Here are all of the songs sung in this weeks lessons;

• Skinny Love by Birdy
• If I Were A Boy by Beyonce
• Jar Of Hearts by Christina Perri
• On My Own from Les Miserables
• The Closest Thing To Crazy by Katie Melua
• One Day I'll Fly Away from Moulin Rouge
• Stay The Night by Zedd ft. Hayley Williams
• Decode by Paramore
• Pack Up by Eliza Doolittle
• Fireflies by Owl City x2
• The Beginning by One OK Rock
• I Need Your Love by Ellie Goulding
• Count On Me by Bruno Mars
• Roar by Katy Perry
• Read All About It Part III by Emeli Sande
• Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis x2
• Stand By Your Man by Tammy Wynette
• Walking In The Air from The Snowman
• The One That Got Away by Katy Perry x3
• Take A Bow by Rihanna x2
• When You Kiss Me by Shania Twain
• Crossroads by Cream
• Back To Black by Amy Winehouse
• Higher Love by Steve Winwood
• Rehab by Amy Winehouse
• Your Song by Ellie Goulding
• Upside Down by Paloma Faith
• It's My Party by Leslie Gore
• Walking On Sunshine by Katrina & The Waves
• Wake Me Up by Avicii
• The Fear by Lily Allen
• Never Ever by All Saints
• Waterloo by Abba
• No One by Alicia Keys
• Mean by Taylor Swift

It's that time of the month where I blog about products I have used up! I have added a few more than usual into this month's post as the box was filling up a bit too much for my liking!

Dove Go Fresh Anti-Perspirant Deodorant in Pomegranate & Lemon Verbena Scent - I've been religously using Dove deodorant for a while now as I have found it doesn't irritate my armpits if I have just shaven! I bought this alongside the Original scent a few months ago, I just really like using it for the reason I have given, as there are not many brands I have found that stop the irritation.

Will I buy it again? I most probably will do! (Unless I find another brand that does the job)

Original Source Vanilla & Raspberry Shower Gel - This stuff smells AMAZING! I do enjoy using Original Source shower gels, they always smell so lovely :)

Will I buy it again? Already have done!

Leo Bancroft Ultimately Intense Deep Moisture Mask - I had this lying in a drawer for ages so I thought it was about time I used it up! I didn't use it everytime I washed my hair, I generally use it in between my usual conditioner just to give my hair that bit more moisture.

Will I buy it again? Probably not, I haven't really enjoyed using the Leo Bancroft range, I only really buy if it is on offer/nothing else available.

Superdrug Cranberry & Pomegranate Body Lotion - This was bought for me as part of a gift set 2 Christmases ago, and in summer last year I got into my body lotions quite a bit. This one smelt absolutely beautiful and made my skin feel really smooth.

Will I buy it again? As lovely as it is, I don't usually shop in Superdrug. And I'm not sure whether this is still in stock!

Mac Studio Fix Fluid in NW10 - This was coloured-matched to my skin in store, and I really like the consistency of this liquid foundation. I like to mix it with a moisturiser as my skin can get quite dry around my nose and hairline and it still works really well. I'm going to be saving this empty bottle though so I can get my free lipstick!

Will I buy it again? Already bought!

Barry M Basecoat & Nail Hardener - I think this is the first time I have ever used up a nail product completely! Well, this one isn't completely empty but I can't reach the last few dregs! Also from using it so much as a top coat too the colour isn't clear anymore, and if I had white nail polish on it stained it pink, but that's entirely my fault! It gave a good shine to my nails either way :)

Will I buy it again? Probably, I didn't do too bad out of this one.


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A while ago I tried out vlogging one day whilst I was working, just to give an insight into my daily working life as a private tutor. Last week I uploaded another vlog to Youtube, seeing as my first vlog had some good feedback!

I feel like it isn't the best vlog I could do - I'm a bit anxious of filming myself around other people, mainly out of fear they would steal my camera! If people like my vlogs, I will keep doing them, so let me know in the comments below what you think and if you have any tips!

Once again, a wide selection of songs - Amy Winehouse has been quite popular this week!

• Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran
• Stay With Me by Sam Smith
• All Of Me by John Legend
• Gimme Something Good by Ryan Adams
• Flaws by Bastille
• The Closest Thing To Crazy by Katie Melua
• One Day I'll Fly Away from Moulin Rouge
• Forget You by Cee Lo Green
• Your Song by Ellie Goulding x2
• Waterloo by Abba x2
• Price Tag by Jessie J
• Read All About It Part III by Emeli Sande
• Roar by Katy Perry
• Can't Get You Out Of My Head by Kylie Minogue
• Marry You by Bruno Mars
• Any Dream Will Do from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
• Lilly by Pink Martini
• I'm Not The Only One by Sam Smith
• Fireflies by Owl City
• Walking In The Air from The Snowman
• Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis
• No One by Alicia Keys
• Take A Bow by Rihanna x2
• Never Ever by All Saints
• Count On Me by Bruno Mars
• Walking On Sunshine by Katrina & The Waves
• Somewhere Only We Know by Lily Allen
• Children Will Listen from Into The Woods
• Getting To Know You from The King & I
• Sentimental Journey by Doris Day
• Rehab by Amy Winehouse
• Son Of A Preacher Man by Dusty Springfield
• Back To Black by Amy Winehouse
• The Man Who Sold The World by Lulu
• Haven't Met You Yet by Michael Buble
• On My Own from Les Miserables

The process has begun...I have made the decision to go blonde again! Obviously, as you can see I have not got blonde hair in the picture but this is the first step! I am gradually taking my hair lighter and lighter each time I visit my hairdresser - I have had red hair for the past 6 years and I think it is time I went back to what I originally was!

