Here is a link to my new blog
Thank you so much to everyone who has been reading my blog and I hope to see you all over on my new one!
Much love
Meg
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Showing posts with label blog. Show all posts
Wednesday, 1 June 2016
I'm moving!
I have had this blog for over a year now and I have really enjoyed it! Whether people are reading or not, it's nice to be able to post about my life, my loves and my adventured. I have enjoyed developing my style but I feel like I have reached the end of my time on Blogger. I have kept the same name and my same blogging identity but I have now moved to Wordpress. Here I feel I have more control over the way it looks and it instantly looks more professional. I would absolutely love it if you would take the time to visit my new blog and follow. I have also created an account on bloglovin (if you don't know what it is, check it out! You can follow all your favourite blogs, including mine ;) in one place) so search my new URL and follow on there for regular updates.
Here is a link to my new blog
Here is a link to my new blog
Tuesday, 12 April 2016
Morocco!
I've been back over a week but I've finally found the time to share some of my experiences and photos from my holiday to the Atlas mountains in Morocco. We were only there for a few days but it was amazing! Sometimes this can still be in the rainy season but we couldn't have asked for better weather and the scenery of being up in the mountains was breathtaking!
We stayed in Richard Branson's hotel Kasbah Tamadot which was stunning! We were staying in one of the 'tents' which were the most luxurious tents I've ever seen. We had a balcony with the most amazing view and a private hot tub as well as the 3 main pools. The whole place was so beautifully decorated.
On our first full day we went on a hike up one of the mountains just opposite our hotel. There was no one else around except a couple of locals with their sheep and the higher we got, the more serene it felt. One of the most incredible things was that we could be standing in the intense heat surrounded by greenery and basically see deserts in one direction while the snowy mountains where people were skiing was only half an hour drive behind us.
We stayed in Richard Branson's hotel Kasbah Tamadot which was stunning! We were staying in one of the 'tents' which were the most luxurious tents I've ever seen. We had a balcony with the most amazing view and a private hot tub as well as the 3 main pools. The whole place was so beautifully decorated.
On our first full day we went on a hike up one of the mountains just opposite our hotel. There was no one else around except a couple of locals with their sheep and the higher we got, the more serene it felt. One of the most incredible things was that we could be standing in the intense heat surrounded by greenery and basically see deserts in one direction while the snowy mountains where people were skiing was only half an hour drive behind us.
The next day we went into Marrakech. We visited a palace and an old Jewish university and then just spent the afternoon wondering around the markets and taking in the atmosphere. While it was an amazing place, we were all happy to go back to the calm of the mountains.
On our last day we decided to go off exploring on our own. From our balcony we could see a river and then another mountain with a village on it so we decided to try and get up there. It was instantly clear we weren't meant to because there was no path and there was obviously frequent rock fall. Once we climbed/fell down we waded through the river and met some locals with their sheep who, despite their lack of English, showed us a way up to the village. We met a woman up there (also with very little English) who brought us into her home, introduced us to her family and made us tea. It was a very special experience!
I hope everyone had a really lovely Easter and it's not too bad going back to school/college/work!
x x x
Tuesday, 22 March 2016
Day of Hiking
Where is my life going??! It's 3 days until the Easter holiday and then I'll have 1 (very short) term before I've finished my first year at music college. Crazy!
Anyway... today I went on a hike with my friend Aaron. We both come from Winchester and used to do a lot of walks around there together but obviously it's been a lot harder now we're in London. Today we both finished college at midday so we decided to get the train out of London and try a new walk. I have really been missing the countryside recently!
We got the train to Box Hill and did the Box Hill circular in the North Downs. The website warned it was 'strenuous' and it was not lying! It's about an 11 mile walk and we've done longer so we thought we'd be fine but it was ridiculously hilly. We would go up a long steep hill then wind back down it and then back up again and wow do my legs hurt! But hey, Monday is leg day after all! I used runtastic to track our walk and I did 28,000 steps, burned 970 calories and walked for about 5 hours- not a bad day of exercise.
It was such a pretty walk and the views were incredible (the photos really don't do it justice!) It was getting dark by the time we got to the final view point so didn't properly get to see what I can imagine is a really beautiful view. We are definitely going to do it again maybe with more people and go earlier in the morning so we can take it slower, stop at a pub for lunch and reach the final viewpoint in full daylight.
