what's 9 + 10?

Dear Annie,

Happy birthday pal!
21 (twenny wan) is a big ol' age therefore a big ol' present is due and, although not as good as your future sausage dog, I thought perhaps this and a few other things may be satisfactory!

So join me on this magical journey through the world of us, the Glimmer Twins, in a compilation of all of our greatest moments, things we say/do, photos and much more....

...
SISTAAAAS
...
let's go...

So our first destination is quite rightly the one that is the most 'us'. Here I have accumulated some of our favourite videos that we frequently quote from.... the only thing is I haven't named the links so you have no idea what they could be - ooooo - enjoyyy

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I am now imagining we are currently wiping our eyes from laughter after watching all of those, so as we do so, and mum and dad continue to not understand any of what they've just witnessed, let us proceed...

Our next destination is a group of simply the best photos, a photo album if you like, of us - aaahhh - because, after all, we are such a beautiful pair of punk rockers

The Paralympics 2012 - Flag Sw$g

Warner Bros Studio Tour London - Harry Potter - 2012 

Waddeston - Summer 2013 - *louise voice* oh, so young

Summer 2014 ft. car 'nd gangstas innit

Summer 2014 ft. car and me pushing you out because I am still and forever will be the better sister soz m8

Summer 2014 ft. car (ha remember dad chucking the cap down the side of the car?)

Summer 2014 - Iconic picture 

Summer 2014 - RIP cap that was later chucked

Summer 2013 - a photo of me taking a photo... photo-seption

Summer 2013 - crabbing with...cooked chicken...

Summer 2013 ft. donkey that probably likes me more than you lols

Summer 2013 the luggage barrier so I can't see ur face 

Summer 2014 need I give a caption for this?

Summer 2013 the luggage barrier part 2

Summer 2014 - again another picture with no caption needed

Summer 2014 deep convo yo

Summer 2014 bored as

Summer 2014 ft. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (chitty chitty *jemima* BANG BANG!)

Summer 2013 jumping dem waves

Summer 2014 photo-seption part two ft. bus

Our final destination is one you've probably been waiting for and one I certainly cannot miss out...

TWE  NNY  WAN
(^^they're links incase you didn't notice^^)

And that, my very old friend (with very old ears) brings us to the end of this wonderful tour of our sister-ship
wasn't that beautiful?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNIE HAVE A FABULOUS DAY SISTAA

SHALOM TO YOU ALL!

this is your life...

Year eleven.

whoa.

that's pretty much all I've been saying to myself this whole month.

I am in year eleven and it's the weirdest feeling.

Everyone who is in uniform in school younger than me. 

The year sevens have only ever known me as a year eleven. Yet I've only ever known myself as a year seven! 

It feels as if my school life has gone:

Year Seven YearEightYearNineYearTen  Year Eleven.

Just typing 'year eleven', is odd.

Everyone says 'enjoy it! year eleven is the best year'

but then they also say

'knuckle down! this is the most important year!'

and i'm trying to do both. 

But the truth is it hasn't yet sunk in that I'm in year eleven yet.
How am I supposed to knuckle down and enjoy myself if I'm not with it?

The reassuring thing is that everybody in my year is feeling like this.

Every time a teacher says 'year eleven's' none of us respond immediately.

And then all of a sudden there's a murmured wash of realisation that they're talking to us.

It's so strange.

I want so desperately for it to sink in though because the thought of less than a year left of me being with all of my friends terrifies me.

The thought that one moment it's there and then all of a sudden it's gone seems so unreal that it will never happen.

The other day I was sat in english and somebody said:

'Isn't it strange that this class has stayed relatively the same since year seven?! We've all grown up together and soon that's all going to be gone'

and it was completely true and we were all just sat looking at each other in shock for five minutes, letting that thought sink in.

A couple of weeks before that I came across our very first group year photo in year seven. 

I was looking at everyone and smiling (and laughing but hush) and thinking how much we've all changed.

I then found a piece of paper tucked into the frame and unfolded it.

I had written everyone in the picture down on paper in order.

Most of the people I knew the names of and had written down however some people had just a '?' because I didn't yet know their name.

Some of these people I would now consider close friends.

I was also thought about some of my first impressions. 

I never remember first impressions of people however I do remember, very clearly, three, and they remember their first impressions of me!

