Kreativ (apparently I am)



Ok, shame on me because apart from Sophie and Beth I have lost track of who else passed me this award…please shout if you did and I will add you on!
Thank you all so much, I love reading other people’s answers and feel honoured to be nominated myself

*Oscar worthy speech over*

The rules are:

1) link 10 blogs;

2) tell these bloggers about the award;

3) write 10 facts about yourself;

Ok, so lets crack on.

Ten things about me…

1. Please don’t judge but I typically wash my hair once a week, twice at a push. I find it really doesn’t need more than that, and behaves better this way. Lucky, or plain lazy? I don’t care! Thank goodness for Bastiste to keep it smelling fresh!

2. I am a complete child at heart. Matey bubble bath, kids TV, polly pocket, jelly tots…the list goes on.

3. I also like to think I can save the world, anyone having a hard time and I feel gutted I can’t fix it for them, but I will always, ALWAYS offer support. It’s my little way of paying back the support my family and friends (including you, dear blog readers) have given me.

4. Once upon a time many moons ago my favourite activities were Judo, Kayaking and general outdoor sport madness. I have fond memories of white water rafting on a body board in Austria one summer.

5. I am a foodie. I always have been and always will be I think. I kept it quiet for a while, due to having been ill and people assuming my interest in food stemmed from that. Truth is, I’ve always loved the stuff. Give me Good Food magazine over Vogue any day.

6. I love fashion, really I do, but for me it’s not about the runways and haute couture. Highstreets and real people inspire me more; seeing clothes on real people and knowing that price wise, they are more within my grasp is much more endearing. Saying that, I will happily drool over runway images and editorials..but purely for dreaming purposes, I never aspire to own the latest from Chanel in the way I do the new arrivals in Topshop or New Look.

7. I drink stupid amounts of coffee in a day…8 plus cups. I must be immune to the caffiene though as it doesn’t boost my energy or give me sleeping trouble.

8. My heart belongs to American candy. And their snack foods in general. The UK cannot compare…especially cereal bar wise.

9. I go through phases of only eating, or liking certain things. Greek yoghurt, smarties, certain TV programmes, certain teas, certain clothes. And then BAM, I want nothing to do with them anymore. The exception to this being my addictions to both tights and greek yoghurt.

10. I will be 24 next month and still don’t know what I want to do when I grow up. Do I care? Not.one.bit. Right now I am happier and healthier than I have been in 9 years and I plan to live in the moment and embrace every second of it!

Now,

I cannot possibly pick just a few bloggers to pass this on to,

so I pick you ALL!


Gratuitous cat paparazzi picture for your time!

Happy Saturday xoxox

Sunday

Laziest post ever today, sharing some random photos etc from my Week!

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Balloon from Aussie, LOVE! Balloons + me = instant happy.

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I caved in and bought the cupcake partner to my cookie book! I can’t wait to get experimenting (all I need now is some time!)

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TEA. Holland and Barrett are running a promotion on selected items at the moment where you buy one and get one for a penny. Two boxes of my favourite tea for £1.20…yeah.
I would have bought stacks more if I hadn’t have had my hands full and a bus to catch.

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Someone found this week exceptionally hard.

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So hard, right Flash?

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No week would be complete without an utterly random purchase (and yes, I do often have two drinks on the go at once…and neither usually get finished!)

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Sunday outfit…though I think I’ll be changing soon, those trousers are not as comfortable as I remember…damn you ever expanding waist.

What does your weekend look like?

Have you made any utterly random purchases lately?

xxx

P.S. BIG HELLO to the lovely girl who stopped to say hi in H&M, I was so shocked that I forgot to ask your name…but thank you for making my day even better!

comfort clothes

Tuesday was one of those days where nothing I put on felt right. Outfits that seemed perfect in my head, were in reality, quite dire. Desperate and on the verge of running late for work I racked my brains for something I knew would make me feel presentable (not an easy feat when it’s grey and drizzly outside) and opted for my River Island leopard print skirt. The cut of this is so flattering and the swishy nature injects a little bit of fun!

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At the other end of the comfort spectrum, you can’t beat PJs! This amazing pair was made for me by the wonderful Char (at my request of long and baggy!) Girl did good!

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Close up of the fabric

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Someone else getting comfortable!

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Other things making me cheery right now…

Mum clearly read my blog and bought me my first Valentine (haha)

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She’s such a cutie.

My new favourite hair care…I won some Umbertto Gianni goodies before Christmas and loved them. I was in Boots the other day and saw the full sized products on 3 for £10 (they sell for around £5 each)

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I’m especially impressed with the overnight mask. I was a bit worried it’d make a mess of my pillow but it absorbed in to my hair well, and I woke up with softer hair than I’ve had in ages!

(sorry the outfit photos are such bad quality, I’m struggling with light etc at the moment)
xxx

Weekend Casual

Happy Sunday all, hope your having an enjoyable weekend? I’ve been struck down with the lurgy, and currently have NO VOICE, at all. Haa.

Yesterday I embraced casual wear with denim shorts and a striped top. It felt good to actually dress down!

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Flash wanted to show off his new food bowl
(why yes, he is a mucky little critter!)

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On the hit list this week?
Spring/Summer collections hitting the shops! Top of my wishlist right now is this Daisy dress from New Look
and these shoes from Matalan

On the Shit List this week?

Being ill…first Mum, now me (and half of the other ladies I work with!)

What’s hot or not in your world right now?

xxx

the night before the night before

Ack, tomorrow is Christmas Eve! Scary stuff. I don’t ever start feeling truly festive until after we’ve celebrated Mum’s birthday…so here’s to Santa hats and glitter all round!

Mum thanks you all deeply for the birthday wishes, she was really touched by them. I think she had a nice day,
we ended up going on an epic trek to post Christmas cards through doors yesterday as the roads mean driving isn’t a very wise idea. Oh man 2 hours later and numb from cold we were regretting that idea!

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I wear this jumper dress entirely too much! I love it though the baggy shape is somehow flattering and I always get a bunch of compliments. These tights remain my current favourite, I’m trying to narrow down my Tabio wishlist as I’m hoping to expand my tights collection somewhat in the new year…I mean, why not get in to triple figures? I’m almost there!

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I can’t resist posting photos of Flash, he’s just so…easy to capture (he doesn’t move very fast these days!). He’s such a sweetheart in his old age and just loves to cuddle.

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I’m so in love with this necklace from MyFlashTrash and I’m more than a little bit obsessed with the site! The owner, Amber has a real eye for sourcing unusual designs from new and emerging talent and there are new arrivals almost daily.

And finally…I have a JOB! I was offered it last week (nothing majorly exciting, admin at a doctors surgery) but kept quiet until I’d made relevant phonecalls and it was all official. It’s going to be 12 hours a week which isn’t an awful lot but I haven’t worked in so long I’m excited to get back in to it!

And that’s it.

Are you all ready for Christmas now?

xxx