merry christmas, everyone!

Happy Christmas to everybody!

Hope you all have wonderful days, listen to loads of carols and Christmas tunes,

stuff yourself stupid with silly amounts of gorgeous food,

and get all the presents you were hoping for and more!

And if you're not celebrating, have a wonderful day anyway!!

Merry Christmas Everyone!!

xoxo

'twas the night before christmas...

..And all through the house,

Mummy and Polly were running around like headless Chickens...!

So it's Christmas Eve today and we've been trying 

to get the last few jobs finished for the big day tomorrow.

I thought I'd treat you all to a Christmas fortnight in pictures!

1.

Ollie's Mum came to pick me up to come home for the holidays,

and decided to treat us all to lunch!

We went to The Wine Vaults in Portsmouth,

and oh my god, the food was AMAZING!

We also had the very pleasant experience of them placing our order twice,

so we had so much more food than we should have done, Score!

2. and 3.

As always, I made my the labels for my Christmas presents.

And, as always, I made them incredibly fiddly!

There were about 6 steps involved in making them,

but they turned out so good so it was all worth it, in my opinion!

4.

As I mentioned before, I went to Germany to visit my Dad!

We did get snow, even if it was just for one day!

We went to a beautiful market in the town of Rottenburg,

and I tried the German equivalent of mulled wine {Gluehwein}.

I didn't like it. Haha!

5. and 6.

Our Christmas Tree!

And copious amounts of tree in festive mugs!

This to me sums up being at home!

And listening to Michael Bublé's Christmas album on repeat!

7.

Ollie and I got to spend the evening together last night,

we watched 'The Holiday' and I drank Malibu and Coke

- one of the beautiful benefits of being at home!

It was nice to have a relaxed evening together!

8. and 9.

Mum and I saw these beauties on the Hairy Bikers Christmas special,

so I decided to make them for tomorrow.

They're essentially nutella wrapped in filo pastry! {Find the recipe here}

Only try if you don't get bored easily and love fiddly things!

10.

This is another one for those who love fiddly! Welcome to the world of cake pops!

Mum is obsessed with them! 

As I'm sure you can see, these are Christmas Trees!

The best website for details on how to make your own is bakerella!

They're so pretty, but don't attempt to make a tonne on Christmas Eve!!

I hope everyone else is feeling suitably Christmas-y

and that you all have a fabulous day tomorrow!

Merry Christmas everyone!!

xoxox

we're all dreaming of a white christmas...!

Well, maybe not a white Christmas day,
but at least the run up to it!
I'm currently sat in Heathrow Airport
waiting for my flight to Frankfurt, Germany!
You see, I'm off to visit my Dad, and this is where he lives now!!

One of the FANTASTIC things about living in the middle of no where,
is that it's a million miles from anything.
Its currently 2.30pm. I set off at 10am this morning and my flight isn't until 4pm this afternoon.
I'm killing time, big time!!

My university bursary cane through a few days ago,
and it's seriously burning a hole in my pocket!
I treated myself to a few goodies from duty free,
a fabulous starbucks lunch
and my favourite perfume ever - Chloé!

I'll let you know when I'm back safe!
xxxx

style icon: emma watson

I am in love with Emma Watson and her style, and her everything really. 

In my opinion, that girl can do no wrong!

She's the same age as me, and along with the rest of the world,

I've watched her grow up on screen as Hermione Granger in Harry Potter.

And now she's in the big wide world doing new films and appearances.

When she first cut her hair I was a bit shocked, 

but now I absolutely love it - I wish I had the guts to do it.

The elfin, pixie cut really compliments her face and she finds so many different ways to wear it.

Plus, her dresses! 

Gosh, the top picture is from the "Deathly Hallows Part 2" premiere.

I love it. It makes her think of the dress Carrie wears in Sex and the City.

I have serious wardrobe envy!

So. who is your style icon?

What do you think to Emma and her style?

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my fortnight in pictures.

Finally getting slightly better at keeping up with my updates...

I haven't got as many pictures as I would have liked

due to the absent camera situation. 

But seen as I've bought myself a new one I should be back on track!!

 

1.

We ventured out to Pure last Tuesday as for the first time this term,

they were offering free entry - YES!

