My Idols!

Hiya everyone!!!

As you probably know, I love to sing and eventually would love to get into the industry... Hopefully.

Everyone has their idols, role models, people they look up to and aspire to be like. Whether it'd be business people, musicians, artists or actors, they take inspiration from their idols and then make their own with that.

So today I am going to share with you 4 of my idols.

The first is none other than Hayley Williams.

I don't know what not to say about her. She has an amazing voice. She can sing like any genre and it sounds perfect. She rocks any look she goes for whether it's be with her hair or fashion. She is absolutely stunning and uh.

Usually when you see girls breaking down when meeting One Direction or Justin Bieber you would probably say they are 'hormonal' and think that they need to just get over themselves, but if I were to meet Hayley, I would most likely start crying, at the least be shaking. I don't know but I have looked up to Hayley for years and meeting someone you admire and are inspired by so much, it would definitely get overwhelming.

In saying all that, here is ZEDD featuring the beautiful Hayley Williams; Stay the Night.

Is it weird that I remember the exact date I first heard an Ellie Goulding song?? Anyhoo my next idol is of course Ellie Goulding!

I'm probably gonna say this about all my idols but she is stunning and seriously has the voice of an angel. Her songs are absolutely beautiful and I feel like they suit my voice well which is a bonus. 

Here is the first Ellie Goulding song I ever heard; Starry Eyed.

Now, I know there are many people out there who get annoyed when people younger or the same age than them are more successful and are achieving more than them but for me, when it comes to Lorde, I cannot help but admire that and hope that one day that success will happen for me. That is one of the reasons why the New Zealander is one of my idols. 

Once again, she is stunning and her voice is amazing. I love her songs what they are about. I love how she tells it how it is. 

The song I am loving of hers at the moment is Tennis Court.

To add to these three, I think they all have an amazing stage presence and their shows and concerts are incredible. There is no disappointment when you see them live and for me, watching a live performance of theirs does give me an emotional high.

My fourth and final idol is a singer but also an actor and YouTuber. She is Carrie Hope Fletcher. She is my idol in all three of these categories and I couldn't pick a better one. She is (you guessed it) stunning, her voice is so incredibly beautiful and she never ever gives up on her dreams. When I watch her YouTube videos, I don't fee; like I'm just watching it, I feel like I am having a conversation with her and she always seems to talk about things I can relate to and/or agree with and she always makes me smile. For someone like me who loves singing, being in productions and making videos, she is most certainly one of my top idols. I seriously do not know why she isn't everyone's idol. 

Here is Carries' most recent video which is one I definitely agree with. 

So there, those are 4 of my idols. I do have a lot more but I feel these are the ones I look up to the most.

Who are your idols? Have you met any of your idols?

Anyway, until next time...

Peace & Love,

Rachel xoxo

High School Advice

Hiya everyone!

As it comes to the end of another school term for me, I thought I would take the time to reflect upon some of the things that happened during this past term.

I am not going to say exactly what happened this term, but I will use what I have learnt to help any of you.

If you find yourself feeling uncomfortable or not really included in your group of friends and you feel like an outsider, go and sit with others who you know you will fit better with, or, talk to your group about it and try and work it out. Out of your whole life, being at school is only a small portion. It is not worth it being uncomfortable. It will only make you feel more down and less interested. If you decide to move, let someone in your group know that you are and why you're doing it. If the group take it the wrong way and get the "you left us, you're not coming back" attitude, then they are not really being the best friends anyway. I'm not saying never talk to them again, they are still your friends depending on what has happened, just find a group that you know you will be included in more and have more fun with.

Secondly, if you find yourself in a bit of drama with someone and/or you don't like something someone in your group of friends or just anyone is doing or treating you, don't make the drama bigger. That is in someways what they want. It will just make things worse. Just give whoever is bothering you some space and focus on your school work and having a good time with the rest of your friends. Don't let it distract you from your main priority at school, which is learning, and if it starts getting too much, talk to someone you trust about it. No gossiping, just talk to let it out. Hopefully in time, you will be able to talk it out and try and work things through with the other person, but if that doesn't happen, again don't let it bother you.

