Good Times At All Times :)

Thursday again ! 

I've been thinking about what the days of the week mean to me this week ... that sounds weird and probably doesn't make much sense but let me explain :) I noticed on Monday that I was in a good mood, usually in my head if I think Monday I think; blue, good or fresh start . This Monday I decided that I would think of Mondays as good . Tuesday reminds me of a great blog I read called BeNiceItsTuesday so on Tuesdays I will try and focus extra hard on being nice and aim to leave a hopeful note somewhere or change in a vending machine, just something nice like that :) Wednesdays automatically reminded me of oranges ... mainly because of Odeon orange Wednesday deals aha . But I decided as oranges are lovely and fresh that Wednesdays would be fresh starts ! Thursdays , I struggled with so I've decided that it will be positive Thursday :) Fridays I'm thinking will be Fairy Fridays because I think they'd be a good day to try and see the wonder and magic in everything <3 I haven't decided how I want to think about Saturdays and Sundays yet but I guess I need to channel the majority of my positivity into school days so I will consider them at a later date :) 

I'm not sure if that was understandable or relevant but I thought it might help inject some magical positivity into my outlook on the week :) What do you think about the way we look at the week ? Comment ways you think you could pop a lil bit more happiness or kindness into your week <3 

I know today was meant to be a top ten pins post but I have changed the schedule a lil bit again and this kind of balances it out . So from now on Mondays will be a post about whatever I fancy, DIY's, Books and Positivity ! Thursdays or Fridays will be a Top Ten Weekly Pins post for the first three weeks of every month but the fourth of the month will be a monthly favourites :) I Hope you don't mind the new schedule and that you enjoy the new stuff I've got planned ! There's definitely going to be some valentines DIY's coming up in the next two weeks so be sure to check back for that <3 

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 

Much Love, Love Much-ly 
DontBurstMyBubbleXx

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

Five Festive Films :)

Feliz Navidad!                      #It'sSnowingInMyBubble 

Now, Christmas isn't Christmas without dragging every duvet, pillow, blanket, and cat , down the stairs into the living room to cuddle up beside the fire whilst watching your favourite Christmas films and drinking hot chocolates with marshmallows and extra squirty creams .... with sprinkles ! All night long :) So today I thought I'd share with you five of my favourite festive films, Although, not in order because that's wayyyy too hard :) 

The Holiday 

I've mentioned this film before when I did The Christmas Tag but it's the cutest film ever !!! It's full to the brim with christmassy goodness :) This perfect Christmas Romantic Comedy to make you feel all fuzzy and lovely <3 Two women     ( Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz ) swap houses to take a holiday in a different country to get away from their own lives of which have been torn to bits by their men    ( or rather the lack of the ;) ) only to discover friendship, love, happiness and snow once more in a heart warming tale of smiles :) Plus anything with Jack black in is just destined to be perfect ! 

How The Grinch Stole Christmas 

If you've read some of my other posts you might know that I am in love with Dr.Zeus and his words of whimsical wisdom in rhymes and riddles that I have grown so fond of :) So it's no surprise that this fantastic movie adaptation of The Grinch Who Stole Christmas is one I have watched and will continue to watch time and time again ! It's a great family film which would warm the green-ist of frozen hearts :) I would tell you what it's about but if you don't already know... then I'm confused so take it from me, watch it and you wont regret it :) 

Love Actually 

I know that a lot of boyfriends get sick of the endless romantic comedies that they're forced to watch over the Christmas but this is one that is actually hilarious and even my boyfriend enjoyed it ! .... before I forced him to watch it seven times aha :) From Prime minister to ten year old's you couldn't think of a love story that isn't provided for ! With an all star cast,  Love actually leaves me crying with both joy, and laughter . A truly wonderful combination for the Christmas season ! 

Nativity !

