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You know those subjects which are heavily loaded with so much content you think your head is going to explode with the amount there is to learn for exams? Well today, I am here with a few tips for you guys in how to prepare for these exams and ace them. Well, at least do well in them. Last June, I unknowingly (until the date of the leaving cert results) received an A in my Home Ec exam. I was so shocked. I didn't think I performed well enough in the exam as it was a very odd exam and didn't exactly follow the exam pattern from the previous years. It is also very content heavy. The amount to learn is endless. There is no doubt that I definitely deserved that grade. I put my heart and soul into Home Economics as a subject, to the point that it was the primary subject I spent time on. Seeing as I got on so well in the exam, I thought I could compile a few tips on how to perform well in those subjects which have a lot of content. Please note that a lot of the things I did were very time consuming.

Today I am coming to you with a post about drinking alcohol, something I'm quite familiar with; yet time and time again I end up making countless mistakes whilst consuming the deadly substance. Last Monday, which was my first day back in college and is famously known as "Black Monday" was when one of my last mistakes occurred. "Black Monday" is a day where every student (In Dublin anyway), goes crazy, gets too drunk because they've been absent from college life for four or five weeks and it's our way of welcoming ourselves back, I guess. I'm a little different. I do drink, I do go out; it's actually a great reason to get my new Naked palette out and experiment with my eye make up! What's different about me is that I am almost scared to get drunk.

On Saturday, the day after I arrived back in Dublin, I decided that it would be a great idea to go to town and to spend money from the "All for one" voucher I was kindly give for Christmas. For those curious of the goods I picked up, this post is definitely for you!!!

I am in the process of limiting meat in my diet as I discussed in one of my previous entries (available here). It's very difficult at home, especially when you have two brothers with Cystic Fibrosis who require a lot of calories and protein in their diet. A lot of people who do undertake the life style choice of vegetarian are a bit skeptical of their decisions because they think they may not be getting enough protein because of it. In this post, I am going to explain ways of getting alternative protein sources into meat-free diets.

Recently, I have become more enthusiastic when it comes to beauty products than I used to be. I am more excited about products and have a larger desire to try things out rather than to just buy make up as essentials for whenever I need to look nice. It's becoming another little hobby of mine, alongside blogging of course!

I may be extremely late on the bandwagon, but I have taken a liking to the Urban Decay Naked palettes. They are just classic palettes which would work perfectly in most people's make up collection. I was lucky enough to get the Naked 2 ( a palette in which I judged to be the best starter out of the three) for Christmas which I have been enjoying. I also got a voucher for 250 euro. This means that I have the potential to buy yet another palette. Although I do have intentions of buying all three of the palettes (although it probably isn't necessary) in the foreseeable future; I thought that instead of looking up review after review on Youtube and blogs (which may be hard to find considering that the Naked palettes aren't the newest); it might be a great idea to ask the wonderful beauty blogger communities which palette I should consider next.

For somebody who classifies themselves as a beauty blogger, I am most certainly lacking in beauty related blog posts. I believe I have one beauty post which is a crappy post with horrendous photographs of my foundation collection. Anyways, I was determined to change this and I thought that this post would be a good way to start!

Blogging used to be a hobby that some people used to mock. However, that has most definitely changed. With the increasing impact of bloggers and youtubers like Zoella, Tanya Burr and Niomi Smart, blogging is a hobby that more and more people are partaking in.

Since I have started my blog I have really fallen in love with it. I just love sharing thoughts and ideas I have and getting instant feedback! I thought I would share my reasons in a small post why keeping a blog is a great hobby to have!

Being the time of year it is, I can't help but to think about this time last year, when I was in the middle of my exam year, preparing for mock exams and contemplating my CAO choices. If you are unaware of what the CAO system is, I will quickly enlighten you. The CAO, standing for Central Applications Office is the Irish system which is more or less the equivalent to the UCAS system in the UK. This is a service available to prospectus students who are sitting the Leaving Cert exams. You fill out a list of 20 courses of your desire (in order of preference), 10 level 8 courses and 10 level 6/7 courses. These can be changed anytime online once you apply to the system up until the closing date! That's why it is extremely important to make your choices in time. Once the exams are completed, results are received etc., CAO applicants will get an offer based on the results they obtained. All in all, I think I filled my CAO form really well last year and I thought this post of tips might be of aid to some of you tackling these life changing decisions currently!

Since I started my blog, I always had the intentions of having an outfit of the day (OOTD) post on it. The idea in theory is great, getting feedback on the things you wear and just take photos of those outfits. I soon realised that in practice, taking pictures which actually display elements of the outfit such as footwear and necklaces was much more difficult than I originally thought. That is why I was absolutely ecstatic when my friend Freddie Greenall, a guy who is very interested in photography and cinematography kindly volunteered to take some pictures for me. I am extremely grateful for all the time and effort that was taken into these pictures. I think they came out pretty well to be honest! I really hope you guys like this outfit!

When we think of why most decide to employ the lifestyle of a vegetarian, most of us assume it is for ethical reasons. People who eat this way don't believe it is right to harm animals for the means of food and produce for human consumption. However, there are many other reasons in which people consider this lifestyle. For example meat can be very expensive and this may not be ideal for the financially limited (Like myself, a student). Religion can even come into the picture. Some Religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism have strict rules on the types of foods their followers can eat.

As a late Christmas present, my cousin Lydia kindly gifted me a Yankee Candle. I'm assuming, because she reads my blog, she got it because of my review on the Yankee Candle Cinnamon Sticks (Review available here)! Nonetheless, I am so grateful for this candle and I figured I would do a review on it!


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 The day has finally arrived where I have gotten some interaction with other active bloggers, so much so that I have been nominated for this Liebster award by the beautiful Bethany who also has a blog which you guys should definitely check out; http://thattypicalgurl.blogspot.com !

The thing about New Years resolutions is that we don't know how long they are going to last. You could keep them for a day, a week, a month or perhaps the whole year (if you're extremely consistent and disciplined!) Some people aim too high! They come up with delusional ideas that they'll have a six pack in a month and a half. When it doesn't happen, they become impatient and inevitably give up! Being patient as well as realistic is the best way to be when approaching new years resolutions. It's completely counter-productive and pointless if you have the best intentions but don't actually improve on the things you want to improve on or change for 2015.

I thought I would share some of my hopes for 2015 with you guys through sharing my resolutions which I am hoping I'll stick with!