It's been such a long time since I posted (again) where I've been so busy and not really had anything interesting to post about but I am on holiday for the next 3 weeks so more will be coming I am sure! I am off to Morocco at the weekend which I am super excited about. I will do a blog post when I am back with lots of photos and I am sure some great adventures but be sure to keep up to date with my instagram (@schmegg_) where I will be posting lots of photos throughout the trip.
I hope everyone has a fab week x x x
Anyway... today I went on a hike with my friend Aaron. We both come from Winchester and used to do a lot of walks around there together but obviously it's been a lot harder now we're in London. Today we both finished college at midday so we decided to get the train out of London and try a new walk. I have really been missing the countryside recently!
We got the train to Box Hill and did the Box Hill circular in the North Downs. The website warned it was 'strenuous' and it was not lying! It's about an 11 mile walk and we've done longer so we thought we'd be fine but it was ridiculously hilly. We would go up a long steep hill then wind back down it and then back up again and wow do my legs hurt! But hey, Monday is leg day after all! I used runtastic to track our walk and I did 28,000 steps, burned 970 calories and walked for about 5 hours- not a bad day of exercise.
It was such a pretty walk and the views were incredible (the photos really don't do it justice!) It was getting dark by the time we got to the final view point so didn't properly get to see what I can imagine is a really beautiful view. We are definitely going to do it again maybe with more people and go earlier in the morning so we can take it slower, stop at a pub for lunch and reach the final viewpoint in full daylight.
It's been such a long time since I posted (again) where I've been so busy and not really had anything interesting to post about but I am on holiday for the next 3 weeks so more will be coming I am sure! I am off to Morocco at the weekend which I am super excited about. I will do a blog post when I am back with lots of photos and I am sure some great adventures but be sure to keep up to date with my instagram (@schmegg_) where I will be posting lots of photos throughout the trip.
I hope everyone has a fab week x x x
Tuesday, 16 February 2016
I'm Doing a Week Detox!
I told myself that I was going to try and post every Monday but of course I failed on week 2! It's Tom's half term and my reading week so I've had him up in London over the weekend and until this afternoon which is why I haven't got round to writing anything.
I've come home for a few days for my week off to relax and hopefully get lots of practise done. I don't have a gym or pool membership down here and don't really have anywhere local so I'm hoping to get in a good morning and evening home workout. It's only me and mum at home this week so I'm hoping we'll also eat quite healthily because my diet last week with Tom (as always) was not the best. I really need to get him into healthy food but it will take a lot of work!
My plan is to use this week almost as a detox because I feel like a lot of the progress I had made in my body and mindset, I lost over the last few days of not exercising and not eating well. I want to try and eat really clean and start of each day with a good workout and make sure I end each day with a more yoga/stretching based workout and some relaxing meditation so I can really get in a good head space and start next week on a blank canvas. I have just downloaded the Kayla Itsines Bikini Body Workout guide. I tried one of the week 3 workouts at the gym with one of my dancer flat mates who has been working through it and I honestly haven't sweat so much in my life! It was such a good workout that I can do with the weights at the gym or in a busy week, can get away with doing at my flat. It's a 12 week program with an extra 4 weeks pre-training. I was working it out with my calendar and if I start the pre-training next week and take a few weeks off while I'm home over easter (because I won't have gym access and won't be able to do workouts as regularly) then the program will finish the week I break up for summer- perfect!
My plan for next week is for 3 days to get up at 7 and go to the gym to do one of her set workouts and then a short swim and for the other 2 days to get up at 7.30 to just do a longer swim. I will continue to give myself lie ins at the weekend and stick to just doing a more relaxed home workout and stretching.
I am going to try and do a cumulative post over the next 4 days or so at home to show you what I eat and the workouts I do as well as to keep me accountable and more motivated. This will hopefully go up at the weekend so keep your eyes peeled!
Wish me luck! x x x
I've come home for a few days for my week off to relax and hopefully get lots of practise done. I don't have a gym or pool membership down here and don't really have anywhere local so I'm hoping to get in a good morning and evening home workout. It's only me and mum at home this week so I'm hoping we'll also eat quite healthily because my diet last week with Tom (as always) was not the best. I really need to get him into healthy food but it will take a lot of work!
