Hello everybody and welcome back to another post. Today is something special for me because this is my 30th blog post! For me that is a bit of an accomplishment so I thought I would share with guys 30 Facts About Me. These are one of my favourite posts to read and write so hopefully you will enjoy it as well. Lets begin.





1. My most used emojis are the cry laughing face and the upside down smiley face.

Happy February! Bit of a weird time to be celebrating something but I honestly can't believe how far in the year we are already. It feels like just yesterday I was celebrating my 15th birthday, but it wasn't aha, and I will be turning 16 this year.

The purpose of todays post is to basically bring back some of my older most popular posts. Because most of my popular posts are from moths ago and I would just like to resurface them for some of my new readers. I see a lot of bloggers do a 'Monthly Roundup' but I don't do enough posts per month as I am not a 'full time blogger' I guess you could say. So today I am doing a roundup of my Top 10 Most Popular Posts.

Promoting yourself online can sometimes be very difficult, especially if you are just starting up. Creating and sharing content has endless possibilities which make life a little easier, but traffic can be hard to build up. So that is the point of this post, to help you, and me in a way, grow your platform and help it get to where you want it to be.

Networking, socialising and sharing is an important part of the blogging community and also anything that you want to expand online, and that's why if you were to share this post, it would be helping me, you and your viewers and everyone wins.

Now, all you have to do is leave your link to your Blog, Youtube, Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter or whatever else you would like to promote and make sure to leave a little description about it so others know what it is about and all. Try to look through others links, because who knows, you might find a site or page that you really love. And after all, that is the whole point of this post. I will definitely be reading through all the responses and replying, so what are you waiting for, share your links!!

Jade Madeleine, xo

Hello everybody and welcome back to another blog post. Today is something that is very special to me even thought its a good 18 days overdue, and it is the one year anniversary of this blog! I know is super late but trust me, nobody is feeling as sad or slack for that matter, that I missed the actual day, apart from me. I know this sounds very cliche but it honestly does feels like yesterday I was writing my first ever blog post, which is still live to this very day. But I mean, if I wanted to be technical and give myself a rubbish excuse I didn't actually write my first proper post until the 29th of December, which is today! My first post was just an introductory post about me and what this blog was going to be about which if you would like to check out I will link it here.
Throughout my one year journey on this blog, I am going to be honest and say that nothing much has changed for me. I mean apart from the obvious things like my age and the fact that I will be going into year 11 next year (I know right, crazy, only two years left), personally, I still feel like the same 15 year old girl who sat on her bed one year ago trying to figure out how to link her social medias to the blog or make a favicon (which if you didn't know it is the little symbol next to the URL that is black and says JM). Just a little advise I would just like to say to anyone who is thinking about making a blog or already has one, make sure people are able to subscribe properly to your blog, and make sure commenting is enabled. I learned that the hard way as I found out only a few days ago that people couldn't leave comments since I did my last re-designed my blog... that was about 9 months ago... *FACE PALM*. But life goes on and lessons are learned, even if you need to take a moment to take in your mistake.


So I guess what I am trying to say through the rambled mess of this post is a big big BIG thank you to you reading this blog. It means the world, whether this is the first post you are reading of mine of the 25th post. Thank you very much.
I hope you enjoyed this post, if you have made it this far through that is aha. Don't forget to share this post and also comment down below any tags or posts you would like me to do for the New Year. Maybe an everyday makeup routine, who knows? Also make sure you have a wonderful day! Byeeeeeeeee!


Jade Madeleine, xo

As you can probably tell by just stepping out your front door, it is almost Christmas. It is literally my favourite time of year when we are driving down the street and you get a glimpse of some fairy lights. There is just something so wonderful about the whole concept of Christmas. However, instead of blabbing on about how much I really do love the Holiday Season, I decided to do The Christmas Tag. I found this tag off of The Enthusiast so definitely go and check her post out if you have a little extra time. Even though the post is about 4 years old I still really enjoyed reading it and so will you hopefully. Lets get started!

So, this is officially my first Christmas post ever! I don't think I have ever done one on this blog and what better way to start off the Festive season than music. I am one of those people who get way too excited for their own good about the holidays and even though I only have a few people who get just as excited as me, I just can't help think of Christmas! For me Christmas is about fun and joy and happiness, and who can have fun and joy without music? I have compiled my own little (maybe not so little) Christmas playlist.

It literally has everything, and I think that is why I love it so much. It has Michael Bublè to Ariana Grande to NSYNC to Justin Bieber to Mariah Carey. Pretty much whatever mood your in, its there. Sometimes I love a good traditional Christmas tune to karaoke to, but sometimes I like a good pop song to dance around.

