Life lessons according to Georgia Nicholson...

Hello my little lovelies,

So, this morning I have watched Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (I am now watching HSM3, can you guess my mood?!) and I thought it might be useful (read: not at all useful) to share a few life lessons as taught by our friend Georgia...

1. ALWAYS choose appropriate fancy dress

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2. Stalking is a reasonable way to get a boys attention

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3. Orange fake tan is endearing...

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4. Boys are annoying, confusing, and just down right stupid

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5. But often very attractive

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...Like I said I'm watching HSM and so I thought I'd just treat you all while I was here...

Finally, Georgia has taught us to be yourself and aim high!

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So girls, I hope this has given you the confidence (or just a little giggle) on this rather miserable Saturday! You can do it, I believe in you and so does Georgia. Go out and get your Robbie. Go on, we're right behind you!

Lots of love

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I'm Back and University Life...

Well hello there everyone!

I'm back! I have finished my mountain of essays and I am going home for Christmas in 3 days time! Ooft, I'm excited! Today I have packed up most of my things to the sounds of christmassy Buble and tonight we're having take away to celebrate! I know you're jealous.

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Today I thought I'd share my current thoughts of University life with you. I have learnt a lot over the past term, most of which has nothing to do with my course content. I have found it particularly difficult to deal with unreliable people this term. Whether its not pulling their weight during group work, remind me again why I chose to do a drama course?! or not paying bills its a struggle. I still can't believe that some people have such different values to mine. It's been really eye opening. I took it for granted that people thought about others before they acted. It's been quite a learning curve and one that has contributed to my decision to move back to the family home to complete my final year at university.

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To be honest with you all its not been that tough a decision. I hated living in halls, communal living is not my thing, but I was quite looking forward to moving in with a few girls in our own house this year. Now, don't get me wrong I don't hate it, in fact most of the time I quite like living in our little house, we keep it clean and tidy and it's generally a nice place to be! The only problem, money. Having to sort out bills etc has just proven to be way too difficult, and to be frank I just don't need the stress. After some careful calculations as to how much it would cost to make the 45 minute commute from home to uni every day it just seems silly not to. I am going to be saving me, and my mumma, lots of money and ultimately I know I will be a lot happier. 

I have changed a lot since coming to uni and I don't necessarily think that its been for the better. I feel myself being less sociable and less myself more and more. I don't remember the last time I went out at uni, I know. Shock horror! A uni student who doesn't really go out. I just can't be bothered. I don't have a good time and so why waste the money! I loved my time in school and spent a lot of time with my friends now I don't really enjoy uni and I spend a lot of time on my own. Since I started my job in the summer I can feel myself coming back. I am doing something that has confirmed that I want to go into teaching and I really enjoy it! This job is at home, therefore giving me more of a reason to move back. I still have really close friends at home who I will be able to see lots more. I definitely think its the right decision.

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So, what I'm trying to say is, if you don't love uni then you are not alone. I am so over people judging me for not going out, or for not enjoying the 'wonders' of halls, what now? Just because the general uni student drinks their own weight in alcohol most nights of the week and loves living in squalor doesn't mean you have to too. Do what makes you happy 'cause that's the most important thing. 

I hope this has been vaguely helpful to anyone who is feeling in a similar way. I love reading post like this so hope this will help someone else too!

Lots of love

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Pins of the Week #5

Hey Everyone!

Hope you're all well! Its that time of the week again! Man, these weeks just fly by! I've got reading week next week and I really need the break!

So as Halloween is just around the corner I thought we'd theme this weeks pins and see if I could inspire both myself and you!

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1. This is so cool! It almost makes me want to have a Halloween party just to make some cool decorations! I love innovation crafty things, this just really floats my boat! (See what I did there?!)

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2. Loving this make up! I love the fact that one side is pretty the other side is different! I know Halloween is about being scary but I can't say I want to go out looking like a zombie, this would be perfect for a Halloween night out! Pretty but shows you've made an effort!

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3. Loving the fact this is Halloween so muted down! Black and orange but without dressing up! Perhaps an idea for a shopping trip in the day on Halloween? What do you think?

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4. A wearable nail art idea for Halloween! I can't tell you how many intricate or character related ideas there were! I don't want bats and pumpkins all over my nails!!! Just enough to give a nod to the time of the year!

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5. Finally a little laughter for you! I hope you can all read this in the way it is said in the film and you've all had a little chuckle! What a good film, who can argue with Mean Girls?! LOVE IT!

So thats it! What're you going as for Halloween? Let me know down below!

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Pins of the Week #4

Hey Everyone!

Sorry for the lack of this post last week, I was without my laptop over the weekend and I have been busy with uni things this week so thought I'd just postpone and post this week instead!

