Things Are Changing! Busy Bee Alert!

I tend to do a lot more update posts as things seem to be changing all the time. I thought I'd do another little update as I'm super excited.

My Open University course finishes next month. I was going to do a degree, but I realised that studying isn't much fun for me and so I'm only going to finish off the year. At the end I'll (hopefully) have a Certificate in Business Studies which I'll be really happy with. The OU was a big experience for me, and there was lots of good and bad (feel free to ask any questions).

There are lots of plans from now until Christmas. On the 27th it's mine and Aiden's four year anniversary. Four years! We've been together since we were 16 so it's crazy to think how long we've been together. It's also his 21st in October so that's going to be a lot of fun. I've got lots planned which I won't blog about until after just incase (he says he reads my blog but I don't think he does!). There's also lots of other birthdays and a christening too!

Next year, I plan to move out of London. Eeeek. I might even consider going earlier but who knows yet? So plans for that are all happening at the moment. If any of you have any advice for moving house, changing jobs, and especially moving out of your parents home for the first time, please let me know! I'd also love advice on getting a flat for the first time, and your recommendations on how to do it. It's all new to me!

I also plan to get into baking and making soaps again. I'd love to start selling the soaps but there's a lot of initial costs and I don't really have the spare money yet. If anyone is interested though, let me know, as I'd love to know if it would be popular.

I think that's it! Life seems very busy and disorganised at the moment but I'm hoping it will all fall into place soon.

Hope you're all well!

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Tomorrow...

I am going on holiday!

I will be at Butlins in Minehead (I think it's going to be so exciting) from tomorrow until Friday and I don't know if I'll be tweeting, but I definitely won't be blogging. Don't worry, I've got some great guest bloggers who will be taking over and their posts are amazing! Please leave them a comment, and be sure to check out their blogs.

I'm gutted the Olympics is finishing. As much as I was worried about the traffic and overcrowding, it's been surprisingly nice and everyone has been so patriotic and happy. I really cannot wait for the closing ceremony and the Paralympics.

This weekend I finally found the time to go to a car boot sale. Aiden and I actually did two and I even got a sun tan while I was there. It's such a lovely little community feel and it helps to make a bit of extra money to go towards next week. I'm going to be blogging about car boot sale tips on my other blog, so if you have any questions, feel free to ask.

Hope you've all had a lovely weekend and to those of you in the UK, I hope you made full use of the sunshine. Let me know what you've been up to, and I'll see you all next week!

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New Layout!

You may or may not notice that I've had a little play around with both of my blogs. I get bored easily and really like this new layout. It feels cleaner. I've got rid of a lot of junk that was building up in my sidebar, and I've left just the important bits. I've made the font a bit smaller, and the blog title is new (although very similar to the one before). I'm also going to start taking a lot more photos and do a few more 'update' posts.

On my other blog, I've made it less 'childish' and again given it a smaller font and a bit of a clean up. It may not make any difference to any of you, but to me I feel a lot better. I've been unhappy with both of my blog layouts for a while and a change is always good, right?

Do let me know what you think, and do take a look at my other blog - I've got lots of posts coming up helping you to save money without changing your lifestyle drastically.

Happy Wednesday!

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Weekend Update

Hi everyone,

I hope you're all having a lovely weekend, despite the horrible weather! I've got caught in the rain endless times this weekend and the drowned rat look is not good. I thought I'd do a little update post as they are always popular, and well, I thought I'd update you!

Over the next few weeks I have a lot of hours (full time actually). It will probably be like this until after the Olympics. Although I'll be happy when payday arrives, I'm not sure how I'm going to find time to fit in everything else. I have a lot of posts scheduled for my other blog but none for this one, so if you have any ideas for some posts I could do that don't take as much time then do let me know as I really don't want to abandon my blog again.

Speaking of having no time, I am going to withdraw from the Open University in October. I thought a degree was for me, but it really isn't. I prefer on-the-job learning, and I haven't lost out as I will still have gained a Certificate in Business Studies (considering I pass!)

