Amazing Girls!

Hey everyone!

So I have literally just watched this video, and fell in love. These two little girls are just fabulous!! They ooze confidence, and I wish some would rub off on me! They're hilarious, and just uber cute. Amazing :)

Just amazing and had to share with you all :)

Lots of Love,
Fat Girl
xox

How To - Subscribe :)

Hey everyone :)

So I know a lot of my friends (I say a lot, I mean one or two) were wondering how to subscribe to my blog, and I thought if anyone else was having the same trouble, this would be an extremely useful post!

So, first step is to go to Google, then type in 'blogspot'. This is what your screen may come up like, or something like it:

Sorry it's not the best quality as I just took it from my iPhone! As you can (almost) see, you then type on the link that is titled 'Blogger: Create your free Blog'.

It should come up something like this:

If you already have an account for Google, or YouTube, then you can enter that in the 'Sign In' section, but if not, at the very top right hand corner, it says 'Sign up for a new Google Account'. It's really simple to follow the steps :)

Then, once you have created your account and signed in, my web URL is:

http://fatgirl89.blogspot.com/

So you can either click on that link, or type it in the URL bar at the top. 

It should come up looking like this:

And you can follow by clicking at the top left hand side, just to the right of the search bar 'Follow'. 

If I was clever, I could circle the words to make it easier for you, but unfortunately, I am not that technologically advanced. Sad hey!

Anyway, I hope this works for you, and if it does then Subscribe! If it doesn't then let me know what is wrong as soon as possible so I can get it sorted :)

Lots of Love

Fat Girl

xox

Up-to-date!

Hi everyone :)

How are you? Good :) I'm.... OK. Not feeling 100% today, I have so much to do and all I want to do is snuggle in bed and watch films (Guess which one is winning now?! I'm watching March of the Penguins). If you have read my blog previously, you will know I am currently writing a 10,000 word dissertation. I am also doing a poster, and an awful lot of research in school. And I work on Saturdays and Sundays. I also do everything in my house. I do all the washing, ironing, cleaning, cooking and tidying. So needless to say, I am one busy (and exceptionally tired) lady.

I've had a fabulous weekend, we've booked a holiday for when we graduate to Marmaris in Turkey, went to see the new Twilight film Breaking Dawn (Always have, and always will be: TEAM EDWARD!) and it was absolutely amazing. We also went to the Christmas markets in Manchester. They were fabulous, but I must say the one we went to was a lot smaller than I anticipated! There was an amazing, massive Santa above the market, almost, here is a picture:

I've had a difficult week with food, on Wednesday my sister invited me out for lunch and we ended up going to the Pizza Hut buffet, which wasn't the most healthy option. I've not had Pizza Hut in an awful long time, so I must say, I did thoroughly enjoy it! Then Friday night we went to Harvester for tea. Ah. Very difficult to try and stay calm! I love Harvester. I ended up getting 'The Original Combo' which is 1/4 of a spit-roast chicken and a few ribs, only because I LOVE ribs, and never have the opportunity to have them! So I've got a feeling this week may be a weight gain. I'm not best pleased, but I did really enjoy the food I ate, and it was well deserved and worth it.

I have a huge incentive now to lose weight, with the holiday being booked. I think it works out at 217 days until we leave, so I'm hoping to have at least lost 3 stone by then. I don't think I'm ever going to be bikini body ready, but I don't mind wearing swimsuits, as I don't need a tanned stomach as I never show it off ha!

Anyway, this next week I'm going to do some more recipe posts, a few fall fashion posts, and bits and bobs, so watch this space!
Lots of Love,
Fat Girl
xox
P.S. Picture is from here :)

Flash-chat :)

Hey everyone!

Just a short blog to say Hi! I thought I'd let you know how I got on at Slimming World....

I lost 3 pounds! Yay :) I'm so chuffed. I couldn't believe it when I stepped on the scales! I'm on top of the world.

