Here I am again, starting yet another post with an apology about the lack of posts. This time it has been a year. Almost exactly. The truth is, I'm not that sorry at all. It has been a pretty hectic year by my standards anyway and my focus was not on writing. It would have make no sense to force myself to write just for the sake of it. I'm not going to make any promises or put pressure on myself to post here because that doesn't work for me. We shall just wait and see what happens in the future.
Until I feel inspired to write something more interesting, here's some more about me.
1.Do you have a
middle name? Elizabeth (My initials are JEN)
2. What was your
favourite subject in school? Art, also Craft and Design. They were the things I was best at.
3. What’s your
favourite drink? Non-alcoholic - Dr. Pepper and Mango juice (not together). Alcoholic - Southern Comfort and Lemonade.
4. Favourite song at
the moment? Slight Return - The Bluetones. Getting back into Britpop as I've been watching My Mad Fat Diary again.
5. What would you name
your children? If I were to have children I would probably take forever to name them as I'm very indecisive. I have always liked the names Skye and Isla for a girl, quite like Alex and Rory for a girl too. Not sure on boys names anymore, change my mind all the time.
6. Do you participate
in any sports? I pretty much hate exercise. Last week I went to a pole dancing class and I did like it. Although my arms have been in agony for about 4 days.
7. Favourite Book? Friends Like These - Danny Wallace.
8. Favourite Colour? Teal, Purple, then Black. Though I wear black more than anything.
9. Favourite Animal? Cats and Sloths.
10. Favourite perfume? Don't really wear perfume often, but Beyonce Heat is quite nice. I prefer musky scents. White Musk from The Body Shop is amazing too.
11. Favourite holiday? I couldn't pick just one, I've been lucky enough to go on several brilliant holidays over the years. Highlights would be Hong Kong, Toronto, Prague, New York, Salem, LA and Las Vegas. Florida is always so much fun as well.
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Tuesday, 30 June 2015
Monday, 27 January 2014
TMI Tag.
♥ What
are you wearing?..
At
the moment I'm wearing Topman lounge pants that have a junk food
print on them, my work shirt and a huge cardigan. Kind of a weird
mixture...
♥ Have
you ever been in love?
Yes,
I am at the moment :)
♥ Have
you ever had a terrible break up?
Not
really a bad one, I was young and at the time heartbroken even though
it was mutual. Looking back it wasn't a bad break up.
♥ How
tall are you?
5"9ish.
♥ How
much do you weigh?
Not
really sure 11st maybe? Been a while since I've weighed myself.
♥ Do
you have any tattoo's?
I
have one on my hip, it's of a bird. I would love more, lots more.
♥ OTP?
Erm,
Dean and Cas? Haha. Rory Gilmore and Jess Mariano from Gilmore Girls
for sure.
♥ What
is your favourite TV show?
It
will probably always be Friends, but at the moment I'm loving
American Horror Story, Parks and Rec, and Supernatural along with
many, many others!
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Sunday, 26 January 2014
So, it's been a while...
Where to start? Happy new year I guess! Even that seems a bit redundant now seeing as it's almost February. How is everyone? Healthy and happy I hope!?
As you may be able to tell I slipped out of the whole blogging thing for quite some time...around 7 months I'd say. Perhaps this was to do with my new job completely stressing me out to begin with. Thankfully it's calmed down and I'm glad Christmas is out of the way. Working in hospitality is no fun at that time of year, or so I believe. A lot of people seem to really enjoy it, I guess I'm just not as enthused by it all. Got my head down and working as hard as I can though. Most of the time anyway!
A few of my friends got married and/or engaged at the end of this year and also right at the start of 2014. Everyone seems so loved up at the moment, it's been very exciting! That being said I'm starting to feel like I'm getting older and should have my life planned out. I still have no idea what I want to do career-wise. I'm open to suggestions!
I do plan to get back into the swing of things on here - that's my first goal for 2014. I would love to be more proactive, do more rather than just think or talk about doing more! Does that even make sense? Work on sentence structure, that could be the next thing...
Perhaps some photos now, these are personal photos. Mainly social gatherings and nights out. That seems to be all I've been doing this month with 5 nights out in one month. A little more than usual.
As you may be able to tell I slipped out of the whole blogging thing for quite some time...around 7 months I'd say. Perhaps this was to do with my new job completely stressing me out to begin with. Thankfully it's calmed down and I'm glad Christmas is out of the way. Working in hospitality is no fun at that time of year, or so I believe. A lot of people seem to really enjoy it, I guess I'm just not as enthused by it all. Got my head down and working as hard as I can though. Most of the time anyway!
A few of my friends got married and/or engaged at the end of this year and also right at the start of 2014. Everyone seems so loved up at the moment, it's been very exciting! That being said I'm starting to feel like I'm getting older and should have my life planned out. I still have no idea what I want to do career-wise. I'm open to suggestions!
I do plan to get back into the swing of things on here - that's my first goal for 2014. I would love to be more proactive, do more rather than just think or talk about doing more! Does that even make sense? Work on sentence structure, that could be the next thing...
Perhaps some photos now, these are personal photos. Mainly social gatherings and nights out. That seems to be all I've been doing this month with 5 nights out in one month. A little more than usual.
