Silver Linings :)

Heyyy :)

It's no secret that I love positivity ( hence the positivity blog aha ) Some times loads of bad things happen and it's really difficult to see through them because in those moments nothing seems good and the whole world feels really rubbishy and super sad . But in the last 6 months I have set myself the challenge of looking for the good or at least the good that's massively outweighed but I promise you is in there somewhere :) The phrase " Every cloud has a silver lining " is passed around a lot but I noticed that no one seems to say it until something actually happens and the good thing becomes clearly apparent . But the good thing doesn't always just show itself , sometimes you have to find it and more often than not it is incredibly difficult to find ! So that means you should just deal with the sad and wait for something to make you happy right ? Wrong :) Silver linings are what get you through tough days and hold together the cracks on your heart, keeping them from dropping to broken fragments lying on the floor <3 They can be well hidden but they're well worth it :)

 I made this picture to stick on my wall to remind me in case I forget to look , that they're always there . For example . If you were playing guitar on stage for loads of people and you messed up and they now think your playing is awful and you're really embarrassed and upset then the silver lining is that next time, if you play it right because you've improved then they'll be even more impressed than they would've been if you'd played it perfectly first time round :) That's just an example ( It hasn't happened to me ) to show how you can twist anything in your mind to make it a positive situation or at least slightly better :) After all it's your mind that assumed the situation was negative ;) 

So give it a go and please comment anything that happened to you that was rubbish but you found a way to put a positive twist on it :) 

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 

Don't forget to check back later in the week for my weekly top 10 pins post :) 

Much Love, Love muchly , 
Don'tBurstMyBubbleXx

Hopeful Warriors

Hello :) 

I've not posted in nearly two weeks, I'm sorry . I had a lot of school work to do so although it's looking like at the minute there's going to be less posts I'm going to do my best to post at least once a week because I love writing and definitely don't want to give it up :) 

Sooo anyways :) I hope you're doing good and still strong and smiling <3 :) I've taken to drawing little characters which I call 'Hopeful Warriors' and sticking them all over all over my walls with hopeful notes that I have already written so that I can grab one when I leave my room .. That way I'll always have at least one so at least one strangers day has a smile in it  :) 

I know this is very short but I really want to finish something I've been working on for a long time so that it's ready to post Friday :) So I will talk to you then but before I go I just want you to know that there's 7500 varieties of apples ! I just thought you should know ... you never know , that information could save your life someday ... maybe aha :) 

"keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable "
- Mary Oliver 

Anyway I better be off and start digging my way out of the pile of flash cards and mind maps of which I am currently buried under.. woo revision -_- Oh well :) On the bright side everything's colour coded :) 
  
Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 

lots of love, 
DontBurstMyBubbleXx

P.s. I know I ussually write a monthly favourites post but this month there won't be one mainly because I don't have time but I also don't feel like i'd enjoy writing it because I haven't got much to say on it this month and I think it's best when writing makes both of us happy :) Have a nice day <3 

The Hopefuls :)

Heyyyyy :) 

Today I would like to talk about The Hopefuls :) I frequently talk about the hopefuls, hopeful notes and Carrie Hope Fletcher on this blog, mainly because it has, over the last year ; become a massive part of my life <3 Many big YouTuber's have followers which are a fandom but the hopeful's are more of a lifestyle choice in which they choose to spread kindness, positivity and love to strangers and any individual that needs it, which in my opinion is everyone because everyone no matter what should be shown kindness because kindness is a reflection of you not the recipient <3 Around a year ago I discovered Carrie Hope Fletcher's YouTube channel, ItsWayPastMyBedTime . As a direct result I discovered a kind, compassionate young woman who's loving words were enough to inspire every person who watched her video's and to make them believe in their dreams deemed 'unachievable', once more :) That person was and is Carrie Hope Fletcher . 

The Hopefuls are widely recognised as Carrie's followers . We are Mainly named so after her middle name 'Hope' but I and many other hopeful's think there is a lot more to it than that . There is no set definition of what or who the Hopeful's are but I asked hopefuls of the hopeful forum ( more on that later ) and from replies it's clear to see it means something different to every individual hopeful but it couldn't be more the same . For me, the hopefuls are people who are trying to show the same compassion to strangers and everyone around them as they have seen Carrie do and they are hopeful for a better, more positive, loving and accepting society as a result of that . It's clear to see that from projects such as the " Things I'll never say " and " The Hopeful Notes" All we want is kindness, happiness and a better world . 

hopeful

ˈhəʊpfʊl,-f(ə)l/

adjective

1. 1.

   feeling or inspiring optimism about a future event.