I remember going to see the first Nativity with my family when it first came out and on the way to the cinema me and my sister sat on the back seat with my mp3 player trying to learn the words to love story by Taylor Swift ... I'm surprised our parents didn't strangle us ... then again, that wouldn't be very christmassy would it now ? If you haven't seen Nativity, then I highly recommend it ! Who couldn't love this laugh out loud take on the traditional school nativity, set in Coventry cathedral, with a death slide AND a donkey ! .... The obvious setting for a group of primary kids clearly ;) 

The Polar Express 

I can't explain what it is I love about this film but there's something about the messages in the tickets at the end that makes me smile uncontrollably and fills me with a desperate urge to go and tell every stranger in the street to have a lovely Christmas... which I feel might get me a few weird looks .. which it really shouldn't but we'll talk about that another time :) There's not a single person I know that doesn't love this film and it's so wonderful I can see why that is :) 

I hope you've liked these mini reviews :) Let me know what your favourite Christmas films are in the comments ! 

Today's 'Merry Christmas' was in Spanish and in Spain Christmas Eve is known as Nochebuena or "the Good Night." It is a time for family members to gather together to rejoice and feast around the Nativity scenes that are present in nearly every home. A traditional Christmas treat is turron, a kind of almond candy.

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 
Cuddles and Candy Canes, 
Don'tBurstMyBubbleXx 

Christmas Shopping Tips !

Wesołych Świąt !                                 #It'sSnowingInMyBubble

One of the best of Christmas is going Christmas shopping, picking out gifts for people that I know will make them smile and putting them together :) So it's no surprise that going to York for a day of Christmas shopping ( and food ) is one of my favourite parts of the build up to Christmas ! I love the lights, the people, the relentless Christmas spirit from every direction ! You can't help but have a smile on your face . York is one of the most beautiful cities I've ever been to and last weekend I went as usual, leaving at 5am to travel 2 hours and a half there and back, for a day of wonderfully cheerful Christmas shopping ... although I did regret wearing heels ;) 

However, whilst being amazing , Christmas shopping can be exhausting and difficult when spending hours trapped between too many people in boiling hot shops but it's so rewarding and fun you can help but enjoy it :) So today I thought I'd share some of my tips for going Christmas shopping :) 

1) Dress comfortably, Especially if it's a long journey to get there or you're considering trying on clothes whilst you there. Don't lie to me ! I know that that gorgeous top you found isn't really for your friend ;) 

2) Work out how much you have to spend for Christmas presents this year and budget how much you want to spend on each person to avoid over spending and then realising you've forgot to get your second cousins, aunt Barbara a present and now have no money left ;) 

3) Put some of your budget aside to spend on yourself, so that you can pick yourself up a few cute presents especially if you're going to somewhere with a Christmas market, then you're bound to see some lovely little handmade things, and if you're anything like me then you wont be able to resist ! 

4) Take a tote bag ! I'd never really considered this before the year that I'd nearly finished all of my shopping and most of it was in one bag which annoyingly fell apart in the middle of the street , so I now take a tote bag because they fold up small into your bag, just incase of any handles snapping off plastic bags :) 

5) DON'T WEAR HEELS ! Just don't . I promise you it's NOT worth it aha ;) 

Share your Christmas shopping tips in the comments and your favourite places to go Christmas shopping :) York is absolutely wonderful and if you get the chance then i woult definitely encourage you to go, it's a great day out or weekend away :)  

Today's "Merry Christmas" was in Polish and in Poland At midnight on Christmas Eve animals are believed to speak with a human voice.

York Cathedral ! <3 

I hope you're having a lovely Build up to Christmas and enjoying choosing and making everyone perfect presents <3 Soon on blogmas I'm going to be doing gift ideas for family and friends post so keep checking back for that or follow me on 'bloglovin' to stay updated with posts :) 

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 
DontBurstMyBubbleXx

Cinnamon Spice !

Joyeux Noel !                         #it'ssnowinginmybubble!

Ahhhh ! Christmas is getting closer !! :D ... I mean, it's only one day closer but it's still closer all the same :) Today in my Advent calender bags I got some chocolate and a super cute reindeer cookie cutter which i might do a DIY with soon :) 

But for today, I thought I would use the cupcake cases in yesterdays advent calender bag from my sister to make cupcakes , but I wanted them to be Christmassy so I decided to make mincemeat cupcakes with a Cinnamon frosting ... and sprinkles, because everyone loves sprinkles, right ? :) Considering the amount of improvising, recipe changing and mis-measurements of cinnamon that this bake involved ... it turned out surprisingly okay aha :) So I thought I'd share the recipe with you :) If you try it out then please let me know how it goes in the comments how it goes or if there's anything else you'd like to see in blogmas :) 