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| Candles at Katie and Pauls Wedding. |
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Sunday, 28 July 2013
Update.
Hello! I'm just here to write another quick post to let you know why I've been absent for this past month. I don't really have any specific reasons. Maybe it's work, maybe it's laziness but all I know is I've not been inspired to write lately. Hopefully in the future that desire will return, and I do hope it's soon. I got some horrible news last week as well so that's probably a contributing factor.
I really hope all is well and that everyone is taking care of themselves!

Sunday, 30 June 2013
Tag | Disney.
1. A scene in any
Disney movie you wish you could experience.
Hmm, there are so many!
Probably the lantern scene in Tangled, I think that it's so
beautiful. I would say the magic carpet ride in Aladdin if I wasn't
scared of heights.
2. An unforgettable experience moment you've had at the Parks.
When I was 9 I was at
Disney World and I was picked to be in the parade, but I didn't
actually realise until afterwards. I was a very shy child and I doubt
I would have wanted to anyway.
Going on Space Mountain
for the first time and none of my family realising it was a
rollercoaster, that was hilarious. I also loved being there after
dark and going on Tower of Terror and watching the show and
fireworks.
3. What Non-Disney
song(s) that reminds you or brings back memories of Disney and or the
Parks?
I can't actually think
of anything at the moment...
4. When was the first
time you went to a Disney Park?
November 13th 1998, I
had just turned 9.
5. If you could choose
any of the characters to be your best friend, who would you choose?
Hmm, I always enjoy
characters like Archimedes, Pascal and Maximus, so I'd probably have
an animal sidekick!
6. Who are your
favourite Disney Princesses?
Aurora, I've always
loved her hair and clothes. A dress that changes colours would be
amazing! I also like Ariel even though I've only seen The Little
Mermaid a couple of times.
7. Name a scene/moment
in a Disney movie that never fails to make you cry.
I don't think I cry at
Disney all that much. The lantern scene in Enchanted the first time I
saw it, but that's pretty much it.
8. What was the first
Disney movie you remember seeing?
The Jungle Book or
Cinderella I think.
9. What is your
favourite Disney movie?
Sleeping Beauty and The
Sword in the Stone.
10. Share a video or
photo that shows your love for Disney
That's the only one I could really find, I took that photo back in 2009.
I tag everyone who loves Disney to do this tag! I'll hopfully have more time to get back into regular posting soon. Work is just hectic and I'm so exhausted. I hope everyone is well and whatnot! :)
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Tuesday, 11 June 2013
Photo Post | Random Selection.
These photos don't tie together in any kind of way, I just wanted to do another photo post and use Photoshop some more. Still getting the hang of it after around a year of not using it!
Some of these are from Newcastle, others are from Canada, and the US as well as one from Scotland. Can you guess which one?
Some of these are from Newcastle, others are from Canada, and the US as well as one from Scotland. Can you guess which one?


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Thursday, 9 May 2013
Wednesday Waffle Weeks 20, 21 + 22 | Supernatural, Dior, Johanna Basford + New Job.
Wow, it's been a busy 3 weeks. I started my new job on the 26th of April and have been training since then! All hands on stuff and learning on the job, but it's been intense. I'm so tired constantly and every spare moment at home has involved Supernatural. I've become obsessed, strange considering I thought I probably wouldn't like it. I've halfway through season 2, I love that I've still got 6 seasons to watch! Still got two seasons of Gilmore Girls to go as well. Another show I've started is Sons of Anarchy, only seen the first episode but digging it so far. That's right, digging it.
Any show suggestions?
Last Friday I went to the opening of the latest exhibition at the DCA. The exhibition is by Johanna Basford, she mainly does black and white illustrations which are amazing. She graduated from the same art college as me, and when we had our degree show she designed our invitations.
Check out her work here, it's beautiful!
In other news I picked up my glasses today. I had a bit of a splurge and bought Dior ones! They are amazing, I'm in love with them. I'll take some photos soon probably, I'm still getting used to my reflection. For now here's a link to them.
Drooool.
Ok, so that's basically it, nothing else to report! Just wanted to check in and keep up with these posts (yes, I'm aware it's been about a month since my last one, oops).
One last thing, Cosmopolitan are taking nominations for their 2013 Blog Awards. If you think I deserve it I would be eternally grateful if you would recommend me in the Best New Beauty award!? It only takes a minute! Shameless self promotion going on here,
Any show suggestions?
Last Friday I went to the opening of the latest exhibition at the DCA. The exhibition is by Johanna Basford, she mainly does black and white illustrations which are amazing. She graduated from the same art college as me, and when we had our degree show she designed our invitations.
Check out her work here, it's beautiful!
In other news I picked up my glasses today. I had a bit of a splurge and bought Dior ones! They are amazing, I'm in love with them. I'll take some photos soon probably, I'm still getting used to my reflection. For now here's a link to them.
Drooool.
Ok, so that's basically it, nothing else to report! Just wanted to check in and keep up with these posts (yes, I'm aware it's been about a month since my last one, oops).
