Weekly Twitter Chats for Bloggers

As a lot of my readers are coming from twitter, I think it's about time that I wrote a list of the up to date blogger chats! Blogger chats are a wonderful way of getting to meet new bloggers and sharing your blog posts with the world , so I'm mainly making this list of chats as a reminder for myself. I will be updating this with new chats I find along the way so make sure you keep checking back! In terms of networking, stats and getting yourself out there, the twitter chats are one of the best blogging tools you can have in your arsenal.
 So here's the list, enjoy!

Monday

#Girlstravel          6am-6.30am - Travel talk for Women

#LTBloggers        1-2pm & 5-6pm - Lunch Time Bloggers {Topic}

#Bdib                   7pm-8pm - Bloggers Do It Better {Topic}

#Bundlechat         7pm-8pm - Fashion, Beauty and Lifestyle bloggers

#JBtalks               7pm-8pm - All Bloggers {General}

#Fbloggers           8pm-9pm - Fashion bloggers {Topic}

#Creativebizhour  8pm-9pm - Creative Chat

#HealthySelves     8pm-9pm - Chat about getting & being healthy {Topic}

#BeautyBabble     8pm-9pm - Beauty lovers

Tuesday

#LTBloggers        1-2pm & 5-6pm - Lunch Time Bloggers {Topic}

#Askablogger       7pm-8pm - All bloggers {Topic}

#Bookbloggers     7pm-8pm - Book Bloggers {Topic} 

#Craftblogclub     7pm-8pm - Craft bloggers

#Mybchat             7pm-8pm - PR, Networking & How to market your blog

#Fblchat               8pm-9pm - Fashion Beauty Lifestyle chat {Topic}

#UKBlogtalk        8pm-9pm - All UK bloggers

#Musicbloggers    8pm-9pm - Music bloggers

#Bloghour            9pm-10pm - All bloggers {Topic}

#Tweetursis          9pm-10pm - Chat about promoting small business'

Wednesday

#LTBloggers        1-2pm & 5-6pm - Lunch Time Bloggers {Topic}

#Lbloggers           7pm-8pm - Lifestyle bloggers {Topic}

#Stylechat            8pm-9pm - Style chat

#Bbloggers           8pm-9pm - Beauty bloggers {General}

#Blogtacular         9pm-10pm - All bloggers

#BBOE                 9pm-10pm - 'Blogging Bit of Everything' All bloggers

Thursday

#LTBloggers        1pm-2pm & 5pm-6pm - Lunch Time bloggers {Topic}

#Bloggerspace      7pm-8pm - Chat about blogging wherever you are

#Crazybloggers    7pm-8pm - All bloggers {Topic}

#Fitchat               7pm-8pm - Fitness & health

#Fdbloggers         8pm-9pm - Food bloggers

#Fbloggers           8pm-9pm - Fashion bloggers {General}

#Foodiechat         8pm-9pm - Food bloggers

#CFBloggers        8pm-9pm - Cruelty Free bloggers

#Monetizemyblog 8pm-9pm - Tips on Monetizing your blog

#Vloggerschat      8pm-9pm - Vloggers & YouTubers

#Blogphotochat    9pm-10pm - Blog photography chat {Topic}

#Teenbloggers      9pm-10pm - Teen bloggers

Friday

#LTBloggers        1pm-2pm & 5pm-6pm - Lunch Time bloggers {Topic}

#Beautychat         7pm-8pm - Beauty Chat for bloggers

#Gbloggers          7pm-8pm - Gorgeous bloggers 

#Bdib                   8pm-9pm - Bloggers Do It Better {Topic}

#Mblogchat          8pm-9pm - Parent Bloggers

Saturday

#SITSblogging      3pm-4pm - All bloggers

#Socialbloggers    6pm-7pm - All bloggers {Topic}

#Everyblogger      7pm-8pm - All bloggers

#Tbloggers           8pm-9pm - Teen bloggers

Sunday

#Pabchat              5pm-6pm - Pick A blogger {Topic}

#Lbloggers           7pm-8pm - Lifestyle bloggers {Topic}

#Bbloggers           8pm-9pm - Beauty bloggers {Topic}

#Greenchat           8pm-9pm - Green Beauty bloggers

#Hbloggers           8pm-9pm - Health Bloggers

#Pbloggers           9pm-10pm - Parent bloggers

#30sbloggers        9pm-10pm - Chat for bloggers in their 30's

#PSbloggers         9pm-10pm - Plus Size bloggers chat

Let me know your twitter usernames down below so I can say hello!

