photo diary | jonas brothers, birmingham

The day I have been waiting for since 2007 has finally come. I saw the Jonas Brothers, live, in concert, in the UK. I remember when they announced they were coming back because I had joked on Facebook when they changed their photos to classic 'black' images.  I said 'reunion tour' and boy was I right. Not only a tour but a bloody massive one with LOTS of new songs. Truly a happy girl.

My friend and I had the best night and oh my god it was definitely the best £60 I have ever spent. We had a great view from Block 1 and there were 3 seats next to us that were empty so we had loads of space!

SETLIST

Rollercoaster
S.O.S
Cool
Only Human
Strangers
That's Just The Way We Roll
Fly With Me
What a Man Gotta Do
Used To Be
Hestitate
Jealous (Nick & Joe)
Cake By The Ocean (Nick & Joe)

Come Back
When You Look Me In The Eyes
I Believe
(Mash-Up) Mandy/Paranoid/Got Me Going Crazy/Play My Music (Camp Rock)
Hold On/World War III/Tonight
Lovebug
Year 3000

Burnin' Up
Sucker

photo diary | LANY, nottingham

This time last week I was back at home in Nottingham for a concert to see the wonderful LANY. So I thought it was the perfect opportunity to do yet another photo diary as they are one of my favourite things to do, especially concert ones. 

Being home allowed me to take a trip to my favourite place, Bunk. If you are from either Derby or Nottingham then I highly recommend you try them out as they have the best food and some lovely cocktails too! Whenever I see Jodie, Sophie and Lauren we ALWAYS go out to Bunk.  

THE SETLIST

Thick and Thin
Good Girls
4EVER!
Yea, Babe, No Way
I Don't Wanna Love You Anymore
Taking Me Back
Made in Hollywood
Hurts
Run
Valentine's Day
If You See Her
The Breakup
Pink Skies
Hericane
Super Far
Malibu Nights

(encore)
Thru These Tears
ILYSB

meg x 

photo diary | post malone, manchester

Back at the beginning of October my friends and I actually planned a trip together, which is very unheard of for us. We usually come up with the idea and then well, it just never happens - especially with the lads. However, this time was different. 

Over the past few months, we bought the concert tickets (not the city we originally wanted but that didn't matter), booked a hotel, figured out transport, hired a car, I booked a train ticket home. On Tuesday, Ben drove us to Manchester whilst we listened to every Post Malone song possible in that 2-hour journey, we checked into our hotel (thankfully I didn't have to share a room with anyone), we got ready, had a meal, had some drinks and went to the concert. Afterwards, it consisted of us still singing Post Malone songs, drunk, and heading towards Bierkeller (which ended up being shut because well it was a Tuesday night). Instead, we sat in good old Whetherspoons for a while before getting a uber back to the wrong hotel (thanks Ben).

TUESDAY 

Finally arrived after about 2 hours of driving, including a pit stop at KFC and gregs. 

We checked into the hotel and I thankfully had my own room, which meant I could take up loads of space in the bathroom with my favourite thing - my toiletry bag. (let's ignore the beer, which I did actually like????)

quick 'photoshoot' before dinner

 It took us a while to find somewhere to eat as we didn't plan it very well, but we did find somewhere eventually. A good old Chinese restaurant.

WEDNESDAY

We got caught in the rain on Wednesday but we still did a bit of shopping after Breakfast, before heading home. And home in Derby rather than back to University, as it was half term for my mum and brother so I spent the rest of the day with them which was lovely. It worked out perfectly too as I don't have uni till 12pm on a Thursday so I got a train in the morning on Thursday, I also have Tuesday & Wednesday off so thankfully I didn't miss any uni for this trip. 

Thank you so much for reading! I had the loveliest trip with my best friends, and we are definitely going to plan another trip like this when Post Malone comes back to the UK or just for another band/person. We are considering seeing the 2nd support act as he was great, had his music on for the journey home. 

meg x 

My Weekend in Photographs | Spring 2017

Today's post was planned for the weekend however I wasn't allowed to use my mac for 48 hours at the end of last week and have been super busy - so finally welcome to may and here is the first post of the month! I have decided to a simple post but sharing my weekend in photographs, as you can tell by the title. If you follow me on any social media you will know I had a party for my friend's 18th on saturday and did not a lot on sunday but oh well.

