I'm back! - Creative Thursday & news

Hey guys!
I am back from my Godmother's, as of Monday, but I was super tired and didn't really feel like posting - sorry! And I've been busy Tuesday and Wednesday, with my cousin over and seeing an old friend with Lauren and Megan (she's recently started her blog, go check it out now. You should definitely do that. ;D )
But you're getting a post today before I leave for London - but more about that and other things later on. First, Creative Thursday!

{via Pinterest}

She clutches her train ticket, not letting her one chance of freedom slip through her fingers like sand. Her left knee bounces, the balls of her feet just barely touching the ground. She stands up and paces along the platform, staring into the blackness, waiting for the train. She sits down again and bites her thumbnail, glancing down the track every few seconds. She picks up her empty coffee cup, then places it down again - she doesn't dare get a new one now. She could miss her train, and that would end it all. This is her one chance, her only chance to get away from them. All she needs is to get on that train and she is free. She prays that nobody will try to strike up a conversation, that nobody will sit next to her, that nobody will recognise her. She lowers her head, hiding the lower half of her face in her warm scarf. Her stomach growls, angry at her for not eating anything. But she couldn't afford the time it would take to grab a burger or a doughnut. She was risking it grabbing a coffee, but she was so tired, she was afraid she'd fall asleep on the bench by the side of the tracks and miss her train. She would buy some food on the train. She could wait. All she needs is to get on the train.
'Of all the trains to be delayed, why this one?' She thinks.
She un-tucks her hair from behind her ears, letting it fall across her face, hiding it from strangers.
'I am invisible.'
"Um.. Excuse me? May I sit here?"
She glances up, cursing in her mind. A tall boy, a couple of years older than her, stares down at her with warm brown eyes. He pushes a curl of brown hair out of his eyes and smiles nervously at her.
"Sure." She replies. This is the last thing she needs.
'Obviously not as invisible as I thought.'

Well, I hope you liked that! It's just a quick thing that I might use in a story at some point.
Right, news.

I am off to London tomorrow and won't be back until Monday. I think I will post sometime on Tuesday, because I'll be tired and unpacking on Monday. The post will probably be pictures of London and stuff I bought, so that gives you some idea. :) I'm so excited!

You have 10 days to enter my writing competition. Information about that here. Make sure if you are interested in entering, you enter by the deadline - 31st August, midnight, your time. I have had 12 entries so far, which is amazing - a lot more than I thought I would get! They are all wonderful!

Urgh, it's raining. *sigh* Let's hope it's better weather in London this weekend!

Right, well that's all I think. Bye guys.
Thanks for reading ♥

Randomness and Ramblings

Helloooooo!
First of all - I am really sorry for no Creative Thursday last week. I have been really super busy since last Wednesday and will be super busy for the rest of the holidays, which may or may not mean infrequent posting. Seriously, I have been so busy. 
On Wednesday, I went to the cinema to see Guardians of the Galaxy, which was amazing. Then on Thursday I went into town early to wait for Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman to arrive for the Dr. Who premiere. I got autographs and a few photos with daleks, so it was a pretty good day. I then met up with my cousin for some lunch and a wander around, where I bought a Lego Star-Lord (the main character from Guardians of the Galaxy) which I love. Friday, I went into town again with Lauren where I bought an awesome Gryffindor t-shirt. XD I then slept over hers and came home late morning on Saturday, where I went back into town to say bye to my brothers who were going to a football game and wandered around with my parents for a bit and then Charlotte came over on Sunday afternoon, which was fun.
So I have a good excuse for not posting. :)
I just want to sit down and read but, alas, I am still busy. Tomorrow I'm going ice skating with my friend Olivia and Charlotte. Wednesday I'm leaving to stay at my godmother's house until Monday. Tuesday, my cousin is coming over to watch some films - she has never seen Lilo & Stitch, or Catching Fire! I have to right this wrong - and Wednesday I'm seeing an old friend. I have one day to relax then on Friday I'm off to London for the weekend.
Ahhhh, I'm so tired! I'm very sorry if I don't post regularly - as you can see, I probably have a good reason.
I won't be posting a Creative Thursday this week, or a normal post next week, as I'm not taking my laptop to my godmother's. However, I will then post a Creative Thursday before I leave for London, and once I am back I will do a normal post.
I just thought I'd let you know when I should be posting and when I won't be. Sorry for the information dump, haha!