Mincemeat Cupcakes with Cinnamon Frosting <3 

If you want to see how I made and decorated the Reindeer
 biscuits the comment down below and I'll do another DIY :) 

Ingredients 

For the cakes : 

200g Caster Sugar

200g Self-raising Flour 

200g Margarine 

4 Large Eggs

200g of mincemeat ( I used my mums handmade mincemeat but any from a shop just do ) 

For the Cinnamon Frosting : 

100g Butter 

250g Icing Sugar 

Ground Cinnamon 

Pre-heat the oven to 180 Degrees :) 

Recipe :

1) Weigh out all your ingredients to make sure you have everything and are all ready :) 

2) Put the Caster Sugar, Self-Raising Flour, and Margarine into a bowl, and then crack the eggs on the side of a separate cup or bowl and break the egg into the cup so that any bits of shell can be fished out before they get all mixed up with your wonderful cupcakes :) 

3) Whisk the eggs with a fork until they're light and fluffy. Then stir your eggs in with your flour, margarine and sugar in you get a creamy mixture :) I usually disprove of the all in one method but just this once I thought we could make an allowance because it makes this quick and easy, perfect for little christmassy treats for your friends or to make with someone you love :) 

4) Now it's time to add the mincemeat... and stir :) 

5) Annnnddd Viola ! There's your cake mix :) Now you just need to like your cake tin with some christmassy cupcake cases like these... 

6) Fill each cupcake case up with bout a dessert spoon of cake mixture and pop it in the oven <3 

7) Whilst the cakes are cooking, you can make the frosting :) Weigh out the Icing sugar and sieve in into a bowl and then melt your butter slightly before adding that with your Icing sugar and mixing and then adding cinnamon to taste and mix it all together :) 

8) Take your cupcakes out of the oven when they are risen, golden brown and you springy :) If you put a knife through one it should come out clean :) Once cooked, leave them on a cooling tray before decorating wit cinnamon frosting and sprinkles :) 

9) Discreetly leave the kitchen as your mum arrives home and go to your friends house, leaving your mum a cupcake as a thank you pressie for tidying up your mess :) 

10) ENJOY ! :D

 Did you know, in France In France, a Nativity crib is often used to help decorate the house. French cribs have clay figures in them, not wooden ones. During December, some towns and cities such as Marseilles have fairs that sell Nativity figures. As well as having the normal Nativity figures in them, French scenes also have figures such as a Butcher, a Baker, a Policeman and a Priest.

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 

Love and hugs, 
DontBurstMyBubble Xx 

It's Snowing in my Bubble !!! :D

Fröhliche Weihnachten!   

That means, 'Merry Christmas' in German :) Now you might be thinking, "why are you saying happy Christmas, in German ... do you even speak German ? " The answer is no, I don't speak German at all, however I've decided to take part, like many over bloggers, in blogmas :) For those who don't know what that is, it means I'll be posting, everyday up until Christmas on the 25th of December :) Yep, that's right ! Now we're into December and counting down the days, our little positivity bubble of happiness is filling with snow, tinsel and fairy lights until our little corner of the internet, more represents a snow globe than a bubble :) But it's still very happy in here all the same :) 

But why German ? Well I've decided that every day of blogmas, we could learn another way to say merry Christmas and at the bottom of each post, in stead of a quote there's going to be a Christmas tradition or fact about that country :) That way, we can spread the Christmas cheer around the whole world ... well at maybe one extra person in a another country but I don't want to be under ambitious ;)  So today I decided to start with German because my sister has recently moved to Germany and she came home to visit this weekend and bought her own variation of an advent calender for me and my mum where she put little presents in numbered paper bags :) Today it was an adorable chocolate teddy bear and some cute Christmas cupcake cases which I will be using in tomorrows DIY Mincemeat cupcakes with cinnamon frosting :) 

In Germany, On the night of December 5th-6th, Nikolaustag, St. Nicholas Day, children leave their shoes or boots outside the front door.That night, Santa Claus, Nikolaus, visits and fills them with chocolates, oranges and nuts if they’ve been good.