1) She hated me and I thought she was incredibly annoying.

But now she is one of my closest friends and we find it hilarious how badly we first thought of each other.

2) She didn't get into dance company and I did. 

I thought she hated me for it and thought that was very mean as I'd never spoken to her.

Now not a day goes by when we don't text each other and I couldn't ask for a better chummy.

3) She joined in year eight and got put next to me in ICT. 

She said she smiled at me and I apparently just looked at her and then back at my computer.

Yet 3 years later, when we're put next to each other, we cry laugh pretty much every time!

It is honestly the strangest thing, dearest 1 reader. I realise I keep saying that. But it is.

I also realise I sound like an old woman or someone on that 

'This is Your Life' programme, when I know this is only a tiny fraction of it.

But apparently the best and most important fraction.

And that's why the words:

goals

dreams

commitment

grades

work

and

enjoyment

have been spoken to us a huge number of times.

By friends, family, teachers etc
whoever

and we're expected to listen.

But what has helped quite a lot are these 'motivational videos' you see on the internet.

They're cheesy and all say the same thing, but they also happen to be seriously reassuring and around a lot at the moment.

I don't know if it's a coincidence or because most of the people sharing them are also in year eleven, but I'm seeing a lot, at the moment, and I'd like to share some of my favourites:

Carrie Hope Fletcher 

Life's too short

To my sixteen year old self

Give yourselves more credit

It's okay not to be okay

One I found on youtube

The Greatness Within

One that came up on my tumblr dashboard

Apollos Hester

One that came up on my facebook newsfeed 

20 things we should say more often

Shown at school 

Famous Failures

(also JK Rowling was turned down by 12 publishers before Bloomsbury accepted her and published Harry Potter - just had to add that one in...hehe)

Lots of love 

Elspeth x

“I am both happy and sad at the same time, and I'm still trying to figure out how that could be.” ...

The title of this blog post was taken from my favourite book (besides Harry Potter) - 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower'.
I think that that quote is so incredibly apt, particularly for people of my age group, because it explains exactly how I, and a lot of others, feel pretty much the majority of the time.
It's confusing if you don't know the feeling, and it's a hard thing to try to explain to someone.
If somebody asks 'are you okay' you'll answer with 'I'm fine', because you are, and they'll say 'great!' and walk away. And it's completely not their fault because they're not supposed to know, and you've just said you're fine, haven't you?
But what you really want is for someone to say 'do you want to chat?' because yes, that's exactly what you want.

Whenever someone asks me if I'm okay, I never say what's wrong right away because otherwise I feel as if I'm loading all of my problems onto them and it can be quite overwhelming and perhaps slightly scary for that person. It's only after they've asked me quite a few times if i'm okay that'll I'll eventually say what ever it is bothering me.
It might sound selfish or attention seeking or whatever you want to call it, and maybe it is, but is there anything wrong with wanting a bit of attention? It doesn't have to be
EVERYONE LOOK AT ME
attention. More
somebody cares about me
attention.

(I have no clue if i'm making sense here)

Being both happy and sad is strange. With me, for example, the happy part is that my life is pretty great, I have the bestest friends I could ever ask for, I get on incredibly well with my family, I'm healthy, and have a roof over my head.
So what could possibly be wrong???
I d o n ' t k n o w
I'm a massive worrier so it could be anything.
From 'this person hasn't replied to my text - they hate me' to 'in the next year I have to do exams that determine my future'.

((I have no clue where I'm going with this but I wanted to say it and hopefully tell someone reading this that just because you aren't depressed, homeless, or living an awful life it does not mean that you are not allowed to be sad.))

I'm an incredibly happy person and I try my hardest to stay that way especially for some of my friends who maybe need someone to make them smile.
My main goal in life is to make people happy and when I see anyone who is sad I honestly hate it.
It's going to sound so generic and typical teenage girl-y but I'm serious when I say that seeing people cry makes me cry.
I'm always willing to lend people a hug or a smile - especially a hug I'm being serious, okay, you could be anyone at all I  d o n ' t c a r e, if you need a hug I will give you a bloody hug!