One last thing, Cosmopolitan are taking nominations for their 2013 Blog Awards. If you think I deserve it I would be eternally grateful if you would recommend me in the Best New Beauty award!? It only takes a minute! Shameless self promotion going on here,
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Thursday, 2 May 2013
Tired | Mini Catch-up Post.
Hello! Sorry it's been such a long time (a week, feels like more) since I posted. Life at the moment is hectic, I just started a new job and I feel so out of my comfort zone it's crazy. My spare time has consisted of sleeping, mattress buying and watching far too much Supernatural. I got through the first season in about 4 nights.
The giveaway will close in about a days time, I'll announce the winner late on Saturday night hopefully! Last chance to enter!
Hope everyone is well! I have so many posts to catch up on, I'm looking forward to it though! Will probably be Monday before I have a proper post up. Busy busy!
Hello to any new followers! Sorry it's a bit boring at the moment, it's not usually like this...
The giveaway will close in about a days time, I'll announce the winner late on Saturday night hopefully! Last chance to enter!
Hope everyone is well! I have so many posts to catch up on, I'm looking forward to it though! Will probably be Monday before I have a proper post up. Busy busy!
Hello to any new followers! Sorry it's a bit boring at the moment, it's not usually like this...
Thursday, 25 April 2013
Photo Post | Kitty Cat Catch-Up.
It's been a while since I posted any photos of the cats! Not sure if anyone is really all that interested as this is mainly a beauty blog, but hey.
They've been doing very well, Sparky got neutered (or the male equivalent) and recovered within a day or two. It was a relief as I was so worried about him getting the snip in the first place! My poor wee thing. He's still nuzzling away at me, particularly in the mornings which is both annoying and cute.
Salem is her usual crazy self. Running around, meowing at everything and generally being adorable.
They've been doing very well, Sparky got neutered (or the male equivalent) and recovered within a day or two. It was a relief as I was so worried about him getting the snip in the first place! My poor wee thing. He's still nuzzling away at me, particularly in the mornings which is both annoying and cute.
Salem is her usual crazy self. Running around, meowing at everything and generally being adorable.

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Wednesday, 17 April 2013
Wednesday Waffle Weeks 16, 17, 18 + 19 | Paramore, Gilmore Girls and Reviews.
So I've been trying to write this for a while now, but Tumblr is distracting me. I've not been spending as much time on there as I used to, but it has sucked me in this evening. It has been quite some time since I've done one of these posts, a month to be exact. You would imagine that I have some super exciting excuse for missing all of these catch up posts, but no, just life and work getting in the way. Not that life isn't reason enough, it is.
Work has been crap, was left in charge for a couple of weeks. Crap. On a happier note I got a new job and I start it in 10 days.
During the past month I've also caught up with friends and family which has been great. I've also been ill rather a lot, from a flu to a rather nasty ear infection that seemed to affect my entire head and body. Boo, I'm still getting over that one! Dury duty selection next Wednesday, first time I'm up for it. Scary stuff...
On to what I've been loving this month...
Music.
Paramore - Paramore (self titled album).
Hanson - You can laugh but I love Hanson, they have loads of albums. It's not all about Mmmbop, I swear!
For more see here.
Monday, 1 April 2013
Versatile Blogger Award.
Hello! Just a quick wee post this evening. The lovely Phoebe over at MarketingUndergrad has nominated me for a Versatile Blogger Award, yay. First I'll explain the rules then I'll move on to 7 things about me and lastly, but not leastly my nominations.
1. Thank the person who nominated you
2. Include a link to their blog
3. Select 15 new bloggers you follow regularly
4. Nominate these bloggers for a Versatile Blogger Award, leave
a link to their page and a comment on their latest post to let them know they have been nominated.
5. Tell the person who nominated you 7 things about yourself.
7 Things About Me.
1. My initials are J.E.N. so my they spell out my shortened first name Jen, apparently it wasn't intentional.
2. I'm left handed, so I had a tough time during the gel pen craze. First World Problems.
Monday, 25 March 2013
Thank You! | 100 Followers.
I just wanted to do a quick post just to say thank you all so much for reading and following my blog. It really means so much to me, I never actually thought anyone would want to read my ramblings never mind 105!
There will be a giveaway as soon as I've gathered a few more items, so keep an eye out for that. I also just want to apologise for not posting all that much recently, I've been working a lot (50 hours this week) and it's really taken it out of me. For the past few weeks I've been rather ill too and that hasn't helped. I do have a few things lined up for review though, so I'll be back with those soon I promise!
Anyway, once again thank you all so much! :)
There will be a giveaway as soon as I've gathered a few more items, so keep an eye out for that. I also just want to apologise for not posting all that much recently, I've been working a lot (50 hours this week) and it's really taken it out of me. For the past few weeks I've been rather ill too and that hasn't helped. I do have a few things lined up for review though, so I'll be back with those soon I promise!
Anyway, once again thank you all so much! :)
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Monday, 11 March 2013
A Blustery Day | Photo Diary.
I took the camera along with me as I've not done much photography stuff lately and I want to get back into it. These are some photos I got on the walk back. They're nothing too special, I don't have Photoshop at the moment so the editing is a little off and there wasn't much light so I'm not all that happy with most of them. Anyway - excuses aside, here they are.