Have a lovely day :) 

What advent caleneders do you have ? Let me know in the comments :) 

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 

Lots of love, 
DontBurstMyBubbleXx 

Doctor Who !!!!

Hello :) 

As usual my life is full of lots of fun biology projects, maths coursework and hours studying Romeo and Juliet.. as lovely as he his; I'm not sure how much more Shakespeare I can deal with ;)  So with this massive workload you can assume two things 
1) I've not had very much time to write blog posts ( But i'm managing to stick to one a week at least and it's usually on a Monday ) 
2) There has been A LOT of procrastinating going on ... mainly Doctor Who related as per usual :) 

So I thought, before I go write about amino acids, forming proteins and other complicated science-y stuff that I don't understand a word of .  THANK GOD FOR WIKIPEDIA ! I thought I would show you some of the funny and just generally awesome, Doctor Who pictures and stuffs that I found :) Enjoy ! 

So I hope you enjoyed those and they made you smile :) I'd like to do more of these from Doctor who or other fandoms in the future so let me know if you like them and I might do them midweek instead of Mondays because they don't take forever so I can still post even when my work loads busy and looking for the pictures always makes me smile a lil bit and smiling's good aha :) 

" I'll be a story in your head.That's okay. We're all stories in the end. Just make it a good one, eh? 'Cause it was, you know. It was the best "

-11th Doctor 

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 

I hope you have a great day and you hear the whoosh of the TARDIS and go running into the arms of The Doctor .. and then probably do a lot more running screaming at from the bottom of your lungs ... 

GERONIMO !!!

Beautiful words :)

Hello sweetie :) 

If you just got the Doctor Who reference there then you get 10 points and are as awesome as the words I'm about to tell you about .. and if you didn't then I'm sure you're still pretty awesome because you're you! How could you get any more awesome than that :) On the subject of Doctor Who, Oh my gosh am I the only one who's slightly frightened after the last episode .. I don't even know what to think ! I know one thing though , PLEASE DON'T LET ANYONE CREMATE ME ! ;) 

Anyways .. I need to learn to stop waffling. Actually I've started to really like potato waffles recently and ... wait, I'm doing it again aha :) So its no big secret that I'm ever so slightly in love with Carrie Hope Fletcher ( I'll link to her YouTube channel here ) One of the first videos I watched of hers after the Disney Princess song , was about loads of really cool, awesome words that no one really knew about and ever since then I have been collecting beautiful words on my pinterest account, so I thought I'd share a few with you today :) 

Koi no yokan 

Okay, this ones Japanese but still, the meaning is super cute :) The definition is : 

The sense one has upon meeting another person that they will fall in love <3 

Selcouth 

Unfamiliar, strange, rare, and yet marvellous 

( I love that there is a word for this :D ) 

Cingulomania 

The strong desire to hold someone in your arms <3 awwwww :) 

Serendipity 

Finding something nice whilst looking for something else 

Brontide 

The low rumble of distant thunder .

( Doddleoddle a Youtuber, wrote a really cute song about thunder storms which you can find here <3 ) 

Eleutheromania

An intense and irresistible desire for freedom :) 

Abracadabra

Although everyone knows this mini magic spell from Aladin, it actually comes from the Hebrew phrase " Avrakehdabra " which means I will create as I speak :)

Collywobbles 

I'm not sure I'm ever going to get over the fact that this is actually a word :D It means: 

The uneasiness; Known as the butterflies in your tummy <3 

Redamancy 

The act of loving someone who loves you; a love returned in full :) 

Wonderstruck 

Experiencing a sudden feeling of awed delight or wonder <3 

I know quite a few people know about this word , but it's so cute .. I think it should be used more, I mean even just the thought of the word makes me happy :) Comment if you manage to get it into your day ( Or any of the other words ) and you can have ten points ;) Lets bring back the beautiful words <3 

I hope you've had a fabulous week where you experienced serendipity resulting in koi no yokan which lead to redamancy even if it gave you collywobbles at first and now you are overcome with cingulomania at these selcouth happenings, I still hope you have felt wonderstruck at least once, perhaps at the beautiful sound of brontide whilst you are snuggled up in your bed which sparked a sense of eleutheromania in your heart. And if all that just doesn't work out; say ABRACADABRA! and try again <3 :)  