Also, when you train to be a teacher, in your last year of your training, you have to pass 3 TDA tests, which are Numeracy, Literacy and ICT. For the first 3 Wednesdays in November, I passed my ICT in the first week, passed my Literacy last week and can't believe that I actually passed Numeracy this week! So another thing to feel on top of the world about! It's something I can feel less stressed about.

I have a 10,00 word dissertation due in in January and a poster due in in December still, and a placement in January that I'm stressing about, so it is very easy to fall behind on my posts, because there's so much to think about!

I just thought I'd do this quick little blog post to say I'm not leaving you, I'm still here, and I will be blogging lots in the next couple of weeks, just not every day.

I hope everyone is well, and would LOVE some ideas on what kinda blog posts you want me to do!
Lots of Love
Fat Girl
xox

Blog Identity Crisis!!!

Hi everyone :)

So, because I really want this blog to do well - not that I'm aiming to get lots of followers or anything like that, but just be pleasant for the people who do read it - I read a lot of articles and blogs on 'How to write a good blog'. The first thing that most of them would say is "Find a niche, something that hasn't been written about before, and write about that". I got this stuck in my head, and have been worrying an awful lot.

Then, I figured, you know what, I write this blog for myself mainly, and if people want to read it that's amazing, and I really appreciate it, but I just want to write about what I fancy writing about!

I am not, by any stretch of the imagination, a wizz on make-up, I have a small collection, and probably look like either a drag queen or clown most of the time, but I thoroughly love reading about make-up, using it, and talking about it. So I figured... I'm going to write about make-up!

But then I thought... But I LOVE fashion, and my fashion posts have got down well extremely well. I'm a bigger girl, so I like writing about something a bit different, and exploring fashion for the non-stick insects. So you know what else I figured... I'm going to write about fashion too!

Oh but then I thought... my blog is called 'Diary of a Fat Girl', and I love eating (hence me being fat) and I LOVE food, cooking it and eating it. I love reading about food, and watching videos and reading blogs on how to bake... So I finally figured, I'm going to write about food too!

So I realise, that although these people advise me to write a blog about one specific subject, I don't really want to. I enjoy far too many things in life to focus on just one thing. I know a lot of people don't want to hear about my meal with my boyfriend, but I LOVE writing about it, and I would much rather write about something I love than something I may possibly know little about and have little enthusiasm for!

I may also even veer off of those 3 topics too! Maybe to talk about some of these things...

Books...

TV programmes...

Dreams...

Things that make me laugh...

Dogs...

Things I believe in...

And so much more. So if you enjoy reading my blog, please carry on, and maybe even subscribe (it would make my day...).

Lots of Love,

Fat Girl 

xox

P.S. All picture are from We heart it <3 which I have a post about here :)

Inspiration*

Hi everyone :)

So I know I've done a few posts on inspiration, but I thought I'd do one on people that specifically inspired me to get in to blogging. I came across the beauty community first on YouTube, by watched a girl called Imogen. I'm just absolutely stunned by how beautiful she is and how she is a pro at hair and make up.

THIS is her YouTube site.
THIS is her blog site.
Her twitter is: @ImogenFoxyLocks

How beautiful is she?! She is also an inspirational business woman, as she runs the store Foxy Locks Extensions, which you can find here :) Apparently the extensions are amazing, and I know the eyelashes are fabulous.

I pretty much just watched Imogen for an awful long while, actually until I'd watched all of her videos! Then I found Blair Fowler. Oh Blair Fowler. This girl has become an OBSESSION of mine for a long time now. 

THIS is her beauty YouTube site.

THIS is her vlog YouTube site.

THIS is her blog website which she shares with her sister (who I will talk about later!).

THIS is her shop which her and her sister also run, and it's amazing.

Her twitter is: @juicystar007

There are so many reasons why I love Blair Fowler. I love everything about the American lifestyle, and I think this girl really embodies it in the way I like. She is a family girl, who works hard, has fun, rasies money for charities and is always happy. It is a given, she speaks extremely fast, and if I'm completely honest, I got annoyed by her first YouTube video that I watched (Eeek! I'm sorry Blair!) BUT I have grown to love her and her ways. It didn't take me long either! Maybe about 3 minutes. She's amazing, and is definitely the real life wonder woman! I could go on all day about her but I guess I should move on haha!

