ARCHIE'S FIRST BARKBEATS BOX

As you may or may not know I have a little ball of fluff in my life, and his name is Archie.

He's one year old and is a Yorkshire terrier/dachshund cross - which basically means he's fluffy with short sausage legs.    

Today Archie received his first monthly subscription box from Bark Beats!

MOVING TO A NEW CITY...

WARNING: This post is a personal one and may contain over emotional-ness.

Just over a year ago I packed up my little cottage in the town I loved and the area I had lived in for most of my life and moved to a strange village 50 miles away, just outside of Sheffield.

I left my house, my job, my local pubs and shops and most importantly - my family and friends.

This was all in aid of moving closer to my boyfriend's work and saving him travelling 500 miles a week just to go to work and back.

I've always said I wanted to make a fresh start - there had been a lot of things I'd rather forget and as it was a small village it was hard to escape without actually leaving - so I thought great, nows your chance! Do something impulsive! 

THE GREAT DENBY CAKE OFF - VICTORIA'S SPONGE BITES

Not only have I actually had a chance to bake something for once but these scrummy little bites are my entrance for The Great Denby Cake Off. 

Denby is holding a great competition and you could be in with a chance to win a top prize of £250 worth of Denby vouchers! Click the image above for more information and how to enter.

So on with the show, here are my "Victoria's Sponge Bites"

4 WEEK CHALLENGE - CLINIQUE ANTI BLEMISH SOLUTIONS

As a teen I had ridiculously clear skin but since hitting my 20's it has gone slightly down hill.

My skin is still sensitive and dry in places but I've now developed a very oily T zone, a lot of ugly scaring on my jaw as well as not so occasional break outs of ugly spots.

Enter the Clinique Anti Blemish Solutions kit.

The aim of this system is to remove dirt, unclog pours and reduce redness, leaving your skin soothed and calm.

MINI MAC HAUL - LIPSTICKS AND LINERS

I ordered some goodies from MAC last week and came home on Saturday to the little black box waiting for me (in my BBQ which I thought was quite an inventive place to put parcels!)

I immediately ran upstairs and had to try everything out!

RECIPES - SUNDAY STEW

One of my favourite days of the week is Sunday.

Now, I know some people won't agree but if it wasn't for the dreaded Monday that follows, Sunday would definitely take first place. In my opinion, you can't beat a lazy Sunday followed by a scrummy dinner.

This week, in celebration of the colder weather I've been cooking up my Sunday Stew.

It's a great dish because you make so much you can freeze it or eat it during the week. 

It's cheap and easy to make so it doesn't matter whether your hanging in your halls or cooking for the family.

GOODBYE SUMMER...HELLO AUTUMN NAILS!

It's official! 

The heating has been turned on, the winter clothes are out of hiding and my fluffy socks are firmly on my feet...AHHHH. I bloody love Autumn!

The leaves. The layers. Perfect!

Please ignore my lack of skills when it comes to painting my right hand

REVIEW - URBAN DECAY NAKED2 BASICS

As you may of seen the latest Naked Smokey palette is blowing up the blogosphere at the minute. 

So in light of this I thought now would be a good time to give the little guy some credit.

Urban Decay Naked2 Basics

SEPTEMBER WISHLIST - HOME ADDITION

Now our holiday is over and Christmas is fast approaching I am finally going to get our bedroom sorted whilst we have money to sort it!

As we only rent our house we are a little limited as to what we can do to make it feel like "a home".

I love my super girly, slightly shabby bedroom - Kieran isn't the most "home decor" orientated bloke so he just kind of goes with flow. As long as he has his xbox and fish tank he is a happy chappy.

MAYBELLINE LASH SENSATIONAL - HOW WATERPROOF IS YOUR MASCARA?

I'm not the biggest fan of eyelash extensions (I find them a little awkward when removing eyeliner and eye shadow) I needed to find a waterproof mascara and as everyone has been raving about Maybelline's Lash Sensational...I thought I would give it a shot!

I have been using this mascara day to day for a few weeks previous to my holiday and I am in love with how it makes my lashes look - yes OK, you need an oily eye make up remover to get it all off but don't all good mascara's? - but how would it actually rate on the scales of waterproofness?

And what better way to test this than at one of the biggest and wettest water parks in the world!

HOLIBOBS - TENERIFE '15

I'm currently sitting in the lobby of the hotel, waiting for the coach to take us to the airport so I thought I would take advantage of the free wifi and start the post surrounding our holiday.

Mt Teidi from the airplane

As I said in my previous post, I'm horrendously scared of taking off - I love landing though, mainly because you can get great pics like this.

 My technique for flying is to literally closing my eyes and put my headphones in so it drowns out the noise of the engines. My pick for take off was 'Oliver Heldens - Gecko' because it is one of my favourite happy songs and it's constant beat muffles any sounds that make me jittery.

HOLIBOBS - AIRPORT BLOGGING

We are ready to rock and roll!

I look like a smartly dressed hobo in my leggings, big tshirt, hoody and trainers - I told you I like to be comfy, let's not judge!
Kieran isnt the biggest fan of my attire. He's lucky I didn't come in my pyjamas!

HOLIDAY PREP - WHAT'S IN MY CARRY ON?

Tomorrow is holiday day and the last installment of my holiday prep!

The suitcase is packed and ready to go

So lets hop to it, what is in my carry on?

FEEL UNIQUE HAUL

If you follow me on twitter then you may of seen me mention that you should never shop when you can't sleep.

My adorable Archie woke me up at 1am by jumping on me. After letting him outside and crawling back to bed I sat wide awake, trolling the internet for something to occupy me.

This haul is the result of my early morning insomnia so buckle up folks it's going to be a long one!