Time of my life

As I haven't blogged since the end of July, I thought it only fitting that I write an update about all the changes that have happened in my life since then!

I was living in London, but since September 2010 I have been living back at home, which although is great, at the age of 21 I'm hoping is only a temporary measure!!! So between my last blog and me moving back I spent time exploring parts of London I still wanted to see, moving, and spending time with my housemates! Our last few nights in our little "palace" were very emotional, our last trip to our favourite pub/club/park it all seemed so final! When I left the house for the last time, I was fighting back tears and as I sat on the bus on the way to the tube station, my road was in its normal state of chaos, and I thought "this is what I will miss".

The 2 years I spent in London were not only some the best times of my life, but also some of the worst, but I feel living there made me grow up so much, and totally made up for a really RUBBISH 9 months I spent in Dublin!!

Since moving home, I've started working at our local country house hotel, as a breakfast waitress, its definitely not something I want to be doing for the rest of my life, but its a job, and gets me out of the house and some cash!! Although the 5am starts are something I could live without!!

I've also finished my driving lessons, passed my test and done my pass plus! As much as I loved learning to drive, I'm glad I'm done with it all now! I don't have a car yet, but for the past week I have been insured to drive my sisters car, and I'm loving having some independence back, and being able to not rely on other people to take me places!!

Now that I'm living back in the town I grew up in, I'm realising how much I loved living in the city. As much as i love the country life, I enjoy helping out moving/feeding/treating the cattle on our friends farm, I miss all the shops, our town is absolutely terrible for shopping, with most of our shops consisting of, phone shops/charity shops or coffee shops! I tend to have to wait ages between shopping trips, or order online and pay the extra for delivery! Roll on when I get a car!!!!

My housemates and I have arranged our next night out in London, we book into a travelodge, and then go clubbing in the evening and shopping the next day, its so much fun, we did our first 'reunion' in December, and its currently 18 days until our next, one of my ex housemates has moved to New Zealand, so although she was there for the december one, she wont be for this one! *sad face* Here is a picture of the four of us from Decembers night out!

GOTTA LOVE MY GIRLS!!!

April Favourites

Doing monthly favourites is a bit of a tough one for me, mainly because I have found my favourite products for most things, e.g Foundation/Mascara etc, so they don't change month to month, and also writing that they are my favourite every thirty days would get very dull, very quickly! As a result I have a few items, some beauty related and some random ones...

First up is my new Barry M nail paint in Berry (no. 308), I did a blog post earlier this week when I got it, and it was very much a first reaction type thing, I have been wearing it for 3 days now, and (touch wood) it hasn't chipped yet (BIG thumbs up from me for that!) I do top coat with China Glaze's No Chip top coat, but it can still go!

My next favourite is Lemony Flutter from Lush, I'm trying to get into the habit of moisturising my hands more often, and this is perfect, I only picked up a sample, and I have used it about 10 times and I haven't even made a dent in it! The sample alone with last me a long while! It also smells AMAZING! Very lemony (duh!)

This next favourite has been a bit of a life saver over the past week or so, with all the hot weather we have been having (ahh love it!) my feet have decided to develop heat rash (joy!) once it became obvious that the hot weather was here to stay (even though its raining now!) and that my feet were not happy, I bought a tube of E45 itch relief cream, this stuff has worked wonders! Whats now left of the heat rash is not itchy and when it is, i just slap on a bit more cream!

I'm not sure I can class the weather of the past week a favourite, but I'm going to put it out there and state that I LOVE THE HOT WEATHER!!! Phew, feels better to get that out in the open!!!!

Another thing I'm loving is listening to old songs on my itunes, alot of the time i will skip older songs, as i would much rather listen to newer stuff, but just recently, i have been listening to songs that were out between 2003 and 2005, I'm not deliberately seeking out these years, but they mean alot to me, and each song seems to have a brilliant story attached with lots of happy memories!!!

My final favourite is driving! I'm currently learning to drive (in London, I must be mad!) but I'm absolutely loving it! I get on brilliantly with my driving instructor, and crazy London mini cab drivers aside, i really look forward to each lesson! I now just cannot wait to get my own car...oh and my licence!

Hope everyone enjoys this bank holiday weekend!! xx

Two in a row!!

It's amazing isn't it?! I don't blog for ages and then cook up to blogs in as many days!!!!

Today was a good day, scary in places, but on the whole good! Last night I decided to henna my hair, chocolate brown, I mixed it up, had my housemate apply it, and an hour later I had had enough!!! We only finished applying it at 11:20pm and I was EXHAUSTED by 12:30!! I managed to last until 1am before rinsing it out. Even though I didn't leave it in for that long, I'm happy with the results!! Going to henna again next week for several hours! Think the trick might be to a) either do it on a night when there is alot to watch on TV or b) stick a movie on! I know you can leave it on overnight, but when washing it out last night, after just an hour, it was rock solid and quite heavy!!!!

Anyway, I'm happy with the colour and will defiantly be doing it again soon!!!

Had a driving lesson today, was a scary one! I started doing hill starts, up and down, ahhh how I panicked!!!! I WILL GET THERE IN THE END THOUGH!!!!!!!

I'm super excited about the next week, my Aunt has booked us in for a spa day next Wednesday, I have picked my treatments and I'm super excited! Keep looking at the pictures of the place and getting all hyper!!!! On Saturday there is a party in Traflagar Square in honour of the Dutch day which celebrates the Queen's birthday, in The Netherlands it's called "Koninginnedag". I'm ready to get some good (goed, in Dutch!) food and wear some orange again!! (I have already painted my toenails orange!!!!!!!!) Then on Sunday I'm off to see my Grandparents for the day, I make the trip once a month, and I love doing it! Even more so now they are my only Grandparents (insert sad face!).

Don't have alot planned for tomorrow, just off to buy myself a bikini, which I'm dreading! I hate my body as it is, but with only a week before I have to fling on a bikini for the first time this year, got to watch what I eat etc, and get some serious toning in (or attempt to!!!)

Well for now I have rambled enough!!! 'til tomorrow...or the next time...doei!! (dutch for bye!!!) XxXxX