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Blogging Tips: For Newbies and Oldies to Blogging

Recently i've been producing a lot of sponsored, wish list and event posts and while I love to swoon over clothes I can't always afford, I lost the will to blog (rather over dramatic there).

 I fell out of love with blogging; this was really bugging me because sitting down and writing a post or email became a chore rather than a pleasure.

When reflecting I feel this really due to what I blogged about, as I had topped writing about things that excited me and things I was passionate about. So as you may have seen I took a break from  took a blogging; not just because I was moving to university (post coming soon) but because I wanted to re-experience the feelings of when I first started blogging.

(Photo from weheartit)

 I read through dozens of tutorials on photography, organisation, engagement,productivity and more; and now I have decided to compile all the information I read through into a few simple blog posts for you. I found all these articles to be incredibly helpful so I hope mine will be as helpful to you as they were to me.I will be going into more detail with some aspects (mainly the ones typed above) in the future but for now here is my five top tips for both newbies and oldies to blogging:

What are you blogging for:

(trying not to start singing songs from Mulan)

A lot of bloggers forget this simple tip like I did. The most key thing to blogging are the questions: Why do/did you want to write a blog? What do you (want to) write about? I feel every blogger needs to reflect on these questions a little more often, especially when suffering with writers block or the dreaded "I'm bored of blogging" scenario. 

Dont underestimate social media:
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr, etc they are all amazing tools to have in your arsenal. Im pretty more than half my views come from Twitter and the rest are from Facebook and Instagram. /most people know this however forget how essential they are if you want people to come read your blog. No-one is going to know about your blog if you don't shout about it to the world!

The visual stuff matters:
Your blog design, your photography and your branding are the things people are going to notice first when they look at posts; quite the shallow part of blogging. Bluntly, if you don't have pretty pictures it doesn't attract new readers, but when a blog is well designed,  visually appealing and has photography which makes you lust after products or experiences, people are going to want to read.

Make an effort and others will to:
I have to admit this is one of my worst habits; putting effort into every aspect of your blog to make it great. This means creating a posting schedule and sticking to it, commenting on other peoples blogs, replying to your own comments, keeping your social media sites updated and actually posting on them etc. I feel a lot of people coming into the blogging world don't understand how much work goes on behind the scenes and sometimes it does mean hard work! The more effort you put into blogging they more you'll get out of it.

Promote individuality:
No-one wants to read a copy of someone else or dozens of the same styled posts (I rest my case with the "whats in my bag" post). What makes you YOU? What makes you that slightly bit different from Zoella, Sprinkle of Glitter or Tanya Burr? Its these differences that will make you and your blog stand out. I admit being individual in a world with thousands/millions of bloggers is rather difficult, but even if its the way you write, the pictures you post of the style of posts you do; people recognise the smallest bits of individuality and will reward you for being one of a kind. 

Hope thats helped some of you out, please do tell me in the comments if it has, or even if you don't agree with my tips write it in the comments and we can have a discussion.

Whats your top blog tip?

Anna xoxo

#Bbloggerssecretsanta

So recently I took part in a #bbloggerssecretsanta and sent mine off just before christmas to Sarah from Blinkered Barbie. Unfortunately the Post Office must of been very busy as my package didn't arrive until New Years! Even though it arrived late I was still very excited to open my present!

The lovely Nic sent me a little card as-well which I still have sitting on my shelf as we head towards the end of January. I finally unwrapped my mystery box to find an Accessorize Fragrance Set, I had never heard of this set so I was very excited to try it out! Especially as It came from one of my favourite brands.

