Just a quick note...

To everyone reading this I want to say a huge thank you for sticking with this blog. I know it's been pretty quiet around here recently and I'm sorry about that. Posts should resume just as soon as my exams are finished on May 6th. I've really missed blogging and taking this break really made that clear. I can't wait to begin writing again.

I've joined the gym!

So, as I'm sure you can tell from the title of this post - I joined the gym! Well, in all honesty, I joined the gym back in December (exactly two months ago today strangely) but it only opened earlier this month.

I've been to several other gyms before for varying lengths of time and I really enjoy being a member of a gym. But, like most people, I struggle with motivation.

It's really important to stay hydrated at the gym and so I always take a big bottle of water with me. To make it a little more interesting I add a few slices of fresh lemon and lime or some frozen berries. The great thing about this is you can fill up your water again from a fountain and the fruit will give the same great flavour.

After the gym I'm always starving and so I always pack a small snack with me. Nakd bars are a really great choice because they're small and sweet - and also really good for you! These incredible bars have completely replaced chocolate bars and cereal bars in my diet.




















I was very kindly sent a selection box of Nakd bars from Natural Balance Foods but I've been a huge fan of these bars for ages. This did give me the chance to try a lot of new flavours out though and I can definitely say that Berry Delight and Cocoa Delight are still firm favourites, and Bakewell Tart tastes exactly like the name suggests!

Natural Balance Foods are a British company selling wholefood snacks and I'd definitely recommend checking out their website here. They've also compiled a list of tips and tricks for gym motivation - check it out!

Now, I know it might seem a little odd to start a post about the gym and to then talk about an easy recipe for flavoured water and then some snack foods but believe me - these two things really help give me the boost I need. Let me know in the comments if you have any tips for someone getting back into the gym lifestyle - and if you'd like to see more posts related to fitness? I'm thinking of doing a sportswear haul soon...

Thanks for reading!

January Update

With this being the last day of January I've been thinking about what tomorrow will bring; a new month, and possibly a new start. Sprinkle Of Glitter posted today on Facebook a reflection on her month (read it below) and this inspired me to reflect on this month rather than focusing solely on the new month.

2015 was overall a great year for me. After a not-so-great summer, the year spun on its head and ended on several high notes. I wanted 2016 to be completely full of highs, but that's not realistic is it?

January has been a tough one for me for several reasons. I've started my second semester of my second year of university, and already the workload is getting to me. I've had money problems and due to the financial crisis in my university city, there aren't any jobs. My relationship could be said to be out of the "honeymoon period" and with that have come challenges.

Overall, I've faced ups and downs of emotions. Of course, amongst the challenges there have been so many great experiences. I've spent a lot of time with my brilliant friends, been enjoying getting back into old hobbies like playing the piano and reading and also really liked eating much healthier.

My word to sum up January is BALANCE. It's something I've been working towards this month and I plan to continue - is it something you ever really get to, I wonder?

Today is the last day of January. We've done the first month of 2016 and I'm in a reflective mood. 2015 was a big...
Posted by Sprinkle Of Glitter on Sunday, 31 January 2016

Let me know in the comments what your word to sum up January is.

My First Post of 2016

Well lookie here, what do you know, we're two weeks into 2016 and I've not posted once on here. Nope. Nada. Not once. For some reason, I've been really nervous to write this first post of the year and I'm not really sure why. So today, I'm taking the plunge and sitting down and writing it. I've told myself that when I'm done I'm allowed to go downstairs and have a cup of coffee (using the milk frother because I'm fancy) and a vegan blueberry porridge bar that I made the other day. Rewards are essential to my sanity guys!


This post, titled every so imaginatively "My First Post of 2016" is a run down of 2015 and a look ahead into what I want to achieve this year. So basically, what every other blogger and their mum has already done.


This year I turned 18, started a blog, sprained my ankle, cut my hair short, finished my first year at university, passed my driving test, dressed up as a doll for Halloween, started a new relationship, fell out with my parents more times than I can count, laughed a lot and drank way too much. 2015 was an amazing year.


As for 2016, well I saw a quote that I really liked and think applies quite well:

"Stop trying to change yourself every year with new resolutions; just accept the fact that you're a fucking mess."

Nevertheless, there are a few goals that I want to work towards.

