Family Fun in Florida

Hello again!
I thought it would be nice to share with you a few pictures of me and my family while we were in Florida. We had an absolutely fabulous time and took loads of photos!
During our stay we spent 5 days at Disney themeparks, we spent 1 day at Universal Islands of Adventures and also we spent a day at the waterpark in amongst shopping and sunbathing!

This a a couple snaps actually from snapchat of me and my little sister Leah on the plane before we took off. She was so excited!

First peak of Florida! So flat! and big and just so much space!
The flight took almost 9 hours going and it was not a great flight for me. I've become much more panicky about everything since all my health problems this year, I didn't quite realise how much it had affected me but I almost took a panic attack on the plane from being claustrophobic, it was rather not enjoyable

We arrived on the Sunday night and on the Monday we just went food shopping and things like that but on the Monday we went to Animal Kingdom so here is a picture of a Giraffe from that day. I Love Giraffes, they are one of my favourite animals!

 During the first week we got to go visit Harry Potter Land! well the wizarding world of Harry Potter at Universal Islands of Adventure. It was so well done, I loved it! This is a picture of my granny and grandad, Mum, me and Leah.

 AND WE GOT TO TRY BUTTERBEER! I really liked it! it was kind of caramelly. It just made me really excited.

 This is basically what it looked like, It was so fantastic and well done

Here is Hogwarts, by the way I'm still waiting on my letter! Anyone else?

We went to my favourite water park EVER which is Aquatica. I don't go on any of the rides apart from the lazy river and river rapids but I love it all the same.

Epcot is one of my favourite parks and I hadnt been in ages! Also this year they are celebrating 20 years of their flower and garden displays so they had all sorts of characters around the park as plants! I wish I could show you them all!

 We went into the lego store at downtown disney because my little sister LOVES lego! She brought home like 4 sets!
Me and my Dad however just took photos with the lego models. Dad with the hulk and me with Buzz and Woody!

Me, Mum and Leah outiside Cinderellas castle because you can't go to Magic Kingdom and not get your photo taken here. It's practically tradition. Can I just live here? It's so beautiful!

This is literally the only picture of all of us, we got our lovely waiter to take it for us! My Grand parents my parents me and my sister (My brother didn't come with us). This is at TGI fridays on our last night. I didn't want to leave!

I absolutely love going on Family holidays because it's just a great time to be able to spend with your family and make great memories. This was one of the best holidays I have ever been on. I'm incredibly lucky to be able to go on holidays each year and to have such an amazing family to share it with.

Loving School

I feel like while i was unwell I learnt a lot of life lessons. The first being to appreciate the little things in life like taking a walk. The next thing I feel I learned was to really make the most of everything, School in particular.

I'm in my last year at school at the moment and I also manged to get the grades I needed for university last year so as a result before Christmas I was really at the end of my tether with school. I felt like I really didn't want to be there but at the same time I didn't want to leave. I just wasn't enjoying it to the point that I couldn't go a day without saying "I can't wait to leave"

Then I got ill.

Being ill for 3 months has meant being absent from school for 3 months and spending a large amount of that time stuck in a hospital room really opened my eyes to how much I love school. The social aspects of it mostly. Seeing friends every single day and even my teachers. Being part of something is also what I really missed. Having something to do with my life instead of sitting unable to do anything. Technically meaning I missed learning, I missed class, I just missed everything.

So basically what I'm saying is really make the most of everything, make the most of school even if you're not enjoying it. Really words can't describe how horrible it was to be stuck in hospital or at home while all my friends were at school. 

As horrible as it was being ill for 3 months I feel a lot of good has come out of it too, as cheesy as it sounds I really do feel like I've learnt a lot about appreciating life after everything I've been through this year. I guess every cloud does have a silver lining.

Caitlin x

"Sometimes we have to hit bottom before we figure out how to really enjoy life" - Unknown

My Week In Photos #1

Aloha lovelies

I love taking photos so I thought doing  "My week in Photos" would be rather fun.
Lets begin!

 This is what Monday looked like. Where are you Spring?!

SMILE

Beautiful Picture I took on one of my walks. So pretty with all the snow on the hills!

Trying out one of the Maybelline Color Show Nail Polishes, Post coming soon!

"Ugh Pictures Again"

My Beautiful Baby <3

My Throw back Thursday
Me and my brother on his last day of School last May. It was such a beautiful day!