   "a hopeful sign"

   synonyms:

   optimistic, full of hope, confident, positive, buoyant, sanguine, bullish,cheerful, assured, expectant, anticipative, disposed to look on the bright side; More

noun

1. 1.

   a person likely or hoping to succeed

1. "promotion hopefuls Huddersfield"

Above is the definition of Hopeful I found when I typed it into Google . As I mentioned previously every hopeful defines it differently, but here's my definition : 

The Hopefuls 

1. Followers of Carrie Hope Fletcher spreading kindness as inspired by her projecting happiness and never-ending optimism about the future and pursuing her dreams .
2. A group of people hopeful to change the world for better with kindness without one leader but a group of friends ; Carrie is not a leader but part of us , she also wants to spread happiness just like us .
3. Hopefuls are pirates at sea with the world at their feet sailing on waves made of stars. Whom take only sadness from the ships of people passing by. On their travels, however long or difficult their own voyage is, they sprinkle a shimmering glitter into the dark ocean . It may not be much but Hopefuls a happy with the thought that maybe, just maybe ; it might be enough to give hope to those lost at sea <3

One of my favourite things about the hopefuls is how lovely and supportive they are as a community <3 You only have to read a few threads on the hopeful forum and you will see the love and kindness they project . I've never seen such a entirely un-judgemental group on the internet :) If you ever need support or advice just go to the hopeful forum because I promise they will do their best and will make you feel so so welcome <3 

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) Stay Hopeful ^-^

( My best friend laughed at me when I called that last one 'the cute little internet face thingy-ma-bob' hehe ) 

Carrie Hope Fletcher has changed me and my life for the better <3 I have been inspired to be a better happier person and she pressed that button inside me that reminded me that I can achieve my dreams . You can do anything however impossible it seems... I mean anyone can do the possible, so where's the fun in that ? :) I've never been happier than I am right now, despite all the problems I'm facing. I am determined to stay hopeful because nothing makes me happier than watching a stranger pick up a hopeful note that I left and knowing that maybe just maybe it might be enough to give hope to those lost at 

sea <3 

Much love, Love much-ly 

DontBurstMyBubble xxx

Smiley Sundays - #100happydays day 65- 71

Good Morning :)

I'm finally back off my wi-fi-less holiday and I had a great time :) I will most likely talk about that in this weeks Smiley Sunday post which I will probably post tomorrow because this is last weeks due to lack of wi-fi and oh my gosh I've written three lines and this is already confusing aha :) So for now, here is #100happydays day 65-71 and I hope you have a very wonderful and a smiley Sunday :) 

#100happydays: day 65 ( Monday )

A post it note I left in MacDonald's <3  

Today I went out with my friends and my boyfriend .. we didn't really do anything different to what we do every weekend which is : Eat MacDonald's , Chat in MacDonald's for an hour plus, Go to W.H.Smiths so I can look at the books ( the rest of my friends seem to find that bit abit less interesting ... so they wondered off to read '50 Shades of Grey'  out loud in the children's section .. ummm yeah they're not normal aha I love them though :) ) Then we will walk over to the main town, go Costa, Pound land, Home Bargains, We used to go to the milkshake pallor but I don't think we're welcome there any more .. one of the employees found me trying to sell my friend to her boyfriend XD The exact words I think she heard were: " Her nose isn't that big once you get used to it " ... flighty awkward :) Finally to finish off the day we headed back to McDonald's because calories taste good, life is too short and why the hell not ? :) <3 What awkward/funny situations have you been in with your friends ? Comment bellow :) 

#100happydays: day 66 ( Tuesday )

I spent most of this morning planning blogs and trying to work out when I'm going to have time to write them because of helping out at a summer school for the last two weeks of the summer holiday but when I'd had enough I began to procrastinate as usual and I would struggle to do that without my ukulele whom I named Aurora :) However in the afternoon I had to go and meet someone in Costa so I dragged myself away from my song writing at the promise of a free Costa :) Whilst at Costa I tried their ' Original Iced Lemonade' but I really can't decide what I think of it ... At first I was a bit disappointed that it wasn't fizzy at all and I didn't particularly think it tasted that good but then I found myself fancying some more and it's definitely grown on me :) What do you think about them ? <3

