My dreams revealed!

I'm never very vocal about what I want out of life, what my aims, ambitions, goals and dreams are but I do have them! 

I guess I'm not alone in being quite shy about my dreams, almost embarrassed by them! Of couse some of them are completely unrealistic, they are dreams after all! 

I've decided to share my aims, goals, dreams and ambitions in this blog post so that you can hear all about them! 

Maybe you'll laugh, maybe you'll agree they're things you'd like too and maybe, just maybe it will inspire you to write a list of your own dreams too! 

Work / job

My dream career is definitely in media / journalism. I'd love to become successful enough on Youtube that it could be my full time job. A full time vlogger where I am my own boss! Alternatively an independant blogger with my own successful blog like this one! 

If that doesn't work out for me I'd love to be columnist in a women's magazine. A newspaper reporter or a tv presenter. I've actually always fancied being a QVC presenter! I think I'd actually be really good at that! 

Kids

I have always wanted children and I always thought I'd have them when I was quite young! so far I haven't had any (I'm 31 and married) I think at the moment my priorities are elsewhere and having a baby isn't top of my to do list right now, so it's safe to say it's still on my to do list but it's not at the forefront just yet! I feel like I'm just finding my stride in life and I'm not ready to take a pause! I always though I'd like 2 children but honestly I'd feel really blessed and lucky to get just one! 

Financial

If I was very successful and could have a palacial mansion with 4 car garage and tennis courts I wouldn't say no but honestly if my standard of living never improves from the one I have now I won't complain because I already have a lot more that I ever thought I would and a lot of people in poorer countries could ever dream of having! 

Love

Given that I'm already married I just hope that I will always feel loved and wanted. Cared for an happy. I hope I will always make my husband feel the same! The fairytale wedding and the whirlwind romance are long gone now, so I'm just grateful I had them and I cherish the memories! 

Changing the world

I'd love to think that I can make a difference to people, even if it's only a small difference like getting people to be more confident or to motivate people to achieve their dreams! I'd love to this through my youtube and blogging! 

If I won the lottery

My dream if I ever won the lottery is this:

I'd buy a farm, build a huge lovely country home and set up an animal shelter and take in any unwanted animals that were in need of a home. I'd then care for, rehabilitate and rehome them where possible, but if for whatever reason they couldn't be rehomed they'd have a home for life at the shelter! No animal would ever get put down for simply being homeless! I'd cover their vets bills etc... And employ a team to look after them hence creating jobs! (plus get stuck in myself so I'd never get bored) 

I'd take any animals, cats, dogs, rabbits and Guinnea pigs, horses & ponys, birds, farm animals & even more unusual animals like bats, hedgehogs and birds of prey! It would be like a petting zoo! That would make me SO happy and keep me down to earth and busy! I know Stephen would love this too as we've talked about it many times! It's 100% happening if our numbers ever come up! Forget retiring to a paradise island...I'd use my money to make a difference and continue living in good old England! 

Published

I want to write seriously and get a piece of my work published! Just an article or a column! I'd be so proud! 

One day I'd like to write and publish my own book! 

Travel

Two places I HAVE to go to are Paris and Rome

Fame 

I would like to be famous! Maybe not one direction famous where you can't leave your house for fear of being mobbed, but I'd like to be well known, respected and admired! 

Silly dreams

1. Owning a pair of Manolo Blahniks

2. Going on a private yacht to Monaco

3. A date with Liam from one direction

4. Hitting 1 million youtube subscribers

5. Winning an award for writing a book

6. Collaborating with Danisnotonfire

7. Walking a Hollywood red carpet

8. Going to a movie premiere

9. Appearing on tv as a special guest

10....... Saving space for future dreams....

Relaunching My Youtube Channel

Www.youtube.com/beautyandhelen 

If you're one of my regular viewers or subscribers on youtube, you will have noticed I've not been uploading videos recently, I wanted to explain why and tell you some pretty exciting news!

For the last year since it launched my youtube channel has gone from strength to strength and I couldn't ever have wished for the success I've had, I'm utterly shocked that one single video on my channel has racked up nearly 25,000 views in just a few months! I cannot even get my head around that amount of people watching me! It's incredible, however I feel like a lot of my content on my channel has been trial and error, a lot of the videos are beauty, some are vlogs, some are tags, some are collaborations and others are reviews. I was really struggling to find my identity on youtube and identify where I fit in and where my passions lie, finally after a months trial of daily vlogging I've found it! 

I've taken some really good advice from my network Stylehaul and decided to give my channel a complete overhaul in order for for my channel to be a better place for my subscribers. I value you guys hugely and feel that I owe it to you to do this properly and to the best of my ability.

So I've come up with a new plan, same channel, different way of doing things. 

From now on I will be:

*daily vlogging

Uploading every single day. My vlogs will incorporate beauty, lifestyle and my daily life, I've got so many amazing things to share with you already planned! 

So mon, wed, thurs, fri and sat will be ordinary vlogs. Then every Tuesday will be:

*Try it Tuesdays

Every Tuesday I will be trying something new for your entertainment. This could be a food, a place, an activity, an experience, a product, a funny challenge, a makeup look... Literally anything I've never done before. (Keep it clean though!) Send your suggestions!

And every Sunday will be:

*Subscribers Sundays 

Every Sunday I will be hosting a live hangout on google+ via webcam! Everyones invited to join me for a Sunday hangout and chat about anything and everything! Plus I'll be doing giveaways!! I'll be posting links to these on my twitter @helen_ann, Instagram (beautyandhelen) and also my Facebook fan page. 

The reason I decided on Try It Tuesdays was because I want to push myself out of my comfort zone and have a laugh while I'm doing it! 

The reason for Subscriber Sundays is to get to know you guys! I feel like this should be a 2 way relationship and I want to be friends with you all, not just to talk at you down a camera!

So there you have it! 

I'm super excited to relaunch my channel and I hope you guys are excited too. 

I think it's going to be a far, far better way of doing things! 

Any comments or suggestions are welcome!

The relaunch starts on 1st September 2014 and my first video will be a vlog! 

If you've just come across this blog and aren't already a subscriber but like the sound of this, then you can subscribe 

here:

 www.youtube.com/beautyandhelen