But it's quite hard to be 'the happy person' who's 'always happy' and whom people have 'never seen cry', because sometimes people forget that you maybe need a bit of cheering up too or someone to ask you, 'what are you worrying about' because it doesn't have to be a big thing for it to completely take over your mind and make you worried. But it's also not hard to hide that with a smile and, right away, you're back to your 'happy' self.
And I think that's what being happy and sad at the same time is.

You're sad without being depressed.
And happy without sadness being out of the question.

You want someone to say 'what are you worrying about?' because then you know they know something's wrong which makes you feel cared about and also you feel more inclined to answer fully, because they're asking you to tell them what's wrong. Not just to tell them 'I'm fine'.

If you're thinking
 'of my life thank you Elspeth you have just described me and I thought I was the only one'.
that.is.great.
and I have given you some ideas below of what to do when you're feeling a bit down, until you're happy again:
- watch you're favourite film. even if it's the 30th time you've watched it. do it. I do this a lot. If I've had a crap day or I'm feel crap ~ I stick on Tangled or Harry Potter and I feel happy again
- do whatever it is that you love. be it drawing, reading, walking around, tidying, w h a t e v e r. do it. keep it stress free, fun, satisfying and relaxing ~ drawing Disney characters is what I tend to do
- text your closest friend. don't text them what's wrong. not right now. just have a conversation about anything ~ this honestly helps so so much
- listen to music. every time I feel rubbish I listen to music and it makes me feel something else I can't describe
- eat. no explanation needed.
- sleep. or lie on your bed on your own and just think about anything.
- think about happy memories with your friends or family

and the cheesiest yet most effective one

think about everyone and anyone you love smiling and laughing.
yes i realise how unbearable cheesy it is
but i promise you

it works

***

I hope you feel more happy than sad soon
Elspeth
xx

getting to know you...

s/n ~ this blog post is for any new readers I may have but also nosy parkers (which is fairly hypocritical    of me because I am HUGELY nosy, and love reading Q&As)

s/n ~ this is one of the two blog posts for this month, if you were hoping for something more like my usual ones, do not worry, you will get one 

s/n ~ all of these questions are new and if they're not they'll probably have different answers. If you are a new reader and want some more informative questions as well as these (i.e: what's your name, how old are you, why did you start this blog) look at my other Q&A

O N W I T H T H E S H O W

• What is your middle name ? ~ I have two, don't'cha know??  Katherine and Louise
• How old are you? ~ I'll be sixteen in October, so you work that one out - mmm
• When is your birthday? ~ 13th of October 1998
• What is your favourite colour? ~ grey and coral 
• What's your favourite number? ~ 3 and I have absolutely no clue why. 
• If you could have any pet what would it be and what would you call it? ~ a lizard (probably a Gecko) called Pascal, and a rabbit called Rita
• Where are you from? ~ I'm from London, my mum's from Kent (she's very proud of that), and my dad's from Scotland making me half Scottish which I am hugely proud of! Look this is our clan's tartan: 

