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Thursday 28 August 2014

I Must Be Insane...

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I know recently I wrote a post about getting my place at university but after a very long think, I came to the very hard decision of attempting to resit a few of my exams and reapplying for next year. I may sound insane but when it came down to the process of applying for accommodation I was told that they were unable to offer me any and I had to find somewhere that was privately owned. After two long days of consecutively ringing around places, all I kept getting was voicemail or the response that the rooms had been fully booked up. The thought that I was unhappy with my results has been continuously bugging me since results day and I personally think this is the best decision I can make at the moment in order for me to be happy and not be constantly thinking "what if...?" for the foreseeable future. As I said, I must be insane voluntarily putting myself through the stresses of A Levels again when I had secured a university place when many did not, but what's the point in going to uni and having nowhere to live and with it being so far away from my home it would be impossible to commute.




Tuesday 19 August 2014

I Got Into University!

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So last Thursday was results day and I have to admit I had never been more stressed out about anything in my entire life. Everything I had previously worked so hard for all amounted up to this day. I was either going to get into university or I wasn't. The walk up to sixth form felt like I was walking to my death and seemed to take much longer than normal. Once I had arrived I went to pick up that dreaded envelope and found a quiet spot to open it. I am not going to lie to you and say I had done better or as well as I had hoped as this was not the case but all that matters is that I had got in!  I had secured myself a place at university! I couldn't quite believe it! (I still can't) I feel so blessed as I know many people who have not managed to get in or have ended up doing something they really did not expect to (like an unexpected gap year). As of September I will officially be a Criminology student and I cannot wait! Bring on Freshers' Week!


Sunday 17 August 2014

What I Am Currently Listening To?

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I am a huge lover of music so I thought I would share with you what has been floating my boat recently! I find it very hard to picture a world without music but I can imagine it would be a very boring world indeed!

My Favourite Albums of the Moment

1. Kasabian - 48:13
2. Kodaline - In A Perfect World
3. George Ezra - Wanted On Voyage
4. The Fratellis - Costello Music
5. You Me At Six - Cavalier Youth
6. Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
7. Oasis - Time Flies...1991-2004
8. Ben Howard - Every Kingdom
9. The Wanted - Word Of Mouth
10. Demi Lovato - Demi

My Favourite Songs of the Moment 

1. Kasabian - eez-eh
2. OneRepublic - Love Runs Out
3. Kasabian - Bow
4. Lily Allen - Hard Out Here
5. The Wanted - Demons
6. Arctic Monkeys - R U Mine?
7. You Me At Six - Wild Ones
8. George Ezra - Da Vinci Riot Police
9. Kodaline - Brand New Day
10. Lana Del Rey - West Coast


Liebster Award!

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So I have been nominated for the Liebster Award by the lovely Karin Bellow of  Karinjr! I can't deny the fact that I am very surprised by this as it shocks me that anyone would wish to read my little ramblings about whatever it is that takes my fancy so I suddenly feel like I have been accepted into the blogosphere! I have heard of this award before but I didn't really have any idea about what it actually consisted of, so after doing some research I shall try and give it a shot! (I may be a bit late in doing so!)

