My DIY Life Planner: Erin Condren Inspired

At the weekend I watched a video about Erin Condren life planner's: https://www.erincondren.com/lifeplanner
I had never seen them before and fell in love. But because 1. I do not live in USA it would cost about £10 for delivery on top of the £40 for the actual thing. As this is too expensive I looked in to making my own.
1. I found some roughly A4 sized pieces of cardboard and covered it in strips of wrapping to make a striped effect. As I wanted it to have some metallic gold I coloured the dots in gold using a gold sharpie. I then bought a huge roll of sticky back plastic for £1 from STAPLES and put that on to protect it.

2. Then I went onto my old computer and went onto google and found some quotes that I liked which I could stick onto pretty paper.

 

3. I then wanted a Notes page where I could write things so I inserted lines and put a big headin with the words NOTES:
4. on the page next to it I put a reminders table. This reminders table has 3 columns one for the reminder another for the time and the last for the date. I did it in different colours to make sure each column stood out.

5. Then I made tables for each month. These also have a notes box. I went onto google and found cute headings for each month. But the reason the lines are darker is because when I printed it out not all the lines had printed so I needed to draw some on but I didn't have the right pen so I had to draw over the top of all the lines.

 

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6. I made a goal and achievements page which consists of two tables one for goals and one for achievements. I made this as there is one like this in the Erin Condren Life Planner. It is colour co-ordinated for prettiness and because that was my chosen theme.

 7. I then had a random ideas page because sometimes I and everyone has random ideas and I thought
if you had a page to note them down on you can look back on them and laugh.
8. The present ideas page is for when I have an idea for someone for a gift e.g. my aunty, cath kidston pen, Christmas.

 9. Then I had another Notes and quote pages
 10. I bought a cheep 52 paged week planner from a stationary shop.

11. I then had a page for my to- do lists and then a column next to it which can fit a tick in which says Done. Obviously, it is colour co-ordinated for prettiness and to fit with my theme.
12. on the next page I have a doodle page where when I feel like drawing I can flick to that page and doodle. I got the heading off google images and I love it.

 13. I them went to STAPLES to have the wire put on and it cost me about £3-£4, but because the card I used was too thick I had to have a piece of white card put on the front and back so that I could stick my cover onto that piece of white card.

I hope you enjoyed this post and if you make one send me a picture on twitter: @maybe_i_am_dot

I am aiming to post every weeken and I am sooo grateful for the 250 views... THANK YOU xx

My Nail Polish Collection

I am a huge nail polish collector at the moment I have 27 different polishes and today I am going to let you know which ones I have. I did have a clear out of polishes and it still consists of 27.

1. Tanya Burr Little Duck Nail Polish
2. Rimmel London 60 seconds Nail Polish:  842 Too Cool To Tango
3. Seventeen Colour Carnival Nail Colours: Blue Shimmer 047
4. Seventeen Fast Finish Nail Polish
5. Claire's Water Based Nail Polish: Light Green
6. Claire's Water Based Nail Polish: Green Glitter
7. Claire's Water Based Nail Polish: Yellow Glitter
8.  Claire's Water Based Nail Polish: Yellow
9. Essence The Gel Nail Polish
10. Claire's Water Based Nail Polish: Orange Glitter
11. Claire's Water Based Nail Polish: Orange
12. M&S Christmas Nail Polish
13. Claire's Water Based Nail Polish: Pink
14. Pink Nail Art (Sorry not sure on the brand)
15. Rimmel London 60 seconds Nail Polish: 260 Funtime Fuschia 
16. Tanya Burr Frosting Cupcakes Nail Polish
17. Claire's Water Based Nail Polish: Purple
18. Claire's Water Based Nail Polish: Purple Glitter
19. Tanya Burr Sugar Plum Nail Polish
20. Tanya Burr Fairy Godmother Nail Polish
21. Claire's Water Based Nail Polish: Dark Purple Glitter
22. Seventeen Colour Carnival Nail Colours: Purple Shimmer 042
23. Claire's Water Based Nail Polish: Blue Glitter
24. Claire's Water Based Nail Polish: Blue
25. Maybelline Colour Show Crystal Nail: 231 Light Up
26. Natural Collection Nail Colour: Crystal Clear
27. M&S Christmas Nail Polish

