The songs I live by

Nothing beats a good tune, especially one with a positive message. So I've picked out some of the songs that help me along this rocky road we call life. If you want to listen along, there's a playlist here.

Yes, I am one of those annoying people who likes to plaster a Pinterest worthy quote against an unrelated yet attractive photo.

If Harry Potter is my bible then these are my hymns, in no particular order:

It's my Life - Bon Jovi
If you ever need the motivation to go out and live life to the fullest, then this is the one for you. Basically, it's along the lines of 'YOLO', "I ain't gonna live forever, I just want to live while I'm alive". As well as reminding us to follow our own path, "like Frankie said I did it my way", thanks Frankie (whoever you are*).

Fat Mum Slim's photo a day challenge | January 2016

This month I decided to take part in Fat Mum Slim's photo a day challenge. I really enjoyed coming up with ideas to match each days prompt, as well as seeing what other people were posting. I posted my pictures to Instagram with #fmsphotoaday, but you can also post them to the Facebook group.

Here's a selection of the photos I came up with:

Left to right: Black + White (day 1); Simplicity (day 26); Faceless (day 17); Close-up (day 14); Flat Lay (day 30); Telephone (day 27)

In doing this challenge, I found a great community of people all taking part, whether they were posting every day, or just the odd one here and there. I set myself the goal of creating a photo for every prompt in January and I'm quite pleased with the outcome. (I've been showing my pictures to anyone who'll listen!) Although I won't be posting every day now, I will continue to check the hashtag on Instagram and will occasionally follow the prompts.

Check out my Instagram to see what photos I came up with for the other days. If you've been taking part in this challenge, leave your username in the comments below so I can have a nosy at your pictures!

J :)