Sales and Cinema!

Hi Everyone!

If you don't already know I am a HUGE SHOPAHOLIC and I have at least one retail therapy session a week! I really should stop but recently I got a PayPal account and so I can now do more damage with online shopping. As the sales are on literally everywhere I couldn't not treat myself after finishing college for the year!

 The first bit of spending was online at Victorias Secret and was this sports bra that was in the sale and holy mother of jesus! It is stunning, i love the pattern and comfort it brings! Even though I don't have big boobs I like a sports bra with high impact and this one definitely is high impact and I cant wait to try it out next time at the gym! The only downside of Victorias Secret is the cost of shipping is ridiculous! The shipping was nearly the same price as the bra which isn't right, in my opinion! 

LINK- As it was in the sale, it isn't available online anymore! Sorry!

 The next bit of damage was online from Zara and was this gorgeous bomber jacket with red and white cuffs and a beautiful floral pattern on the back! It is so comfy and I am truly in love with it! Ive been obsessed with bomber jackets this season and when I found this at Zara at such a cheap price, I couldn't say no! Its perfect for a casual jacket to throw on and Im so excited to wear it! I had never ordered anything from Zara online, but i have done a lot of spending in the actual shop, and even though it seemed to have taken forever to arrive the packaging was gorgeous and came in a beautiful box with tissue paper! So Zara, y'all are getting brownie points from me!

Also can we take a minute to see whats embroidered on the front?!? This is literally what I say all the time and is proof that me and this jacket are meant to be!

On a serious not I really need to stop spending money on clothes because I don't have a job and rely on my allowance to support my retail obsession! I am really gonna try hard and not spend AS MUCH to see if I can stop being a shopaholic but it probably won't work. Still I'm gonna try!

Today I went to the cinema to see 'Me Before You' and oh my lord! It was such a good movie! I loved it, even though it was so sad! But I didn't cry as I don't have a heart  though I can see why everyone else in the cinema was crying! If you have the time I seriously recommend you go and see it!

Hope you all had a wonderful day!

Charlotte x 

Wonderland 2016

 Hi Everyone!

Well I have finally got around to writing about my end of year show at college and what a journey it was! I can't believe that this time last week that we were all recovering from the mad crazy show day!

The whole experience was something that I've never really gone through doing a show and the rehearsal process had a lot of ups and downs and there were times where I thought I needed to call the Jeremy Kyle helpline but we all made it though and I was so proud of us as a class and the show that we put on!  We worked so hard to put on this pre show before the second years main show and that it was certainly an experience I won't forget! It brought me closer to certain friends and made our friendships even more fabulous! (They know who they are!) 

The pre show was of the 2011 musical Wonderland which didn't last long on Broadway. It is such a unique style of musical because it includes a variety of genres and styles of dance which is interesting af! The characters were Alice, The White Knight, The White Rabbit and the Ensemble who were all dressed as Alice in the blue dress and white apron which looked amazing!

This is the full cast in our costumes in the opening number 'Welcome to Wonderland' 

 Part of the cluster in 'Welcome to Wonderland' 

 This is from the chorus line section and all I can say is brace yourselves for the next picture! (From Left to Right: Will, Me, Ethan, Chelsea, Leah)

 Whoever said acting was glamorous and makes you look attractive, have them look at this picture!

 This is from 'One Knight' where the boys were playing a boyband and we were the fangirls and this number was so much fun!

 I love this shot of the boys in there boyband formation and it looked so good! They made that number bloody fab!

But this show was also sad because one of my closest friends at college, Chelsea was leaving and is going on to do Photography and I know she will do amazing! I am gonna really miss her but I know we will stay in touch and we've already agreed that she will do my headshots for a much cheaper deal!

Hope you're all ok and enjoying my new blog!

Charlotte x 

A Catch up and an Explanation

Hi Everyone!

So today I thought that I would explain the future of what happening with CharlotteNotes and a little catch up with whats been going on and the plan for future blog posts! 

