Recovery

Recovery

Yesterday I had a small operation that naturally has left me feeling a bit groggy and under the weather. So I am spending pretty much the whole of today in bed! I've edited some blog photos, written a couple of posts, watched the Victoria's Secret Swim Special 2016 and now I'm doing a little bit of internet shopping. So still managing to be a little bit productive!

I am currently loving my VS PINK high socks keeping my feet warm and cosy! I also made myself a super healthy but tasty breakfast this morning, porridge with chai seeds, honey and banana. It was really quick to make but so filling as well. I think this is going to become a new favourite of mine, as there is only so long you can eat bran flakes for without getting a little bored!

I'm still in a fair amount of pain but hopefully with some more rest I will be better very soon. But for the moment I am pretty happy just chilling in bed on my laptop! 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

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

My Birthday!

My Birthday! 

So I am finally 19! It is really strange to think that I am now in my last year as a teenage! Anyway, I had such a lovely day yesterday thought that I would tell you a bit about it. 

My boyfriend Jack stayed over the night before so in the morning (although just!) we headed up to London as I had decided for my birthday I wanted to go to the London Aquarium. See, I am definitely not ready to be an adult yet! Sea Life was really busy but it was so cool. We saw sharks, loads of fish, jellyfish, seahorses and even penguins! But I think my favourite was actually the stingrays as they we so amazing to watch and if you kneel down at the glass and look underneath them they just pull the funniest faces! 

After Sea Life we walked around a bit and found a fun fair type thing where we went on a really high ride that spun around and had amazing views of Big Ben and the London Eye. For lunch we went to Pizza Express where Jack and I both had the Carbonara Pizza which is my new favourite! And after we ended up falling asleep in St James park for nearly an hour! 

On the way home we stopped off at a really lovely little cake shop by Borough Market were we got some amazing brownies. I have managed to save one salted caramel brownie that I might have to eat once I finish this blogpost as it is just heaven! 

Once we got home we had tea and birthday cake which my little sister had set up beautifully. And they got me some white roses which are my favourite flowers! After I opened my presents and I really was so lucky this year. In the next couple of days I am going to do a blogpost showing you what I got for my birthday so keep an eye out for that one. To end the evening after dinner we all snuggled up in blankets on the sofa with lots of sweet treats and watched Captain Corelli's mandolin. It was a really beautiful film set in Kefalonia which is where I just went on holiday. 

I'm back to work again now, but it was lovely to have the day off for my birthday and have such an amazing day up in London. Speak soon xx

My Birthday!

My Birthday! 

So I am finally 19! It is really strange to think that I am now in my last year as a teenage! Anyway, I had such a lovely day yesterday thought that I would tell you a bit about it. 

My boyfriend Jack stayed over the night before so in the morning (although just!) we headed up to London as I had decided for my birthday I wanted to go to the London Aquarium. See, I am definitely not ready to be an adult yet! Sea Life was really busy but it was so cool. We saw sharks, loads of fish, jellyfish, seahorses and even penguins! But I think my favourite was actually the stingrays as they we so amazing to watch and if you kneel down at the glass and look underneath them they just pull the funniest faces! 

After Sea Life we walked around a bit and found a fun fair type thing where we went on a really high ride that spun around and had amazing views of Big Ben and the London Eye. For lunch we went to Pizza Express where Jack and I both had the Carbonara Pizza which is my new favourite! And after we ended up falling asleep in St James park for nearly an hour! 

On the way home we stopped off at a really lovely little cake shop by Borough Market were we got some amazing brownies. I have managed to save one salted caramel brownie that I might have to eat once I finish this blogpost as it is just heaven! 

Once we got home we had tea and birthday cake which my little sister had set up beautifully. And they got me some white roses which are my favourite flowers! After I opened my presents and I really was so lucky this year. In the next couple of days I am going to do a blogpost showing you what I got for my birthday so keep an eye out for that one. To end the evening after dinner we all snuggled up in blankets on the sofa with lots of sweet treats and watched Captain Corelli's mandolin. It was a really beautiful film set in Kefalonia which is where I just went on holiday. 

I'm back to work again now, but it was lovely to have the day off for my birthday and have such an amazing day up in London. Speak soon xx

Decorating With Cacti

Decorating With Cacti

If you read my blog regularly then you will know that about a week ago I went on what I am pretty sure was my first ever trip to IKEA! You would also know that I went a little cactus happy and ended up buying 6 mini cacti in the little white pots. And I have finally found a home for all of them in my bedroom so I wanted to share some photos with you. I absolutely love how they look and I was definitely missing some green in my bedroom. 

