Lazy Sunday

For the last week I've been packing so much into my days that I really needed a lazy Sunday of doing absolutely nothing. 

Yesterday I spent the entire day in the shopping centre until it actually closed. 

Today I did nothing. I've been on the same spot on the sofa watching films and playing Sims 3 on the laptop. 

Sometimes you feel like you've wasted a day, not me, not today. Today I needed this. Now I'm a little anxious about tomorrow, but fingers crossed it's not as bad as I thing it's going to be.

Im hoping that by having my outfit planned, having a new handbag and being packed and prepared for the day will make it tht little bit easier for me.

Ps. I've bought the dress I'm going to wear for the wedding coming up. Now I need a pair of heels to go with it.

Lots of love

MLP

Cutest thing

Today I saw the cutest thing ever. On my way to westfield shopping city, just as I entered the tube station I saw this little kid no older than 6 years old wearing a full iron man outfit. Boots, helmet, body armour and all.

He was absolutely adorable and put a smile on my face. In that moment I knew that I wanted kids just like that.

Kids that love to dress up and are so cool that they will walk around in full costume even though its not halloween or a fancy dress party.

Lots of love

MLP

Topshop has finally pulled me in

I've always told myself topshop is stupid, thats its over priced and just too out there for me to actually buy anything from it.

Well I finally caved and bought a few things from there. I have to admit I didn't get any clothes from there. Just jewellery. I liked the look and the way it looked worn out, plus I wanted a nice statement jewelry piece for a few dresses and tops i have. Recently i've been more interested in simple tops and using jewellery and accesories to bring them to life and make it an outfit,

I've found my perfect silver necklace with crystals and spikes and now I have my rustic gold neclace with spikes.

Clothes and fashion has become a massive part of me on my journey. I guess its been my way of trying to distract myself and keep myself entertained. By caring about what I wear and how I put my outfit together and the style im coming across as having stops me from thinking about other things.

So in the end I have succumb to topshop and have started to rather enjoy my shopping trips there to the point that I'm not just browsing, but actually buying things now.

Lots of love

MLP

The Unexpected *Completed*

Today work was quite nice, there was lots to catch up on even though I was only gone for a day. Tuesdays are quite busy because you have a big meeting about what needs to be done, and well wednesday is the day to get it all done. My day was busy but I managed to get through it.
Just as my day was about to end, I turned around and found everyone gathered around my desk with a bag and wine. They did remember my birthday and they all suprised me with a sneak attack. I was sk surprised and the minute I became center of attention I couldn't stop blushing and went bright red. 

They got me such lovely presents, because the week before was my old bosses last day so I went shopping with the girls on my desk and went out looking for sonething to get her. But as I shop I always manage to  pick out thigs I like and comment on all the things I notice as being great or that catch my attention. What I didn't realise was the girls had kept an eye out on the things that I wad talking about and showing off and they picked thslem out for me.

I got a chocolate monkey, a bottle of buck fizz, a pretty photo frame and a candle that smells absolutely amazing that comes in  a sweets jar to lock in the amazing smell.

It was lovely of then to get me all these great presents and I couldn't imagine a nicer way to spend my first birthday at work. 



.ps as promised here's the link to my first twilight inspired fan fiction. 

The Unexpected *Completed*

Tiny blurb-It happens mid breaking dawn before the attack on the Cullens. Something sets Leahs life on a different track. 

Please leave comments if you like/dislike.



Lots of love

MLP

Birthday dinner with family

Since it's my birthday we all went out for dinner. Instead of doing the usual Turkish restaurant I wanted something different and took them all to Busaba eat Thai for some yummy Thai food. 

We had spring rolls pad Thai and seafood noodles.  The food was great and we cleaned our plates. Something unheard of in my family of fussy eaters.

We got up feeling full and satisfied.

Now back to my twilight marathon. 

I've also started re-reading the series on the train. So who knows I might even write the sequel to my fan fiction while I sit on the train to work.

So my next task is to buy a nice notebook to write my rough draft that I can later type up and post online. 

Ps at some point I will post the link of my first fan fiction.

Lots of love

MLP

Twilight marathon results

Last night I only made it halfway through new moon, which is just disappointing.

I've decided to continue the marathon and now I'm about to finish eclipse. Immersing myself in twilight has been great. 

It's given me the chance to just forget everything for a little while and escape into the twilight universe.

 

Being my birthday I had a nice little surprise from my brother too. I got breakfast in bed and now just any breakfast he went all out.

Now I'm off to go have Thai food with my parents.

Lots of love

MLP

Twilight marathon

Yes I'm a twihard!

