Christmas tree at Dad's

Christmas cards we made with the Brownies (my one)

Christmas lights in my bedroom

Cute decoration we saw while out in Liverpool.

For a while now I've wanted to redecorate my bedroom, I mean, I love purple, but I'm only at home for another 10 months, so I might as well do it before I leave, so I can have it the way I want it, at least for a little bit.

And my colour of choice is Duck Egg Blue.

So here are some inspirational piccies!

 



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I already have my little tub of tester paint, however my wall is currently purple, so it'll need painting white first, which is what I shall be doing while everyone is reading this (providing that you actually read it on the day it's posted).

And unfortuantly I can't go get the big tub of paint until I get paid in two weeks (and I also need to buy christmas presents with that money, so painting may have to wait *sad face*. So for a while my room may be all boring and white, but I'll try and make it as exciting as possible and maybe go through some of my old rubbish and actually start to organise, instead of spending my entire Friday sat at the computer, on facebook, being bored. So today I am busy! Hell yeah!

 

Wish me luck, so that I don't accidently cover something valuable in white paint!

Also have a lovely weekend.

Tomorrow I am at work and then having a night out, yay!

 

So remember, each day, live a little, laugh a little and love a little. ♥



While exploring Pinterest I found some amazing architecture. I know the idea of these type of houses are completely insane, especially in England, especially at this time of year because you would freeze! But I love them!

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They are so beautiful, I've always had a fantasy about living in the woods and although we don't have any proper wild animals in the UK anymore, I'd still be terrified that I'd be eaten by something. And the isolation would probably drive me crazy sometimes, but it's so tranquil. So as I can't live in one, maybe one day I can go on holiday and stay in a cabin or something. But it would have to be with a guy, and in autumn so we could cuddle up under a blanket, in front of a fire (I obviously haven't thought about this before...). But it's just such a cosy image and a really lovely trip, I should hope anyway. Or maybe I'll marry an amazing architect and he'll make us an awesome holiday home cabin/tree house thing. I think I may be slightly obsessed with these houses because I never had a tree house as a child, I really wanted one, I begged and begged by Dad, but we didn't have any big enough trees to put it in, so I never got one *sad face*.

 

Did anyone have a tree house as a child? If so, I will be extremely jealous of you!

 

So remember, each day, live a little, laugh a little and love a little. ♥

 A couple of weeks ago we started our new project, which is called 'The Unexpected Guest', based on the current Liverpool Biennial, which is all honesty I didn't like very much, there were a couple of things that I liked, but I wasn't impressed by most of it and didn't find anyone who was relevant to my project.

For my project I've decided to look at Mental Illness, specifically Schizophrenia and Depression (only because these were the two mental illnesses we studied for A-level Psychology, so I already have a quite good knowledge of these).

 

 

Me

 

Esther

 

Lauren

 

Lisa

 

 I think the piece of Lauren and the tears is really beautiful.

To develop these, I've done an extra collection of photos with words on the faces, but instead with more specific ideas, that's why I did symptoms of schizophrenia, if people are interested I can post them too at a slightly later date. (Just as a warning I look like a murderer in my next photo).

The piece of Esther has inspired lots of other ideas and my other work, I love the contrast of the colour on the black and white, I think it represents really well, again, the contrast between normality and insanity, the colour and the disorganisation of the lines show the confusion that can sufferers can experience, especially those with schizophrenia, as confused thoughts is one of the more obvious positive symptoms of schizophrenia (again if anyone is interested I can do a couple of posts about the aeightologies of depression and schizophrenia).

This project ends mid December, and then I get a nice Christmas break and get to see all my friends that are back from university, yay!!!

 

So remember, each day, live a little, laugh a little and love a little. ♥

About a month ago (maybe) i was contacted about an amazing competition!

And guess when the deadline is? Well, it's at midnight tonight, ahhhhh, well done me, cutting it pretty close.

The competition is from Westfield London!

And basically what you have to do is put together your dream wardrobe on pinterest using the brands within the village at Westfield London and then blog about it, talking about your favourite pieces, your look and your statement handbag!

And the prize, oh my god, the prize is a designer handbag worth £700... seven hundred pounds, that is a lot of money!

So click here for my pinterest board!

And here goes the blogging bit:



For my outfit I didn't want to go to extremes and choose something that would be unwearable, so I've kind of just upgraded my usual style to luxury clothing! And you can probably tell, that if you've been on to my pinterest board, that my favourite brands have been Burberry and Gucci, they really do have some beautiful clothing, I can't even imagine earning enough money to be able to afford something from there! And unfortunately Chanel isn't included in the Village, otherwise I'm pretty sure my board would have been filled with their clothing.

So let's start with the amazing Versace handbag, first of all it's purple, yay, because purple is one of my favourite colours! It's big enough to carry all the millions of things that us women like to carry around in our handbags, and it has a lovely pattern, which makes it a little more visually interesting.