Blog blog blog

• hit 200 followers on Bloglovin' (follow me here)
• blog a minimum once per week
• new blog design
• new content - healthy living, more lifestyle posts
• make new blogging friends and keep those I already have

Save save save

• stop spending all of my student loan every month
• keep applying for part time jobs
• operate a one in-one out policy with regards to skincare, makeup and clothes

Healthy mind, healthy body

• continue with the plant-based diet I have chosen (more on this in a coming post I'm sure)
• not say I'll exercise 7 days a week and then get disheartened when I don't: instead, I will aim to exercise as often as I can
• make better choices regarding my mental health
• read 12 books this year (I'm using Goodreads to keep track)
• continue sticking to my skincare routine every day
• make more effort with my appearance day-to-day: wear some jewellery, put some thought into my outfit, wear lipstick

Finally, I just want to say thank you to you all for coming with me into 2016!

Goodbye 2015

This is just a quick post because I need to get back to celebrating the end of 2015 and the start of the New Year with my family, and I'm sure you are all busy also! I just want to wish all my fantastic readers a happy New Year.

I really want to continue with this blog as I progress into 2016, however, in turns of design and content I do want to branch out a bit further whilst also sticking to lifestyle and beauty.

As cliché as it sounds, I want to make a lot of changes in 2016. I think it's very unfair for people to make fun of those who want to better themselves, and the new year is a wonderful time to do this. A new gym is opening very soon near me and I have joined this because I've had a guest membership at a Bannatyne's gym for the past few weeks which I have loved using. I also want to get back into the healthy eating I was doing before Christmas.

Please let me know in the comments if you would like to see more posts about healthy living, or if you would not be interested in this.

I know that posting has been very here-and-there (and Blogmas was a fail) and I want to post more regularly, whether this be once or twice a week. I think I can manage twice a week if I make sure and schedule my free time better - however once a week is the minimum that I'll be aiming for.


Anyway: that ended up being not so short! Wishing you all the best for the New Year!

The 12 Days of Blogmas: Day 8 - Christmas Food

I've been managing to eat really healthily this term while I've been at university but now that it's Christmas time, I've decided to treat myself and just eat whatever comes my way! I know that in my family there will be tins of sweets, biscuits, crackers and cheese, chocolates, fizzy juice, mince pies - not to mention the main Christmas dinner!

The first thing I eat on Christmas day is usually some chocolate coins! Although my favourite foods that I eat on Christmas day are pigs-in-blankets (sausages wrapped in bacon) and sage and onion stuffing. Both are amaaaazing.

I also love Christmas pudding. Who am I kidding? I love nearly all puddings. What's your favourite holiday food?

The 12 Days of Blogmas: Day 7 - Christmas Traditions in my House

I thought that it might be fun to tell you guys what I and my family get up to over Christmas as I know this can differ vastly for different people.

In my house we have 4 Christmas trees. Yes, 4. They are all fake but it's still a crazy number in my opinion! We have the fancy-schmancy tree in the living room which is all gold and beautiful, then in the dining room we have a mis-matched tree of all the baubles we have that aren't gold and then both my sister and I have a tree in our bedrooms. These usually go up pretty early in December.

Christmas Eve is a quiet night in watching TV with my parents, sister and my Grandpa. Then on Christmas Day, my mum's family arrive for about 2 nights. It's a full house! We don't see the rest of my dad's family until New Year's.

On Christmas Day my sister and I get to open our presents from Santa first. Then when everyone else arrives for Christmas lunch at about 2pm we get to open presents from our friends and relatives.

After lunch it's usually a short walk around the block, sometimes further afield depending on the weather. And after that it's a cosy evening in playing card games.

The 12 Days of Blogmas: Day 6 - Christmas Music

One week to go!

I have to admit that this year I had to limit myself when it came to listening to Christmas music. A Christmas Spotify playlist flashed up in late November and before I could stop myself, I had clicked on it and I was singing away. In November. Not okay. About 2 songs in I realised I'd be bored of Christmas music if I played it every day until Christmas.

In early December I allowed myself to listen to the Frozen soundtrack (not necessarily Christmassy, but definitely Wintery). After I was bored of it I moved on to Justin Bieber's 2011 Christmas album (I was clearly saving the best until closer to Christmas). At this point, just before Christmas it's Michael Bublé's 2012 Christmas album (which I absolutely adore yet everyone around me seems to hate). And just before Christmas, when the holidays have properly started my family puts on just your regular Christmas hits!

The 12 Days of Blogmas: Day 5 - Winter Items I Can't Live Without

Hello! 8 days to go! This post is one that I've been excited to do ever since I arranged it. Today's post is a collab with Chloe from basicallychloe. We are both posting about the winter items that we can't live without, so once you're finished reading my post make sure and head over there to check our her post (unless that's where you came from, in which case - hello!).