Todays quotes, I found it on pinterest but cant
 find out who wrote it <3 Still, I like it too
 much not to show you :) 

Comment your favourite word below :) 

Lots of love and cuddles <3 

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 

DontBurstMyBubbleXx

Pretty Little Things :)

Helloo <3 

Whenever I'm having a bit of a less than perfect day, I like to add a little sparkle by looking at all the pretty little things I can find on the numerous extremely cute shops I've found online :) So today after a too long week, I decided to share with you some of my favourite pretty little things I've seen recently :) 

Firstly, the lovely DotComGiftShop : 

Bubbles ? Bubbles . OH MY GOSH ! ICE CREAM BUBBLE !!! :D I'm not sure I can contemplate this level of  absolutely amazing and how much they would brighten any day aha :) Everyday should have bubbles in it <3 Esspecially when they're as cheap as £1.95 , here  :)

Paper chains ! Perfect for brightening up bedrooms .. and for keeping kids quiet whilst babysitting ;) I actually love making paper chains , I find it really therapeutic :) Right now these are on sale for £1.95 here <3 

Who doesn't love a bit of bunting ? I'm desperate to start making my own bunting .. minus my slightly unfortunate record for breaking sewing machines aha :) However, I'm still determined and when I do learn, I might do a DIY on it so let me know if you fancy that ... it could be Chritmas bunting ! Wow now I'm getting all over-excited about Christmas :) Anyways .. until then these super cute and super colourful, polka dot set of fabric bunting will do me just fine for £4.95 whilst they're on sale here  <3  

These would just be soooo sweet to keep in my handbag for whenever I fancied a lil bit of doodling <3 I can't believe they're only £1.50 :o You can find them for all your doodling needs, here :)

Two words, Hopeful Notes !!! Ahhh they're so cute :D Why don't I have these ?  £4.95 for this level of wonderful-ness ... excuse me whilst I go get my card ;) Find them here <3 

Next up ! Etsy :) 

It's no secret that I am a MASSIVE Disney fan :) Up is possibly my favourite Disney Pixar film ... It's just sooooooooooooooooooooooooo awesome, adorable, amazing and every other good word beginning with A as that's what I seem to be going with aha ;) When I found the Ellie Badge on Etsy ... I can not even describe my excitment :D I will definitely be getting at least one for £2.99 here <3


"Second Star to the right and straight on till morning " <3 You have to love Peter Pan :) You can find this adorable cushion here  :) Also whilst I'm on the subject of Disney and Peter Pan, I found a wonderful blog called 'Never Grow Up' Disney inspired and full of lovely-ness , I don't know the girl who writes it but I know that she definitely deserve way more follower than she has so if you have time for a lil bit of magic then have a look :) 

Daisy-Mae Jewellery <3

 

A pinkie promise, the sign of love, trust and the hopefuls <3 This bracelet at £3.50 is so nice, just like all the other stuff on the Daisy-Mae Jewellery website :)  

Ebay :) 

I've wanted some sparkly cat ears ever since I saw the beautiful Carrie Hope Fletcher's cat ears poking out of the curly, blond, rays of sunshine, that are her hair <3 These are only £1.41 with free P+P, you can find them here :) Once they arrive I won't be taking them off ... EVER ! :) 

I hope you enjoyed seeing all the pretty things and that it cheered you up a lil bit if your day has been a lil bit rubbishy because all stuff gets better in the end I promise <3 You just have to keep smiling and wait it out because you will get there :) 

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 

 “You must give everything to make your life as beautiful as the dreams that dance in your imagination.” ― Roman Payne

Lots of love and hugs , 

DontBurstMyBubble xxx

Self Harm Distractions * Trigger Warning*

Hello 

This isn't going to be a usual happy blog post but it's important . I've known too many people who self harm for too many different reasons that should never lead them to feeling like it is the only option . I am not a qualified professional and If you are effected by self harm I definitely urge you to go and find professional help to stop,  which I talk a little about at the end of my '100 reasons to live' post which you can find by clicking here . Today I'm not talking about stopping self harm because I believe the main key to that is talking about but today I want to talk about distractions to get you through the night because if you stop yourself every night then eventually that can lead to stopping completely . 