My Holiday Trip With My Best Friend

Day 1
On the 7th I woke up at 7:00am had breakfast and my mum drove me over to my friends house. We got there at 9:30am. We then packed my friend's dad's car. I had a pink case and a rucksack. On the way to a Travellodge where we were staying the night (which turned out to be three minutes away from the actual location) we went to Puxton Park. Puxton Park is a farm park with a few ride type things e.g these on the water bumper boats with squirting buttons where you squirt random people and get soaked. It has also got  a lake where you can zorb or go on rowing boats. We went in a rowing boat and little did I know that my friends dad cannot row so my friend and I were about 10 cm away from being in the water and there was an island which we kept crashing into. It was sooooo scary and we were hysterical. In the farm shop they have their they sell lots of random flavoured stick's of rock. I had never had a Stick of Rock so I thought it was about time I did try one. I bought an ice cream flavoured one and it was very very Nice. We then made our way to the Travellodge and the SatNav directed us to a road without a Travellodge so we had to kinda make up the route to where it is. We got lost for an hour down a very hilly country road. Eventually we found it. In the Travellodge room there was a double bed in the middle and then two single beds on either side. My friend and I slept in the double bed and my friend's parents slept on the singles. As it was either a Little Chef or a Burger King for dinner we went to The Little Chef. Although, I am not vegetarian I had a vegetable Cottage pie which was really YUMMY. My friend had trapped wind so we were all embarrassing her as much as possible. We then came home and watched the Olympics until late.

Day 2
I woke up at 7am so I started to get ready because my friends parents and my friend woke up at 8:30am. We went to Little Chef for breakfast and I had a Pain au Chocolat. We then drove three minutes down the road and got to The Manor House Hotel, Okehampton, Devon. When we got there as we couldn't check in till 3:00pm we went and signed up to our weeks activities. We then went to a room called Gamezone until lunch. Gamezone is basically a place where they have Xbox's, air hockey tables and pool and snooker and table football. Just before lunch we went in the fun house which is like a play barn. Then we had lunch: I had pasta. We then did some a bisque painting. I bought a little sleeping hedgehog to paint. We then did ten pin bowling and I am really not very good at it and lost everytime. We then went to go and check in and realised that it was super busy at reception so we played a game: spin and shout which I won. We played this in the bar & lounge area. As my friend and I had been craving a swim we went swimming as soon as we got our room  key. Then as our hair was drying we went and played a game of table tennis and my friend's dad is AMAZING. we then went back to the room to dump our wet stuff then went to dinner. I had (surprise, surprise) pasta. Then once our food had settled we went and played badminton.

Day 3
Early Tuesday morning my friend and I went and did glass engraving I engraved a small square plate and I LOVE it. My friend jar drinking glass thing and she really likes hers. The we did a bit more bisque painting before lunch. I had more pasta for lunch. In the afternoon we did Enamelling. Which is basically melting powdered  glass onto copper sheet cut outs. I made a pig for my mum and a deep red apple necklace for myself. Then my friend and I went to a Bollywood class which was energetic and fun. We then went to the funhouse again until dinner. Just before dinner we played a few adventure golf holes I won 3 my friends dad won 4 and my friend won 1 my friends mom didn't win any. We then had dinner: I had pasta. Once our food settled we played Tennis and my friend's dad hit the ball back and it hit the light switch which turned the lights off and it takes 5 minutes before they turn back on again. But it was very fun to finally play.

Day 4
First thing we did after breakfast was bowling then fun house. My friend and I then went to a Barre Fusion class. Barre Fusion is basically a fitness, yoga and stretching class. It was definitely painful the morning after for my friend.  We then all went to the Hydro Spa which is basically hot pools which have jet chairs and massage seats under water. I had my first time in a sauna and steam room and I actually really liked them they were only 40-50 degrees though. We then had lunch. we then went to the funhouse and bowling again. My friend and I then went to a roller disco which my friends mum signed us up too. I found that I can skate pretty well. But my friend clung onto the side the whole time which was quite funny but I think we both had fun, we both got very hot and sweaty. We then went along to Archery and I am sooooo bad at Archery I hit the target when I was supposed to hit something else and vice versa although, when we had to imagine it was pizza and hit it in a certain order I could do it, I am not sure what that says about me as a person though. We then went back to the room to chill until dinner. We then packed after dinner and went to play badminton. After badminton we packed up the car and went to bed.

Day 5
We started the last day activities by going to the funhouse and then we went and did Porcelain Painting. I painted a really beautiful rice spoon for my mum but accidentally dropped it so it broke and I painted my dad an egg cup which had duck feet so I painted it like a duck. My friend and I then went back in the fun house for a bit. The both of us then went to Salsa and it took us a while to loosen up and start using our hips but we did eventually. I had pasta for lunch and then we got in the car and went home. As my friends dad had challenged us all to a 3 hour car journey without going to the loo I didn't use the toilet but we did have to stop at a service station on the way back. When I got home I showed my family everything I had made and told them all about it.