So this is what I've been loving for the last two weeks!

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1. Ooft, what a beautiful piece of photography. I'd love to see something like this, what a feat of nature! I'm so taken with this photo, I just can't stop looking at it!!!

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2. Now, you will all probably know by now that I love me some mint. I have been in a slight dilemma as it really isn't an autumn colour. This is beautiful though, maybe I'll hunt down a mint coat so my love affair doesn't have to end!

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3. I really need to stop wedding planning. I have no boyfriend, and need to face the fact its not going to happen for a while, well a girl can dream can't she. I love the neckline of this dress, also the bouquet colours and so understated, I think it just look beautiful!

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4. Now, I have a real urge to be creative. I am creative on a daily basis doing a drama degree but not hands on. I want to use glue and paint and actually create an object! I love this idea, a lovely way to change up decor for autumn. Maybe a lovely autumn walk to collect some materials is in order, then I'll come home and sit by the fire and do some crafts. How quaint.

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5. Christmas is coming! I love this look for a Christmas or new years party. So pretty but still classy. Gotta get my glitter fix somewhere! Now to get perfecting my liquid liner, a skill I've never really posessed!

So those are my picks! What have you been loving over the past couple of weeks? Do let me know, I love to hear from you!

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Pins of the week #3

Hey everyone!

Its that time again! This is what I've been Pinterest loving this week!

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1. I adore this dress! I think the shape is super flattering and its so elegant! I need one!

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2. Ooh I have been in a wedding mood this week. I go through phases of looking at nothing but wedding related pins, this week was pretty much one of those! The lace train on this dress is just gorgeous! *pulls self together*

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3. Love this quote. I also quite like the typography, sums up the quote I think! Beautiful!

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4. I have been on the look out for some casual clothes this week. I need things that are easy to throw on before a 9 o'clock lecture but something that looks pulled together! I think this perfectly fits the bill. My leather jacket is on its way and I am going to try and recreate this look! Would anyone like a Uni lookbook type post? Let me know down below!

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5. Firstly a Fleetwood Mac lyric which I love but even more so the typography! My fave colours and love the floral pattern. I'd like to make my own (or maybe I'll just look on Etsy and have someone make it for me ;))

So thats it! What do you think of my picks? What have you been pinning this week?

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Pins of the week #2!

Hey everyone!

So its that time of the week again! Lets see what going on in the world of Pinterest...

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1. Ooft I flippin' love these! I like the fact that they have the gold around the toe and heel and the cut out sides. I think they are really cool and would add edge to an outfit without being to masculine! I'm in love!

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2. I think this is a pretty style, it would make a nice style to take from day to night. With some curls left to frame the face this is a gorgeous look!

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3. CRONUTS. Croissant dough cooked like donuts. They look amazing! Apparently they queue for hours in NYC to get these bad boys, I want to see what all the fuss is about!

 

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4. Aha such a funny quote! I think I find it so funny because I totally agree with her! If I found a little blue box and it was a key chain when I was expecting an engagement ring I would flip! Who's with me!?

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5. Love this look! Sophisticated but glamorous! Gorgeous!

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The 90's Tag!

Hey everyone! 

So today I thought I'd do my first tag on here! I thought the 90's tag would be a bit of fun! I originally saw this on Zoe's (Zoella) channel with Tanya Burr, so thanks girlies!

Lets get started!

1. Favourite Disney Film?

Definitely Beauty and the Beast. If I could be Belle I would! I adore her iconic dress but even more so her red velvet coat with white fur trim, oh lord I do love that outfit! I love every song (and probably know every word of each!) and I would watch it daily if I had the time! I also own a Belle doll that comes with me to and from Uni each term! I love her very much and what makes it worse is I got her not that many Christmases ago because we bought one for my little cousin and I loved her so much I had to have one too! *realises she should probably end the essay on Beauty and the Beast* Moving on!

2. Favourite Music Artist?

Spice Girls. I was a super fan! There is a family video somewhere of me dancing round the Grandparents kitchen singing STOP! I knew know the whole routine and still crack it out at parties to this day!

3. Favourite Candy/Sweeties?

I don’t know if I have a favourite! I loved dip dabs and fruit salads! I was also partial to a chewit or two, but I remember I got a packet as a well done after a Ballet exam and in the car on the way home I chewed one and my tooth came out! Don’t know that I’ve had one since then! haha

4. Favourite Game (Board Game, School Game etc)

I loved Frustration! I think I had a lot to do with way you rolled the dice, popping the middle section, what a good invention!

5. Favourite McDonalds Happy Meal Toy?

Most definitely the mini Beanie Babies! I had a massive collection of normal beanie babies and the mini made a lovely addition! You don’t get such great toys in Happy Meals any more, I do feel sorry for today’s children!

