of water. If you would like a blogpost all about that then please let me know in the comments below! 

One of the main things that I'm trying to do is exercise! I already do horse riding and the odd little run but I really hate running so I do try to avoid it, not the best I know but in the summer I will be going out more often! 

I used to love cycling, I would cycle anywhere, I did this little 'training course' in year 6 at school and I really got into it and then when I started secondary school I really didn't have time because of all the homework etc. 

Anyway my dad was off last week and I asked him to pump up my tyres and make sure it was good condition. Very kindly he did and I got back on my bike and it was weird. It was like I had never stopped! I really enjoyed it and I cycled everywhere that day! 

I have kept it up and gone cycling a few times and my aim is to cycling atleast once a week! 

I know I will and probably go more but you have to take it in little steps! 

I hope you can come with me on my little journey. 

Have a good week and see you soon..

Lots of Love

Darcey xx

Pottery Painting at Masterpiece Studio

So at the moment, I'am actually sitting in the pottery studio waiting for everyone I finish so I thought it would be the perfect opportunity so write a blogpost! 

So this blogpost is all about pottery painting! 

A couple of weeks ago, I came with my friend Molly and My Mum to do some pottery painting! I did a bowl with my riding academy logo and some spots (pictures below). 

So today I decided to do a matching plate with the same design and this one was defiantly more challenging. The paint was harder to apply, it just didn't feel the same but I got past the challenges and really enjoyed it! 

I also got my bowl back today, which is lovely and I'm really pleased as they have to go off and get glazed. 

I'm sorry this is very short but I will do a nice long one on MegsMonday! 

I'm also really sorry the pictures aren't the greatest quality but the lighting is terrible! 

Darcey xx

Sudocream

Your probably thinking I'm a right weirdo by the title but Sudocream is a life saver! 

If you can't afford an eye cream, use this, it's cheap and lasts ages but don't fall for the jupes as they are never as good. Every morning and night in my skincare routine I put this on my eyelids and under my eyes and on any blemishes. It makes concealer and eyeshadow go on easy and it does actually help it stay on. My blemishes go within days of having this on instead of weeks and I also put it on dry patches as my the morning it's a lot better! It's the miracle product.

Also if I know I'm going to have a no makeup day or a very good day with just very little makeup then the night before I will use this as a mask and apply all per my face after cleansing and toning then I wait about 10minutes and put my normal moisturiser on and this leaves your skin incredibly soft and minimises any red patches. 

Then in the morning I will just do my eyes, blemishes and dry patches after cleansing and before moisturiser. 

If you do not have this product, you need to go and buy some, your skin will defiantly thank you for it and you will see results within the first day. 

Below please tell me what you use and if you do use Sudocream what are your thoughts? Please do let me know and have a group discussion. 

Sorry this is short but we have the plumber replacing our boiler so there is a lot of nojse and dust and not the best way to blog in as I like to do it peace and quiet! 

I hope you all had a lovely weekend and enjoyed my blogpost, please check it out if you haven't seen it already and I will see you during the week! 

Darcey xx

Family Day

I'm afraid this one is going to be short but sweet but it will be about my family afternoon! 

This morning I woke up quite early and sorted out the rabbit hutch so Lottie (my princess rabbit!) could go back outside. I was very pleased with myself as I managed to carry the separate pieces and put it all together with no help! Lottie might have an eye infection, I have looked on the internet so I might be taking her to the vets tomorrow afternoon:( I hate when any of my pets have something up as I feel really bad:( Hopefully she will be ok and the vet will help her! 

She explored her hutch as she hadnt been in there since Novemeber so she was quite shock but she soon settled in. I kept all her tunnel and things so it wasn't a complete shock but I don't think  I will sleep tonight as I like to know she's safe in the house! I'm sure she will be fine.

Yesterday I really deeped cleaned it with the house to get rid of anything that wanted to try and stay with the lovely help from my neighbours! 

I then got dressed ready for the family to come over for Fathers Day and My Brothers 18th! We had my Auntie & Cousin over but my Uncle was taking my other cousin to do a week with a farrier as that's what he wants to do when he leaves school! It was very quiet without them:( 

My Grandpa got his present which he loved and my dad cooked a BBQ with one hand with help from my brother as his hand has swollen up and nobody knows why! We all sat inside as it went very cold and we chatted and just did the general. Then my auntie and cousin went to see my uncle and then my grandma and grandpa went but Rob is still here but I can't remember how we are related:/ 

I just like to have family days and just chill and it was really nice to catch up and get a few clothes from my lovely cousin. 

This didn't really end up short but it doesn't matter, see you tomorrow for MegsMonday! 

Darcey xx

PS don't forget to share with friends and check out my Instagram from today(:

I'm the worst patient!

Hello Everybody, 

So today I'm off school as I really don't feel well and I thought I would do my ill day routine as I'm very bored just lying in bed and having little naps! 

I woke up quite early today about 5.30am and then I couldn't sleep and eventually I went back to sleep at 6am and then my alarm decided to wake me up at 6.30am! I turned my alarm off and tried to get some more sleep hoping that would help and it really didn't! I woke up at 7.30am feeling worse. 