Thursday, 7 March 2013
Liebster Award #4 + #5.
Once
again I am gob smacked that I've been nominated for another two
Liebster Awards, I feel so welcomed into the blogging community and I've
found so many amazing blogs along the way!
This time I've been nominated by Lilie over at Mint Candy Lilies and Jess at Let's Play Makeup - both of their blogs are lovely, so please go check them out and the other nominees too, I know I am! Thank you ladies!
I was going to add these questions+answers on to the last post (which you can see here) but I wanted to make a new post just for these two! I just love answering questions, haha!
If you want to nosey some more yo can see my original 11 facts about me here or my post with 50 random facts here too. I know I love reading these types of posts!
Read on to see my answers!
Wednesday, 6 March 2013
Weekly Waffle - Week 13 | Urban Exploration, JT + The Following.
Good evening! It's getting rather late now, but I wanted to actually have this posted on Wednesday for once...
It's been and uneventful week, other than going out on Sunday for a wee dance. That was great fun, it was nice to see my friend as I'd not seen her in a long time. So I cracked out my Jeffrey Campbell Tardys and AA Disco Pants and I was ready to go (don't worry, I was wearing other clothes too)!
Would anyone be interested in seeing my JC collection? I've been planning to do a post on them anyway as they are my pride and joy, haha!
I spent a good 3 hours looking at this blog the other night. I absolutely LOVE abandoned buildings, they are so eerie and haunting. Combine that with some sweet, sweet photography and I'm in heaven or The Kingston Lounge! There's some really interesting and somewhat melancholy histories behind these decaying buildings too, so you should stick around the blog and do a wee bit of reading. Seriously, I read his entire blog in one evening. I found North Brother Island the most interesting - I even ended up Google Earthing it!
I don't have too much else to talk about really! I'll be posting a review about my discounted Dainty Doll products in the next couple of days as well as some other thangs.
The Candy Crush Saga saga continues, to my frustration. I've been stuck on the same level for quite some time!
Obligatory Tumblr screenshot...
It's been and uneventful week, other than going out on Sunday for a wee dance. That was great fun, it was nice to see my friend as I'd not seen her in a long time. So I cracked out my Jeffrey Campbell Tardys and AA Disco Pants and I was ready to go (don't worry, I was wearing other clothes too)!
Would anyone be interested in seeing my JC collection? I've been planning to do a post on them anyway as they are my pride and joy, haha!
I spent a good 3 hours looking at this blog the other night. I absolutely LOVE abandoned buildings, they are so eerie and haunting. Combine that with some sweet, sweet photography and I'm in heaven or The Kingston Lounge! There's some really interesting and somewhat melancholy histories behind these decaying buildings too, so you should stick around the blog and do a wee bit of reading. Seriously, I read his entire blog in one evening. I found North Brother Island the most interesting - I even ended up Google Earthing it!
I don't have too much else to talk about really! I'll be posting a review about my discounted Dainty Doll products in the next couple of days as well as some other thangs.
The Candy Crush Saga saga continues, to my frustration. I've been stuck on the same level for quite some time!
Obligatory Tumblr screenshot...
Wednesday, 27 February 2013
Wednesday Waffle Week 11 + 12 | Movies, Candy Crush + Birthdays.
Where has the time gone!? I know I'm forever complaining about time going too quickly, but it really is going by so fast.
Over the past couple of weeks I've been doing a lot of relaxing as well as catching up with old friends. There were two birthday parties at the weekend, as well as a birthday night out during the week. All of which were great fun, it was wonderful catching up with everyone. I also had a job interview last week, although I decided not to take the job as it was too far away and the public transport there was rubbish! Totally not worth it, I'll find something suitable soon I hope.
I'm slightly ashamed to admit it but I've been a bit obsessed with Candy Crush Saga on Facebook. I can't stop playing it. Even more annoyingly, I'm stuck on a level and I just can't get past it! Does anyone else get sucked into these games or apps?
Music-wise I'm still loving Lana Del Rey. I've not had very much time to sit and listen to music, but I did listen to a bit of Biffy Clyro and Kings of Leon while I was cleaning last week.
You can see just how much Lana I've been listening to here.
Karen and I went to the cinema on Sunday, we saw the new Die Hard film - A Good Day to Die Hard. It was so-so, nowhere near as good as any of the previous instalments, but I was expecting that from all the reviews I'd seen and heard from people. I'm pretty easily pleased when it comes to films so I didn't hate it, was just a little let down by the storyline and dialogue I think.
Kyle and I watched a few films, Mama, Life of Pi, The Impossible and The Long Kiss Goodnight.
Mama was very scary to begin with, but just turned into a sad story by the end. I was expecting it to be much scarier, don't get me wrong I did get a bit jumpy at bits, it just wasn't as scary as the film short it was based on!
Life of Pi was amazing, I don't need to talk about it much as I'm sure you've all heard the reviews and seen how many awards it has won. So visually stunning and well made, it's a must see.
Over the past couple of weeks I've been doing a lot of relaxing as well as catching up with old friends. There were two birthday parties at the weekend, as well as a birthday night out during the week. All of which were great fun, it was wonderful catching up with everyone. I also had a job interview last week, although I decided not to take the job as it was too far away and the public transport there was rubbish! Totally not worth it, I'll find something suitable soon I hope.
