September Goals

I don't know about anyone else, but to me September feels more like the new year than January ever does. As a recently graduate this is my first September that I won't be heading back into education, and I feel a little weird about it! Part of me is still desperate to race to WH Smiths and stock up on stationery that I don't even need. To crush this urge and simply because I now find myself in the "adult" chapter of my life I thought I would set myself out some goals...so here goes.

 

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LEARN SOME COMPUTER PROGRAMMING

This is something I have wanted to do for so long, as I now find myself with a bit of time before I start work this seems like the perfect opportunity. I'm trialling some free online classes at the moment so I will let you know how I get on.

 

SWAP COFFEE FOR HERBAL TEA

I love coffee, especially ones with sweetener and a load of cream, but I know that they aren't that great for me. Wherever possible I am trying to swap coffee for a herbal tea, and there are so many to chose from which makes it a little easier.

 

READ MORE BEFORE BED

I got so into reading this Summer. There's just something about being on holiday that makes we want to lie in the sunshine and read all day. Now that I am back home I am already picking my book up less frequently which is sad. I have said this so many times but I want to try and find half an hour before bed to read, rather than looking at my phone!

 

NEW DO FOR A NEW YOU

I have been thinking about cutting my hair for a while. I keep saving images on Pinterest and Instgram of shoulder length styles . But I have had my hair to half way down my back since I was about 12 and it has almost become my safety blanket.[/su_row]

 

I think that's all for now, I love making lists but I don't want to get too carried away with promises that I can't make! Has anyone else made any goals for September, I would love to hear them in the comments below!

Speak soon, xx

The Uni Bedroom Tour

I have been living in my new home for about 6 weeks now, so I though it was about time I shared a few pictures. I say "home" but home will always be the the house I am currently sitting in as I type this, the place I grew up, with the marble kitchen and walls of grandpas paintings. My house in Manchester where I am living for my final year is not quite as homely. Like any typical student accommodation it is run-down, cold and a bit damp, complete with peeling walls and leaking showers! However, I have made my bedroom as much as possible an oasis of calm and creativity. And despite the dodgy lighting and awful blue carpets (with gum trodden in!), I think I have done okay!

This is one of my favourite parts of my room - the clothes rail! Right now it is filled with all of the clothes that I am loving for Autumn. So loads of coats and jackets, fur, bottle green and burgundy shades, dark florals and winter dresses. And I have covered the beam with inspiration that I have cut out of magazines.

Above my wardrobe I've got a few little decorative items - candles, plants, photos and my polaroid. I also keep my perfumes and jewellery here so after I am dresses I remember to put those on.

I keep all of my beauty products out of the way but still organised and accessible in these little baskets. The top one is for face products and the bottom is for hair and body. And obviously some more little plants on top!

This year I am lucky enough to have a sink in my bathroom! It's great to be able to do my face routine and brush my teeth in the morning and evening in my own bedroom. Plus I can have luxury Ted Baker soap that my friend got me for my birthday which I probably wouldn't put in a communal bathroom!

And finally the second most important part of a student room (after the bed!), where I spend the majority of my time! The desk came with the room, and while I am really lucky with home big and how much storage there is, I am not sure I love the glass. Personally I just have so much stuff that I need to put on my desk that it makes it look a bit messy.

My desk also works as my dressing table, so that after a long day of working I can swivel my chair slightly to the right and get ready for a night out! I've also got a pin board of some more inspiring magazine images and a lovely quote from Ralph Lauren.

Anyway, I think that is about it for my bedroom! It's not quite home, but when the candles are lit and the fairy lights are up it is pretty cosy!

Speak soon xx

Bedroom Extras

Bedroom Extras 

So as promised here are the extra pictures from my new uni bedroom. And my personal favourite part! I had seen so many pictures on Pinterest of these beautiful clothes rails displaying clothes with a colour scheme, like pastel or monochrome. I have never been able to have one in my bedroom at home as I have large built in cupboards and I don't really have the floor space for it. So my new bedroom at uni was perfect and not only does it look pretty but it is actually really practical having my favourite clothes so accessible and giving me more cupboard space. 

I found this clothes rail from IKEA for only about £14. It has a lot of hanging space as well as a rack along the bottom which I use for some of my shoes. My new room is very pastel and white so I kept the rack to this colour scheme by display all my lighter clothes, which is most of what I wear anyway! It is mostly white, beige, pastel pink and then some light denim, going from outwear, to jumpers, shirts and tops. 

