Our 21st Today! | 21 Things We've Learnt

As I'm writing this post, I'm sitting here with the biggest chunk of cake - not just any cake, an incredibly, stunning hand made unicorn cake! With a cup of tea of course because it's our 21st! Yep, we are officially big girls. So I thought I'd write one of those reflecting-back-on-life posts because let's face it, that's what we all do on birthdays. Another year older and hopefully a lot wiser.

1. Not Everyone is Horrible - I've met shitty people, we've both dated shitty people but guess what? Not everyone is the same. Not everyone is this world is malicious but unfortunately, some are. Trust people when they've earned it. Keep faith that some people are kind.

2. Take Up New Opportunities! - Speaks for it's self! get all the experience you can get!

3. Don't Like Something? Give It Up! - Including jobs, people or something else. Don't be miserable. There is always something out there.

4. Live Life To The Fullest - This is in connection to number 3, do things that make you happy!

5. Love Yourself - Because you deserve it!

6. Put Yourself First - This is important. Take care of others but don't forget about yourself either. 

7. Never Give Up Hope - I've felt lost so many times but the best thing you can do is get back on your feet and be positive. Harder said than done.

8. Be Yourself -  We fully embrace our alternative style and we've never felt better within ourselves or style! 

9. Art & Music is Our Passion - No matter what, we always draw & make music and it makes us feel at peace. Art is such a creative thing and never fails to cheer us up or inspire us. 

10. Health is so important! Having the flu taught me this, especially in this last year.

11. Having a Blog Makes Us Happy - We love our little space in the internet - the ultimate escape from the real world!

12. High End Make Up Is Worth It! Urban Decay makes me the happiest girl ever and also makes me feel like the ultimate badass makeup queen. Definitely worth spending my money on! 

13. Metal Music is Superior. 

14. Red Wine is Surprisingly Amazing! - Having never tried it before, I found out a week ago that I love the red stuff! 

15. My Family is Everything - I don't know what I'd do without them!

16. Heartbreak Gets Easier - I thought my heart would be broken forever but with time, it's healed. 

17. Bad Relationships Aren't Worth It - Cut those toxic negative people out of your life. All they do is hurt you over and over again.

18. Travelling Is The Best Thing You Can Do - Spending our money on experiences is so important to us.

19. Bubble Baths Are The Best - There is nothing better than getting a bath and putting on cosy pyjamas afterwards!

20. Time goes so fast - Make the most of it! 

21. I couldn't do this life without my twin sister - I love you so much Rach! 

There you have it! What have you learnt this past year?

Leah. x

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Tips On How To Love Yourself

Take selfies as selfies are fun and memories you can look back on hehe :) 

Hello Everyone and Happy Valentines Day! Today is all about spending the day with your boyfriend/girlfriend or your family and friends. Whatever you're doing, I hope your all having a lovely day! I thought I'd write a post on self love today though as it's so so so important to love yourself and being comfortable in your own skin. I'm someone that struggles with confidence and low self esteem but recently I set myself a goal to become more confident and love myself!
Here are a few tips I picked up along the way on my journey of self love!

Think positive - This is such an important tip and probably the most difficult one to stick to. It's hard to keep positive, especially when it comes to yourself and body image. Both me and Leah are still in recovery from our eating disorders so being positive is key to recovery. We all have our bad days but everyday look into the mirror tell yourself your beautiful, that your strong and that you can get through this because it's true and you can!

Be kind to others and yourself - Being kind always makes me feel so much better about myself. Just giving people compliments can brighten your day and other peoples days. Kindness is also contagious ;) Also, be kind to yourself by relaxing and pampering yourself.

Pilates/Yoga - This may not be for everyone but I bloody love doing yoga and I have recently discovered pilates! It's hard work alright but you just feel amazing afterwards! There are so many videos on YouTube that you can exercise along with and that makes it super easy to get the best out of your exercise routine. Remember to exhale and inhale and keeping your breathing steady as it's such a stress reliever!

Meditation - Inhale the goodness and exhale the bad vibes. Just closing your eyes and deep breathing, thinking of a happy place and doing a few stretches is so peaceful. I recently found BohoBeautiful's YouTube channel and she has some really amazing meditation videos!

