I'm Back! | Life Update + New Blogging Beginnings

Hello, Lovelies! Once again, it has been a while! I can't apologise enough, but life has been absolutely upside down for me. I've had a ton of stress, a lot of new things going on and just life in general, which has left me with a serious slump in motivation and time to get anything done. I hope you understand. 

So, I just wanted to have a little chat about the direction the blog is going in. When I first started blogging, I fit myself into a very strict blogging box, which of course was very restrictive when it came to the content I felt like I could post. So, I merged both of those blogs into this, which was just meant to be a "whatever I fancy posting" kind of blog. However, I've found that I still put those restrictions on myself when I'm coming up with new ideas. Which, to be honest, just leaves me a bit "meh", because what I feel like I have to post about I'm just not that into at the time, and what I want to post I'm just not happy posting. 

I've been being a bit more "daring" about what I've been posting recently, which is what I want to do with my blog. I want it to be more of a representation of myself as a whole, rather than just a small section of my life. Of course, beauty blogging will always be something that I want to blog about, but also as I come to understand my mental health issues more, and just generally grow and evolve as a person, I want to address those things too. 

So, as well as an "I'm back" post, it's also a bit of a heads up that there will be more general lifestyle posts, which I personally am very excited by!

Much love, Maxine xo

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Puppy Loving | Meet Sabine.

Hello, Lovelies! It's been a while, huh? Sorry about that! You know how I said that the work in the house was done? Yeah. It didn't quite work out like that. We're still having little issues, but fingers crossed that this time all the big work has been completed.

So, now we've covered that, how about a bit of cuteness? Go on then! Whilst I've been away, we got a new addition to the puppy family. Meet Sabine! 

Aren't her eyes gorgeous? She's 15 weeks currently, and we've had her slightly over 3 weeks. 

We were, initially, worried about how Kaiser would take to her. Smiter has been through the transition of a new puppy before - when we got Kaiser - but Kaiser has been the baby for best part of 3 years now, so he was the one we weren't sure about. 

Admittedly, at first, we did have a few issues. He wasn't quite sure what to make of her, but after a little bit of growling and avoiding, they've become inseparable. We brought her home at about 7.30pm, and by about 10 pm that night he was following her around like, well, a lost puppy! Wherever one of them is, you can be sure the other isn't far behind! 

Smiter, on the other hand, was the problem! At first, he loved her. Then, he realised this wasn't a play date and he'd have to share his house with someone else. It's taken him a bit longer than Kaiser to really bond with her, but we did get there. 

So, that's the introduction to Sabine! I hope you enjoyed and don't forget to follow me on Instagram and Snapchat for more updates of the three musketeers! 

Much love, Maxine xo

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Recent Instagram + Where I've Been | May+June Update.

Hello Lovelies! First things first, I've missed you guys! If there's anything I love, it's a good old rant, and the fact you guys sometimes listen is an absolute mystery to me. A very pleasant mystery, though! I know I've been gone for forever, I honestly didn't mean to be gone for so long but sadly life just got in the way. 

I originally planned to take a break until the beginning of June, whilst we got some work done in the house, simply because I wouldn't have the time nor the energy to blog while a constant stream of men trooped in and out of my house and ripped it apart. However, the work just ran over the time we were given (if you follow me on twitter, you'll know I've had a good old rant about them once or twice!), and I was far too stressed with it all to even contemplate picking up a laptop. 

Secondly, not one hour after the men finally left my house, the internet packed up! Just my luck, eh? It's all fixed now, thankfully, and I can stop hammering my phone internet. I thought I'd get back into the swing of things with a bit of an Instagram update type post, links to all social media will be posted at the bottom of this post, as always. 

This month was the 1 year mark of us losing my dog, Goldie. I'm sure you all know about Kaiser, but Goldie was my best friend for 14 years. If there's one show I've been loving more than anything else this month, it would probably by Pretty Little Liars, I'm loving the twists and turns of the new season. If there's one thing that keeps me from straying back to dairy, it's Oatly Oat milk, especially their chocolate drink. Of course, I couldn't have an Instagram post without my little man. June also marked my sister's 33rd birthday, I stayed up well into the early morning trying to make the living room look less like a building site and more like a home again. I only mildly succeeded. This past Sunday I decided to dip dye my hair blue, I originally wanted lilac but of course it was the only colour that was in storage (typical!) so I went with blue instead. And, last but not least, my favourite fotd of this past week. I will be doing a post on this look, mainly because they're all my favourite products lately. 

And, breathe! Sorry this was such a wordy post, considering the lack of excitement in my life recently, there's actually been a lot to catch up on. Feel free to leave your links in a comment below, I'm always looking for new reads. 

Maxine, xo

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