I started a new proper website for my blog because I wanted to invest in this blog as it is a hobby for me and I felt that maybe trying a new platform could boost my blog and make it look all snazzy! (Hence the new design and layout!) I am also trying a new theme of my blog, but I am still going to have the same style of posts! I hope you can bare with me while I try to get this blog up and running! There will be a link in all my posts to my old blog so you will sill be able to read all my past posts and I also don't want to delete them as they are the foundation of CharlotteNotes and are a record of some really good memories which I personally will want to look back on.

For the future, I will be writing more frequent posts and they will be more fabulous and may even be posts like recipes and tutorials. For the next couple of weeks my posts are going to be about: The End of College, Wonderland Show and Summer plans (to name a few) and I can't wait to tell you about it all!

Anyway! I am currently so busy with finishing college and trying to make plans with friends, keep up the gym AND look for a job! Its so mainic but hopefully I'll soon get it under control.

Ive already had an interview for a hughstreet store but sadly didnt get it! I'm not too bothered though because it was my first interview and I was proud of myself for even getting the interview and there will probably be more in the future so maybe one day I'll be earning money!

Thats if we aren't totally screwed because of the EU Referendum results. I was fuming that the majority decided to leave so now I probably won't be able to afford living in London next year and my futures looking alot more scarier. So that is wonderful news and I hope people soon realise how screwed we now are!

Sorry to end on a bummer but anyway, I can't wait to keep blogging on this new website and to continue CharlotteNotes!

Charlotte x

New Start!

Hi Everyone!

So I have decided to have a fresh start with my blog and have a brand spanking new website! It doesn't mean that I am abandoning this blog but this is going to be my back up blog where I will continue to post everything just incase anything happens or I lose all my blog posts!

Please check it out at charlottenotes.co.uk

Thank you for all the support here on blogspot and I hope you continue to follow my adventures on my new website!

Charlotte x

Avenue Q and Orange is the New Black

Hi Everyone!

What a busy week I have had! Literally I haven't stopped all week until today, which is why Im finally writing a blog post! It seems like ages since I have written a post and this is because last week at college was show week for our end of year pre show! I had early starts and late finishes but I only have 2 days left at college which means I am going to have more time to write on my blog and have more exciting posts! (I have exciting posts planned so keep your eyes open!)

Im going to write about Wonderland at a later date as that will probably be its own post but last night (Saturday) I went to see the Durham University production of Avenue Q and OMG it was fantastic! I had seen HMS Pinafore which was a while ago but again, was fantastic! 

I love Avenue Q as its such a funny and upbeat show and also rude at times. I saw the national tour when it came to Sunderland after years of listening to the soundtrack and fell in love with it! theres a song in the show called 'Theres a Fine Fine Line' and I sung to for my Grade 6 Singing Exam. Its basically the Muppets but for Adults and covers adult topics! Even if you don't like musicals you need to see this as it is hilarious!

Also can we just take a minute to appreciate Season 4 of Orange is the New Black?!? It came out on Friday and I have already watched the whole season on Netflix and OH. MY. GOD. Im not going to put any spoilers on here but y'all need to watch it! Seriously you need to watch it! Its one of the best TV shows I have ever watched!

I finish college on Tuesday so I will be able to blog after that but it may be around Thursday as I have my first Job Interview on Wednesday and may not have time, but fingers crossed I may be able to!

Hope you all had a wonderful week!

From Charlotte x

Summer Adventure #1

Hi Everyone!

The weather today is so bad today so I decided that I'll share some photos with you of my little adventure in Durham from last Sunday! The weather last Sunday was literally perfect so I thought I would go into Durham and explore in the sunshine because I never get to go into Durham much because Im in Newcastle nearly everyday and tbh I've been into Durham so many times that I became so bored of it! Anyway! I went for a Starbucks and had a limited edition cookie dough frappuccino and holy shit! It was perfect and I wish they did these all year round! 
I then took a walk through the town and ended up on Palace Green which is this massive piece of grass outside the front of Durham Cathedral where many of the University Students hang out on and its in direct sun! So I decided to just sit in front of the cathedral and sit in the sun and just relax! There was a brass band playing and it was just so lovely! 
I then walked down by the River as its so peaceful down there and took some photos for you guys because even though Durham is boring, the cathedral area in the sunshine (and snow) is beautiful and if you haven't been to durham then you won't have really seen it!

