Things That Make Me Happy: List 2

It's Monday again!  So that means it's time for another list of things that make me happy!

1. Snow
I got so excited when it started snowing yesterday.  In fact, I get excited every time it snows!

2. Hot Chocolate
Mmmm I want some now.

3. Lostprophets
Ohhhh I love this band.  A lot.  They make me extremely happy listening to them and singing at the top of my voice.

4. My Boyfriend
I don't think I need to explain this one :)

5. Helping People
By this I mostly mean when I'm on placement.  My placement is in a hospital which constantly requires me to  help and care for people.  I love it when I do a successful job at this, I love it when I make people smile and I love it when they tell me I've done a good job.  I just like knowing I've made a difference to someone, however small that difference may be.

6. Smiling
Whether it is smiling at someone or smiling because of something, it always gives me a good feeling.

7. Driving
I just love having control of the car and the endless possibilities of where I could drive to.  I also love driving fast.

8. Friends
Old friends and making new ones.

9. Travelling
I love visiting new places.  I love the feeling when you step onto land you've never stepped onto before, and I love exploring these new places.

10.  Succeeding at University
I do like studying and learning new things, but I am unable to sit still for very long and have such a short concentration span so I find it very difficult to sit down a study for hours... which my course needs a lot of.  So I love it when I actually learn a load of new information and am able to remember it.

Give Away!

So I'm going to do my first ever give away.

It's only a very little one, two pairs of rather cute earrings. (New and unused of course!)   I didn't expect many people to read my blog at all, so thank you to everyone who does! I'm a bit obsessed with earrings at the moment so this is the perfect thing for me to give away. 

The first pair are a cute, wooden ladybird pair of stud earrings as shown below.

The next is a pair of flower earrings.  The winner will have a choice of colours (bright pink, black, baby pink, white, lilac, cream, yellow, blue or green).

To enter, all you need to do is:

1. Follow me

2. Leave a comment with an email address or link to your blog so I can contact you

It would also be great if you could:

1. Follow me on bloglovin here

2. Follow me on twitter here

The winner will be selected at random.  You have until next Sunday to enter!

Urgh, I am so tired right now.  I feel like I'm not making much sense.  Hopefully my brain will start working later on and I can do a proper blog post :)

Morning!

Morning!  I can't believe it's March already!  But the sky is blue and the sun is shining which means summer is on it's way!  I should be in a lecture right now.  But I woke up a bit too late, so now I have to miss it, whoops.

I dyed my hair on Tuesday night.  I used the dye I always use:

However, instead of leaving the dye in for 20 minutes like normal, I left it in for about 45 minutes.  I did this on purpose.  And this is the result:

Yes, I know my hair is a mes.  I haven't brushed it or even touched it this morning.

I'm not sure if I like it or not yet.  I think I do, I probably just need to get used to it, I haven't had it this red in ages (maybe even ever?!).

Yesterday evening I went shopping.  I was good and didn't spend much.  I bought these three items:

1. Soap & Glory You Won't Believe Your Eyes Illuminating Under-Eye Serum.  £10.50
I can't really comment on this much as I only bought it yesterday.  I used it last night and it made the skin under my eyes sting quite a lot, but the stinging went away quite quickly.  I used it again today before applying my makeup and it didn't sting so much.  I'll keep on using it for a bit to see if it makes any difference.

2. Soap & Glory A Great Kisser Lip Balm.  £5.00
I bought the Juicy Peach one.  You could also get it in coconut and chocolate cherry.  I already love this stuff!  It smells amazing!  It is quite sticky but it does the job well and my lips feel really smooth.

3. Max Factor Max Effect Mini Nail Polish in Cool Jade.  £3.99

Both pictures are with one coat.

I thought the colour would be a bit lighter than this, it's a bit darker than what I expected.  I don't think I would wear this on my fingernails, probably on my toenails instead.

Now I am off to learn some nervous system anatomy and physiology before my lectures this afternoon!

Yeah, I Look Good

You know when you have one of them days where you think, yeah I look pretty good today.  Your hair goes right, your make-up goes perfect, your outfit looks good and you just generally think you look nice.  I had one of those days today.  It felt good.

Not so good quality picture taken from my phone.

Last night I went to see Derren Brown.  I was a bit sceptical about going to see him.  I had seen him on TV before and found it interesting, but I didn't think it would be that great seeing him live.  My brother likes Derren Brown though so I bought him a ticket for Christmas and bought myself one to go along with him.  It was actually quite epic!

I'm going shopping tomorrow evening.  Since I don't have a job any more it would be a good idea to not buy anything and save my money.  But my wardrobe desperately needs updating, and I have seen things that I want...

Like this dress from Topshop:

I am absolutely loving this colour at the moment!

And these jeans from Topshop:

I think that's the colour I want to go for.  They don't have to be necessarily from Topshop (you can only get these ones online) but some like this pair.

And finally these shoes from Miss Selfridge:

I don't yet have a pair of wedges, so I think it's time I purchased some!

It's time for me to go and pick my boyfriend up from his night out now.  What a joke!

Things That Make Me Happy: List 1

It was back to uni today for me!  Finally! I haven't had any lectures in months!  Now I have a full timetable for the next few months.  This morning I got woken up with my boyfriend bringing me pancakes and tea to my bed.  At first I thought I was dreaming.  But no, sure enough he was standing there in front of me.  I have never had pancakes for breakfast before.  But they were very yummy.  I never thought lemon and sugar would go down well for breakfast, but I thought wrong.

