100 Happy Days Day 20: YouTube Obsession

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Today, I woke up with what I can only hope is a 24-hour stomach bug. Whatever it is I'm feeling, it has not been nice and has caused me to spend the entire day in bed. At this point in the post, you may well be wondering how on earth I can turn this around to constitute a description of happiness. Well, I have only one word for you and that word is YouTube! It was actually YouTube that led me to blogging in the first place, after spending hours on end watching as many Zoella videos as possible and subsequently finding the link to her blog. I think I came across her channel one day by searching something about "cute hairstyles" or the like and instantly fell in love with her videos. But since then my love for YouTube has escalated. Most mornings and nights I'll spend half an hour or so before I get up or before I go to sleep catching up on what I've missed. 

My favourite channels of the moment are:

Zoe Sugg and her channels Zoella and MoreZoella

Alfie Deyes and his channels PointlessBlog and PointlessBlogTv

Louis Cole and his channel FunForLouis

And just today, I've really gotten into the SACCONEJOLYs. It seems like an impossible task at the moment to start from where they began since they've been vlogging everyday for years now so I decided to begin with when they moved to England and am slowly catching up. My favourite style of YouTube videos are definitely vlogs. I know a lot of people criticise this style and the people who watch them saying things like "who on earth would want to watch people merely going about their daily life" (they'd probably put it in more rude terms than that). However, I find them interesting and entertaining and I don't see a problem with that. If you don't enjoy that kind of thing that's fair enough but there's no need to judge those who do. The simple fact is YouTubers make a hell of a lot of people happy and what's wrong with that? I will never understand why people feel the need to leave disgustingly rude comments on videos rather than just moving along and doing something they find enjoyable. They're the ones who look silly for wasting their time on something they don't like and starting a hopeless argument with fans.

Rant over...

100 Happy Days Day 19: Walking On Sunshine

Today, I took a lovely summer walk with my parents around a loch just a 30 minute drive from our home. I love getting out of the house, even if its just for an hour or so, and going for a walk in the fresh air. I'm one of the worst people for taking what I have for granted. I constantly forget how lucky I am to live in Scotland, where I'm surrounded by picturesque scenery, until I actually take a drive or walk through the country and open my eyes to its beauty. It was a beautiful day today - sunny but with a fresh, cool breeze. The loch looked gorgeous with beautiful swans and other birds paddling in the tranquil water, surrounded by flowers and greenery. My family and I used to go on long walks at least once a week but we haven't had time to keep this up in the last few years with mine and my brother's various activities. However, my Mum and I are determined to get back into walking from now on. This was our starter for 10. 

100 Happy Days Day 18: Bedtime

After spending a night in a tent with little cushioning between myself and the cold, hard ground, nothing made me happier than it finally reaching a justifiable time to retreat to my bedroom and enter the land of nod. To be completely honest, I could use this post for every single day of this challenge since my favourite time of nearly everyday is the moment when I can sink into my mattress, catch up on YouTube videos and daydream until I fall asleep. But it was particularly amazing last night. I had the most incredible time camping but I can't deny the fact that I was elated to be back in my own bed. 

100 Happy Days Day 17: Camping Fun

During high school, there were four of us that were a very close group of friends. Unfortunately, leaving school and moving to different cities to go to university has meant that I've only seen them once since last summer. So we decided this summer, as a great way of getting some quality time together and properly catching up, we would go camping. We didn't go very far from home and only stayed for one night but it was an experience I will probably remember for the rest of my life. We had so much fun and it was amazing to find that, even though it had been six months since we'd last seen each other, it felt exactly the same as when we were back in school and with each other everyday. I know I can tell those three girls anything, no matter how long it is between each conversation. It's an incredible feeling, knowing that you have such wonderful friends who have your back through anything and everything. Here's a couple of highly unflattering pictures of myself to give you a sense of the great weather we had for this trip and how happy I was to be there.

(Since we hadn't seen each other in so long, two of our birthdays had gone past in the time it had taken for us to organise something (including mine), so my friend and I were surprised with an adorable birthday cake by our other two friends.)

100 Happy Days Day 16: Steak and Chips

Okay, I am aware I am extremely late with this post but the last few days, I have been crazy busy and even when I have finally been free at night, I've been far too tired to even attempt to compose a decent blog post. So here I am, catching up once again and this time I'm not going to make any promises about staying on track because it clearly may not happen. However, I've decided as long as each post does go up at some point (not too long after its scheduled date), I'm doing well. So here we go, three posts coming right up!

