I Have the Golden Touch

I know that all the paint is rubbing off the beads on my bracelet, but I love it so much I'm going to wear it till it properly falls apart! It used to be little white and blue flowers painted on the beads.

I actually took these photos yesterday, just before I caught the train down to my parents house. It's so nice to be back home, especially since my mum has baked some of her awesome shortbread.

I'm home because I had an optician appointment this morning as I've been having problems with my contact lenses and my eyes have been really sore. Turns out I'm allergic to silicone, so it's a good job I wasn't planning a Boob Job anytime soon...

Anyway, I tried out Gem's Tips for polka dot nails but my nail art skills are pretty rubbish! I used a sewing pin to do mine but since I was watching TV as I was doing it I kept getting distracted, oops. Also, the quality of the 17 nail varnish (it's a Lasting Fix one) is really terrible. It was gooey and hard to get a nice smooth coat, and then it starting chipping literally an hour after I applied it! I know it cost less than £3 but still, I would have expected better from Boots.

Has anyone else tried this line of nail varnish? What did you think?

We had two BBQs at our house this weekend. The first was on Friday to celebrate Tom's birthday and my memories of it are slightly hazy, probably thanks to the copious glasses of Pimms I managed to get through before some drunkard smashed the jug!

We had a slightly more civilised affair on Saturday (there was even some marshmallow toasting) but I think it's safe to say that I've filled my quota for grilled meats and plastic cheese this month...

What did you get up to over the weekend?

I wish I had taken a close up of this dress so that you guys could see the super cute horse print. I got this dress from H&M years ago but it's still a staple piece in my wardrobe and it's perfect for wearing to work because it's so comfy. I don't think I'll be wearing these shoes to work again though because they really aren't very comfortable! I really love the style though so when payday rolls around again I think I might invest in some better quality loafers.  

 

It's less than two weeks until I jet off to Malawi to meet Tom and I'm so excited. I got my first round of vaccines today, which wasn't terribly nice. I don't mind needles too much but my arms do feel quite heavy and sore now, so I've cheered myself up this evening by watching Big Fat Gypsy Weddings and eating some yummy white chocolate and raspberry cupcakes. 

What have you been up to today?

 

In other news, I recently discovered that I was featured on the Clothing at Tesco Blog! I came across it after looking at my google analytics page and I was so surprised, but also flattered, that they featured my little blog. So, thanks a lot Tesco.

 

I went to see Morning Glory at the cinema yesterday and I really enjoyed it. I thought Harrison Ford was absolutely perfect and Rachel Mcadams was so endearing as work-obsessed Becky. 

If you haven't seen the trailer, it's about a young, career driver executive producer trying to save a failing daytime TV show. She hires Harrison Ford's character as a co-host and he is the most grumpy and incorrigible old man you could imagine and does his best to make her job even more difficult.

I haven't laughed so much at a movie in a long time and I think everybody needs to go see it!

Have any of you seen Morning Glory? What did you think?

 

I baked these cupcakes at work yesterday and I just thought they were so cute I had to snap a quick picture with my iphone. What do you think?

One of my good friends opened his own shop in September last year and I've been working for him for the last few months. It's near the university campus and we sell things like paninis and crepes but I've been experimenting with some home baked goods. These cupcakes went down a storm - a woman came in today and bought four, then came back later for another one!

 

I recently bit the bullet and set up a twitter account because I wanted to see what all the fuss was about! I haven't actually tweeted anything yet but I've already got one follower (the lovely Laura) but you can follow me here if you like. And who knows, maybe I will pluck up the courage to write my first tweet soon...

 

I love this little dress so much, I think the collar is adorable. I first laid eyes on it last year when I saw a shop assistant in my local Topshop wearing it, and I just assumed it was from there. It wasn't in store so I went home and looked online but still couldn't find it (I still don't know why I didn't just ask the girl who I saw wearing it). I kept searching, even looking on eBay, but to no avail.

Then, last month, I was browsing eBay and looking for something completely different when I stumbled across my dress! (Which, it turns out, is actually from River Island.) I knew I had to have it - I just love when things like that happen, it makes the dress even more special in my eyes.

 

I'm moving house soon and in order to make the process easier I'm having a bit of a clear out. I've put a few bits up on ebay here, including some cute dresses from H&M and Topshop and I'll be adding more soon so stay tuned!

Thanks for all the advice on the Urban Outfitters haul. I'm so glad that I'm not the only one who gets terribly sucked in by sales! I ended up going for the satchel because I needed a new smaller bag and I knew it would go with most of my wardrobe and last me quite a while. I also went for the belt because it was cheap and cheerful and I just couldn't resist. The shipping was super fast and they were delivered bright and early this morning so I'll make sure and showcase them here in the next few days!