An Autumn Walk - Castle Hill

"Everyone must take time to sit 

and watch the leaves turn"

Abigail x

Mango Wishlist

I've been super busy lately and been meaning to post one of my many drafts for so long! I hate not being able to sit and write and update my blog so this weekend I'll hopefully be able to make time to do just that. As most of you probably know by now, I like to write a different 'wishlist' post each month with a different 'theme' or place so this months is my Mango Wishlist. I haven't shopped at Mango a lot but when I have I've been really pleased with what I've bought and to be honest it isn't a place I often think of shopping but when I had a little rummage through their website the other day I just had to share with you some of my favourite pieces!

Cardigan

Check Top

Jacket

Floral Dress

Leopard Print Boots

Check scarf

I think the scarf has to be my favourite, what's yours?

Abigail x

My Week #4

I haven't done one of these posts in quite a while and I'm thinking of doing them more often or maybe starting instagram weekly posts! So here's 'my week' for the fourth time...

Shop window displays early in the morning

NYE Sunset through my window

The BEST home-made soup, friends and revision

Thursday's FOTD, Christmassy chocolate, my favourite cider!

Home town vs university town football match!

Abigail x

NOTD: NYE

These Ted Baker nail polishes are perfect to add a bit of sparkle to your nails! You can find them in 'The Great and the Gorgeous' gift set by Ted Baker here. And if you haven't already you can read more about the gift set in my recent post here.

Abigail x

What I got for Christmas

Here's a little post to show you all some of the things which I got for Christmas. I am so grateful for everything I got from my family and friends, as I said in my last post I was lucky enough to get the Canon powershot camera which I asked for and I've taken all of these pictures with it...

Cath Kidston Rose Collection

           Angel Necklace                                                Christmas hand cream

Katy Perry Purr perfume

Rabbit Cushion

Pug Cushion

Katy Perry Killer Queen perfume gift set

                 2014 diary                                                Grace Cole hand wash and hand lotion

Abigail x

Christmas and Boxing Day

Hello Everyone!

I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas with family and friends, I know I did! (I hope all of you that don't celebrate it had a great time too) Christmas is my favourite time of year and I couldn't have asked for a better one. There are some pictures above from Christmas eve and Christmas day which I thought I'd share with you.

As I was lucky enough to get the camera that I asked for for Christmas I decided to go for a walk close to my home on Boxing Day so I thought I'd share with you some of my favourite photo's I managed to capture with you below...

Abigail x

Christmas Tag

Image available here

1. What is your favourite Christmas song?

I love so many Christmas songs and Michael Buble (who is one of my favourite singers anyway) has to be my favourite artist at Christmas but my favourite classic Christmas song is 'Last Christmas' by Wham!

2. What is your favourite festive drink?

Hot Chocolate on a cold night is one of my faves but I do also like a nice glass of mulled wine too!

3. What is your favourite Christmas film?

I also have a lot of Christmas films I love too so I don't think I could pick just one.. Christmas with the Kranks, the Santa Clause and Elf are a few of my favourite.

4. What is your favourite Christmas outfit?

I don't really have a favourite Christmas outfit but I do like to chill in my pj's with my family whilst we open our presents.

5. What's the best part of Christmas dinner?

Roasts are my favourite meals anyway but I'm a big fan of roast potatoes!

6. What's your favourite thing about Christmas?

Getting to spend time with my family and friends is my favourite part, especially watching TV on Christmas eve and opening all of the presents together on Christmas day.

7. What's your favourite Christmas food?

I'm not a fan of mince pies or Christmas pudding so I'd have to say Chocolate or Christmas dinner!

8. Do you love or loathe wrapping Christmas presents?

I LOVE wrapping up presents, all the nice paper and ribbons make it seem that bit more Christmassy and they look nice under the Christmas tree.

9. What's your best Christmas memory?

One Christmas memory that always seems to stand out to me is finding a present from 'Santa' at the end of my bed at about 4 in the morning and then going into my brother's room where he'd open his and then we'd wake up our parents so very early!

