Charlotte's Web || UK Lifestyle & Photography Blog

Cherry Blossom & Blue Skies in London Town

2013-05-04T14:19:00.001+01:00

‘I firmly believe in small gestures: pay for their coffee, hold the door for strangers, over tip, smile or try to be kind even when you don’t feel like it, pay compliments, chase the kid’s runaway ball down the sidewalk and throw it back to him, try to be larger than you are - particularly when it’s difficult. People do notice, people appreciate. Small gestures can be an effort, or actually go against our grain, but the irony is that almost every time you make them, you feel better about yourself. For a moment life suddenly feels lighter, a bit more Gene Kelly dancing in the rain.’

- Jonathan Carroll

30 Things Before I’m 30

2013-04-16T07:00:00.000+01:00

1. Live in London

2. Vist New York

3. Spend a weekend in Italy

4. TRAVEL Bali, Indonesia, China, Morocco, New Zealand

5. Holiday in Ibiza

6. Start my own business!

7. Go sky diving

8. Make money from my blog £££

9. Live in the centre of Bristol

10. Have my own exhibition

11. Learn another language fluently

12. Grown my hair past my boobs

13. Make a zine

14. Own my own house

15. Get married (& never get divorced)

16. Start a family ♥

17. Make a darkroom in our house

18. Find my niche

19. Become a cocktail connoisseur

20. Go skiing

21. Visit Auschwitz & Berlin

22. Have tea at the Ritz

23. Go sailing / on a cruise / holiday on a narrow boat

24. Create my perfect capsule wardrobe

25. Give up something for lent

26. Fly in a hot air balloon

27. Gamble in Las Vegas

28. Go inter-railing

29. Go on a road trip

30. Stop caring what people think

You may have noticed a new page has appeared at the top of Charlotte’s Web. My housemate’s (Katie and Chloe) and I decided to make a list of things we wanted to achieve by the time we are thirty, we have to tick three things off a year (we are all 20) if we have any hope of completing it. For 2013 I think number 12. Grow my hair past my boobs, 13. Make a zine, 17. Make a darkroom in our house and 29. Go on a road trip are the most likely to happen.

Friday I’m in Love: Fresh Flowers & Charity Shop Bargains

2013-04-12T12:51:00.000+01:00

Charity shop finds ♥

Tulips ♥ Home made cakes

Patterns ♥

Working at my mothers with a little help ♥ Temporary office space

A few things:
Made in Chelsea is back! ♥ My new brogues ♥ Spending the weekend with my mum and baby sister ♥ Peppermint tea ♥ Day trips to the seaside ♥ Dinner and catch ups with old friends ♥ Having an empty inbox ♥ Fresh flowers ♥ Ikea ♥ Wooden furniture ♥ Having a good nights sleep ♥ Lavender ♥ The Charlie Froud Foundation art exhibition it’s tomorrow if anyone is coming! ♥ Friends that hundred percent get you ♥ Revenge, this programme is addictive ♥ Lissette Loves - new favourite blog ♥ The Simpsons Tapped Out, who else is a fan or is it just me? ♥ The Syndicate ♥ Baths in the morning ♥ IndieJane Photography ♥ Bristol ♥ Date nights ♥ When you stop letting little things annoy you and you feel so much happier for it ♥

'Pour A Little Salt, We Were Never Here'

2013-04-11T07:00:00.000+01:00

10 Tips to Beat Insomnia & Get A Better Nights Sleep

2013-04-09T07:00:00.001+01:00

First image by me, Second image by Kate

I think the majority of people at some point in their lives will struggle with sleep, whether it is not enough, too much or interrupted and disrupted sleep. At the moment I have been struggling to fall and stay asleep as well as waking up much earlier than I should be. The other night I thought getting an early night might help but actually this meant I would wake up at 5.30. I have found a few things which have really helped me so thought I might share as I know how horrible it is to struggle sleeping. I would love to know if anyone else has any other tips or words of wisdom they could share?

1. Keep regular hours. Going to bed and getting up at roughly the same time every day will programme your body to sleep better. Choose a time when you are most likely to feel sleepy. Always getting up at the same time will make a difference - even at the weekend. It might seem like you need a lie in to make up for the sleep you haven’t got, but to break a cycle of sleeping problems you need to train your body into a good sleeping pattern.

2. Create a restful sleeping environment. Your bedroom should be kept for rest and sleep. Keep it as quiet and dark as possible. It should be neither too hot nor too cold. Temperature, lighting and noise should be controlled so that the bedroom environment helps you to fall (and stay) asleep. Make your bedroom a shrine!