Hope you like these pictures and what I have done with my bedroom. It is definitely very girlie and homely but I am really happy with how it has turned out. Although I still have a few little bits and pieces that I want to buy, like a desk lamp. Shopping for pretty bedroom pieces is one of my favourite things to shop for! And soon I will have to get some pretty Christmassy things, but I am probably getting a bit ahead of myself!

Hope everyone has had a lovely weekend. Speak soon xx

Bedroom Extras

Bedroom Extras 

So as promised here are the extra pictures from my new uni bedroom. And my personal favourite part! I had seen so many pictures on Pinterest of these beautiful clothes rails displaying clothes with a colour scheme, like pastel or monochrome. I have never been able to have one in my bedroom at home as I have large built in cupboards and I don't really have the floor space for it. So my new bedroom at uni was perfect and not only does it look pretty but it is actually really practical having my favourite clothes so accessible and giving me more cupboard space. 

I found this clothes rail from IKEA for only about £14. It has a lot of hanging space as well as a rack along the bottom which I use for some of my shoes. My new room is very pastel and white so I kept the rack to this colour scheme by display all my lighter clothes, which is most of what I wear anyway! It is mostly white, beige, pastel pink and then some light denim, going from outwear, to jumpers, shirts and tops. 

Hope you like these pictures and what I have done with my bedroom. It is definitely very girlie and homely but I am really happy with how it has turned out. Although I still have a few little bits and pieces that I want to buy, like a desk lamp. Shopping for pretty bedroom pieces is one of my favourite things to shop for! And soon I will have to get some pretty Christmassy things, but I am probably getting a bit ahead of myself!

Hope everyone has had a lovely weekend. Speak soon xx

My New Bedroom

My New Bedroom 

So firstly I am sorry for the lack of posts this last week, but as you might have guessed by the title of this post I have finally moved into my new uni house! I am living with 8 (I know, it's a big house!) of my best friends from uni last year and my bedroom is on the very top floor. I love looking at how people have decorated their bedrooms and their homes so I thought I would finally share with you a few pictures of my new bedroom. 

So this is basically what you see when you open the door and walk into my bedroom. I have a nice big bed in the middle of the room and then my desk and work area over in the corner. I've get the decor as light as possible to make the space feel bigger so as can only be expected there is a lot of white and pastel! 

On one end of my desk I have created like a dressing table area with all of my makeup and some beauty bits. I actually brought pretty much all of my makeup with me to university so I have everything that I could ever need. In the morning and before nights out I will just scoot my chair over to this end of my desk and do my makeup using my little desk mirror. 

I love having a lot of pretty pastel thinks like jewellery, makeup and nail polish on show as it adds detail and makes the room feel homely and girlie. 

On the other end of the desk I have my work area with my laptop, notepads and pens. I find it easier to keep all my uni books and folders away in my cupboard and take them out as and when I need them. My desk isn't huge so this way it feels tidier and I have more space. 

I actually bought this new calculator the other day. I remember being about twelve years old and being desperate for the bright pink one! Now I got just as much job buying the beautiful new white one to go with my desk space! 

I have a little bedside table where I keep a few bits and pieces. I have my white alarm clock, my lantern, glasses, a candle and my favourite photo of my brother and sister. I also have some lip balm and hand cream which I always use before bed, and then all my other bedtime beauty bits are in the drawers. 

Finally just above my desk I have this little shelf space. Here I have put my Roberts Radio on display as the colour goes perfectly with my throw. I have some beauty bits, some of my favourite jewellery and then my cacti which I just love! Which reminds me, they could probably do with a bit of water! 

There is actually a little corner of my bedroom that I haven't included in this post. Do avoid making this post too long, and because it is my favourite part of my bedroom I am going to include these pictures in a whole separate post. So keep an eye out as that will be on the blog in the next few days.

Hope everyone has a lovely weekend, speak soon xx

My New Bedroom

My New Bedroom 

So firstly I am sorry for the lack of posts this last week, but as you might have guessed by the title of this post I have finally moved into my new uni house! I am living with 8 (I know, it's a big house!) of my best friends from uni last year and my bedroom is on the very top floor. I love looking at how people have decorated their bedrooms and their homes so I thought I would finally share with you a few pictures of my new bedroom. 

So this is basically what you see when you open the door and walk into my bedroom. I have a nice big bed in the middle of the room and then my desk and work area over in the corner. I've get the decor as light as possible to make the space feel bigger so as can only be expected there is a lot of white and pastel! 

On one end of my desk I have created like a dressing table area with all of my makeup and some beauty bits. I actually brought pretty much all of my makeup with me to university so I have everything that I could ever need. In the morning and before nights out I will just scoot my chair over to this end of my desk and do my makeup using my little desk mirror. 