I just wanted to thank my friends family for such an amazing holiday I loved it soo much.
I hope you all are having/had a fabulous summer holiday..
byee xx

Q&A

1. How Often Do You Use Your Phone?: Depends because on a school day early in the morning on the bus and then after school for quite a lot of my evening but then at the weekend I would say I use it on average about 6 hours of my day because I catch up on all my YouTube, but as it is the summer I am not using as much I am tending to leave on my bed upstairs and be doing things downstairs.
2. How many Email Addresses Do You Have?: I have kinda have two, I have one I use only for teacher student communication which the school gave me and I have one which I use for everything else. I don't feel like I need loads for different things.
3. Describe Your Perfect Day?: My perfect day would either be going to Disneyland with my best friends and staying in the Disney Hotel and the sun's out all day and it isn't very busy so were not queueing all day long or it being a cold cosy Winter's day and I am baking and watching movies under fluffy blankets with my mum.
4. What Is Your Favourite Childhood Memory?: My Favourite memory is when I went to Disneyland with my family when I was around 6 or 7. The memory is of watching the parade and looking at my family who were all calm and happy with beaming smiles on their faces all singing along to the Parade songs. Then later that day I was running in my Cinderella dress with my dad trying to keep up holding my hand. Surprisingly, my brother was very good that day apart from calling Captain Hook "A Codfish" which meant he chased us all round Disney. I think that day really truly is my Favourite memory.
5. What Is One Thing You Would Change About Yourself?: I think I would change how organised I am about stuff because it makes means when we go places and do things I get very stressed about it. Unnecessarily stress. The other day my parents asked me to do something and I almost started to cry with stress. So I would want to change that about me although, I am trying.
6. Would You Prefer To Live In An Urban Or Rural Area?: I would prefer to live in a kinda mash up of the two somewhere like Brighton or a little rural town. This is because I would want to live somewhere rural for safety and it is what I have grown up with but I would also want to be near some sort of civilisation so say I lived in Brighton I would live in a really quite part in which I can walk to town from.
7. How Do You Think The World Would End?: I think the world would end by the world falling out and everyone blowing up and killing each other.
8. Where Did You Go On Your Last Vacation?: I actually can't remember because we have been on quite a few but time goes so quickly I can't remember whether it happened this year or the year before.
9. What Is The First Thing You Do In The Morning?: This sounds so bad for my health or whatever but I check social media and any messages I have received because my wake up alarm is on my phone so I have to turn that off anyway.
10. If You Could Go Back In Time And Change One Thing, What Would That Be?: I would definitely try my hardest to keep my best friend at the same school because in year 3 or 4 she left because of how many and how big are arguments got I think I would just stop arguing with her and be grateful she was at the same school as me and maybe then she would have stayed at the school and we could have gone to secondary school together.
11. Would You Rather Be The Most Popular Girl In School or the smartest Girl In School?: I would rather the smartest girl because that doesn't mean I am a nerd or geek it just means I get good grades and I could have a brilliant friendship and have less arguments and less problems to deal with than the popular girls.
12. Do You Prefer To Take Bath's Or Shower's ?: I love having a bath but I am quite impatient when it comes to stuff like bathing so I can't be bothered to wait for the bath bomb or something so I just end having like a 2 minute bath and wasting all the water so more regularly I shower and I like challenging myself to figure out how fast I can shower. When I was younger I used to watch a TV programme or film with ad breaks when I knew I was going to shower and then try and shower in the length of the AD break.
13. Would You Rather Not Be Able To Use Your Hands Or Not Be Able To Walk?: I think I would rather not be able to walk because then I could dance, run, skip and even gallop instead of walking. But If you couldn't use your hands it would be very difficult to go around everyday activities.
14. If You Knew You Couldn't Fail What Would You Do?: I don't think I would revise I would just enjoy life more around the time of tests. I would also try loads of different things which some people fail at but because I never fail I could succeed in it.
15. Are You A Clean Or Messy Person?: I am definitely a clean messy person. Basically I have organised mess in my bedroom but if it gets too messy I stress about it so I have to clean it and organise it properly. My dad is exactly the same. The other day my friend posted a picture of her bedroom and I was very tempted to drive over to her house and make sure she tidied it and organised properly with my help but instead I just told her of my erge.
16. What Is One Of Your Favourite Words Or Phrases?: My favourite word for a long time was BUBBLE many now I am realising it is any Onomatopoeia word. e.g. Pop, Fizz, Squelch 
17. Are You An Indoor Or Outdoor Person?: I think I am an inside person in Summer and an Outdoor person in Winter. For majority of people it is the other way round but the sun gives me a headache so.
18. Would You Rather Be The Smartest Moron Or Dumbest Genius?: Definitely the smartest moron because you would realise that you could change and not be a moron anymore and get new friends which aren't moron's and almost upgrade yourself.
19. Do You Like To Dance Or Sing?: I love to dance, I take dance classes and it is basically my life. I also love to sing in the comfort of my own bedroom and in the car with my mom. Although, I really am not very god at all.
20. If You Could Only Eat One Thing For The Rest Of Your Life, What Would It Be?: Pasta, I never get bored of it you can do anything with it you can make various different toppings I just thing it would be a very good thing to have.