CHEESE, I got that Friday Feelin'
I was off for a meeting with my guidance teacher about coming back to school! I haven't been since before Christmas!
So excited to go back!

Still trying out the accent nail and still unsure..
This is Essie's "Where's My Chauffeur" and "Beyond Cozy"

Lastly My brother after blowing out his candles on his 19th birthday

I had a pretty chill week. This week is going to be so much busier because I'm going back to school! Finally! Today is my first day back, I'm doing Tuesday and Wednesday morning and Thursday and Friday afternoon! Going to be so brilliant to see everyone again!

Hope you all had a fantastic week!

Caitlin x

What's in My Make Up Bag

I don't know about you but I love seeing what's inside other peoples make up bags. I love seeing what products they like and use on a daily basis and see if I can discover any new amazing products.
So today I'm going to show you beautiful people what's inside mine. In this bag is just the make up I've worn the last few days and am loving at the moment!

At the moment the foundation I'm using is the Revlon colorstay in 110 Ivory. Right now it's pretty much the only foundation pale enough for me. Its quite a good match to my skin tone but I can't say I'm in love with this foundation but then again that's how I feel about every foundation I've ever tried :( Help me?
I'm using Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer in 2 Light. I think this is a really great concealer but it's not pale enough for me so I really have to work with it so it doesn't make me look like have dark areas on my face!
I'm reall loving wearing bronzer at the moment, clearly not so patiently waiting for the summer months. I splashed out at the end of January and bought myself the Nars Laguna Bronzer and I found love basically. Its just great because it's not to dark for me! yay
For Blush I have a dinky little sample of Bella Bamba from Benefit and it's such a pretty pink and also very pigminted so if you try this, be careful, you don't even want to see what happened to my face first time i used it!
For mascara I have Benefit they're real which is a great mascara but I don't think it's worth the money or any better that some of the other mascaras I have tried (dont shoot me please). I also have the new L'oreal one, False Lash Flutter. I'm trying this out at the moment and I quite like it. The wand is very interesting!
For my lips I have Burts Bees lip balm because I have disgustingly dry lips sometimes. Clinique Chubby Stick in "Woppin' Watermelon". It gives a really pretty pink sheen to the lips and on top of that I love wearing the Urban Decay lip junkie lip gloss in Naked. Its a super pretty nude gloss with gold shimmer. GORGEOUS.

As for eyeshadow, I've really been loving the Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette. The shades I've been using recently are Bootycall and Tease. They look so natural and beautiful together and perfect for when I feel like a bright lip as well.

Here's a swatch of them. Bootycall is a shimmery chapmagne and Tease is a matt taupey brown

What are the staples in your make up bag?

A-Z of Me Tag!

I've seen so many bloggers do this recently so I thought I would hop on the bandwagon and do it too. It's another "get to know me" type posts but hey, we just met so we need to get to know each other.

A- Age: 17

B- Bed size: Single wishing it was double..

C- Chore that you hate: I can't think of any actually, I'm quite good with chores i.e I don't mind them once I've worked up the energy to actually go do them..

D- Dogs: I have a gorgeous golden Cocker Spaniel called Max, he's my baby

E- Essential start to your day: Washing my face, I do not feel ready to do anything until I've washed my face and brushed my teeth. Saying that if you read my 50 Facts About Me post you will know I find having a skincare routine such a chore.

F- Favourite Colour: I find this so hard because it depends on the season and my mood but right now I love mint green and coral!

G- Gold or Silver: Gold for sure although I prefer Silver jewelerry..

H- Height: 5'4 on a good day, I'm the shorty in my family and it's not even that small!

I- Instruments you play: I can play a bit of Violin and Keyboard

J- Job Title: Student

K- Kids: Bit young for that I think 

L- Live: I live in a little town in Fife which is in the East of Scotland

M- Mother's Name: Lynne

N- Nicknames: I don't really have any

O- Overnight Hospital Stays: I've had my fair share recently! I am now refusing to go to the Doctors because they just send me back!

P- Pet Peeves: Noisy eaters and people who eat with their mouths open. It makes me want to cry.

Q- Quote from a movie: "I like that boulder, that is a NICE boulder"

R- Right or left handed: Right

S- Siblings: I have an older brother who's 19 on Saturday and a little sister who is 10

T- Time you wake up: Between 8 and 9 when I don't have an alarm set

U- Unique Ability: I really can't do anything than unique

V- Vegetable you hate: Parsnips and mushrooms, Yuck.