I've really got back into reading other blogs and commenting lately. I kind of stopped for a while, but I have really enjoyed it. Feel free to leave your blog links below as I'm looking for new blogs to follow. :)

PS. I'm going to have a giveaway soon, that will be held on my Facebook page. Anyone who has already liked the page before the giveaway will get an extra entry straight away. If you are interested, head over and like the page.

x

Good News Update!

After taking some time out from my blog, (minus the scheduled post from last night) I have decided to take a different approach to my blog. As the title suggests, this is a beauty and lifestyle post. Lately, my blog has been full of reviews etc. but I feel like it has lost its personal touch, and I feel that if I'm not enjoying writing it 100%, then you reading it won't be enjoying it 100%. When I read other blogs, I can tell which one's have been written 'with love' as it were. I want my blog to be more personal, and not like a magazine - because if you wanted a magazine you'd buy one, right? So, feel free to let me know how you feel about more lifestyle posts, and what kind of lifestyle posts you like. I don't want to bore you with rubbish details of my life, but then again, it is my blog - and mine to do whatever I like with. However, beauty and make up will always be a passion of mine and therefore this blog will still be full of reviews, tips, and a few exciting posts too!

Anyway, on with the actual post - I thought I'd do a little update into what is going on with my life as I feel like I have got really far in achieving what I want - and things are definitely looking up!

- Best news first. My boyfriend has got himself a job, which couldn't make me any happier! Before this, Aiden was on Jobseekers, which he never liked as people always perceived him as a 'lazy scrounger' which he is far from. He spent every day looking for work, and would have done anything for a job rather than take from the government. It's sad that some lazy 'jobseekers that don't seek jobs' create a stereotype for everyone - as I know there's plenty of people on the dole who don't want to be. Anyway, I am so so so proud of him, and it means we can properly start saving now. :)

- Which leads me onto my next topic. I am starting a serious serious saving regime, as I have set myself a pretty high target of what I want to save by December this year. I will be doing a whole blog post on it on my other blog (which will also have more lifestyle posts) and regular updates, including how I've made and saved money over the next 6 months. I'm not too sure if I want to mention figures etc. as I think money is quite a private matter, but if it helps you all save too - then I'm not shy to say how much I plan to save!

- I've been working like an absolute trooper lately. There have been lots of opportunities for overtime and I have been taking every one (see above paragraph for why!) and although I know it will be very worth it on payday, I must admit I am exhausted! It's very hard when everyone's enjoying the Jubilee and I'm stuck at work, but I also get weekends off - which is very rare in retail so I am greatful. This is the main reason for my lack of blogging, as I never seem to have time, but I WILL find time, I promise.

- I am still studying at the OU, and I'm on my second course which I really don't like to be honest. It's nothing like I expected and it's all very confusing. I would still recommend the OU to study at, but not this course. I'm looking forward to the next one though, which I'll have to choose soon.

- It's my birthday in 8 days! I'll no longer be a teenager which is a weird feeling, but I feel like I'll be at an age where I will finally start growing up. I'm not sure what I'm doing for it yet, probably nothing much!

I'd also like to say a big thank you for following and reading my blog. It really does make me smile when I get lovely comments and I hope you enjoy my new found passion for blogging again. I need to focus on writing this blog for me, and hopefully you'll all enjoy it too. Please leave your links below, as I'm on the lookout for new blogs to follow and read!

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Suggestions and Opinions

Hi everybody!

Firstly, hello to all of my new followers. Recently I launched a new blog, and a big thank you to those who are already following. It's great that some of you think it's a good idea. If you're into getting a good deal or saving some money without cutting back on everything, then please follow. You'd make my day if you do.

I mentioned in my last ramble post that I wouldn't really be focusing on this blog as much, but after a few days I missed it so much! Beauty and make up will always be a big love of mine, and although I am going to only post twice a week (may be more or less some weeks - don't hold me to my word!) I really do want to continue making this blog grow.

