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Am I having a Quarter Life Crisis? | QueenBeady

I think I had a mini mid-twenties crisis on my blogging hiatus. I’m 25 next month, no biggie? A whole quarter of a century and halfway to fifty. You can probably hear the sound of me hitting my head against the laptop whilst you read this. In fact there is a whole wikipedia post on the matter!

Whilst I took my hiatus, I thought at the time it was a perfect opportunity to relax and not have to worry about scheduling posts and how many hits the page had. It was going to be a time to just not have to think about anything, really. Looking back on that period I realised whilst it was good for my blogging soul, that month I tortured myself with other things to replace the blogging void in my life.

Rightmove. I love looking at houses at the best of times, but this website consumed me for a whole month. Ever find yourself lusting after a house? Yeah, me too. But, instead of just looking at them on the website I decided I was going to to book two viewings, luckily, my current Husband & I (I say ‘’current’’ as I swear he wanted to kill/divorce me after receiving email after email of suggested homes we should go view!) was saved as one had just been taken off the market. We went to view the house, it was ok, I obviously went in to it with my head over heart but it was a good job the other half was there to keep me in real world & thankfully we didn’t end up with a mortgage the size of the whole universe.

My mind had been plagued with thoughts of babies. God help me?! I was obsessed with the fact we needed a bigger house for the eventualities that a brood might bring, because our little two up/two down would not cope with this. What?! I mean, Mr C & I know we don’t want to hear the tiny sound of pitter patters anytime soon, but for some reason I could not stop thinking about it. I even had a little weep when he told me that ‘’it wouldn’t be anytime soon.’’ I really had hit rock bottom.

You’re all probably groaning at my apparent meltdown because really, 25 is no age at all. I’ve bought a house, I’m married and I have a really good job that I enjoy. In fact most of you will think that I have done too much, too soon. Whilst you’re all probably right, I would not change it for the world.

I have some wonderful things in my life, that I am so grateful for! I’ve come to the conclusion that I can’t switch off and blogging is a tool that helps me keep focussed even if it is just typing a few random words every now & then. I also need to remember to live in the now and stop thinking about if’s and but’s of the future. What will be, will be. Que cera, cera!

25 is an exciting age where you can enjoy so much and live in the now!

Of course, my post ends happily because I feel like I have had an epiphany, I have so much to look forward to and I am just enjoying my little space on the world wide web too. So, if anyone else had a mid-twenties crisis in the run up to the (big) TWO FIVE, I would love to hear from you and how you dealt with it or are you going through it now? In which case, let me know so we can soldier on through this together!

If you need a little pick me up, please join me as a regular host of the #HappySelves chat over on twitter, every first Monday of the month (starting 3rd November 2014) it’s a lovely chat where we all share good vibes and I would love you to join me on this one as it will mark a week of me turning 25, I might need you

Rebecca xxx

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September 19, 2014
#Healthyselves Takeover with #HappySelves | QueenBeady

I was thrilled to bits when Beth from Beauty in Beta offered me that chance to host one of her weekly chats entitled #HealthySelves. The basis revolves around gearing everyone up to getting healthier and fitter through subtle lifestyle changes and hopefully along the way helping each other out through hints and tips, inspiration and pure ‘’egging one another on’’ to get to the results that you want to see.

I’m a firm believer that to get results you have to be in the right frame of mind, so when it came to choosing my topic for the week, #HappySelves seemed an obvious choice for me. I wanted to bring a little joy to the weekly chat (not that it doesn’t have enough joy already!) but I wanted to turn it in to a different direction and make people be happy!

