Megan Time!

I thought I'd share five things that make me happy because it's good to have things in your life that make you happy and these are mine. Let's get started.  Driving My Own Car I honestly love driving my car. It's a great feeling just being able to get in my car and go anywhere. I love listening to music in my car because when I drive, I'm singing along and it's a great feeling. It's therapeutic. When I first got my car, it made me nervous but as long as you know what you're doing and go at your pace. Plus remain focused then you'll be fine. It gives you so much freedom and independence when you drive and honestly, I don't know what I did before I had my own car.  Playing a video game I don't know why but getting invested in a good video game is something that really makes me happy. Sometimes I love replaying games I know off by heart but it helps me to switch my brain off and focus on something in a while. Recently I've played Tomb Raider...

On Easter Sunday, I woke up early and instead of being lazy I decided to go for a walk. I got dressed and got in my car to drive to town. I knew it would be quiet as it was early Sunday morning so not many people would be out. It was lovely, I parked up in a pretty much empty car park and decided to walk on the promenade. It was so quiet and so nice. It was also so refreshing. I’ve been feeling a bit down recently but going on this walk, listening to music was honestly so good for my mood. It didn’t matter that I was on my own. I just walked, listening to my music and it felt so good. They say going for a walk improves your mental health and honestly it does. Especially when you put on your headphones and listen to your favourite songs. In a weird way you feel like you’re in a musical and I have to stop myself from bursting out singing. It was a lovely walk and I took a few pictures along the way.  There we have it, that was my long walk along the promenade. I love walking by the s...

Wishing you all a very Happy Easter whether you celebrate it or it's just another Sunday for you. At least it's the bank holiday weekend. I feel quite blessed because I'm not back in work until Wednesday so I'm making the most of it. I've bought my own Easter egg to enjoy for the day, although I did start eating some of it on Friday.  I'm spending time with my family today, not doing a lot but just relaxing. Might go for a walk later to get some fresh air but other than that. Nothing much else is going on today for me.  However you're spending the day, I hope it's a good one and I wish you all the best. Thank you for taking the time to view my blog and I'll be back soon with another post. See you then.  Megan x  *This is not a sponsored post* For business enquiries or just a chat email: megantimeblog@gmail.com

Do you ever have those mornings where you can't sleep anymore? I woke up at 6am this morning and for the life of me I couldn't get back to sleep. Even though it's a Saturday, it's my day off. I thought of my blog and realised I haven't written anything these past few days which I felt guilty about. Honestly, my brain was lacking a bit of creativity and I didn't really know what to write about that's why the last couple of days have been lacking in posts.  That's when I thought this morning when I was awake that I could write a post today which is what I'm doing right now. I got up out of bed, grabbed my laptop and went downstairs to the living room. I made myself coffee and sat down to write this post.  It's an interesting feeling being the first one awake in your house. You feel peace and quiet because everyone is still in the land of dreams and you're not. I read somewhere in a book that if you can't sleep then the best thing to do is g...

Now that I finally got my car, I want to do a bit more travelling. I would love to explore different parts of the UK. I felt quite inspired the other day after watching Mamma Mia Here We Go. I like how Donna just went off on her own and did her own thing. She didn't have a plan, she just knew where she wanted to go and figured it out when she got there. She even found love and ended up making a whole life for herself.  One day, I would love to take a trip on my own. Go abroad somewhere. A dream I do have, it might be a silly dream but it's my dream. I would love to take a trip to Paris. It's a city I've always wanted to visit. I would love to go on the Eurostar and stay in a hotel. Then as cheesy as it sounds, I'd want to do all the tourist things. Go up the Eiffel Tower and see attractions like Notre Dame, Arc De Triomphe, the Louvre. Even go on a bus tour around the city. I feel like Paris is one of those cities you could travel and explore on your own. It's d...

Sometimes you need a pamper session to really refresh your mindset and make you feel relaxed. I thought I’d share what I do during my pamper session so you can either follow along or inspire you to have your own pampering. Let’s get started. For me, having a bath is something that always gets me in the relaxing mood. I got to have a bath bomb so I got this one from Primark. I have quite a collection of bath bombs from Primark. I just think they’re reasonably priced and make a bath more complete. Of course I have bubbles and don’t ask why I have this Matey bubble bath but it makes really good bubbles and it smells of apples.  I also have to watch something while I’m in the bath and decided to watch Mamma Mia Here We Go. I haven’t seen it in a while and bought it on Amazon when it first came out so I decided to give it a watch again. It’s definitely a comfort movie. Not as good as the first one but not a bad sequel either. Plus who doesn’t love listening to ABBA. I washed my hair usi...