Hopefully, this helps if any of you need it. I am in no way trying to dis anyone and I am not a professional advice giver but this is how I have dealt with similar situations. Just remember, never cause or make drama bigger. It just makes things worse. You are at school to learn, but, if you are unhappy or uncomfortable, you are not going to focus properly and you won't learn as well.

So until next time,
Peace & Love,
Rachel xoxo

The Polaroid

Hiya everyone,

One of my favourite things in this world is photography and one of my favourite types of camera is the Polaroid.

Here is some background history (yes I did go and research the history of Polaroids):

1948 saw the introduction of the Polaroid camera that used the one-step photographic system created by Edwin Land. This was the start of instant photography.

The popularity of the instant camera started to increase from the 1950s and in 1963, coloured film was introduced.

The different generations of the Polaroid.

Since then the design of the camera has changed a number of times, however, it still remains as popular as is was 50 or so years ago, maybe even more.

Today's Polaroid looks quite a bit different to the older versions. However, it still produces the same instant photos we all recognise that the other Polaroids would create.

(all history found here: http://www.polaroid.com.au/history)

Today's Polaroid.

I was lucky enough a few months ago to be able to buy one of these newer models. It wasn't incredibly affordable but compared to buying a vintage Polaroid I think it was pretty good value. I absolutely love my Polaroid. I love the way the photos turn out and I love how the photo only takes around 2 minutes to develop. The only downside however is the cost of the film. Polaroid film can get quite pricey, especially for a pack of 10 which is the amount my camera can hold. So I haven't been able to take a heap of photos of anything. I am only really keeping it for certain occasions so I don't waste my money buying new film packs so frequently.

But on the brighter note, I do not regret making this purchase one bit and I definitely do recommend getting one if you have been thinking about it for a while.

So until next time,
Peace & Love
Rachel xoxo

School Production!

Oh my! It seems like forever since I have posted on here. I do apologise.

But I do have a valid reason.

Over the past 7 months, myself and a few of my friends have been rehearsing for our school musical, this year of The Wizard of Oz. Two weeks ago, it was production week (which was incredibly busy and tiring) and time for us to perform.

We had the pleasure of being able to perform in a real theatre this year instead of the school hall. This gave us all the chance to experience what it is like to use the space and equiptment professional performers use.

I absolutely loved being a part of the whole thing and I have made wonderful friendships with everyone in it.

Now it is time for me to continue gradually getting over my 'post performance depression'.

Here are some photos from production week:

 

 

Peace & Love

Rachel xoxo

Countdown!

Hiya everyone!

So I am currently sat in my study lesson and I don't really have much to study for because I have basically caught up with all my work (well I could do something but I would much rather be talking to you then reading an English textbook).

Anyway, as most of my friends would know, I have a countdown for almost everyone big event that is happening and I thought I would share my top countdowns for the next 5 months.

(These are all as of August 16 2013)

NUMBER 1!

The Wizard of Oz!
13 days! Oz is my school's musical production this year and it is going to be AMAZING!

NUMBER 2

My birthday!!!!!
22 days! My birthday is on a Sunday this year and it is kind of in the middle of a lot of things. Some of my friends are in another school production of Romeo & Juliet and that is on that weekend and one of those friends has a birthday two days before mine and then one of my brothers has his 30th the day after mine and yeah. Oh and I also have something due the day after....

NUMBER 3

End of term 3!
35 days! I absolutely cannot wait until my school holidays. It means sleeping in, doing whatever I want, more time to go out, more time to make YouTube videos and in the second week my chummy Sarah (@sweetas_toffee) is coming over and staying with me! YAY! I haven't seen her all year so I am super excited!

NUMBER 4

ONE DIRECTION!!!!
47 days! This is probably the biggest one so far. Sarah and I are going together and OMG I cannot wait! The days have gone by so quickly. I think I started counting down from like 200 and something days for this and now only 47? Woah.