Eat a balanced diet - I'm sick of all these vegan diets and fad diets! There is nothing wrong with having a few days just eating whatever the hell you want! Also remember that eating healthy can be fun too! I love eating recipes from Joe Wicks cooking books and making homemade soups, banana breads and smoothies. Eat the way that makes you happy! Balanced is the way ;)

Write - Writing down whatever is on your mind is also a big tip that I can't recommend enough! Just venting and getting it all off your chest is a life saver! Talking about your problems help too.

Do things that make you happy - Shopping is therapy! Draw, play music, play an instrument, bake, take your dog on a walk, exercise, pamper, watch movies, just do whatever makes you happy!

Remember you are beautiful! 

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It's Our 20th Birthday | Reflecting On Life

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Hey everyone, It's our birthday today and oh my goodness I can't believe we're 20! It feels like yesterday that me and Rachel were 5 years old, running around with tights on our head - yes, we were and still are weird! At 20 years old we've been through a lot. Eating disorders, depression, anxiety and getting bullied at school so badly we had to be home-schooled. There have been times in my life where I didn't think I'd be able to carry on but I had the support of my family that kept me going, I have no idea what I'd do without them. Despite all these problems and inner demons, we have remained strong and true to ourselves. We love music, art and fashion. We are the best of friends. Being a twin is truly a gift, we've been through everything together, the good and the bad. We're both in a point in our lives where life is getting so much easier, happier and we are finally getting back on out feet again. Today I'm taking a moment to be thankful for all that I have but most importantly, the amazing people I have in my life - my family. Last night my boyfriend Matt came out with a cupcake with a two lit candles the minute it turned midnight - it touched me so much! Today I woke up to such special presents and I am SO thankful! I already know this is going to be the best day ever! I'm not bragging in the slightest, just a simple post on my 20th birthday to reflect on life!

How old are our readers? Let us know!

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TGI Friday on a Wednesday

Hello everyone, hope you're all doing great! Today we have got a bit of a different post for you all - it's all about our lovely day out to TGI Fridays on the 18th January. What's the occasion you may ask? Me and my lovely Matt have been together for a whole entire year! It feels so much longer because we've had so many memories together already but here is to many many more happy years causing chaos! I love you sooooo much Matty!
Being a twin sister to Rachel is such an incredible, special bond and Matt knows this more than anyone. He has absolutely no problem with going on the odd date or two with both me and Rach because he knows that me an Rachel especially are so close. He even bought us both Pandora birthstone rings for Christmas! Sweetheart.

Three is never a crowd and I was SO happy when the three of us all went to TGI Fridays for mine and Matt's anniversary. I was so excited to eat there because I've only ever been once before with Matt and it was incredible - Hot dogs are recommended, people! This time was no different. All three of us decided to get the classic American burger that came with crispy french fries - it was so lovely! I ate ever single bit of it - I nearly burst after our Rocky Road ice cream sundae! Because it's our birthday on the 7th February, we got a voucher to get our deserts free and that's exactly what we did. However, I'd wouldn't mind at all paying for the deserts because they were so delicious, creamy and sooo very indulgent. Mmmmm. TGI Fridays gets a massive thumbs up from us. I love the American feel of the whole place and the decor adds so much of a of American Diner vibe.

Have you been to TGI Fridays? 

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Merry Christmas and our blogging return!

Hey everyone, Merry Christmas! It seems so unreal that another year has nearly passed but right now lets just enjoy Christmas before talking about New Year! I hope you're all having a wonderful Christmas. Leah and me have decided to make a return to the blogging world! Our most successful blog was called Beyond the Velvet but we gave up on that blog last year. I'm not too sure why we gave up blogging but I've really missed our little space on the internet these past few months! Our last post was on April this year when our blog was called Leah Rachel Goth. You might've noticed that our new blog name is Cyber Mermaids! A new start calls for a new blog name right?! Cyber Mermaid seems like a perfect name for our little blog as me and Leah have a big love for alternative fashion and makeup that makes a statement! We also love mystical things like Unicorns and Mermaids! Who doesn't love Unicorns though? Make sure to follow this blog on Bloglovin'! I hope you're all having a very very Merry Christmas! See you all on the next post!

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