#100happydays: day 67 ( Wednesday )

Some days are going to start out rubbish . It's inevitable <3 But what way more in control is how they end :) Whether you're feeling scared, lonely, upset, heartbroken or just a bit rubbish-y for no apparent reason ; I'm really sorry you feel like that but today I proved to myself that those sort of days can get better <3 If you're struggling with a bad day I wrote a whole blog post about how to get out of feeling sad which you can find here :)   When I woke up I was really stressed but me and a friend worked it out until we found a solution and then ate strawberry laces and everything felt better :) yourself can do this darlin' you're going to be okay and you can be a little bit more okay everyday I know you can <3

#100happydays: day 68 ( Thursday )

I quite happily spent this morning watching YouTube video's and planning blogs until my boyfriend came other :) We had a lovely night , I attempted to teach him how to play ukulele... he can NOT play ukulele aha :) After his ermmm interesting attempt we watched Gavin and Stacey episodes back to back all night because it's absolutely hilarious :) I don't think I know anyone who could watch that show and not be in love with it .. it makes me laugh and therefore makes me happy .. what part of that is not completely amazing ? <3


#100happydays: day 69 ( Friday )

I love how the butterfly
isn't scared of something so
different but still recognises it
as wonderful <3 

Waking up bright and early is a great way to feel ready to face the day... as long as you go straight back to sleep for several hours ;) Don't worry , that 's exactly what I did aha :) When I finally forced  from my bed me and my boyfriend went into town to meet my friend and her boyfriend :) We went for a lovely walk, I thought I'd lost my phone and as my friends boyfriend chased after a stranger to ask him if he'd stolen my phone ... I found it in my bag ... yeah I'm an idiot XD I also saw some really cute graffiti which brightened my day and i bought a lovely bag which I will show you in my up-coming August favourites blog post :) 

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" I was very scared of her but I could also tell that she was upset , so I decided to hug her " - One Million Lovely Letters



#100happydays : day 70 ( Saturday )

I loved the spacious living room ... which had leaking windows XD

I'm Going on an Adventure ! :D Today I'm travelling to Ireland and am super excited ( you can read about that in my 'I'm Going To Ireland'  blog Post ) I was slightly less happy about this when I had to get up at 4;30 am ... and then realised that my mum only told me we were leaving at 5:30 so that I actually got up .. we didn't leave the house until 7am aha :) I know a lot of people find travelling boring but I really enjoy the time to just listen to my music and as for going on the ferry ... I LOVE the ferry ! I have no idea why but it just makes me so happy to be floating across the sea like a pirate <3 When we got to our holiday home the woman who was giving us the key literally gave us a list of things wrong with the house which I found hilarious .. needless to say my mother did not XD I then read all night and once I finished my book I snuggled up in my boyfriends top and fell asleep :)

#100happydays: day 71 ( Sunday )

My first proper day in Ireland :) I went for a walk down beach when I got up and it was lovely I couldn't wait to swim.. swimming in the sea is one of my favourite things but you'll have here about that in the next smiley Sunday post :) The views we're stunning and I'd never been somewhere so lovely and the people were so .. so .. well friendly ! :D They nearly always smile back and say good morning in their wonderful accents and I couldn't be happier to be here :) If you're ever sad seriously go to Ireland <3

I wasn't aware that things could actually look this wonderful <3 :o

So all in all although this week has been stressful I really can't wait for this coming week because I get to spend it in Ireland :) I couldn't be happier about that fact <3 Have any of you ever been to Ireland ? Let me know if you have and where are your favourite places there ? :) 

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 

Things will get better , 

Much love, love muchly 

DontBurstMyBubbleXx 

P.s. Fun Fact : Ireland has won the Eurovision Song Contest a record seven times :) It seems they must be talented as well as lovely :) 

I'm feeling emotional :')

Hello there :) 