I have just finished How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff. It was okay. A bit weird and a bit depressing, but the writing style was interesting. Not one that would instantly come to mind when recommending books. I am now going to read Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead, which is the third book in the Vampire Academy series. I loved Frostbite, so am really looking forward to reading it.

It is 30 days until my birthday. YAY! Books! >.< I have a list of books that I have given to my mum. I said to her 'If any relatives don't know what to get me, just give them the list' Hehe. Guaranteed book haul after my birthday...

I am loooovvving the song Rude by Magic! at the moment. Lauren was singing it constantly when I was with her, and then she played it for me and now I am constantly singing it. It's such a great summer song. I've put the original and the acoustic version below because I love both of them. :)

I've just re-painted my nails because the polish was chipped, so I'm typing really weird at the moment...
It's raining outside but it will stop in a minute. It's been one of those days - rain pouring down, and then sunny. Weird.

Here is my entry for Paige's Photo Challenge: Category 7, which was a Summer Outfit.

I feel like this post needs more to it.... I'll do a book tag from YouTube. I have a Word document with a list of them because I watch too many BookTube videos....

Because I love Greek Mythology, I will do the Gods of Olympus Book Tag. *plays epic music*

1. Zeus - Name your favourite fictional leader.
Um.....That's a hard one. I suppose Harry Potter because he is a great leader. He leads Dumbledore's Army, and he's just so level-headed and awesome. So yeah. Harry Potter.

2. Hera - Who are your favourite fictional parents?
There aren't many parents in YA....I mean
Harry Potter - dead parents
Hunger Games - distant/dead parents
Divergent - dead parents
TMI - psychotic parent
TID - dead parents
Percy Jackson - away from parents
I'll have to go with the Weasleys because... come on. The Weasleys. Who wouldn't want to live in the Burrow with a bunch of amazing, hilarious red-heads? They're just the best parents.

3. Demeter - Which fictional food would you like to try?
Hmm.... Butterbeer from Harry Potter. Actual butterbeer. Or maybe some ambrosia from Percy Jackson. I might die, but eh.

4. Poseidon - Name a book where water is central, in setting or plot.
Catching Fire, I suppose. Water is very central there. Or the Percy Jackson series because ya know.... he's Poseidon's son.

5. Dionysus - Which fictional character do you want to party with?
Will Herondale, for sure! I love him.

6. Apollo - What was a debut novel that you loved and was fantastic?
Divergent. That book... one of my favourites. And it was Veronica Roth's first book. That... that's just crazy! I want to be Veronica Roth. She's 25, has a husband, three #1 best selling books and movie deals for all of those books. I want that life...

7. Artemis - Who is your favourite female heroine?
Hmm... I do love Tessa Gray from The Infernal Devices. She's a fantastic female heroine. And obviously Hermione Granger. I mean, she isn't the lead, but she's the main female character.

8. Athena - Name a wise fictional character.
Hermione Granger obviously. She's extremely wise.

9. Hermes - If you could travel to one fictional setting, where would you go?
Obviously Hogwarts. I mean, come on.

10. Hephaestus - If you could have one fictional tool, weapon or gadget, what would you have?
Ooo, that's a tough o- A WAND. So I can do magic and go to Hogwarts and stuff...

11. Ares - Which fictional battle is your favourite?
There are so many fantastic fictional battles. Like the one at the end of The Last Olympian, or the one at the end of City of Heavenly Fire. Or the one at the end of Battle of the Labyrinth, or at the end of Half-Blood Prince that everyone always forgets because they didn't put it in the movie. But how could I go with anything other than the Battle of Hogwarts in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. That. Battle.

