Hey Everyone! I've seen this tag floating about the blogosphere lately and thought I would get involved! I love a bit of me-time, so here are my answers to the questions below!

What do you read or watch during me-time?

I usually read a book on my kindle or a magazine. My favourites are look and heat magazine! I love catching up on my favourite youtubers' videos too! Lately I've been loving watching the Saccone-Joly's and Zoella! 

What do you wear during me-time?

My PJ's of course! I love wearing the legging type PJ's as I find them the most comfy! I received some Ugg slippers for my christmas so I'm sure I will get plenty of wear out of them! As soon as I get home on a night I get my slippers on!

What are your me-time beauty products?

Anything from Lush! I've got a big box of bath bombs beside my bath which I like to keep stocked up! I received some bath things for Christmas so that will top the box up a bit! I'm also partial to a wee face mask from time to time! 

Current Favourite nail polish?

I have to admit, I don't really paint my nails that often! I constantly chip them then spend my day picking the polish off! If I do have anything on my nails, it has to be gel so I don't chip it! I do love Rimmel nail polishes though, and I have a little collection of them.

What do you eat or drink during me-time?

Hot chocolate with marshmallows and cream is a favourite of mine! I also love a little cider or disaronno on the rocks! To eat, I love chocolate (who doesn't) and I also love crisps! Sweet Chilli Sensations are my all time favourite! No healthy snacks in my house haha!

Current favourite candle?

Oh god, I don't even know where to begin with this one! I have a serious Yankee candle buying problem! I would have to say my all time favourite scent is Baby Powder! My other half bought me 5 of the wax tarts for christmas and I've just treated myself to the large jar! 

Do you ever have outdoor me-time?

Yeah, I love going for long walks in the countryside, either with or without company! My favourite place to go is up to the reservoir near my parents house! I spent a lot of my childhood there, walking with my family and it's really beautiful! 

Would you ever go and see a movie alone?

Probably not to be honest! I've never really had to as I've always managed to rope someone along with me. I see going to the cinema as a social thing where you can share popcorn and laugh together at the movie!

Anything else to add? What else do you like to do during me-time?

My favourite thing to do during me-time is put my favourite spotify playlist on, light some candles and get writing some blog posts! Or do some online shopping haha! 

Please feel free to copy and paste this tag to your blog! Let me know if you decide to do it. I'd love to read your answers! 

xxx

Hello 2015!

Happy New Year! Hope everyone had a wonderful NYE! 

I thought I would do a little post on my resolutions for the year ahead! 

1. To start saving for a mortgage deposit - We've been renting a flat for over 2 years now. Don't get me wrong, I love our wee flat but I think it's time for us to find something to call our own! Of course, I'm fully expecting it to take me a few years to save up, especially because I have a spending problem!

2. To lose 2 stone by May - In May we are heading to Mexico as a treat for finishing uni. I've put a lot of weight on over the festive period and although I've been heavier, it would be nice to look slimmer in my holiday photos, especially as I'm spending a lot of money to get there! I'm planning on starting Hot Yoga classes and going back on my diet on the 12th January!

3. To be more organised! - In 2014 there were many instances where I had huge breaks from blogging because I had let masses of work pile up! I'd like to stop leaving all my uni work to the last minute so that this doesn't happen this year!

4. To secure a full time job after uni - I'd really like to stay working where I am just now, but I would need to be offered full time work! Hopefully this will happen in the near future! 

That is everything I've come up with so far! I'm sure I will end up adding to them during the year! What are your new year's resolutions? 

This Has Been 2014

I thought it would be nice to do a little round-up of everything that has happened in 2014 today, since it is New Year's Eve (or Hogmanay if you are Scottish like me!)

January - This month saw us take the most amazing trip of our lives! It has been a dream of mine to visit New York after my 21st birthday and we finally got to do it! It was simply out of this world! And the shopping was incredible. So good in fact, I had to buy a third suitcase to get all my shopping back! 

