Doctor Who | Quotes Posts !

For those of you who don't know... I'm a little, tincy-wincy bit obsessed with Doctor who. I'm sure you've heard of Doctor Who because .. well.. it's Doctor Who. I've always loved watching the adventures of The Doctor, time travelling and saving the human race. But one of my favorite things about it is all the inspirational quotes so today I thought I'd share some of those with you !

" Our lives are different to anybody else's. That's the exciting thing. Nobody in the universe can do what we're doing. "

" A straight line may not be the shortest distance between two points, but it is by no means the most interesting."

"The universe is big. Its's vast.And complicated and ridiculous.And sometimes, very rarely, impossible things just happen and we call them miracles."

"I'm usually called the doctor.Or the caretaker.Or "get off this planet". Though strictly speaking that probably isn't a name."

" If you're so desperate to stay alive why don't you live a little? "

"Do what I do.Hold tight and pretend it's a plan."

"Because it's not always the same when you fire that first shot.No matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die! You don't know whose children are going to scream and burn! How many hearts will be broken ! How many lives will be shattered ! How much blood will spill, Until everybody does what they were always going to have to do from the very beginning; SIT DOWN AND TALK! "

"Sometimes the only choices you have are bad ones but you still have to choose"

"There is no such thing as an ordinary human"

"I am and always will be- The optimist. The hoper of far-flung hopes. The dreamer of improbable dreams."

"You want weapons? We're in a library! Books! The best weapons in the world ! This room's he greatest arsenal we could have."

"Do you think I care for you so little that betraying me would make a difference."

"Pain is a gift. Without the capacity for pain, we can't feel the hurt we inflict."

Which is your favorite ? What series do you fangirl over ? Let me know in the comments ! I love hearing from you :)

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :)

lots of love, Marianne xxx

Things to give.... Boyfriends ( Gift Guide )

Boys ! Whether they're your husband , your boyfriend or your boy ( high light the gap ) friend ;) They can be absolute night mares to shop for . But we love you anyway so still give you finding you the perfect pressie a good shot ! So here are some of my ideas :)

Personalised Favourite Song Soundwaves Print - £25

This is one of the best gifts I've found this year because it could actually work for ANYBODY ! Who doesn't love music ? This awesome gift from Notonthehighstreet.com lets you have the sound waves of your friends favourite song printed and frames and it looks absolutely brilliant !

 

The Walking Dead Boxset - £49.99

 

My boyfriend loves the walking dead and a few months ago convinced me to try watching it ! Despite nearly throwing up every time there's blood ( Which happens a lot in a series about zombies ripping peoples bodies up ) I'm actually really enjoying it, we're on season three now and I actually look forward to cuddling up on the sofa for my weekly dose of Walking Dead every Friday !

 

 

The Scientific Secrets Of Doctor Who - £16.99

 

Okay, so as you know, I'm ever so slightly obsessed with Doctor Who ... no one has to know that I may of read a few pages ( or slightly more ) before I wrapped it hehe ! I'm actually super excited to read this book for myself and I know a lot of my friends ( male and female ) would really enjoy it too !

 

 

 

 I hope this gift guide helps ! Let me know in the comment if you find choosing gifts for men harder than for women ? Or if you're a guy , I'm interested to know if it works the other way round as well ! What are you getting your other half for Christmas ?

 

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :)

 

Lots of love, Marianne xxx 

 

 

Fear Is A Super Power

"Let me tell you about scared. Your heart is beating so hard I can feel it through your hands. There’s so much blood and oxygen pumping through your brain it’s like rocket fuel. Right now you could run faster and you can fight harder. You can jump higher than ever in your life and you are so alert it’s like you can slow down time.
What’s wrong with scared? Scared is a superpower! Your superpower! There is danger in this room. And guess what? It’s you. Do you feel it? Do you think he feels it? Do you think he’s scared? Nah. Loser!"
- The Twelth Doctor , Doctor Who, Season 8 Episode 4

As I've mentioned a few times, me and my boyfriend are working our way through the many Doctor Who episodes since the 9th doctor and we are almost there ! Last night we were watching an episode called "Listen" ( It's both terrifying and hilarious and you should probably go and watch it ) and the doctor talked a lot about fear. Recently I've been wanting to write a post about how to be nervous but I just never quote got around to it. But after re-watching this episode of Doctor Who and seeing how perfectly The Doctor and Clara ( his companion ) described fear, I was desperate to right this post as soon as possible !