10. What's your favourite part of Christmas day?

Christmas eve/day is just the best time of the year anyway for me but I do enjoy just chilling opening presents and seeing the look on your family's faces when they open something you've bought them, then playing family games, listening to Christmas music and eating an amazing Christmas dinner!

Doing this Christmas tag has made me a lot more excited for Christmas now, let me know if you decide to do this tag too!

Abigail x

Christmas Wishlist

I haven't made a wishlist in a while but rather than making a monthly one I thought it'd be nice to do a Christmas wishlist.. especially now that it's December and Christmas is everywhere you look (I'm not complaining though)

1. AX Paris Dress - £45. This is my favourite dress that I've seen for this season, I can't believe how perfect it is and if (as a student) I had the money for this dress I'd definitely be purchasing it!
2. Newlook Reindeer Jumper - £29.99. What's more cheesy at this time of year than a Christmas Jumper? Well, surely it's one like this that lights up too!
3. Earmuffs - £17 from Accessorize.
4. Penguin Travel Mug - £5.99 from Newlook. This would be great to take to uni on a cold morning filled with hot chocolate.
5. Newlook Tartan Leggings - Tartan is in right now and I really want something tartan to wear seen as the only tartan thing I have at the moment are socks!

What's on your Christmas wishlist?

Abigail x

Autumn/Winter Nails

Here's a quick post for you all of my favourite nail polishes for this season!

(From left to right)

1. Bourjois Paris - Beige Glamour 27

2. NYC - 002 Full Metal Jacket

3. Rimmel London - 350 Goldspun Coral

4. Rimmel London - 315 Ready, Aim, Paint

5. Miss Sporty - 160 (not sure if this number is for the shade or not, hopefully it is)

6. Ultimate - P10 (another one I'm not 100% sure about)

7. Maybelline New York - Vampire Seduction 145

8. Avon Nailware Pro - Decadence

9. Unknown (this one I think was in a gift set at Christmas but I can't remember the brand)

10. Topshop - Beleza

11. Technic - Celebration

12. Technic - Carnival

13. Miss Sporty - 330 (another miss sporty number)

And here's a closer look at the other side

Abigail x

25 things to do before Christmas

Hello Everyone!

Now that it's November I thought it would be an acceptable time to post a '25 things to do before Christmas' post. This is my own personalised list of things that I aim/want to do before the old guy in the red suit comes to visit us.. I probably won't get to do everything that's on this list but I'll sure try!

Sooooo Christmasy - image available here

1. Pass all of my uni work.

2. Finish my CV for my course (it's getting marked over Christmas anyway!).

3. Do some volunteering.

4. Properly start my Christmas Shopping.

5. Watch lots of Christmas films.

6. Get to 60 bloglovin followers.

7. Finally get to 2,000 blogger views.

8. Buy my Christmas cards.

9. Drink some lovely mulled wine.

10. Go to a Christmas market.

11. Do some Christmas baking.

12. To get back into a proper exercise routine and make use of my shake weight again.

13. Have a meal out with my flat mates to decide who has who for 'Secret Santa' this year.

14. Go to a fireworks display (I've never been to one before that isn't in someone's garden).

15. Start to make some contacts with people/companies that could help get me a work placement next year.

16. Make a pre-Christmas dinner with my flat mates before we all go home for Christmas.

17. Go home and help to put up the Christmas decorations and tree.

18. Buy an advent calendar! (I really want the Boots one but a chocolate one is all I'll be able to afford).

19. Go home to celebrate my brother's birthday at the end of November.

20. Start editing some of my work from last year to put in my portfolio.

21. Visit some family when I go home.

22. Take a day out in a city to do some Christmas shopping.

23. Go to a garden center around Christmas (they decorate them so nicely around this time of year and have a lot of gifts and decorations).

24. Go home for Christmas a few days before when I've finished uni for the term!

25. Have a great Christmas with my family and friends from home, celebrating Christmas, my mum's birthday and then after, New Year! *insert excited face here*

Abigail x