This isn't what I'm mean to be doing ... I should be asleep because I've just got back from a lovely holiday in Ireland and I'm exhausted but If I am going to write a blog post I should definitely be catching up on the " Smiley Sunday " posts that I have missed whilst being away ( I've got two to write :/ ) However, I have just come over very very emotional ... I'm crying . I'm not sad though, or upset just emotional :') So why ? Why am I sat in my room crying slightly confused if not slightly happy .. ? Well the answer is that I don't know but as I'm feeling emotional, there are a lot of thoughts in my head , thoughts I want people to hear because they matter to me .. and I feel like they need hearing ( wow I'm REALLY tired aha ... I mean just look at that excellent wording ;) ) 

Firstly I thought I'd explain how I ended up feeling this randomly emotional ... okay well, as I've said I came back from a holiday in Ireland a few hours ago and whilst in Ireland I missed people an awful lot, esspecially my friends and boyfriend because I like being surrounded by people who understand all the aspects of my life, know how I'm feeling and how to make me feel better and good about myself .. that's what friendship is and I often refer to my friends as my un-biological family because they are everything to me .. I mean my best friend practically lives with me half the time aha :) I wouldn't change any of them for the world <3 So I had a build up of love for my friends whilst I was gone from realising how much I loved and respected them :) Love is a very strong emotion and I feel it an awful lot and often get it mixed up with compassion that I feel for strangers and this is definitely not going where I planned ... I'm sorry I think this is just going to be a vent tonight but If you understand or take anything from it then let me know but I'm very tired so sorry about this aha :) Anyways, I love strangers or I'm filled with compassion for them , this is something I find difficult to distinguish between because the compassion I feel for strangers is so strong . In my head I see a person, a human life that is precious and amazing walking down the street. I don't know this person but that's the beauty of it because I want them to know the things in my head because I don't know what that stranger is going through , I don't know if they are the happiest person on earth ( in which case I want to join them and show them that they are right to be happy and almost congratulate them on their wonderful perception of the world ) or they might be suicidal ( In which case I want to help them, show them some kindness just to let them know that the world does have some good in ) . Regardless of the persons situation, they do not know my and likely never will , the only judgement they could have on me is by looking at me and I can't do much with that rather than where a top that says " hi, I love you and I hope you're having a wonderful day but If not I hope it gets better " and as a top like that would be quite difficult to come by .. I decided to smile at every stranger I make eye contact with to let them know that I'm happy and want them to be happy, so there is still something good in the world <3 It's also because of this that I write hopeful notes to strangers to say the things I would say to them if it was socially acceptable to go up to them in the street , I want the world to be a better, happy place and I want people to know that it isn't that bad no matter what they're going through, It is definitely worth living in :) 

This really isn't what I was going to talk about but I guess the reason I'm suddenly feeling even more attached to strangers is that in Ireland something AMAZING happened ! When I smiled at people... THEY SMILED BACK :D It actually makes my day every time someone smiles back because people smiling just makes the world a nicer place because every time you smile you actually feel better because it realises " Feel good" endorphins so now because of one simple action I made towards a person walking down the street, the worlds a very slightly happier place ... okay I do realise I sound made but I just feel so ... I don't know really . To be honest I wan't crying until I watched my idol,  Carrie Hope Fletchers, most recent video ( I'll link to it here <3 ) I don't know what it was about the video but she was talking about people thanking her . As a result I realised how much Carrie has effected my life. Since I started watching  "Itswaypastmybedtime"  I've become more positive, learnt to see the world in a different way, started to try and show others this way of seeing and started leaving hopeful notes because Carrie's hopeful notes inspired me to start being confident enough to show kindness to strangers and my life would still be stuck in sadness and thoughts that I would just grow up and work in a job that could pay the bills but now I believe in myself and that's not arrogant . Self belief is important and I'm going to have to write a whole post about that but Carrie pressed that button and I am so grateful to her <3 

I Have no idea what I have just written .. I'm sorry if my rambling was pointless , I'm aware the grammar was awful and the  punctuation that is pretty much non existent but I'm so tired <3 Please let me know if you understood any of that .. I'm sorry If I just wasted your time , we'll be back to normal soon :) 

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 

I hope you're having a good holiday / life because you deserve one and I like you :) 

Much love, Love Much-ly 
DontBurstMyBubbleXx 

P.s. Today's quote is : " Keep Smiling and Stuff" - Dan Howell ( Danisnotonfire ) because it sounds as vauge, confused and relevant as I feel :) That sentence didn't even make sense aha ... I'm going to go to bed <3 

Smiley Sunday - #100happydays day 58-64

Good Morning Beautiful :)