I love everything twilight and will do so always. So tonight I'm feeling like doing a bit of a twilight marathon. I'm sitting here with a cup of sweet tea. I've got my box sets lined up with the commentary on and just chilling out with the twilight cast.

I wonder how far into the saga I will make it before i fall asleep. My prediction is that I'll make it halfway through eclipse but I hope i make it a little further than that. Making it all the way to the end is pretty  there's like atleast 609 minutes of twilight to watch.

It's midnight and I'm about to start a twilight marathon. 

Wish me luck

Lots of love

MLP

House party

In the end I decided to go to my mates house party. It was a good decision, I had a great time and was even surprised when they got me a birthday cupcake and signed a card for me.

The party lasted til 3am. We played a few drinking games played music and laughed the night away.

I've decided to move my birthday party with cousins to another time not too sure when I'll do it. Everyone is really busy with planning the wedding and all the stag and hen nights that are going on.

I hope that at some point in my life that I'll be able to throw a great party when I finally move out or the situation at home changes.

Living at home has its advantages but it also comes with a few drawbacks. Not being able to throw a party is one of them.

Lots of love

MLP

101 posts

I hadn't noticed but I've just hit 100 posts, and this makes it 101.

Kind of funny when you put a number on it. 

It's been 101 posts and in still no closer to finding my feet and feeling like I know where I'm going in life. Some people telk me just enjoy where you are now and go where it takes you. But what if you miss your turning in life and end up not being the person your supposed to be, going where your supposed to go in  life and end up having the wrong life.

Well 101 posts and no closer to finding my feet, what if I never do. Well here's to hope, and hoping that at some point all the broken pieces in my life will fall into place and I find my feet in life.

Lots of love

MLP

Valentines 2013...I give it a year

It's valentines day and everyone seems to be in a rather chipper mood. The office was a buzz with roses and heart shaped chocolates.

I feel like valentines are pretty ponitless and really superficial.  As you can probably tell I'm single and don't quite understand how flowers and chocolate mens that someone loves you. You should be able to feel it all year round.

Some people say I have too much of a romantic fantasised version of how love should be. That it should be the kind that takes your breathe away,  and you can look eachother in the eyes and not say a word but still manage to feel the love they have towards you and be conpletely contempt. 

Well thats my thoughts. So today I spent my valentines day at the cinemas watching the anti valentines day film.  I give it a year.

A must watch if you enjoy dry humour,  and the occassional awkward moment watching two people who clearly shouldn't be together. Its a quaint little little british comedy that I enjoyed lots. And its weird in a way because in its atempt to be an anti rom com it turned out to be a true romance. True romance and love, the kind that sometimes you're just not meant to be together. That if your really in love thats its easy, and just works.

Which kinds of makes me feel okay about being single,  because I'd rather be single waiting for the right guy with the right kind if love than forcing a doomed relationship to work.

Overall a great valentines day.

Lots of love 

MLP

Birthdays all round

Its birthday season and lots is going on this week.  I've been trying to orgabise my birthdah party get together thing with friens and its just not happening. The one with my cousins seems like I may need to be cancelled too. I remember how  Before it was alot easier to get everyone together and go out for birthdays, now it seems to be sooo difficult.

Ive realised that everyone is soo busy that you have to celebrate in groups. And what used to be one big birthday now turns into multiple nights out in around the time of your birthday.

My actual birthday is tuesday but I'm going out for a meal and drinks with my work mates on friday, with dribks after. Theb saturday is a bit akward because I've tried planning a night out with cousins but no one is giving me a difinitive answer so i think I'm cancelling it and doing something else wheb everyone can make it. Im not tp down avout cancelling because my mates are throwing a house party ive bee  invited to.

My birthday bonanza wilk be spilling over obto next weekend too. I'm having a big night out at a swanky bar in regents next saturday and then having a birthday get together with friends at some point too.

Sometimes in life, it's so slow and nothig happens and then you have a pean period where its non stop busy where everything happens at once and they always manage to clash.

Overall the important thing I guess is to spend time with people and try to make the most of it.

Lots of love

MLP

chinease new year

Since yesterday was chinease new year. The canteen at work decided to do a chinease takeaway theme with fortune cookies. I adore chinease food, thai food asian and Japanese.  

Theres something about the flavours you get with chinease food that makes me hungry just thinking about it. 

I got a fortune cookies and cracked it open, inside was a simple fortune, short anf sweet. 

"Sometimes in life, you need to be a little bit selfish"

Its very simple and very true. The last year has made me realise that I spend so much trying to make others happy that I don't get what I want, that I'm not happy. 

So now I try to find a balance between getting what I want and compromising.

Lots of love

MLP

Going back to work

Its over. My week off work has come to an end.