                 A I N T  I T  M A R V E L L O U S

• How tall are you? ~ short
• What shoe size are you? ~ 4 or 5 depending on ze shoe 
• How many pairs of shoes do you own? ~ not many. the majority are converse or nike or some kind of trainer type thing because that's all I wear.
• What was your last dream about? ~ the Matt Healy came round to our house and it made me v sad when I woke up and realised it was not, in fact, true :((
• What talents do you have? ~ I really hate these questions, it's like self evaluation at school like ugh I don't know you're the teacher you're mean't to know, I just have to turn up for 14 years. But anyway, um, well: fitting my hand and arm inside a Pringles tube, scrolling through tumblr, Harry potter, taking a hugely long amount of time to eat an icecream, eating breakfast (I definitely eat more than you) and eheh, well,  I do pride myself in how strong my cat-flick-eyeliner game is *brushes shoulder*
• Favourite song? ~ I cannot possibly chose my favourite song ever, but my favourite songs at the moment are 'So Far (it's alright)' and 'You' by The 1975 and 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' by The Beatles
• Favourite film ~ I have soooo many but top ones (not including Harry Potter) would be: School of Rock, Mrs Doubtfire, Big Fish, Tangled, Finding Nemo, The Amazing Spider-man (1&2), The Lion King, any Mr Bean film, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and any one of The Muppets films
• What would you call your children? ~ Peter, for a boy, and Ramona, for a girl. But I also like the names Noah and Rita
• Have you ever been to the hospital? ~ yes but never for myself (apart from that one time I was born), only just to visit people
• Have you ever been in trouble with the law? ~ I'm 'a pleasure to teach' do you think I'd ever be in trouble with the law?? honestly
• Have you met an celebrities? ~ I've met Karen Hardy (off Strictly), Sarah Lamb (one of my absolute favourite ballet dancers), Jacqueline Wilson (which i still haven't got over and remembered my name from an email I sent her - perks of having an unusual name), and I have Kim and Aggie's autograph (I'm the envy of the world), and Paloma Faith's autograph which I was hugging yesterday because it's so bloody perfect, and made me cry when I got given it (it was a surprise)
• Baths or showers? ~ Showers probably
• What colour socks are you wearing? ~ I'm not, I'm in bed, and if you wear socks to bed they end up wedged at the end when you wake up. mm. no. don't do it.
• Have you ever been famous? ~ my dad was in a band that won a mobo ... and he got recognised in a pub ... and I was there ... if that counts... um
• Would you like to be a big celebrity? ~ na m8
• What type of music do you like? ~ my music taste is literally so varied I don't even understand it. Like when God gave out music tastes and He got to me He was probably so bored and just went 'I'll just give her a bit of everything, let her be confused for the rest of her life lols'. However, my favourite/most listened to genres are probably indie and soundtrack/cinematic - please don't ask.
• How many pillows do you sleep with? ~ two at the top (main ones) and one at the side (I can't really explain just, believe me, it's comfy
• What position do you sleep in? ~ um well okay: on my side, underneath-arm's-hand under my pillow, the other kind of draped out of my bed, duvet tucked underneath me behind me and in front of me, under my underneath cheek (face cheek - just to clarify) ... (I basically use my duvet as a fourth pillow as well as the two main ones and the other side one, and my legs are normally whatever way is comfortable but normally straight down, tucked up, or one tucked up and one straight down. so yeah. don't quite know why I explained that in so much detail but hey.
• How big is your house? ~ that made me start singing 'how deep is your love' and have no clue why... anyway not very big. It's very narrow and very tall and goes quite far back 
• What do you typically have for breakfast? ~ anything. anything at all. I love breakfast. but on a normal day, more than one piece of nutella coated toast and more than one bowl of cereal. any cereal. give it to me.
• Have you ever fired a gun? ~ no but I expect if I were to I'd go flying backwards
• Have you ever tried archery? ~ no but I waNT TO SO BADLY every time there was a 'what clubs do you want' letter at primary school I would ALWAYS put archery. and they never did it. meh
• Favourite clean word? ~ if we're talking about like literal clean it would be soak, but if we're talking about 'clean' as in not rude, it would be crackle
• Favourite swear word? ~ it rhymes with lover trucker ... I love that word
• Do you have any scars? ~ yep one on my knee and one of my thumb-knuckle innit
• Are you a good liar? ~ not when I'm trying to lie to my sister because I laugh, but I'm not bad - I do do drama you know *flips hair*
