Feeling The Pressure | When Things Get Tough Don't Give Up

Feeling The Pressure | When Things Get Tough Don't Give Up

There are days where I may struggle with my daily life. Things get too busy, hectic and jam-packed with all the different things I am currently balancing in my life, and this got me thinking: what makes me feel this way?

We can create amazing things when we keep
on going (photograph property of me Caris)

I am someone who has a lot of anxiety in life and stress can trigger it and even make it worse. I may not appear to be affected in this way by stress and stress-related anxiety towards others, but to the extent where my anxiety can affect my mood cannot be good. It can decrease my level of motivation to complete work, cause me lack of sleep and loss of appetite, and as capable as I'd like to think I am at managing stress related anxiety, sometimes it feels like the odds are against you. 

      My A-Levels for instance are causing me a lot of stress. I feel like no matter how hard I am trying, I just can't manage to maintain the 'correct' standard. Speaking to another individual the same age as me who's also turned eighteen and also did a college course before A-levels and who has a part-time job that demands a lot of free time; they told me they too feel the same. It feels like I'm running a never ending treadmill where eventually it gets too much and I fall: I fall down, I get up again, I try harder, I fall again. But I just have to keep trying and then, I get somewhere. I pass that test with 'flying colours', I managed to keep my cool when I am one to panic under pressure. I have to keep trying, keep prioritising everything I do. And I realise, 'actually I can do this' and I surprise myself with what I can do when I keep pushing, because at the end of the day, we are our individual selves and we set our own expectations of ourselves, not setting the expectations that others have for us. 

Keep running those extra minutes, keep pacing yourself, keep going to your best ability and if you stumble, you have the ability to pick yourself up, brush yourself down and keep on going. There may be moments of anger, stress, anxiety, frustration and just feeling like giving up, but we're only human and feel emotions, even ones that we really would rather bury in a box and never recover (for me anxiety is one)
And this is how I think when things get tough, be it education, family, work, a hobby, stress, anxiety, expectations, anything: we have the ability to fuel ourselves and achieve things we never expected.
Everyone has had their own experiences, and everyone is their own individual self, meaning that we all experience things differently, but we are all human.

Thankyou for reading,

Yours truly,
Caris 

      

Bun Head Looks | Three Dance Bun Styles To Style Your Hair Into

Bun Head Looks | Three Dance Bun Styles To Style Your Hair Into

I have had the idea to write about suggestions for different variations of buns that you can style your hair into for any dance occasion, be it the usual dance class, exams (going to be the plainer ones here for this, they always plastered my hair flat with gel, ick!) dance shows and performances; these styles will fit. These are just suggested styles that many may know already, so why not give them a try. 

The Double Bun: 

Ever heard of this before? I think that it's pretty cool to be honest and is great for days when you want to stand out ever so slightly. Instead of doing one pony tail and turning it into a bun, place another on top. In order to do this I found that if you have layers in your hair like mine that are either short layers or varied so they get longer further down your hair, be sure to use plenty of hair grips and spray. 

The gone crazy 'Messy Bun':
This is probably the easiest and quickest bun to do. Just put your hair into a high pony tail, twist the pony tail into a circle, holding it there, take another hairband and stick it on top of the twisted hair. Get hairgrips and place into your hair to keep the extra strands of hair in place. Spray with hair pray lightly to ensure your hair stays put and voila! Be sure not to put too much hair spray on as this could make the hair look stiff and not give the 'just done' look. I styled my hair into the messy bun and it adds a laid back look to your outfit. The day I had my hair styled in the messy bun, I styled my hair like this because I was aiming for a laid back casual look and I think it was achieved from the compliments I recieved :D I wore blue Skinny Jeans, a laid back Jersey Top consisting of a white body and red sleeves, a light and dark blue faded Denim Jacket and white Sneakers for a laid back casual look.

The Serious Exam Bun: 
This is the bun that is used for exams. You know the exams where no hair, including my block of a fringe to be stuck up with a whole tub of VO5 hair gel. I kid you not. Basically brush your hair and grab a hair band. Put it into a pony tail, covering the hair (but not the pony tail) with hair gel or hair spray (which is a million times more pleasant) Next twist tight the pony tail round in a circle around the hair band holding the pony tail up to make a bun, place a hairband over the bun to keep it in place and if needed, place a hair net on top of the bun which should be coloured to your hair. Place hair grips into the hair and over the hair net or extra and shorter strands of hair in place. Add other hair pins if needed. Finally spray or gel your hair to keep it in place.


Hope you found these hairstyles interesting and worth a try if they haven't been attempted already. Thank you for reading 😘

Yours Truly
Caris