3. Make sure that your bed is comfortable. It is difficult to get restful sleep on a mattress that is too soft or too hard, or a bed that is too small or old. Invest in a decent bed, you spend a third of your life in it! If you have a pet that sleeps in the room with you, consider moving it somewhere else if it often makes noise in the night.

4. Exercise regularly. Moderate exercise on a regular basis, such as swimming or walking, can help to relieve some of the tension built up over the day. But don't do vigorous exercise too close to bedtime as it may keep you awake.

5. Less caffeine. Cut down on stimulants such as caffeine in tea or coffee, especially in the evening. They interfere with the process of falling asleep, and they prevent deep sleep. The effects of caffeine can last a long time (up to 24 hours) so the chances of it affecting sleep are significant. Have a warm, milky drink or herbal tea instead. If you are having trouble cutting out caffeine, set yourself a time in the day past which you don’t have it.

6. Don’t over-indulge. Too much food or alcohol, especially late at night, can interrupt your sleep patterns. Alcohol may help you to fall asleep initially, but it will disrupt your sleep later on in the night.

7. Cut out technology. Try and reduce your laptop and phone use an hour before bedtime. Getting rid of televisions in bedrooms also reduce distractions and make sleep more important than entertainment.

8. Try to relax before going to bed. Have a warm lavender bath, listen to quiet music or do some gentle yoga to relax the mind and body. Your doctor may be able to recommend a helpful relaxation CD.

9. Write away your worries. Deal with worries or a heavy workload by making lists of things to be tackled the next day. If you tend to lie in bed thinking about tomorrow's tasks, set aside time before bedtime to review the day and make plans for the next day. The goal is to avoid doing these things when you're in bed, trying to sleep.

10. Don't worry in bed. If you can’t sleep, don’t lie there worrying about it. Get up and do something you find relaxing until you feel sleepy again, then return to bed.

Herbal treatments that may help:
- Lavender sprays (this is also interesting!)
- Kalms One-A-Night Tablets
- Chamomile tea

Sleeping Disorders - The Signs!

- Difficulty falling asleep. Do you lie in bed for long periods unable to drop off?

- Light or restless sleeping. Are you easily disturbed from sleep, do you feel like you toss and turn all night?

- Waking often. Do you repeatedly wake, without really knowing why?

- Lying awake. Do you wake up and then lie fretting about problems in the day just gone or day ahead?

- Waking early. Do you wake up long before you need to and find yourself unable to get back to sleep?

Sources:
One, Two and Three.

Tallest Man on Earth ‘1904'

2013-04-08T07:00:00.000+01:00

Friday I’m in Love: Being Home in Bristol

2013-04-05T07:00:00.000+01:00

Homemade cards ♥ Pretty flowers on a walk in Sussex

Organising a work space ♥ Work dates in coffee shops

I have the best housemates in Brighton, I do miss them now I’m home ♥

Pretty light ♥ Smoke and tents

Charity shop finds, I am selling these shoes if anyone is interested?

My favourite dress at the moment, was only £4 ♥

Being back in Bristol ♥ Over indulging ♥ Gala Darling, her latest blogging series and monthly compilations are my current favourites ♥ Lots of cocktails ♥ Spending time with the family and boyf ♥ Eating chocolate for breakfast ♥ Sunny days ♥ Sunglasses weather ♥ Zumba ♥ Countryside walks ♥ Coffee dates ♥ Charity shop bargains ♥ New floral dresses ♥ Dancing around ♥ Walking the dog ♥ Spending too much time on instagram @ourcharr ♥ Tidy bedrooms and feeling organised ♥ Lily's latest video on loneliness is a definite watch as well as Kate’s post on nasty comments ♥ Roasts ♥

The Charlie Froud Foundation - Art Exhibition

2013-04-03T07:00:00.000+01:00

Peter Gordon

On Saturday 13th April 2013 at the Old School Hall in Lower Almondsbury, Bristol, Georgia Froud is hosting an exhibition of artwork created by family and friends of Charlie and the Foundation. Works include: Sculptures, Photographs, Water Colours, Poems, Graffitti Art and more, a cultural delight for everyone!

There will also be a silent auction of a beautiful piece of work by Peter Gordon, an award winning professional photographer who specialises in scenes of the Wicklow Mountains.

The exhibition is from 3pm – 7pm.

Tickets are £5, available in advance – just phone 07786 232 441 or on the door.

This includes entrance and light refreshments.

