Top 3 Currently Airing Shows

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For me, going into the autumn is all about the TV shows coming back, and getting to snuggle up in the evenings with a blanket and a hot drink or a hearty dinner.

Here are the shows I’m watching at the moment:

Strictly Come Dancing
Blooms and Ambers - Top 3 Currently Airing Shows - Read about my favourite shows that are currently airing on UK tv. There a bit of variation, so it'll be great to see what your favourite is. Let me know on the blog.
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The glitz, the glamour, all the great dancing, the build-up for Christmas. Strictly has all thoughts things for me, and I love watching the chemistry between the dancers and the celebrities and seeing how much they improve over the weeks.
This is on the BBC on a Saturday Night

The Leftovers

Image from Sky
This show is such a mystery! It’s really exciting and confusing, but really good! It’s just started the second season, and you’ll definitely need to catch up with the first season if you haven’t watched it, but I highly recommend it if you like sci-fi and mystery and drama.
This is on Sky on Monday evenings

Star Wars Rebels
Image from Star Wars
I am so flipping excited for the new Star Wars film to come out, I pre-booked tickets as soon as they were available and I’m going to a midnight showing with some friends. This is another animated show that revolves around unsurprisingly the rebels! It’s set before the start of the original trilogy, but revolves around some pretty cool characters!
This is on Disney XD on Saturday mornings

This isn’t everything I’m watching at the moment, but these are my recommendations with a little variation of the type of show so you can find something you like. I’d love to see your recommendations.

Let me know what you think in the comments,
Beci x

8 Things That Make Me Smile

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So tomorrow, the 2nd of October, is World Smile Day, a day which for me means celebrating things that make us smile each and every day! World Smile Day is celebrated on the first Friday of October every year to encourage people to do an act of kindness and help one person smile! 

So I'm going to share with you the things that help me smile, and I encourage you to try some of them out to cheer you up when the weather isn’t great and you’ve got no money in your bank account and you haven’t seen your friends in days.


1. Cuddling a Dog!

Blooms and Amber - Boxer Dog

I have 5 dogs, 4 boxers and a border collie who are all adorable and all so full of love their hearts might pop! You’ll often find my youngest pup sitting at the foot of my bed with me as I browse job listings. I always know that I’ve had a bad day, one of them will be there to greet me at the door with a big grin on their face and their tail wagging at 100 miles an hour.

2. Videogame Let's Plays!

I watch a couple of let players namely “Game Grumps” and “Mortem3r at KittyKatGaming” and I always know that the jokes they make or the games they're playing will be able to put a grin on my face! I’m not always the most skilled at complicated games, and being able to watch other people play games, whilst they make jokes, is an easy way for me to take part in these games without having to frustrate myself through trying to play them

3. Big Bowls of Pasta!

My housemates had a nickname for my lazy dinner called “Pasta alla Beci” which is a ginormous bowl of pasta with butter, cheese and ham. This is the most unhealthy dish, but if you’ve had a terrible day and all you want to do is cry, then this so so satisfying. 


4. The Sun from behind Grey Clouds!

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There’s a view from my bedroom window, when the sky is grey behind two very tall conifers, and the sun come out from behind the clouds and shines onto the front of the trees. Just wow.

5. Making Plans!

Sending a message to your gal pals suggesting a fun girly weekend, or getting a message from your bae with date plans, or even from your parents asking if you’d like take out that evening, having something to look forward to is so exciting!

6. Clean Bedding!

You know when you’re sick and you spend ages feeling so sorry for yourself and so under the weather and then suddenly you feel like you’ve crossed a bridge and can feel yourself getting better. So you have a really hot shower, and you change your bedding and then you feel even more healthy. That is the magic of clean bedding. Even when you’re not sick, putting clean sheets on your bed and having a shower and plaiting your hair and snuggling in the clean fresh sheets is so cosy.

7. Fresh Nail Polish!

A fresh mani can make a day, especially if you managed to do it yourself! There’s something so satisfying about a clean un-chipped coat of a beautiful colour and even if you know it'll only last a few hours it's great to take a few Instagram posts.

8. Bargins!
Blooms and Amber - Boots


If you follow me on Instagram you will have seen that I managed to grab myself some Kurt Geiger boots for just £20. I managed to get them from the charity stop down the road from me and they are practically unworn! Finding a good bargain is amazing and makes you feel so good. 

Leave a comment to let me know what sort of things are your go to to make you smile when you're having a bad day!

Let me know what you think in the comments,
Beci x

So My Friends Are All Going Back To University…

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Out of my friendship group of 10, only 3 of us have finished and graduated from university. All 10 of us have started university but due to varying reasons from taking time off, doing a longer course, or doing a masters course, all but three of us have got more studying time.

I am of course one of the ones who has finished. I wouldn’t be writing this post if that were not the case. During the summer I took my final exams (only two because I hate exams) and graduated my three year degree with a 2:1 in Archaeology and Anthropology from the University of Kent.

university work desk
Photo by Luis Llerena
Now half of me is super excited to have graduated, and really glad not to have to move away from home again. I am also really glad to no longer have the write essays or take exams because whilst I love learning, I really dislike being tested on my knowledge. Of course I know why we are tested, but sometimes it’s nice to just take in information without having to prove you understand.

The other half of me is absolutely flipping petrified about having left the security of education. I’ve spent the last 16 years straight in some form of organised education and leaving that is kind of terrifying. I don’t know what I want to do with my new found freedom, or what kind of job I want, or even how I want to spend the rest of my life. And that’s scary.

Partly because most of my friends have still got more time to spend on that discovery. They still have at least a year to decide what they want to do once they graduate and move onto the next stage of their lives. And I know that some of them have already decided, and some of them have no clue, and that’s okay.

I’m also scared because I know I’ll miss them whilst they’re gone. I’ll have a great 3 months here with my friends who are staying and I’ll get stuck into other parts of my life, like learning to drive and writing the blog and redecorating my house. But it will be nice to see them when they come back in December. 

Photo overlooking Cathedral from the University of Kent campus
Photo by the University of Kent

Besides all that, I know that I will be okay. Regardless of whether I decide what I want to do in a month or in 6 months or even a year I will be able to make a decision and start my life on a pathway that will lead me to happiness.

Starting this blog has been a good step forward as this is something I’ve wanted to do for a while, and it’s taken the fear of having nothing to do to make me realise that it’s not worth waiting for the perfect moment. It’s far better to get stuck in and just work hard, than sit and wait for perfection.

So that’s my conclusion from all my friends going back to university. 

Let me know what you think in the comments,
Beci x