Abby Does Life: 2013 Favourites!

Hello everyone! I hope you all are having a wonderful week! Just a quick couple updates before I dive into the post, I will be having updates before each post pretty much every post until everything has been put into place for the New Year. Second update is that I will now be posting twice a week (and maybe short, quick posts, in between). Posts will be on Mondays and Thursdays, so you can look for those then. This helps me manage all the things I'm going to be doing here soon as my year is already becoming very hectic!

On with the post!

2013 was filled to the brim with favourite things and I think I obsessed the most over new things this year than any other year before. So here's some of my absolute favourites from 2013!

Favourite Movies

My favourite movie this year would either be Despicable Me 2 or Catching Fire.

Despicable Me 2 was even funnier than the first one and I am in love with it. I would probably watch it every day if I had the time. But every time I watch it, I die laughing.

Catching Fire was probably more of a favourite than Despicable Me 2 just because of the anticipation of it. I had been looking forward to that movie for SO LONG. I went and saw it on premiere night and could not get over the amazing-ness of it. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, and the rest of the entire cast was incredible. And they made it funny! I was so glad they made it funny, even if those funny parts weren't necessarily in the book, because Jennifer and Josh do funny so well (specifically together). And the film was better than the first one. I'm definitely purchasing it as soon as it comes on DVD.

Favourite Books

I read a lot of John Green book this year and I would have to say that The Fault In Our Stars was probably my favourite singular book. As far as series go, I fell in love with Divergent. I'm so excited for the movie to come out, and I'd say that I liked the book series better than I like The Hunger Games books. I just loved the story, and although the love bits did seem to be a bit corny in some parts, I thought it was great over all and I'm definitely going to the premiere night of the film.

Favourite Makeup Product

This year I have definitely gotten into makeup a lot more than before. I've really been trying to go outside my comfort zone and try new things. I normally hate to paint my nails or wear lipstick but I've now purchased both nail polish and lipstick and have been forcing myself to wear them in hopes that soon it won't seem so strange. My favourite makeup product this year would probably have to be New York Colour Foundation. It took me a while before I actually bought foundation because I thought that if I just used concealer it would be fine and that foundation doesn't make that much of a difference. Boy was I wrong! With foundation, I have literally been sporting the "no makeup look" because I've just been wearing foundation and concealer to more casual events and I love it. It's so easy to smear on and it makes my skin look ten times better. Foundation is definitely a must if you're wanting to get into make up and the New York Colour is very affordable and I was able to find a really good colour for my skin tone so I will definitely be continuing to purchase it again this year.

Favourite YouTubers

I go through different phases of my favourite YouTubers throughout the year, but I would have to say that my favourites this year have been the British females. I'm in love with Zoe (Zoella), Louise (SprinkleofGlitter), and Tanya (TanyaBurr) specifically. I have like certain sections of my life I apply them to, though, (that sounds really weird). But for example, Tanya has helped me with makeup and how to apply it, Zoe has helped me with fashion and kind of deciding what I like aside from jeans and sweatshirts. Louise is just kind of my feel good, I want to be your friend, favourite YouTuber.

Favourite Shows

I watched a lot of shows this year. Like a lot. I watched all of Friends, Doctor Who, How I Met Your Mother, New Girl, and so. many. others. It's actually pretty pathetic. But my favourite show this year (that's not like a new show) would have to be Doctor Who. I've watched all of the "new generation" Doctors and I am just in love. I also converted my boyfriend to be a whovian and he loves it too. My room is now being taken over by Doctor Who items and I'm loving it.

My favourite new show this year has got to be Orphan Black. I wouldn't recommend it if you're squirmish or if you're sitting with kids under 14, but I love it. Tatiana Maslany is an incredible actress and every single episode her skills impress me more and more with the way she does it. I'm so excited for season 2 to come out in spring of this year, I've been waiting all year for it!

Favourite Moment

I've had a lot of great moments this year. Of course, I've had several not-so-great moments also. I think my favourite moment was this summer at camp. This year was the last year my older cousin (who's like a brother to me and one of my closest friends) was able to go to camp because he is now in college. Every year, the graduating class talks about their favourite moments during previous camp years. It's very nostalgic and bitter sweet. I just remember afterwards (I was balling my eyes out at the end mind you), going up and holding my hand out to shake with my cousin (he's not a hugger) and he said "Oh come on, I can hug you, we're cousins!". It was probably the best night of camp just over all, even though it was the last.

Favourite Clothing Item

My favourite clothing item this year is actually a skirt that I got back in 2012 for my birthday. It was one of those skirts with a thick elastic waist band that you buy at Jo-Ann Fabrics and just sew up the side seem. It's black and has black, velvet polka dots on it and goes great with just about everything. I can wear it with flats, heals, boots, or sandals, as well as pretty much any shirt, whether the shirt is tucked in or not.

Girl Crush(es?)

My biggest girl crush this year would either have to be Jennifer Lawrence (duh) and Zooey Deschannel. Jennifer Lawrence will always be my girl crush, but I pretty much fell in love with Zooey Deschannel this year. I watched every movie with her in it that I could get my hands on and I'm obsessed with New Girl. (I also may or may not have cut and dyed my hair to look like hers.....) She's hilarious, smart, and gorgeous. She's also like a big feminist while still being really cutesie and lady like. She's pretty much everything I want to be.

Male Celebrity Crush

My top male celebrity crush was probably Niall Horan this year (and it will be for the years to come). That man is gorgeous and there is nothing else I can say about him that will even come close to describing his perfection. Here's a visual aid:

Favourite Music

This year has been a random music year. I've listened to so many different genres, I couldn't even tell you what my favourite genre is. I started listening to some Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, etc. and fell in love with them. But I don't think I would be telling the truth if I didn't say that my favourite music this year was One Direction. My most played song on iTunes is Half a Heart by One Direction from their newest album with a total number of 1,273 plays. The next most played song is also One Direction, with over 800 plays. One might say I'm a bit obsessed.

So those were all my favourites for 2013! What were some of your favourites? Who do you think will be a big hit this year? Let me know in the comments below!

Abby xxx
Hoping you have a wonderful new year!