12. Aphrodite - Who is your ultimate ship?
I have so many.... I think... The love triangle in The Infernal Devices. The hardest ship that ever did sail. That love triangle was written so well and was so heartbreaking because I loved them aaaaallll.

13. Hades - If you could bring back one fictional character from the dead, who would you choose?
There are so many dead characters...... There will be spoilers for Mockingjay and the Harry Potter series in this answer so scroll past really quickly if you haven't read either of those books!
I don't think I'd choose Dumbledore, because he lived a really long life, and I don't think I'd choose Fred, Lupin, Tonks or Hedwig because those deaths were necessary, I think. Like Hedwig's death sort of symbolised the end of Harry's childhood, and Lupin and Tonks' deaths were just.... they were realistic, because someone we loved was going to die. And Fred's death was just written so well that I can't say him. Maybe Finnick in Mockingjay because I feel like that death wasn't really necessary. But then, that was written exceptionally well also. I'm leaning towards Sirius Black because he could have had a really positive impact on Harry's life, having that father figure. And Order of the Phoenix was just such a depressing book because everything was going wrong - Harry wasn't a prefect, he lost his broom, he wasn't on the Quidditch team anymore, and Umbridge was there. And then Sirius. So, yeah. I choose Sirius.

14. Morpheus - If you could be the god/goddess of anything you wanted, what would you want to be and what do you think would fit your personality?
I'd love to be like Hecate, the goddess of magic. Or the goddess of reading, which I think that fits my personality pretty well. Goddess of social awkwardness would fit my personality....

Well that was fun! I hope you enjoyed that. :) I'll post next Thursday. Goodbye!

Thanks for reading ♥

Extremely long post...

So, as I warned on Thursday, I have a very long post for you today....Seriously it's so long...
I just need to get everything done so I can post what I want, instead of having to pick from an existing list.
What to expect in this post:

+ Another Book Haul (oops...)

+ July Wrap Up (new!)

+ Liebster Award

+ Beautiful Blog Award

+ Sunshine Award

+ Winner of a Photo Challenge

Let's get started with the book haul! All of the blurbs are from Goodreads.

The first book is Four: A Divergent Collection by Veronica Roth. Here's the blurb:

Two years before Beatrice Prior made her choice, the sixteen-year-old son of Abnegation's faction leader did the same. Tobias's transfer to Dauntless is a chance to begin again. Here, he will not be called the name his parents gave him. Here, he will not let fear turn him into a cowering child.

Newly christened "Four," he discovers during initiation that he will succeed in Dauntless. Initiation is only the beginning, though; Four must claim his place in the Dauntless hierarchy. His decisions will affect future initiates as well as uncover secrets that could threaten his own future - and the future of the entire faction system.

Two years later, Four is poised to take action, but the course is still unclear. The first new initiate who jumps in the net might change all that. With her, the way to righting their world might become clear. With her, it might become possible to be Tobias once again.

Four contains four short stories from Tobias' point of view - The Transfer, The Initiate, The Son and The Traitor. It also includes three exclusive scenes from Divergent in Four's POV. I thoroughly enjoyed this book - it was really great to learn more about Tobias and the way he thinks. I'm so glad I picked this up. :)

The next books I bought are the entire Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead. I won't put the blurbs here as I don't want to spoil you or myself, as I have only read the first two books. This series was an absolute bargain, though. I bought all six books for £15!

I have just finished the second book, Frostbite, and I loved it! You might remember me putting the first book, Vampire Academy, in a previous book haul - click here - so yes, I do now have two copies of the first book. But I'm giving one copy to Lauren when I see her on Friday because who doesn't love a free book?

I then took two books out of my library, the first one being the book I am currently reading, How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff:

Fifteen-year-old Daisy is sent from Manhattan to England to visit her aunt and cousins she's never met: three boys near her age, and their little sister. Her aunt goes away on business soon after Daisy

arrives. The next day bombs go off as London is attacked and occupied by an unnamed enemy. 

