My mum’s birthday was today. My sister baked her this amazing doughnut cake. I don’t always rate cake but this was seriously tasty. Between us, my two sisters and I got her some fancy chocolates and truffles, The Big Bang Theory season 3, a huge plant pot that looks like a mug (which we would like her to use as a mug), and some rejuvenating eye gel. Oh, and a £5 scratchcard that she won absolutely nothing on! Along with an amazing card featuring a pony with high heels on*.
I’ve been trying to whittle down my summer reading list so that I don’t ultimately feel like a failure when I read about 2 of the books I planned to, and buy about 80 more from charity shops. These are a few I plan on reading. My living space is currently overrun with books. I thought I had unpacked them all, onto a shelf that is threatening to collapse on top of me, but then I found another huge bag. Oh dear.
Being home means I can eat proper ham, blue cheese, and fresh fruit whenever I want. I don’t have to pay for it!
I can also make disgusting looking but nice tasting smoothies. I can also fill my life with clutter. (Nothing new there.)
Yes, fill my life with clutter. I’d like to say that’s all my clothes – it’s not. I’d like to say some of that will be sorted through and sent to charity – already done that.
I have spending issues! I bought some coral jeans from DP, a blue maxi dress from TK Maxx, and two amazing tops from Primark. No pictures of these because trying to take photos of yourself with a broken camera is tricky! Then I got some makeup from ELF, and I must say, while it isn’t the best, it really is quite good. The nail varnishes chip easily and smell pretty strong, but I think they dry quicker than a lot of other nail varnishes, and the colour actually comes out as bright as the bottle. I hate nail varnishes that are a pale, sickly colour on your nail when the bottle boasts some luminous hue. I will definitely buy from them again when some of the other things I wanted come back into stock.
* Not an actual pony in actual high heels. An artist’s impression. Do not fear, animal lovers.
Oooh, you’ll finish One Day by David Nicholls in about that much time. At first his writing style bothered me (sort of fanciful, a touch of trying-too-hard), but I got into it and couldn’t put it down! Read that one first :)
I will, thanks for the tip! :) Everyone seems to be reading it at the moment judging by the blogs I read.