A YEAR OF BLOGGING | BLOG ANNIVERSARY

Hello!

I never thought i'd be saying this a year ago but it's A Touch of Pastels first birthday, or anniversary. Yes that's right, I've been blogging a year today! This is not something I thought I would've kept at but I've really enjoyed writing and sharing what's in my head even if nobodies reading it. Over this year I've gained nearly 50 followers since joining bloglovin' which may not sound a huge amount but i'm so grateful and find it hard to comprehend that even one person enjoys reading what I write.

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I've not got an exciting blog post planned as I simply cannot think of what I could do to represent a year of being here, but i'd just like to thank everyone who's clicked to open my blog, read, commented, liked and followed over on bloglovin'. I've loved this year blogging and I certainly won't be stopping here, so here's to the time ahead where I hope to expand, simply with numbers of people who enjoy what I write.

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Thanks once again,

Amy X

What to Expect | A Little Update

Hello!

Today I thought i'd give a little update on what to expect in terms of my blog the following couple of weeks.

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Last Wednesday I officially started college again for my second and final year. Already i'm feeling under a lot of pressure and in fact slightly overwhelmed with the amount of work I have to be completed  much earlier than i'd like. Of course I love blogging and have really enjoyed getting up more than one post every week over the summer but until I feel like i'm on top of the work I've got to do, blogging will have to take the back seat in my life.

I'll still be blogging as much as I can as it is a hobby, something I enjoy to do in my spare time but that will be when spare time is available. I aim to post at least once a week and may include a second post on Sundays telling a little of what I've got up to that week, if at all interesting! These have been called 'The Sunday Edit'  in the past so let me know if you'd like to see more.

As well as college work, i'll also be working my part-time job which I am in fact looking into a new one(of more hours, more convenient hours and something I will enjoy more), seriously thinking about what i'd like to do next year in terms of study, working or taking a gap year and similarly last but not least attending a few university open days, one of which is Norland College in Bath.

What are you doing this September, or what have you done?

Also lastly, what would you like to see here on my blog?

Thanks for reading and understanding,

Amy X

A new look? | New Blog Header

Hello!
If you're a regular reader of my blog then you may of noticed a change, a new blog header! 

I have wanted a change since I made my makeshift blog header around December last year, nearly 8 months has passed and I've finally got round to re-creating my header and adjusting it to fit. I understand 8 months sounds like a very long time but I didn't think about it during term time as I had so much work to do for college, then when Summer came around I decided it was a must so I put it on Summer 2014s Bucket List, which you can in fact see here. I will also be giving and update on my Summer Bucket List, ticking off what I actually have managed to get done, so keep your eyes peeled for that if you'd like to see. 

This blog header is definitely more suited to me and my blog as it has a sort of vintage feel, includes pastels and the background is mint green- my favourite colour! If you're wondering, I certainly did not design this header myself, I in fact did a search on Google for blog headers and I came across this which you can find here, on a website called www.freeprettythingsforyou.com. I'd definitely check out this website if you're thinking of re-designing or just in general for downloadable images that are very pretty! 
I edited this on a website called PicMonkey which I found is a popular site to edit images and create blog headers, after playing around for a short while with this site I got the hang of it, so it's very easy to use!

I'm very pleased with the outcome of my blog header, although i'm somebody who likes change so there is no doubt my header will change in the not too distant future! I'm also thinking about changing the name of my blog which will correspond with my Instagram name also! 

So, if you have any ideas for a new name I could call my blog please leave them below! I'm open to anything, that doesn't necessarily have to include 'pastel, pastels' etc! This could include my name 'Amy' or 'Aim' or anything relating to the genre of my blog, 'Beauty, Fashion and Lifestyle'. 
Also let me know what you think of my new header, do you like it?

Thanks in advance for any input you give,

Amy X