So, it’s Au Revoir August and Shalom September!

August – my favourite weeks of the year! The time I use to re-charge, re-assess and re-lax!

Here’s a round up of my favourite bits on my blog from this month…

New things this month

🌸 100 posts and 500 followers!

🌸 Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful – a series of 9 posts to help you explore what your beautiful looks like

🌸 The lovely and very talented From Emma With Love featured this post of mine on her blog

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Best of #itsthelittlethings

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My favourite posts

🌸 The Beech House

🌸 Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful – The Finale

🌸 Monthly Challenge – playlist poems #1, #2 and #3

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My favourite thoughts

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Blogs I think are worth checking out

Rise like a lotus

My Valiant Soul

Crazy spoonie life

Simply, me

Beautiful Kind of Thoughts

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Looking forward to next month

🌸 I challenge you to a smile a day

🌸 Writing more review posts about my favourite things

🌸 Sharing more of my outfits over on Instagram

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Thank you for stopping by my little blog – I appreciate it so much, it’s what motivates me to write.

As we head into Autumn, here’s one final thought to leave you with…

What did you get up to this August? I’d love to know in the comments below or why not follow my Facebook Page and get in touch there? 

Nicky 💋

 

So, it’s jog on July and ‘allo August.

I’ve said goodbye to the busyness of school and am enjoying the change in pace as I make the most of the holidays.

July has been more rain than radiance – but the sun made an appearance (finally) and I still managed to have a little fun and created my own sunshine along the way when I needed to.

Here’s a round up of my favourite bits…

New things for Shimmer Within

🌸 200 WordPress followers 💛💛💛

🌸 Black Cat Blue Sea and The Sunshine Blogger Award

🌸 I Don’t Need You to Like Me! was mentioned on A Kinder Way‘s posts of note series and Neematdiary reblogged Kindness is Always Fashionable – thank you!

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Best of #itsthelittlethings

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My favourite posts

🌸 One simple truth you need to increase your happiness

🌸 3 day quote challenge #2

🌸 I don’t need you to like me!

My favourite thoughts

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Blogs I think are worth checking out

The World and Back

Kids Crumbs and Crackers

Daniel Midson Short

Life in Between 

A Positive Way of Thinking

That MishMash

Sharmaankit09

The Poetry Chef

The Business of Blooming

Comically Quirky

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Looking forward to next month

🌸 New monthly challenge for August – it’s poetry…but not as you know it!

🌸 Using the holidays productively to create awesome content for you lovely people

🌸 Going out and about with my camera

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Thank you for all the lovely comments on my blog and social media. It’s been another amazing month that has seen my tribe grow. I love connecting with you all.

One final thought to leave you with.

Always remember…

What was lovely about your July? I’d love to know in the comments below…

Nicky xo

 

So, it’s goodbye June and hello July. We are officially half way through 2016!

It’s been more rain than radiance – but I’ve still managed to have a little fun and created my own sunshine along the way. Here’s a round up of my favourite bits…

New things for Shimmer Within

🌸  I was voted Instagrammer of the week by The High Field

🌸 I started posting a photograph every Wednesday as part of Wordless Wednesday

🌸 I was nominated for 4 awards – and I wrote about how I found my tribe amongst the amazing number of followers I have :):):)

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Best of #itsthelittlethings

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My favourite posts

🌸  Kindness challenge

🌸 Inspire your inner cheerleader

🌸 Not your average…late night shopping and garden party – because I love something that’s a little extra special

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My favourite thoughts

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Blogs I think are worth checking out

Ps I’m Leaving

Emily Rose

It’s a Girl Dream

My Dear Yellow World

The Gymbug 

Frankie Fancies

The Girl With the Pink Phone

Alluring Alaska Beauty

My Gigantic Thought Bubble

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Looking forward to next month

🌸 A new monthly challenge

🌸 Setting my intentions for 2016 – six months on

🌸 A summer of fun!

Disclaimer * the world lovely will be used excessively

June has been lovely – I’ve met lovely people, spent time with my lovely family and connected with more of you lovely bloggers than before.

But the month of June is no more.

Thank you for all your lovely comments on my blog and on social media.

And remember, whatever the next month brings…

What was lovely about your June? I’d love to know in the comments below…

Nicky xo

 

So, May; where have you gone?

It’s been a busy little month – here’s a round up of my favourite bits…

New things I’ve done on my blog

🌸 I was nominated for a Liebster award  – I was thrilled to be #newbloggerontheblock and 3 other awards (which I will post about soon!)

🌸 More of you lovely people are visiting my site – over 250 visitors this month (making my soul sing) and I also had my highest views ever in one day (61 is the number to beat!)

🌸 I’ve started The Kindness Challenge – encouraging positive energy, kind thoughts and beautiful actions

Best of #itsthelittlethings

My favourite posts

🌸 You Are Amazing – because I want you to know that I think you all are

🌸  Jazz Breakfast – because I’m all for something not your average

🌸 The 3 Day Quote Challenge (including Day 2 and Day 3) – because photographs + quotes = happy me!

My favourite thoughts

Blogs I think are worth checking out

From Dream to Plan 

A Fettle Fine Thyme

Rosypop

Curious Queendom

Coming up next month

🌸 Fancy an overnight in a brand new boutique hotel? Look out for the review of my experience at a city haven known as the High Field Town House

🌸 Continuing with The Kindness Challenge

🌸 More quote inspiration to get you through the tough days

May has been marvellous – I’ve been out and about, eaten excellent food and consumed cocktails, hit publish more times than previously, participated in a few challenges and connected with loads of you lovelies.

But the month of May has now moved on.

Thank you for all your support and remember, whatever the next month brings – live each day as if it’s a new start; find the magic and continue to shimmer.

How was your May? Tell me about your favourite bits in the comments below.

Nicky xo