The problem is, whenever I have had blonde hair the condition of my hair deteriorates, and this is because of stripping the colour and bleaching it. This process of going from red to blonde is going to take a VERY long time, I am expecting it to take over a year (but I'm patient!) but if it means my hair will be in a much better state then it will be worth it.

I started out with just a bright, but darkish red tone. As red doesn't have the best track record in holding colour well, it has faded since my last dye session. My hairdresser has matched my roots to the faded red colour and then added highlights to just make my hair that bit brighter. My next appointment is in April, so I am aiming to get the red to fade more but keep my hair moisturised and smooth, ready for the next shade.


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Continuing on from Part 3, here is the next part in my story about my life and M.E. If you would like to read the previous posts you can click on the links below.

This post is probably going to be the most difficult to write. This is because the last time I wrote about my feelings of the situation at university, I had a huge backlash from a lot of people who were supposed to be my friends. Although I mentioned no names, the blog post in question was shared around university behind mine (and my boyfriend's) back, and I was made out to be a liar and an attention-seeker. I am quite complete the opposite in both senses - but I suppose not being an attention-seeker is why I am not performing as a singer! I could just not write this blog post at all because of what happened a few years ago, risk being called all-sorts again and be completely alienated, but you know what, I honestly don't care. If you have a problem with my illness and believe I am a liar etc, then please come and say it to my face :)

So, as I say, after my diagnosis things went a bit pear-shaped. The first person I told was my best friend at the time, who instantly said I was wrong and attention-seeking. I also remember her saying that her Dad had M.E and I couldn't possibly have the same condition as the symptoms were not the same. I didn't stand for this - I had finally found out what was wrong with me and I was being called a liar etc etc, I was about to start treatment to help my condition and her words did not make things better.

Apart from my boyfriend and family, she was the only person I told. I tried to tell my other close friends but they didn't want to know or make the time for me. It was at this point I finally realised who my real friends were - none of them. The only person at university (apart from my lecturers) who gave me the support I needed was my boyfriend. We had only been together a matter of weeks at this point but without him being there and caring for me, I would have quit university.

I kept quiet about my M.E, I didn't see the need to tell people as I gathered they obviously wouldn't give me the time or day. I didn't want to shout it from the rooftops, I didn't want any sympathy. Only a handful of people at university on my course (who are now my lifelong friends) knew that I had a support plan in place, in case I relapsed or needed an extension on my assignments. But it was a particular lecture where I was giving a presentation about the subject for my dissertation - how music therapy can help people with M.E and Fibromyalgia. In the part of the presentation where I would answer any questions about my topic, one of the people who I hadn't spoken to for quite a while since the whole 'liar' episode asked me this question: "Wouldn't you be biased though seeing as you have M.E?" Funny thing was, I didn't tell them I had M.E, and neither did my boyfriend. Can you guess who did? And they just told the whole freaking lecture theatre about my condition.

I calmly answered that "Yes, of course, I would love for the effects of music therapy to act in a positive way, however, I have not conducted any experiment on myself; I have met people with the same condition as myself who agreed to be part of my dissertation research, as otherwise the research would be biased".

I finished university with a 2:1, a degree I am so proud of completing, given the circumstances that I had. Since May 2011, I had also held down a job at a clothing store, and managed to attain the role of training staff and acting supervisor. I left this job in October 2013 when I was able to sustain myself on my teaching business alone.

As I said earlier, my university relationship is still going strong. After my horrible second year which included my diagnosis, we moved into a student house together as I felt he was the only person I could fully trust and be around, as I had completely lost my trust in a majority of my peers. We also lived slightly away from the typical student housing area, as this meant I didn't have to deal so much with the people who had betrayed my trust and gave me judgemental looks. We are now going on our first proper holiday later this year and are hoping to move in to our first house together at some point. I don't know where I would be without him if we hadn't have been together at university, but I can tell you I wouldn't be as well as I am now if he wasn't in my life.

If you are still reading, congratulations! I know this has been a very long post, and probably also a very risky one. I don't know if any of my uni peers read this blog and if they do, then I don't really mind. They can spread it around, talk about me behind my back and whatever, but I am happy in the knowledge that I have a wonderful family and an amazing partner who loves me so much, and will always care and look after me should I ever fall as ill as I did back then (but hopefully I won't!).

To say I haven't been able to teach most of this week due to having a wisdom tooth removed, there is still a wide selection of songs from the singing lessons I have taught this week! Are any of your favourites here?