Inside the box I found two fragrances and a fuchsia coloured pouch to keep them safe. The scents were called "Joy" and "Spirit", you can either wear these fragrances separately or combine them to create a new smell called "Boho". I found that "Joy" was very fruity and fun whereas "Spirit" was a bit more musky and floral, but both were absolutely gorgeous especially when worn as "Boho". Most friends know that I despise long and complicated names for perfume, but I feel these were named perfectly!

A massive thank you goes out to Nic for my gorgeous present. I love it! You can see my #Bbloggerssecretsanta receiver's post here.

Did you take part in a Secret Santa this year? and what gift did you receive?

Leave me a comment down or below or find me on Twitter!

A Trip to the Zoo

Hi guys! This last Monday my boyfriend and I decided to take a trip to down memory lane and head over to Colchester Zoo for the day. We got to the zoo super early to make sure we didnt miss any of the animals and to beat the queue's , however when we got there it was pratically deserted (thankyou winter weather!)

This is us (forgive my lack of makup and dazed look, it was too early in the morning for me!) in the underwater Sea Lion enclosure. Luck was on our side and we had glorius sun all day (even if it was windy aswell). We stayed until about 2.30pm So spent most of the day strolling round the park.

Colchester Zoo recently celebrated its 50th anniversary and is well known for being one of the biggest and best zoo's in the UK. Both me and my boyfriend Ben agreed that a day around the zoo beats lagging around town anyday!

For 4 hours we felt like small children again, bouncing round the park and enjoying the mini-train ride. There was so many different species of animal to see, my favorite (despite myself being a cat lady in training) being the Red Panda, and Ben's being the Monkey's and Fish, specifically the beautiful Orangutang. Unfortunately we kept missing the talk's and feed's by minutes but normally they are a mjust for me as they are so fun to take part in!

I couldn't leave out a picture of the cute small Squirrel Monkey's we found! Myself and Ben fell in love with these gorgeous creatures due to their playfulness and their ability to entertain for hours on end!

So that pretty much sums up our day at Colchester Zoo, Just to let people know, I prepared a picnic for the zoo as I think it was a bit more appropriate, and as I'm a student, money doesnt come easy!

I hope you guy's enjoyed this type of post, as it was fun for me to write!

Click on "Colchester Zoo" to head over to their to their site.

When was the last time you visited the Zoo?

Let me know in the comments or on Twitter!

New Years Resolutions

As a child my new years resolution was always to "Eat Pie". Sad to say I'm 18 now and have still not gone within an inch of any kind of pie, so I decided to start anew and think up some new years resolutions for 2014!

DO MORE BLOGGING

I've hardly been looking to my blog for a while recently (due to some big life changes- which I will talk about later) and it's gotten me really depressed that something I'm really passionate about, has taken a back seat in my priorities list. So starting the 1st of January 2014 I will be blogging everyday. Yes, everyday. I want to put all I have into this blog to make it the best It can be. 12 blog posts are waiting in the wings already so I hope you enjoy reading them when they are published!

GET A JOB

One of the reasons I've been away for so long Is that I found a part-time job at Wilkinsons Retail. However it was only a temporary contract over the Christmas period, so I am now jobless (and without money to buy my weekly beauty treats). So, being a motivated girl I am already handing out CV's to everywhere and anywhere, and hopefully this persistence will pay off.

30 MINUTES OF EXERCISE DAILY

I have finally found the motivation to do some exercise and get fit again after a 3 year break from dance lessons. Now I'm not one of those induviduals who find it easy to go to the gym weekly or get up at 5am each morning to run, so instead I have decided to give "Zumba" a try! I will be posting weekly results on this blog to document my journey, motivate myself and maybe along the way encourage others to get up and shake their bum to get fit!

These are a only a few of my resolutions for the upcoming year, but I'm sure even more will crop up during the year.

What are your resolutions for the new year?
Leave a comment below or find me on Twitter

Talk to you later,
AnnieMAC 
xxx