5 things I've learned about myself this year | Lifestyle

I quite like doing these "5 things" posts and what with it being my birthday recently I have found there are just a few things that I have learned and accepted about myself! Let's jump right into it with the first one and probably the most obvious one but...

I love wearing black...
No seriously, I'm obsessed! More often than not I wear black on black every single day and you know what, I'm totally fine with it! Yes people will comment and some will moan but I feel confident and I like playing around with different textures! For example, I may wear black jeans with a black silk top, with suede ankle boots and a cashmere pashmina! It's literally 50 shades of black but the textures break it up a bit! I also feel like you can play around with accessories more of different colours because it makes shades such as blue or red pop just that little bit more.

I'm tall but I love wearing really high heels...
This one has been a pain point for me for several years! I have always loved wearing heels but over time I got out of the habit because guys I dated didn't like me taller than them or I felt bad about being literally 6ft around my 5ft nothing pals! However I went to America recently for work and in my meetings I wore nothing but heels and you know what I kinda liked it!! I loved strutting around New York in my heels, I felt super confident and I'm kind of fed up with apologising for being tall, so I'm not gonna anymore! And just a point to guys out there, if you're meeting a girl for the first time do not turn around an say "oh you're pretty tall for a girl" all the things you could bring up, that should be the last

I need to explore more food groups...
I have always been a fussy eater, like really I'm terrible but one thing I have found myself saying yes to more recently is food I would never normally eat such as fish, I will never love sushi it just isn't a bit of me but clam chowder in California or a lobster roll in New York I can definitely get on board with! There are still a whole bunch of random things I don't like, for example eggs or mushrooms but the more I keep trying this stuff the more it at least broadens my palette.

I pay attention to the details...
My mind actually picks up on the smallest details of things very easily, which probably plays more to the analytical side of my mind! If I see person I see everything about them, I pick up on the clothes they are wearing and how the express themselves with hand gestures or facial movements, I don't judge, I just find it fascinating as well as habits! However this does make me super sensitive to change, I pick up on the smallest detail and then try and figure out why! I like to think it's a blessing and a curse but what can I say, it's a part of who I am.

I love taking pictures...
I never quite realised how much  I love taking pictures until this year! I have been to some wonderful places this year so it's easy to take beautiful pictures but I have discovered that I really love capturing moments on Instagram and you know what I have had a lot of positive feedback from people saying I have a really good eye for photography which is a massive compliment. In all honesty, I can find an insta moment in anything, I actually think it links to my attention to details thing I previously mentioned

There we have 5 things I have recently discovered about myself.

Tell me about a new discovery you have made about you or your personality

30 Random facts | Lifestyle

I saw this post on Alice's blog, I must admit I feel like I struggled a little bit to get 30, I'm not that interesting, but here we go...

1. I was born in London but moved to Essex when I was very young and now I live in Florence, Italy.

2. I can't stand bananas, it's more the smell of them I hate

3. I'm a natural blonde...rare these days I know, even though everyone thinks I dye my hair

4. I have been to 6 different countries this year and only one of them was for a little weekend break all the rest have been with work

5. My favourite flowers ever are hydrangeas, they're so big and pretty and I love them in any colour.

6. I have a slight (very slight) lisp, that I only realised I had about 2 years ago, it stressed me out quite a bit but now I'm just like whatevs

7. I moved to Italy without ever visiting before

8. I like walking up tall buildings, the view is always amazing and gives you a different perspective.

9. I have a slightly addictive personality and get into routines really easily

10. I never go a day without wearing eyeliner and mascara, I have very blonde eyelashes and quite large eyes I look like a bit of an alien without it

11. I literally adore flying, as soon as I break through the clouds, that's my happy place because literally nothing else matters, you are just there, it's hard to explain

12. I am the worst person when it comes to watching movies, I've seen like 5 in my life. Don't go asking me whether I have seen a film, just assume I haven't.

13. I always wear a thumb ring, however when something life changes happens to me it always breaks and a have to get a new one, it broke my first week of uni, it broke when I moved to Florence  etc  weird huh?

14. I only wear white gold or silver jewellery, I think it looks better against my complexion, I'm pasty as hell

15. I originally started this blog as a beauty blog, but I got bored of my writing with these posts. Though I still love beauty products and buy an unhealthy amount

16. I have a slight phobia of cows, I think it stems from a childhood experience that was quite funny and I know irrational to be scared but they just make me uneasy

17. I'm taking classes to learn how to speak Italian...it isn't going well, but hey I knew more than what I did 6 months ago, which was zero so it can only get better right?

18. I'm obsessed with cashew nuts and raisins, together!

19. I would love to explore Bali one day

20. I love random documentaries about pretty much anything especially if it is to do about the mind.

21. I'm the worst as surprises and secrets of that nature, when friends rope me in to help out with a surprise party or something I literally cannot look the person in the eye until it's over.

22. I sleep with my curtains open, I like the natural daylight waking me up in the morning

23. Red Hot Chilli Pepper's song Otherside is probably one of my all time favourite songs. But I do also like a lot of random 90's tracks that not everyone remembers or listened too.

24. I used to do karate and was about 2 belts away from black belt before I quit

25. I'm anti drugs, even weed which I know a lot of people do and it's considered a soft drug. I would never have a go at someone for doing drugs though, it's their body but it's just not my thang

26. I bloody love animals, of all kinds, but I mean, who doesn't?

27. I don't have one group of friends, I have random cherry picked pals that are spread all over the place

28. I'm quite secretive about my personal life/feelings, even everything written here isn't that personal, just random

29. I have a degree in journalism, for what it's worth

30. I love bumble bees, not only are they cute with their fuzzy bumbly-ness but also we really need to do more to save our bees.

There we have 30 random facts about me. Tell me one, or several random facts about yourself?