AbiJBailey
  • Blog
  • About Me
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Nail Instagram
  • Pinterest

Goals For 2016

31/12/2015

0 Comments

 
Hello Everyone!
Sorry I've been so absent recently, I've had a lot going on.
It is  New Year's Eve; the end of 2015, so it's only right to set some goals for the upcoming year.
This year has been a tough one for me,  reading back last year's post I had achieved  quite a lot.  This year has just been a  struggle and I'm looking forward to saying goodbye to 2015!
​
This is going to be a lengthy 'talky' post so if that's not your thing, feel free to skip out on this one and have a browse through my categories! I'm sure you'll find something that's to your liking.
Goals For 2016 | abibailey.co.uk

​As you may know if you read my last two New Year's posts (2014/2015), I'm not good at resolutions so I prefer to think of them as 'goals'.

These are my list of goals that I hoped to achieve this year:

1) Learn To Drive
2) Work Hard  (both at work and on myself)
3) Be More Confident
4) Learn To Cook
5) Blog More 
6) Do More Nail Art
7) Read More

I'm going to be honest, I've failed nearly all of these goals.

1) I am definitely going to start learning to drive in 2016, I am feeling much more determined and motivated to actually do it this year.

2) I always try to work hard but I haven't worked that hard to better myself this year.

3) I do think I'm more confident though! I think working in a job where  you are constantly talking to new people and to strangers has really helped. Being left in charge, even if it's just while my Supervisor is on break, has helped too.

4)  I haven't really progressed with this one, I bought two little cookbooks earlier this year and I don't think I've looked at them since!  

5) I would love to be able to blog ALL THE TIME but I physically do not have the time. I need to start organising myself better and even if I feel really down, try not to let that stop me from blogging as blogging is something I really enjoy.

Although I haven't blogged as much as I would have liked to this year, I do think the quality of my blog posts and photos have improved.

6) Again, I'd love to spend all day doing nail art but I just don't have the time and when I do, I'd rather spend it with my family than sat in my room on my own.
​
7) As for reading more, I have a book that I've wanted to read for about 15 months and have yet to get to. I read the first 25 pages while on holiday and enjoyed what  little I've read so  I would like to continue it.

So I have not done well this year  with my goals. It's been a really  tough year this year and I've really struggled  so I'm hoping 2016 has more ups than downs!


Goals For 2016 | abibailey.co.uk
Image Source
Right then, let's get to my goals for 2016, there  are only a few for  this coming year  but they'll be  more achievable this way (I hope).

1) Book driving lessons and start learning to drive
2) Improve my blog
3) Be healthier,  even if it's just cutting out all the extra snacks

I'm currently working on a new blog completely, it's on a different site, it has much better features and I'm really pleased with it. The tricky part is transferring  all my posts to the new site and making it live etc. Hopefully by this time next year you'll be reading my posts on a lovely new site!
I promise it's on its way!

Have you made any goals for the new year? Did you complete any you set for this year?
Leave me a comment!

Have a wonderful new year and thank you for the continued support!
I'll speak to you in 2016.

Thanks for reading,

​Abi xxx
0 Comments

Building a Gingerbread House

16/12/2015

0 Comments

 
Hello Everyone!
Little mid-week blog post for you today.
I built  a gingerbread house (from a kit) with my sister.
We bought the kit from Tesco for £4!
​Here we go...


Building A Gingerbread House | abibailey.co.uk
Building A Gingerbread House | abibailey.co.uk
Building A Gingerbread House | abibailey.co.uk
Picture
In the kit, you get:
- the building tray
- the walls and roof pieces
- the squeezy icing
- different sweets for decoration

On the back of the box you get easy to follow instructions with pictures too.

Picture
Picture
You squidge a lot of the icing into the grooves in the tray and ice the back sides of the front and back walls and pop them into the tray. After that you slide the smaller walls in between, gently pressing to help them stick.
Picture
Picture
Once you've let the walls set, ice along the top of the front and back walls and gently place the roof pieces on. Hold them in place for a minute to let them adhere and then let the whole house set for half an hour (You could catch up on Big Bang Theory like we did).
Picture
Picture
Once your house has set, you can get to decorating! We mimicked the design on  the box with a few of our own little twists.
Picture
I'm really pleased with how it turned out and it was made much easier with the tray.
It was lovely  to spend time with my sister too.

Have you ever made a gingerbread house?  Have you ever been really brave and  built one from scratch? Leave me a comment!

Thanks for reading,  I'll speak to you soon!

​Abi xxx

0 Comments

Winchester Christmas Market

13/12/2015

0 Comments

 
Hello everyone!
Happy Sunday!