I laid in bed until about 8am when I dropped off to sleep but not for long and now I'm very tired but can't sleep! 

When I can no longer get back to sleep i do my skin and get in some fresh pyjamas and tie my hair back as there is nothing worse than feeling ill and not being comfortable. 

I then go and get breakfast which is either porridge or marmite on toast with a glass of water.

I then get another drink and go back to bed. Sometimes I will just lie in bed for ages or have another sleep, all depends.

Today I couldn't sleep so I just laid in bed and rested. 

I checked all my social media and did a few tweets and some emails which was very boring but needed to be done! 

I then just chill out for the day, watch YouTube or just lie in bed with my little puppy, buster! 

I'm not the greatest patient either as I hate being ill and sitting around all day but I know I have to do otherwise I won't get better. I prefer to be at school doing things but when I'm ill, I can't concentrate on anything and I do get light headed so I didn't want to risk it! 

I may have a couple of sleeps a day when I'm ill or I may just lie in bed looking out the window and doing stuff on my phone but when having a migraine, going on a phone isn't the best choice! 

I like to drink a lot and eat regularly so that I don't get dehydrated and keep up my energy levels. 

I hope everyone has a good weekend, I don't have a super busy weekend but it's my brothers birthday tomorrow and he's gone to get his Xbox One today so he will be very happy later! I may do a little blogpost of my brothers birthday weekend, you will have to wait and see! Hopefully I feel better by tomorrow! 

I hoped you liked my mini blogpost and sorry if it's not my best one but please remember I'am ill and don't normally do it

on a Friday! 

See you soon, 

Darcey xx

PS I was sitting in maths the other day and was talking to a few people about my blog and he said about why not call your main blogpost MegsMonday? What a fantastic idea, I never even thought of it! So that's what my main once a weekend blogpost will be called and a few MiniMegs in between! It's really started to come together now! Thank You for everything and all your support xx

Natural to Glam days.

First of all, I'm really sorry that my post didn't go up yesterday, I had problems with wifi which meant I was unable to but thankfully it's back working so here is my post! 

I love to have no makeup days where I give my skin a break and just do a good skincare routine. I like to use my liz Earle cleanser and toner with my Nivea moisturiser. My eyes do get dry in the morning and at night I put a very small amount of sudocream under my eyes and on my eye lids. It's much better than any eye cream and very affordable so it's defiantly worth checking out.

I have made a number one rule to myself that I will have at least 2 non makeup days a week, at least 2 minimal makeup days and then the rest do my normal makeup routine.

On my non makeup days I will just do my skincare routine and nothing else and will just keep my skin hydrated during the day by drinking water. Which I do, do everyday but a little bit more on these days! This helps my skin to clear and let nature do it's part! I have noticed a massive difference, my redness has calmed down and my skin is a lot less oily and it's just easier to manage. 

I always have Sunday as no makeup day even if we go out, I'm very strict about that however if a major event I will do mascara and that will be it as I do, do my skincare every morning and evening without fail, every day. Sometimes I will do Saturday if I'm not out but generally on a Saturday I do very minimal makeup. Then I do at least one day during the week, yes i do go to school with no makeup on! I didn't feel comfortable at first but now I don't mind as I just think of the benefits and to be honest I have had no nasty comments to my face, i did think that I would so this made my confidence grow. So I try to do atleast 2 times a week.

Atleast twice a week I will wear minimal makeup which will just be my skin care routine with mascara, a tiny bit of lipgloss/tinted lip balm and a very tiny amount of foundation just to cover blemishes and the concealer. If I want to be even better I might use tinted moisturiser but that very rarely happens. That's maybe once a year, however I do try to use tinted moisturiser in the summer to help my tan! 

Then the days I have left where I don't do my full makeup routine, I use my primer, foundation, concealer, powder, eye shadow, mascara, eye liner, lip gloss/very little lipstick (very lip colour shades! Neutral pink, etc.). So I do, do the full works but it always looks natural as I hate over the top makeup. 

I will never not wear natural makeup, even for makeup tutorials as it doesn't benefit you skin and it believe you shouldn't change your makeup routine even if it's once. Some people do, disagree with me but that's only my opinion.

So I hope you enjoyed this little beauty blogpost and I will see you soon! 

Darcey xx

Who says I can't shop in Primark?!

Hello Everybody, 

Over the half term I went to Primark to buy a few things for a trip I'm going to with the school, while there I picked up quite a few things! 

People have got this idea that it's bad quality just because it's cheap; I don't find this! Some of my Primark clothes have lasted longer than my designer ones! 

They're sandals are very comfortable and I can get a good few summers out of them! I get a lot of clothes from there, from shorts to tops to pyjamas, they have  it all! 

I love their big oversized Fleecey hoodies, I bought one last week and instantly fell in love, you can wear it for a lot of thins so it's a wardrobe staple!

Many people avoid Primark but it's very good things, you just have to be careful on what you buy! 

Sorry it's only a short one but I'm really busy sorting out exciting things for you and catching up on school work. Go and check out Primark and their summer range! Happy shopping! 

See you soon, 

Darcey x