I love having a lot of pretty pastel thinks like jewellery, makeup and nail polish on show as it adds detail and makes the room feel homely and girlie. 

On the other end of the desk I have my work area with my laptop, notepads and pens. I find it easier to keep all my uni books and folders away in my cupboard and take them out as and when I need them. My desk isn't huge so this way it feels tidier and I have more space. 

I actually bought this new calculator the other day. I remember being about twelve years old and being desperate for the bright pink one! Now I got just as much job buying the beautiful new white one to go with my desk space! 

I have a little bedside table where I keep a few bits and pieces. I have my white alarm clock, my lantern, glasses, a candle and my favourite photo of my brother and sister. I also have some lip balm and hand cream which I always use before bed, and then all my other bedtime beauty bits are in the drawers. 

Finally just above my desk I have this little shelf space. Here I have put my Roberts Radio on display as the colour goes perfectly with my throw. I have some beauty bits, some of my favourite jewellery and then my cacti which I just love! Which reminds me, they could probably do with a bit of water! 

There is actually a little corner of my bedroom that I haven't included in this post. Do avoid making this post too long, and because it is my favourite part of my bedroom I am going to include these pictures in a whole separate post. So keep an eye out as that will be on the blog in the next few days.

Hope everyone has a lovely weekend, speak soon xx

New Bedroom Inspiration

New Bedroom Inspiration

In less than a Week now I am going to be moving in with all my university friends into a new house, and my new bedroom. I have been so excited to decorate my new bedroom and it has been so much fun going shopping for pretty bits and pieces this Summer. So I have put together some inspiration from WeHeartIt and Pinterest. 

Unlike last year I actually have a good sized bedroom with a double bed, which is very exciting. I have decided to keep my room quite white as it is my favourite colour and have everything looking really fresh and clean. And then when Christmas coming it will be easy to change things up sligtly by adding a Christmasy throw and some pretty lights or something. I also want to have a bit of pastel blue in my room and I have a beautiful Urban Outfitters throw for my bed that is actually in the exact same pattern as the bedding second left on the bottom row. When I get up to Manchester I also want to buy quite a bit green plant to have in the corner of my room as I love the green against all the white. 

I am so excited to decorate my bedroom. I do have some rather horrible orange checked curtains to deal with, but hopefully we can get past that! Can't wait to show you all the photos once it is finished. xx

New Bedroom Inspiration

New Bedroom Inspiration

In less than a Week now I am going to be moving in with all my university friends into a new house, and my new bedroom. I have been so excited to decorate my new bedroom and it has been so much fun going shopping for pretty bits and pieces this Summer. So I have put together some inspiration from WeHeartIt and Pinterest. 

Unlike last year I actually have a good sized bedroom with a double bed, which is very exciting. I have decided to keep my room quite white as it is my favourite colour and have everything looking really fresh and clean. And then when Christmas coming it will be easy to change things up sligtly by adding a Christmasy throw and some pretty lights or something. I also want to have a bit of pastel blue in my room and I have a beautiful Urban Outfitters throw for my bed that is actually in the exact same pattern as the bedding second left on the bottom row. When I get up to Manchester I also want to buy quite a bit green plant to have in the corner of my room as I love the green against all the white. 

I am so excited to decorate my bedroom. I do have some rather horrible orange checked curtains to deal with, but hopefully we can get past that! Can't wait to show you all the photos once it is finished. xx

Pretty Little Things

Pretty Little Things 

In basically a week now I am heading back to University in Manchester, which means for the last few days I have been trying to sort out everything that I need to take up with me. A lot of things I already had from last year and most of the new things I needed were cheap kitchen bits as this year I will be cooking for myself. Insert worried face here...

But I did managed to pick up a few really pretty bits and pieces that I thought I would share with you. 

The first thing is this beautiful vintage looking alarm clock in white. I have one very similar in my bedroom at home which I love from Sainsbury's so I went back there do see if they still did anything similar. And I found this, the last one and knew it would look perfect by my bed at uni to help get me to my lectures on time! Also it was a total bargain for only £6!

I picked up these adorable glasses about a week ago when I went IKEA shopping with my boyfriend for kitchen things. Most of what I bought was really boring like saucepans and wooden spoons but I saw these and they were just too cute to leave behind. They are really summery which I realise is silly as we are now heading into Autumn and Winter, but I know just drinking anything out of a flamingo glass will bring me such joy. It's the little things in life!