Saturday night this week was 'Steak and Chips Night' for my boyfriend and I. I've only actually had steak twice in my life, this being one of those times. I didn't really think I'd like it since I'm not a massive meat eater. Therefore, I avoided steak at all costs for a long time until fairly recently when my mum made it for dinner "as a treat". I was cautious of the meal at first but after one bite I was converted into another steak lover of the world. So I was incredibly excited to have it again this time and it's fair to say that it lived up to my new steak-loving expectations.

100 Happy Days Day 15: Chubby Bunny

I've watched a few youtubers attempt the 'Chubby Bunny Challenge' recently and told my boyfriend all about it. So, naturally, we had to try it. It was one of the most disgusting yet hilarious things I've ever done. I do think I was at a slight disadvantage since my boyfriend's mouth is at least twice the size of my own. From that you can probably guess that he won. I think I managed to fit six in my mouth in total but, if I'm being honest, the sixth really didn't count since by that time "chubby bunny" sounded like one incoherent syllable. I'd urge everyone to try this, I cried with laughter.

100 Happy Days Day 14: Summer Lovin'

I think the whole of Britain is currently in shock due to the fact that we have now had AMAZING weather for about a month. Each day I wake up thinking "right, we've had our fair share of sun. Rain, hit me!" But still the sun continues to grace us with its presence. I'm both a lover and hater of this situation we find ourselves in. On one hand, I am completely and utterly fed up of struggling to sleep due to the fact that I live in an oven. But on the other hand, one of my favourite things to do has always been curling up with a good book in the garden. There's just something about reading outside that seems to make good literature even better. I stand by this statement throughout the year but obviously some winter days can attempt to prove me wrong. However, at the moment I am loving the fact that I can just roll out of bed, throw on some shorts and a top and sink into my sun lounger in the garden with my latest library check-out and a bottle of ice-cold water. 

I'm currently reading Forever by Maggie Stiefvater, which is the third book in a trilogy about teen love and lycanthropy. It's not the best series I've ever read but it's engaging enough and easy to read, which is exactly what I've been looking for these past couple of weeks. What are you reading at the moment? All recommendations are welcome!

100 Happy Days Day 13: Holiday Reminiscing

So I did it again...or rather I didn't. I didn't post my Day 13 yesterday so I'm still behind schedule. But today, I promise I'm going to catch up. Here's Day 13 and Day 14 will be posted later on today! 

It's now been a month since my boyfriend and I left for a week's holiday in Turkey and words cannot describe what I would give to be back there. It was one of the best holidays I have ever been on for so many reasons. We booked our holiday with Jet2Holidays and opted for a last minute deal, meaning we left only 2 or 3 days after booking, which was perfect for me since I'm an incredibly impatient person. To be completely honest, we weren't really that bothered about the quality of the package. We were just keen to get away for a week and experience sun again. However, we were very pleasantly surprised with the holiday. The hotel was amazing; it was absolutely massive and we would have been quite content spending the entire week on the resort as it had everything you could possibly need. There were two big pools (one with flumes), literally hundreds of sun loungers, a gym, a spa, a salon, a tattoo parlour, a shop and more. We spent a little extra on the holiday by choosing to go all inclusive. I was particularly happy about this because I usually find it really hard to eat abroad, something about the heat just messes with my appetite, so I knew I'd be much more likely to eat a good amount if there was always food there for me to pick at. I'm not going to say too much more because I know these posts can get very boring but I will say that I had the most amazing time in Turkey and would happily go back to the very same resort. I will now leave you with a couple of holiday snaps...

100 Happy Days Day 12: Finding The Perfect Summer Nail Polish

If you read my blog a lot, you'll have noticed that I didn't post my Day 12 of 100 Happy Days yesterday. This isn't because I couldn't find happiness in life anymore. I simply didn't have the time to write a post yesterday, but I'm making up for it now so here goes...

I've been on the hunt for a pretty, pastel-blue nail polish for a while now but every one I've seen before has either been too light, or too dark, or too grey, or too whatever. But while shopping yesterday, I found the perfect colour.

Gelly Hi-Shine Nail Paint by Barry M in GNP 24 (Elderberry)

I think this is the perfect colour for summer since it's 'pale and pretty', meaning it can be matched with most outfits without clashing. What makes this nail polish even better is that its by Barry M. I don't know about other people but I've always had amazing experiences with Barry M nail varnishes. They are nice and thick, making them a joy to apply and they are perfect for me since they are virtually indestructible for at least the first week. I'm horrendous for chipping my nails on the first day. I am in love with this nail varnish for the moment and will probably be extremely boring for the next month or so and wear nothing but my lovely Elderberry on my nails. 