As power fails, and systems fail, the farm becomes more isolated. Despite the war, it's a kind of Eden, with no adults in charge and no rules, a place where Daisy's uncanny bond with her cousins grows into something rare and extraordinary. But the war is everywhere, and Daisy and her cousins must lead each other into a world that is unknown in the scariest, most elemental way.

I had the chance to buy this book and get it signed when I went on a trip with school to hear a few authors talk - Meg Rosoff being one of them - but I decided against it. I am seriously regretting that now. After watching one of my favourite BookTubers, Ariel Bissett, rave about this book while reading it in the BookTubeAThon, I saw it in my library and grabbed it. Reading it now, I really wish I'd bought it and had it signed by the author.... Bad choice, past-Bethan. Bad choice.

The second book was one I had seen the spine of on several BookTubers' shelves, and that is The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend:

Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper knows she's not the hottest girl at school, but when school jock and resident moron Wesley casually refers to her as a DUFF - Designated Ugly Fat Friend - the gloves are off!

If there's a thin line between love and hate then Bianca has crossed it. She just never thought she was capable of breaking anyone's heart...

It just seems like quite a light-hearted book, something to read in a mourning period.

The last book I bought for 50p in a charity shop and it is A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens:

After eighteen years as a political prisoner in the Bastille, the ageing Doctor Manette is finally released and reunited with his daughter in England. There the lives of two very different men, Charles Darnay, an exiled French aristocrat, and Sydney Carton, a disreputable but brilliant English lawyer, become enmeshed through their love for Lucie Manette. From the tranquil roads of London, they are drawn against their will to the vengeful, bloodstained streets of Paris at the height of the Reign of Terror, and they soon fall under the lethal shadow of La Guillotine.

I already have a cheap paperback copy of this book, but this is a beeeaauutiful copy! I mean, look at the spine!

And that's the end of my book haul! Part 2 - July Wrap Up.
This is a new thing I've decided to do at the end of every month. I saw Paige from The Joys of Being Paige do something like this, and a few BookTubers do something like it, so I've sort of combined them to make my own thing.
At the end of every month, I will show you all the books I have read in that month and give them a rating out of 5 stars and share few songs with you that I am really loving. That sound okay?

Bookshelf:

Every Day by David Levithan - 4 stars
The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter - 4 stars
Half Bad by Sally Green - 3.5 stars
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness - 5 stars
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead - 4 stars
172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Harstad - 4 stars
Four: A Divergent Collection by Veronica Roth - 5 stars

Playlist:

Ink // Coldplay
One // Ed Sheeran
Thinking Out Loud // Ed Sheeran
Riptide // Vance Joy

Part 3 - The Liebster Award.
Oh my goodness, 5 people have nominated me for the Liebster Award... Better get on with it then!

Rules:

- Thank the blogger that nominated you and link back to their blog.

- Provide 11 facts about yourself.

- Answer the 11 questions they have given you.

- Nominate 11 bloggers and notify them on their blog.

Thank you to Celia from Crazy. Crazy. Crazy., Jollygirl from Reflections of a Jollygirl, Mahnoor from MahnoorApple, Emily from Lynde Avenue and Hannah from In the Heart of Hannah.

Okay... 11 facts...

1. I am small compared to all of my friends, but I'm actually around average height. Which is annoying because it makes me feel smaller than I am. The fact that I'm super skinny also helps the image that I'm really small.

2. I'm not entirely an introvert, but I'm not an extrovert either. I like to call myself an "Extroverted Introvert."

3. According to Pottermore, I am a Ravenclaw with a Hawthorn and Phoenix Feather, 12 and 1/2 inches, surprisingly swishy wand. I've always loved being a Ravenclaw. :)

4. I am terrible at thinking up facts about myself...

5. I bite my nails. The only time I will stop biting my nails is when I have a coloured nail polish on them - I have light purple on at the moment.