I like to think that I am quite an organised person. I'm very tidy and everything has a place and an order. Something I do need to improve on is how I organise my events. I write some things on my phone, some things as notes, and some things are just scribbled on little bits of paper and sticky notes around my room! So I bought this little silver diary so I can finally have everything all in one place. This one is a pretty silver finish and is small and light enough so that I can throw it in my handbag when I need too. I dream of having one of those beautiful Filofax or a Kate Spade organiser one day, but for now this little one will have to do. 

And finally I picked up a couple more of these lace design white pots from IKEA to take up to university with me. They are so pretty and really practical. One of them will definitely be used for all my makeup brushes and the other one probably for pens or something on my desk. 

I'm sad that Summer is pretty much over, but I am also so excited to move into a house in Manchester with all my friends. I also cannot wait to decorate my bedroom. As you can probably guess there is going to be a lot of white, but also some blue and I have the beautiful throw from Urban Outfitters that I got for my birthday. So keep an eye out for a post in the next few weeks showing you my new bedroom! xx

Pretty Little Things

Pretty Little Things 

In basically a week now I am heading back to University in Manchester, which means for the last few days I have been trying to sort out everything that I need to take up with me. A lot of things I already had from last year and most of the new things I needed were cheap kitchen bits as this year I will be cooking for myself. Insert worried face here...

But I did managed to pick up a few really pretty bits and pieces that I thought I would share with you. 

The first thing is this beautiful vintage looking alarm clock in white. I have one very similar in my bedroom at home which I love from Sainsbury's so I went back there do see if they still did anything similar. And I found this, the last one and knew it would look perfect by my bed at uni to help get me to my lectures on time! Also it was a total bargain for only £6!

I picked up these adorable glasses about a week ago when I went IKEA shopping with my boyfriend for kitchen things. Most of what I bought was really boring like saucepans and wooden spoons but I saw these and they were just too cute to leave behind. They are really summery which I realise is silly as we are now heading into Autumn and Winter, but I know just drinking anything out of a flamingo glass will bring me such joy. It's the little things in life!

I like to think that I am quite an organised person. I'm very tidy and everything has a place and an order. Something I do need to improve on is how I organise my events. I write some things on my phone, some things as notes, and some things are just scribbled on little bits of paper and sticky notes around my room! So I bought this little silver diary so I can finally have everything all in one place. This one is a pretty silver finish and is small and light enough so that I can throw it in my handbag when I need too. I dream of having one of those beautiful Filofax or a Kate Spade organiser one day, but for now this little one will have to do. 

And finally I picked up a couple more of these lace design white pots from IKEA to take up to university with me. They are so pretty and really practical. One of them will definitely be used for all my makeup brushes and the other one probably for pens or something on my desk. 

I'm sad that Summer is pretty much over, but I am also so excited to move into a house in Manchester with all my friends. I also cannot wait to decorate my bedroom. As you can probably guess there is going to be a lot of white, but also some blue and I have the beautiful throw from Urban Outfitters that I got for my birthday. So keep an eye out for a post in the next few weeks showing you my new bedroom! xx

Bits And Pieces

Bits And Pieces 

Firstly I wanted to show you my Macbook with it's beautiful marble skin. I bought this skin off Etsy after seeing a lot of them on Pinterest and Instagram. I love how chic and minimal this looks. 

This is everything that I have on my bedside table right now. I love all of the white and now pretty this space looks. And I can't wait to read my How to be Parisian book. 

Finally this is the cutest card that I got last week from my friends at University for my birthday! I haven't seen them this whole Summer and I can't wait to see them in a few weeks when we go back to uni to live in our house!

The weather here is still rubbish so this morning I went to IKEA and got a few more bits and pieces for university. Many I will do a post sometime showing you some of the pretty things that I bought. I am so excited to start decorating my new room. I'm going for lots of white, some pastel blue and a bohemian feel. Plus lots of candles and fairy lights!

Speak soon xx

Bits And Pieces

Bits And Pieces 

Firstly I wanted to show you my Macbook with it's beautiful marble skin. I bought this skin off Etsy after seeing a lot of them on Pinterest and Instagram. I love how chic and minimal this looks. 

This is everything that I have on my bedside table right now. I love all of the white and now pretty this space looks. And I can't wait to read my How to be Parisian book. 

Finally this is the cutest card that I got last week from my friends at University for my birthday! I haven't seen them this whole Summer and I can't wait to see them in a few weeks when we go back to uni to live in our house!

The weather here is still rubbish so this morning I went to IKEA and got a few more bits and pieces for university. Many I will do a post sometime showing you some of the pretty things that I bought. I am so excited to start decorating my new room. I'm going for lots of white, some pastel blue and a bohemian feel. Plus lots of candles and fairy lights!

Speak soon xx