And as our outfits are meant to be based around our handbag choice, I wanted my outfit to be casual, so I've combined my bag with a traditional and sophisticated Burberry Trench Coat, so it is now my aim in life to own one of these trench coats, I can see myself putting it on and feeling unbelievably classy, sexy and ready to take on the world, because we all know that when you look good you feel extra amazing about yourself and lets not forget that these trench coats go with pretty much anything.

That's why I've put it with a feminine but practical Burberry Jumper and some sexy Gucci Jeans! Now I'm not nearly as skinny as that model, but I don't know why my legs wouldn't look good in a pair of Gucci Jeans, because they are Gucci Jeans!!! Also, also, also, look at those Prada shoes! They are some of the most exquisite shoes I have ever seen and how good would they look with those jeans, and the jumper and just everything. Okay, my style may not be the most "exciting" but I hope everyone thinks it's classy? Please.

On my board there are a couple a other handbags, skirts, trousers, tops, dresses etc. But one of my favourite pieces is an amazing red Burberry evening dress, it is beautiful, when you see it you will understand!

I really really really want to win this competition, it's such an amazing prize and it would be nice to have a little bit of luxury in my life, because I'm never going to be able to afford a handbag like that myself.

So remember, each day, live a little, laugh a little and love a little. ♥

As I mentioned the other day I have been sent a couple of emails recently, asking me to take part in different fashion related competitions, and seriously why not, if I'm given the chance to share my style and possibly win money/clothes, then I might as well do it, because also, I love shoes, and shoes is all this blog post is about!

 

SHOES!

 

Remember my other post about my shoes, well that collection is slowly expanding, however it's not big enough, as I don't really have enough practical shoes and as it's getting colder and wetter, I probably need more boots, yay boots, it has been scientifically proven that boots are sexy, no I'm kidding, but I think it's true anyway. Because well erm, I have no proof, but it's my word and i have a psychology A-level, therefore boots are sexy, yes, do we all agree? I hope so!

Anyway...

So here are some of the lovely shoes I would want to buy should I win (and that's how you enter, by displaying the yummy shoes you would buy, what a great competition!).

Have a look for yourselves here!

So let's talk shoes!

1.Blink Platform Shoe Boots With Studded Trim

2.Ankle boot with strap detail

3.Belle & Mimi Lace Up Brogue

4.Odeon Bow Trim Dogtooth Court Shoes

5.Ruffle Trim Ballerinas

6.Gardenia Patent Platform Court Shoes With Bow Trim

 

Now because I love shoes, I'm going to write one word for each shoe and then I shall explain, kind of.

1. Danger 2. Sex-on-wheels 3. Oxford 4. Office 5. Blood-Ballet 6. Sweetie.

 

1. Danger; for anyone who is watching x-factor this year (the English version) do you remember Rylan's waistcoat thing, with the spikes, well these shoes are the much nicer far classier version. But imagine kicking someone or falling over while out (and in Southport falling over is likely, stupid pavements), therefore danger.

 

2. What can i say; sex-on-wheels, biker boots, yeah, sexyiness all over, when a guy has a motorbike at least for me, it makes them that little bit sexier, and to go on the back of their awesome motorbike you need some sexy biker boots, so it all makes sense right?

 

3. Oxford; my best friend is attending Oxford University and she likes her brogues, so yeah. Plus I need some new brogues, because mine broke, how sad, I know, I'm welling up!

 

4. Office; if I ever worked in an office, these would be my staple shoes, because they are smart, but still classy and exciting, plus I have a skirt with the same pattern!

 

5. Blood-Ballet, it's weird I know, but if ballerinas didn't wear ballet shoes, these should be the shoes the evil woman of the ballet would wear and I need them because they are pretty, although not very practical for winter, but ah well!

 

6. Sweetie; just the colour, makes me think of a sweet, especially candy canes, and Christmas isn't too far away, so it all makes sense!

 

It is ridiculous that I don't actually have a reasonable amount of practical shoes in relation to how many pairs I actually have, so I kind of need to win, so that, well, erm, I don't get frostbite and lose my toes, because how would I dance around my bedroom without my toes, or wear peep toe shoes, ahhh, I need some of them too!

 

*Use your own discretion when replacing every time I say I need with I want*

 

So remember, each day, live a little, laugh a little and love a little. ♥

I know it's been a while, but here is the next installation of Michaela's 'She Loves Me She Loves Me Not'

 

She Loves Me

 

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These flowers are just so lovely, I love the contrast in colours, although the favourite are the mini ones, I even painted them for my GCSE final piece...So pretty!

 

 

String Art

It's so cool, I've been planning to create some art like this for a while, however I haven't been able to find a piece of wood that isn't so thick that I can't find it, but not so thin that my pin will go straight through it.

