Guilt

Hello!

I hope you've been faring well. I have been. This post is all about that horrible feeling of guilt. I feel guilty all the time, so much, in fact, that I end up ignoring it because I know that I'm just being silly. There are some things to feel guilty about, and some things that are not to be guilty about.

I feel guilty every time I let someone down or do something wrong for someone or accidentally hurt someone. I just want to please people, and so that is my prime source for guilt. I need to learn that you don't have to do something just because people tell you to do it. You need to listen to what you want and work out what you want to do that way.

What kind of things do you feel guilty about? Are they silly, or reasonable? How are you going to help yourself stop feeling guilty?

Bubblegum x

The Little Things

Hello!

I think I'm officially back now after that loooooong hiatus. I'm not going to post every day like I've been saying. I'll probably just settle for weekly because otherwise I'll just end up falling out of it again because I'd be really overwhelmed.

As to what's happened to me whilst I was gone, I've started high school. It's fun but so much more challenging than junior school and the days are so much longer. I'm more tired after a day but it's somehow so much more satisfying.

Anyway, this post is all about the little things that make the world go round. A refreshing bike ride. The sunset on the ocean. A homemade birthday cake. The soft breaths of a sleeping loved one.

It's all of these things that make me the happiest. Tiny little things that may not matter to anyone else, but make me feel good about myself and the world. Things that perhaps nobody else notice. Things that make everything that little more beautiful.

I'm writing this post to tell you guys to notice these little things, and to maybe write them down. This exercise helps you be grateful and to just become an all round better person.

Until next time,
Bubblegum x

An Update on Where I've Been/What I've Been Up To

Hi!

Okay, I promise you that I'm back this time! I've worked out a strategy for making posts and what posts I'll make so I'll hopefully be back in track day by day!

Anyway, as this title suggests, I'm going to give a brief summary of where I am right now and what's been happening!

So, I'm not in Bristol. I'm in Zurich (Switzerland) and it's been truly amazing so far! The buildings are so beautiful and the lakes and rivers sparkle in the sun. It's very warm here, but when it rains, IT RAINS!

I've been here since Sunday afternoon, when I went for a swim in the river which was a unique experience because it gently carries you all the way down with the current which is so pretty fun, if a little nerve wracking.

On Monday, I wandered around town and had a look at all the different, lovely buildings and I also had a dip in the lake. It was great fun jumping off the pier into the water! We were supposed to go on the pedalos but it began to rain. It was really pounding down! Like, properly!

Yesterday was a super crazy day. We went hiking in the mountains (700m!) and it was breathtakingly beautiful. We were surrounded by other mountains and there was a vast sprinkling of snow on top of one of them. I was excited to get a cable car down but it turned out that it was broken! So we had to hike all the way down through the pouring rain and we only just made the bus. We met a nice American guy called Steve on the train who asked us loads of questions about our politics in England. Then we went to the food festival to found out that it was closed! We ended up just going to a pizza place.

Today we are planning on cycling to the lake and going on a pedalo. We'll also have a barbeque by the river if the weather's nice, obviously featuring some swims!

So there we go. I'm really sorry that I haven't kept up this blog recently, but I'm going to try much harder because I do enjoy writing on it and it's nice to know that people can read this. Maybe it'll one day be famous! Who knows?

Bubblegum x

I'm Back!

Hey, guys!

I have not posted for a LONG time, but I'm posting now. I'm sorry that nothing has been going up, but I'm the sort of person who thinks about how they need to do something and then doesn't do it. That's just the sort of person I am.

Nothing has really happened since I last posted. I've just finished Mockingjay today, and I cried. I, unfortunately, have nothing to read tonight because I left 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' at school which I'm really mad at myself about. *Sigh*

I have been journaling every night for a while and I really enjoy recounting my day and gluing little souvenirs into the pages. I've nearly finished the one I have, unfortunately, so I'm going to need to buy a new one soon.

I've also made an attempt to start a bullet journal which has been quite fun. There is so much inspiration all over the internet until I just had to get up and do it. I'm still warming up to the idea, but I'll get into it properly soon enough.

I also found the most amazing blog: www.bohoberry.com. I've found each and every post inspirational and really enjoy reading the beautiful words. I'll probably go and read some now!

Happy blogging,
Bubblegum x

#TomeTopple Readathon Fail

Hi, guys!

As you can guess from the title, I failed the #TomeTopple Readathon. The only book that I managed to complete was Opal Plumstead by Jacqueline Wilson which I finished in four days but I could not read fast enough as to finish Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and only finished it yesterday. I think that I pretty much gave up on the 14th because I went to London for the day on the 15th so I definitely had no time for reading that day (I'll make a post about that trip later).

This post was actually really short but I just wanted to let you know how I got on - which was obviously pretty badly - and I'm going to go now.

Happy blogging,
Bubblegum xx

Hello, Again

Hi.

Sorry that I haven't posted in a million years; hopefully, there will be a whirlwind of posts today to make up for it. Nothing much has happened in my life, to be fair. My prime struggle at the moment is that I don't have a Father's Day present yet, which isn't that big of a problem so I thnk that it's safe to say that I'm content.

This blog is supposed to be a positive place, I suppose. Even though nobody reads it, I'm going to try and make it a happy environment for anybody who stumbles across it. I want people to enjoy reading this and I want to be able to lift their spirits through my words. I'm hardly talented enough for this, but I'll try.

I guess that I just wanted to say that in my Hello, Again post.

Byeee.

There's No Place Like Home

Hey guys!

For months, I've been speculating on what life will be like when I move out. In fact, it's a subject I often turn to when I'm feeling down. But will it really be all I think it will be? Or will I end up as a filthy beggar in the cold streets? Nah, my parents wouldn't let me live like that.

I've got a vague idea if what I want my house to be like. I'd love a modern apartment, with a clean kitchen and bathroom. A fairly large bedroom that can fit a couple of bookshelves in. A reading room that holds multiple bookshelves. A living room with a flashy TV and gaming system.

All of these requests are daydreams; they'd obviously never really happen. But it's nice to have them in mind, to imagine an ideal life for my older self.

My house at the moment isn't too bad, after all. My room is fairly compact, but it's cosy. It's filled with loud family members, but at least I'm not lonely. It's ideal for my life at the moment.

Comment down below what your ideal house would be, and what your house is like at the moment.

Happy blogging,
Bubblegum x