6. I play the piano and I have just passed my Grade 4 with a Merit. XD

7. I have two older brothers. Gareth (the oldest) and Huw. They may be annoying but I love them.

8. I have never flown on an plane.

9. I am going to London for the first time later in August and I'm so excited!

10. I have really pale skin, so I get sunburn really easily.

11. I am taking French, Art and History for my GCSEs, as well as the compulsory subjects.

Onto the questions! 55 questions....
First up - Celia's questions:

1. If you could meet one fictional character, who would you meet?
Already this is hard..... I can't choose! Will Herondale, so we can get married? Either him, Tessa Gray or Hermione Granger. Because those two girls are basically me, and we could have some nice conversations. But I think I'm going to stick with Will.

2. If you could meet one celebrity, who would you meet?
I'm not going to count authors, otherwise I would die. I think I'd choose Jennifer Lawrence? Just because she's so nice and she's so funny. Or Benedict Cumberbatch. Or David Tennant. One of those.

3. If you had one day to do whatever you wanted (ANYTHING), to have the best day ever, what would you do?
I would get up and it would be a beautiful day. I would go swimming and then get my completed story together (because in this world, I have a completed story) and I would get it published. Then I would meet all my favourite authors and talk to them about writing. And then I would meet all my internet buddies (that's you guys) and we'd meet in a giant book shop and we'd buy some books. Then I'd go home and be surrounded by my friends and family and read. Ta da!

4. Who is your favourite blogger? (if you need to, you can pick more than one)
Thank goodness for that bracket bit!
I'm too tired to write down everybody's names! All of my followers. There you are.

5. Would you rather write one really good best selling book and never write again OR be able to write as much as you want but you will never get anything published?
That's a tough one. That's really hard, because it's always been my dream to get published, but I'm going to have to go with the second option. Because I couldn't give up writing for one best-selling book.

6. Olaf or Sven?
Olaf. :) I love Sven but... Olaf.

7. Do you like the smell of cat food?
I don't own a cat, but I have smelt cat food before and no.

8. What are your two favourite colours?
Blue is my favourite. Second one... I don't know.. green maybe? Or a light purple.

9. Would you rather go bungee jumping or sky diving?
Neither..... I'm not scared of heights - I love Ferris Wheels and looking down - not at all, but with both of those things, there are too many things that could go wrong that would lead to my death... So neither. I'm sorry, I'm chickening out of this question.

10. Put together a frozen yoghurt! Pick three kinds of frozen yoghurt and as many toppings as you want!
Um, we don't really have fro-yo in UK. The only frozen yoghurt I've tried is vanilla.... I'll do it with ice cream instead. :)
Vanilla, Ben & Jerry's Cookie Dough and Chocolate Fudge Brownie.
With.... hmm... Chocolate sauce and chocolate chips.
Now I want ice cream...

11. Favourite word?
Discombobulated is a good word.

Now for Jollygirl's questions:

1. What type of music do you listen to? (genre, artists, songs?)
I don't really have a genre, so I'll just list some of my favourite artists/bands.
I love Kodaline, Bastille, Imagine Dragons and Of Monsters and Men. I also love Gabrielle Aplin, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay and Taylor Swift.

2. What usually cheers you up?
Chocolate.
Reading.
Talking to Lauren.
(This is what happens when I'm sad. In this order)

3. What makes you sad?
Being ignored by my friends.
When someone calls me horrible things.
But sometimes it's something completely different. It depends.

4. Is there something you constantly misplace at your house or anywhere?
My phone at my house, all the time.

5. Do you have a favourite book? Why/Why not?
I do. I have several, but we've been through this before... *sigh* I'll type them out again.
The Hunger Games trilogy, the Divergent trilogy, The Mortal Instruments series, The Infernal Devices trilogy, Harry Potter, TFIOS, Percy Jackson series, Heroes of Olympus series.
Why? Because they're amazing!

6. What is the longest you have slept?
Um... I've slept in to 11:30 before, and I went to bed at 10. So... 13 hours and 30 mins.

7. Do you have anyone to go to for advice?
My mum and Lauren.

8. What is the one habit you are proud of breaking or want to break?
I want to break the habit of biting my nails. Really badly.