Next is Elle Fowler :) This is Blair's sister. Blair is only 18, whereas Elle is more my age at 23, yet I didn't connect to her as well at first. She is extremely soft spoken, and I almost saw her as a bit too soft. But I have definitely grown to love her a lot, I think she is the most nice, genuine, down to earth person, and isn't afraid to say silly things :) I love videos where she is just acting silly (See a video that made me laugh out loud A LOT where she is singing with her cat here) and I just love her. 

THIS is her beauty YouTube site.

THIS is her vlog YouTube site.

THIS is her blog website with Blair!

THIS is her shop which she shares with Blair also :)

Her twitter is: @ellefowler

They are both inspirational business women as well, not only with running their amazingly successful shop, but Elle also did a degree in Law! How amazingly inspirational is that.

Next is Sarah Walker. She is the girl I found next, and I love her videos. She does have a blog, but I must be honest and say I haven't read it as I didn't know until now! She has been away from videos for a while due to personal circumstances, but I really like her, but I just can't put my finger on why!! I think she's just a lovely person, extremely pretty and very genuine.

THIS is her beauty YouTube site.
THIS is her vlog YouTube site.
THIS is her blog.
Her twitter is: @SWalkerMakeup

Next up are two girls I found very recently. They seem to be extremely close friends, and I feel like they're my friends or something because I love them so much (Oh dear did I admit too much?!)
First up is Zoe. She is a small, petit brunette who inspired me to ombre/dip dye my hair.

THIS is her YouTube site.
THIS is her blog, which is THE most amazing blog ever. It's even won awards!! Oooooh.
Her twitter is: @ZozeeBo

She is just so beautiful, and really was a major inspiration in to me blogging. I think she's just fabulous. She is amazing on her know-how of make up and hair stuff, and also her style. She can wear almost anything and she looks AMAZING.

Next is Louise! Aloha YouTuberinos! She makes me laugh sooooo much, I chuckle at her voice alone because I know she is going to be saying something funny! My sister is due to have a baby, and she shows Baby Glitter, who is absolutely gorgeous, an awful lot, and I absolutely adore it, and her!

THIS is her YouTube site.
THIS is her blog!
Her twitter is: @Sprinkleofglitr

Her voice reminds me of the comedienne Miranda Heart. I love her so much, and she makes me laugh which is just ace. She is also a beautiful person, and you can tell she is so genuine and I really REALLY want to be her friend. Like really bad.

So I hope you've enjoyed reading about my inspirations, and I hope enjoy reading their blogs and watching their videos as much as I did!!

Lots of Love,
Fat Girl
xox

P.S. Castle picture is from here :)
Imogen picture is from here!
Blair picture is from here :)
Elle picture is from here!
Sarah picture is from here :)
Zoe picture is from here!
Louise and Baby Glitter picture is from here :)

Halloween :)

Hey Everyone!

So today's post is going to be very picture heavy today, so I'm not going to write much.

I'll just quickly tell you about my outfit etc. I bought an XXL man's white t-shirt from Matalan for £4, and I wore some old black leggings, and then bought some fake blood from Pound-Land, so I cut up my t-shirt and sprayed the blood all over. I also bought some bandages from Asda and spilt some blood on them, and wrapped 2 around my leg and one around my arm. I then just back-combed my hair lots and lots! I did very dark eyes on my make-up, and did dark red lipstick, and then used my Models Own red stain to create blood lines from my mouth and eyes. I hope you like!

Anyway, here come the pictures :) We went on to a party at Horwich RMI! And had a fabulous time.

 (This lottery ticket eventually won me £55!)

 (The pictures above and below this comment genuinely make me think I ACTUALLY turned in to a zombie for the night... scary stuff)

I hope you enjoyed these pics! My friend Becca was the other zombie, and my other friend Rosie was the pumpkin! Her mum made her the costume, how amazing!

Lots of Love,
Fat Girl
xox