I'm slightly ashamed to admit it but I've been a bit obsessed with Candy Crush Saga on Facebook. I can't stop playing it. Even more annoyingly, I'm stuck on a level and I just can't get past it! Does anyone else get sucked into these games or apps?
Music-wise I'm still loving Lana Del Rey. I've not had very much time to sit and listen to music, but I did listen to a bit of Biffy Clyro and Kings of Leon while I was cleaning last week.
You can see just how much Lana I've been listening to here.
Karen and I went to the cinema on Sunday, we saw the new Die Hard film - A Good Day to Die Hard. It was so-so, nowhere near as good as any of the previous instalments, but I was expecting that from all the reviews I'd seen and heard from people. I'm pretty easily pleased when it comes to films so I didn't hate it, was just a little let down by the storyline and dialogue I think.
Kyle and I watched a few films, Mama, Life of Pi, The Impossible and The Long Kiss Goodnight.
Mama was very scary to begin with, but just turned into a sad story by the end. I was expecting it to be much scarier, don't get me wrong I did get a bit jumpy at bits, it just wasn't as scary as the film short it was based on!
Life of Pi was amazing, I don't need to talk about it much as I'm sure you've all heard the reviews and seen how many awards it has won. So visually stunning and well made, it's a must see.
Wednesday, 13 February 2013
Wednesday Waffle Week 10 | Lana, Tumblr + Spending Ban.
Happy Wednesday everyone! Has is been a good week for you so far?
It's been snowing today, finally! It's actually laying and I love it. Sure, I won't love it at 8am tomorrow when I have to trudge through it on my way to work. No doubt it'll be ice by that point, I'll have my trusty Dr. Martens on though. I wore them today and it was a huge help.
This week I've been getting into Lana Del Rey, something I never thought would happen. I really didn't like her voice and thought she was a bit depressing. She is, but in a good way, if there is such a thing!
My favourite song is Summertime Sadness, it's been stuck in my head all week, that's when you know.
She's so beautiful, but I still prefer how she looks pre-surgery, it's so strange seeing the differences in her face. I'd love to recreate some of her make-up looks, they are really simple but absolutely gorgeous. I've seen a couple of cut-crease make up looks inspired by her style on here.
We've become regulars at the Tickety Boo's pub quiz, this week Kyles family came along, it was a lot of fun. This week we were second last, no wooden spoon for us! Instead it was Kyles brother and his girlfriend who came in last, despite getting a couple of really tough questions right! Everyone had a laugh though which was the main thing.
As usual you can have a peek into my brain and the things I tend to daydream about on my personal Tumblr.
At the moment I'm on a bit of a spending ban, I feel that I've been way too much money recently. Not even on anything in particular (maybe some make up, but not a lot!) and I have no idea where it's all going. I do have a few things lined up to review, so they'll be coming up over the next few days.
I'll probably be 'shopping my stash' more over the next few weeks though. I gots bills!
What are your plans for tomorrow? I'm not entirely sure what Kyle and I are doing, hopefully going to see Die Hard. He hinted that he may have booked tickets already, but I don't really know! It's also a colleagues birthday so we may head out for that. I've got work early on Friday though. Boo.
Speaking of films I went to see Flight this week. It's brilliant, I can't recommend it highly enough. Denzels performance is so compelling, and I can see why he's up for an Oscar for this role. It's produced and directed by Rober Zemeckis (Back to the Future, Cast Away, The Frighteners, Contact, Forrest Gump). There have been lots of very harsh reviews about this film, and I don't agree with a single one. Sure, I am pretty easily pleased when it comes to films, but still. I enjoyed it, it was exciting, terrifying, and emotional all at the same time. I suck at doing plot summaries, so here's the IMDb page.
I also enjoyed the season premier of The Walking Dead, I'd been missing it so much! Do you watch it?
And here's a photo of Sparky - just because he looks very handsome here. Did I mention we found out he's a boy? Oops. We're hoping he doesn't have a complex because of all the "Good girl" and "Aw, such a pretty little girl" comments!
He's so dusty in this photo, haha!
What have you all been up to this week? Is it snowing where you are?
I'm going to be going a giveaway when I reach 100 followers, so keep an eye out for that over the next few weeks or so! Excited :)
It's been snowing today, finally! It's actually laying and I love it. Sure, I won't love it at 8am tomorrow when I have to trudge through it on my way to work. No doubt it'll be ice by that point, I'll have my trusty Dr. Martens on though. I wore them today and it was a huge help.
This week I've been getting into Lana Del Rey, something I never thought would happen. I really didn't like her voice and thought she was a bit depressing. She is, but in a good way, if there is such a thing!
My favourite song is Summertime Sadness, it's been stuck in my head all week, that's when you know.
She's so beautiful, but I still prefer how she looks pre-surgery, it's so strange seeing the differences in her face. I'd love to recreate some of her make-up looks, they are really simple but absolutely gorgeous. I've seen a couple of cut-crease make up looks inspired by her style on here.