6. Favourite Book?

The Glitter Girls series, that was mini chick lit at its best! They organised sleep overs and schools discos and things and I so wanted to be in their group!

7. Favourite Clothing Store?

Tammy was great, their shops looked so cool, but then they went into BHS and the appeal decreased. I think New Look too, but I’m sure I just went wherever my Mum took me!

8. Favourite NickJnr Show?

OK, so an American question. I’m going to change it to Favourite CBBC show! I loved Tracy Beaker, anything that had real people in to be honest, I have never been a fan of cartoons!

9. What would you watch when you got home from school?

Umm I went to after school clubs and things a lot but Art Attack was a good choice. I also remember ‘My Parents are Aliens’ was on at around that time of the day!

Hope you all enjoyed that! It was fun reminiscing about my childhood! How many of you are 90's kids?! If any of you fancy having a go at this then link you version in the comments! I love to see your responses!

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Pins of the week #1!

Well hello again everyone!

Today I want to start a new little series on here. Pins of the week!

I am completely obsessed with Pinterest! I could just spend hours soaking up everything it has to offer. I thought it would be nice if I shared my top 5 pins this week, my 5 favourite things I've have pinned this week!

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1. I am stuck in a bit of a hair rut at the moment and I am trying endlessly to find something I like the look of. I'd like to go a a caramel brown colour but not blonde. Argh I don't honestly know but I do love her hair (and her outfit!)

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2. Ooh cheeky! ;) I just loved this quote! Totally agree!

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3. I just adore this kitchen! Love the colours and cute accessories! I fantasise far too much about what my house will eventually look like! Anyone else have a home obession?!

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4. Well would you just look at these! I am definitely getting into the Christmas spirit and when I saw these a melted (see what I did there?!) I will most definitely be making these bad boys when December rears it pretty little head!

5. I love this little bit of photography as well as the actual shoes! I need a pair of mint green Converse in my life! Who doesn't?!

So there you have it! Just a little of what I've been loving this week! You can find the rest of my pins here!

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A little catch up...

Hello Everyone! I really hope you are all well!

So, it's been almost 2 months since my last post *slaps wrist*. I feel a little out of practice so I thought I'd just ease myself back in today with a little catch up and explain to you all why things have been so quiet!

Firstly, my laptop broke. Its all been very annoying and stressful. I had had this laptop for a year now, I bought it to start uni with. It has broken twice in this time, both times it being the motherboard at fault. What a great piece of machinery it is! I don't want this post to become a moany one but if anyone who works for Currys PC world is reading this, I was deeply unimpressed by your service. I know that it was sent to HP for repair and they are probably more at fault than anyone else but the customer service I received was anything but good. Really I'd like to be able to buy another, or ideally be given one for all this inconvenience, but a student budget just doesn't stretch that far. Lets all cross our fingers for no further problems!

Other than the obvious problem of no resource to be able to blog from! I also lost a lot of the photos I had ready and edited to go into posts and so this has slowed me further!

In other news I did go on holiday to Portugal and had a lovely time chilling in the sun! 

 A Beautiful View!

Me and the sister.

I have previously mentioned that I started a new job which I am LOVING! It has really motivated me as it has confirmed I really want to go into teaching after uni and it has given me even more of a goal to aim for!

Have you noticed a new look here too?! I'm really pleased with the new design and I feel ready to get back into blogging with a lovely new design and lots of posts ready to go!

What have all of you been up to over the summer? I want to here all about it! I really look forward to creating a lovely community here and want it to be a place of conversation! Do let me know what you'd like to see here too!

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Birthday Wishlist: Random

Hello everyone! So I thought today I'd finish my Birthday Wishlist with all the other bit and pieces I am hoping to get for my birthday (22 days, not that I'm counting or anything!)

I apologise for the poor pictures but nothing would play ball today so we are going to have to deal with slightly rubbish picture quality!

1. Kaftan - Next

I absolutely love this kaftan, I saw it in store the other day and knew I had to have it! I love that it does up at the front and has elastic through the waist at the back meaning it has a little bit of shape! I adore the sparkly sequins on the left shoulder and think its pretty without being too in your face.

2. 90210 Box set - Season 4

I love this show and have all the box sets up till this one. I love watching a series on DVD one because it can last for ages rather than a film which could just kill an hour or so, and two because you get rid of all the ad breaks!!!

3. New Girl Box set - Season 1

I loved this show when it first started and then I sort've lost touch with it, I don't know if it was on on a night where I was always out or what but anyway I thought I'd watch it again from the beginning and then get season 2 when it comes out on DVD later on in the year!

