Halloween movie marathon 101

One of the traditions in my house at Halloween actually has nothing at all to do with trick or treating, in fact, I've never actually been in my life. every Halloween we collect together the Halloween sweets that either haven't been taken by tick or treaters or if we haven't opened the door (sorry guys, we were one of 'those' houses) and we had a huge movie marathon. In the spirit of the day, I wanted to share with you guys some of my all-time favourite Halloween films.
Hope you enjoy!

The Disney Tag

Something I have come across while browsing a few blogs is something called the Disney tag. those of you who have been reading this blog for a while or who follow me on Twitter will know that I am a die hard Disney fan. I've actually had so much fun writing this post because I played my Disney playlist the entire time for inspiration so enjoy!

1. Favourite Character - Belle

2. Favourite Princess - Pocahontas

3. Favourite heroine - Mulan

4. Favourite Prince - Flynn Rider from Tangled

5. Favourite Hero - I must admit that I've always had a love for Hercules

6. Favourite Animal - Pascal or Pegasus.

7. Favourite Sidekick - Mushu from Mulan

8. Favourite Villain - Hades from Hercules because he's so sassy 

10. Favourite Love Song - 'Tale as old as time' from Beauty and the Beast or 'I won't say I'm in love' from Hercules 

11. Favourite song - 'Zero to hero' or 'I won't say I'm in love' from Hercules 

12. Favourite villain song - 'Come little children' from Hocus Pocus

13. Least Favourite Song -

14. Favourite Kiss - Rapunzel and Flynn Rider

15. First Movie I ever saw - Fantasia or Snow White

16. Favourite classic - Beauty and the Beast

17. Songs that always get stuck in your head - 'Under the sea' from The Little Mermaid.

18. Favourite Pixar movie - Up or Inside out

19. Least favourite Pixar movie - Finding Nemo (sorry guys)

20. Favourite Sequel - any of the Tinkerbell sequels

21. Overrated movie - Cinderella

22. Underrated movie - Enchanted, Bolt or Brother Bear

23. Movie that makes me laugh - Frozen or Mulan (Literally for Mushu and Olaf)

24. Movie that makes me cry - Up, The Fox and The Hound or Inside Out, all I'll say is Bing Bong

25. Saddest Scene From Your Favourite Movie - When Bing Bong fades away in Inside Out

26. Saddest death - Ellie from Up

27. Favourite quote - 

28. Favourite Theme Park- Never been *cries sadly in corner*

29. Favourite Theme attraction- see above

30. Favourite Theme Park Show- see above

If you complete this tag be sure to let me know either on social media or in the comments. Or you could give your answers in the comments, I'd love to see what all your favourite Disney things are!

Autumn goals and ambitions

Autumn/Fall is now here and as it has always been my favourite time of the year, I am in my element! There are so many things I want to do and places I want to go. Although things are getting more difficult to keep up with thanks to university and my placement, I have a very realistic list of things I want to get done this year (even with the bad British weather).
Enjoy!

My realistic bucketlist 🍁🍂🍃

🍁 Go for a walk at the nearest nature park to enjoy the changing colours

🍂 Grab my camera and give myself time for a little Autumnal photoshoot

🍃 Harvest all of my yummy fruit and vegetables that I have been growing this year

🍁 Bake pumpkin pie (I'm baking one for Emily soon so I will share my recipe in a post!)

🍂 Hnvest in some new autumn scented candles!

🍃 Make some apple cider...from scratch!

🍁 Have a Halloween movie marathon (everything from the Adams family/The Munsters to DCOM 🍂 Halloween classics)

🍃 Have a bonfire

🍁 Go stargazing

🍂 Carve the pumpkins I grew in the garden!

🍃 Bake spiced apple cupcakes

🍁 Dress up low-key Halloween to uni on the day!

🍂 Make caramel apples...I personally don't like them but everyone else does.

🍃 Make some homemade hot chocolate

A-Z of Recovery: Managing urges

 So, I think that it’s more than past time for a new A-Z of Recovery post. Since beginning my recovery 4 years ago, there have been a few times where I’ve relapsed or really wanted to do so. Managing the urges that any negative feelings or illnesses promote is very important for staying in recovery and taking care of yourself.

Take some time out for yourself- 'Me time' is anything that you know that you enjoy, that de-stresses you and inevitably improves your mood. It is most often our "escape route" in times of stress and that isn't a problem. We all need a little space to just forget about our troubles for a while before getting on with dealing with them. It is a time to rejuvenate our souls. Whether it’s some meditation, a fun new class or just a walk, find something that you can do for yourself that will not only provide some personal time but also provides a distraction from whatever is plaguing you. 

Stop comparing yourself to others- it’s so easy to get caught up in the trap of looking at people and comparing everything about them to ourselves. These are generally strangers so we end up taking things at face value and making ourselves feel bad because we feel we don’t measure up to how fabulous the other people look, or how nice their car or house is etc. The truth is, we don’t know the backstory of anyone we have just met so they could

Become aware of your negative self-talk-  (i.e. I can’t do that because I’m fat. I always make mistakes). Challenge and dispute that talk (i.e. I am successful at … The size of my body does not determine my worth). Replace the negative statements with positive statements and encouragement (i.e. I have value. It is o.k. to make mistakes. I learn from my mistakes).

Treat yourself as you would a friend- one of the best ways to become conscious of the way that we negatively talk about ourselves is to begin to treat yourself as you would your best friend. You wouldn’t tell them to not eat for the day in order to compensate for what they ate the previous night. You wouldn’t tell them to punish themselves for their body size through over-exercise, self-harm, or abusive eating habits. You wouldn’t tell them they were worthless or unloveable because of their weight. So why do you tell yourself these things? Break the cycle and start treating yourself like a friend—you deserve that kindness and love from everyone, especially yourself. 

Challenge your negative thoughts- You may not be able to change the way you feel about your body today, tomorrow, or a month from now, but you can begin the process by challenging the negative thoughts you have in the moment. Write out a dialogue between your negative voice and a self-loving and accepting one. Even if you don’t believe the things you say to counter the negative thoughts, it’s still so important to challenge them, because each time you do, you’re taking away some of their power and reclaiming your own. And the more you challenge those thoughts, the less you will believe them. The more you argue back, the easier fighting the voice will become. So even if it feels silly and useless in the moment, keep arguing back. Don’t allow your negative body thoughts to go unchallenged.