A lot of new things have been happening recently like starting college and it made me very nervous , like I'm sure it made pretty much everyone else. But I tried very hard to focus on something I've learnt over the last few years . When you're nervous, ask yourself why. In my experience the answer tends to be " Because it means a lot to me ". That is why you have to do it, however nervous you are. Make a list of why you want to do it and use that fear and the adrenaline it gives you to power you forward to achieve whatever it is that means so much to you that it makes you nervous. The majority of the time, because whatever is making you nervous means so much to you it can make you feel scared that you're going to mess it up . But What would be the point of doing something if it didn't mean enough that the idea of it going wrong doesn't bother you ?

So in reality, being nervous is a good thing and you can use it to work harder and kinder and achieve everything you ever wanted . But don't let the fear scare you so much that you don't let  yourself but happy and enjoy what you're doing. Accept, understand and work with the fear and know that it is just your excitement and enthusiasm to get whatever it is you're doing right , and guess what ? YOU WILL ! I believe in you :)

This is just a dream, but very clever people can hear dreams. So please, just listen. I know you’re afraid, but being afraid is alright. Because didn’t anybody ever tell you? Fear is a superpower. Fear can make you faster and cleverer and stronger. And one day you’re gonna come back to this barn and on that day you’re going to be very afraid indeed. But that’s okay, because if you’re very wise and very strong fear doesn’t have to make you cruel or cowardly. Fear can make you kind. It doesn’t matter if there’s nothing under the bed or in the dark so long as you know it’s okay to be afraid of it. So listen. If you listen to anything else, listen to this. You’re always gonna be afraid even if you learn to hide it. Fear is like a companion, a constant companion, always there. But that’s okay because fear can bring us together. Fear can bring you home. I’m gonna leave you something just so you’ll always remember. Fear makes companions of us all.
- Clara , Doctor Who, Series 8 Episode 4

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :)

Lots of love, Marianne xxx

A Quick Chat ..

Heyy there !

I don't know if you've noticed but I haven't really been around that much and I'm trying to post on my scheduled day but if I'm honest a lot of things happened that make that pretty difficult at the moment. Firstly my phone broke so I had to get a new one yesterday meaning I loosed the photos that were for the recipe post that was due to be posted today ( I'll sort it and get them done for next week ) but that kind of threw me today. I'm also going on holiday with my family next week and then to Belgium with my aunt to see the battlefields. I'm really excited to go away with my family and just get away for a while ( even if I haven't packed yet hehe ) I think it's really important to just get away once into a while to somewhere where no one knows who you are, I find you begin to act like you again :) I will hopefully ( we're not sure if there's wifi ) post whilst I'm away with my family but when I go to Belgium I'm pretty sure I won't be able to, so if I disappear again then that's where I've gone !

As we're here and you've been ever so lovely and read through all my slightly confusing scheduling issues hehe, we might as well have a quick chat about a few other little things :) Firstly, have you heard Fight Song ? I'm not a massive fan of the original but a musician called Charlotte Campbell covered it and oh my gosh I love it ! I can't stop playing it :) Another one of her covers that is so genuinely lovely is Wasn't Expecting That, I couldn't not mention it.

 

 



I've also been really enjoying doing creative things recently. I just love making stuff look pretty and I want to start being crafty again ( Pinterest here I come ) I think my next stop is learn how to knit and there's a DIY in a book called Life With A Sprinkle Of Glitter where you get a three part frame and stick a different map ( 3 important places to you or whoever you've giving it to ) in each frame ! If I was you I'd definitely buy the book because it explains it a lot better than me aha. But when I do this I'll make it into a blog DIY. I just think it would make the cutest gift !

Also in the world of Marianne, a few months back I started piano lessons again ! I played piano for a long time when I was very young but I just didn't particularly enjoy it and it took me a long time to quit and I didn't want to practise because It was effort and it was just a lot of extra work if I'm completely honest and because of that, I was rubbish.  But this time I'm a lot older and one day I just thought, I'd really like to play piano again . So I asked my dad and he got me some lessons but we decided not to work towards grades because I didn't need extra pressure. I have been going now for about two months and I love going to my lessons ! I'm not good at piano and I don't feel the need to be. Nothing depends on me learning to play well and because of that I just have to try what I can do and I always leave feeling really calm because when I make a mistake I actually just laugh at myself now . It's amazing what you can achieve after a few weeks of just trying ( admittedly a lot of trying ) but still just trying . Be kind to yourself, you don't have to be amazing at something to enjoy it, enjoy being not good at something . No one wants to be the best, being the best is boring. You'd have nothing else to learn !

