Things I love Thursday

Another week another Thursday full of things I love...

• Sparkles! Ok so apparently I am a great lover of all things sparkly! My boyfriend just bought me something really pretty and sparkly, although I'm not allowed it yet and I realised I'm like a Magpie and drawn to pretty things that glitter :)
• Getting back to uni and doing some work. I have found over Christmas that I have been awfully un-productive and since being back at uni I have been loving the amount of work I have to do! Bring on the assignments!
• Cleaning. So since posting about my NOT new years resolutions I have upped the anti on my cleaning habits. Just generally going round and dusting and wiping things brings a great big grin to my face. It's good really because it takes my mind off things.
• Free Range Friends. When I was at home last I had a night with my favourite friends and it was awesome! I've felt a little out of the loop at the moment with them, but since watching Camp Rock together things have been better!
• Pretty Nails, this might be an odd one, but my nails looking pretty and neat really makes me happy. Lush deep purple and inky blacks make me the happiest!
  

Happy Thursday! Sunshine & Sparkles xxxx

Achievements!

So this past Sunday I got some amazing news that has made my Cheshire Grin come out in full force!! I applied to change my degree to the Primary Teaching with QTS and after a panic because my letter had not arrived, I realised it had gone to Leeds! My lovely boyfriend went back up North on Sunday and lo and behold there was a big letter for me telling me that I had been offered a conditional place for September!! It made me feel so relieved and like I had achieved something and it made me feel like everything is finally starting to fall into place!! I am on placement at the moment and it is helping me be sure that teaching is the right path for me! Early years and Foundation had better hold onto it's socks because come September I will be well on my way!! :)

Sunshine & Sparkles
xxxx

Not New Years Resolutions!

Ok so this year I have decided to make some NOT new years resolutions. Every year I go through the whole lose weight, stop swearing etc but never actually stick to them. This year to encourage me to actually stick to my resolutions I have found a fool proof way to make me stick to them, this is by making them more long term and actually achievable. So these are my NOT new years resolutions:

• More Cleaning: I need to continue my amount of cleaning, and I need to up the anti. I clean a lot and need to make sure I do this all the time. It helps relieve stress and I really enjoy it so why not?!
• More Baking: I love baking so I need to continue doing more of this. I like baking people yummy things and need to make more scrummy things. I want to learn to make more things and hopefully get better at baking!
• I want to get more organised. I am already obsessive compulsive and feel that I am much more in control of everything when I have my whole life organised. It's something that I can control and need to begin getting more in control of.
  
• Becoming more positive. I need to learn to try and be more positive, I am doing this by making more effort with the above resolutions, but my boyfriend is helping me by making me say things that I would probably never say out loud. When things go right I tend to keep it to myself , but he encourages me to mention it and get more vocal with my feelings.

I hope that everyone else has had a Happy New Year!

Sunshine & Sparkles!
xxxx

Things I Love Thursday

Ok so another week another celebration of the things that I love!

• Packing to go home for Christmas! This makes me so very excitable, I will be working my little socks off the whole time, but atleast I get to sing Christmas tunes and be merry! I love wrapping presents and this means I get them by the bucket load to do! Yay!
• New Shoes. It's amazing just how wonderful a new pair of shoes can make you feel. I have had no reason to wear mine as of yet, but will find a reason to, even if it is just hidden under the table for Christmas dinner!
• My boyfriend. Ok so completely cliche, but he really is my life line. He reads out loud to me, makes me dinner and instead of buying me flowers, he made me home made Jam Tarts! Talk about a cutie! He accepts my cleaning obsessiveness and all my other little quirks and I can't ever thank him enough for it!
• Christmas Movies. Watching Elf under the duvet with a cup-a-soup is a wonderful way to spend a day, I would recommend it to anyone!
• Handing in Essays. Whilst I struggled to finish one of my assignments, the shivery feeling I got when I posted it into the box was incredible! To know that I am 1 down 2 to go is just ace! I will be working hard to get a 1st this year, not getting one last year really bummed me out so the hours spent in the library will be well worth it!
  

Sunshine & Sparkles.

The Clothes Show '08

Ok so this weekend I went on a trip home to collect my tickets for the clothes show! I went on Saturday and it was the most amazing day! I went with my boyfriends sister and we had so much fun. We saw some mini catwalks by, Dolce & Gabbana, John Galliano, Giles Deacon & Burberry, to name but a few. We also saw some collections by design college students which were ace, very theatrical. We even got to see that Barack Obama dress as worn by Katy Perry and it is every bit as magnificent in the flesh! We bought lots of products by Jelly Pong Pong, all for the amazing price of £12, but there will be more on that later! I also bought some amazing shoes, but I feel that they are so special they need a post of their own. Ruth and I plan on making it an annual event, it was such a good day, but next year we will plan in advance and take some lunch and a big bag to carry all of our bits and bobs! Sunshine & Sparkles.

Home.

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So for a long time I didn't like being at home and couldn't wait to get away from it. Since being away my relationship with my mum has gone from next to nothing to something rather special and I phone her most days. Something I swore I would never do. I am going home today for a very brief visit and cannot wait! I go home properly for Christmas next week, but due to the clothes show I need to go home first. My boyfriend loves going home and I am so glad to be able to say that I am looking forward to it too! I will be geeking it up on the train with my DS and Macbook, I may aswell make the most of the free wifi! I'm rather looking forward to my adventure home. To be honest I love adventures in general, and feel that I should maybe have a few more! Sunshine & Sparkles.

Snow.

Ok so as mentioned earlier today I am an avid fan of Snow! I went for an adventure out in it today and took some pretty pictures. Excuse the quality as I had to use my phone camera which is decidedly under par! I also got to splash some snooty girls with a puddle! My inner child was sufficiently satisfied today! I am hoping for some more snow adventures soon.

Sunshine & Sparkles.