I've Moved...

Hi guys,
This is just to let you know that I have moved my blog to WordPress and I will be posting there most of the time although I may occasionally post here. I would love it if any of you who read this would take a look. I will try and post on Wednesdays like before but a lot like this blog became it will probably be a little sporadic! To go to the website click here or go to www.abigailhyde.wordpress.com if the link doesn't work.

Thank you so much for reading this blog and I hope you like the new site!

Abi

Something New!

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Hey guys,
First of all sorry for not posting on Wednesday, I hadn't planned ahead this week and then I suddenly had a lot of work I wasn't expecting so I didn't have time. 

Secondly I am now on Bloglovin and I would really appreciate it if you would follow me with the link above. I think you would then get notified whenever I publish a post. If you don't have a blog but would still like an account that's fine as you don't need a blog to have one.

Just a short post today but I will be posting again on Wednesday. Please leave a comment if there is anything you would like to see. Have a nice week, 

Abi
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New Years Resolutions

Hello Guys,

I hope that you are enjoying the new year and that if you have started work or school again it has been as enjoyable as it can be :) ! I know that it is a quite late but today I wanted to talk about New Years Resolutions! I have never really thought about making a New Years Resolution but this year I have decided I have so I wanted to share with you what I am aiming to do this year.

Blogging Once a Week
I have been quite inconsistent with my blogging since December so I am making myself a goal to blog just once a week! Ideas are always helpful so if you have any please let me know in the comments what you would like to see.

Exercise Once a Week 
As some of you may know I am playing the role of Penny Pingleton in my schools production of Hairspray! I used to do Trampoling, Netball and Nike Training after school but because of rehearsals that hasn't been possible. I started running about September last year and would run every Saturday but I became quite unmotivated when it got colder and wetter. So this year my aim is to run 5k every Saturday morning at the park nearest my house. This is organised by Parkrun and it's cool because it gives you your time, personal best, what others have done this week at your park etc so it's a great way to set yourselves goals and see if you have improved over time.

Read One Book a Month
I enjoy reading and it is great to do but I didn't find much time to read much last year so this year I am trying to read a minimum of one book per month. At the moment I am reading 'All I Know Now' by Carrie Hope Fletcher, one of my favourite Youtubers who has played various West End roles, including Eponine in Les Miserables, who she has played for the last few years so is leaving soon :(. Click on her name to check out her channel I'm sure you will enjoy it. Other books I may read are all the Harry Potter Series because I love them!

Do you have any resolutions? If so please let me know I always enjoy reading you comments.

Have a great week,

Abi
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Christmas Time!

Hello Guys,

I want to start this blog post by apologising about the lack of posts over December. I have been busy with a much bigger workload at school and also learning lines and going to rehearsals for Hairspray! I have really enjoyed December and the build up to Christmas but as always it has been very busy.

A Bare Christmas Tree...

One of my favourite things to do is to put up the Christmas tree with my family and play some fun Christmas music! My favourite Christmas album at the moment is one by Pentatonix who sing a Capella, which is perfect for Christmas songs and carols. Their most recent Christmas Album is called 'That's Christmas to Me' and it is amazing! You might notice in the pictures some string coming out of my Christmas tree, this is because of my cats. We got our cats Christmas 2010 and it was their first Christmas. My cat Beebo jumped into the tree and it crashed down! So to insure this doesn't happen again we tie the tree to the door with string!

Baking Mince Pies

I don't know about you guys but I love mince pies and baking so another of my favourite things to do is to bake mince pies. The recipe is very simple so it is a great way to relax and mince pies are delicious! I just feel so festive drinking a Hot Chocolate, eating a mince pie, in my onesie, with the fire burning and watching a Christmas film! My personal favourites are 'Elf' and 'It's a Wonderful Life' but let me know what you enjoy in the comments.

I also enjoy painting my nails and so I had to do something Christmasy. In the end I just went for some festive colours and a simple cross design on my ring finger because it was very simple and I didn't have much time!

Finally, the most relaxing thing to do at Christmas in my opinion is to have a long soak in the bath with a Lush Christmas Bath Bomb/ Bubble Bar or to snuggle up in blankets and watch YouTube videos with one of my cats on my lap.


Thank you for reading and I hope you have enjoyed this post. I have just realised that on December the 29th it will be 6 months since I started Raspberries and Ribbons. I have really enjoyed writing blog posts and coming up with ideas and I hope that you have enjoyed reading them. 

Have a Merry Christmas,

Abi

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Christmas Phone Wallpapers!

Hello guys,
Sorry I didn't blog last week, I was having quite a bad day so didn't feel very creative and couldn't think of anything interesting to write so I decided just to do nothing at all. I didn't want to post something I wasn't proud of or happy with. Anyway this week I was on Pintrest and I saw some really cute Christmas wallpapers. I realised that because it's nearly December this would be a great time to share some of my favourite phone wallpapers for Christmas (although I've had mine since up October - Christmas is my favourite holiday by far!)