9. What do you usually order at a restaurant? What is your favourite restaurant?
My family and I don't really eat out a lot. My favourite restaurant is probably Red Hot Buffet because you have unlimited food. >.<

10. What is your favourite word? Least favourite?
Discombobulated is a good word, like I said in Celia's questions. I don't have a least favourite word though...

11. Describe something that happened to you for which there was no reasonable explanation?
Er..... Nothing really. I can't think or anything!

Mahnoor's questions now:

1. What would you do to someone who insulted your favourite celebrity?
Say nothing, because I hate confrontation, but in my head I would be shouting insults at them.

2. Would you rather get grounded for a month or get banned from reading books for two weeks?
Grounded is where you have to stay home, right? (that's never happened to me before) I'd go for the first one then, definitely. Because I don't go outside. I stay inside. And read books. And blog.

3. If you could take seven fictional characters out for dinner, who would they be and in what order would you seat them?
Will Herondale
Hermione Granger
The Doctor (Ten)
Tessa Gray
Simon Lewis
Annabeth Chase
Luna Lovegood
In this order:

Me, with Will and Hermione either side of me. Next to Hermione would be Tessa and next to Will would be Simon. Annabeth next to Tessa, Luna next to Simon and the Doctor inbetween  Annabeth and Luna. What a dinner.

4. Pancakes or crepes?

Don't like pancakes, never tried crepes.

5. Are you sleepy at this very moment?

No. But I will be later.

6. Blue or pink?

Blue.

7. You get full royalty treatment for a week? What will you do?

Read. Meet my favourite authors. Get all inventors working on a machine to make fictional characters real. Yup.

8. How much do you care about your book's spine being ruined?

Not a lot. Obviously it's a lot nicer to have a non-broken spine on your bookshelf, but several of my paperbacks have broken spines. I'm not that bothered.

9. Super slow WiFi but free or ultra expensive WiFi but wicked fast?

Probably the free one.... But I hate slow WiFi. :(

10. On a scale of 1-10, how awesome would you rate yourself?

A 6. 7 at most.

2 more left. I can do this. Emily's questions now!

1. When is your birthday and how tall are you?

My birthday is 10th September and I am 5ft 3"

2. Sunrise or sunset?

Sunset.

3. Gold or silver?

Silver.

4. Flats or heels?

Trainers! But out of those two, flats.

5. If you could choose another name for yourself, what would it be?

I've always loved the name Laurel. And I really like the name Grace as well.

6. Where do you see yourself in eight years?

Well, that would make me 22, so I would have just finished university, or could be nearing the end of university, depending on my course. I'd like to think with a job in a book shop. ^.^

7. Why are you proud of yourself?

I have a lovely family and amazing friends. And I have 62 followers on this blog.

8. If you could switch places with someone for a week, who would it be and why?

Nobody famous - I wouldn't like the attention. Probably one of my friends, just to see what it's like, being friends with me!

9. If you could go out with a fictional character, who would it be and why?

Okay, I know I go on about him way too much, bu Mr William Herondale! Because he is handsome, he loves reading, he's romantic, and he says such beautiful things.

'Life is a book and there are a thousand pages I have not yet read.'

'There's plenty of sense in nonsense sometimes, if you wish to look for it.'

'I am catastrophically in love with you.'

He also has an amazing sense of humour. *swoon*

10. What is your best subject at school?

I love English and Art.

11. What is your least favourite accessory?

I don't really wear accessories.... So, all of them?

Only one more. It's nearly over! But then I have two other awards to do.....

Hannah's questions:

1. Favourite day of the year?

Christmas. ;)

2. Hot chocolate or tea?

This is tough, because I looooove hot chocolate but I also looooovee Peppermint tea. I'll say hot chocolate, because when you say 'tea' you mean normal tea. So hot chocolate.

3. Lunch or dinner?

Hmmm... lunch, because that tends to be more snack-y.

4. Morning or evening?

Evening. I am not a morning person. Once I'm up, I'm up. But it's the getting up that I find hard.

5. Writing or reading?

I literally cannot choose. :( I don't know! I refuse to choose.

