Nail Art: Christmas Nails.

As today was the last day of November, I decided to practise my Christmas nails.
I used Nails Inc "Edinburgh Gate" which I got as part of my free gift when I spent over £40 on their Gossip Girl collection ;)

What do you think? :)

Weekend crack (picture heavy)

This has been a busy weekend.

On Saturday I went to a blogger meet up in Newcastle called "Girls Day Out Part 2"; which was organised by the lovely Katie from Lady from a tramp blog.
The event was held at the Grey Street Hotel in Newcastle. I didn't take any photos, so if you want to see some go and check out Emma's blog :)

I couldn't stay until the end of the event as I had to rush home to eat my tea and rush back to town to see Hanson play at the O2 Academy.
I went along as my friend was dying to see them and bought my ticket for my birthday present. To be honest I wasn't really bothered about going and wasn't looking forward to it. The only song I could remember was "Mmmbop" which although was a favourite of mine in childhood I was convinced they'd not play it.
I have to hold my hands up and admit that I was wrong as they were REALLY good! They played a few songs which I remembered, including Penny & Me. I was excited by that as my good friend Rob has just had a little girl called Penny.
The did play Mmmbop, as Zac said "I hear someone on X Factor has sang this song, so now we have to play it to do it justice". Thanks Janet!
It was great.
For their encore they sang two of their Christmas songs, which was a lovely way to end the show.
Even though I'm not a child anymore I always find it weird when child stars are adults. I also found it a bit weird that they're all married and all have children. It sort of makes me feel like I'm wasting my life! Ooops!

Anyway, here are a selection of the decent photos I took (the majority of the pics were rubbish, I swear my camera is starting to go).

Sunday saw some great sports news and some heartbreaking sports news. (I'm a sports fan, soz).
I'll start with the sad.
I was shocked and deeply saddened to find out the news that Gary Speed had died. He was a great footballer and an amazing man and will be truly missed by us all. His career was amazing, enjoying times at Leeds, Everton, Newcastle (my club) and Bolton. He was the most capped player for Wales' international team and was doing a good job as their manager.
Earlier in the week I was upset to hear the tragic news that Angie Dowds (RIP!), from the Biggest Loser had sadly taken her own life. To hear about Gary Speed's suicide in the same week, especially the day after seeing him on Football Focus, is just heartbreaking. It just goes to show that you never know what people are thinking and that appearances can be very deceptive.
If anyone is feeling lonely/depressed/alone/anything bad, I urge you to talk to someone and try to get help.

R.I.P.

The good sports news of the day (unless you're Jo-Wilfred Tsonga of course) is that Roger Federer won the ATP World Tour Finals 2011. It was a great match. Federer is probably the best sportsman EVER. Today was his 100th final and winning not only meant he has 6 ATP Championships under his belt (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010 & 2011; more than any other player), he also collected his 70th title. SEVENTY. Which other athlete, in whatever sport, can claim such unbelievable results?!

At 30, many professional athletes seem to be showing signs of age and start losing their form. Not Federer. He has now moved up to number 3, and could potentially reclaim the top ranking by summer.
I actually love him, not only is he such an amazing player, he is also seems to be such a lovely man.


Anyway, I better stop boring you lot with my love of sports and go to bed. I have my first assessment for sign language tomorrow. Argh! Wish me luck!
x

I shot the Sheriff, but I did not shoot the Deputy.

Last week I was given a Topshop discount card (20%) off my mam that she got in the free Style magazine. I broke my "no spend ban" (as if I ever stick!) to go and buy some Topshop treats.
I got a navy dress with white polka dots, a black & white bag and this necklace which I cannot stop wearing.

Topshop £8.50.

I love it. LOVE.
There was also the same necklace which said "Deputy". I'm really tempted to buy it for my friend Hayley for Christmas to wear on our nights out. We've co-ordinated necklaces on nights out before, but its always been Hayley borrowing mine.
I can't find either on the Topshop website, so hopefully it will still be in store!
x

Belated Birthday.

This is a (very) belated birthday blog post! Ooops!

I turned the ripe old age of 25 on the 4th November, and it was amazing.
I started off the celebrations on Thursday 3rd November by going to see Britney Spears at Newcastle Arena. I'd love to say I saw her live, but I don't think I can as she mimed! It was still amazing though!