For me the days have been going quite quickly despite how busy I've been! I've had a much bigger workload and lines to learn for Hairspray! However this busyness excites me because the Christmas season is just around the corner. I really love this time of year despite the fact that it get's dark earlier, there's a lot of traffic and the weather is awful (unless it's snowing, which I hope it will!) because everybody just seems a little happier.

But anyway, here are my Top 5 Phone wallpapers for Christmas:

Christmas Wreath - Merry Christmas
In my opinion this will look better as a lock screen rather than home screen because of the words but I'm sure both will look lovely. Also it puts you in a Christmasy mood whenever you turn on your phone. Click the link to download from the website but also to take a look at the other designs because they are all so cute!





Purple Christmas Design
This is my current wallpaper because I love the colours used - it matches my phone case, and it's not too Christmasy - even though I love Christmas it isn't December yet! The designer has a version for computer desktops and iPad's too. This design is for iPhone but because it's a pattern it will work on any device.






String Lights Wallpaper
I saw this an immediately thought it was gorgeous! I love how the colours aren't traditional Christmas colours and it adds pops of pink to my wallpaper. This is what I will use next because it isn't extremely Christmasy so perfect for November. The other designs shared in the post I found this on (click the name) are really sweet too.

Christmas Gold Typography
I really like this wallpaper! The words are from one of my favourite Christmas songs and it's gold, with stars. Whenever I look at it I can almost hear Michael Bublé sing this in my head! Like the Christmas Wreath wallpaper at the top this is great for a lock screen. When December comes I will defiantly be using this..




Let it Snow
Again the words used in this wallpaper are ones from another of my favourite Christmas songs! I love the icy blue colour and all the pretty snowflakes surrounding the words. If you do use this and use the link in the title you have to scroll down quite a bit on the page to find this wallpaper but it is there I promise!




Earlier I mentioned Pintrest and wanted to say that I get a lot of inspiration from Pintrest and I would highly recommend making an account if you haven't already. If you want to, click here to take a look at my page.

Thank you for reading, let me know in the comments if you use any of these, have a suggestion for me to use or have a Pintrest account and I will take a look.

Abi
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Sleepover Entertainment - Films!

Hello guys,
As you may know because it is half term Emily and I are doing a collab where we share our tips on how to have the best sleepover ever. Today we are sharing a few fun ideas on what to do at your sleepover. I will be sharing some great films which I am sure that you will love and the cheapest place I could find where you can get them from. All the films I am sharing are all 12's, so hopefully all of you reading would be able to watch.

Now You See Me
This is one of my all time favourite films, it has so many little plot twists and the ending is quite unpredictable! I love the cleverness and how all the characters have a distinct role. It follows four magicians who each answer a mysterious invitation to an obscure address with secrets inside. A year later they're the four horseman who break the law in their controversial magic shows.
You can get this from:
Tesco £5.00
Amazon £3.94
HMV: £5.99

Pitch Perfect
This movie is so fun, it's hilarious and a real feel good film. I have 
watched this so many times so I enjoy singing along! It is about the Barden Bellas and their climb to reach the top of the American a Capella groups. It focus's on Becca, an aspiring DJ who thinks that collage is not for her. If you can choose between the 1st and 2nd movie, in my opinion the 1st is so much better
You can get this from:
Tesco: £5.00
Amazon: £4.99
HMV: £5.99

Blended
I watched this at my sleepover and it is so hilarious! Although not all my friends love this type of film, everybody enjoyed it and we where all laughing so much. The story starts with two people on a blind date and everything that could possibly go wrong - goes wrong! They decide they never want to see each other again and end up on a luxury African vacation together and the story unfolds...
Where you can get this from:
Tesco: £5.00
Asda: £5.00
Amazon: £4.87
HMV: £5.99


Hairspray
I haven't watched this for so long but since my school where doing Hairspray as a school musical and I got the part of Penny Pingleton I have watched this film so many times! I personally prefer this to the old film of Hairspray but that's partly because Zac Efron plays Link! It's about Tracey Turnblad, whose dream is to dance on the Corny Collins show with Link!
Where you can get this from:
Amazon: £3.56
HMV: £6.99

The Fault in Our Stars:
I though I would include this film because it is such an amazing, emotional story and so far all the other films have all been very happy and some of you may want a sad film. Emily and I watched this when she came over and we planned this and I still cry! It is the story of Hazel and Augustus and how they fall in love but still fight cancer. It is just so emotional!
Where you can get this from:
Tesco: £5.00
HMV: £2.99
Amazon: £2.99

I hope you have enjoyed this blog post and will watch one of these film, let me know in the comments if you do. Today on Emily's blog she shared games that you can play. Click her name to read that. Enjoy the rest of your week,

Abi

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