On Wednesday afternoon, my mum, my sister and I took the train to Winchester so that we could mooch around the Winchester Christmas Market. Winchester is always lovely anyway and we had a really wonderful day out. Here are a few of the photos I took.
Winchester Christmas Market
Let's start with an OOTD.
OOTD / abibailey.co.uk
OOTD / abibailey.co.uk
My jumper is from New Look and is classed as a 'jumper dress', I wouldn't wear it as a dress because it would be too short on me! It had 25% off when I bought it too. 
My jeans are from Sainsbury's.
My boots are old and from Primark, despite the  block heel they are so comfy and because I knew we'd be doing a lot of walking, these were perfect.
My lipstick is Make Up Revolution in the colour "Rebel With A Cause" and is a lovely berry tone.
Picture
Picture
This was the first stall and it was beautiful, filled with scented dried fruit and peel wreathes and decorations.  My mum bought a 'fruit circle' and as lovely as it was, it smelled SO strongly of orange and spices, it got too much!  When we got home we had to put it in the cupboard under the stairs because it was giving us a headache, haha.
Picture
Picture
There were over 100 stalls and there was such a variety.
Picture
These were called "Smoothie Candles"
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
There were lots of yummy snack stalls  and I love how traditional they make them look, really makes it feel festive.
Picture
Picture
One stall was filled with festive decorations and that made me feel very Christmassy.
Picture
Picture
This was one of my favourite stalls, it wasn't selling anything but people could leave  notes  about what/who/where makes them happy or what they're thankful for. It's such a lovely idea and the gold really stood out in the sun.
Picture
After we'd seen all there was to see we wandered about the shops and stopped for something to eat becuase we were all freezing by this point and very peckish.
Picture
(excuse the iPhone quality and poor lighting)
We stopped at the West Cornish Pasty Co as we've eaten  there before and the wedges are delish! I also had a sausage roll. It was very tasty and warmed me right up.
Picture
It was getting dark by this point so we got  to see the tree  all lit up as well as the other lights which was magical.
I had such a nice day with my family and it was nice to go somewhere and do something different.

I'm going to my work Christmas meal tonight so my next post will be my OOTN.

Thanks for reading and speak to you soon!

Abi xxx

P.s. Emma, if you're reading, I got your message but because you didn't leave your email I can't reply!  Thank you for the lovely comments and  if you wanted to leave your message as a comment on either this post or another I'd love to be able to reply to you. xxx 
0 Comments

Blog Update

6/12/2015

1 Comment

 
Hello everyone!
Hope you're enjoying your Sunday, leave me a comment telling me if you've been up to anything nice.
Just a quick update today but quite an exciting one!

I  just want to explain why I've been so absent recently and what's to come in the near future. 
This is going  to be a really quick talky post so if that's not your thing feel free to browse through one of my categories  in the side bar. There's lots to choose from!
​
abibailey.co.uk

​Firstly, you may have noticed, I now have my own domain! This blog now lives at 'abibailey.co.uk' whereas it used to be abibailey.weebly.com. I feel so much more  professional  now.

Secondly, I've been so absent on here because a) I work in retail and it's nearing Christmas so my hours are INSANE and any spare minutes I get, I spend with my family (or catching up on sleep)  and b) I really haven't had anything to post about! I have a few make up deliveries on the way and a couple of OOTD posts planned along with some festive  bits and pieces too.

Lastly, I'm planning to move blogging sites soon (when I have more than an hour of spare time) so this'll be a much better, more professional blog (but still fun) with better features. I'm so excited!

So I hope that brings you up to speed!
Lots of good things coming to this blog so keep an eye out!

Also don't  forget  to follow me on twitter and bloglovin  so you're in the loop.
Thank you for all the support, it means the world to me <3

Thanks for reading and I'll speak to you soon!

Abi  xxx
1 Comment
    Abi Bailey
    Follow
    Hello Everyone!
    Thank you for visiting my blog; I post about beauty and lifestyle. Have a read and let me know what you think.
    All my social networks are at the top if you want to keep up with my daily life!
    Abi xxx
    Submit

    Archives

    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013

    Categories

    All
    5 Things Friday
    Advice
    Baking
    BEAUTY
    Beauty Favourites
    Birthday
    Blog
    Bloglovin
    Christmas
    Day Out
    DIY
    Easter
    Family
    Fashion
    First Entry
    Glossybox
    Goals
    Hair
    Halloween
    Lifestyle
    Make Up
    Nail Art
    Nail Art Details
    Nailartnut
    New Year
    Ootd/ootn
    Recommendations
    Review
    Shopping/Haul
    Skincare
    Tutorial
    Valentine's Day

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.