What is Self Harm ?

self-harm

sɛlfˈhɑːm/

noun

1. 1.

   deliberate injury to oneself, typically as a manifestation of a psychological or psychiatric disorder.

verb

1. 1.

   commit self-harm.

Self harm is very serious and can take place in many different forms that deliberately cause physical damage to yourself,  including : 

• Cutting or scratching 
• Causing bruises
• Banging their head against a wall
• Pulling out hair
• Burning 
• Falling over 
• Breaking an arm or leg

What self harm isn't : 

•  Just attention seeking . Maybe it is a cry out for help or maybe it's a secret release, there are so many different reason but if its a cry out for help then they need attention for something and if that is the only way they feel it can be asked for them,  they definitely need help with something . So give them that help . 
• Something that only happen's to people who are depressed or suffering from any other mental illness. Anyone of anyone age, gender, background or religion can be put in circumstances which may lead to them feeling the need to self harm . However I truly believe that every one of those people can (with a lot of hard work and help) overcome this and get better because I believe in you no matter how bad it's got and regardless of whether you still have any faith in yourself whatsoever. I still believe and will continue to believe in the wonderful person that is YOU . <3
• Something that self harmer's enjoy or they wouldn't do it. No NO NO No NO NO! Just NO . I'm not even going to comment on this ridiculous myth . If you seriously think that someone enjoys hurting themselves ... I think you need to think that through again because you got confused somewhere . 

Distractions

Okay so I promised distractions so distraction's you will get. Just to remind you this is NOT an alternative to professional help but just to get you through the hour or however long it takes <3 I love you . I've asked people in the Help and Support Boards of the hopeful forum for their in put and some of my friends whom have been affected. Additionally I've done a lot of  Research on as many reliable sites as I could and I will leave links to sites that can help or have useful pages at the end of this post  Also if you have any good distractions or beneficial idea's please feel free to help others as long as you are kind feel free to comment whatever you wish. 

• Call Someone. I can't say this enough times because it's so under rated but it's so so beneficial and important . " You Are Not in this Alone"  I have this written on my bedroom wall next to my bed for whenever I'm sad because as humans we tend to convince ourselves that we are alone when we're upset but you are not more alone than you were ten minutes before are you, really ? Call someone, anyone . You have people who love you and care about you . You don't even have to talk to them just call them and cry down the phone for a bit . Whether it's your family, your best friend or childline ( 0800 1111) you can call them . You are never alone . 
• Punch a pillow . This is a good way of releasing tension if you are angry or worked up . Just make sure what you're hitting is soft so that you wont damage yourself . Hitting a rolled up newspaper on a door frame does a similar thing . 
• Scream ! Seriously darlin, just get it all out of your system and if people are in the house try screaming into a pillow . 

List the good the good things about yourself. Don't even tell me there isn't any because there are . It's not a bad thing to think about the good things in yourself . Nowadays girls seem to think it's not okay to actually say " Do you know what ? I'm me . I'm okay with that . I am beautiful " ergh society makes me so angry . I might do a blog post about that at some point. But seriously just look at the small things like well your eyes are a really nice shade for starters <3 