Don't forget to check out this months playlist on spotify - it is a mix of the support acts for the Vamps next week and my favourite songs at the moment. Hope you enjoy!! may 2017

Saturday 6th May 2017

Saturday was spent watching the latest episode of Pretty Little Liars as I hadn't managed to watch it on the Wednesday, then I was volunteering at Sue Ryder from 1-4. Before heading toWetherspoons for a few drinks before I headed to Ben's for his party. 

Sunday 7th May 2017

Sunday I went to see the new Fast and Furious with my dad and brother, which was amazing! I highly recommend it, however I wouldn't go and see it if you haven't seen any of them as this is very connected with the other movies. The movie's that are coming out this month are amazing, I saw Guardian's of the Galaxy 2 the other weekend and that was amazing like all the marvel movies! This month the new Pirates of the Caribbean comes out, which is very exciting as the last one came out in 2011 so it better be good. I still haven't seen Beauty and The Beast yet but I'm sure when it is out on DVD I will be watching it, as one of my friend's is obsessed with it! 

Hope you enjoyed this random post but I will be back with another post (either this weekend or next), get ready for a post all about when I see The Vamps next Wednesday! I am very excited to share that with you and to go. Thank you for reading and I will see you soon :)

Meg x 

2017 GOALS

A new year has begun which means a new set of 'goals' are in order, and I put a lot of consideration into these this year however some are the same as last year due to them not happening. I'm not really sure what will happen this year, I feel like it will be a good year (hopefully) as mum and I might be going to some places in Europe and I am turning 18 in March.

I actually sat thinking about my goals for this year and it has taken me a while to come up with some things.

1. Pass my Theory Test 
2. Pass my Driving Test 
3. Become more independent 
4. Get a job
5. Generally be a happier person
6. Spend more time with my friends
7. Go to London for my 18th
8. Go to Amsterdam
10. Travel to new cities with friends
11. Be happy with my self, in every way from my body, to my mental health, to my friends, to my life in general.  This is my main goal of the year and well I think it will be difficult but it's worth a shot, even if i'm not 100% by 2018 but i'm nearly there then I will be happy. As I will have tried. 
12. Be healthier
13. Complete my Queen Scout Award
14. Become a Scout Leader
15. HAVE FUN

The main focus this year is more travelling, and I have always wanted to travel and it will be great to share these all with you too. Mum and I are actually in the process of planning and booking London for my 18th which is super exciting. 

Being independent links to passing my Driving tests, travelling more but also getting a job. Especially as I'm turning 18 I will be an adult which doesn't seem real and even though I will still be at Sixth Form for another year I won't have the independence of University this year but I want to be prepared for it all and not rely on my parents as much.

Meg x

18th Birthday Present Ideas

I am 18 next March and a lot of my friends are turning 18 soon or next year like me, some are already 18. As it is a big ish birthday in England I thought I give you all a few present Ideas, but also to help me come up with some things for my friends.

1. Buy them something 18 related, like anything you will find in a card shop. An 18 key-ring or wine glass (as they can legally drink)
2. Get a group of friends together and buy them either a voucher for something they will really love or a present they will really love, like make-up, a game or clothes. 
3. A cute photo frame or something similar, it is always a cute idea especially as you will all be going different ways at the end of sixth form/college. 
4. This is a little pricey, but it depends how much you spend on your friends. But this would be a good present from a few friends, and this a Polaroid camera So they can capture their favourite memories over the next years. Especially if they are going off to university, and want a load of great memories. 
5. Cards Against Humanities, it is such a great party game and just a great game to play whenever.
6. Any alcohol, they are 18 so can legally drink so why not just get them their favourite drink so they can celebrate.
7. Their favourite perfume or aftershave.
8. Jelly shot mould - from prezzybox. I found these online and honestly these are such a good idea and its pretty cute, even if they did them without alcohol.
9. Wheel of shots drinking game - from prezzybox. Again another alcohol drinking but they are 18 so can legally drink (unless your from America sorry.) but everyone loves a good drinking game and this seems great.  
10. There are a lot of different experience presents, from driving in a certain car for the day, spa weekend for two, bungee jumping etc. These would also be a great group gift. 