Each Monday I am going to make a list of 10 things that make me happy, because let's face it, Mondays can be a bit depressing.  So here is my first list!

Things That Make Me Happy: List 1

 1. My Family
I live away from home while I am at uni and can sometimes go for weeks without seeing my family.  I do miss them.  I might not like living at home with my parents much, but it does make me happy to see my family.

2. My Bed.

It's a very comfy memory foam mattress, and I could lie in it all day!  I love my sleep, I can never get enough.

3. Cups of Tea

I love tea! It's one of the best drinks ever.  Especially when it's cold.  I think I might be addicted.

From: http://news.n7w.com/2011/08/30/festival-time-for-many-new7wonders-of-nature-fans/sunrise1/

4. Sunrise

I am rarely awake to see this.  But a few months ago when I was driving to placement I would be driving to work so early that I would see the sun rise.  I loved it.  Or I like it when I'm coming home from a night out and you can see the sun come up.  It's very pretty.

5. Walks Along The Beach

There's just something special about walking along the beach barefoot on a nice sunny day.

6. Smirnoff Vanilla Vodka

Not because this is alcohol (well... maybe partly) but because this is one of the best tasting and nicest smelling drinks I have ever come across.  It's so nice.  Especially mixed with cream soda.  Yum.

7. Money

I don't believe that money alone can create happiness.  But without money I worry about how to pay bills and have to be extremely careful with what I spend.  If I have money then I can spend without worrying too much.

8. Wales

Why Wales?  People ask.  I'm not sure.  I just love the place.  I have had some of the best times of my life in Wales.  Very happy memories indeed!

9. Enter Shikari

I have seen this band so many times now, and each time they have never failed to disappoint.  They are awesome!  I could listen to their music forever and ever and ever.  If I am feeling a bit down I can stick on a bit of Enter Shikari and it will usually cheer me up.

10. Festivals!

The music, the mud, the friends, the fun, the stress free awesome-filled weekend.  Yes, I even like the mud!

Lazy Day

Today was lovely!  I laid in bed until gone 11.  Then I laid in bed some more watching TV.  I spent the afternoon doing things I had been meaning to do for ages such as cleaning and catching up with what uni work needs doing.  It doesn't sound that great but it was for me because I didn't have to go work.  I could just bum around slowly doing whatever I wished.

I went to the cinema last night to see Safe House.  It was a pretty good film.  Although I did fall asleep - I was so tired and even though it was a good film I couldn't stop my.  I don't think I was even asleep for 5 minutes because I don't think I missed very much.  I have never fallen asleep in the cinema before!  Except when I fell asleep during Star Wars (the 3D version) with my eyes open!

T-Zone Shine Control Cleansing Wipes
I normally use the Clinique Anti-Blemish Solutions Clarifying Lotion morning and night.  I think it's great but sometimes using it twice a day can be a bit too harsh for my skin and I want something a bit more gentle.  So I recently I have started to use these T-Zone cleansing wipes.  I usually use them after using a face wash and drying the skin.  They leave my face feeling refreshed and cleansed.  It does everything that it says on the packet except one small thing.  It claims to remove make-up instantly.  Now, I don't exactly cake the foundation on but I need a bit more than these wipes to remove my make-up.  I still use a make-up remover and a face wash before using these wipes.  However I didn't buy these wipes as a make-up remover.  So they do the job that I need them to do just fine.  So if you are looking for a more gentle cleanser, then these wipes are the way to go!

A Little Update

Tomorrow is my first free day after 5 weeks without a day off.  
That's right, for the last five weeks I have been working 7 days a week without a day off.  Ok, I had a day off when it snowed because I couldn't get to work on Sunday, but that doesn't count because I still got up early and got ready for work that morning.  I am feeling so exhausted and worn out.  On Friday it was my last day of placement (no more placement for a few months!), and today was my last day of my weekend job.  I am now a free woman! (If I forget about the uni work!)  It feels good.

I am off to the cinema with the boyfriend to see Safe House in a bit.  I have no plans for tomorrow except to lay in bed and bum around all day.  It's going to be a good feeling.

Next year is my last year at uni! That's sad.  However it is that time of year to sort out accommodation for next year!  I've already sorted out who I'm living with.  We went to look around the new house today.  Fingers crossed I will get the room I want, and if I don't get that room then hopefully I will get the second room I want!  I'm already excited about how I'm going to decorate it and how it's going to look.  I love moving into a new room and decorating it how I like and making it feel all homely.  I can't wait to move out of this shithole of a house!  My current house is so crappy, the new house is much nicer.

Now I have finished placement I can finally wear what I want everyday and not my shapeless, unflattering work uniform.  I can finally grow and paint my nails, I can wear more make-up during the day if I wish, I can wear whatever jewellery what I want, I can wear whatever shoes I want.  I have actually missed choosing an outfit in the morning.

Plans for the next few months!
In the next few months I plan to work really hard with my uni work.  The grades I got last year weren't the greatest and I didn't work particularly hard either so this year I want to work as hard as I can!  I need a new hobby too.  Sometimes I find myself sitting around feeling a bit bored so I need to go out there and find something!  Next week I also plan to get back to the gym.  I want to start some classes too such as aerobics and zumba.  I really want to get back in shape!

That is all for now.  Cinema. Then SLEEP!