* Que another quick topic change* Me and my boyfriend have been trying to get through all of the doctor who episodes from the ninth doctor onwards . We're now on the sixth series, I want us to get to the end of series 8 before the new series comes out in September ! Is anyone else super excited for that ? Let me know if there's any whovians reading this blog, in the comments :)

Right, I feel I've rambled enough now ! This is a very old style, chatty post . I don't usually do these anymore because I did a lot of them on my previous blog but I just fancied having a chat and getting a few of the smaller things I wanted to share with you into a post :) I'd actually quite like to do a few more personal posts on my blog, a little like this so let me know if you'd enjoy reading that or just prefer my usual stuff !

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :)

lots of love, Marianne xxx

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Love/Hate Tag

Hello !

So recently I'v been tagged in quite a few bits and bobs including The Sisterhood of World Bloggers Award and The Versitile Blogger Award  and I just want to say I'm super grateful for you thinking of me when picking people to tag and I am doing them I promise, I'm just trying to keep up my normal posts at the same time :) So until I get these up, my Thursday posts will most likely be these tags, I hope that's okay ! But today I wanted to do the Love/Hate Tag that both Crystallized Daisies and Spring Baby tagged me in . These are two wonderful, positive and quite honestly brilliant writers and you should definitely check them both out, you won't regret it :)

From what I understand, for this tag you list ten things you love, ten things you hate and tag some people ... yeah? Okay, that sounds simple enough. Let's go !

Ten things I love :

One : Kittens ! ... Okay not specifically kittens ( Although I do love those as well ) but you know that feeling you get when you see a kitten and it makes you feel all warm and happy inside and you literally cant do anything but go " awwwwwwwwwwww!! .... muummmmm, but look how cute he issssssss "

Two : Wearing my cat ears ... How I maintain a boyfriend whilst being this abnormally attached to wearing cat ears, I DO NOT KNOW ! But I guess he's just a bout as crazy as I am which is kind of a necessity dating me aha :) I genuinely own three different pairs and got confused when my boyfriend wouldn't wear the black ones I bought because apparently the fact they were silver wasn't the issue.. and them being black didn't make them manly. Who'd of thought eh ? ;)

Three : Pasta ! Of my gosh that stuff is good ! Ahhhhhhh ! I can't explain how much I love pasta, I barely eat anything else, which probably isn't great for your health, but I'm happy so hey :)

Four : Doctor who :) I am fully aware my obsession is starting to become worrying but I can't help it ! One of my best friends is also obsessed with Doctor who and whenever I see her we spend are entire time together in a mix of fangirling, references and excitement about up coming series ! As well as of course, Doctor Who The Musical, If you haven't seen it .. I'll just leave it here :

Five : My best friend. I'm gonna go all soft on you now but I promise it's only for a second so bare with me ;) My best friend is honestly the most brilliant girl and she's been there for me through everything and I'm so grateful and she puts up with all my crap and waits outside the changing rooms while I try on like 10 tops and then cant be bothered to que so don't buy them and lets me watch Disney films in French when I'm feeling rubbishy and is one of the loveliest , most beautiful people on Earth so yeah ! Shout out to my best friend who is still shorter than me no matter what anyone says !

Six : SNOWWWWWW ! Although the fact I've been with my boyfriend two years and still not had the chance to build a snowman with him makes me slightly distressed. 

Seven : Carrie and The hopefuls , I've said this a million times but Carrie Hope fletcher is amazing, talented, beautiful and loving and yes I do want to marry her ( Apologies to my boyfriend.. and hers ) and the community of hopefuls that she's created and loved is one of the best things in my life and I am so proud to be a part of it ! 

Eight : Having my nails painted a pretty colour .. I mean I'm incapable of doing it myself because it's not really among my talents but like I said in number five, I have a brilliantly patient best friend .

