Handbag Collection | 2017

If you know me you know I love handbags and because of my love for them I have quite a huge collection. I do have way too many handbags but I have used all of my handbags and I do love them all, even if I don't use them that often. Also most of my handbags are from Primark, H&M or New Look so they were all cheap and the most expensive bag in this collection was £39.99.

Black and White Clasp Small Shoulder Bag from Primark- I used this bag quite a bit over the beginning of summer and I really like it but I stopped using it because I do prefer bigger bags and this had limited space.

Pink Bucket Bag from Primark- This bag was the bag that I did my first ever What's In My Bag with so it does bring back memories. I still really love this bag after getting it in the summer of 2015 and I used it so much and I was going to use it last summer but I forgot. 

Light Pink Clasp Small Shoulder Bag from New Look- I've had this bag for ages (I think I got it 2014?) and to be honest I don't use it much, which is a shame because it's a nice bag but it's not my favourite out of what I have.

Tan Tassel Bucket Bag from H&M- I bought this bag in October in the sale and I haven't used it yet but I'm saving it for the summer as I feel like it suits that season more than at the moment.

Small Black Shoulder Bag from Primark- This is a bag that I always forget I have and it is a nice simple bag but the only reason I don't really use these small bags is because they don't fit my purse in and I hate downsizing my purse and I also hate folding notes.

Light Pink Three Section Small Shoulder Bag from Primark- I actually really like this bag and I actually want to start using it again (even if it means folding notes). To be honest I did forget I have this so that's why I want to start using it again.

Fake Pink Chanel 2.55 from Egypt- I always ask myself the question why did I get this in pink not black because if I did get it in black I would use it so much more and also it would look more real but I do really like the bag and the colours nice but it's just too bright.

Big Black & Gold Handbag from H&M- I had seen loads of people with this bag and I loved it so I got it myself. I've used it as a normal handbag and also as a school bag and it was great as both but I'm going to stick to it as a handbag. 

Grey Three Section Small Handbag from Primark- I've had this bag for ages and every time I go back to it I love it. It's a great size and I also love the colour and the idea with the three pockets.

Tan and Blue Handbag from New Look- I really like this bag and I used it a lot at the beginning of 2016. It's a great size because it's not too big but it's not too small and because of the colour it goes with every outfit.

Black and Gold Three Section Handbag from Primark- I love this bag and I really want to start using it again because it's a great size and I love the idea of the three pockets and this bag was really organised when I was using it.

Taupe Two Section Handbag from Primark- This bag was bought not too long ago and I really like it however the only problem is that the way to close it is a tie thing and it's really hard to do, especially in a rush.

Coral Sactual from Primark- I used this bag quite a lot at the beginning of the year but I just stopped using it even though it is a nice bag. The only problem was that it was a bit too small for my liking but other than that it's a nice bag.

Black Tassel Handbag from H&M- This was another bag I really liked because I saw loads of people have and I got it myself. With this bag I prefer using it on the shoulder strap because the other strap is too short.

Tan Handbag from Primark- I didn't use this bag that much but I did use it for school a bit on days where I didn't have that much to bring (I mainly used it on the last week before the summer holidays) and it's a nice bag and I do really like it.

Large Tan Handbag from Primark- This was a birthday present last year and I do really like the bag but I found it was a bit too big so I might use it as a school bag but I think that might be quite uncomfortable.

White Clutch Bag from Primark- I bought this clutch bag (even though it is quite big for a clutch) for a party but to be completely honest I didn't really use it that much and I have kind of forgotten about it because it is quite awkward to get into. 

Blue, White & Tan Backpack from Primark- I haven't really used this bag much but I actually want to use it again because it's a really nice design and I do want to start using backpacks again.

Floral Backpack from Primark- To be honest I haven't really used this bag much even though I do like it but obviously it's more of a spring bag so I'll probably use it when the spring rolls around.

Floral Backpack from Paperchase- This backpack was supposed to be my school bag but it kept coming apart so I gave up and used a different bag instead. It is a really nice bag and I might start using it again more in the summer. 

Floral Superdry Backpack- This used to be my school bag but I had an incident with a Frube (it exploded in my bag) so it's a bit dirty inside so that put me off but I didn't throw the bag away as it was £39.99.

Hype Backpack- I got this for my school bag last year and I really liked it because you could tell it was good quailty and everything that I needed to take could fit in and overall I really like Hype backpacks and I would recommend.

Black & Gold Small Handbag from New Look- At this moment in time this is the bag that I'm using and I do really like it because it goes with every outfit and it's a great size for all of your essentials.

Tan Shoulder Handbag from Primark- Okay this is the final bag in this collection and we finish this off with the school bag I'm using at the moment. It's a great size but I don't want to put too much in there as I don't want the bag to break.

Wow. I didn't realise I had that many bags and I am kind of ashamed of myself because this amount of bags is insane to have. Anyway I hope you enjoyed this post and let me know of other posts you want to see. Also follow/add me on Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat where my username is @louisecarterr on all three.

Goodbye 2016, Hello 2017

I did a post like this at the end of 2015/beginning of 2016 and I wanted to do it again and basically it's a post sharing my new year goals (resolutions but I don't like saying that as I never stick to them) and I also went back to last years post so see what my goals were last year and see if I stuck to any. 

2016 Goals-
-Eat more healthier and eat less junk
I feel like this goal didn't even start. I love junk food and anything unhealthy, which I know is really bad but I seem to choose it, probably because it's cheap and healthy food is more expensive and also harder to find on the go.

-Write more blog posts and write them in advance
This goal has gone well this year and I'm really proud of what content I have made on my blog this year. I've also been good at writing them as I wrote one everyday for 7 weeks so I had them ready to be published.

-Get more creative for my blog
As I said above I think I achieved this goal and I think I've made some good blog posts this year and hopefully that'll continue into 2017.

-Try and get more organised, especially my room.
I do think I have achieved this as I used a planner for the whole year and I know where everything is, which used to be a rare occasion for me. Obviously my room does get messy but I've gotten better at tidying it on a regular basis.

-Try and save money and buy things for the sake of it.
This goal did not happen. I've come to the fact that I'm absolutely shit at saving and I really want to change it. I did save a lot of money over the summer (about £60) and then I went to Westfield and spent it all but I feel like I deserved that shopping spree.

-Be more confident with makeup, especially with lip shades
I do feel like I have achieved this because I have been wearing a lot more eyeshadow and also more lipstick and as I write this I'm wearing red lipstick which last year was way out of my comfort zone.

-Get more fitter and watch workout videos on YouTube and actually do them
This was the biggest fail of a goal and I literally never achieved it. I must've done about two workouts this whole year and even though we have to do PE at school I still do really bad in it and don't put all my effort in it.

Lets move onto my 2017 Goals now for what I want to achieve in the next year.
-Eat more healthier and eat less junk
-Try and save money and not buy things for the sake of it
-Get more fitter and watch workout videos on YouTube and actually do them
-Get better at revising 
-Continue with my blog schedule and post good blog posts I'm proud of
-Get better at having set times to do homework

As you can tell my 2017 goals are hopefully quite achievable and I also have the ones from last year which didn't actually work and I will make them my goal every year until I actually achieve them. I also have more school goals because I'm in year 10 and things are really getting serious so I need to take school a lot more seriously. 

That's it for this post but there will be many more posts in 2017 hopefully and I'm really excited for the blog posts I have planned to do. I hope 2017 is a good year for you and hopefully for the world 2017 is good because we all know how shit 2016 was.