It seemed quite a good choice to go with as some people declared just before the chat, the following statements:

‘’I’m not really feeling happy at the moment but I will try join in guys!’’ etc etc etc.
And by the end we had the following…

I was overwhelmed by your kind words! It was so lovely that everyone was laughing and enjoying themselves and not taking themselves too seriously. Especially when it came to my final requested of sharing a joke to win a #HappySelves care package, which the lovely Becky won! It will be winging its way to you shortly! After the chat, I felt like I had spread what essentially was my plan, to share joy & happiness with a few little quotes along the way! And by the above tweets it certainly worked. So much so, that Beth asked if I wanted to be a regular host of the chat since you had all enjoyed it so much. Of course, I was absolutely stupified that I had had that much of an impact on you all, that I really could not turn down this opportunity!

I’m so pleased that I am on board the #HappySelves team and look forward to chatting away with you. Whilst I don’t declare myself as a self proclaimed life guru, I like to think that finding happiness within yourself and enjoying the good things in life, be it small or large that is when you are healthy!

So when do I start my regular hosting duties, I hear you cry? Well that would be the 3rd November 2014 so put it in your diaries and make sure you are there! I’ll be hosting the first Monday of every month, if you have any questions you’d like me to ask then please feel free to email me queenbeady@hotmail.co.uk and I will try work them in one way or another.

I hope you are just as ‘’happy’’ as I am about being part of this fabulous, solidarity – I can’t wait to see what the future brings!

Rebecca xxx

September 16, 2014
Boho Chic | QueenBeady

HAT New Look || DRESS Zara

This has to be my favourite dress in my wardrobe. Period. I bought this recently in the sale from Zara for a mere £15.99 and it was half price. I think I was drawn in by the gorgeous boho chic style to it, and the gorgeous crochet detail around the neck.

As much as I think I’d fit right in at a Festival (namely Coachella!) in this outfit, it wouldn’t exactly be the most practical dress for a festival, so excuse me whilst I go sit in a corner & cry.

The dress was purchased for my Cousins wedding at the beginning of August and I was so happy with this floaty number in pale pink that I just could not wait to wear it. Not only does it make me feel like a total Queen, but it has this super sexy low back which you can just about see.

I vamped it up a bit by teaming it with my bargain Fedora from New Look to give it that slightly edgier feel. I begrudgingly didn’t wear the hat to the wedding after much deliberation! (According to the Mr & my family it wouldn’t have been ‘’very wedding-y’’)

Of course this dress warranted a barefoot kind of approach! A la Nude Feet! So I hope they don’t creep you out too much.

Have you found anything in the sales that you are particularly taken with like I am with my Zara dress? I’d love to see what you’ve bought!

Rebecca xxx

August 17, 2014
LookALike Collaboration: HAIM | QueenBeady

Hello, Hello, Hello & welcome to August! Can you believe another month has flown by? This month I am super excited as it is the month of Leeds Festival and I cannot bleeding wait. It is such an electric experience being at a festival and you cannot compare it to anything else in life.

When the lovely SOPHIE asked if some of us wanted to get on board with a ‘’Celebrity LookALike’’ challenge/collaboration I jumped at the chance.

Most of you know my absolute LOVE for the band, Haim. It sounds big headed but alot of people tell me about my resemeblance to resident Baby Haim aka Alana. Now I don’t know if it is because I’m pint sized or rock the middle parting? But apparently, I do. And of course I am ever so humble when people tell me that…. YEAH RIGHT?! You have to scrape me from the ceiling any time anyone says that because to me, they are my idols. Simple.

So because I’m not a huge make up junkie or beauty blogger as such, I thought I would take my own spin on things by doing a more ‘’Fashion’’ related post by depicting their style. If you want to read my post on Alana Haim’s Outfit Inspiration you can read it here! I tried to keep it very simple because that is exactly what Alana’s style is like.

My Hair. I literally wake up on a morning and this is what it is like. slightly wavy or kinked (in slightly annoying spots!) with my middle parting. I should probably do more with it, but it is just how the Haim Sisters rock it?!

The Top. This was another eBay find. ‘’MORE ISSUES THAN VOGUE’’. I absolutely love the over sized feel to it & I will be taking this to Leeds Festival with me this year. YAY!!