I've managed to fit quite a bit into a short period of time. I've gone shopping with family, changed my phone, changed my specs, cleaned the house, went to a steakhouse and got lost driving around london with a satnav that sent us round in circles, gone clubbing with family and spent today watching a movie marathon from harry potter to die hard.

Overall packed soo much into my week and now I'm anxious to get back to work. It's like my first day at work all over again. I have butterflies and can't seem to go to sleep. 

Looking through my wardrobe I don't know what to wear and not sure if the snow will settle, because if it does then I have to change my wardrobe choice all over again.

There's always the worry that since I've been off work for a while that  I'm going to find it really hard to get back into the swing of things. I'm already dreading that I won't be able to catch up with everything and will spend the whole week trying to catch up.

Okay i have to try not be so negative and will try my hardest to look forward to going to work tomorrow. Wish me luck.

Lots of love

MLP

Backgammon

I love my turkish roots...because they bring up moments like this. Sitting around a shisha pipe with a game of backgammon going on.

You just have to love the passion guys play backgammon with.

Lots of love

MLP

My Morrocan present

On the way back from our curry house meet up my mate gave me my present they got me from their trip to Morroco. It is a pretty lantern in my favourite colour green. 

Its so lovely that I've already got it light up in my room. Who knows maybe I might leave on in my room and have the glow fill my room.

Thanks guys great present I love it.

Lots of love

MLP

Curry house with the friends

Today was a nice little meet up with the friends.  Everyones now settled in with their jobs so when we have the opportunity we like to meet up for a meal and catch up.

Tonight we decided to go for a curry night. It's great hanging out and having time out from it all.

So when everyone is free we try and meet  everyones life is moving skt fast and soon one of of our mates may be getting married and we might not get the chance to do this often so were making the most of the time we have together.

Lots of love

MLP

Pink floyd - money

This song is great. Must admit didnt know it was by pibk floyd.  Dont know what it is about it but I really like it.

Watch "Pink Floyd - Money + Lyrics" on YouTube

MLP

Pintrest

Since I got this new phone, I've been trying out the capabilities that the phone has.

There are all these new apps I can use and the social media apps that I never thought I would be interested in turn out to be great. One of the apps I'm really enjoying is pinterest.com I've only just scratched the surface.

There is so much I can do with this new fone and I cant wait to nake thw most of Pinterest.

Keep and eye out here and my pinterest account of to be completely connected.  Check me out at

http://pinterest.com/mumslilprincess/

Lots of love

MLP

New phone cover

I got pretty impatient and decided to go in-store and start getting  the accessories for my new phone. 

Once I started getting the covers and screen protectors.

The guy came over and asked if the accessories were for me and I told him hopefully should have it soon and its in the post. 

He told me, what would you say if you could have you phone right now. I told him that would be amazing. So here I am with my new phone and new phone cover too. There's another cover with butterflies and designs in the post.

This phone is great for blogging and adding pictures and videos couldn't be easier. Well chuffed with my new phone and all the great things I'm going to do with it.

Lots of love

MLP

Upgrade

I've finally managed to get my phone contract sorted. I've upgraded my phone to a Samsung S3 so really looking forward to getting in the post soon. Fingers crosse should be arriving on Friday, if it's running late might have to wait until Monday.

Cannot wait until I get my new phone. I specifically got it for its blogging capabilities and the nice camera it has so soon I'm going to be able to blog on the move.

Enough about my phone. Today I spent my day shopping with family that's visiting from back home. They are going to be here for 2week, so I want to spend lots of time with the while they're here. We went to Westfield, it's an absolutely massive shopping city. I didn't really buy much today, just a top some shoes and. Few accessories considering that we spent almost 4 hours in the shopping centre walking in and out of shops.

I must admit I'm pretty pleased with what I got and am looking forward to wearing them out soon. I'm thinking of adding pictures of my shopping haul as well. I've seen a few blogs that share their shopping bag with everyone and I ink it might be a great little way to share something I really seem to be enjoying right now...shopping.




Lots of love

MLP

Engagement

Yesterday was a nice ocassion. A friend of mine from school was getting engaged. I spent most of the day getting ready making myself look presentable.

I used to really enjoy weddings and engagement parties. It was always something I felt was special and perfect. The bride looked like a princess and they all looked so happy. But the more I grow up and the more I see in relationships and how the real world is I don't look at weddings the same anymore. They say ignorance is bliss that innocence is what makes the world pretty...they were right.

Yeah unfortunately this has turned out as a rather sombre post, but the constant stream of people breaking up, couples slipping up and family getting divorced makes enagament parties and wedding seem like and inevitable disaster waitingto happen.

