2015 has been a pretty Instagram-able kind of a year, and my feed has been no exception to this rule. It's been a good one hasn't it? From a quick glance at my personal Instagram feed, I can confirm that there has been plenty of photo opportunities that look at least half decent once having shoved a strong filter or two on them...and let's be honest, going off my account, mostly of food. I thought we'd go on a little tour of my year via my Instagram. So off we go...
JANUARY-FEBRUARY-MARCH-APRIL
So I kicked off 2015 on a bit of a fitness mission, I had just dropped out of college and found myself with a lot of free time on my hands. Nothing like boredom to kick of a healthy lifestyle obsession, hence the egg and watercress on wholemeal toast (notably still one of my favourite breakfasts).
Moving on to February, as you can see, the health kick continues. I spent January doing the 30 Day Plank Challenge, as it was my intention to complete 1 personal challenge per month. I can happily say that I completed it and highly recommend it (in fact I may try it again this year, but this time see if i can stick to the rest of the 11 months worth of personal challenges). February was a month for exercise and not just a good diet.
On to March, again another picture of my breakfast. This time banana, natural yoghurt and honey, washed down with a mug of green tea. Winning.
April signified the single best month of my life! Cue Hairspray. In April, I took to the stage in one of my dream roles- Penny Pingleton. It was a month of making friends, drinking, smoking, not eating very much and staying up past my bedtime. But it was also, ironically, my peak of fitness. For those of you that don't know, Hairspray is bloody hard, it's all singing and all dancing (at the same bloody time- HELP ME) and I've never had so much fun in my life. People describe your twenties as being free to have fun, be reckless and really enjoy life- I think I achieved that in April. The photograph is of me and Helen (playing Tracy Turnblad) in front of the monitor in one of the backstage vocal booths.
MAY-JUNE-JULY-AUGUST
Bring on May. I went straight from Hairspray into a new relationship, college assessments and Matilda. It was fabulous fun and more living life to the full without the restraints of work or money. I has reached a point where I was broke but I didn't care because I was having too good a time to care.
June's photo is my body inspiration. That's my aim for 2016- get back to looking as small as I do in that photo! Goodbye to eating shit! June was just more finishing off college, doing some work, making connections with some important contacts and having a good time.
Speeding forward into July, take me to Tenerife! It may not have been the most lively of holidays but it was just what I needed. Chilled nights in, lying around at the lido and reading books. And those Canarian potatoes are to die for.
On to August! August was a month for friendship! I ditched my self-obsessed boyfriend and spent time looking after me and the people that mean the most to me. I strengthened friendships with old friends, made a new friend for life in someone who is possibly the male carbon copy of myself and met the person who is quite possibly my soul mate. But here we are, the Hairspray cast takes on London! We travelled down to go and see Memphis and had a whale of a time doing so. In the words of Helen: 'Let's go play tennis'.
SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER-NOVEMBER-DECEMBER
Bring on September, and back to the real world. I started my new job, and tried to be an adult for a while. I don't think it's working, tbh I think I pretty much suck at it. Oh well. In this photo from my friend's formal 21st birthday party, I prove that I suck at being an adult, I can't even hold my bloody champers flute right!!
October?! Say what? Yes, I turned 21. I am officially a grown up *cries into teal coloured homeware*. For my birthday I took 20 friends out for Champagne afternoon tea, and it was absolute bliss. My birthday although understated, and maybe not the most exciting of things, I had a great time.
Swimming into November- literally. I started swimming on a regular basis with my friend Nikki in the hope that I might be able to get myself back to where I was in June. However, as the picture shows, that wasn't going to happen easily... Oh cream cheese salmon bagel...
And finally, December! It's gone quickly and it hasn't been cold enough, but I can't complain. I've made some enormous life decisions this month in regards to my job, my family and my love life. And I got a gorgeous new dress for Christmas!
Let's see what 2016 brings, because 2015 has been pretty fabulous!