We've become regulars at the Tickety Boo's pub quiz, this week Kyles family came along, it was a lot of fun. This week we were second last, no wooden spoon for us! Instead it was Kyles brother and his girlfriend who came in last, despite getting a couple of really tough questions right! Everyone had a laugh though which was the main thing.
As usual you can have a peek into my brain and the things I tend to daydream about on my personal Tumblr.

At the moment I'm on a bit of a spending ban, I feel that I've been way too much money recently. Not even on anything in particular (maybe some make up, but not a lot!) and I have no idea where it's all going. I do have a few things lined up to review, so they'll be coming up over the next few days.
I'll probably be 'shopping my stash' more over the next few weeks though. I gots bills!
What are your plans for tomorrow? I'm not entirely sure what Kyle and I are doing, hopefully going to see Die Hard. He hinted that he may have booked tickets already, but I don't really know! It's also a colleagues birthday so we may head out for that. I've got work early on Friday though. Boo.
Speaking of films I went to see Flight this week. It's brilliant, I can't recommend it highly enough. Denzels performance is so compelling, and I can see why he's up for an Oscar for this role. It's produced and directed by Rober Zemeckis (Back to the Future, Cast Away, The Frighteners, Contact, Forrest Gump). There have been lots of very harsh reviews about this film, and I don't agree with a single one. Sure, I am pretty easily pleased when it comes to films, but still. I enjoyed it, it was exciting, terrifying, and emotional all at the same time. I suck at doing plot summaries, so here's the IMDb page.
I also enjoyed the season premier of The Walking Dead, I'd been missing it so much! Do you watch it?
And here's a photo of Sparky - just because he looks very handsome here. Did I mention we found out he's a boy? Oops. We're hoping he doesn't have a complex because of all the "Good girl" and "Aw, such a pretty little girl" comments!
He's so dusty in this photo, haha!
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| Poor broken whisker! |
What have you all been up to this week? Is it snowing where you are?
I'm going to be going a giveaway when I reach 100 followers, so keep an eye out for that over the next few weeks or so! Excited :)
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Saturday, 9 February 2013
50 Random Facts About Me | Tag.
I thought I'd jump on the bandwagon with the 50 random facts tag while I remembered. Is it a tag, I'm not sure...Wish me luck, I probably won't be able to think of 50!
This is probably a good post for odd pictures so I hope you are ready for some silly faces!

1. I have to wear glasses all the time
2. If my hair is down I constantly play with it - I can't help it!
3. I have a little sister called Andie-Mae, she's 8.
4. I've been to 11 countries, including Canada, Singapore, Italy and China.
5. Styling my hair is not my strong suit.
6. I always listen to Kings of Leon, Biffy Clyro or Paramore when I'm cleaning.
7. I've met 30 Seconds to Mars, Jared Leto spoke French to me.
8. Going to gigs is one of my favourite things, but I hate drinking alcohol when I'm there.
9. I love sleeping but hate wasting my day in bed.
10. Terminator 2: Judgement Day is my favourite film ever.
11. I Love You, Man is my second favourite. Slappin Da Bass, Man!
12. I have a favourite film for most genres though.
13. I've started to keep a list of ever film I watch, as I watch them...here.
14. I have one tattoo.
15. My left ear is stretched to 10mm, and it has been for almost 6 years.
16. I have a 2:2 honours degree in Fine Art.
17. I was a total tomboy as a child - I still am at heart.I also used to look like a boy as a baby/toddler.
18. People tend to think my accent is posh, but I'm really not!
19. I wear a lot of black and grey, but I love colour. My wardrobes are organised in a gradient from black (left) through the rainbow to purple (right).
20. My style changes all the time.
21. I love to wear baggy, oversized t-shirts. My favourites are my Nirvana ones and my Mums old Smashing Pumpkins one.
22. I hate my natural hair colour, it's that mousey brown colour.
23. I would love to go to Australia and New Zealand.
24. I really dislike conflict and I avoid it if I can.
25. I hate bad spelling even though I'm not the best at it, hypocrite I know.
26. Crisps are my weakness, I could eat them constantly.
27. I only have to wash my hair around once a week, I'm very lucky like that. It's also very thick as hairdressers remind me every time I get it cut. Like I don't know that. I also don't tend to brush it.
28. My favourite numbers are 4, 7 and 11.
29. From the ages of 13-16 I had braces, they didn't do much to fix my 1cm overbite.
30. I love Star Wars, LOTR and Harry Potter.
31. My memory for lyrics is pretty good, but not for anything else, I'm very forgetful. Annoyingly so.
32. Looking at maps is one of my favourite things to do. I love my Atlas and Google Maps, I have serious wanderlust!
33. Land Before Time makes me cry. Every. Single. Time.
34. People make fun of me when I say words like "torch", "four" and "pork". I just can't say the "or" sound properly. It really annoys me.
35. I can't breathe through my nose well.
36. I used to be allergic to cats until we got the kittens, I just got used to them.
37. My favourite albums are Panic Prevention by Jamie T, Our Earthly Pleasures by Maximo Park, Californication by RHCP, Riot! by Paramore, + by Ed Sheeran, Final Straw by Snow Patrol and Only Revolutions by Biffy Clyro. In my opinion they are perfect from start to finish. It takes a lot for an album to be perfect.