11 Facts About Me
  1. I have two beautiful dogs named Lilly and Nell
  2. Paris and London are my favourite cities (how cliché)
  3. I have an unhealthy obsession with Downton Abbey and Gossip Girl 
  4. I am an organisational freak
  5. I get a bit too excited over new stationary
  6. My favourite colours are pink, red and purple (My wardrobe, lipstick and nail varnish choices portray this well)
  7. I am a massive book worm 
  8. Crime dramas are my life 
  9. I'm obsessed with anything floral 
  10. I am a compulsive tea drinker
  11. I adore photography and editing my photos, I know I'm not amazing but I find it so thrilling (?!)
 Karinjr's Questions
  1. What inspires you to keep blogging?
    • Just the thought that people may actually like what I'm writing about. When I first set up my blog I never really expected anyone to read it and it surprises me that people do! I don't find it hard to keep motivated to blog because I enjoy it so much! 
  2. What is the high end/luxury product that is your favourite?
    • It pains me to say it but I am not in possession of very many high end/luxury products but my favourite has to be my Elizabeth Arden lipstick in a really bight pink colour (I don't actually know its proper name, I do apologise)
  3. What is your favourite film?
    • I don't have one favourite film but my top few have to be The Dark Knight trilogy and the Keira Knightly version of  Pride and Prejudice (what a contrast!). 
  4. What is your favourite thing to write about?
    • I don't really have a favourite if I'm honest. I like to blog about whatever takes my fancy when I decide it's time to write a post so it all depends on my mood at the time. I do enjoy blogging about books and day trips however! 
  5. Why did you start blogging?
    • I'd started reading blogs by the likes of Zoella and The Beauty Crush after I discovered them on YouTube and thought that they looked like they really enjoyed what they were doing and that really inspired me to start my own blog. I know I'm never going to be a patch on them but since I've started I just can't stop and I'm loving it! 
  6. If you could be any character from any book or TV show ever, who would you be and why?
    • Catherine Morland from Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey hands down. The sole reason being that she gets to marry Mr Tilney. *swoon*
  7. Who's your blogger best friend?
    • I created my blog back in February but I only really started using it in May so I haven't really communicated with many fellow bloggers so I am ashamed to say I do not yet have a blogger best friend :( 
  8. What's the best piece of advice that you've ever been given?
    • Don't look back. The past is the past for a reason. Don't think about what could have been and just focus on the future. There's nothing you can do to change it and try and make the future the best you can possibly make it. 
  9. What's your dream job?
    • My dream job has always been a career in fashion, yet I have applied to do a degree in sociology and criminology. I don't understand myself sometimes so good luck to the rest of the world... 
  10. Which Friends character are you most like?
    • I must confess that I don't and never have watched Friends. Everyone I tell this too always gasp in the up most horror like I've committed the most terrible sin known to man. I did however do a quiz the other day on which character I am most like and the result was Rachel, I do not know how correct or incorrect this is but hey ho I'll take it! 
  11. What's your worst habbit?
    • Oh they are many. The two worst probably have to be biting my nails (I've been doing well though recently, I've managed to stop myself so they are actually looking reasonably nice!) and picking at nail varnish so after a few days they look like a right state. 
My Questions

  1. Do you have any pets?
  2. Who is your current celebrity crush?
  3. What is your favourite beauty product and why?
  4. What would your dream career be?
  5. What's your favourite thing to blog about?
  6. What do you enjoy the most about blogging?
  7. What's your favourite quote?
  8. Who is currently your favourite blogger?
  9. What is your favourite item in your wardrobe?
  10. Where is your favourite city?
  11. What is your favourite song at the moment?

My Nominations! 
  1. Liv-Rose
  2. Delicate Beaute
  3. Rebecca Rachel
  4. Being Chyna
  5. Peachileo
I'd just like to thank Karin again for the nomination and I am still very surprised!



Saturday 9 August 2014

Skipton Castle

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I went on a trip with my family to Skipton Castle a few dasy and it was so much fun! I have always enjoyed going to old houses and castles and I have been to Skipton castle before but when I was much younger so I couldn't really remember much about it. Once we had a look round we went to their tea shop and I had the nicest ginger cake I have had in ages! I'll be uploading more photos to my Flickr from the trip over the next few days so go check them out!




Tuesday 5 August 2014

Walling's Road Trip!

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Today me and my friend went on a drive to Walling's Ice Cream Farm which is the best ice cream parlour ever. It's in the middle of nowhere but is so easy to get to buy car. Everyone I know loves the place and spend most of their lives wondering when their next trip will be. I have to admit that today I was feeling especially greedy and went back for seconds. I had a tub of Eaton Mess and then a tub of Orange Sorbet about 20 minutes later. I could feel the judgement from the staff I really could. So much for my healthy eating diet this summer. Everyone can have a day off every-once in a while surely?!

(They class that as one scoop by the way)
It looks a bit like a cauliflower I know...

Monday 4 August 2014

“Oh! I am delighted with the book! I should like to spend my whole life in reading it.”

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I watched the ITV adaptation of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey for the very first time a while back and I immediately fell in love with the plot. I must admit that I have fallen in love with Mr Tilney and he is by far my favourite Austen leading man. I had been planning on buying the book for a while but this hurried my decision and placed an order at Waterstones as soon as I had finished the programme. I am normally one to read the books before watching the film but so far I have seen the films of all the Jane Austen books I own before actually reading them. 
 I love the covers that Penguin have designed for all their classics and I am intent on owning all of their Jane Austen collection before they decide to change them again. Call me OCD but I absolutely hate owing a set of books by the same author with drastically different cover designs. (I have even come to the conclusion of re-buying Pride and Prejudice simply so it will match!) Even worse when they decide to change them MID WAY THROUGH a series before all the books have been published! I can't be doing with that. 
I cannot wait to start reading Northanger Abbey though, but for now it shall have to wait until I have read one of the many Jane Costello books I own (they are my guilty pleasure. I. Must. Own. Them. All.) which shouldn't take too long as I have almost completed it!