You don't realise what it feels like to be stood up until it actually happens to you. Surprisingly, I've been stood up twice this year. Once in January and the second time was this month. The weird thing out of all of it was it wasn't my idea to meet up for a date, it was actually they're idea so to be stood up just felt weird because I couldn't really explain why it happened. Even the second time it happened, that was supposed to be a first date which was arranged the day before so it was very confusing to turn up for a date and he never showed up. Didn't even send a message. Just never turned up. It almost feels like the reason I've been stood up is because of me as it's happened twice to me this year and I'm still wondering why it happened. Both times we seemed to get along fine and the conversation flowed. Nothing happened to suggest why they would stand me up. I should also point out that it was two separate guys. Not the same guy because otherw...

As someone who has used dating apps in the past, I've picked up a few things along the way about what you should and shouldn't do on them. Granted I'm still single to this day but I've met people previously on dating apps and it started off well. I thought I'd share some useful tips on the dos and don'ts of online dating. Let's get started. Do keep it real Be yourself and share your interests. The important thing when it comes to online dating is to be yourself and don’t pretend to be someone you’re not. Sharing your interests and hobbies may intrigue people to want to talk to you because it shows you care about things and also they might have the same interests as you so you’ve got something to talk about. Plus it’s easier if you just be yourself. Don’t share too much personal info  That goes without saying by keeping it real but don’t share too much personal info. I never share where I work because the last thing you want is someone from a dating app track...

As some of you know, I’ve recently got a new car. Now I passed my test back in August 2023 but I haven’t actually driven a car since passing my test. This year I was able to get myself a car, ford fiesta trend 2023. I absolutely love it because a ford fiesta is what I learned in so it was very familiar to me. I was driving a lot with my mum when I first got it but last week I decided to drive to work on my own and it was the best decision. It felt weird but I slowly got used to it.  The other day I actually went for a drive on my day off, it was a nice feeling because I was on my own and wanted to get out of the house. I decided to go for it. It is still a little nerve wracking but I feel more confident than I did a few weeks ago. It’s just a nice feeling when you can drive. I can take myself anywhere and go where I want. Plus I can sing along to my favourite tunes in the car with nobody judging me. I do have a P plate on the back of my car as I have stalled a couple of times so I’...

Two weeks ago I went to Manchester and I thought I'd share a photo journal of my trip to Manchester. Let's get started.  We got the train to Manchester which is always fun but this was probably the smoothest train journey I've taken. We were going to be in Manchester for three nights which feels like the longest hotel stay I've ever spent in Manchester but it was a lot of fun. We got to our hotel and this was the lovely view. We stayed in a Holiday Inn Express which I never have any problems with. It was an ideal location as we were near the Arndale but also near Victoria station if we needed to travel around the city. Speaking of which, we got the tram. I always love travelling by Tram in Manchester because it's so convenient and I'm so well known in the tramline that I know which stops to get off at or which trams we need to be on. I don't always need the tram map anymore. Sometimes though it's handy to look at the map, just in case. We travelled to Me...

Sometimes we have days where we're not inspired to do anything or motivated. It can be harder when you're trying to be creative and no ideas are coming to mind. I've struggled with a creative block in the past especially when it comes to blogging because you do have days where you have no idea what to post. I thought I'd share some tips on how to get out of the creative block and hopefully this will help you to get creative ideas on days when you're feeling uninspired. Let's get started. 1. Go Outside This one is pretty straightforward but sometimes inspiration can come from actually living. Getting out of the house can cause you to be inspired by anything and everything. Did you visit a nice cafe today? Why not leave a review? Eavesdropped on a conversation? Make a story out of it.Pretend like you're going on a retreat and your main goal is to get a list of ideas. Sometimes ideas can come from the most unlikely of places so sometimes getting out of the hous...

As someone who loves journaling and scrapbooking, this book was perfect. I'd heard of this book but never thought of getting it until watching a tik tok video about it. I love the way that there is no right or wrong way to do this journal. You can take the pages literally or you can interpret them, however you feel like it. I've had a lot of fun so far and thought I'd share the pages I've done. I'm pretty proud of them and I'm looking forward to filling up the pages. Let's get started.  This is my journal. I decided to doodle on the page and just used a white pen to doodle lines around. I literally just took the pen and went round with no real pattern in mind. What is interesting is when you buy the book you don't think it's going to be expandable but as I fill the pages, it does feel like it's expandable. Although I've seen end results where some have had to tape the pages or wrap string around the pages so it will be interesting to see what...