(1) The first item is a good, comfy pair of boots. I have a gorgeous pair of brown Chelsea boots from Miss KG which I got in a sale maybe one or two years ago? They've lasted me so so well and I wear them all Autumn and Winter - unfortunately I don't have a picture of them as they're in getting new soles put on (that should show you how much I wear them!). Obviously my exact ones aren't available but I found some very similar from New Look (£44.99), Topshop (£75.00) and Miss KG (£65.00 reduced from £90.00). The Topshop ones are my favourites!

(2) My second item is a cosy blanket scarf - it wasn't until I borrowed my friend's blanket scarf that I realised how awesome these are. I got this scarf from Topshop (£22.00), and they had a few different colours and patterns - I know it seems like a lot of money but this scarf is huge and really soft. No regrets splashing out at all.
(3) Moisturising skincare - The combination of the cold weather and having the central heating on really plays havoc with my skin and dries it out. I recommend the Nip+Fab Dragon's Blood Fix Plumping Mask (£7.45 reduced from £14.95 or available in the Skin Saviours Mask Set £9.95) as an overnight mask or just as a leave-on mask too. I also love the Burt's Bees lip balm (no surprise there as I mention it all the time) (£3.99). Finally, The Body Shop's Vitamin E Overnight Serum-in-oil is a magic oil that works wonders (£15.00).

(4) Flask - I've got a little flask which is ideal for carrying for the walk to university as it warms me from the inside and allows me my caffeine fix!

(5) ALL THE FLUFFY SOCKS. My personal favourites have little foxes on them. I love.

(6) Similarly, ALL THE COSY JUMPERS. Bonus points if they are stolen from relatives, friends or significant others.

Thank you very much to Chloe for doing this collab with me! I really enjoyed writing it. 

Let me know in the comments what you can't live without during the Winter!

The 12 Days of Blogmas: Day 4 - Winter Outfit

I've recently been wearing the same outfit most days to brave the chilly weather but it's not too warm an outfit that you would feel too warm nipping into shops for some Christmas shopping, or feel the need to take off millions of layers when you get to your destination.
First off there is my John Rocha leather jacket (not real leather unfortunately) from Debenhams about 3 years ago now! I was still at school when I bought this. It was probably just under £100 but I've definitely got a lot of wear out of it.

Next is a thick wooly jumper, this one is actually stolen from my guy but it's so so cosy!

I like to wear my Olivia Burton watch which just goes with everything, it's rose gold.

And finally, I am in love with this tartan blanket scarf from Topshop - yes it was pricey but it's so so cosy and I've used it as both a scarf and a blanket several times. I couldn't live without this now.

The 12 Days of Blogmas: Day 3 - Christmas Wishlist

Oops - guess who didn't manage to post yesterday? Me! I'm always rubbish at posting every day.

Top of my wishlist this year was a waterproof jacket - I have a cosy parka, and a leather jacket for day-to-day but when Scottish weather is doing it's worst I have nothing to keep me dry!

I've recently been brave enough to buy and actually light a candle that I'm responsible for - it made me feel ridiculously grown up! So I've also asked for a candle for Christmas to add to my growing collection.

I haven't had any perfume other than little testers for ages and so I'm hoping to get some perfume because I would never think to buy it for myself, it always slips my mind when I have money to spend on myself.

I've recently been trying to use up lots of half empty bottles that I've got lying around and I've fallen back in love with Sanctuary Spa bath products so I've asked my uncle if he could possibly get me something new to try from that range (he is going to look funny buying bath stuff for me hehe).

Other than that, I've not asked for anything else in particular. I'm really excited to see what I get on Christmas day, I absolutely love opening my presents and discovering what I've got. And although I love spoiling my friends and family, I always get a bit nervous when they are opening what I've got them. I'm incredibly lucky to have such amazing and supportive friends and family, in addition to you awesome readers, and my final Christmas wish is that you all have a Merry Christmas! 

The 12 Days of Blogmas: Day 2 - Stocking Stuffer Ideas

11 days to go! And that means (including this one) 11 more Blogmas posts from me, posted everyday at 6pm GMT.

Today are my ideas for gifts to give someone in a stocking, although these would also be good to give individually to your friends or secret Santa! Also, be creative, a hamper of gift box filled with goodies is just as nice to receive as a stocking!

Lipbalm
As soon as the central heating is put on in my house my lips just dry up! My favourite lipbalms are EOS (£7.00) and Burt's Bees (£3.99).