3. Laid in Chelsea - Ollie Locke

I'm not sure what this book will be like but I love the show and think Ollie is so funny so its worth a try!

5. Porcelain Print Scarf - Zara

I saw this when snooping about on the website a few months ago liked it and then promptly forgot about it, however the other day I saw my friend wearing it and I was sold! Its such a pretty print and the colours are really bright! I think its now gone down in price in the sale but pretty sure it will go, I'm going to check next time I'm in store but this one might be just out of my reach! But hey, this is a wishlist after all!!!

So that's it for my birthday wishlist, I'm getting super excited for my birthday now, I need to step up the plans and sort out what I'm doing to celebrate. Last year of being a teenager, scary.

Any of you got birthdays coming up? What's on your list? Anyone not got a birthday coming up and still got  list?Its fine, we all do it! Let me know in the comments!

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Bank Holiday BBQ!

Hello everyone!

How was everyone's bank holiday weekends? Mine was LUSH! It was so relaxing and I am literally in love all this sunshine! I seem to have escaped sunburn so far, apart from a random patch on the top of my foot and personally I think this is an achievement!

I had a BBQ last night and it was amazing! Steak, kebabs and salad, perfect! Why does BBQ food taste so much better than normal food?!

Anyway, to accompany my BBQ I decided to make my own Iced Tea. Last year I became obsessed with Costa's Iced Tea, I think it could possibly have been classed as an addiction. So, as you can imagine, when they suddenly stopped making it, I was not a happy bunny. I had to resort to Lipton's for my fix but it just wasn't the same. Now its summer time again and I really have been craving it.

Summer project No. 1: Find good Iced Tea recipe and make some!

I found a recipe online that looked pretty simple and thought I'd give it a try. You can find this recipe here!

Literally all you do is stew some darjeeling tea bags for five minutes, stir in a couple of tablespoons of sugar and leave to cool. Add some juice of your choice and pour over ice!

Even I could cope with this recipe! Now I couldn't find peach juice to make my favourite peach iced tea so I settled for passion fruit. It was actually really nice! It wasn't perfect but I was quite impressed! It had a definite tea after taste which didn't really please me all that much as I'm not a tea drinker. I think with a few tweaks this recipe would be really good.

If anyone know of a good recipe then send it my way, I'm a woman on a mission!!! Also, if anyone has any contacts with Costa (unlikely I know) would you express my view that Iced Tea should be a permanent fixture on their menus!

What were you up to this May Day weekend? Let me know in the comments!

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Spring has Sprung!

So today I handed in my final essay of the year (where on earth has this year gone?!) and I thought to myself what on earth am I going to do until September???

This quote from Anna Karenina really summed it up today! I am going to make lots of plans to do exciting, fun and productive things in my summer and beyond!

I'd quite like to get a bit crafty and maybe make a few things for my new uni room next year, brighten up the wonder that is student housing! Pinterest will be hit hard for inspiration I'm sure!

I want to go to new places but being a poor student, who is slightly obsessed with beauty products, I have very little money to spend. So, my plan is to stay in the country go on nice little day trips! I'd like to see some more theatre too but unfortunately the same applies!

Ok, so here's my challenge to you, sit down and make a list. A list of lovely things that you want to achieve. Let be productive together!

Let me know your ideas, I'd love to hear them!

Hope you're enjoying the sunshine, I certainly am!

Au Revoir x

Yankee Tea Lights

Its Sunday, which means to time for relaxation, a spot of pampering and more often than not some chocolate! Whats a good pamper session without a few candles to set the mood?!

Make way for these beautys... 

I bought these in an Edinburgh Woolen Mill shop when I went to Plymouth a few weeks ago with the intention of saving them for my Uni room next year (we're not allowed candles in halls this year so I'm making the most of it next year in our house!) As you can probably tell I have caved and used them already, I'd be surprised if they make it to September!

Now, why do you think I was drawn to this particular scent... yes the pink got to me and obviously I had to go and try it out!

I don't like musky smells, or ones that make you feel a bit fluffy headed, I like zingy and fresh fragrances and so these really float my boat! Obviously they smell really fruity and I do think they have a slightly floral scent as well, which I absolutely love! They're just lovely and the fact that they're pink just makes them even better!!!

Look how pretty!! 

This is a Partylite holder that I got at a candle party probably two years ago now, go and have a look at their website they do some lovely things! I just think tea lights are so much easier than big candles and you get the luxury of displaying them in pretty things like this! Also, the tea lights are far cheaper than the jars and you still get the same lovely smell, RESULT!

Go and have a look at the yankee website (here) and see what other amazing fragrances they have to offer, there really is something for everyone!

Now I'm off to listen to some Michael Buble or something of that vain and paint my nails in a cloud of this lovely smell!

Au Revoir x

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