These are a wide range of present ideas but I hope they help, even for someone who is over 18 or under (missing out the alcohol presents). But I hope you enjoyed this blog post and I will see you soon!

Summer : 6 things to do when your bored

Hey guys, sorry this is later than usual for a Sunday but I wasn't feeling too good and was out all day yesterday at Nottingham Pride.

Anyway, during Summer you have so much time off and it will come to a point where you don't actually know what to do next. So I decided to give you some ideas to do, as these are some of the things I tend to do.

1. Go to the Gym or on a walk. You can do this by yourself or with friends, I tend to go to the gym in the morning so I start my day off right or I'll go and walk around the fields near my house by myself with my camera. Also going for a walk will be great if you are a keen Pokemon Go player, will give you the chance to maybe hatch an egg or find some more Pokemon. 
2. Start a new TV Show. I mean you have so long off and if the weather isn't brilliant like most British summers then it will mean you aren't missing out on getting a tan. Last summer i started a TV show and finished 5 seasons in 3 weeks, and well I didn't leave the house at all but oh well.
3. Get a new Hobby. It could be anything, something that you have always wanted to try and never really had the time to do it, or it could be something like starting a blog or a youtube channel. Something to keep entertained.
4. Change your room around. I'm changing my room slightly all year round but as you have so much time why don't you go out and actually change your room to how you really want it. For example stalking Pinterest to find room ideas, even if you don't repaint it just add new decorations or move some furniture around. Something different for the new school year. 
5. Finally go out with your friends and do anything you want, from spending the day on a park, to going to the cinema, going to the beach for the day, shopping or going to the cinema to see that new movie you wanted to see. Spending time with friends.
6. Start a book, especially if you are going abroad reading a book will be perfect for sitting by the pool. I don't read that much actually, I wish I read more if I'm honest but during summer I do read a lot more mainly as I go abroad so I get the opportunity to relax and read books by the pool. If you cant think of any books to read check out my 'Summer Reading List 2016'

Speaking of pinterest feel free to check out my account, (I'll link it all bellow) and I do have a board about rooms which might help inspire you if you are thinking of doing number 4! I hope you all have a great summer, are there any posts you would really like to see?

Pinterest: megaanphoebe

June Favourites

Hey guys, its June favourites time!!! I'm quite excited about this because well its a bit of a weird one because its mainly make up, tv, films and youtube.

Make up:

MAC: Studio Fix Fluid

MAC: Velvet Teddy

Avon: Adoring Love

First of all is a foundation, it is MAC Studio Fix Fluid in the shade NW10. Yes yes that is the lightest shade, but it is like the first foundation that matches my face perfectly. It has great coverage and is more of a matte foundation which I defiantly prefer. I always see the coverage difference when I change my foundation for some reason, but its not heavy at all it feels the normal.

The next 2 beauty favourites are both lipsticks and in a way quite similar. As one of them is my MAC lipstick in the shade Velvet Teddy and the other is an Avon matte lipstick in the shade Adoring Love. The reason they are similar as well they are both matte but the Avon Lipstick is in fact the MAC lipstick dupe. I adore them both as they are such different colours, I have been wearing the avon lipstick more as I can't wear red lipstick due to my hair being purple. Which is sad but I have made up for that by wearing the pink.

I literally have like no velvet teddy left so my Kylie Jenner lip kit needs to hurry up along with a needed shopping trip to Derby so I can raid NYX. When it does arrive I will of course be doing a review and swatches for you!!

TV & Film:

Orange is the New Black

H2O: Just add water

Stand by me

The Duff

As most of you will know, season 4 of OITNB came out in June so I decided to re-watch 3 of the previous season and then watched season 4 once I was finished which was around 4 days after it came out. It was such an emotional season and if you are a fellow lover of the show then you will know, I cried so much which is what usually do at most tv shows wow. I highly recommend it, it is such a good tv shows!!

