Freedom within Boundaries

Hey Guys,

Recently I read that in to conform to the rules i had to be less "individual". 

I was confused. Surely individuality is celebrated now especially in the 21st century society...But then again probably not considering Women and Men are not paid equally... So it got me thinking. How can i be expected to be comfortable with myself and accept who I am if i can only be myself to a certain extent.

For example for the whole of my life i have been told i am to weird to function and that no guy will ever like me because of that... one of my friends even went as far as telling me to stop being myself in order to make me more desirable... Seriously?! 

So this summer I have set myself a challenge. 

To become myself. 

This might sound strange, hipster-y or pretencions but I have never seriously considered who I am. 

All our lives we are created by the labels other people place on us like: Mother, Daughter, Father, Brother, Girl, Boy, Gay, Straight, Weird, Ugly, Fat, Skinny, Moody.

While not all of the labels are bad they might not define who you really are inside

Which is why I want to find out who I am. Yeah, a lot of it will be the same... Like I know I will still love History, be a sister, be a daughter and a Friend and have a weakness for chocolate but I might discover that I am not fat or I can finally accept that I am different and that is okay now I have stopped being my own worst critic. 

So although it is cheesy and cliché it is important to remember that  I and you if you reading this are struggling like I am to accept yourself and even though it seems impossible to love yourself.

I hope this helps.

Love,

LadyoftheRivers

Current Favourites

Hey Guys,

Guess who has finished their exams.... oh yeah... this girl...Very happy about that.

This does not only mean I get to go on Yoututbe more and feel less guilty about it but I now have enough time to take pictures for these posts rather than them being long, ranting posts.

So in celebration of that I thought I'd share with you some of the things I have been currently loving.


1. Bath Products.

I will forever love the smell of Original Source's Lime shower gel. It just smells amazing and even better you smell like that for long time after ward. 

I have gotten back into Aussie products after buying them on a whim because they were on special offer. They make my hair so soft it's brilliant my only criticism make the bottles the same size, as I use more conditioner than shampoo even thought the conditioner bottle is smaller.

Simple is a classic, it moistures my face and rehydrates it to almost perfection. And I will be mixing with some sun-cream as the weather is getting warmer to product my sensitive skin.

2. Jewellery

I am really enjoying just wearing these two silver bracelets, my Pandora one will forever be my staple ( for more detail read my post here: http://www.ladyoftherivers.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/my-favourite-jewellery.html)

But a new edition is my silver Elizabeth 1st charm bracelet from Etsy ( link here:https://www.etsy.com/listing/112967066/the-queen-elizabeth-i-story-handmade?ref=shop_home_active_12 ) It is handmade by the shop owner Clare and she does a massive range of Tudor-ry jewellery which means I will be ordering a lot more.

3. Candles

 Candles are most defiantly not just for winter, for this hotter season I love floral/ fruity scents such as this one Apple and Elderflower. I really enjoy St Eval Candles there scents are subtle but last a long time and stop my room smelling quite so gross.

4. Technology

 The two technology things I have been loving is firstly my kindle specially  the Infernal Devices (like the Mortal Instruments but in my opinion better) as it means I can read heavy books without my bag breaking under the weight. I find kindles so good for travelling whether it's to and from school or more exotic locations. Trust me, if your a struggling bookworm go Kindle for those heavy - or embarrassing books-.

Secondly Instagram ( you know follow if you want it ruth_truscott) but I have just loved looking and sharing what everyone has been doing.

5. Randoms

A bit more randomly I have been loving my handmade book-laptop case. Made by CaseLibrary on Esty ( https://www.etsy.com/shop/CaseLibrary?ref=ss_profile) and can be made custom to your laptop. I already have fallen in love with my Harry Potter one and have had so many compliments. 

I have also me enjoying my Tudor colouring in that my friend got for me as a joke but have turned out as a success as it is really therapeutic colouring in Henry VIII or Elizabeth 1st for a couple of minutes. Go on, try it out...

Hope this have given you some inspiration,

Love,

LadyoftheRivers x