Birthday Blues

So Friday saw me bring in my 27th birthday. I've not had a great track record with birthdays, between family and friends forgetting, fights, arguments and break ups, I never seem to have high hopes anymore. This year was no exception. So much so, I'm not even ready to talk about it.

But thanks to my friends, celebrations on the Saturday were pretty good and I got a little squiffy. 
 

So here's a round up of what I've been up to the last few weeks.

Me and the girls made (green) cakes.

I looked like a 50's house wife

I was cooking dinner for my husband, caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror and laughed. Then decided I looking fricking rocking and took a picture.

 I bought some new nail varnish


I bought the pink and the silver crackle effect nail varnish. This brand, W7, (No7 anyone!?) was a £1 from Savers. I teamed the pink with my red Fearne varnish.

 I made a picture frame


I was feeling crafty one night so using a scrap of tester wallpaper, a bit of card and an old clip frame, I made this delight for our hallway.

My husband 'tried' to help me hoover

All he had to do was to empty it into the bin.

The white corner you can see bottom left? thats the cupboard where the bins kept so he only just didn't make it. The effects of having 2 dogs and a man in the house. 

Finally....

My 3 month old nephew 'signed' my birthday card :)

Obviously with a helping hand from his mother, but the pen was in his hand. My ovaries are still aching.

Thats about it really. Ive just started a well earned week off work so will be going through clothes and knocking around so maybe showing my face a bit more. Also, my Plus North ticket arrive (YAY!!) so am trying to prepare outfits and travel plans. Our original plans have been altered so will only be staying in Leeds for 1 night, and have to leave the house at 7am to get there in time for the event but its going to be so worth it :)

May even have a sneaky order on Simplybe for a new dress ;)


Mucho Love

 

Nothing Exciting

So the last few weeks have flown by. Not much has been done by me though to be fair. I FINALLY managed to sort out the wedding photos for printing (8 months later) and am meeting with my friend/photographer on Saturday to give him the hard-drive with my choices on.

And yes girls, MY choices. Hubz really didn't give that much of a shit and told me that I could get on with it. So I did.

So I got some huge news last week, but only one I can share online with you fabulous peeps (I'm not pregnant or anything!). My sister in law, her fiance and my ickle nephew Harrison are moving back from London to Northampton and they want something in the village we live in so I'm mega happy hes coming home. I'm getting so super confident with him now, except for when he cries!

Works been a complete chore. I was without support last week so had huge amounts to do and we have some crazy important visitors this week and next, so its dresses and heels for the next two weeks. Finally got a brand new chair (after 5 years complaining) so I am chuffed about that too :)

I went to see my friends band play (also my wedding band) and spent some time with my friends. Looking forward to two whole days with my friend Alison for our Plus North girls trip. Two nights in Leeds is going to be cr-azy!

I get that you cant see much!

I have a few nights out coming up, one of which is my 27th birthday next Friday. NOT looking forward to that one. I MIGHT even get drunk this birthday, but who knows. 

So I have two tiny OOTD's to share. They are both proper rubbish and I look like a moose but here goes.

We've all seen this dress and cardy before but the trousers are blog virgins. I got them from Simplybe yonks ago and never wore them much, then 
they got too small and were left at the bottom of my wardrobe. Ive been on a diet for a few weeks and was feeling good and not bloated for a change and decided to try them and *poof* I was back in them! The only draw back is that the legs are now baggy and they are a tad too short but OK for making into cut offs and using them round the house! Totally chuffed that I got into them again though.

And here's my Friday dress down outfit. I put the necklace on as I was legging it out the door and didn't realise until I got some comments at work that I was wearing a 'bow tie' and a waistcoat. I was mortified when my friend (who meant it in the nicest possible way) asked me where my bunny tail was because I looked like a 'playboy bunny'. I nearly ripped the necklace off but figured I'd get ribbed more then so just gave up. Looked like a complete troll when I went to a meeting wearing it. But hey ho!

Top - Very

Waistcoat - Evans (eBay)

Jeans - Walmart

Shoes (not visible but they're my little leopard print pumps) - Walmart

Necklace - eBay

My next task is to find a nice outfit for Plus North! Mission Accepted!

Mucho Love x

Reunions

I'm back from a small break in blogging to bring you news from my weekend. It was amazing!