6. Blogging or noveling?

Again, I can't choose.

7. Strawberries or blueberries?

Strawberries. I love blueberries, but strawberries.

8. Skirts or shorts?

Shorts.

9. Dancing or sport?

I don't do sport, so dancing. I don't do that properly. I don't go to classes, or anything. But dancing - if waving my arms around and flailing counts as dancing, because I do that regularly.

10. Frozen or Tangled?

Tangled! Definitely. I love Frozen, but it's not as good as Tangled. Don't hate me. I just love Tangled.

11. Loose hair or ponytail?

Hmmm.... Loose hair. Because I rarely put my hair in a ponytail. Perks of having curly hair #67 - My little baby hairs are super curly and when my hair is in a ponytail, they stick up like little devil horns.

I have my hair in a braid usually, or down. Or in a messy bun.

I nominate anybody who wants to do this. Your questions are:

1. Favourite dessert?
2. Having your picture taken or taking the picture?
3. What do you love most about blogging?
4. Do you have a nickname?
5. Do you consider yourself graceful?
6. If you could go out with a fictional character, who would it be and why?
7. If you could take seven fictional characters out for dinner, who would they be and in what order would you seat them?
8. Are you left handed or right handed?
9. Favourite Disney princess?
10. What usually cheers you up?
11. What is a weird dream you had?

Yes! I am freeeee. Dobby is a freeeeee elf! (I'm sorry, it was right there.)

Now onto the Beautiful Blog Award. The wonderful Kat from (Almost) Completely Mad nominated me for this award.

Let's a-go! (bit of Mario)

Rules:

- Answer the questions given to you.

- Give some questions for the people you nominate.

- Tell the people you nominate that you have nominated them.

1. Traveling or staying at home?

Staying at home. We don't travel a lot, really. But I just love staying at home. I have everything I could want, and it's just comfortable.

2. Sport or dancing?

Dancing. Reasons why on question 9 of Hannah's questions. Up there.

3. Blueberries or strawberries?

Strawberries.

4. Favourite hide out?

I don't really have one. I suppose my room. When I was younger, Lauren, my good friend Rebeka and I would make dens out of branches and stuff by the Scout hut in their street. That was our hideout. But I don't really have one now.

5. Best memory?

I have so many amazing memories. Meeting Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman. Meeting Cassandra Clare. Meeting Rainbow Rowell. And then there are the normal, every day memories. Making daisy chains with Lauren. Laughing hysterically with my family. So many good memories.

6. Favourite blog designs?

I loooooveee Eve's and Tane's. They are both amazing designers. I also really liked Rose's one with the computer header thingy. There are so many beautiful blog designs though - I have yet to read a blog with a design I don't like.

7. Friends or family?
Family. I love my friends, but you can never beat family. Although I've been friends with this girl for so long, she's kind of like family.

8. Favourite outfit?
It really depends on the weather. In colder weather, I love wearing my dark jeans, lace-up boots, a comfy t-shirt with my navy hoodie and my grey-y green-y coat. In warm weather, I like wearing either my shorts with sandals and a floaty vest top thing that Lauren gave me, or an orange lace dress with sandals.

9. Buses or trucks?
Buses?

10. Birds or fish?
I love birds, but I could gaze and read about fish all day. I went through a phase of wanting to be a marine biologist when I was around 8. Once I realised I would need to take science A Level, I dropped that career hope, but the facts and love of marine life stuck. I could literally stand in an aquarium all day.

11. Favourite dessert?
I love all desserts. :) But I especially love Eton Mess. It's meringue with different berries and whipped cream. I love it in summer!

12. Mum or dad?
I can't choose, I love them both equally and infinitely.

13. Frozen or Tangled?
Tangled.

I tag:

Lauren // Pretty Things and Polka Dots

Rose // Truly. Madly. Deeply.