H2O: Just add water is so different but I decided to continue re-watching H20 from about episode 5 I think and became hooked on it again. I'm still watching season 3 however its different to the first as some of the characters change however I still love it all, it was one of my favourite shows that I watched when I was a kid.

Next is the movies, first is Stand by me. Ages ago I created a movie watch list on my phone and eventually made it to Stand by me. I loved it so much, it's weird how much I love old movies. It's also different to other movies because it's not all about relationships and friendships its just about friendships and how one things changes things. How different the 4 boys were but that's what made them such good friends. I also laugh at how they think Will Weaton would have ended up looking like as he looks nothing like that now, as I watch him in Big Bang theory Sheldon constantly makes jokes about the movie which I finally understand!  

Finally movie is The Duff, which I am forever re-watching. I watched it originally on prime but then bought it the other week along with Stand by Me when I went to Reading on a Uni open day. I tend to watch the movie when I am sad as it generally cheers me up so much as the story line is so cute and the end credits song is The Vamps which is amazing. I got my bestfriend to watch it too and she's hooked on it also so its amazing as we can watch it together and cry, oops. 

Youtube: 

Kenzie Elizabeth is one my one and only youtube favourite this month! I have been watching her for a few months and im just so obsessed with all of her videos and he dog is the cutest thing ever. I watch both her main channel videos and vlog channel. I love her vlog channel so much as I love the area she lives in, it's where I would want to go if I moved to America. Check out both of her channels if you want! 

Kenzie Elizabeth

Keeping Up With Kenzie

Thank you for reading and I shall see you Wednesday for another post as I my new makeup organiser has arrived so I thought I'd show you it and my make-up collection in one as for me I have kind of a lot but for other people I don't. Considering I only started wearing foundation in year 11 which I am so thankful I started watching youtube as I would maybe still have awful skin.

Prom 2015

Hey guys. I know exactly what your thinking! 'Prom 2015'? but it's 2016 what on earth is Megan going on about. Well it's been over a year since it was my prom, 26th June 2015,  and I never actually shared that experience with you guys and I wasn't sure why. So as its prom season again I thought I'd share it all, it was such an amazing night even though I wasn't in the best place year I made the most of the night. I kind of wished I was happier when it was prom and wish to relive the night so could have more fun with my friends and just forget everything.

I got my hair and make-up done professional which was the best choice I made mainly because of the fact that if I did my own make-up it would have been awful due to the fact I hadn't long got all this new make-up. The only downside was my hair, I disliked it at first but grew to love it.

Dress : ASOS

Bag : Primark

Heels : New Look 

As it says above I got my dress from ASOS and I loved it too pieces, I was also super happy as it covered my legs and feet mainly because I hate feet but also a few days before prom I went out with my friends and got really sunburned so I still marks on my legs and back from the sunburn.  You can't actually see my shoes due to the dress but were just a matching colour of pink and showed too much feet which I hated but I could walk in them and you couldn't see my feet due to the length of the dress, however most of the night I had no shoes on as I was dancing.

I'd also like to mention that some of the photos are terrible, mainly due to how bad the lighting was at the place we had it and the as some of them were taken with snapchat and if you have it then you'll know it makes images awful. Apart from the first image which my dad actually took on his camera! 

See what I mean, awfully lighting. sorry

If you get the chance to go to Prom take it, and have the best time of your life. I think if I had prom now I would probably have planned the car more in advance and got a limo with my friends as we kind of made a mess of the car arrangements. I was also late to meeting my friends so I got no photos with them before we went to prom as my hair took longer than expected. But it was odd as I usually give myself loads of time but as mum set the timings up it was a little rushed but I got to prom and before the rain started!! 

Have you guys got your prom this year or have you already had yours or was it last year like mine? I have a leaving ball for sixth form around this time next year and I will defiantly be posting all about that, my leavers day and maybe even my 18th, which I am super excited for.