100 Happy Days Day 11: Supermarket Starbucks

I know Starbucks isn't to everyone's taste, but for me every cup is like a small chalice of heaven. However, being a poor student, the only time I can manage to purchase one is when a kind person gives me a Starbucks gift card for Christmas or my birthday and in return I love them forever. And more importantly, my town doesn't have a Starbucks (shocking I know). But recently I discovered these little beauties!

I think most big supermarkets now sell them and they are wonderful. I don't feel one shred of guilt when I say I will most likely buy one with every trip to my local Asda, Tesco or Morrisons. Have you tried them? What did you think?

100 Happy Days Day 10: Baking Fun

Yesterday, I spent the afternoon baking with my Mum. I love having a bit of mother/daughter time whenever its possible since I'm extremely close to my Mum and always have been. I think baking is one of the best things to do with relatives; I used to bake a cake with my Gran every time I visited her. I hadn't baked in ages so yesterday seemed like the perfect opportunity. Here's what we made:

Chocolate Brownies

which then turned into this delicious pudding...

and Chocolate Chip Cookies

100 Happy Days Day 9: A New Outfit For My Phone

Hot Pink Bird Nest Case for iPhone 5

Something that always makes me very happy is buying a new case for my phone. Yesterday, this one arrived in the post and I absolutely love it. I first saw it, as I'm sure many people did, on one of my favourite TV shows: Pretty Little Liars. Ashley Benson's character, Hanna Marin, has been using this phone case for ages now and every single episode I admire it and think about buying it. It wasn't difficult to find. All I had to do was type "pretty little liars Hanna phone case" into google and an amazon hit popped up. This one was only £1.29 with free postage, which I think is amazing! I'm not sure it would really work with a black iPhone but with my white one it looks gorgeous. I can't stop looking at it! I really want to build up a massive collection of cases of different colours and styles and swap them over frequently. I think I now have four but I can't wait to get my next one!

100 Happy Days Day 8: Discovering the Magic of Primers

So I know I am very behind the times in this one but yesterday I discovered the genius of make-up primers. There has been a crazy amount of hype around these little bottles of magic for a long time now but (as I am with every craze these days) I was sceptical. However, I've been a lot more interested in all thing beauty recently so I decided to give one a go. When out shopping this week, I purchased this beautiful potion.

Rimmel London Stay Matte Primer (£5.99)

The bottle claims that it is a "skin perfecting primer, ultra lightweight formula minimises the appearance of pores". I picked this one up since, at the moment, my favourite foundation is the Rimmel London Stay Matte Liquid Mousse Foundation, along with its accompanying powder. These both work for me since I have very oily skin - although, my skin is a 'bit all over the place' now since I started using my topical acne treatments, so I may need to invest in a new foundation soon that is better for dry and sensitive skin (any ideas?). Anyway, I was quite excited to try out my new primer as I was sick of my make-up melting off of my face within a couple of hours, after spending so much time trying to make it look good. So I applied it under my foundation yesterday for a get-together with friends and could not have been happier (or more surprised) with the results! The primer was super easy to apply, going on like a dream and soaking into my skin. I applied my make-up around 2 in the afternoon and it was still going strong well into the night. I am so happy I finally gave into the hype and would encourage anyone with similar tendencies to do the same. 

100 Happy Days Day 7: Scary Movies and Some Quality Sibling Time

My little brother has been embarrassing me this summer with his extremely busy social schedule that puts my own to shame. It seems that he and his friends have found a new favourite way to spend their nights: watching scary movies. He arrived back from a sleepover yesterday begging me to watch Insidious: Chapter 2 with him since he knew I'd seen the first one and he argued that the second film was a lot better. At first I wasn't too keen. I've always been one of those people who seems to be temporarily traumatised after watching a horror movie. I can't walk anywhere without a light being on, I hate closing my eyes in the shower in case I open them to find that one of the characters has escaped from TV land and come to kill me and I suddenly start to believe that my house is haunted. I think that this irrational fear is partly due to the fact that I watched horror movies at a young age...too young an age. But I was uncontrollably intrigued about Insidious 2 and hoped that after a couple of years being quarantined from all scary movies, I may have gotten over my fear, so I tentatively agreed to watch it.