Guess who's Smiley Sundays post is late again ... yeah that would be me :/ sorry bout that :) I've just been feeling ill and been too busy to have time to feel ill which made me feel ill-er and now I'm having a pyjama day because being lazy can be nice sometimes :) I've had a pretty good week so here it is :) :

#100happydays: day 58 ( Monday )

Soo Monday :) Well I was having a not particularly fantastic day .. but then my boyfriend turn up at my house with flowers and Magic stars ( Best chocolate ever :D ) which just made everything feel lovely and just lots of smiles :)

Roses and Pinkie Promise's

#100happydays: day 59 ( Tuesday ) 

We're going on a bear hunt ;) Grrr

Well this was a lovely day :) I woke up and then went back to sleep for two hours in a different bed ... as you do ;) Then when me and my boyfriend finally got up we attempted to tidy and re-arrange my bedroom ... that didn't go particularly well so my best friend came over , we made some pizza and waffles, ate it on the trampoline because tables are clearly to mainstream ;) and then played "football" for a few hours .. another thing I can't do well aha but it was a laugh especially with my very professional Disney princess football XD Around five o'clock I had to get ready to go see a production of " The two gentlemen of Verona" at The Royal Shakespeare Theatre with my boyfriend and youth group :) I must say the performance surpassed my expectations and I would recommend this hilarious romantic comedy to anyone even if at first glance, Shakespeare does not seem like your cup of tea :) Additionally, as we were leaving the theatre I noticed a giant stuffed bear looming above me ( don't worry, it didn't eat me ;) ) but what really intrigued me was when I looked down at the sign of it's feet ( well paws ) which read " Please Don't Feed The Bear " and made me giggle so I just thought I'd share it with you :) 

#100happydays: day 60 ( Wednesday ) 

Urmmm how do I some up today ?  well I stayed in bed, wrote a blog, planned a blog, researched for blogs, ate pita bread pizza, went to my singing lesson and wrote another blog ... pretty normal day ... oh wait ! No it wasn't ! I got a kinder egg :D Do you want to know what's even better ? It had a toy car in it :D YAYYYYY .. okay I'm too excited about this for my age aha :) 

Come on though .. everyone loves a toy car ;) 



#100happydays: day 61 ( Thursday ) 

Today I felt down for no apparent reason but then I got a penpal in america which made me really happy because I LOVE writing letters because they're just so wonderful to send and to receive :) So I wrote our first letter which is hopefully the first of many and then treated myself to a milkyway out of a little shoe box of things to make me happy that a friend made me bless her :) <3 

Letter to the Stars :) <3 

#100happydays: day 62 ( Friday ) 

I love, love, love writing hopeful notes :) So today I went out with my friend and about fifty hopeful notes to cover our local town in them because it's so important to do things to make other people smile and I promise it will make you feel at least a lil bit better too <3 However the highlight of my day was a little odd .. but I still think it's incredabily worthy all the same :) Have you heard of "MashTags" These are possibly the coolest and yummiest things I have ever seen .. yes, I do intend to live off them :D 



#100happydays: day 63 ( SATURDAY ) 

By far today must have been one of the best days that I've had in a long time :) You know those days where you come home and can't stop smiling because you feel like you can fly and nothing and nobody will bring you down ( this is starting to sound like a reference to Wicked aha :) ) Well today I turned up at my best friend door with a basket of lolly pops, strawberry laces, Buenos and Daim bars as well as a bunch of flowers and when she opened the door it went like this ... 

Me : "Hello, I'm going to be your date for today :) Would you like to go on an adventure? " 
My Best Friend : " No." 
Me : " Oh .. well that's awkward " 

XD So after that fabulous start I lured her into the car with sweets to take her to an unknown destination ... great now I sound like a paedophile.. this isn't going very well is it aha :) This was all a birthday treat by the way aha . So we drove for about 45 minutes and then parked in a field and then walked for ages until she spotted a sign that said " Pet Show " ... this was followed by her making several comments such as : 

" Why the hell would I want to go here ? " 
and 
" Yeah, I would be really excited if I was six. " 

Then we went inside ... this was also followed by several comments including : 

" Oh my gosh ! This is the best birthday present ever ! " 
and 
" I love you so much ! "
and 
" This is so good :) Can we come again next year ? "