May - This month saw us take our first of 2 trips to Portugal! I've been visiting the same part of Portugal since I was 13 and I just love it! It is somewhere I love to visit time and time again! Whilst we were in Portugal, I got the news I was being offered a new job working in the courts!

July - In July I turned 22 and as a present to myself, I bought a new car! The car I chose was the Vauxhall Adam Jam in Red! You can see me in the showroom one above. Mine looks exactly the same as this one! It has been a great wee car so far!  

August - In August I decided to leave my job in Sainsbury's after being offered a contract in the courts until May 2015. 

September - The summer was very busy with working two jobs so I didn't have much time to do anything. At the start of September we travelled up to the Isle of Skye for a friends wedding! 2 weeks later, we took our second trip to Portugal, this time with my parents and gran! We had a wonderful time once again! 

October - This month saw Mikey and I celebrate our 3rd anniversary! We visited Knockderry Country House Hotel to celebrate where we ate excellent food and drank amazing wine all night! 

November to December - These last few months have been extremely busy with Uni work and dissertations! I've really enjoyed the winter break (a bit too much) and soon it will be time to head back to Uni for my final term! But before then it is time to celebrate the new year and then have a mini break in Amsterdam. Starting the year as we mean to go on haha!

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all my lovely readers for taking the time to read my posts and for all your comments this year! I hope you will all continue to read my long rambling posts in 2015!

Happy New Year to you all when it comes and All the Best for 2015!

xxx

Boxing Day Sales Haul

Aloha! You can't beat a bit of festive shopping, even better when everything is in the sale! I've picked up a few bargains, so here is a little roundup of everything I've bought! 

On Boxing Day, we headed into town as a family to have a little look in the sales! I never saw anything I really wanted, but later on that day we went to our local shopping centre where I got these little bargains! 

Blue Jeggings - £12 from Next

I live in leggings and I'm always looking for another pair to add to wardrobe! These were originally £24 so I was delighted to get them so cheap!

Grey Dogtooth Leggings - £14 from New Look

These are beautiful! I plan on wearing them to work mainly but they will also be lovely to wear casually too!

Black Scuba Leggings - £5 from New Look

I wasn't so sure about these, but you can never have too many black leggings! After trying them on though, I really like them so I'll be keeping them! They will be nice dressed up or casual!

Candy Cane Lane Small Jar - £3.99 from Clintons Cards

Yes, I bought more candles! I was looking for one of these online but they were sold out everywhere. So imagine my surprise when I walked into clintons and found them on a half price shelf! This smells of peppermint and sugar! It's lovely! 

Candy Cane Lane & Cranberry Ice Waxed Tarts - 69p each from Yankee Candle Store

My local Yankee store was selling off all their Christmas stock at ridiculous prices on Boxing Day! Unfortunately I missed most of the bargains, but I did manage to grab some wax tarts for my new burner! 

Navy Crochet Maxi Dress - £28 from Very.co.uk

This is actually navy, it's just my lighting is terrible! I've had my eye on it for a while for my end of uni ball in May, so when it went in the sale, I just had to buy it! It is really pretty and I think it may be a perfect dress! 

Globe Bookends - £22.50 from Marks & Spencer

Again, I picked these up a bit before Christmas. I couldn't resist them. They are just so me! My mum bought some for my dad too! I've always wanted a globe and now I have 2! 

Candy Cane Lane Tealights - £3.50 from Yankeecandle.co.uk

I bought these before I found the small jar and the wax tarts on Boxing Day, but these will still get used in my lovely cat tealight holder that I bought from the same website! 

Cranberry Ice Small Jar - £4.00 from Yankeecandle.co.uk

Fireside Treats Small Jar - £4.00 from Yankeecandle.co.uk

Icicles Small Jar - £4.00 from Yankeecandle.co.uk

Of course, I couldn't resist stocking up on some more jar candles! I think I need to go to candle rehab!  These were half price so how could I say no! 