• Have some "me" time. Go run yourself a bath and cuddle up in bed having a Inbetweener's marathon ( or anything you like , but something that might make you smile would be good ) . 
• Paint your nails. This keeps your hands busy and that can be extremely useful . 
• Knitting .. you should make a scarf for the winter I know you're still going to be here for <3 
• Cross stitch , how about you make a cute little cross stitch for the friend who's always there ? Or even just for you because I guarantee you are worth it :)  
•  Baking, being organised and weighing out the measurements and doing something productive is a good way to start to feel a little more in control .
• Painting
• Drawing
• Playing an instrument, if you can sing or if you can't , go and sing your little heart out until the hurt has gone away . 
• Writing, you could take all that emotion and turn it into a best selling novel ! Wow it's going to be amazing I can just see it now ;) <3 
• Clean you're room or organise something . It can help if you feel out of control this can distract you, give you a sense of achievement when you're done as well as  please your carer ;) 
• Play games ... go kill someone on GTA or Rock out on guitar hero, whatever  takes your fancy aha .
• Squeezing an Ice cube 
• Sucking on a Lemon ... For the shock factor . I don't know how well this would work but anything's worth a shot and I guess it makes sense aha ;) 
• Give every person in all your magazines a moustache 
• EXERCISE! Exercising is key to calming down and de-stressing and whilst it's de-stressing you you're releasing feel-good endorphins that but you on a natural high making you feel happy :) Now doesn't that sound like a nicer alternative ? <3 
• Run you're hands under freezing cold water 
• Counting ceiling lights or tiles to distract you and write them down as you count to keep your hands busy ... and if your hands still need to be busy after that make a graph to show lights in all the different rooms of the house :) Sounds boring but if your hands are busy then it's fantastic :) Just like you <3
• Write out the lyrics to your favourite song <3 There's a line I like in Pierce The Veil's " Hold On Till May " that says : " If I were you I'd put that away, See you're just wasted thinking bout the past again. Darlin' you'll be okay . " They're right you're going to be okay. Maybe not right now but if you give up now then you're never going to know <3 It's difficult and I understand that but you need to hold out a lil bit longer honey . 
• Learn to swear in another language because that's clearly a talent you need to have far more than that mark which you don't <3 Trust me . 
• Memorise a poem with meaning .
• Feel your pulse to remind yourself that you're alive and that's pretty damn awesome (( <3 ))
• Make a notebook of your favourite quotes that help you ... PINTEREST TIME ! :D 
• Make yourself a safe place whether its some beanbags with blankets in your room or you've added nine pillows and every cuddly toy you own to your bed just make it cosy and lovely and put a book or your laptop next to it whichever you like . Now go take a freezing cold shower ... I know I'm sorry if it's a bit chilly but try . Once your out the shower pop your nicest fresh PyJama's on and climb in to your cosy place and notice how warm and safe it feels in comparison then watch YouTube, Read all of the Harry Potter books or Catch up on every episode of The Great British Bake Of ( WOO ) whatever makes you feel all snugly inside and do it all night . Just have sometime for you to be calm ... and add a Milky way , that's what I give myself when I having some calm time ;) <3
• Bake ! I'm sure it will be yummy :) Maybe you'll be in the next series of bake off.. wow that would be so cool, yeah you should definitely bake :) 
• Listen to music ! This is the most common method , please comment songs that help you <3 
• Get a Wreck This Journal ... and wreck it ;) 
• Brose Amazon and Ebay .. Kit out your whole future house with your imaginary unlimited budget :) 
• Write a letter to brighten someone else's day ... maybe even a stranger and you could just leave it in a cafe ? <3 

These are just a few alternatives ! There are loads and you can do all of them . I Know you can . I want you to know that even if it feels unbearable .. it isn't  . You can hold out and get through this and there doesn't need to be a mark on yourself to show you felt like that . If you need help ( which you do if you feel the need to hurt yourself ) please, please ask for it . It's out there and available to you and yes it might be scary to ask but you need to honey and it's always better than suffering alone . You just need to stay strong because you are a fighter and don't you dare under estimate yourself because if you think that you can't do it , 1) You're going to trick yourself into believing that . and 2 ) If someone else told you that you we're too weak to do something would you listen to them or prove them wrong ? Self belief is important and you should believe in yourself .. because I believe in you and I don't just believe in anyone , You're special .  If you do mess up , try again . When you were a kid you didn't just magically stand up and be able to walk perfectly did you ? But when you fell down you got up and look at you now . A beautiful , wonderful strong example of a human being ... wow :o <3 You're amazing . 

Here are a few useful websites I found for you <3 :) 

Kooth.com - On-line councillors , you don't even need to leave your room to get help just click the link, you can do that <3
Childline - This link will take you to a list of Self Harm distractions on the childline website
Selfharm.co.uk - Lots of information and facts 
Harmless - Coping strategies
Self Injury Support -  Some self help stuff :) 
Mind - All kinds of support 

If you know any helpful sites please leave the links in the comments <3 

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 

Keep Going like the absolutely wonderful person you are <3 

Much Love , Love Much-ly 
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