The theme of the night was a "popcorn party"

where they fired popcorn from the cannons.

Very, very odd! But a different kind of fun!

2. and 3.

I've managed to keep up with looking after my nails,

but the other day I went to use my favourite bright pink nail varnish

and found it had dried solid.

I was devastated, but I painted them pastel pink instead.

4.

Last weekend was spent babysitting my cousins with my Grandma.

Pictured here is little Samantha,

who I've just been asked to be Godmother for, 

so I'm very chuffed right now!

5. and 6.

Urgh. Another wonderful picture of my floor filing system.

And the glass of wine that I just HAD to have

in order to get me through the night in order to finish my assignment!

I got it done in the end, but not until 2am!!

7.
For a friend's birthday we all had to pick a partner and dress the same
because the theme was "Noah's Ark"!!
Abi and I went as Pink Rabbits,
and I'm so proud of our face paint which I did all by myself!

8. and 9.

I'm finally feeling in the Christmas mood!

There was an adorable "Happy Christmas" sticker on my

festive 'Brie, Cranberry and Bacon' baguette (from Greggs of all places!)

And I bought my Christmas Hat for this years Xmas Carnage

and spent the whole of Thursday wearing it keep my head warm, ha!

10.
Last night was the Christmas Carnage.
I don't remember anything from the night...
Fabulous!

okay, so I caved!

Okay, so I caved.

I lived without a camera for a whole 14 days and it nearly killed me.

So today when I checked my bank balance,

and was pleasantly surprised to find out that I wasn't so deep

into my overdraft as I thought - student life, debt is accepted!

I thought I'd splurge (read: do without something essential) and buy a camera.

Isn't she pretty!

She's actually pink and not the red that she looks in the photo

(I had to take this picture with my iPhone, hence the dodgy colouring,

cos you know, I couldn't use the camera to take a picture of the camera...!)

Plus she was half price, which is always a good thing!

Instead of doing my hideous maths-computers coursework

I am instead sat at my desk fiddling with the settings on the camera!

I am so dead impressed!
Plus I bought insurance with it, so if I break her I can replace her!

Yay!

decisions, decisions...!

Lately I've been trying to lose weight, 

and the other day I finally reached a stone lost!

And like any self-respecting girl, I bought myself a dress to celebrate!

Well actually, I bought two dresses. But I can only afford one.

HUGE STUDENT PROBLEM - can't afford dresses. Awful.

That aside, I need you, dear blog readers, to help me pick which to keep!

They were only a pound different in price so I can't use that as a deciding factor...

In the Blue Corner...

"Skater Dress In Blue Sequins"

So this dress has a lovely scoop back,

it's nipped in under the bust and spills out into a lovely skirt.

It's slightly shorter than I would wear without tights, 

but that is easily rectified!

As you can see the sequin detailing is made up of tiny little sequins

sewed in crazy patterns over the dress.

I really like this as I have anther sequinned dress with big sequins 

so it's something different!

In the Black Corner...

"Bodycon Dress With Embellished Mesh Detail"

Now, dress number two.

It's a black body con as you can see, 

with fabulous mesh panels down the back and three-quarter length sleeves.

Plus the really gorgeous beaded neckline,

which makes me think of a statement necklace!

I literally cannot make up my mind.

I would keep both but I literally cannot afford them.

So, if you could either offer to buy me one of them,

or help me decide which to keep.

Either is cool with me...!

*I'd just like to apologise for the rubbish iPhone pictures. I lost my camera in Swansea and am feeling a little bit lost without it. *

as november draws to a close...

November is coming to an end and December looms closer!

For once I'm actually really excited for Christmas,

usually I get annoyed at the thought of Christmas in November.

I'm enjoying the cold, crisp morning walks to Uni,

and wearing my woolly knitted  cardigans.

And coming home after a long day in lectures to a hot cup of tea

and my cosy thick pyjamas and snuggly slippers! 

I've enjoyed November,

but bring on December!!

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there is always, always, always something to be thankful for.

After the American's celebrated Thanksgiving to other day, it got me thinking.

The sheer amount of work, combined with mouldy student houses

has got be down in recent times.

