Dear May...

Dear May,

Please be kind to me, during this hard time. I don't cope too well with stress and you seem to be the heart of it at the moment. Although I have support from some amazing people, but sometimes, I need the world to be kind. The phrase 'you're only human' has been floating around a lot recently, but sometimes, people don't remember that and they put a lot of stress onto us and we cannot achieve it at the best we can because of the pressure.

I hope you can get rid of this annoying illness I have got as well. I am sat on the sofa, feeling sorry for myself and that isn't great because I have so much to do!

Also, I hope that I can still be in the company of my friends and loved ones and have fun, even though I need to study hard to get these exams over with so I can move on and do greater things.

So although it is a short letter, May, please be helpful, kind and not too harsh on little old me.

Stay happy,
Katie xx

My Top You Tubers | April 2016

This past couple of months, YouTube has been a place that I can go and relax and watch my favourite people doing some amazing things. Here are some of my favourites!

1. Gabriella Lindley
Gabby has been a firm favourite of mine for over a year and she is just absolutely incredible. She has been through so much and the way she has dealt with it has been incredible. She is funny, sassy, beautiful and a joy to watch and I highly recommend her!

Favourite Video?
I love her Weight Loss video, it made me cry because she is so courageous.
But otherwise, her Saying Goodbye video or her Best Friend Tag!

2. Eve Bennett

Eve is my age and going through GCSEs as I am. Her videos are so good and she puts so much effort into them, even though she has to do work as well. She is so genuine and I just love watching her! I used to follow her on Instagram as a fan account but now she is on my Twitter notifications and I just love her because she is so relatable!

Favourite Video?
I really liked her 100k video because I am so proud of her!

3. Emily Canham
I started watching Emily properly a few months ago, even though I had been subscribed for a while. I love her videos and her vlogs! She puts so much effort into them and also, I love watching her makeup tutorials!

Favourite Video?
Her £250 shopping challenge, for sure!

4. Jake Boys
Emily and Jake are a couple and both of them are so cute! Jake's vlogs and videos are so funny and always make me laugh so much! I love watching what he is doing in his vlogs, it is always something new!

Favourite Video?
Surprising Emily with Makeup, it is so cute!

5. Carrie Hope Fletcher
I have watched Carrie for a very long time and recently, I have been loving her videos again (not that I didn't before!) I just love seeing what she is doing and what her day to day life is like, especially since she has been doing rehearsals for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!

Favourite Video?
I liked her video with DoddleOddle, which she did as a Q and A! Also, her recent cover of La La La by Sam Smith

6. DoddleOddle
DoddleOddle was shown to me about 2 years ago by a friend and I stuck with her ever since. I love her singing and her videos in general because they make me so happy!

Favourite Video?
Probably her Pop Party 15 mashup with her sister Hedy!

I am so sorry for not posting lately, I have been so caught up in things at school and with revision. I am going to try and write a few to schedule so that you don't miss out on them.

Stay happy,
Katie xx

My 5 Favourite Actresses

Recently, I have been loving watching films and I have decided that I finally have a list of my favourite actresses. I hope you will agree that these actresses are legends and should be known and loved by everyone.

1. Dame Maggie Smith
What an amazing actress. She has done everything from Downton Abbey to Harry Potter. She did a lot of Harry Potter whilst being treated for cancer and that gains my respect because she is just so incredible. Cannot say enough about her, she is amazing! When she played Jean in Quartet, which is a film that I adore and cry at every single time I listen to it! Also, when she took on the role of the 'Lady in the Van', she absolutely smashed it. I love this woman and she will forever be an inspiration to me.

2. Kate Winslet

I love the film 'The Holiday' and Kate plays a quarter in the 4 main roles in the film as Iris, a girl who has been through a tough breakup and wants to go away, so swaps houses with an unknown American woman, who is played by Cameron Diaz and her character is Amanda. Then they both get together with people in the other country (very confusing) and it is such a feel good film meant for Christmas, but I watch it all year round! This brings me on to....

3. Cameron Diaz
I love Cameron Diaz, especially in The Holiday! Did you know that she played Fiona in Shrek? I do now! But she has done so much for the world of feminism and a lot of other things as well, and she is just one of those people who you love for just being her!

4. Shay Mitchell
Shay plays Emily in pretty little liars and recently starred in the new film Mother's Day. She is so cool and I just like her as a person really. Her snapchat is so good and I watch it in awe at what she gets up to every day, which is sometimes just home days and sometimes on set, getting a sneak peek around the dressing rooms and what the cast get up to.

5. Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep is another one of those people who you look up to because she has done so much and she is so successful and she always plays such amazing characters. For example, when she played Jane in 'It's Complicated' and Donna in 'Mamma Mia. She always gets such good parts and she plays them so well!

I hope you enjoyed this!

Who are your favourite actresses right now?

Stay happy,
Katie xx