38. Reading about murders, serial killers and death in general is fascinating. I also love watching documentaries about it, especially if it's about Gacy, Bundy, or Manson. Weird, I know. Recently I've noticed a few other people who are interested in these things too, makes me feel better about it!
39. I don't like gherkins.

40. I wish I was better at walking in heels, I just suck at it!
41. Favourite foods include pizza, pasta, salad, tomato soup, baked potatoes (obviously), and crisps.
42. I was born in Hackney, London and I lived there for the first 3 and a half years of my life. I remember bits and pieces of it. I know I was born in the same hospital as Marc Bolan from T-Rex!
43. My posture is absolutely terrible, I hunch all the time. I think it has something to do with being tall-ish, but that's probably an excuse!
44. My favourite colours are turquoise, teal and purple.
45. I hate beer, wine and regular/apple cider.
46. My eyes are dark blue, they are the exact same colour as my dad and my little sister.
47. I've been with my boyfriend Kyle for 3 years, I love him so much.
48. I'm so self conscious most of the time and I hate it, but I don't make any effort to change it.
49. I hate my teeth and my nose.
50. I try to be optimistic as much as I can be!
Woah, that took a while, you'd think it would be easy to come up with facts about yourself!
I love reading posts like this, so I tag everyone to do it. Or just as many facts as you can manage :)
This is probably a good post for odd pictures so I hope you are ready for some silly faces!

1. I have to wear glasses all the time
2. If my hair is down I constantly play with it - I can't help it!
3. I have a little sister called Andie-Mae, she's 8.
4. I've been to 11 countries, including Canada, Singapore, Italy and China.
5. Styling my hair is not my strong suit.
6. I always listen to Kings of Leon, Biffy Clyro or Paramore when I'm cleaning.
7. I've met 30 Seconds to Mars, Jared Leto spoke French to me.
8. Going to gigs is one of my favourite things, but I hate drinking alcohol when I'm there.
9. I love sleeping but hate wasting my day in bed.
10. Terminator 2: Judgement Day is my favourite film ever.
11. I Love You, Man is my second favourite. Slappin Da Bass, Man!
12. I have a favourite film for most genres though.
13. I've started to keep a list of ever film I watch, as I watch them...here.
14. I have one tattoo.
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| LOTR poster on the wall! |
15. My left ear is stretched to 10mm, and it has been for almost 6 years.
16. I have a 2:2 honours degree in Fine Art.
17. I was a total tomboy as a child - I still am at heart.I also used to look like a boy as a baby/toddler.
18. People tend to think my accent is posh, but I'm really not!
19. I wear a lot of black and grey, but I love colour. My wardrobes are organised in a gradient from black (left) through the rainbow to purple (right).
20. My style changes all the time.
21. I love to wear baggy, oversized t-shirts. My favourites are my Nirvana ones and my Mums old Smashing Pumpkins one.
22. I hate my natural hair colour, it's that mousey brown colour.
23. I would love to go to Australia and New Zealand.
24. I really dislike conflict and I avoid it if I can.
25. I hate bad spelling even though I'm not the best at it, hypocrite I know.
26. Crisps are my weakness, I could eat them constantly.
27. I only have to wash my hair around once a week, I'm very lucky like that. It's also very thick as hairdressers remind me every time I get it cut. Like I don't know that. I also don't tend to brush it.
28. My favourite numbers are 4, 7 and 11.
29. From the ages of 13-16 I had braces, they didn't do much to fix my 1cm overbite.30. I love Star Wars, LOTR and Harry Potter.
31. My memory for lyrics is pretty good, but not for anything else, I'm very forgetful. Annoyingly so.
32. Looking at maps is one of my favourite things to do. I love my Atlas and Google Maps, I have serious wanderlust!
33. Land Before Time makes me cry. Every. Single. Time.
34. People make fun of me when I say words like "torch", "four" and "pork". I just can't say the "or" sound properly. It really annoys me.
35. I can't breathe through my nose well.
36. I used to be allergic to cats until we got the kittens, I just got used to them.
37. My favourite albums are Panic Prevention by Jamie T, Our Earthly Pleasures by Maximo Park, Californication by RHCP, Riot! by Paramore, + by Ed Sheeran, Final Straw by Snow Patrol and Only Revolutions by Biffy Clyro. In my opinion they are perfect from start to finish. It takes a lot for an album to be perfect.
38. Reading about murders, serial killers and death in general is fascinating. I also love watching documentaries about it, especially if it's about Gacy, Bundy, or Manson. Weird, I know. Recently I've noticed a few other people who are interested in these things too, makes me feel better about it!
39. I don't like gherkins.

40. I wish I was better at walking in heels, I just suck at it!
41. Favourite foods include pizza, pasta, salad, tomato soup, baked potatoes (obviously), and crisps.
42. I was born in Hackney, London and I lived there for the first 3 and a half years of my life. I remember bits and pieces of it. I know I was born in the same hospital as Marc Bolan from T-Rex!
43. My posture is absolutely terrible, I hunch all the time. I think it has something to do with being tall-ish, but that's probably an excuse!