However, as the picture says,

there is always, always, always something to be thankful for!

So, I thought I'd take a moment to say what I am thankful for.

The Boyfriend.

When I get cross at my work, I have a tendency to snap at Ollie,

even though all he ever does is support me.

To his credit I haven't managed to chase him away just yet; thank goodness!

I love him so much and his patience just make me love him even more!!

The Long Distance Friends

Two of my best friends in the world, literally live elsewhere in the world!

Liv and Em have been there for me through thick and thin.

Even though they're both in Canada

(which means I can't speak to them as much as I'd like)

whenever we do catch up it's like I saw them yesterday!

The University Housemates

This is the motley crew that I live with (minus the waitress and including Ross).

Lately I've been frustrated with the state of the kitchen and various other antics,

however, I need to remember how much I do love them!

They're here for me when I miss Ollie, and stressed about work.

(Plus Bria and J-Ho gives the best cuddles ever!)

The Family

When I'm at home it's really easy to forget 

the good qualities of my family and get frustrated!

When I'm away at Uni, I really start to miss them (especially my Mum).

I need to try and remember this feeling when I go home for Christmas!

life as a second year

I knew second year was going to be harder than the first.

But I'm pretty sure we were lulled

into a false sense of security!

I have so much paper in my life right now.

Plus my Internet has decided to pack in - fabulous.

(I'm writing this on the blogger app for iPhone!)

I'm surviving on Early Grey Tea, Diet Coke and warm sweaters!

Plus listening to upbeat music like "Brim Full of Asha" to keep me motivated!

What keeps you gong when the going gets tough?

Hope everyone is in a less stressful working environment than me!

Happy Thursday people!

Xxxx

my month in pictures

 I'm being such an awful blogger right now,

but second year is whipping me crazy right now!

I was really hoping to right a few in depth posts

about some of the great things I've done in the past month,

however I have a crazy huge assignment due in a week!

So, without further ado - this is my past crazy hectic month!!

  

 

  

1.

Bria, Nicole, Jemma and I all went to Southampton to the smallest little pub

to see a live set being played by The Dykeenies.

We all very trashed on the train and it was all a shambles.

And they signed our boobs.....

2. and 3.

We hosted an Ann Summers party with some of our closest girl friends

and had a evening filled with wine, giggle and sex toys!

We then traipsed to Tiger Tiger and had a girls-only clubbing night!

4.

I was incredibly lucky to win two tickets to Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model Live

in a blog giveaway being hosted by Lil at A Storm in a Teacup.

Bria and I went up to London for the day and had an amazing time,

and (basically) front row seats to the live tour.

This is a photo of Charlotte from last year - who is my all time fave BINTM contestant!

5. and 6.

I had an awful 5 hour train journey down to Swansea becuase I'd forgotten my earphones,

hadn't brought a book so I'd work; and my laptop died.

So to entertain myself  drew on the windows!

However, once I arrived we had a fabulous night out with the Welsh lot!

7.

Halloween Night I dressed up as a 'Spooky Doll'

and joined some of the girls from my Psychology course for a scary night out!

I had a random Chinese girl ask to take a photo of my makeup...

We concluded that was a compliment!

8. and 9.

Had an impromtu nights stay at home,

and Crumble (the little girl cat) who is usually a lone-ranger

stayed in my bedroom all night and would not leave my side!

10.

We went to Scandals, this little basement club that is literally underground, 

the walls are ceiling to floor mirrors, and the ceiling is so so low!

I am really hoping I'll be able to post more soon.

In the mean time, stay safe, stay warm and have fun!

xxxxxxxxxxx

tea is a saviour in disguise

This is currently the extent of my life right now.

A big pile of unfinished work,

a cup of tea,

and my slow cooker recipe book.

Also, please note the gloves,

it's very cold in my huge, lofty student house,

and we can't yet afford to have heating.

Hence the gloves!

I have my first big hand in of second year coming up.

Meaning, this is the first piece of work which actually counts toward my degree.

We've all repeated this scary bit of information

and freaked ourselves out.

So I'm being a bit of a social recluse until it's done.

But I have some exciting posts and a very exciting week once it's handed in!

I'll keep you posted!!