My brother decided to randomly make me a treat. It was very simple but he spread icing on a Marie Biscuit and gave it to me. It came to me as such a surprise and I just felt really good inside.

Basically what I want to say today is that people really appreciate random acts of kindness. A random act of kindness is when you deicide to help or treat someone you to something when they aren't expecting it. Basically you do something kind for someone else that makes them happy.

At my school we have this challenge. Basically each class has a turn to do a random act of kindness and then nominate another class. The act of kindness could be anything from helping at an animal shelter to giving a cake to the police station.

This way we can each have a turn to do something a little out of our comfort zone and we have an amazing time. People's facial expressions when you arrive, ready to work for them of treat them is incredible. It makes both of you feel good inside.

You don't have to be apart of any challenge or program to do this. That's what I love about it. There is no pressure to do it. You can do it whenever you like and that's what makes it the best, when people least expect it.

You don't have to be any age to do it either. If you are a bit young then you can speak to an adult to help you. Just ask for help and explain what you want to do.

Being helped out is an amazing feeling but when you have been working so hard and then someone you don't even know gives you a reward just makes you feel like it's all worth it. Even the animals appreciate it!

I highly recommend doing a random act of kindness because you and then person you're helping or treat both leave feeling refreshed and happy. It's the small things that really count. You never know what someone may be going through. To receive a random act of kindness could turn their bad day into a good one in an instant.

Love you all xx

So I just realized that I only have one more week of holidays. This is my last week and I feel like it has just flow by. In South Africa, where I live, it can get so cold. It doesn't snow but it really feels like it should. My room has tiled floors and it doesn't catch the sun so I literally freeze. My siblings are lucky though because they have carpets and heaters but enough about that.

These holidays have just come and gone like that and it's kinda disappointing because I didn't really do anything productive. I mean I slept in late, ate like a pig, lay around, watched YouTube videos and was just lazy. I didn't go out and do something interesting so here is my guide to an adventurous holiday:

1. Don't sleep in too late.

Yeah, it's the holidays, where you can sleep in and rest up but what I mean is don't sleep until the middle of the day. You're just throwing away half of your day already. No wonder time has flown by.

2. Heathy lifestyle.

Of course on holiday you don't have the strict meal times like at school or those heathy lunches your mom packs you so its a bit hard to stay healthy and lets just face the fact... We're lazy ;) What I am saying is that look for some delicious, easy meals to cook at home. You'll be a lot happier when you've made an amazing meal that is healthy and tasty. Yes, I understand that not everyone is a cook and can make all these wonderful meals but thats when your creativity comes in. A fruit salad is a simple, healthy and easy meal to eat. Be creative and look on the internet for more ideas :) A little junk food every now and then isn't gonna kill you ;)

3. Get some fresh air.

I know its hard to have to exercise on a daily basis and when it's holidays there's no way you'd want to do that so this is when you can get a little sneaky. Trick your body into exercising ;) Going for a long walk around your neighborhood, walking the dog, swimming in the sea or anything like this is fun and is exercising your body at the same time. You are also having a better time than sitting, staring at a screen all day.

4. Go a little crazy.

Don't wreck a house or anything a bit too crazy but it is the holidays, so have a little fun. Don't be the nerd who does the next terms work or whatever. (unless you like it ) Yeah if you have homework you need to do by all means do it but don't leave it to the last minute. Its the holidays so have fun. Meet new people, goof off with your friends, play with your siblings, go shopping or whatever interests you. Make the most of your holidays :)

I hope your holidays are incredible! Your holidays will feel like they were to short or they flew too quickly but at least they were full of new memories. Who wants to remember their holiday as you sleeping the whole time? Certainly not me. So make the most of your holidays.

Love you all :)

Recently I have been terrible when it comes to credit. I am 17 years old and I already became stuck in debt. Ok so I borrowed money from my sister and couldn't pay her back for a while and it was horrible because she kept nagging me to pay her back. My point is that being in debt is something I never want to be in again and I am sure none of you want to either. During this time I came up with a few tips that I am sure will help you stay out of debt.

Tip 1: Always know exactly how much money you have in your bank account.

Whether you have a bank account or not, it is still helpful to know how much money you have. If a time comes where you have the option to use credit, at least you will know how much money you can spend. You could also carry cash with you instead. I know this can be a risk but at least you can't over spend

Tip 2: Don't pay with money you "will get soon"

I am sure most of us have had that time where we are just dying to get something on sale at the shops but we don't have money. We decide to pay with credit and pay the next day because that's when you get payed. The problem is that we all live pretty hectic lives so maybe your payer is busy and can only pay you the following day which leaves you having to pay for the item PLUS interest. Maybe you can't afford it then and decide to save up but then you have more interest and it just becomes one huge mess. My point is don't use the money you "will get soon"

Tip 3: Store cards use and useless.

Store cards can be a plus or a minus. The ones where you can earn points by shopping is a plus. You go about you normal shopping and once you earn enough points you can get something free. The store cards where you can buy something now for a discount and pay later are the ones you have to look out for. Most people don't read the terms and conditions. Pretty much no one does. What people don't understand is you have a certain amount of days before you have to pay the full price of the product. This is where people are tricked.

Tip 4: Doggie bags

When eating out it is easy to see something you think looks amazing. I know I have done that plenty times. You order it thinking it will be perfect but then they bring it to you and it looks like something an elephant could eat because it is so huge. That's when you decide that it will be fine, you will just eat as much as you can. When the bill comes your eyes grow bigger than your head because it is so expensive. Then later you have to go home and you feel hungry again and you spend more money getting more food. This is what a few people I have noticed do. What they really don't know is that big meal they ordered, they can take it home. That way you have bought two meals actually because when you go home and you're a bit hungry again you can just eat the remainder of the meal before. You save money and you save food.

Tip 5: Doesn't fit, don't buy.

Ladies, I know we are all guilty of this sometime in our lives when we see a piece of clothing and we think it is to die for but they don't have our size. What do we do? We buy it anyway. The thing is that item may be expensive and then we never wear it because we don't have the time to fix it up so it just becomes a waste. Rather you can buy your size online or wait until they have your size. We can be blinded when it comes to clothes ;)

I hope you these tips can help you out and if you have any more tips you can comment below :)

Love you all

For ages my cousin, Simone and I have been wanting to go to see The Fault In Our Stars. We both saw the trailer months ago and were so excited. It was released in theatres the week before so we decided to meet up and watch it together. My friend, Caroline had seen it already and she told us to "prepare ourselves." When she came back from watching it she was a mess. Her make up was all over the place and she was crying. Well that's how she explained it. We laughed at her and teased her but it didn't prepare us for the movie at all.

Simone and I packed tissues and wore waterproof mascara just incase but we weren't expecting anything. We happened to go on the last weekend of the month so you can imagine how packed the shopping mall was. The lines were so long we didn't even get popcorn.

Once seated in our chairs and the movie began we enjoyed it. The first half was lighthearted and we laughed a few times. But as soon as a character had to go to hospital we were blubbering messes. We didn't expect it to be so sad. We left the theatre feeling blow away and couldn't believe how amazing it was.

The Fault In Our Stars is an absolutely incredible movie. I still have to finish the book but I cannot express how amazing the movie was. The acting was insane. The storyline I can't even start to explain how well thought out it was. It was FLAWLESS. I loved it. It's the type of movie you can watch over and over again and still cry. It captured your emotions and left you speechless. It wasn't that it was depressing that made you cry, it was how attached you got to the characters. I suggest this movie when you are cuddling up on a girls night in. :)

Simone & Kayleigh

Love you all