So here you go! Please Enjoy some of my very basic photography! (Also, none of the photos are edited! It was just a perfect day!)

Cringey selfie before I Burnt!

Now whenever the weather is pretty bad then I have photo evidence that there can be beautiful summer in England! 

Hope you guys had a good week and sorry for not blogging but U have had a crazy good week at college!

I also have my college show next week so there will probably be a lack of blogging from me. SORRY!!

From Charlotte x

My Summer Bucket List - 2016!

Hi Everyone!

Right now I am sat in Starbucks enjoying the Cookie Dough Frappacino which is a work of art! Anyway I am meant to be here to do coursework but because I'm actually on schedule with it I thought I would write a post because Im feeling all inspired while sat in Starbucks! This summer I have 2 months and a bit off so I decided that this summer I am going to have a bucket list of things that I really want to achieve by the end of the summer, now I am a lazy bitch and probably won't do most of them but that is all about to change! I am going to try and be more active in the summer, once I have caught up on 10 months of lost sleep!

Here goes!

• Get a Part Time Job
• Visit London at least Once
• Go to the Gym at least twice a week
• See as many of my friends for Mate Dates
• Cute picnic 
• Have/go to a Summer Party
• Declutter my room
• Learn a new craft (e.g crochet)
• Try to not sleep all day and be awake all night
• Many Retail Therapy Sessions
• Continue to improve my Figure Skating

This is hopefully what I will do and I will be ticking them off as I go! Having a list like this really helps with me organising my time as I love lists and schedules! I need to have an organised life or I kind of have a breakdown! So why not try to have a Summer Bucket List as it may help you have a busier social life and make this Summer pretty good!

Hope you are all having a better Friday than me and I'll write soon!

Charlotte x

Gym Time!

Hi Everyone!

Well todays been a very busy day of picking up bits for my costume for my college show and going to the gym and I have a skating lesson so I'm blogging now while I have a spare 20 minutes to sit and chill!

I love going to the gym, when I have time, as I always feel so refreshed afterwards and my body feels so on point! For me going to the gym is a form of stress relief (like my Skating lesson) but I also need to go to the gym for my training as my stamina and fitness needs to be improved. I also would like abs for the summer so going to the gym is slowly starting to help!
My gym is very local to me and is a ladies only gym which I love because in the past when I have had memberships to other gyms I found it intimidating working out with these tank men and the last gym I went to was full of twats from my school who made me feel very paranoid and self conscious and made comments quite a lot of the time which is not on! Everyone should feel comfortable to go to the gym to work out without fear of judgement or feeling like they don't belong there. It really annoys me when people think that only super fit people are allowed to be in the gym. Its the total opposite and everyone should be welcomed into any gym as someone who has an interest in improving their fitness!
Rant over!

I thought that if any of you go to the gym, or are starting out, and not have a plan that they might benefit from getting an idea of what mine is! Its not perfect and I am constantly trying to improve it and make it more challenging!

Here goes!

So I start with the cardio machines but I always make sure to warm up properly before hand with stretches that are specific for my body and muscles as I have very tight achilles and stiff muscles and they need extra stretch time!

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After the cardio Machine I head over to the weight machines but because I have very strong legs due to dance and ice skating I don't usually use the leg weight machines and focus on my arms as I have weak upper body strength and need to tone up my arms!

A few tips and general needs for the gym is remember to bring water and a towel! Trust me these are a need in the gym, especially when working out really hard!

Hope this helps a few of you out if you are struggling with a fitness plan!

Charlotte x