The charity was set up in memory of Charlie Froud who died, aged 14, in a light aircraft accident in the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland, in 2008. The charity supports the Irish Volunteer Mountain Rescue Services, Marlwood School where Charlie was a pupil and Children’s Hospice South West. If you would like to know a little more please visit the website at www.thecharliefroudfoundation.org

Accent Magazine Launch Party

2013-04-02T07:00:00.000+01:00

You might remember me post about Accent Magazine a few weeks ago. I helped out at the launch party with my friend Aloha and a few other people from uni. Well, here are a few pictures from the event, Accent also put them on their blog here.

www.accent-magazine.com

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros ‘Home'

2013-04-01T07:00:00.000+01:00

Friday I’m in Love: Happy Easter!

2013-03-29T07:00:00.000Z

Disposable pictures

A few things from the past couple of week:
ASOS marketplace ♥ Eating my 5 a day ♥ Going running ♥ Sunny days at the beach ♥ Bournville hot chocolate ♥ Getting all the pictures back from my Dads wedding ♥ Being home for Easter ♥ Making smoothies ♥ Coffee dates ♥ BBQ’s ♥ Polaroids ♥ Charity shop bargains ♥ Making banana bread ♥ When our heating works at home (fingers crossed it is not going to break again) ♥ Hot cross buns ♥ Pub trips ♥ Catching up with friends ♥ Meals out ♥ Cocktails ♥ Charity shopping in remote places ♥ Early morning dog walks ♥ Ticking items off my to-do list ♥ Open fires ♥ Phone free days ♥

Charlotte Eliza King dot me

2013-03-28T07:00:00.000Z

So I have recently changed my layout on tumblr, which has made me very happy. I am getting back into using it again. Who else uses tumblr? Send me your links or favourites, I would love to check out some more photography and lifestyle blogs.

www.charlotte-eliza-king.me

Wolfgang Tillmans

2013-03-27T07:00:00.000Z

Laura Mvula - Green Garden

2013-03-25T07:00:00.000Z

Mamiya Polaroids ‘Allegorical Nudes & Trees”

2013-03-21T07:00:00.000Z

My latest project was concerned with Allegory and looking at the representation of women and nudes throughout historical paintings and contemporary photographs. I think some of the work is a little explicit for here but for now are some trees from one of the shoots.

Daughter - Candles

2013-03-20T09:06:00.000Z

Bloglovin'

2013-03-16T12:20:00.000Z

I assume everyone has heard the news, google reader is shutting down on July 1st. I think we are all waiting for the GFC shutdown too, cry. Anywho you can follow Charlotte’s Web (and more importantly the rest of your reading list) on Bloglovin’. I used the site before I was converted to google reader so am quite excited to move back over.

On another note if anyone has or knows of any lovely photography blogs let me know, I would love to check them out!

Follow Charlotte’s Web on Bloglovin’

Holga Landscapes - Beachy Head

2013-03-15T21:37:00.001Z

Tea Cups & Lace Window Frames

2013-03-08T21:23:00.000Z

Aloha Polaroids Part 2

2013-03-07T07:00:00.000Z

Grapefruit and Basil Plants

2013-03-06T07:00:00.001Z

I do not work in black and white very often, these scans are a little too contrasty so think I may need to do them again.

The Smiths - Asleep

2013-03-05T07:00:00.000Z

Aloha, Polaroids

2013-03-04T07:00:00.001Z

Rose, Polaroids - Aust

2013-03-03T22:26:00.002Z

Friday I’m in Love

2013-03-01T07:00:00.000Z

Some work for The Wytches

The past few weeks have been ridiculously busy and seem to have just flown by so here are just a few things ♥ My new blog layout thanks to Yasmin from The Student Wardrobe ♥ Resolving unfinished projects ♥ Wearing my glasses more and contacts less ♥ Started selling a few bits on ASOS Marketplace ♥ Home-cooking ♥ Vegetables ♥ Getting my instagram back, I am WAY too addicted @ourcharr_ ♥ Borrowing a tonne of CD’s from the housemates, my music this week has consisted of Bon Iver, The Specials, Bonnie Prince Billy, The Beat and Debussy ♥ Catching up on sleep and work ♥ Assisting Lydia Garnett ♥ Feeling organised ♥ Surprising my Nan with phone calls ♥ Working at a new magazine launch (Accent) and interning at a gallery ♥ Random trips home ♥ Working with The Wytches ♥ Cards in the post ♥ Cannot believe it is March 1st today, time flies way too fast! ♥