I think I might of proved her expectations wrong aha :) But we had an absolutely amazing day ! We held snakes, tortoises, took pictures of lizards.. *cough* and the hot boy holding the lizard *cough* aha :) But the highlight for me was when we went to get a crepe ... now I LOVE crepes so I ordered one with butterscotch sauce on, yummy ! :) Whilst the boys were cooking the crepe they were messing around and it wasn't until we had eaten the crepe that I realised they hadn't asked me to pay so i'd forgotten ... so I took them the money and they gave me a free crepe with chocolate sauce on for my honesty :) YAYYYY aha and with this in mind today's quote will be : 

“To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.” 
                                                   ― Mahatma Gandhi

#100happydays : day 64 ( Sunday ) 

Carboot sale !!! I had a carboot sale and really enjoyed talking to all the strangers about the lovely weather and everyone was just so smiley , it was just .. happy :) In the evening me and my boyfriend watched " The Secret of Moonacre " because it's freaking awesome ... there's a black lion ... A BLACK LION ! :D 

If you haven't watched it then you should because its all magical and magic's awesome because then anything can come true ... we all have some magic inside you but you have to look at even glitter from the right angle to see it sparkle <3 But I promise you I can see your sparkle even if you can't :) Just Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) and I promise if you look hard even from every single angle you will see the sparkle I see in you and oh my gosh it's worth the wait <3 

Much love, Love Much-ly 
DontBurstMyBubbleXx 

#100happydays: day 44 ( Heigh Ho, Heigh ho, it's off to work we go )

Good afternoon :) 

#100happydays photo :) 

I'm in a very Disney mood because I just met the loveliest woman whilst I was writing some hopeful notes, who was telling me about how she's going on a Disney cruise and although I am undeniably incredibly jealous , I was just thrilled by her enthusiasm and hope and it just filled me with happiness so now I'm in a fantastic mood :) I know I've now ruined the chronological order that this blog was meant to be in but I just couldn't wait to tell you :D Wow I like being happy ... I think I'm gonna do this more often aha :) 

Anyways, now I've got that little ( MASSIVE ) burst of excitement off my chest I guess I better say something normal ... so urmm hi ? nah I don't do normal I just get way to bored and sad if I'm being normal for too long :) I mean who wants to be normal ? Be yourself ! why ? because you're wonderful and special and so beautifully unique that it would be practically a crime to not allow the world the pleasure of seeing the real you shining through that made up facade that society put up for you ( I mean it was very nice of them to try but we don't need them to hide behind anymore ) You are You isn't that absolutely brilliant you are the only you out there so stop hiding that :) 

Following on from that unplanned second outburst of emotions aha is today quote :

" Be yourself , everyone else is already taken " 

- Oscar Wilde 

Wow, okay I seriously need to work on my rambling aha :) So today I started my work experience helping out in the special needs department of a school, only I didn't really because today I went out shadowing an educational psychologist ( I know, I didn't like how serious that sounds either ;) ) It was really interesting but not positive enough for me to particularly care to remember for the now because I don't want to write about sad things because there's so many positive things in the world , why focus on the negative minority just because; as John Green so beautifully ( as he puts everything ) puts it  " Pain demands to be felt" .. so when sad things start getting demanding I like to climb into my metaphorical happy bubble and think about nice things because a lot of the time I can't do anything about the sad things and worrying rarely achieves anything so I'd rather smile :) However when I was out I was asked to do some filing and yes that sounds boring and actually it was very boring however I like to think of it as good time to listen to my music because that sounds nicer than filing <3 I thought I'd share with you my top 10 songs ( In no particular order ) to work to in that sort of way and by that I mean work that involves moving slightly and requires some form of positive motivation :) Although I like these songs they're not necessarily my favourite's but they did put me in a good mood and gave me a great working attitude at the time .. but will probably of changed by tomorrow because my brains temperamental and  I'd like to apologies on it's behalf for that reason aha :) 

So here we go :) Top ten feel good songs... for today ;) 

1) For Baltimore - All Time Low 

2) This Kiss - Alex Day ft. Carrie H Fletcher 

3) Give Me Love - Ed Sheeran

4) Four Simple Words - Frank Turner

5) Lighthouse - Lucy Spraggan

6) Long Live - Taylor swift

7) Lightening In A Bottle - The Summer Set

8) Real Girls Eat Cake - The Janoskians 

9) My Favourite Thing To Sing - Tonight Alive 

10) Lived a Lie - You Me at Six 

Let me know what your favourite positive/feel good songs are in the comments,

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 

I hope you have a truly wonderful day and are feeling equally positive :) If not I recommend listening to a few Disney songs and singing along because I always feel better after a sing song aha <3 