I would really love to know what blogs you love to read. There's no point me doing endless reviews (as I feel that's all I've done recently). I'm trying not to spend as much on new products for now anyway, so if you have any ideas for me then please let me know.

I hope you've all had a great weekend, and I look forward to all of your comments. :)

Update.

Another 'update' post. I'm sure you all enjoy reading them though as we're all a little nosy aren't we? I was going to add a few photos to this too, but I've got lots of photo filled posts coming up so I'm sure you'll forgive me. I've managed to draft over ten posts which I'm so proud of, as it means I don't have to abandon my blog when life gets busy.

I've gained a few followers over the weekend so I'd like to say hi and thank you for following!

I've crossed off a few things of my 101 things list. I've got back into reading books so the number is going up. I've also purchased my first car! His name is Joey (after Joey Essex, 'cos he's reem *cringe*) :D and I love being able to drive about everywhere. Anyone with their test coming up soon should read this post. I also crossed off  'Get measured for a bra'. I've always wanted to do it but was put off. However, after learning you don't actually need to take your bra off to get measured I felt at ease and got measured yesterday. Turns out I've been wearing the completely wrong size!

Aiden & I have almost finished our Christmas shopping. We've been working hard to get it done early and I'm so happy with what we've bought everyone. We also get to see both of our families on Christmas Day now I can drive, so I'm really looking forward to it.

Finally, if you read my last post, you'll know I am offering five advertising spots. Please e-mail me (my e-mail is on the other page) if you want to advertise - my prices are extremely reasonable!

My plans for tonight are to treat my face as I feel like I've just been ruining my skin lately and watch I'm a Celeb: Coming Out. This is always my favourite part of the show. What are your plans?

Another Little Update

Hi everyone,

I hate the fact that I never seem to have any time to blog anymore. I actually miss it so much and I miss reading other blogs even more. It just seems to be that there is always something that needs to be done or I'm too exhausted to do it! I wish I could do a different type of post instead of a chit-chat one, but I haven't had time to take any photo's and I'm not really in the right frame of mind for a 'proper' blog post.

I'd like to take this opportunity to ask you all what kind of posts you like to see? I know many of you entered my last giveaway and mentioned many of things that you'd like, but they were all mostly beauty related. Are there any more 'lifestyle' posts you'd like to see, as I'd like to call my blog beauty/lifestyle but I'm not sure if it really is? Anyway, please do comment with your ideas.

Hope you all have a lovely evening!

PS Who do you think will be going on tonight's X Factor, I think Janet!

x

Sunday Ramble 001.

+ What a week ay? First of all, how annoying was blogger? It's been all over the place. I had posts scheduled for this week that didn't post but luckily I still have them so I will post them this week instead. I hope everyone's blogs aren't too hectic!

+ TV has been pretty good this week. Did you all watch Eurovision? If you follow me on Twitter, you'll know how excited (and proud!) I was. I honestly thought Blue were amazing, it's a shame it's too political. Oh, and thumbs up to everyone who voted for Moldovia! Gotta love the UK's sense of humour! I also loved The Apprentice and I don't think I'll be watching Made In Chelsea again. Team Essex all the way!

+ My spending ban has been very difficult. I accidently purchased two nail polishes from Hayley's blog sale - I couldn't resist! With that aside, I've done very well. For some reason, I've had a lot of outgoings this month and although it doesn't seem like I'm saving anything, I'm hoping it will pay off at the end of the month.

+ I'm really thankful to everyone who has re-followed my blog and helped promote it again. I won't be doing as much promotion on Twitter anymore as I went a bit overboard and I am sorry for that. I must admit, it feels weird having less followers, but I'm still happy all the same.

+ My favourite blog of the week: Charli has a lovely blog and I really do look forward to reading her posts. Not only that, but she is one of the nicest girls, so follow her on Twitter too!