Christmas Goodies!

This Christmas I was extremely lucky, I received a lot of lovely gifts from my family and boyfriend.

What better way to remind myself who to send thank-you cards to than to share with you my lovely gifts. 

So first up the Boyf got me ..

two new Pandora charms, the purple gem stone one and the candy cane 

and ... 

2014 New Years Resolutions

image from Pinterest

New Years Resolutions get such bad stick, people give themselves these massive goals and then fail to achieve them because they were so big. 

The key to New Years Resolutions (I think) is to throw in a mix of hard and easy and make them achievable. So here are my resolutions for 2014!

1 - Exercise at least once a week. Sounds easy but I am lazy and I don't want to die of a heart attack at 30 so I am going to run every Thursday night and hopefully as my stamina builds up I can throw in more exercise. I would also like to go down a dress size before August.

2 - Go to at least 2 new places in the world. 

3 - Save £500 every month.

4 - Stop impulse shopping.

5 - Get back into photography and take more photos.

6 - Spend more time with family and friends. 

7 - Be grateful every day for what I have. 

What are your resolutions? If you have some post them below, writing them down makes them real. 

Trust me!

Happy Christmas!

I am wishing you all the happiest of Christmases possible. 

I hope it is filled with love and laughter with some extra bucks fizz.

My next blog post will be up around the 30th/31st so until then stay safe and have a very happy holiday!

xox

Candy cane nails!

Some of them may be a little scruffy but this was my first attempt at candy cane nails and I love them, so christmassy!

Breaking the shopping habit

Image - www.bubblews.com

So as you may be aware I am on a big quest to save up to buy a house in the next 18 months. This requires saving every penny I possibly can.

You might also be aware of the fact I am a serial shopper, honestly I find it hard to not buy things but my boyfriend said something to me a few weeks ago that has really stuck. 

"You never have something you want because you just buy it" 

well hot damn he had a point, I was awful for seeing something I wanted and then buying it the next day and that is no way to live. 

I have struggled for the last few years to make Christmas lists and Birthday lists because there was never anything I really wanted as I already had it. 

Now I don't think the Boyf realised how much this has changed my outlook on shopping. With the hope of a house in the near future I feel like my outlook has changed. I am being careful with what I spend my money on, I'm not buying un-necessary items (like the new Naked 3 palette) and I am adding to my savings account on a regular basis. 

Finally I feel like I am breaking the shopping curse, after all I don't need this stuff. I have clothes and games and makeup. Why would I need more?

So with this enlightenment going on I have also un-subscribed from the hundreds of shopping e-mails and discount deals which makes a huge difference. 

I am also going into 2014 with the outlook of unless I NEED it, I will wait for a sale or a birthday.

Chances are I will crack occasionally but I genuinely feel I can break the habit of spending un-necessarily almost every week. 

NYE makeup collab with KristieBlogsBeauty

With the season of holiday parties already upon us it's time to throw some inspiration your way, whether it is an office party, a night out or a trip to see the Christmas lights it's always good to mix up your look. 

And that is what I have chosen to do. On New Years Eve I will be heading up to central London to see Les Miserables! I am super excited as going to the theatre on NYE is a beautifully British thing to do but there is a twist, after the theatre I will fight my way onto south-bank to see London's awesome NYE fireworks.

This is the makeup look I have decided on for the occasion... 

I don't want to be caking it on as it has to last from about 3pm until god knows when, but I wanted something special as it is NYE after all. 

These are my weapons of choice. 

Soft Kohl eyeliner from Rimmel

Telescopic mascara from L'Oreal

Black Cherry Lipstick from Revlon

Just for laughs