Much Love, Love Much-ly 

DontBurstMyBubble xxx

#100happydays: day 36 ( happy and hopeful)

Good evening :)

How are you all ? I hope you're good because you deserve to be happy and if you are , work that smile because you look absolutely incredible when you smile . I promise <3 if you're not feeling so good then I'm really sorry that you're not feeling great and I hope things get better soon but would u do me a favour and try work that smile ? just a little one for me honey ? It might make you feel a lil bit better <3 If you need a hand with that smile then here's a silly llama to help you out ;)

Oh and lots of big hugs because hugs are awesome !  :) 

I spent most of today running around town with my friend , covering every place we could find in hopeful notes and eating about four McDonald's and one Costa in total... woo healthy living ....kind of ;) Oh well I'd rather be happy with a slice of cake than slim with a lettuce leaf ( unless you like lettuce and you're getting slim purely for you and doing it healthily ... in which case good for you :) ) I don't really want to talk to much about hopeful notes because I want to do a whole blog post about them at some point in the future with what they are, what they are for , why they are such an amazing project , what to write on them and where to put them :) Basically all the the things I wish someone would've told me <3 The hopeful notes project means a lot to me and is a massive part of my life so I want to write that post when I have time to put the amount of effort and information I really want to be in it but I'm hoping to get it up as soon as possible :) If you want to know more about " The hopeful notes " you can find Carrie Hope Fletcher's Video about it here :) This picture of one of our many McDonald's is today's #100happydays photo because it represents the part which isn't my favourite part of hopeful notes but is the most creative , I really like writing to the strangers who receive the hopeful notes because I really enjoy putting the words I wish I could tell everyone on earth to make them smile into a few sentences and every single one I make different :) I never like to stick up a hopeful note that says the same as another on that day because every person is special and an individual who deserves so much and at the very least words just for them <3 

Today's quote is one from Carrie Hope Fletcher as the hopeful notes are her idea :) 

" Things haven't always been this bad, Therefore they won't always be this bad " 

Life has a way of making it look like it's throwing us off course but actually this wrong turn might take you to the right destination <3 You're going to be okay . Trust me :) 
Just Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 
Try leaving a hopeful note for someone , If you brighten someone's day then a little bit of the sunshine might just splash on to your day too :) 
Much Love, Love Much-ly 
DontBurstMyBubble xxx

#100happydays : day 31 ( Gift's from the heart )

heyyy :) 

I'm so tired ... I know I say that on a pretty much permanent basis now but I am truly exhausted so this is actually going to be short and I'm sorry about that however I will try and make tomorrow's better :) I'm also considering doing a June favourites soon because I like finding pretty little things that make me smile . However right now ... I need sleep but I couldn't just not post because I love you all lots and don't want to let you done on your daily fix of confusing, cheerful and quite frankly completely irrelevant to anything rambling :) 

Today has been nice :) I got up , went to school and then came home to see my boyfriend and spent the evening watching YouTube cuddled up with him :) There were however two things in my day that stood out and really made me smile and to be honest I can't really pick which is today's #100happydays ... so I'll leave that to you and your lovely opinions :) 

Firstly , when I got on the bus this morning my best friend handed me a small purple bag with little slightly metallic gold flowers on and said it was from her nan ( whom I made a lemon drizzle cake for last week when she was sad ... you can find out how to make that here :) ) I opened up this cute little bag to find a gorgeous bracelet that I simply loved :) It's a style that I really enjoy wearing and just makes me feel happy and smiley so that's got to be good right ? After all.. Smiling's good ;) Tiny sparkly beads  that were my favourite shade of green ... you know that sort of mystic forest colour ? well that one :) With three little sliver Bambi charms ( I call deer's Bambi's .. I think it's just a habit I picked up from my mum when I was little)  what could be better ? I'm so grateful and it really made me smile whilst reminding my of a lot of styles I actually love to wear but had forgotten about :) So a massive thank you to this amazing, thoughtful woman who I don't just see as my best friends nan but as a friend ... and kind of a bit like my nan too :) 

