WHEN I GROW UP...

I hope you all had great holidays? I did :)

It's been a hectic last four days. Spending time with every close family member, taking my boyfriend to speand time with my family, opening and giving presents... And eating way too much(!) The left over Turkey was gobbled up (punn intended!) Christmas evening, resulting with me not so much as getting a look in. This is why it's difficult living with three men and two dogs. Grr.

I am currently glued to 'The OC'. I didn't watch it when it was on television as I was young and at school and it was always on too late for me to watch. Anyways, I got the next series in line and out of 10 discs, I'm on the 6th. I feel as though I may have needed to spread it out a little? I also got the next installments of the Hills... I can smell your judgement.

I do believe that in a few days my eyes will be square shaped :)

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

Christmas is a very special time in my family, we've been raised to believe that it is a time of year that is almost magical. It's not all about gifts and who's got what, I think that it's about spending time with the people whom you love most. All of our presents are under our tree, underneath the beautiful decorations, baubles and twinkling lights... Just w a i t i n g.

I may be nearly 20, but I find it hard to believe that anyone can find it easy to fall asleep Christmas Eve night. I toss and turn into the middle of the night, no matter how tired I am. It's relentless. When I finally drop off, the next thing I know, my brother are in my face telling me that it's 6.00AM and it's time to get up! (they are now 16 and 18!).

I hope that you enjoy your day no matter how you feel towards this festive season.

Whoever you are, where ever you are, whatever you are doing... I hope you have a wonderful Christmas.

with love,

xoxo

I'M DREAMING, OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS.

I can only describe my thoughts towards Ashley's hair in the picture as; jealousy and a feeling of need. I need to have my hair looking like this! It's such a relaxed look but at the same time, stylish.

I had a great eveing last night. It was spent mostly in the bath, with candles and a glass of wine with soft music. I've discovered a wonderful new bubble bath that has essence of cammomile which makes me so sleepy (which at the moment is great as I have been having trouble sleeping). I can't think of anything better than getting out of a warm bath in the middle of winter, getting into a comfortable old pair of pj's and clambering into bed for an early night - I have only just realised that I sound about as old as an 80 year old!.

I've also had the feeling of utter shock these past few days as I have realised that Christmas is so close. I have to say that Christmas is my favourite time of the years. I think that everyone is so happy, there's no arguing, great food, presents, the dogs opening their own presents... Whats not to love? Also, a HUGE shocker... It's snowed here! It snowed earlier in the year, February time and it was great. But there's always a promise form the news readers that "It could be a white Christmas" and it always fails to deliver. This year, it's a great possibility :)

If you get a minute, head on over to fashionchalet.blogspot.com. I feel the need to tell you this because she is, in my opinion, a great inspiration to me and she deserves much recognition for this reason alone.

with love,

xoxo

I SAW MUMMY, KISSING SANTA CLAUS.

as featured at: http://olsensanonymous.blogspot.com

I have posted this photo of Mary-Kate Olsen, as she - to me - is style perfection. Whether she is wearing a vintage t-shirt with baggy jeans of a glamorous gown on the red carpet, she looks stunning.

11 days until Christmas... Eeek! It kinda has the feeling of Santa's grotto at home. All our presents will be being wrapped this weekend and then 'nestled safely under our tree'. Once this happens, my brothers and I seem to gravitate to the tree every morning and sit staring at it while we eat our breakfasts. It's a ritual we have shared since we were about six(!).

I feel the need to share the fact that I am stuck in a bit of a style rut at the moment - hence the lack of photos of late. I'm sure I'll get some lovely little number over the Christmas period though ;)

Many thanks to those who have been commenting on my posts, I value your opinions and thoughts :)

YOU DRIVE ME CRAZY, UP THE WALL.

This is the contents of my handbag - minus my keys and camera!.

The current copy of Elle Uk.

Sunglasses.

Ipod.

A tub of Vaseline (it's great for dry lip emergencies)

Maxfactor mascara.

James Brown hairspray.