• Can you do accents? ~ I'm alright at them I can say odd words in most. I can do Scottish fairly well, the generic American, Texan and I do a pretty good farmer ngl. But I never knew how much I slipped into them until I filmed half a four hour car journey. I do accents a lot. I also sing a lot - just randomly. Seriously if you can't handle me singing songs that have lyrics of something you just said in, we can't be friends.
• What is your favourite accent? ~ Scottish and Jamaican. I want a Scottish accent so so badly
• What is your personality type? ~ 'ENFP : The advocate : they are enthusiastic, expressive, and charismatic leaders. They are spontaneous, wild and posses a great zest for life. ENFPs are dreamers. They are driven by their values, and strive to champion causes they believe in. They are resourceful, visionary and creative.' .... apparently
• What is your most expensive piece of clothing? ~ my Paloma Faith baseball jacket (£50 or £60 I can't remember which) 
• Can you curl your tongue? ~ oui
• Left or right handed? ~ lefty 4 lyf
• Are you scared of spiders? ~ well let me put it this way - if whoever I marry can't deal with spiders we have a M A J O R problem
• Favourite meal? ~ Roast dinner or macaroni cheese 
• Favourite foreign food? ~ do square sausages and scotch pies count?
• Are you a clean or messy person? ~ I'd like to say I was clean, but my room would beg to differ
• Most used phrase? ~ is there any pudding?
• Most used word? ~ oops
• How long does it take you to get ready? ~ on a school morning I get up at 6/6:30 and leave the house at 8:30 so... work that one out
• Do you suck or bite lollipops? ~ I can make a lollipop last an eternity. suck.
• Do you talk to yourself? ~ no only if I drop something etc then I'll probably say something rude to myself but that doesn't really count i don't think
• Do you sing to yourself? ~ yes. and hum.
• Are you a good singer? ~ pfffffttttt no
• Biggest fear? ~ house fires, spiders, wax models 
• Are you a gossiper? ~ of course not that's horrible! How could you possibly accuse me of - I am disgusted - I - ..... yes.... who isn't?....well you my friend, you're lying...
• Best dramatic movie you've seen? (not including Harry Potter) ~ the Amazing Spider-man 2
• Do you like long or short hair? ~ Matty Healy hair
• Can you name all 50 states of America? ~ no. but I'd give it a good go if I could be bothered
• Favourite subject? ~ art and geography
• Extrovert or introvert? ~ Ambivert (in between)
• What makes you nervous? ~ exams. dance exams. school exams. any exams.
• Are you scared of the dark? ~ it depends if I've watched something scary before I'm in that darkness
• Do you correct people when they make mistakes? ~ I am Queen of the grammar police
• Are you ticklish? ~ oh man am I ticklish. I'm convinced I'm way more ticklish than it's healthy to be. seriously. 
• Have you ever started a rumour? ~ nope
• Have you ever been in a position of authority? ~ well I'm bossy... so... if that counts
• Are you competitive? ~ let me put it this way. if you're in my team. we win. especially if there's a prize involved and that prize is food. however if the activity is sports based, it's fine. chill out. we're not winning this one.
• Have you ever drank underage? ~ *whispers* I've had champagne with orange juice in and Pimms *gasps* aren't I naughty.... living life on the edge, that's what I'm about
• Have you ever done drugs? ~ paracetamol 
• Who was your first real crush? ~ Peter Pan. The Disney one and the boy in the real life one.
• How many piercings do you have? do you want more? ~ I have my ears pierced (just the normal one) but I want a second one next to it, and I want tragus, and cartilige, and I want my nose pierced (apparently it's called an 'alas' but basically the generic one)
• How fast can you type? ~ very fast. faster if I'm ranting.
• How fast can you run? ~ 100m is the only thing I'm semi alright at. so fairly fast.
• What colour is your hair? ~ dirty blonde
• What colour are your eyes? ~ blue/grey 
• Do you keep a journal? ~ no but I have a notebook that I take most places I go incase I want to write something down - you know iNsPiRaTiOn and that
• What makes you angry? ~ sexist people and people who aren't kind to other people when they've done nothing wrong and ARG
• Do you like your own name? ~ yeah boi
• Do you want a boy or a girl for a child? ~ a boy. but I don't really mind
• Strengths? ~ eating breakfast, making collages, watching youtube and films, doing hair, procrastinating
• Weaknesses? ~ PE, being productive, maths, Matt Healy, Paloma and Harry Potter
• How did your get your name? ~ well it's scottish and half of my family are scottish so
• Were your ancestors royalty? ~ I wish
• Colour of your duvet cover? ~ I have a white one with pink flowers on (the one Zoella used to have if that helps??... ngl I fangirled when she got that and I had the same... stop elspeth) and I have a black and white one that I can only describe as like a kind the pattern you get on a Chinese plate except black and white instead of blue and white... they're both from IKEA anyway
• Colour of your room? ~ soon to be grey ooooo