Sweets
A little tube or bag of sweeties is always a nice (and cheap) gift.

Chocolate coins
I always get a bag of chocolate coins in the toe of my stocking!

Minis
Soap&Glory or Body Shop miniatures are a really great gift to receive as you might get to try a product you've never had before - and if you decide you love it then you can go buy the full size product!

Handcream
My picks are philosophy, Soap&Glory and The Body Shop.

Makeup
A new lipstick or nail polish is a great thing to find in your stocking! I love Rimmel lipsticks and Barry M nail polishes.

Jewellery
Finally, if your budget allows it then a nice piece of jewellery is an incredible thing to find in your stocking as you never think you'll get something so pricey in there! A necklace or some earrings are great options.

See you tomorrow!

The 12 Days of Blogmas: Day 1 - Holiday Bucket List

Welcome to the first of (hopefully) twelve posts over the next few days leading up to, that's right, Christmas! I fully considered doing regular Blogmas but with having just had a set of really tough exams, I'm glad that I decided to do a shortened version.

I planned on having this post up much earlier in the day. I was supposed to be sat at a table seat on a train this afternoon down to my parent's house where I was going to make a start on Blogmas but the train was cancelled and I ended up sitting on my suitcase on a train nearly three hours later than planned. Bloody train faults!

This first post is going to be a list of activities that I want to do over the Christmas holidays. This should serve as a reminder to me and, hopefully, will maybe be a source of inspiration for you guys!

1. Decorate a Christmas tree
2. Watch at least one Christmas film (The Snowman, The Holiday, Love Actually and Elf are on the cards)
3. Redesign my blog appearance
4. Fill my handwritten recipe book with more healthy recipes
5. Eat mince pies
6. Rejig my Spotify playlists 
7. Play cards with my grandparents
8. Spend time with my friends from high school

Let me know in the comments what you're most looking forwards to doing over the festive period!

Behind The Blog

Hello everyone, just a quick post from me today to say that I've been featured on the incredible Karen's blog series "Behind The Blog" over on her blog Confetti&Curves. It was so sweet of her to feature me and give me a chance to write a wee interview type post over there. I'd love you to go check out my answers and while you're there, have a look around Karen's blog - it's one of my favourites! (here's the link)

You might have noticed that I've been a bit absent around here, and if you were expecting a proper post today then don't be disheartened - I'll be posting regularly again as soon as my exams finish (tomorrow -eek!) and starting on Sunday (yes, this Sunday coming!!) I'll be posting everyday as part of The Twelve Days of Blogmas. I'm really quite excited.

Thanks for reading!

Healthy Apple & Berry Crumble

The other night I was sitting trying to go through some lecture notes when I had a real craving for pudding (and to procrastinate). The only issue was, that I had nothing in the house and I had been trying to eat healthier and skip the puddings. I started searching online for some healthy puddings and after reading through several I decided to try making an apple and berry crumble.

I used frozen raspberries for this, but if I'd had a selection of frozen berries I would have used them. Frozen fruit is so much cheaper than fresh, and makes no difference when you are baking!

I'm in love with this recipe - it contains minimal butter, lots of fruit and honey instead of sugar - so it's definitely a healthy option. And because its baked in a ramekin, the portion size is set too!



Serves: 5

Ingredients
7 tbsp oats
2 tbsp flour
0.5 tbsp flaked almonds, chopped
0.5 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp melted butter/margarine
2 cups frozen berries
1 cup apple, diced

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. In a small bowl, mix together the oats, flour, almonds and cinnamon. Add the honey and melted butter and stir to combine.
3. In a medium bowl, mix together the frozen berries and apple.
4. Split the fruit mixture evenly between 5 ramekins and evenly sprinkle the oat crumbs on top.
5. Bake for 35-45 minutes, until the berry mixture is bubbling and the apple pieces have softened.

Let me know in the comments if you guys try this recipe out! I'd love to hear your ideas for more healthy puddings I could try.

Taking a break

I'm really sorry but I won't be posting a proper post today. The post that I had scheduled I just wasn't happy with and so I'm choosing to take a break today rather than posting something just for the sake of it.

With my end of term exams coming up, I'm going to be cutting back from posting on Wednesdays and Saturdays to just posting once per week. Don't worry though - as soon as my exams are over I'll be posting much more regularly (did someone say blogmas....?)

Lush first impressions

So I've got something to admit to you. Until very very recently I had never tried a Lush product. Nope, not one. Before I moved to Aberdeen I didn't have a nearby store but I've lived here for over a year now and I've never been near the Lush store here. It took my sister and friend giving me Lush products for presents for me to try any, and now I'm wishing that I had much, much sooner.