I don't want to ruin it for anyone but let's just say that the sequel is about a hundred times better and scarier than its predecessor. I'm also happy to report that it doesn't seem to have affected me at all. I've been home alone all day and haven't even given it a second thought. Therefore, horror movies are my new favourite thing but I only like films with a good story, rather than the ones that are merely gory or scary for the sake of it. So if anybody knows of a good ghost story, or any horror movie that is well written, please do let me know! 

P.S. Yes, I think I've conquered my fear but that didn't stop me making my brother camp out in my bedroom last night to protect me from all the big, bad supernatural creatures...

100 Happy Days Day 6: Liebster Award Nomination

I don't know if I ever actually explained that each of my 100 Happy Days posts are published the day after the day they are based on. This just makes it easier, giving me the entire day and night for something to happen that has made me happy. So if you read my blog, you'll know that I was nominated for the Liebster Award yesterday. Now, I know that to most people this will seem like a very small thing but for me, it was very important. I started my blog because I love to write and I wanted to join a community of people who share my passion. Being nominated for this award showed me that there are people who read my blog and like my content. For me, this is an amazing thing to learn. I hope that writing will be a part of my career when I leave university (whatever career that may be, I'm clueless at the moment) so it's great to know that my words are already appreciated. Blogging is already becoming an important part of my life and I can't wait to see what the future holds for me and my blog.

100 Happy Days Day 5: Lunch In Alyth

My boyfriend's gran invited us to visit her in Alyth, which is a small village near the centre of Scotland and about an hour and a half's drive from where I live. So he and I took a mini road trip up to meet her today! 

She treated us to lunch at a beautiful hotel, where I ordered steak pie and chips for my main and creme brûlée for my dessert. I'm sorry to say I didn't take any pictures of my food (glorious food) as it was an extremely posh establishment and I felt very out of place as it was, without bringing my phone out to document my meal (I mean, I had to ask my boyfriend which fork we use first...). So you'll just have to try and imagine the succulent pieces of beef, swimming in a thick gravy beneath a 2 inch layer of soft puff pastry and accompanied by a bowl of both golden, feathery chips, followed by a smooth and sweet creme brûlée, with perfectly-ripe strawberries. Trust me, that description doesn't even nearly do it justice!

Liebster Blog Award!

So I was nominated for this award for new bloggers by Shireen from 'Journey of an Ordinary Girl with a Small Dash of Insanity' (please check her out and give her a follow, she's lovely!). 

The Rules!

1. Thank the person who nominated you and post a link to their blog. (Thanks Shireen!)

2. Display the award on your blog by including it in your post and/or displaying it using a widget or a gadget.

3. Answer 11 questions about yourself, which will be provided by the person who nominated you.

4. Provide 11 random facts about yourself.

5. Nominate 5-11 blogs that you feel deserve the award, who have less than 1000 followers. 

6. Create a new list of questions for your nominees to answer.

7. List these rules in your post. 

8. Inform the people you have nominated that they have in fact been nominated for the Liebster Award and provide a link for them to your post so they can learn about it!

Q&A!

1. Who is your favourite superhero and why? I don't know if this answer actually counts but I'm gonna go ahead and say Thor. Purely because I think Chris Hemsworth in this role in both movies and the avenger movies is a stroke of genius!

2. What is your all time favourite movie? My favourite movie, without a doubt, is Inglorious Basterds. Both Brad Pitt and Christoph Waltz are fantastic in this movie and it's one of the only films I've watched where I think I'm completely justified in enjoying the violence.

3. Who is your favourite author? I have tonnes! So I'll just say the first one that comes to my head, which is Nicholas Sparks! His books are always so beautiful and are turned into the best romantic movies.

4. Do you have any tattoos, if you do then how many do you have? I don't have any, I do want to get one at some point but I want it to be something meaningful and at 19 years of age, I don't think I've found that yet.

5. What is your ultimate pet peeve? My ultimate pet peeve is most definitely loud eaters/people who eat with their mouth open. WHY?!

6. Are you a coffee or tea drinker? Tea! Although, it's usually a flavoured tea. I have at least one cup of green tea everyday!

7. What is your dream vacation destination? Again, I'm not sure if this completely counts but one of my biggest dreams in life is to go on a road trip around the USA. 

8. What was your biggest aspiration while growing up? I always wanted to be an actor and actually still find myself daydreaming about becoming the new character in The Vampire Diaries or Pretty Little Liars...