// S O  T H E R E  W E  H A V E  I T //

wasn't that exciting?!

I hope those answers were satisfactory and the questions were to your liking (I didn't make them up so if they weren't, blame who ever wrote them)

and like I said, another, normal, blog post will be up very soon this month so - look out for that one

//love

Elspeth x//

Commitment

Big word.
Commitment.
Yet everybody has it in their lives, somehow, so why does it seem like such a big word?

I think, like many things, it changes as you grow up.
When you're little it's a big word because you've never seen it before, never tried to read it before. And, when you're little, that's scary.

Now you're a bit older. You're used to the word, you read it all the time, yet you're still not sure what it means or what it involves. You're scared, still.

And then you're the age you are right now. You know exactly what it means and what it entails, and have probably already been involved in it.
Whether that be watching a certain programme religiously, without fail, every week, or revising for an exam.

Some commitments are good and some, not so much. Some are fun, some not so much. Some compulsory, some not so much.

But I think the moment a commitment becomes a big one is when you begin to notice it.
However, how you notice it is a major thing.

It's good to have commitments in your life however not all of them should be boring or making you unhappy. Some of them should, in a way, because they are compulsory and well, sorry, everybody has to work with them, however some are not, and that's when you need to decide whether or not to keep at it.

I realise I'm not some all knowing guru or an adult who's lived their life so not all of my knowledge will necessarily be right - however I do sometimes think taking advice can be just as (if not more) helpful from someone your own age, than from an adult.
Adults grew up at a different time and things have changed since then, and although they don't like to admit it they were teenagers a while ago now so they might not remember it as clearly as they say (sorry!).
Plus this was the whole reason I started this blog - all teenager magazines are pretty rubbish to be honest, unless you just want to read about The Wanted and take quizzes that tell you *American voice* ARE YOU A GREAT BFFL OR SHOULD YOU GO TO BFFHELL?
I mean...

c'mmon.

So. I present you with:
ELSPETH'S WAYS OF UNDERSTANDING WHETHER OR NOT YOUR COMMITMENT IS A GOOD COMMITMENT OR A PAIN IN THE BACKSIDE

...catchy...

(s/n: this is mainly for commitments such as clubs or other activities)
(s/n 2: i  made this... just saying)
(s/n 3: like seriously it took me ages)
(s/n 4: did i mention i made it?)

I hope this has helped some of you in understanding what to do because I understand very well how difficult these decisions can be, believe me.
If you would like me to do more of this type of thing please let me know! It would be super helpful if I knew what my one reader enjoyed reading... :3

Lots of lurrve
Elspeth
x


(I made the diagram)

So long it's been!

Okay.
So.
Hi.
This is me assuming I still have the one reader I had when I kept on top of this blog.
Why do I say that, I hear you nobody say?
Well. I say that because I haven't exactly posted anything for 3 months...
Oops?...

This may or may not be because I had absolutely no clue on what to write...
Truth be told I honestly thought it was rubbish and nobody read it (which it is but shush). I didn't know what people liked, and I didn't feel I had enough readers to say:
'What do you guys want from me? I have so many fans now, the requests will definitely come pilling in and I'll be happy and you'll be happy and I'll be good at blogging and the world will be one big happy place with unicorns and rainbows and kittens yaaaaay!! *cue Living on a Prayer*'

So I decided to wait until I had a ground breaking idea. Which didn't happen. For three months.

UNTIL NOW

So. I have an idea.
I'm going to try and document my life.

//bear with me//

Every month I'm going to try and choose something that happened to me in that month. This could be a new experience, an old experience, a review of a book or meal I had out ANYTHING.
I may do it more than once a month, but by setting a realistic posting day, I'm more likely to post more often.

If this doesn't work.
I'll wait another three months and try again.

Feel free to leave now if you hate this idea and honestly could not care less about anything that happens in my life...

...

Bye! x

A spoonful of songsandvideos helps the sadness go down...

Okay so every now and then I feel pretty down and I don't really know why.
Everyone has this sometimes and it's pretty rubbish.
On days like those I never feel like doing anything apart from moping around in my pyjamas all day and eating cake.
So I've decided to give a couple of inspirational/happy/funny videos and feel good songs to you lot so you can watch them if you ever need someone to tell you to get off your arse and do something, or just to make you feel a bit happier. (I know I do!)

How do YOU define yourself - Lizzie Velasquez One of the most inspirational, brave women out there.

The Band of Voices Their God Save the Queen at the end is my favourite part, it's beautiful.

Shaheen Jafargholi I will never watch this and not think how incredible this kid is. It actually makes me cry.

Paperman i.e the cutest animation to walk the earth

Sister Act 2 - Joyful Joyful No matter how many times I watch this, I still get huge chills. One of my       absolute favourite films.

Stand by me - song around the world This video is so clever and I always find myself smiling to myself whenever I watch it.

You are my sunshine - 66 years in love caught on film Definitely need your tissues for this one.