Nine : Music :) Whether I'm listening to it or making it I love music as you can tell from my ever growing collection of musical instruments that I can kind of - ish play ( because I have know patience ) Including my drums, Two ukuleles, Two guitars and piano and I sing a lil bit as well , I'm honestly happiest when I'm doing something musical ^.^

Ten : Seeing my sister! She lives in Germany now so I don't get to see her often but when I either go up with my mum to see her or she comes back down to spend a week or so with us it's always great :) 

Aw that was fun ! I actually really enjoyed thinking so much about the things I love in life :) The next part of this tag is to talk about things you hate but ., I really don't particularly hate anything. I mean , if I smile at strangers and they don't smile back it annoys me a little but then I guess they either were just a little confused and didn't quite catch on that I was trying to be friendly or not of seen me so I don't really hate them. So how about we leave that bit and keep on with the smiles of things we love :) Let me know in the comments what things you love !

I'd love to see Lou's World and The Amanda Way do this tag !

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :)

Lots of love, Marianne xxx

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Twitter : @MyHappyBubbleXx
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Smiley Hedgehogs

Heyy , 

There's been loads of super cute stuff floating around pinterest this week so here is my top ten :)

Talking of cute ...guys , this hedgehog is smiling ! ^.^

This is the sweetest thing I've seen all day :) 

I have got to try this ! It actually looks pretty easy :) I can't get enough of the step by step DIY stuff on pinterest! If you want to see more of this sort of thing you can follow my DIY board here <3

Such an important message, it's all about how comfortable you are in your self because that will be reflected in how you act and how happy you are. I know it sounds extremely cliché but people can see when you're in a state where you've completely accepted yourself and they pick up on it and it's infectious ! So spend a little time with yourself, get comfortable, become happy. For you and everyone you're around :)

How can something that AWESOME be this simple ! :D I'm definitely going to try this. It would be the perfect cupcake, birthday cake for my sister who loves watermelon ... who doesn't ? 

I have the original, Big Bang Theory version of this on a top that my boyfriend bought me for valentine day , so this made me giggle :) 

I assume they mean be classy and confident .. not my approach of tripping over and face planting before .... because that's not always considered attractive ;) Who'd of thought, eh ? 

Oh Rory .. everybody wants a Rory ! THE FEELS !!! 

This mug screams hopeful ! ( If you don't know who the hopefuls are they're the subscribers and supporters of Carrie Hope Flecther, I promise I'll move a most I did explaining who they are on my old blog super soon ) It would also be really easy to do yourself with a cheap plain white mug and a permanent marker :) 

This is definitely one of my favourite positivity quotes ! 

Leave a link to your pinterest in the comments because I love to see what everyone's interested in :) 

I hope you have a lovely week, 

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 

Lots of Love, Marianne xxx

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Twitter : @MyHappyBubbleXx
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I'M BATMAN !!! SHHH !!!

Hello beautiful :)

It's always been the plan that as part of my blogging schedule I would post a top ten pins of the week on every Thursday . Unfortunately It's currently exam season and that means that finding time to blog is slightly more difficult :) However this week I've managed to find the time so here we go !

I really love this idea . Only recently I've actually begun to understand how everyone has a reason for how they act or are . Yes, some reasons might not be very good in my opinion but in their head it's the most important reason in the world because they fully understand all of the implications. This quote really makes me look at people differently :) 

This made me giggle :) Me and my sister always used to joke about Rory's inability to die properly when he was in Doctor Who . This pretty much sums it up perfectly ! 

What would we do without a good bit of Roald Dahls wonderful passion for being happy :) 

Definitely my new approach too solving any problems life throws my way ;) 

Sometimes , you just need to give yourself a break. Some days it is enough to simply get through it <3 I'm thinking about doing a blog post on how to make yourself a self care box for when you're feeling a lil bit crap . If that's something you'd like to see then let me know in the comments !

Good old Big Bang Theory :) I don't know where I'd be without Sheldon Cooper to make me laugh every night ... yes I'm that sad ! What's your point ;) 

Over a year after reading the book, I am still fangirling over the beautiful quotes in Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowel ! If you haven't read the book , READ IT ! Seriously , I mean it . Like, go, now READ !!! .... Okay you can finish reading this first but then go ;) 

Everybody should do this :) It's amazing how wonderful common sense can be ... It's actually that simple to make yourself happier .

This is a must for my bedroom wall when I move house ! :D

I really , desperately NEED a gorgeous reading nook as cosy and wonderful as this one pretty please with a cherry and top and extra frosting ^.^ 

I hope you enjoyed having a flick through a few of the pretty little things I've been looking at this week :) I really want to get back to this being a regular post so I'm going to try and stay on top of it but like I said, it's exam season so please forgive me if it doesn't happen quite as regularly as I would hope . 

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 

Lots of love, Marianne xxx