 

The Website: Mother Said

 I had the pleasure of meeting the lovely woman behind this company at the vintage fair I went to, it's so pretty and I swear once I get paid I am going to buy some of this stuff!

 

 

My Mum's Pumpin Pie

 

If you follow me on twitter or my new instagram account you will have seen this photo or something similar because I love my Mum's Pumpkin pie, out of one pumpkin we got 4 pies, so I'm getting rather fat off pumpkin pie, which is bad because I won't be able to fit in my new dresses, once the pie is gone I just won't eat for a few days, good plan, huh?

 

She Loves Me Not

 

1. That I  still don't own a cream jumper.

 

2. The fact that there was a pair of Kurt Geiger boots advertised in the paper for £30, that I can't afford. *sad face*

 

3. That I think I'm getting a cold!

Please excuse the slightly later hour of this post, but I was at work, then babysitting and I don't feel very well now, oh painkillers, where are you?

 

So remember, each day, live a little, laugh a little and love a little. ♥

While helping my sister find some prom dress ideas (yes, her prom isn't for about 9 months, but to be fair I started looking about a year and a half early), we were looking on ASOS and I can across this dress!

So simple but sophisticated.

And guess how much it is?

£6.50

How good is that, down from £14.99 and it's Mango, although I couldn't find it on the actual Mango website, but I'm not arguing, I'll just check the label when it arrives.

Oh yeah, did I mention, I've ordered, because who wouldn't, it's a bargain and it's lovely. Plus I don't think I have enough dresses, which I'm sure some people wouldn't agree with, but that's what I tell myself.

So rememeber, each day, live a little laugh a little and love a little. ♥

Ladies Ladies Ladies, I have a new phone!

It is so blooming sexy!

For the past two years I had a blackberry, at first it was a nice purple one that I was completely in love with, however that broke, so I had to have my Mum's black one for the remainder of my contract. However I was eligible for an upgrade as of, I don't know, but my Dad called up and they said I was so, yeah, I could get a new phone.

And guess what I got?

An Iphone 4!!!

Fine, it's no Iphone 5, but I think my lovely phone is pretty damn sexy!

I'm actually depressed that there are so many finger prints on the screen already, they should have given me a wipe to clean it, but then I'd be cleaning it constantly!

My life is practically going to be on this phone, I already have my facebook, twitter, blogger account, youtube account, pinterest accound, etsy account and urban outfitters account set up on my phone. As well as 2 email addresses, 635 contacts (I think it added everyone from my facebook, well it must have because I only had 158 before that). And I've already added reminders, one pretty important one for the dentist. The only thing I am lacking now is music, but I can't add my music until my laptop gets a new battery, so for now I'll just need to use my ipod, but I'll carry on using my ipod anyway, but I love my ipod, so you know.

Also, also, also, 

I have also downloaded Instagram, so soon there will be a little icon on my sidebar with a link to my profile, fine, I've only got 3 photos so far, but I've only had it for a day, I'll start adding more soon!

I'm so extremely excited that I have this phone, that I just haven't stopped playing on it!

So remember, each day, live a little, laugh a little and love a little. ♥

When we started the foundation course we all knew it was going to be stressful, but as we got closer and closer to our deadline we started to understand how hard we have to work, how often we have to work and how stressful this course was going to be. And for all of you who don't do an art course of any sort, I shall tell how hard we have to work, how often we have to work and how stressful it is.

It is very hard work, we have to work constantly, and it is the most stressed you could possibly be at 18/19.

So Thursday, maybe not too surprisingly, was one of the most stressful days I have experienced in a while. Our entire project had to be handed in by 11AM. This may not seem stressful, but when you understand what we came from to how it is now, it's ridiculous, at A-level, we had 5 months to create each project, for this project we had 5 weeks...5 weeks to produce as much work as we would for our 5 month long project, none of us were quite ready for that. But now that we've completed the first project it can only get easier, right?

The project was called 'Inside Out' so I decided to look at light sources and this was my final outcome: 

Although the overall quality could have been better, I am really really proud of what I did! 

And I got to use my favourite piece of equipment; the Heat Press!

And you see the pocket?

That was my first ever attempt at free hand embroidery on a sewing machine, and I think the light bulb is pretty damn good if I do say so myself! And I got to use my cute little embroidery ring, yay.

And I already know what I want to do for my next Project, oh I'm so organised!

Hope everyone had a great weekend and has a lovely week (I'm off so I'm going to be catching up on some Zs).

So remember, each day, live a little laugh a little and love a little. ♥

That's right, today I am starting a new job. 

I am so so so very grateful for this job, when I got the call I was practically squealing down the phone.

I had my interview on the 10th October, after I'd finished at college for the day, honestly I was quite nervous, but once I sat down in the office, I felt a lot better as I started chatting with the assistant manager.

