life, the future and goals x

Life.

I'm not too sure what it is recently, maybe the fact that I've now finally finished all of my exams, but I want to do more, I want to get out there and do stuff that maybe I'll regret, maybe not, but to properly live, to try everything.

I don't want to conform to what society expects; to go to school, college, university, to get a job, to get married, buy a house, have children and then die, and it's all over.

I want to break out of this expectation, and do new things, live a life that I'm proud of, that I know I've not wasted, that I won't have any regrets from because I tried and gave everything a go.

I want to travel the world, discover new places, little beaches, little coffee shops, make new friends, take millions and millions of pictures, I want to draw, to design, to do something that helps others, to be known as a good person, to be kind and helping, to live in Paris, maybe even multiple places, to work with Disney. I have such big dreams and I really really hope that one day I get to make them come true. 

I get that I'm only 16 but it's now that we can start affecting our own lives and can begin to shape our future, and currently (unfortunately), this person I want to become, isn't me at all. 
I'm always scared to try new things, terrified of the future, and what's to come, I care way too much what others think, and I do everything that's expected of a 16 year old.

All I want is to become a more confident, outgoing, courageous, happy person, and I feel I have to change and get into the mind set of that person.

It'd be fab if anyone else who feels like this could dm me on instagram (@ep_hemeral) or comment below, and leave me ideas of new things to try, places to go, recipes, maybe even quotes that make you smile!

Just don't go through life doing as others want you to, do what you want, choose what you want to study, what you want as your career, where you want to live, it's your life and you have the right to live it... 

ep_hemeral x 

morning thoughts

It's days like this that truly make me realise how lucky we are, waking up in clean comfy bed sheets to a beautiful blue sky, grabbing a glass of water, fresh fruit, opening the window to the fresh air and playing music (Bon Iver right now)

A week ago, I went to see Coldplay, and I can honestly say it was one of the best nights of my life! It was so much fun and the atmosphere was amazing, but at one point I just stood there taking it all in and seeing everyone enjoying themselves, watching the fireworks explode overhead, catching the confetti and dancing, seeing all the colours draping over every seat, every face, the whole stadium. To hear everyone's voices merge into one, the flash lights flickering all around, everyone was enjoying it together and it was an incredible night.

It just makes me wonder what we've done to be this lucky, to have what we do and have the opportunities that we do. Why do some people not have clean water, something we have excessive amounts of? Why don't some people have a bed? Why do some children not have families? It's sad and crazy to be honest, that in 2016, people still don't have the simple necessities. Hearing everyone's voices together at the concert showed that all of our voices can be heard, so why don't we do anything about it...

Morning thoughts - ep_hemeral x

Agnes and Cat

Yesterday my family and I visited Hawkshead in the Lakes and I came across a new little shop called 'Agnes and Cat'.

They made the cutest little soaps, candles, and bath melts etc, they all smelled amazing and so we had to buy some!!

(We got the coconut, blackberry and orange flavoured ones, I'll put pictures below)

The little soap packs each had 2 bars in them, and it was 3 for 2, so £12 for 6 gorgeous smelling little soaps!

The packaging, shop and staff are so lovely, and I definitely recommend a visit, I'll be going back!

Thanks for reading, ep_hemeral x