My favourite lipstick.

A hair band.

A worry stone my mum and dad got me.

My purse.

2 hair grips.

Pretty boring eh?

I think that the contents of a handbag can tell you a lot about a woman. I think that it can really reveal the sort of person she is. I'm not quite sure what this says about me... I'm hoping something good, probably just that I'm a bit of a neat freak.

I've been having trouble sleeping for the last couple of weeks, and I think that it may be due to the huge changes that are about to happen in my life. Soon after Christmas I'll be moving in with my boyfriend, I'll be becoming his full time carer, I'll be able to shop again, I'll be turning 20 and I've got to decorate my - soon to be - dressing room at his place. After reading this, I'm not shocked at my lack of sleep. It seems as though everything is changing and my brain isn't able to absorb it in the hours of the day. Hopefully soon I'll be able to get a full nights sleep, if not I do believe I may start to go slowly i n s a n e.

I made a huge decision this week... I dyed my eyelashes(!) The results were quite surprising. I wear about 4 layers of mascara normally so it wasn't as dark as I'm used to, but I feel more comfortable now when not wearing any makeup. Anyone else tried it?

The highlight of my week so far, definatly has to be going to the cinema with my best friend and being the only two people in the theatre! It was a horror film, so it felt brilliant to openly shriek like a bunch of girls (that we are!) and not worry what anyone else thinks. Fantastic!

HE ATE MY HEART.

Featured above is a silver platter that is filled with my get up and go jewellery. Things that I feel go with most outfits, so if for some particular reason I haven’t decided on what accessories to wear, I’m always pretty confident when grabbing any of these items:

4 H&M white bead bracelets (a little to big for my wrists!)

A large silver bangle I picked up on a shopping spree a couple of months ago.

2 black leather and gold link bracelets, chunky - just how I like it.

A large red stone ring that really brightens up most outfits.

A purple charm bracelet that a dear friend of mine bought me.

2 wooden and 3 linked silver bangles, I usually wear them together.

A pearl bracelet with ‘love’ engraved.

A thin black bangle that I adore.

A silver bead and chained bracelet that kind of reminds me of a knights armour.

A thick silver bracelet from H&M, takes up nearly my whole forearm!

A large pearl ring, a little treasure I found in Top Shop.

And a black chiffon ribbon I fashioned from a collection of bracelets (it’s so light that most of the time, I forget that I’m wearing it!).

I'll have to take pictures of my 2 jewellery boxes next... : )

I WANDERED LONELY, AS A CLOUD.

These are the latest shoes that I couldn’t afford but I just had to have :) I think that if I were less in-control of my shoe fascination, it would be about now that I would be trying to find some kind of rehab. I know that it may sound childish, but I just cant resist them. Some people cant resist sweets or alcohol but for me, it’s stylish foot wear. I never thought that I would be able to pull off ankle boots, I always thought that if they weren't just under the knee, they werent boots. Until i saw these beauties.

So, it’s December. The month of my brothers birthday, one month until my birthday and I think I’m forgetting something… Oh yeah, Christmas. Thankfully now I can sit back and just enjoy the festivities that go down in my house as I have bought all my presents and cards. I got them all in one hit - much easier that way. I’m excited to see the looks on everyone’s faces when they open their gifts. I always get so much enjoyment when seeing others happy (especially when it’s because of me!).

I’ve been trying out different style’s with my hair this week. I even went shopping with it up! If you knew me you would know that this is huge. Ever since I hit 16 I’ve become really neurotic about wearing my hair up. It’s stupid but I think that people will be thinking that I ‘couldn’t be bothered’ or something. However, I’m really glad that this Christmas, my hair is going to look much different to last year. I always seem to look the same when we look back at out festive photos but this year, my hair seems to have taken on a life of it’s own. And it seems that it’s become a hippy from the 60’s! It feels longer that it has for 3 years so there’s no complaining coming from me. I just hope I don’t start ‘puffing the magic dragon’ unconsciously! :)

boots by Topshop