Positive Posts: So You Woke Up On The Wrong Side of The Bed.

Its happened to all of us. Wednesday morning you wake up to an alarm thats too loud for that time of the morning. After getting up and getting in the shower, you get out of the bathroom. Its too cold. You go out to work and its raining etc and it just doesnt seem to be your morning. Sometimes this can set you (me) to be grumpy all day. No-one wants to be grumpy and as part of my positivity series Im going to share my little tips on how to turn the morning around:

1) Take 5.
It might be seconds or minutes. Shut the door, sit down, take a few breaths, maybe have a cup of tea. Just a little bit of time to myself to take a deep breath and reset is sometimes all I'll need to get in a better frame of mind.

2) Play Music.
Whether its through speakers or headphones, playing a song I love will improve my mood 100%.
Some favourites of mine are:

• Alex Goot - Lightning
• Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby (I love cheese)
• The Avett Brothers - Live and Die
• Passenger - The Wrong Direction
• Idina Menzel - Let It Go (Yes, from Disneys Frozen)
• Idina Menzel - Defying Gravity (from Wicked)

As a complete contradiction, sometimes I just need to listen to some sulky, moody songs for a little bit when I'm not having the best morning. Thats ok too.

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3) Wear something that makes you feel good.
That dress that makes you feel like Beyonce in Crazy in Love? Throw that bad boy on.
Lipstick so pretty that you cant help but smile? Put it on your lips and then in your bag.
Sparkly earrings that you keep aside for special occasions? Treat yourself!
It may sound shallow but wearing something I think is pretty or makes me feel prettier will in turn, make me feel good too.

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4) Treat breakfast.
For me this is a failsafe if the above things have not worked. I'll walk past work, right into the Tesco bakery section and pick myself up the cinnamon roll with the most icing on. The minute I bite into it I know the day is getting better.
This also works if Im trying to be better with food choices and I pick up some strawberries or something to go with my normal breakfast. Yum.

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So the next time your morning isnt going as you expected, try the above tips!

See you soon,

Chloe

Cosy in Cable Knit

Its getting a little bit chilly outside now and one of the many things that gives me cosy thoughts is cable knit. Its wooly and pretty and always makes you feel like you want to snuggle up with a nice hot chocolate.
Here a few of my favourite things:

Lambswool Cable Knit Cushion

These cushions look so soft and considering they are madeof lambswool I can only imagine how lovely they are to snuggle against.

Cable Knit Peplum Jacket

If I had £128 for one piece of clothing, I would be ordering this faster than you could say "£128 for a jacket!?!" I just love this. The peplum which would be super flattering. The military style buttons to give it a bit more of an edge. The cosiness whist not being in PJs. This has it all.
Swoon.

Cable Knit Slippers

Seems I go from one price extreme to the other! These little lovlies are just £10 from Matalan but they look so soft and are lined with faux fur to keep your tootsies warm!

Cable Knit Dress

I think this dress is perfect either for work with tights and cute brogues or the weekend with leggins and boots. Despite the images they've used on the Bank website this doesnt need a belt as its cinched in a bit at the waist so it is nice and fitted up top but flowy at the bottom to make it extra flattering.

Cable Knit Throw

This has been a feature in Ikea for quite some time and every time I see it I think how lovely it is but never get it. I then always get home and regret it.
Its super soft and theres room for two or extra cosiness for one!
Its on the list for this winter.

Oo Im feeling all cosy now. Time for a hot chocolate and to put the fire on.

See you soon!

Chloe

Wanderlust: Morocco

The last week in September the boyfriend and I took off to Agadir in Morocco. The idea was to just chill out by the pool or the beach and just recharge.
We've both had a hard 6 months and needed the time to relax and start again.
We stayed in the Hotel Timoulay which was set one street back from the beach .
It was a lovely, small hotel with a spa, pool and bar and we were lucky enough to be upgraded to a Sea View room! The girl was so excited when she handed us our card keys I thought she was going to burst but the minute we went to the balcony we could see why - a full panoramic view of the beach and the sea.
The sun goes down over the sea so we were able to sit on the balcony with a cheeky Gin & Bitter Lemon and watch the sun set.
Perfect.

Most days we hang out by the pool and read (I got through SO many books!) because the hotel didnt have its own section of beach and its not a good idea to leave your things unattended.
We did venture down once or twice though - the beach itself was huge! So wide and about 9km long! For someone used to the magical *ehem* beach that is Weston-Super-Mare I can tell you this was a nice suprise!

Word of warning - There are looky looky men all around the beach. If you're anything like me the urge is to say no thank you and walk off. This doesnt tend to work as they then know that you are polite and might carry on trying to chat to you which, of course, ends in them selling you something. Just a firm no and walking away will do the trick.
Also, the sea is strong! Perfect for surfers and strong swimmers. I am not the strongest of swimmers and did ok until a wave smashed me in the side of the head and I had to have a sit down!


On the second to last night we had a walk down the promenade to the restaurants. We went to The Camel Bar - mainly because it had the exact same name as our favourite place when we went to Sharm El Sheikh the year before last! - we sat out with our dinner (which was ok, nothing special) and watched the sun start to go down.

On the walk back I basically took a million sunset pictures and we did freeze frames which have become a tradition for us and slept lots!

I would 100% go back to Morocco and we've already talked about going to Marrakesh for a long weekend as we are both explorers at heart and would love to see the city in all its busy, crazy glory!

This was a very picture filled post but trust me, I really narrowed it down!

See you next time!

Chloe