My plan is to use this week almost as a detox because I feel like a lot of the progress I had made in my body and mindset, I lost over the last few days of not exercising and not eating well. I want to try and eat really clean and start of each day with a good workout and make sure I end each day with a more yoga/stretching based workout and some relaxing meditation so I can really get in a good head space and start next week on a blank canvas. I have just downloaded the Kayla Itsines Bikini Body Workout guide. I tried one of the week 3 workouts at the gym with one of my dancer flat mates who has been working through it and I honestly haven't sweat so much in my life! It was such a good workout that I can do with the weights at the gym or in a busy week, can get away with doing at my flat. It's a 12 week program with an extra 4 weeks pre-training. I was working it out with my calendar and if I start the pre-training next week and take a few weeks off while I'm home over easter (because I won't have gym access and won't be able to do workouts as regularly) then the program will finish the week I break up for summer- perfect!
My plan for next week is for 3 days to get up at 7 and go to the gym to do one of her set workouts and then a short swim and for the other 2 days to get up at 7.30 to just do a longer swim. I will continue to give myself lie ins at the weekend and stick to just doing a more relaxed home workout and stretching.
I am going to try and do a cumulative post over the next 4 days or so at home to show you what I eat and the workouts I do as well as to keep me accountable and more motivated. This will hopefully go up at the weekend so keep your eyes peeled!
Wish me luck! x x x
Wednesday, 3 February 2016
Life Update (I joined the gym!)
So here I am 5 months into Music College and living on my own in the big city. I really do feel like I've learnt a lot about life and also about myself. I've had some very stressful and difficult times but I've also had the most amazing experiences and met some wonderful people. Anyone who's struggling with school or college, I promise you it gets better!
I would never have called myself 'healthy' or said I was overly happy with my body, thanks to a lack of time, asthma limiting my exercise and a taste for unhealthy food. I've sometimes gone through a motivated week where I eat well and actually do exercise but this never lasts... until now! At the beginning of January I got a gym membership. I did think I probably wouldn't use it enough and I'd end up cancelling it but since then I've been going swimming about 5 mornings a week and going to the gym twice a week. On top of this I've been doing a home work out (inspired by Niomi Smart) daily and eating healthily. When I have a long day I make sure I cook a proper meal the night before to take with me rather than buying unhealthy snacks on the go. I also bought a nutribullet which supplies me with a healthy and nutritious smoothie for breakfast every morning- yum!
I can honestly say that getting up early, doing more exercise and eating much better has really made a difference to my life! I feel so much awake throughout the day and just generally more positive. Definitely a good change in my life but still a long way to go!
This year I also want to get more into blogging. Whether or not people read it, I find it therapeutic and thought provoking. Recording the positive and exciting things in my life really does make me appreciate them more and definitely inspires me to take more photos to record my adventures. I am going travelling around Croatia in summer with my boyfriend and for these reasons, we are going to set up a blog for our trip so keep your eyes peeled in August!
This was a spontaneous late night post so sorry for the lack of photos. I will start trying to do much more regular posts maybe on a weekly basis... hopefully!
Have a great week
Much love x x x
I would never have called myself 'healthy' or said I was overly happy with my body, thanks to a lack of time, asthma limiting my exercise and a taste for unhealthy food. I've sometimes gone through a motivated week where I eat well and actually do exercise but this never lasts... until now! At the beginning of January I got a gym membership. I did think I probably wouldn't use it enough and I'd end up cancelling it but since then I've been going swimming about 5 mornings a week and going to the gym twice a week. On top of this I've been doing a home work out (inspired by Niomi Smart) daily and eating healthily. When I have a long day I make sure I cook a proper meal the night before to take with me rather than buying unhealthy snacks on the go. I also bought a nutribullet which supplies me with a healthy and nutritious smoothie for breakfast every morning- yum!
I can honestly say that getting up early, doing more exercise and eating much better has really made a difference to my life! I feel so much awake throughout the day and just generally more positive. Definitely a good change in my life but still a long way to go!
This year I also want to get more into blogging. Whether or not people read it, I find it therapeutic and thought provoking. Recording the positive and exciting things in my life really does make me appreciate them more and definitely inspires me to take more photos to record my adventures. I am going travelling around Croatia in summer with my boyfriend and for these reasons, we are going to set up a blog for our trip so keep your eyes peeled in August!
This was a spontaneous late night post so sorry for the lack of photos. I will start trying to do much more regular posts maybe on a weekly basis... hopefully!
Have a great week
Much love x x x
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