It's sometimes very easy to forget the 'behind the scenes' when it comes to blogging and social media. Even though I blog, and post on Instagram and know full well that sometimes, not all is what it seems with what you post online, I do sometimes forget this. I've sat and felt rubbish when looking at my Instagram feed, or found myself on someones blog wondering how their pictures are always so perfect and their writing is so funny and witty. Sometimes, it'll leave me feeling about as funny and attractive as a chicken pot noodle.

So, I've been having one of those weeks recently, one of my unmotivated weeks, and I've been sat comparing myself to every other blogger out there. It's no fun, and I'm sure we've all been there. So today, I thought I'd share some of my behind the scenes. Over the past few months, when I've taken my blog pictures, I've taken a couple of pictures of my surroundings to show that although pictures like flatlays may look perfect, they show a small snippet of what's really going on.
Flatlay 1

Let's start with this picture I took back in January. This flatlay is one of my most popular pictures, the final picture has had over 2.3k repins on Pinterest, which boggles my mind a bit. However, look to the side and there's Henry's trainers, and I took this on a wallpaper sample from eBay, not some fancy floorboards. To get my hands in the shot, I had to climb under my tripod like I was GI Jane, and crouch down, I got about two successful shots without my he...