Sweetie Pie shower jelly (£3.75)
These shower jellies are supposed to be the combination resulting from a bottle of shower gel and a bar of soap having a baby. I think that these are a really fun idea that kids would probably love, but unfortunately for me I just couldn't get on with it. For starters, the jelly smelled very strongly of cherries. The jelly was also really hard to use and I just couldn't get it to lather at all. I also kept dropping it in the shower!
Would I repurchase? No


Rock Star soap (£3.50) - "Smells like Teen Spirit"
This soap is awesome. For starters, just look at it! The scent is really hard to describe, but the Lush website says that it smells like seaside rock. The scent really lingers on your skin too and it leaves your skin feeling really soft.
Would I repurchase? Yes yes yes

Twilight bath bomb (£3.50) - "Let the sun set on worries"
This was my first Lush bath bomb and to be honest I didn't really get all the hype before I used it. Oh boy, was I wrong. For starters, it looks gorgeous with the moon and stars imprinted on it. It smelt fantastic both out of and in the bath - the Lush website describes it as a lavender smell, but I wouldn't be put off by that if you aren't a huge lavender fan. The bath water changes from a pale pink to a deep mauve colour and a fair few bubbles form too. The water feels so silky and my skin felt so smooth and moisturised.
Would I repurchase? Yes, but I'd love to try some of the other bath bombs first.

There we have it: my impressions of a few Lush products. Leave me some recommendations of other products to try in the comments!

Where the magic happens...

And by "where the magic happens" I mean the room where I spent countless hours sat at my desk meeting deadlines for university, or writing blog posts or watching TV. And a fair few hours sleeping too. I promised you guys a room tour in one of my recent posts, and so here it is!

I guess that the first thing I should point out is that this is my bedroom in my house at university (i.e. where I actually spend most of my time). However, since I rent this it does mean that I don't have a say in the furniture - not that any of it is horrible, I just wouldn't choose to have that type of wooden furniture.

First up, in the above picture you can see a mirror which hangs on the back of my built-in cupboard. This mirror was £9.99 I believe from poundstretchers - bought the day after I moved in and I realised that my new room didn't have a full size mirror!

On top of my large chest of drawers I keep a small mirror, my makeup bag, my makeup brushes and a wicker basket of skincare items.

My parents came and visited me in October and we went to Dobbies where they bought me this little plant tray and I got to choose some plants to fill it with as a housewarming present. I chose an Opuntia (the one that someone told me looks like Mickey Mouse) (£2.99), at the back is a Haworthia (£1.99) and at the front is a Succulent (£1.99). I really really love this little collection of plants!

Above my bed I have my quote wall. Yes, each one of these square photos has a different quote on it. Some are motivational, some funny, some just kind of poetic. I found the majority of these on tumblr/pinterest/instagram and the others I made myself. I can't quite remember which website I used to print these but they arrived already cut to be square in a very short time frame!

The fairy lights are battery powered from Primark for a few pounds and despite what the lighting in the picture suggests (fairy lights always look better with the curtains closed) they do extend in a heart shape around all of the quotes.

I'm so so happy that I get a double bed AND one with a good mattress! You spend so much of your life in bed (and some myself more than others) that it makes a huge difference if it is comfortable. I have flowery bedsheets from Debenhams (old) with a raspberry coloured undersheet, a cosy blanket and three cushions. The front one is three French Bulldogs sat on the doorsteps with the different coloured doors! 

Next I have a candle from Primark (£2.00) on my windowsill as well as a reed diffuser which smells like clean laundry. In the corner you can just about see my keyboard, and I also have an acoustic guitar between my keyboard and another free-standing wardrobe (I forgot to take a picture from the other end of my room, sorry!).

Above my desk I have these three posters, again I'm sorry about the lighting - sometimes having such a huge window with loads of natural light is a curse not a blessing! Below I have a few more square photos, this time of myself with my friends and family.

There we have it! Thanks for reading! Let me know in the comments what your favourite feature of your bedroom is.

7 Deadly Sins of Beauty Tag

I remember watching YouTube videos of this tag ages ago before I had even started my blog and I've always wanted to do it myself, so here it is! Read on to see the questions and my responses.

(1) Greed: What is your most inexpensive beauty item? What is your most expensive?