I got home to find my birthday bedding on my bed ready for sleep :)

Love Cath Kidston - and love that this is from the children's range which is called "Cath Kids" ha. (If you're wondering that owl is my 'hottie' and I've named it Eglantine after the cute little owl in The Legends of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole)

When I woke up as a 25-year-old I opened my cards etc off my family and then decided to get stuck into my presents off Jenny (and Max). I met Jenny two days before my birthday and was so excited as they were wrapped up so nicely :D

YEY!

 She even made me this brilliant card! So lovely!

I then went volunteering at GVOC (I'm a teaching assistant, helping adults with learning disabilities) and they sang me Happy Birthday :)

I got home to an unidentified parcel. Well, I knew it was off my good friend Lucy (and Harry) as Lucy text me saying she forgot to put the card in. Haha.

There is a lovely owl necklace from Forever 21 and some other great bits and bobs :)

I also had a little parcel and card from my very dear friend Billie who is currently in Berlin (Hi Bill!). It's a lovely hand-made tissue holder in owl fabric :D

I then got ready as I went out for my tea to Jack Sprats in Newcastle with my parents, best friend Hayley and neighbour Yvonne.

I didn't take any photos of the food, so here is a photo of my birthday nails.

The next day was obviously bonfire night. I changed my nails to look like fireworks, but apart from turning out to be a big mess I don't have any photos as my laptop died a few days later so I don't have that pic anymore. Sob.
I had some lovely cakes by Ms. Cupcake. My dad had been to London a couple of weeks prior and came home with 12 cakes (6 for then and 6 to freeze for my birthday weekend). I had a rose cupcake on my birthday, but we ate our way through these on the Saturday.

SO good!

On Saturday night, after spending all day getting ready and still ending up in a rush(!!) me and Hayley went to town to meet some other friends and had a very eventful, but enjoyable night.
Here are some photos.

Me and Jenny in Bar 42. 

Photo of the night is probably this one of me and Lowell (also in Bar 42).

Sorry I haven't posted for a while and then gave a short post, but like I said before my laptop died. Its a bit of a nightmare trying to blog on my slow, small netbook. Also tomorrow I'm going to a blogger meet up and then Hanson (don't ask) so I need to get to sleep!
x

Last post of 24!

Well, this will probably be my last post as a 24 year old! Depressing/exciting!
Tomorrow I will enter my MID-TWENTIES! ARGH! Haha.

I'm changing my nails tonight/tomorrow morning for birthday nails, but at the moment I'm rocking some magnetic nails. What do you think? (ignore the chips, like I say, they'll be gone soon).

Off to Britney Spears tonight!

Bye! x

Gingers!

Hello all!
You might have noticed in a previous post that the lovely online jewellery store Gingers have asked me to be their assistant, helping with the PR and admin side of the business. I won't be getting paid in money for this; I will just be receiving some necklaces which I'm about to share with you.
Before I get into it, I got these necklaces for "free" as in I didn't buy them with my own money. However I obviously earned them (or rather am earning, as I've just got started) due to "working" for Gingers. Having said that, even if I wasn't the assistant, I'd have still bought these items as they're great!

My parcel arrived so neatly this afternoon. Its my birthday tomorrow (wooo!) so at first I didn't know if I should open it. However when I saw the "GINGERS" stamp on the back of the envelop I knew it would be ok :)

Inside was even better, and wrapped so nicely it felt like it was a birthday present. 

HOW CUTE!

:)

First of all I opened the green package, and found this little beauty:

How amazing is this!? So delicate, yet so well made! If you'd like to buy your own Viola necklace it costs a tiny £4 and you can do so here.

Next up is a Robot! This lovely necklace is called Pete. He costs £6. You can buy him, or one of his friends, here.

My necklaces in a group shot :)

Overall I'm really happy with these items. I've never actually had any Gingers jewellery before (a shock/disgrace, I know) but now I'm hooked! The quality is amazing, and the value is mind blowing! These two lovely necklaces would only set you back £10, however most companies would be charging £10+ for just the one item! They're also really fun and quirky items which not many people have, which is always a bonus! They were packaged really well so they wouldn't break in the post; however it has been done in a lively way so even the packaging excites!
The prices are so reasonable it's prefect to treat yourself, or someone you love to a lovely little gift - and would make great stocking fillers for Christmas!
Gingers products are all limited run, so if you like something snap it up quick, you'll not be disappointed!

Overall I'm really happy and excited for more Gingers products/reviews.

What do you think? x