44. My favourite colours are turquoise, teal and purple.
45. I hate beer, wine and regular/apple cider.
46. My eyes are dark blue, they are the exact same colour as my dad and my little sister.
47. I've been with my boyfriend Kyle for 3 years, I love him so much.
48. I'm so self conscious most of the time and I hate it, but I don't make any effort to change it.
49. I hate my teeth and my nose.
50. I try to be optimistic as much as I can be!

Woah, that took a while, you'd think it would be easy to come up with facts about yourself!
I love reading posts like this, so I tag everyone to do it. Or just as many facts as you can manage :)
Wednesday, 30 January 2013
Wednesday Waffle Week 6, 7 + 8 | Forgotten photographs, Stuart MacBride + Films.
It's been far too long since I've done one of these posts. As you can see from the title I've had to condense 3 weeks into one in order to catch up! Shocking Jenny, absolutely shocking. So, what have I been up to? Hmm, not a lot I must say. This week has been busier than the two previous.
I'm going to do a quick run down of my favourite moments from the last 3 weeks.
Kyle and I had out 3 year anniversary, we celebrated by going out for a meal in Bellini's then to Tickety Boo's for a couple of drinks. I must say that the meal was rather disappointing, the pizza I had was decent but Kyle did not enjoy his chicken dish. I had a French martini that was very tasty though, which almost made up for it!
We also went to see Stuart MacBride do a talk at Waterstones - we were lucky enough to meet him afterwards and I got one of my books signed. Super exciting! I was my usual awkward self, I had no idea what to say to him so he probably thought I was mental.
Afterwards I went out dancing with my lovely friend Jess, we had a great night! Once the club closed we went to the casino for food, they do the best cheese and ham toasties EVER.
My mum wanted to go see The Hobbit so I went with her, this was the 3rd time I'd seen it. I absolutely love it, it's so brilliant. I'm currently re-reading the book too.
It was my aunties 40th birthday a couple of Saturdays ago so my mum and I went to her house - she was having a sleepover with all of her friends. It was a lot of fun, we had curries, drank champagne, played Just Dance on the Wii and played a game where we had to guess which embarrassing stories belonged to who (we'd all written ours anonymously beforehand). It was a lot of fun, I just wish I hadn't been working all day otherwise I would have been more up for it.
I also went to the cinema with Kyle to see Movie 43, it was fun, silly and shockingly hilarious. It had it's ups and downs, but it's one of those films that you really shouldn't take seriously as it's not intended to be taken that way. I liked that there are a lot of pretty big actors and actresses in it and they were willing to do something that takes the piss a bit.
As usual here's my links if you want to see what I've been watching and listening to - IMDb + Last.fm
This wasn't going to be a long post, but it's turning out that way! I have trouble being succinct.
I didn't take too many photos this week. I have been organising my photos on my laptop so I've found a lot of random photos and nothing to do with them, so I thought I'd post them here :)
I'm going to do a quick run down of my favourite moments from the last 3 weeks.
Kyle and I had out 3 year anniversary, we celebrated by going out for a meal in Bellini's then to Tickety Boo's for a couple of drinks. I must say that the meal was rather disappointing, the pizza I had was decent but Kyle did not enjoy his chicken dish. I had a French martini that was very tasty though, which almost made up for it!
We also went to see Stuart MacBride do a talk at Waterstones - we were lucky enough to meet him afterwards and I got one of my books signed. Super exciting! I was my usual awkward self, I had no idea what to say to him so he probably thought I was mental.
Afterwards I went out dancing with my lovely friend Jess, we had a great night! Once the club closed we went to the casino for food, they do the best cheese and ham toasties EVER.
My mum wanted to go see The Hobbit so I went with her, this was the 3rd time I'd seen it. I absolutely love it, it's so brilliant. I'm currently re-reading the book too.
It was my aunties 40th birthday a couple of Saturdays ago so my mum and I went to her house - she was having a sleepover with all of her friends. It was a lot of fun, we had curries, drank champagne, played Just Dance on the Wii and played a game where we had to guess which embarrassing stories belonged to who (we'd all written ours anonymously beforehand). It was a lot of fun, I just wish I hadn't been working all day otherwise I would have been more up for it.
I also went to the cinema with Kyle to see Movie 43, it was fun, silly and shockingly hilarious. It had it's ups and downs, but it's one of those films that you really shouldn't take seriously as it's not intended to be taken that way. I liked that there are a lot of pretty big actors and actresses in it and they were willing to do something that takes the piss a bit.
As usual here's my links if you want to see what I've been watching and listening to - IMDb + Last.fm
This wasn't going to be a long post, but it's turning out that way! I have trouble being succinct.
I didn't take too many photos this week. I have been organising my photos on my laptop so I've found a lot of random photos and nothing to do with them, so I thought I'd post them here :)

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Saturday, 26 January 2013
Liebster Award #2 + #3.

I'm so excited! I've been nominated for another Liebster award. I didn't think I'd ever even get nominated for one! This time I was nominated by the lovely Taimar over at Sparkle and Monroe, thank you so much!
Since I've done this before I won't do the 11 random facts, I'll just answer her questions and link you to the other post!
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