• Somewhere Only We Know by Lily Allen
• Skinny Love by Birdy
• If I Were A Boy by Beyonce
• On My Own from Les Miserables
• One Day I'll Fly Away from Moulin Rouge
• Forget You by Cee Lo Green
• Stay With Me by Sam Smith
• All Of Me by John Legend
• Gimme Something Good by Ryan Adams
• Fireflies by Owl City
• The Fear by Lily Allen
• Pack Up by Eliza Doolittle
• Lilly by Pink Martini
• Sentimental Journey by Doris Day
• Your Song by Ellie Goulding
• Rehab by Amy Winehouse
• The One That Got Away by Katy Perry
• It's My Party by Leslie Gore
• Back To Black by Amy Winehouse
• Eternal Flame by The Bangles
• The Man Who Sold The World by Lulu
• Count On Me by Bruno Mars
• Waterloo by Abba

The picture is absolutely terrible for quality - I'm sorry but it's the best I can do with it! (The room was extremely dark)

My godmother got married on Saturday and I sang a few songs at the reception, and this is what I wore! I also had a black blazer from Next that I have owned for a few years, but at the time I was feeling so hot after coming off the stage that I didn't have it on!

My clothes were from;

• Earrings from Claire's Accessories
• Green Pencil Dress from Dorothy Perkins - £22 (I also saw it in Nude in the shop but went for green, as I know the colour compliments my hair!)
• Pandora Bracelet
• Black Court Shoes from Topshop

As I posted last week, I held an open evening for my business! As part of this, I made some goody bags for people to take away. I have posted some pictures showing the steps on how I made them, if you have any questions about them please comment below!

To start with, I ordered some circular stickers with my logo on from Vistaprint, ready to be stuck onto the goody bags. I also bought some purple bags from Ebay and orange card from WHSmith, as purple and orange are my business colours.
I then cut out each circle and stuck on a logo sticker to each one, making sure the pencil lines were on the back.

• A bottle of water - as water is the best thing for your voice!
• A mini recorder
• A pencil/piece of stationery, as kindly donated by my local music store
• A notebook - I ordered the exercise books from Ebay for about 10p each, I just then printed off my logo onto a sticker and put this on the front. I have so many extras of these so I can offer them to my current students too
• Business cards for myself and other businesses I am connected to
• A 20% off voucher for a music lesson

Another week of songs! Are any of your favourites listed here?

• Skinny Love by Birdy
• Ain't Nobody by Chaka Khan
• On My Own from Les Miserables x2
• One Day I'll Fly Away from Moulin Rouge
• The Closest Thing To Crazy by Katie Melua
• Stay With Me by Sam Smith
• All Of Me by John Legend
• Gimme Something Good by Ryan Adams
• Flaws by Bastille
• Prince Charming by Adam & The Ants
• The Beginning by One OK Rock
• Lilly by Pink Martini
• Walking In The Air from The Snowman
• Eternal Flame by The Bangles
• Take A Bow by Rihanna x2
• The One That Got Away by Katy Perry
• Walking On Sunshine by Katrina & The Waves x4
• She's Electric by Oasis
• Love Me Like You Do by Ellie Goulding
• I Need Your Love by Ellie Goulding
• Into The Woods Finale from Into The Woods
• Getting To Know You from The King & I
• Your House by Alanis Morrisette
• Sentimental Journey by Doris Day
• Your Song by Ellie Goulding
• With UR Love by Cher Lloyd
• Roar by Katy Perry
• Warwick Avenue by Duffy
• Back To Black by Amy Winehouse
• Valerie by Amy Winehouse
• No One by Alicia Keys
• Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis

On Tuesday 3rd February I held my business' very first open evening event! I thought of doing this a few months ago as when I was researching how to get my business 'out there', every single website I looked at suggested an 'open evening' style event. I made goody bags including notebooks, stationery (kindly donated by my local music shop), mini recorders as well as lots of other bits! I have just added a few photos below from the start of the event - we had a biscuit decoration table, colouring, an open mic and tombola!

I will also be doing another post soon about how I put the goody bags together - so keep your eyes peeled!








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It's a new year, so I thought it would be a good time to bring back the monthly favourites again! There isn't many for this month, but at least a few is better than none :)

I have combined the first two favourites together, seeing as I melted one of them! They are the Yankee Candle Tart Melter and the tart that is currently (half) melted in the top is the Yankee Candle Strawberry Buttercream Tart. I got these as I am sick to death of my room not smelling nice and this deals with the problem! I also have lots of other tarts ready to use - I am liking anything fruity or vanilla right now!

The last thing I have chosen as part of my January Favourites is the Nars Concealer in Light1 - Chantilly. I bought this a few months ago in Selfridges when I was last down in London for work, and since I had heard great things about the Nars brand, I thought I should try some! It has swayed me away from the Benefit Boing which I was religiously using... the consistency is great and really covers the bags under my eyes as well as any blemishes. I also didn't have much of a problem going from a cream-based product to a liquid-based one. I'm hoping there is somewhere near to where I live that sells this as I don't really fancy a 2 1/2 hour trip to London just to buy this again!


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