The Shorts. These are an old vintage pair of Topshop roll up shorts. Excuse the legs, lumps and bumps galore. But, you know whatttttt, I don’t care bitchessssss! Alana never goes on stage without parading around in the teeniest, tiniest shorts in her wardrobe and she looks super duper cute!

The Chelsea Boots. I love my chelsea boots but I haven’t worn them much as it’s summer and I want to get my tootsies out whilst I can. During the winter these are my staple, go to boots. They were from Barratts and cost £50!

The Socks. Oh my little frilly socks. I feel like I have rewound back to class 4 and I am just starting a new school year, with my brand new uniform on. Those were the days where you could get away with frilly socks. Not at the ripe age of 24! But, again, Alana rocks it. So that makes it ok, right? They were from Primark of course, priced at a cool £1.50.

Now, time to send you over to all the other girls collaboration pages to see how they rocked their celebrity inspired look! Head over to:

Little Bit Soph– Lorde

Polished Literacy– Taylor Momsen

Petite Lab Rat– Jamie Chung

BeautyBnk– Kat Dennings

Let Me Try This For You– Sophia Vergara

Kenna Benna– Sophia Bush

Eye Have A Lot Of Feelings– Ellen Page

By doing this blog I have come across some great bloggers so that is so great! I hope you enjoyed and that you give everyone a good cheeky follow!

Rebecca xxx

August 1, 2014
I am a Blogger, but I am none of these | QueenBeady

Contrary to popular belief not all bloggers are clones & drones of the mass marketed brand demons. We say what we feel, we do what we want and we enjoy writing about it all on the World Wide Web. We are a strong set of individuals who have the time to share our inner most thoughts, our wardrobes, hints & tips all for the love of writing and the subject we are passionate about.

That’s where I think a lot of my blogging similarities end.

I’m probably going to get shouted at & berated for the below but here goes;

1) Cats. I dislike them. End. I never have and never will like them, if you find me professing my love for cats you will most likely find me a) on drugs or b) lying in a ditch somewhere and some imposter has taken over my blog. I have no desire to wear clothes covered in cats. I am a self confessed DAWG LOVER, nothing will ever change that…. (Unless someone was waving a million pounds in my face, I may change my stance!)

2) I just heard “Let it go” being played in my next door neighbours house & do you know what I wanted to do? Guess. Go on. I think you are quite warm there. You guessed it. I wanted to rip my FRICKING ears off. Don’t get me wrong I adore Disneyland & it’s happy go lucky atmosphere but seriously, the pandemic of Frozen needs to stop before we all go insane. There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t see someone professing their love for the animated film! I would like to point out that the Frozen DVD is not on my Christmas list this year & I will not take kindly to it being in my Santa’s Sack!

3) I have no desire for make up. I end up looking like a clown, it’s a pain in the arse when you are melting in this heat & I have no idea what makes a good lipstick or mascara? If someone wants to enlighten me then please feel free but you will not catch me giving you make up tutorials on YouTube anytime soon.

4) I have no idea what I am doing. I write what I feel like, whether it be something I love or like in this post, have no inclination for. I ask the same question on twitter all the time “what da fffff does self hosting mean?” and no matter how many times someone tries to explain it still does not go in. So, for the foreseeable future my blog will stay ugly if that’s ok with you?

5) I don’t have a wild, exciting London-esque lifestyle. In fact I’m pretty boring. I live in a little house in the countryside and I wake up every morning, go to work (which I must add is not freelancing/fashion/beauty related) come home, cook tea, talk to the husband, go to bed and then you guessed it? Repeat it all over again. Eat, sleep, ~~rave~~, repeat. It’s that simple.

I’d like to add that in no way, shape or form are my opinions right or correct on any of the above matters. I am most definitely NOT HATIN’ on you if you like or do any of the above. But I wanted to express that the above just ain’t me & never will be. I thought you might just “like to know.” (more…)

July 25, 2014