Madeline // In the Wind

Eve // Eve of Womanhood

Tane // Fifth out of Ten

Here are my questions:

1. Favourite dessert?

2. Having your picture taken or taking the picture?

3. What do you love most about blogging?

4. Do you have a nickname?

5. Do you consider yourself graceful?

6. If you could go out with a fictional character, who would it be and why?

7. If you could take seven fictional characters out for dinner, who would they be and in what order would you seat them?

8. Are you left handed or right handed?

9. Favourite Disney princess?

10. What usually cheers you up?

11. What is a weird dream you had?

12. How do you usually wear your hair?

13. How often do you read?

Have fun!

I was also nominated for the Sunshine Award. Thank you Elly! Check out her blog, A Girl.

Rules:

- Thank the person who nominated you.

- Answer the questions given to you.

- Nominate a bunch of other bloggers.

- Write some questions for the people you nominate.

- Notify the bloggers you nominated.

- Put the award button in the post.

1. Which would you choose; to be invisible when you wanted to be or be able to fly when you wanted?
As cool as being invisible whenever I wanted to be would be, I have to go with the flying one because I would love to fly.

2. Favourite book character?
I can't choose, there are too many amazing characters!

3. Favourite book genre?
I'm going to say YA fiction, because my favourite genre varies. I love fantasy, dystopian and sci-fi, but I do read quite a lot of contemporary as well.

4. Taking pictures or being in a picture?
Definitely taking pictures. I am really insecure, so I don't really like being in pictures. Unless it's with a friend/friends and we're all pulling funny faces!

5. What hairstyle is your hair in right now?
It's in a braid right now - it was braided now my back but it's gradually fallen over my left shoulder....

6. What are you wearing right now?
Dark jeans, a grey t-shirt with NYC written in a red velvet-y fabric and sleeves down to just above my elbows, bare feet, and light purple nails. Comfy. :)

7. Where are you right now?
I am in my living room on the armchair in the corner.

8. Favourite smell?
I loooooovvee the smell of books - old and new. Vanilla is also amazing, and I love the smell of freshly cut grass - which isn't so great as I have hay fever... But my favourite smell is definitely the smell of book.

9. What is a dream you once had?
Um.... I had a dream a while ago that I was in bed and I suddenly jumped out and was wearing a floaty blue dress and I started dancing. Then I went to school and somebody had taken my bag, so I was wondering around in this dress - nobody asking me why I wasn't in uniform - trying to find my bag, and I started crying because I couldn't find it...
Weird dreams....

10. Favourite colour?
Blue. :)

I nominate anybody who wants to do this award!

Here are your questions:

1. Favourite dessert?
2. Having your picture taken or taking the picture?
3. What do you love most about blogging?
4. Do you have a nickname?
5. Do you consider yourself graceful?
6. If you could go out with a fictional character, who would it be and why?
7. If you could take seven fictional characters out for dinner, who would they be and in what order would you seat them?
8. Are you left handed or right handed?
9. Favourite Disney princess?
10. What usually cheers you up?
11. What is a weird dream you had?
12. How do you usually wear your hair?
13. How often do you read?

And lastly.... I won overall best photo in Anna's photo challenge! Check out her awesome blog, Banana and Bear.

   
Yay! Party. XD I won with this photo.

I have now done all the posts I need to do. I can tell you now, I won't be doing anymore awards for a while.....
I am so sorry for the long posts, but I can post what I like now! Next Monday - life update. :D

Thank you so much if you got this far!
Thanks for reading. ♥

Words #6: Summer

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Summer
noun

1. The warmest season of the year, in the northern hemisphere from June to August and in the southern hemisphere from December to February.

Summer is here. Long days, short nights. Hot sun, cool breezes. Dresses, sandals, light hair, tanned skin. Green trees, bright flowers. Walks on the beach, feet dipped into streams, water fights. Reading outside, picnics, lying in the grass with your friends, making daisy chains.
But Summer is going to be leaving soon. Shorter days, longer nights. Weaker sun, harsher breezes. Jeans, boots, dark hair, light skin. Brown trees, wilting flowers. Too cold for anything like that. School starts again.
Let's enjoy summer, before it leaves.

Thanks for reading. ♥