9. Are you a cat or dog person? I cannot answer this question! I have two cats who I love to pieces but I have always wanted a dog. I'm a both person!

10. What is your best childhood memory? My best childhood memory would have to be getting Arya when she was just a kitten, such an adorable and hyperactive bundle of fluff!

11. If there is something that you can change about yourself, what would it be? I'd change my lack of confidence. I hate being such a self-conscious person because it holds me back from doing so many things. I almost didn't start my blog at all for this reason.

11 Facts About Me!

1. I'm about to start my second year at university, studying English Literature.

2. I've been with my boyfriend for 2 and a half years.

3. I played a cheerleader in a production of High School Musical on stage.

4. I'm a major book worm.

5. I'm an Aries.

6. I once went on a school trip to Italy and ended up in France.

7. I don't find David Beckham attractive, judge me.

8. I could eat crisps forever, all day, everyday.

9. I've never been to a Disneyland.

10. I'm terrified of people in those costumes with the big heads. I still run away from them in shopping centres, etc.

11. I watched an entire season of Teen Wolf in one day. 

And The Nominees Are...

1. Mysterious Blogger

2. Kristina Ross

3. Touched by the Sunshine

4. Candidly Chloe

5. Little Bits of Pixie Dust

My Questions!

1. Who's your favourite fictional character?

2. What's your favourite flavour of crisps?

3. What's your favourite item of clothing?

4. Do you have any pets?

5. Why did you start blogging?

6. What's your dream job?

7. What's the craziest thing you've ever done?

8. If you won the lottery, what would you spend your winnings on?

9. Who's your biggest celebrity crush? Give one male and one female.

10. Who's your favourite music artist/band?

11. What's your favourite television programme?

So there you have it! Sorry for my highly predictable questions, this was a lot harder than I expected it to be but one of the most enjoyable posts I've done so far!

100 Happy Days Day 4: A New Furry Friend!

After spending so much time with my boyfriend's sister's guinea pigs over the past couple of weeks, I realised how much I miss having a small animal in my own house. I have two cats but I haven't had something smaller in years - I had two hamsters at different points when I was younger. So after mulling it over for a week or so, today I decided to take a trip to the local 'Pets At Home' and purchase myself a little bundle of fluff!

Enter Stiles!

This is Stiles and he is the most adorable little man ever! (Yes, I named my hamster after my favourite Teen Wolf character. No, I am not ashamed.) He has already proved himself to be a mischievous little creature - here, he is actually standing in his food bowl, having thrown half of his hamster muesli out onto the wood shavings. When we bought him the sales assistant asked if I would like her to put the box containing Stiles inside the cage incase he managed to escape. I agreed, thinking this was surely very unlikely but that you can never be too careful. Halfway through the journey I suddenly saw a little bundle of fluff crawling around the cage! The crafty little bugger had scraped and bitten his way out of the box! 

It's safe to say that I am very impressed with my new hammy and am now quite sure we are going to get along very well. I would really like a couple of guinea pigs or a rabbit at some point in the future but on my student budget at the moment, it wouldn't be possible. However, at £34 for a hamster and everything you need to get started (cage, wood shavings, bedding, food bowl, water bottle, hamster muesli, exercise ball and hard mineral to chew on) I think Stiles is the perfect pet for me. I can't wait to get to know the little guy! (After leaving him for 24 hours to adjust to his surroundings of course - I've done my research!) 

100 Happy Days Day 3: Smoothies

Today, smoothies made me happy! Making smoothies is one of my favourite things to do since it's so easy and equally healthy! This time, I went for a banana and raspberry smoothie with hazelnut milk to replace regular milk (I've stopped drinking milk for a number of reasons and have found that I actually prefer almond, hazelnut and coconut milk anyway). What's your favourite type of smoothie? I need new ideas!

before

after

100 Happy Days Day 2: Guinea Pigs

My boyfriend's sister is away on an expedition with her school for a month so he and I agreed to look after her guinea pigs while she is away. So today, what made me happy was feeding these little bundles of fluff and watching them be extremely adorable. I could honestly watch them all day!

 Meet Alfie!

 Meet Freddie!

We tried our best to coax them out of their hiding places for a group picture but it proved very difficult!