Now I know I did do the Australian Tag sometime around last week but if you are not fairly new this this blog than you may have noticed that I haven't posted in a fair few weeks. In the beginning I was just flooded with school work and final assessments for the semester so I put off writing and actually a lot of things in my life until those stressful weeks were over. Once I finally finished the term I was on my two week break holidays and to be honest I didn't do much. I worked most of them and the free time I did have I spent just chilling and having a little bit of me time. Even if that did just include me sitting and watching TV whilst emptying out the fridge, it was very nice to just stop and take a moment. The thought of writing a post was always in the back of my mind  because but I just really didn't feel motivated to do it. It had become about three weeks now passing onto four and to be honest I felt a bit upset with my self that I had not written a post for my lovely readers in so long.

So skip ahead a bit I had posted the Australian Tag which I did have drafted for a while and decided to go ahead and edit it and post. This lifted a bit of weight off of my shoulders and made me feel a lot better. Then Olivia posted a video on her channel I will link here if you would like to go and check it out. It is about her sitting down and just chatting to her viewers, kinda like I am doing now. She talked about where she had been and why she had taken a break from her channel just for a little bit. She mentioned that she wasn't very motivated to make a video and didn't really feel like she was enjoying making them as much as she did, just like how I felt. The video basically ended with her saying that in the time that she took away from YouTube, she realised how much she loved making videos and really missed doing it. This just sums how I was feeling and it inspired me to make this post to explain to my small little group of viewers how much I love doing what I am doing and that I really missed it.

So yeah that is basically all. I just wanted to give you guys a little update on my life and how I am going to definitely continue on with this blog. I have some great posts ready for you guys so make sure to stay tuned for them. Thank you so so much for reading. Don't forget to share and comment and have a wonderful day! Byeeeeeeeeeee!

Jade Madeleine, xo

Hello everybody and welcome back to another post. So today I thought I would do something fun and  a little different. This is 'The Australian Tag' and it is basically a series of different questions and would you rathers about being Australian. So lets get started! :)

Today is something a bit different to what I would usually do but I felt like it was something I wanted to share because it has been a part of my life recently. I know everybody deals with some kind of stress whether that is through school, relationships or anything else. So today I thought I would share with you 5 Ways to Deal With Stress. These are different things that help me personally and work a charm. Lets get started!



Physical Activity

Ok, so I definitely don't mean to scare you or anything by saying you have to run 5 kilometres or work out in a gym for 2 hours, although if you enjoy that by all means, go ahead. However, I know that I do not, being the lazy person I am. Somethings you can do that you might enjoy more could be dancing, yoga, bike riding, walking or even jumping on you bed. Gentle exercise is proven to lower stress rate and calm the mind, particularly when done socially with people such as friends and family.
Yesterday when I went to school I was really upset. I found it really hard to concentrate on work and even laugh along with my friends who were being the sweetest and noticed straight away. Luckily that day one of my subjects was dance with two of my closest friends. I didn't think I would enjoy that lesson like the rest, but as I got into it, even the warm up stretches and walking around the room immediately took my mind of things and I became so much more happy.

Talk to Someone

I am going to be the first to put my hand up to say that I do not like sharing my feelings. Especially to the people closest to me like my parents and friends because I don't want to worry them in any way or form. I am so lucky to have people who care about me and can tell immediately when something is wrong, but always I say "Everything is fine." or "I'm okay, really." This, I know is bad because we are humans, and cannot bottle all of our feelings up inside. If we don't say anything I know they can get worse. When something like this happens to me, where I don't tell anyone that something is wrong, I feel terrible and ill in some way the next day. Maybe this is my body telling me that it just can't handle the stress I have kept in.

Think Positive

This is a very important one. Changing your frame of mind can change the whole outcome of your life. Telling yourself that "I can't do that" or "I will never finish this" means that you are just setting yourself up for failure. When someone feels like they are failing they begin to carry burdens that get bigger and bigger eventually leading to a stressful situation. Say you have an assignment due and you have hardly even started, being positive and telling your self that "It's not that bad" and " I can easily knock this over" will make you more motivated and make it much easier to get done quicker.

Forgivness

If something that you or someone else has done is holding you back, then simply forgive and move on. Let yourself know that all that is in the past and nothing you can ever do will change it. Holding a grudge, especially to your self can make you feel worthless, and I'll tell you something. Your not. Mistakes happen and letting go of the past is a way to keep you sane and in control of your life.

Find Happiness in Others

Now you are probably thinking "Jade, you have already mentioned this about talking to people about it. What are blabbing on about." Well, what I am talking about is the happiness you find in things other than people. This might be your favourite TV show, favourite YouTuber, favourite book, or even your pet (if you have one). I know that when I am feeling sad or upset, someone I can turn to that will never let me down is my dog. Sounds weird, I know, but in some ways I feel like he understand me and is always there to give me a cuddle when I need. I swear to you he can understand english! Not literally speaking but you know what I mean hahaha.



Thank you so much for reading. I hope this helped you out in any way or form. It is a very important subject that I don't want anyone to feel like they are the only one. Don't forget to share and comment down below, and have a wonderful day!

Jade Madeleine, xo