When I was in school, I was part of a tight knit group of girls. We shared laughs and tears, and some of my funniest memories are with these girls. But as time goes on the group split. Hands up, I was the first to go - I had encountered new genres of music and followed an alternative path then the girls. The remaining girls also split into two groups, still seeing each other as they grew up.

A few times a mini reunion had been arranged and to be honest, I wasn't feeling it. A particular member of the group (the one I had known the longest) had betrayed me years and years ago and I just don't like her anymore. I don't really want to be around her so when I had the choice, I didn't.

This time was different. Holly, our friend who had moved to New Zealand was coming back to her childhood home to visit and we were all invited! I really wanted to go but was nervous. I bit the bullet for Holz and it turned out perfect. The girl in question didn't show anyway.

So anyway, here are a few pics from that truly brilliant day. 

Nikki, Gemma, Louise, Myself

Kelly, Holly, Myself

Lou. Kelly, Meg (Lou's daughter), Nikki, Gemma, Myself with Emily (Nikki's daughter). Holly, Bethany with Leah (Lou's youngest daughter)

 I really did have an amazing time and I am totally gutted Holly can't stay forever but it was a great catch up which re-opened the doors for me and the other girls. We were all so close once and its a shame we grew apart but you could tell how well we gelled as when we all got together, it was like we had never left each other at all.

Here are some comparison shots!

Myself, Kelly, Gemma - Prom

Myself, Nikki, Gemma, Stacey (couldnt make it) & Kelly

All of us - last day of school

Stacey, Louise, Gemma, Myself, Nikki

 I miss the old days!

Mucho Love

 

31 Day Blog Challenge! 31ST MAY

31st. The thing you're obsessed with at the moment!

So this post is late. Very late as we are in to the next month already but to be honest, the whole 31 in 31 was too much for me at the moment and I got disenchanted with blogging. I decided to do this blog in my own time. I didn't want to lose my love for it just because my minds focused on something else.

Onto the actual post! something I'm obsessed with. I go through so many phases. Glee, Smash, Harry Potter. For example. I love Glee. More than a 27 year old women should but I got so into it that when It ended, I literally sobbed. Then I couldn't listen to any songs off Glee for 2 weeks because it made me sad! So I distracted myself with Smash. Now Ive just finished that and I'm sad again! I know its not real but man do I get invested!

The one thing I can honestly say I consistently love is making stuff. I love making stuff. 


So here is a little collection of some of my faves that Ive made;

And my new additions this week :)

I'm a bow whore, What can I say!


Anyway. Super tired so will catch up with you guys in the next few days. I'll be popping some of these on my new sale blog along with a few other bits. I'll come back with more deets soon!


Mucho Love.

31 Day Blog Challenge! 29th & 30th MAY

29th. Face of the day
30th. Pretty hair

Lets just get on with it!

29th. Face of the day

This FOTD is bought to you from the past!! I actually took this yesterday but my RUBBISH phone wouldn't let me. I eventually get them emailed to myself and the my computer died so I gave up.

Very simple for work really. Just a few basics. I light sweep of eyeshadow, eyeliner (pref liquid but not always), mascara and blusher = normally lippy too but this day I forgot.

Avon True Colour blusher in Soft Plum
Hot Topics Warpaint Beauty in Rich Bitch (they all have cool names but that's another post!)
Rimmels Glam Eyes Eyeliner
Avons Curlacious Mascara


Forgot to show that I also pencilled my eyebrows in that morning using Rimmels soft kohl eyeliner as my current eyebrow pencil is too orangey.


30th. Pretty hair

I really hate my hair at the moment. Its getting long which is fine, I like the length but my fringe has grown out, my brown bits have gone a yellowy colour and its just in dyer need of a trim and colouring. 

Ive just asked my mum to pay for my birthday.

So here's my hair from my wedding hair practise run. If you remember from the day I had reddy black hair but this is what it looked like a few weeks before. It looks so nice :)

 

 
You might just be able to see how it was on the day just above (different flowers though).

Oh and hes not shouting at me in that pic, it was our first dance and he's just realised its not Biffy Clyro that's playing (which was what he THOUGHT we were having) and was in fact Tenacious D's 'F**k Her Gently'. Best. Wedding. Dance. EVER.


Mucho love