Alisha's Corner

13/6/22-18/6/22 Hi everyone! Welcome back to my blog. This is going to be my very first weekly blog, so we'll see how it goes.  For context, I'm a 16 year old British expat living in the Middle East but I came home to London for the summer a couple of weeks ago. The purpose of these posts are just to give you a tiny snippet into my day, however busy or boring it may be. I won't be talking much about the people I spend time with because I don't think it's fair on them and they haven't consented to being talked about on my blog.  Hope you enjoy!  Monday Today was one of those really quiet, slightly boring days. I planned the blog posts that I want to put up for these next few months and I started reading Mrs Dalloway (I didn't get very far, though). My new mascara was delivered and I tried it out with my new products- I really like them but I'll talk more about them when I've gone out with them on. At the end of the day, I sat in bed and watched Family...

 Hi everyone! Every single time I travel, I'm hit with the debilitating fear that I've forgotten something really important that will ruin my entire trip and, unfortunately, that fear can become a reality. It's all too easy to bring an expired passport, or forget your phone or socks. So, in this post, I'm going to be talking about how you can ensure that this doesn't happen, allowing your mind to be put at ease. Enjoy! The main, overarching, theme that will be recurrent in all my tips is structure . Structuring your packing well means that you don't overpack, but that you never forget any of the holiday essentials. In order to achieve this structure, it's best to split your packing into separate subsections, e.g: Clothing and accessories  Cosmetics and toiletries   Things you will need in the airport Things you will need on the plane  Anything else that's relevant to your specific trip (e.g touristy things or skiing gear) Under these subheadings, write a...