Barry M Nail Paints (£2.99) are really cheap but I find them to be one of the best formulations of nail polish out there. I even prefer these to the gelly version. There are such a huge range of colours available - I have: Cappucino, Berry Cosmo, Red Wine and Red Black.

I have The Body Shop Honey Bronze Bronzing Powder (£13.00) in the shade 02 fair matte and I really like it for contouring as it’s not too fair and also, more importantly, not too orange. I think you can probably find something better for cheaper though (if you have any recommendations leave them below!)


(2) Wrath: What beauty products do you have a love/hate relationship with?

I used to love the Maybelline Colour Tattoo gel-cream eyeshadows (£4.99) but I haven’t been reaching for them as much recently. They tend to crease on my lids, but I do sometimes use them as a base for matte eyeshadows. I have these in the colours (25) Everlasting Navy, (35) On and on Bronze, (65) Pink Gold, (70) Metallic Pomegranate and (75) 24K Gold.


(3) Gluttony: What are your most delicious beauty products?

Burt’s Bees lip balms (£3.99) smell amazing, I have the Honey one and the Pink Grapefruit one and I really want to pick up other scents.


(4) Sloth: What beauty products do you neglect due to laziness?

I rarely wear lipstick during the day, unless I’m doing something special. I just can’t be bothered to check it after every meal to make sure that I haven’t smudged it or gotten any on my teeth.


(5) Pride: What beauty product gives you the most self-confidence?

I’m prone to the odd blemish and I always have a red chin so I would have to say concealer. I particularly love Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer (£4.19) in the shade 1 Fair for blemishes and redness and Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer (£5.49) in the shade 10 Ivory for under my eyes.

(6) Lust: What attributes do you find most attractive in the opposite sex?

Having pretty eyes is really attractive to me.

(7) Envy: What items would you most like to receive as a gift?

I'm not entirely sure - I think perfume because I don't have one at the moment and because I'd never buy perfume for myself.

I really enjoyed this tag! I tag anyone reading this who wants to try this tag to do it!

Thanks for reading.

Liebster Award (2)

Today was meant to be a room tour with loads of lovely photos and lots of close ups of some cute things in my room but unfortunately I have had so many deadlines this week that I haven't got around to tidying/hoovering/dusting my room let alone taking photos! So I'll delay that post until next week.

I know that I did the Liebster award a few weeks ago (if you missed it you can find it here) but I was tagged again by the wonderful Raashi to do it with her set of questions, so here it is. Thank you so much for the nomination!

(1) What is your favourite quote?
I am a complete sucker for quotes. There is no way I could pick just one. I have a lot of quotes on my bedroom wall, which I'm sure will feature in my room tour next week as it's sort of a major focus in my room. One of my favourites at the moment from my quote wall is: "I am learning every day to allow the space between where I am and where I want to be to inspire me and not terrify me".

(2) What's your favourite song (or a few favourite songs) at the moment?
I'm loving "Hello" by Adele, "Wasn't Expecting That" by Jamie Lawson and "Lump Sum" by Bon Iver at the moment.

(3) What was the last photo you took with your phone?
Oh God, it was a horrific selfie from when I was getting ready for Bonfire Night on Thursday. I'd post it here but my hair is scraped into such a tight bun that I'm just all forehead!

(4) Who was the last person who sent you a text message?
Hahahahaha it was Royal Mail telling me that my parcel wasn't delivered because no-one was in. That's so sad. I have mates I promise....

(5) Has October been a good month for you so far?
October was a really good month for me, I had fairly low expectations for Halloween which ended up being a really good weekend. And I have been managing to (just about) stay on top of my coursework and juggle my social life.

(6) Do you have any nicknames?
My flatmates sometimes call me Emjem and my boyfriend sometimes calls me hunny bun (bleugh feel free to throw up at that haha).

(7) What's your favourite dessert?
THIS IS SUCH A DIFFICULT QUESTION ummmmm let's go with cheesecake. Particularly chocolate cheesecake or lemon cheesecake.

(8) If you could have a superpower, what would it be?
I know that it would probably be as much an annoyance as it would be convenient but I would love to be able to read minds. 

(9) Has there been one blogging experience that you're particularly proud of?
I can't think of one really stand out post so I suppose I'd have to say designing my blog - I'm still wanting to tweak some bits and completely change others but I'm really happy with the progress of its design and that I'm doing it all myself!

(10) How would you like to be remembered by others?
I would love to be remembered for having contributed to the world in some way.



I'm not going to nominate anyone because I did this award post a few weeks ago but I hope you enjoyed reading anyway!

If you feel like it, answer one of the questions in the comments!