NUMBER 5

My last one is PARAMORE!
149 days! Another massive thing for me. Paramore are one of my absolute favourite bands and Hayley Williams is one of my idols and role models. This is also another chance to see a friend I havent seen all year, this time it is Jordan, and it is going to be amazing.


So there are my top 5 countdowns at the moment. There are more things I am counting down but these are the biggest ones for me!

Talk to you soon.
Peace & Love
Rachel xoxo

Photography Experiment

Hiya everyone.

In my Studio Art class this semester, we are kind of doing a mini year 12. We have to pick a medium to work in, brainstorm a theme then explore different ideas to then create two final pieces.

I have chosen to do photography and my theme is Home.

One of my ideas is to experiment with long exposure. I'm not sure exactly how I am going to use it just yet but I will find a way.

Now, long exposure is when the shutter speed is set for a long time and it allows more light in through the lens and also captures movement. You can set the shutter speed to however long you want, depending on what you are taking a photo of.

Although I have kind of used long exposure before, it was really only for fun. Tonight I tested it out again and used 'professional' settings. First I rested my camera on something stable (as I have yet to buy a tripod) and used the torch on my phone to move around and create a pattern. I then put my phone on the ground and moved my camera around. Here are the shots I took:



Don't mind my face in this one haha.

 

 

The light isn't meant to make a specific picture or pattern in these, I was just testing out the settings.

 

 

I absolutely love using long exposure. I think you can create some amazing photos with it, so I am hoping to experiment some more and using different subject matter.

 

Let me know what you think.

 

Peace & Love

Rachel xoxo

26 Questions

Hiya everyone.

Today's post is just a Q&A to let you know a little more about me. So I went onto Tumblr and found a few questions to help me out.

1. What is your name?

Rachel Healy

2. How old are you?

16

3. First piercing

I only have one set of piercings... my ears.

4. Favorite subject

A cross between music and drama/theatre studies.

5. What is your lucky number?

9

6. Do you remember your first day of school?

Yes, quite well.

7. How tall are you?

I have no idea... something about 170cm I think.

8. Who is your favorite historical figure (been dead for at least 100 years)?

William Shakespeare.

9. Who is your favorite super-hero?

Spiderman.

10. If you could go back in time to witness a historical event in person, what event would you want to see?

Any royal corinination.

11. If you could go anywhere in the world right now, where would you go?

London.

12. If you could meet anyone in the world, who would you meet?

There are a group of girls in a very special (for me at least) facebook group that I would love to meet. We will one day.
13. If you could become famous for one thing, what would that thing be?

Singing and making videos to make all you guys happy.

14. If you could buy anything regardless of cost, what would you buy?

Anything to help with recording music and videos.

15. If you could meet any famous person who is dead, who would it be?

Either Freddie Mercury or Kurt Cobain.

16. Where have you visited that you would like to go back to?

Britain and France.

17. Where would you like to visit that you haven’t yet?

America.

18. Where is your favorite place in the world?

Australia.

19. What was the last song you listened to?

Cough Syrup by Young the Giant.

20. Do you believe in karma?

In some ways yes. But like I believe if you do something good, good things will happen in return. But you shouldn't do good things just for that. Do things out of the goodness of your heart.

21. What is your favorite movie?

I have so many but ummm don't judge but I'm gonna say High School Musical. hehe.

22. What is your favorite book?

Once again there are quite a few.... Perks of Being a Wallflower is definitely one.

23. What is your favorite song?

Omg so many. Among a lot, Starlight by Muse is one of my all time favs.

24. What is your favorite city?

Melbourne.

25. What is your favorite sport?

To play: hockey and to watch: Australian Rules Footy.

26. Give us a quote to end on…

"We’re all a little weird. And life is weird. And when we find someone
whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall into
mutual weirdness and call it love." - Dr Suess.


So there you go. I might do a Q&A video sometime soon and elaborate on the questions and maybe answer a few more if you have any. If you do, tweet them to me @rachel_healy96 or comment them on my latest video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY7hLCv2dUE


So yeah. Talk to you soon.

Peace & Love
Rachel xoxo