September is coming to an end and it’s been a pretty good month. I was reunited with my best friend, my parents came to visit with my nephew, I got to meet and go shopping with the gorgeous Tania, my boyfriend turned 30 and I was published in The Guardian (you can read that here,…
Month: September 2015
Happy 30th Birthday, Mr Martin
Dedicating this post to my boyfriend, Ian, who turns 30 today. Happy Birthday, I love you <3 I thought I’d post some of my favourite pictures of us, so here we go… Aren’t we cute? Have an amazing day, mwah <3
Adult Colouring Books
* Disclaimer – This post is picture heavy *Adult colouring books have become a craze over the last year or so which pleases me. I’ve always found colouring really therapeutic and relaxing but was sick of colouring in houses and teddy bears. Each time I’d have a hospital stay (and it’s been a lot –…
Shine Bright like a Diamond: Anastasia Beverly Hills Illuminator
Anastasia Beverly Hills Illuminator – Starlight | £28 | Link |A lovely little email pinged into my inbox last week informing me that Cult Beauty was stocking the new Anastasia Beverly Hills Illuminators. New. They were only released in the U.S. last month and us poor beauty lovers in the UK usually have to wait…
Productivity and a Change of Scenery
I haven’t felt this productive in such a long time and it feels good. I was stuck in a cycle of wanting to be productive but putting things off as other things got in the way. When I finished my MA (in December 2013), I intended on starting a blog, writing a novel, getting more…
A Geek who Loves Make Up: Make Up Geek Collection
Make Up Geek Eye Shadow Pan | $6 | Link | Make Up Geek Foiled Eye Shadow Pan | $9.99 | Link | Make Up Geek Blush Pan | $9.99 | Link | Z Palette Large | £15.95 | Link | My love for Make Up Geek is real. They’re inexpensive, excellent quality and have…
What I Learnt at RNOH Pain Management and Rehabilitation Programme
‘They tried to make me go to rehab’…and I went. I’m on my fourth week home from spending three weeks in Stanmore, on the amazing, life-changing Pain Management Programme. I intend on writing more in-depth posts about various things I learnt during my time in hospital but thought I’d give you a little inside scoop of what…
Nars Sheer Glow Foundation: Review
Nars Sheer Glow Foundation – Siberia | £31 | Link |I know, I know, I’m late to the party, everyone on earth has tried this foundation and I’m only just getting round to it. Don’t judge me, okay? I’ll tell you why I haven’t tried it before, two words: SHEER GLOW. I have combination skin…
The Museum of Extraordinary Things – Alice Hoffman: Book Review
I picked this book up on a whim when I was browsing in Waterstones. I judged a book by it’s cover, it intrigued me and when I read the synopsis I knew I had to have it. ‘A tale of star-crossed lovers set against a creepy, gothic backdrop of freak shows, murder and mystery.’ Independent‘Entrancing…Hoffman has…
Bag Haul from Grindstore: Backpacks and Chronic Life
A few weeks ago Grindstore had a 10% off Back to School sale and I had to take advantage. Many of you know that I spent three weeks in hospital recently and during my treatment my Occupational Therapist suggested I use a backpack. I alternate between two crutches and a wheelchair due to my disability and…