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Welcome along to another post. Today, I wanted to talk a little bit about some new hobbies or activities you can try. Enjoy! SPORT AND FITNESS So many people enjoy being fit and active and the fact is that there are so many different kinds of sport and physical activity out there which you can try. In my view, there is something out there in this category for all of us, and I’ve listed some possibilities below. Going to the gym Although I myself am against the new gym culture which seems to be developing in our society, I realise that for thousands of people, it is a passion and a fantastic way of building muscle and keeping healthy. Whether you are looking to lose some weight, gain some extra definition, or simply looking for a new form of exercise to do, this can be a great new activity for you. Yoga Far less strenuous than the sorts of activities you do at the gym, this can be a great way of relaxing your mind and body. From what I have seen, the results are ama

Hello again everyone. As usual on a Friday, I’m going to be recommending you a song you should be listening to. So, let’s get into it and I hope you enjoy. There are so many reasons to love this week’s track, for which I am taking you all the way back to the year 1999. For me, this song is iconic and reminds me very much of the end of the last century, a time when we were entering the New Millennium. Around the time, there was so much hype about what would happen when we passed into the year 2000, and although I was too young to really understand it, I have certain memories of it, one of which is hearing this song. To this day, I listen to this song and get a strong sense of nostalgia, and I feel that this is one of the most important songs of my life because it reminds me of the historical event that was Millennium 2000. Although its lyrics remain strange and difficult to understand, I still love everything about it. I imagine that I could hear this in fifty year

Hello everyone! It’s Friday again which means another Trent’s Tracks post. This week, I am taking you back to 2009, and an Australian group who (sadly) became a one hit wonder in the UK. For me, it has one of the most beautiful rhythms I have ever heard and that is part of what makes it, in my view, the ultimate chill-out track. When I first heard this as a 14-year-old, I fell in love with it and am really happy to put this track on my list. I’m sure you agree when I say that the simplicity of the notes in this song make it one of the most relaxing tunes of modern times. Often used as a backing track for TV clip montages, I give you Sweet Disposition from The Temper Trap. What an absolutely unbelievable song! The Temper Trap Sweet Disposition Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/4MrwJDlbxpRCdbZWznfbyx Video: https://youtu.be/jxKjOOR9sPU There you have it. As always, you can leave your thoughts in the comments or on my social

Hello everyone! Today’s post is just a quick update for you all on the themes for the next few months, which I have FINALLY decided on. More details on each one will follow in the near future. MARCH I am very excited for this one! I have a massive love for reading and for literature, and so it was only natural that at some point I was going to share this passion with you guys. At this point, the list of books I’m going to be reading hasn’t been finalised, but I know that whatever I do end up reading will still be amazing, and that I absolutely cannot wait to start this month! APRIL This month will be all about different aspects of personal health, in areas such as mental, physical and dietary health, with tips and advice on how to look after all of these different things. Hopefully, I am also going to be getting some guest writers to talk about health issues. (If you’re interested in contributing, see the end of this post to find out how.)   MAY As a s

It’s that time of the week again where I recommend you one of my favourite songs to listen to. Hope you enjoy! The fourth song I’m adding to this list is by far the most powerful one yet. Once again, we have to go back ten years to find this song, but it has endured and I can guarantee you that everyone knows this song. It is an unbelievably beautiful piece of music which perfectly encapsulates so many emotions; love, grief, sadness, depression. There are not many songs out there which can incorporate such a variety of different feelings, and speak to you on the number of levels that this one can. Coldplay have given us a lot of fantastic tracks during the seventeen years since their breakthrough album, many of which are right at the top of my list of all-time favourites, and even recently they have just released yet another brilliant album A Head full of Dreams. Keeping all of this in mind, there could well be further appearances from them on this list in the futur

Today is February 10 th , which means that Stay Blogitive is now one year old! It has been an incredible twelve months, in which this page has gone beyond what I ever expected. Today, I’m going to split this post into three sections; then, now, and still to come. Each will explain just how my life has been changed by this page and my feelings then, at the moment, and about its future. Hope you enjoy! THEN When I uploaded that first post in February last year, I have to be honest and say that I was in a terrible place mentally. I was struggling to keep up at university, found social contact very difficult and my outlook on life was negative. At that point, I made the decision to try and turn things around and try to look on life in a more positive way. This led to two new projects which have become a huge part of my life ever since. One, I started the My 2015 project, a box in which I put all of the positive things that were happening. This was successful in making me feel

Hello, and welcome to today’s post. As I said last week, my theme of new is going to be continuing throughout February. Today, I’m going to be giving you a post all about new places. Hope you enjoy! MOVING TO FRANCE Nearly a month ago now, I began my time in France as part of my university course. It is fair to say that in this time, I have already learnt so much, not just about France, but about myself as well. Being immersed in the culture has given a lot more awareness about just what a marvellous country and people France has. I am already feeling an increase in my self-confidence, my independence, and in my ability to speak French in a practical context. Without a doubt, this has so far been one of the best things I have ever done, and it got me thinking about the benefits of experiencing new places. INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL In my life, I had only been abroad (left the UK) once prior to coming to France. In truth, the idea of even doing any sort of international tr

Welcome back to Trent’s Tracks, the series where I recommend a new song every week that you should be listening to. Hope you enjoy! For today’s song, we have to go back over a decade, and to a one-hit wonder which I absolutely adore. This song perfectly captures the imagination of childhood and the idolisation of our parents when we are young. Simple but powerful lyrics give this song the air of a young boy who is so proud of what his father does as a job, and take us on an adventure through the crazy mind of a five-year-old. I think this song is incredible and I am so irritated that this was a one hit wonder for this group, who I’m sure could have produced so much more brilliant music. Although I usually give you a Spotify link to the track, this week I am also adding a link to the music video, because it is wonderful, and unsurprisingly won awards in the animation world. The graphics perfectly match up with the journey of the song itself, and is just fantastic. Without fu

In what seems like no time at all, January is over, and 2016 is already one month old. And what a month it was for me. Today, I want to look back over January and then look ahead to what to expect throughout February on this page. MOVING TO FRANCE For quite some time now, I have spoken about the fact that I would be spending the first six months of this year in France as part of my university course. Well, during that period of nearly three weeks when I didn’t post, I was in fact trying to settle into my new environment. Apologies to you all for that, but this has been a difficult process, and I needed to take that time to deal with everything. At the beginning of the month, I fully intended to post regularly, but I underestimated how difficult the first few weeks were going to be. It is for this reason that I have decided to extend my theme of “New” throughout February in order to be able to fully explore it as much as possible. However, as tough as things have been, it has b