W- What makes you run late: Sleeping in.. 

X- X-Rays: I can't even remember how many I've had, too many! Last one was a last tuesday.

Y- Yummy Food: Raspberries, I love me some raspberries. So so so so so good!

Z- Zoo Animal: I haven't been yet but I really want to see the Pandas at Edinburgh Zoo!

I shall leave you now with all that information about myself while I go write some more blog posts for this week that are less "me" revolved. Hope everyone has a fantastic day wherever they are in the world and if you have done this tag leave me a link and i'd love to go read it because well i'm nosy and I like reading about people..

50 Facts About Me

I thought to begin this blog of mine I will let you know a bit more about me. I've seen this circling around youtube for the past few weeks and I didn't see why it couldn't be a blog post too!

1. My Middle name is Margaret and i absolutely hate it (sorry to all the Maggies in the world!)

2. I live at home with my parents and sister but I'm hoping to move out in September for University!

3. I'm going to University to do a degree in French and Spanish, at which university? I still need to decide!

4. I have an older brother who is 19 next week and a little sister who is 10

5. I am one of the worlds fussiest eaters

6. I still eat like a 5 year old, all foods are eaten separate 

7. If I have beans with my tea they have to be in a separate dish so the sauce doesn't touch my other food.

8. I am allergic to Peanuts and animal fur

9. I used to want to be a vet

10. I think I spend more time on the internet than is healthy

11. I am 5 foot and 4 inches 

12. My feet are a nice slightly smaller than average size 5

13. I have never ever ever dyed my hair

14. I didn't know my hair was naturally curly until I was 12

15. I have a playlist on my phone of songs I'm really loving at the moment and I play it on repeat until I hate them all

16. I love sparkly glittery things

17. I got tickets to go see Justin Bieber in Nottingham on March 2nd but couldn't go because I was in Hospital, I am still heartbroken.

18. But.... we were in touch with the arena who made special arrangements for me for the JB concert due to my health issues and when we told them i couldn't make it to the concert in the end the sent me complimentary tickets to see One Direction.
19. I'm a born and bred Scot
20. I work in boots the chemist

21. I have been going to Latin dance classes since I was 4

22. I love watching cheesy romantic films

23. I love reading cheesy romantic books

24. I have a pacemaker

25. I have 2 "worst" days of my life, 1st was the day my Great Granny passed away and 2nd was the day of her funeral

26. I get really stressed out when my room's a mess yet I can't seem to keep it tidy..

2. I had blonde hair when I was little

28. This is my second attempt at a blog,

29. In 2005 my two best friends both moved abroad, one in the January to Australia and the other in June to California

30. My parents got me a dog because I was lonely and pretty much had no friends after my two best friends left

31. I absolutely love the states, I've been to Florida 5 times and I'm going again in May!

32. My Granny is taking me to Paris in August and I don't think I have ever been more excited to go anywhere. Ever.

33. My Granny is the most amazing woman in the world, I love her so much.

34. My Pet hate is noisy eaters and people who eat with their mouths open. It makes me want to cry.

35. I think I might have slight OCD about certain things. For example, organising my nail polish and  random things like I cannot stand if someone opens a packet of sweets or crisps upside down.

36. I hate not having my nails painted

37. The only thing I hate more than having bare nails is chipped nails

38. I have a really bad habit of peeling my nail polish off

39. I have real difficulty controlling my body temperature, especially my feet, they are either freezing cold like icicles or absolutely burning hot. It is horrific.

40. I find having a skincare routine such a chore

41. I am really lazy when it comes to doing my hair (i can't remember the last time I used a hair dryer)

42. I can sort of play the violin a little 

43. I love playing on my keyboard and teaching myself songs on it

44. My favourite thing to do when there is no one else in the house is sing. Really Loudly.

45. If my feet aren't covered by my duvet I feel like something is going to come out from underneath my bed and eat them

46. My favourite colour depends on my mood

47. I hate watching scary movies, I have only ever watched 2- "it" and "insidious". 

48. I am OBSESSED with playing temple run, Like really, I never get bored of it

49. I could easily spend all day reading blogs and watching Youtube videos

50. My friends think I should live in a bubble because of all my allergies and health issues

So I hope you feel like you know me a bit better and we can all have a wonderful relationship now.

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