How animals eat their food One you've most probably already seen but If you're sad, watch it. It never fails to make me laugh!

Carrie Hope Fletcher sings a tribute for Lizzy Bremer I absolutely love Carrie and this is so beautiful

Music is also a big part of my life, I don't think a day goes by when I don't listen to music. When I'm feeling down, often listening to music can really cheer me up, especially feel good songs like these:

Bruno Mars - Half time performance at the Superbowl I love Bruno Mars and him and his band never fail to make me smile, they're super cool and I want to be in the band with them!

Rufus Wainwright - I don't know what it is  I do love a bit of Rufus (much to my mum's happiness) and this song makes me feel so happy

Rufus Wainwright - Beautiful Child This song is super happy I love it! (ignore the random fan-made music video it was the only video I could find! Although it is pretty cool, I do love that era!)

Paloma Faith - Love only Leaves you Lonely  Ah the incredible Paloma! I adore this song and her! I realise that the song meaning isn't the most happy, however her voice is enough to put me in a good mood it's that incredible! (*cue smug voice* I'm also very proud to say I was there at this very performance too!)

Etta James - Something's got a hold on me so many of you will recognise this as it has been covered and is on the charts. It makes me massively angry that nobody knows the original which is this which is (in my opinion) better. I love this sort of music and this one in particular makes me want to dance like I'm in a gospel choir!? (I don't know either...)

Jack Johnson - Upside down what I'd call an 'it's okay' song where it makes me say things like 'everything's great' and 'life's good'... because I'm a weirdo...

Jack Johnson - Better together

Bruno Mars - Treasure Literally my favourite song at the moment (which probably means I'm going to hate it soon as I play it so much!) but it makes me want to dance or at the very least tap my feet

The Ramones - My brain is hanging upside down love love love love! dance and chuck yourself about to this one, it makes you feel 100 times better.

Elbow - one day like this from one of my favourite albums - one of my favourite feel good songs

One Republic - Good life old'n but a good'n!

Phil Collins - On my way The songs Phil Collins does for Disney are always amazing and so happy - this is one of my favourites out of the many

Paloma Faith - freedom I will never ever ever get tired of this song. Ever.

Coldplay - Strawberry Swing my absolute favourite band and one of my absolute favourite songs

Blink 182 - All the small things such a predictable one but who cares, if it puts us in a good mood!

Matt Willis - Crash Busted was my childhood. So this song makes me feel nostalgic and happy at the same time! It's a win win situation!

Hairspray - Run and tell that I absolutely love Hairspray and the 50s, so this is a perfect combination - it's such a feel good song!

Pharrell Williams - Happy  says it in the title!

John Newman - Love me again really love this song at the moment - air guitar anyone?!

Eliza Doolittle - Big When I was Little I've loved Eliza Doolittle for years now and this is one of my favourite of hers - so summer-y!

Bombay Bicycle Club - Luna turn this one up full volume

Michael Jackson - Keep the Faith my national anthem when I'm trying to revise...!

Michael Jackson - This is it Beautiful song, so relaxing!

Elbow - Open arms This song makes me feel SUPER happy!

Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke Any Stevie Wonder song will guaranteed make you fell ten times better!

Stevie Wonder - Isn't she lovely

McFly - Obviously Blast from the past! Takes me back to my Pop Party days!

McFly - Love is on the radio I find myself smiling to myself when I listen to this, it's that happy and summery!

Snow Patrol - The Lightning Strike full volume! full volume! full volume!

The Andrews Sisters - Oh Johnny Oh Johnny oh! I love The Andrews Sister so much! In fact I've even named my ukulele after Patty Andrews!

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

Bastille - Pompeii turn this up full volume!

Fat Boy Slim - Praise you who doesn't love a bit of Fat Boy Slim?!

American Authors - Best Day of my life

Little Richard - Tutti Frutti  challenge you not to want to dance to this. If you don't you must have some mega mind!

Eliza Doolittle - Nobody

Eliza Doolittle - Checkmate (couldn't find this one on youtube so search it on Spotify! It's worth it, I promise!)

And that's it! My hands and back now ache from being on this laptop for so long so I hope you're happy! Keep an eye on this blog post, as I may add more videos and songs to it:)

 BE HAPPY!!

Love Elspeth x