The first two cacti are placed on my shelves to add a bit of colour. I think that they look so pretty alongside all of the jewellery and the nail polish. And just in case you were wondering or it was bugging you the top cactus is wonky. A lot of the soil was missing from that one so it is a little bit sad at the moment and I have no idea how to fix it!

I used to have all my makeup on this window sill but realised that it probably wasn't a very clever idea to keep it there in the sun. So now I have moved all of my makeup to the shelf above my desk which gave me the perfect space for these three cacti. I love how minimal and chic this looks with all of the white on white. 

And finally I saved my favourite cactus (yes, I'm sad!) for right by my bed! I needed some colour here as well and think it helps to tie everything together. 

I am really loving minimal and bohemian styles not only for fashion but also for decor. They sound like two completely contracting trends, bohemian style is far from minimal. But I like to keep some aspects minimal, particularly the colour palette of my bedroom very neural with lots of white and then bring a slight bohemian touch to other things, such as subtle intricate prints and different textures. Not sure if that really makes much sense but it does in my head! 

Hope everyone had a good Friday! I finally got my first pay cheque from working at Joules today although I have already spent it on something very exciting which I am sure will be featuring on the blog very soon! xx

Decorating With Cacti

Decorating With Cacti

If you read my blog regularly then you will know that about a week ago I went on what I am pretty sure was my first ever trip to IKEA! You would also know that I went a little cactus happy and ended up buying 6 mini cacti in the little white pots. And I have finally found a home for all of them in my bedroom so I wanted to share some photos with you. I absolutely love how they look and I was definitely missing some green in my bedroom. 

The first two cacti are placed on my shelves to add a bit of colour. I think that they look so pretty alongside all of the jewellery and the nail polish. And just in case you were wondering or it was bugging you the top cactus is wonky. A lot of the soil was missing from that one so it is a little bit sad at the moment and I have no idea how to fix it!

I used to have all my makeup on this window sill but realised that it probably wasn't a very clever idea to keep it there in the sun. So now I have moved all of my makeup to the shelf above my desk which gave me the perfect space for these three cacti. I love how minimal and chic this looks with all of the white on white. 

And finally I saved my favourite cactus (yes, I'm sad!) for right by my bed! I needed some colour here as well and think it helps to tie everything together. 

I am really loving minimal and bohemian styles not only for fashion but also for decor. They sound like two completely contracting trends, bohemian style is far from minimal. But I like to keep some aspects minimal, particularly the colour palette of my bedroom very neural with lots of white and then bring a slight bohemian touch to other things, such as subtle intricate prints and different textures. Not sure if that really makes much sense but it does in my head! 

Hope everyone had a good Friday! I finally got my first pay cheque from working at Joules today although I have already spent it on something very exciting which I am sure will be featuring on the blog very soon! xx

Christmas In My Bedroom

Christmas In My Bedroom

Wanted to just share with you a few of the little Christmassy things that I have done around my bedroom. I haven't really done a lot but kept it pretty and simple so I hope you like it. 

Every year I like to have this little white tree in my bedroom. I decorate it with little silver and white ornaments and a snowflake on the top so it all goes with the rest of my bedroom. 

I like to hang these little white snowflakes all over my bedroom. 

This is my favourite winter candle at the moment. It smells amazing and I can't stop burning it. 

In love with the beautiful sequinned snowflake. 

And of course my fairy lights are a must!

Pretty cuddly things on my bed. 

And a little bit of Christmas Michael to complete the mood!

Hope you are all feeling super festive now! Only a few more days to go! xx

Christmas In My Bedroom

Christmas In My Bedroom

Wanted to just share with you a few of the little Christmassy things that I have done around my bedroom. I haven't really done a lot but kept it pretty and simple so I hope you like it. 

Every year I like to have this little white tree in my bedroom. I decorate it with little silver and white ornaments and a snowflake on the top so it all goes with the rest of my bedroom. 

I like to hang these little white snowflakes all over my bedroom. 

This is my favourite winter candle at the moment. It smells amazing and I can't stop burning it. 

In love with the beautiful sequinned snowflake. 

And of course my fairy lights are a must!

Pretty cuddly things on my bed. 

And a little bit of Christmas Michael to complete the mood!

Hope you are all feeling super festive now! Only a few more days to go! xx