I've been using my personal twitter account for a while now and I've decided to create one especially for my blog. This is where I will be posting any updates on new posts as well as taking part in the #bbloggers chat.
If you'd like to follow me, my new link is https://twitter.com/fearlessblog. I'm online quite a lot so if you want to chat or message me on there I should reply pretty quickly!
Also, I just want to say thanks for the support so far, I never thought my blog would be followed by 2 people, let alone 40! It means a lot that people are liking what I'm writing about :)
Tuesday, 22 January 2013
Monday, 21 January 2013
Job Hunting
This post is a little more chatty than usual so I'd like to apologise in advance if none of this makes sense!
At the moment I'm currently unemployed. I had a temporary Christmas retail job which unfortunately I didn't get kept on at so I'm on the hunt for something else. The thing is, it's so hard to find a job these days! Now, I know I'm not really in a position to be too fussy about where I work but I'm looking to branch out of retail yet it's a very hard thing to do. I'd love to have a nice office job, have my own desk with a computer and telephone and interact with people using these methods. A typical "9 to 5" job if you will. It just seems that these types of jobs all require some form of experience. Whether it's certain qualifications ie a degree, or having worked for a similar company before, there's little chance of anyone with a retail background like mine to get hired. Now, I know it does happen but very rarely. Training would be good, yet very few companies offer this. It's time consuming and if they can hire someone who already has the skills, why bother offering any form of training?
When I was in school and had to think about what I wanted to do as a career, I always came up with journalism. It sounded great- writing for a magazine, working in that office style environment, always busy. Then I changed my mind. Biggest mistake ever. Now I regret not studying towards that goal as it's one of the toughest markets to break into without qualifications or experience.
I'm completely at a loss about what I can do and it's really starting to get me down lately. I've applied for quite a few jobs but so far I've had no responses back. I may not have the right qualifications but when it comes to other aspects (confidence, good telephone manner, IT literate etc) I'm doing quite well. I guess I just need to keep trying and see what happens.
At the moment I'm currently unemployed. I had a temporary Christmas retail job which unfortunately I didn't get kept on at so I'm on the hunt for something else. The thing is, it's so hard to find a job these days! Now, I know I'm not really in a position to be too fussy about where I work but I'm looking to branch out of retail yet it's a very hard thing to do. I'd love to have a nice office job, have my own desk with a computer and telephone and interact with people using these methods. A typical "9 to 5" job if you will. It just seems that these types of jobs all require some form of experience. Whether it's certain qualifications ie a degree, or having worked for a similar company before, there's little chance of anyone with a retail background like mine to get hired. Now, I know it does happen but very rarely. Training would be good, yet very few companies offer this. It's time consuming and if they can hire someone who already has the skills, why bother offering any form of training?
When I was in school and had to think about what I wanted to do as a career, I always came up with journalism. It sounded great- writing for a magazine, working in that office style environment, always busy. Then I changed my mind. Biggest mistake ever. Now I regret not studying towards that goal as it's one of the toughest markets to break into without qualifications or experience.
I'm completely at a loss about what I can do and it's really starting to get me down lately. I've applied for quite a few jobs but so far I've had no responses back. I may not have the right qualifications but when it comes to other aspects (confidence, good telephone manner, IT literate etc) I'm doing quite well. I guess I just need to keep trying and see what happens.
Sunday, 20 January 2013
NOTD | Lilac (GO)
Lilac (GO) is a lovely lilac shade with a gold shimmer from the make up range by Marks & Spencer. It's one of my favourite colours and it's definitely my go-to shade when I want to paint my nails. I'm wearing two coats of this plus a top coat, it does dry fairly shiny but I tend to smudge my nails before they're dry so I always add a top coat just to be safe!
Unfortunately this colour doesn't seem to be available any more but I've included the link to the other colours as at £3.50 these are an absolute bargain and the range of colours is very good!
What's your favourite nail polish?
I'm thinking of doing a nail polish collection series at some point, would that be something you'd be interested in? Let me know! :)
Thursday, 17 January 2013
Top Five YouTube Channels
YouTube is one of the websites I always have open when I'm on my laptop. I'm subscribed to quite a few people but I thought today I would share my Top Five Youtubers you should definitely subscribe to, if you're not already that is! These are in no particular order, just the five I visit regularly.
1. Sprinkleofglitter
I'm sure most of you will have heard of this lovely lady but if you haven't, why not?! Louise is one of the happiest ladies in the YouTube world, her videos are always fun to watch, nice selection of life and beauty and she quite possibly has the CUTEST daughter in the world! Louise also has a blog which you can find at sprinkleofglitter.blogspot.co.uk :)
2. Zoella280390
If you're already subscribed to Louise then Zoe will be familiar to you as they are best friends and feature in a lot of each others videos. Zoe does a lot of beauty/fashion videos and hauls, as well as some more serious videos like this video about dealing with panic attacks and anxiety, which got a great response. Zoe is also a blogger, her link is www.zoella.co.uk.
3. Macbarbie07
Bethany is always so positive and upbeat in all her videos, she comes across as a very genuine person so she's great to watch. As well as the usual beauty/fashion tutorials and hauls, Bethany also does a lot of DIY videos, her latest one being how to make your own hair bows :)
4. Grav3yardgirl
This lady has a very unique sense of style, which is what makes her stand out to me from a lot of other beauty youtubers. Bunny is hilarious in all of her videos, I love to just sit and watch her chat away in her "tea vlogs".
5. ItsWayPastMyBedtime
Carrie is absolutely wonderful to watch. She does a lot of vlogs about her life, as well as showcasing her amazing singing voice! Probably one of the most down to earth ladies on YouTube :)
What do you think of my top five? Are you already subscribed to these channels or have I introduced you to some new favourites?
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