I also picked up a Baby Powder Large Jar in the Very sale for only £16! That hasn't arrived yet so I don't have a picture to show you! 

So that is all the bargains I have managed to find so far! No doubt there will be more to come! 

I'd love to see any posts about products you have found in the sales! Leave me your links below! 

xx

Blogger Secret Santa #2

Hello Everyone! Yesterday I posted about the first blogger secret santa I took part in, so today I will show you what I got from the second one! This secret santa was run by Char at T*Rexes and Tiaras! I am not sure who sent me my parcel, but thank you so much to whoever you were! I love everything! I am so pleased that my blog obviously reflects my personality well, as everything I received is something I would have picked for myself! 

The gifts all had little messages on the gift tags about why the person had picked them!

So here is what I received! 

Irn Bru Mug - This is the exact mug that was in my room when we visited Knockderry Country House in October! I had said I wanted one in my blog post about that weekend and my secret santa obviously read it and went and bought it!

Snow Fairy - My favourite lush product of course! 

Cat Scarf - This is so cute! I've been wanting a cat scarf for ages but I couldn't find one I liked anywhere. This one is lovely and large! That's always been the problem with ones I've seen! They were either a snood or they were too short! 

Yankee Candle Votives - I received Cherry Vanilla and Apple Spice Potpourri scents, both of which I haven't tried yet! They both smell amazing and I can't wait to start burning them! 

My secret santa also included a little present for Smudge in the parcel! He receive a toy mouse and some felix cat treats! He had great fun playing with his new toy mouse on Christmas day! He also enjoyed chewing the string that was wrapped around the parcels! You would never believe he is 13 years old! He carries on like a kitten sometimes! 

Thank you so much to my secret santa, whoever you are! My gifts were perfect! Also thanks to Char for organising this present swap! 

xx

TheSundayPost

Hello Everyone! I missed posting my Sunday Post last week, but I am back this week! Here is what I have been up to in the last week!

The yankee candle sale started on Monday night! Obviously I couldn't resist putting in a little order! I will be putting up a January Sales Haul very soon so you will see what I bought! 

I was working right up until 12.30 on Christmas Eve unfortunately! When I got home, it was time to relax with a very fitting candle! 

Santa has been!! You can find my post on what I got for Christmas HERE

We spent Christmas morning with the other half's parents. It wouldn't be Christmas without me watching the snowman! 

This was our starter for Christmas Dinner. It was heaven on a plate! It was star shaped smoked salmon mousse with seafood sticks, lettuce, and my mum's homemade marie rose sauce! Delicious!

Smudge enjoyed his day too of course! Here he is relaxing after his dinner! 

As I was staying at my parent's house over Christmas, he got to sleep in the bed with me! Just look how cute he is!! 

So that's pretty much it for this week! As I type this, I am watching Harry Potter and munching on leftover turkey and duck curry! It's been a great week, and a wonderful Christmas! 

xx

Blogger Secret Santa #1

Hello Everyone! During December, I took part in two blogger secret santa's. I really enjoyed shopping for someone I didn't know, and using their blog to help me pick gifts! The first secret santa I took part in was run by Becky at milkbubbletea. My gift were sent to me by the lovely Adrienne at TheSundayGirl. I love my gifts I was sent! 

The first parcel I unwrapped were these awesome cat gloves from ASOS. They have those little things on the fingers so you can still use your touchscreen phone without having to take your gloves off! Perfect for me, as I'm always playing on my phone in the morning whilst I'm on a freezing cold bus to work!

The second parcel I unwrapped was this lovely cat purse from New Look! I have been looking for a new purse as mine is getting rather old and this is just adorable! Also it has plenty of card slots which is a must for me! 

Also included in my package was lots of yummy chocolatey treats in the form of roses and milka! I will have to get them scoffed before I go back on my diet in January! 

Thank you so much to Adrienne for my lovely gifts! 

xx