So would you like to know where I'm working?

Oh yes, I am now a sales assistant at Primark!

I'm contracted for a minimum of 4 hours on a Saturday, which makes me about £20 a week, which I know isn't much, especially when I'm trying to save for university, but it's something and hopefully as it gets closer to Christmas I'll get more hours. *fingers crossed*

Today is the training day so that's 9-6, woo, full days work!

So as this is being posted while I'm working, I'll make sure to do another post about how it all goes!

Wish Me Luck!

So remember, each day, live a little, laugh a little and love a little. ♥

Now I don't usually post twice in one day...buuuutt, I've been a bad blogger lately, so why not?

Also this is a lovely link-up that I haven't taken part in in quite a while, so I'm going to try and resume my habit of being part of it.

Dear Cold but Sunny Weather, I LOVE YOU. You are so lovely, especially while I'm walking to college, you are so fresh and in fact you aren't even that cold and I end up walking without my coat on and it's so nice! Dear Art, You are so unbelievably stressful, I am so glad that the first project is over, so that I can have some time to relax. But I am rather proud of my final outcome for my project (which I'll make sure to share with everyone soon). Dear Lady Time, You were 2 weeks late and you have no idea how scary and stressful that is to deal with, but now that you have arrived, I detest you, seriously, why do you have to be so horrible and put me through so much pain! And I'll just add Dear Spots, go the hell away, I never break out in spots and now you've ruined my face! Dear My close and lovely Friends, I miss you all so much, you're all off at University being independent, having a great time and being stressed, while I'm here being stressed and playing Mummy to my siblings. Basically I can't wait until you all come back for Christmas! Dear Life, Please send me something wonderful, something that can distract me from stress and my everyday life, even a someone, preferably a someone, please.

So remember, each day, live a little, laugh a little and love a little. ♥

 Hello lovely ladies of the blogging world!

I am still mostly absent from the blogging world because life is cruel and I'm still mourning over my laptop until it is resurrected with a new battery, as I'm writing this I am using the ultra slow family PC, I will just say it's so slow that I had to double click the Google Chrome icon about 20 times before it would even bring up one window, which is somewhat frustrating!

But anyways, yesterday I had my induction into the college gym, which wasn't as big I was thought it was going to be but it's awesome all the same! In fact I have renamed many of the machines, mostly to 'Child Birth' Machines, just because of the lovely positions you get to sit in, but when the time finally comes for me to one day give birth, I will be super ready...obviously. Anyways (again) the gym was awesome and I can't wait to actually start going once I go back after half term. 

So today we have one of my favourite bloggers, who is one of the loviest ladies, who is super motivated and a real inspiration to talk to you about staying determined to get fit!
Cathy!

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For most of my life, I've struggled with maintaining a consistent workout routine. I could never hold a workout routine for more than a month because of one reason or another. Lack of time. Fatigue. It's a hassle. All the excuses, I've said it - - a million times.

 

But, for the first time in my life, I've been able to keep up with a consistent workout routine (consistent being 4 days of exercise a week) - - and I've never felt better. Do I still have days when I just want to get into my jammies, turn on some Netflix, and not think of working out? Oh yeah. More often than I'd like to admit. What I realized about motivation is that it will have its ups and downs. It's a matter of tackling those motivation downs and picking yourself back up, over and over again. Below are my motivation tips that I want to share with you in hopes of helping you get off your butt and making it a habit. Working out isn't temporary, it's a lifestyle change.

 

1. Bring your favorite upbeat music. When I'm working out to a good beat, I tend to synchronize my exercises to the music and mentally tell myself "keep running until this song is over". Some of my favorites are Kanye West and Daft Punk.

 

6. Text a friend to provide you a numerical workout challenge. Recently, my friend challenged me to do 200 jumping jacks and 200 burpees. Did I do all 200 jumping jacks? Yes. The burpees? Not so much. But hey, it got my butt moving and that's the point!

 

7. Find some fitness blogs and follow along. On days when I am really lacking motivation and inspiration, I just pull up fitnessista.com or blogilates.com, and feel ready to go! This is great when I start to lack ideas on switching up my exercises.

 

8. Tweet your workout to your followers BEFORE you workout. When you share this with the public, you're more likely to hold yourself accountable to avoid looking like a fool.

 

9. Find gaps of time to fill in an exercise. At my day job, I have lots of time gaps in my day. To beat the boredom and work on my health, I have two 10lb dumbbells at my desk so I can do bicep curls and tricep extensions. I'm at work for 9 hours...surely, I can squeeze in some arm work :)

 

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This is such good advice, luckily for me the gym already has great music playing all day, and oddly enough singing along actually helps me with me breathing when I'm working out. I'm definitely writing all of these tips into my phone so I can consistently remind myself of them and keep myself motivated!

So remember, each day, live a little, laugh a little and love a little. ♥