Secondly  :) As I mentioned previously ; my boyfriend came round and I often talk about hopeful notes ( I might do a whole post on them if anyone's interested ? ) well I often end up dragging my poor boyfriend round town while I essentially as my mum calls it " litter the streets and shops" however if I am littering the only thing I'm leaving behind is hopefully a smile and I can't see how that is particularly a bad thing :) Anyway my boyfriend surprise surprise isn't a hopeful but he did leave me what was technically a mini hopeful note which really made me smile just because well random acts of kindness always do <3 So I stuck it on my wall of stuff and gave him a big hug because hugs are also important :) I think little things like hugs to sad friends and hello's to strangers can make a big difference and it doesn't cause you any harm so why not ? :) Anyways it just made me realise how happy I'm actually beginning to be at the minute and that love and feeling loved is important ... Not necessarily by a boyfriend just by a friend or even a stranger and this just made me want to write even more hopeful notes aha :) Seriously peoples just try and make someone's day a little brighter it doesn't have to be big ... I saw on The Hopeful Forum that one girl found a hopeful note in a library book that she had taken out on a day when she happened to be feeling rather crappy but this tiny note that probably took a random kind stranger about 10 seconds to write made her day and allowed her to feel a whole lot better knowing there was such kindness in the world :) Pick your friend up a chocolate bar on the way to school or make them a small piece of origami with a note on to slip into their bag .. You might save their day :) I know I've written a lot of things I might write about today already but a post on different ideas for random acts of kindness is also a possibility :) I like having a world of endless possibilities .. that way we can choose where were going with it :) This is your world and your life so Impact on it how you would like :) In my opinion you should try and leave a smile behind <3 

"Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom."

-Theodore Isaac Rubin

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 

You have the potential to change someones life . You inspie someone even if you don't know it yet <3 

Much love, Love Much-ly 

DontBurstMyBubble xxx

#100happydays: day 11

 

Helloooo :)

 

Interesting fact ... well not that interesting if I'm being honest with you but its really cute :

Baby hedgehogs are called hoglets :D

 

I feel better now I've told someone that :) Now , on with the post . Today's #100happydays changed about ten minutes ago when I got a text from my friends saying "have a look in your bag" so I did ... I found an origami hearts just like the ones I frequently make with letters in an put in people's bags ... she'd done the same for me :) I don't mean just a note though, I mean a full on letter and it was beautiful and it meant so much to me :)

 

 

Hopeful notes are something I'm extremely passionate about as you would probably of guessed from the amount I talk/ waffle about them ;)
However when you know someone personally and you know they really aren't feeling great well perhaps you know them well enough to write them a  whole letter :) Letters aren't as commonly written nowadays with the ever increasing use of social media and mobile phones ( don't get me wrong I use them a lot and I think they're fabulous inventions) However I do love a good letter :) I think they're wonderful to receive and great to write ... I like to write mine with each paragraph in a different coloured pen , just to brighten it up ;) In addition too my love for letters and coloured pens I love stationary and projects ... you know those people who get annoying enthusiastic about a new project they've taken on. So they just dance around as the positivity of a new passion rains down on them , the good sort of rain where you can already see the rainbow before it stops because the sun's shining so bright ... yeah I'm one of them :) I've been to WHSmith's because you can't start a project without new stationary that's the rule right ? That better be the rule ... If it's not I've well umm consider it officially changed so that is the rule because seriously any chance for new stationary especially notebooks is like someone handing me a ticket to heaven .. I did warn you I was one of those ;) So firstly I'm going to try and write a letter to a friend once a week. Just one that looks like they need ; as Jodi Ann Bickley calls it " a hug in a envelope" .Secondly there is a fantastic website called PostPals that allows you to write to seriously ill children which you can find here : http://www.postpals.co.uk/
Imagine how much a surprise letter could brighten the day of an ill child or a sibling. It takes like ten minutes to write a letter. I'm always saying how we don't know how many minutes we have left but for a lot of these children they're pretty sure they have less minutes than us and I think it would be awesome if we could put a smile on their faces for some of those minutes :)

So let's try brighten some days :)
"To send a letter is a good way to go somewhere without moving anything but your heart." 
-Phyllis Theroux
Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :)
I hope you have a lovely day and write letters enjoying some wonderful stationary ;)
Much love, Love much-ly
DontBurstMyBubble xxx