100 Happy Days Day 1: Midnight McDonalds Run

For Day 1 of my 100 Happy Days challenge, I had to write about my midnight McDonalds run. My boyfriend and I had planned on getting an early night as we had both been struggling to stay awake all day but, of course, as soon as the sun began to go down, we both woke up. This seems to happen to me all the time! So we spent a couple of hours watching some Arrow (he persuaded me to start watching it and I'm loving it so far!) and then decided we were both hungry. After my mentioning we could always go for a McDonalds, we both began to crave one until it was impossible to resist any longer. So after a quick drive we returned to his room with a medium double cheeseburger meal for me and a medium big mac meal for him...yum!

100 Happy Days

So I know I'm extremely late on the bandwagon with this - as I am with almost every craze - but I've decided to give this '100 Happy Days' challenge a go! I'd like to think that I'll be able to publish a post everyday with an explanation of what has made me happy that day but I'm gonna go ahead and predict that that won't be possible. I'll try my best to post as often as possible but I'm sure there will be many times when I'll have to catch up on the last few days or so. I'm starting this challenge today so there will probably be a post on what made me happy either tonight or tomorrow and we shall see where it goes from then on! I won't complete the challenge until October...18th I think! There's also a high likelihood that I won't complete it at all but for now I'm feeling ambitious so here goes!

Dreaming of an Acne-Free Life

At the age of 19 I am finally saying "enough is enough"! I've had acne for so long now it feels like I can no longer remember living without it. Living without feeling constantly self-conscious. Living without hating every person with clear skin (ok, maybe not hate but the line between hate and extreme jealousy can seem incredibly thin sometimes). Many people may read this and say I'm making a fuss about nothing and that acne is nothing to be ashamed of. The majority of these people have clear skin. Acne does take its toll on the majority of its victims and I happen to be one of those people who struggle to rise above it. I now feel as though I'm willing to try absolutely anything to get rid of my spots, the only thing in my way is my lack of money. Therefore, despite various people telling me that treatments prescribed from a GP do not work, I have decided to give them a go.

I showed up to my appointment last Friday begging for my GP's help and she suggested three different products. Initially, I took her suggestions to mean that I would try one at a time but no. I made my way to the pharmacist with three prescription sheets!

Duac Once Daily Gel

First of all, I have this Duac gel, which I am to "apply once daily in the evening". I started using this on Friday night and have found my skin getting very dry and sensitive since. It also now stings to apply this, which I was initially worried about but I decided to do some internet research and I have found that this can be completely normal and can actually mean the Duac gel is working its magic. Nevertheless, there was lots of advice on how to decrease this sensitivity, including applying it 20-30 minutes after cleansing, rather than immediately after, and applying a moisturiser beforehand. I have taken on both of these pieces of advice and have also realised that I may have been applying too much of the gel to begin with so have reduced this amount to a pea-sized quantity. I'm going to have to give it a couple of days before I discover if my new game-plan is working but in the meantime I am planning on investing in a moisturising face wash and intensive moisturiser to replace my current products, which combat the oily skin that I no longer have. Perhaps an advantage of this newfound sensitivity?

Differin/Adapalene Cream

Secondly, I acquired this Differin or Adapalene Cream, which is also to be applied once daily. My GP advised me to apply the Duac before bed and the Differin earlier in the day so I have found myself incorporating it into my morning skincare routine, much like the Duac has integrated itself into my nighttime regime. So far I feel that this cream is treating my skin much nicer than its evil friend and actually leaves my skin feeling smooth throughout the day.

Oxytetracycline Tablets

Finally, we have these antibiotic tablets, which I have the most hope in as my Dad had very bad acne at my age and these were the only things that cleared it up. However, they are the most annoying things to take if you are anything like me. The instructions read "One to be taken twice a day. Avoid milk, iron, zinc or indigestion remedies at same time. Take regularly and complete the course..." and this is the big one: "TAKE ON AN EMPTY STOMACH 1 HOUR BEFORE FOOD OR 2 HOURS AFTER FOOD." Now, I'm one of those people who basically eats constantly since I can get away with it weight-wise and I truly believe I'm nearly ALWAYS hungry. So waiting two hours after eating is killing me at the moment but if I'm being honest, it's probably a good thing that the tablets are forcing me to get into a healthy eating routine.

So there we have it, my new pills and potions that claim they will change my life! The Oxytetracycline tablets have to be taken for a full month to see any results and before I can revisit the GP so I'm sure I will post an update on my skin in a month's time! In the meantime, if anyone has tried any of these remedies before I'd love to hear about your experiences or any advice you may have? Thanks!