I do hope that one day my view changes, that at some point I can be mesmerised and believe that weddings work. But right now I can't seem to look at couples and weddings the way I used to.


Lots of love

MLP

Holiday

HOLIDAY!!!

Its finally happened, I'm having my first holiday since I started working at my new job. I have the whole week off so that's a total of 9 days off work. 9 days of waking up when I want and 9 days of sleeping when I want. I can go where I want and try and get the most of my time off. There are so many things that I want to get done. 

The opticians keep sending me post asking to go for a eye test. I have some family I want to go and see and go cinemas with friends. For some reason I want to feel a bit more cultured. So I also plan to visit a few museums and galleries. Take my camera and at book and sketch book.

I plan to keep you all updated on the goings on of my time off work and all the things I get up to. Who knows maybe I'll be blogging more often since I will actually have time for myself now.

Right now I've decided to focus a bit on my blog and look after it a bit better, get all the words out and express all the things that are on my mind.

So many things I want to do. I just hope I get around to doing them.

Lots of love

MLP

Mid week drink up

I do not condone drinking, promote it or encourage others to do it. If it's something you to decide on your own, if you know your limits then your fine in my books.

Sometimes it's nice to just meet up with a friend, have a meal, have some wine with your food and have a chit chat and catch up. 

That was the plan anyway...But since my saturday night plans were thwarted last minute I had this unresolved need to go out and have a good time. 

So we both met up in Camden and had a look around the places which sort of fancied going to. I had a rough idea of the places I wanted to go to and in the end we decided on Gilgamesh. Quite a posh swanky place with wood carvings on all the walls, mahogany tables, large statues and pillar decorated in mosaic artistry. 

The place looked great, the prices were pretty steep but my guess is you were paying for the atmosphere too. 

After a few nibbles and a Gilgamesh cocktail we made our way to a club I've been to a few times. I must admit it was a bit funny because it happened to be a student night, which just made us laugh. We spent most of our night guessing how old the other people were and if they used fake IDs to get in. It was hilarious.

Overall a great night and was quite nice to have time with a friend just the two of us instead of the usual group situations we normally find ourselves in.



Lots of love 


MLP   


 

Marley & Me

This is a great film. I've seen it before but it was nice to see it again. THe thing I like about this film is that it's so real. It's not a typical rom com where it's all fairy tales and moments that are timed perfectly. It's real life. It's what life is like, full of disappointments,difficulties and problems that make life real.

Great film that is worth watching. It has it's funny moments and sad ones that bring a tear to your eyes.



Lots of love

MLP

Cancel...everyone cancels

Cancel...Something I seem to be hearing alot lately. It's beginning to get rather frustrayting now. I'ce had to keep cancelling my plans to fit around everyone elses moods and it's really starting to bug me.

The plan was to go to a bar. One guy decides to cancel, leading the other to cancel because he doesn't want to be the only guy. So that just leaves two people. Then my friends decide to invite me to join them since the boys have cancelled we can have a girls night out. Only one problem, their going to a gay bar...Something I'm completely comfortable and quite looking forward to going to, but my lot aren't exactly comfortable with. SO now the plan has changed once again. I'm no longer going out to a bar like I originally wanted to do.Instead I have to compromuise and do what everyone else wants to do and go to a shisha garden instead.

This does seem like a rant...and to be honest it is. Im trying to vent out my frustration in the hopes that I might be able to enjoy the shreds of whats left of my great weekend I was hoping to have.



Lots of love

MLP

Going out

Tonight was a nice little night out. It was a work mates birthday. We went to The Diner a American burger bar kind if restaurant bar. I had s cheese burger and cheese fries.

The food was great, really good. It was nice seeing people from work and seeing people from different departments that I normally wouldn't bump into.

Tomorrow night me and a few cousins are going out for drinks and possibly a club if we're feeling up to it. People haven't really asked about tomorrow night, which I hope doesn't mean they're cancelling.

Fingers crossed tomorrow night is okay, will let you know all about it and takes lots of pictures.



Lots of love

MLP

Appraisal results

Today was my appraisal at work. It was my annual review and it went pretty well. 

It was essentially an hour of my seniors telling me how happy they are that I'm there with them at work, and how well I'm doing and how much potential I have to go far in the business.

I'm so delighted that they feel that way and they do realise all the hard work I do, and it is appreciated. My new objectives were drawn up and in a few months will have a review of them to show that I have met my objectives and need new ones. 

Overall it was a really good chance for me to talk about all the things I want to do and to hear how well I'm doing at work. They told me I'm on track for a promotion in the next few months and once a vacancy comes up that I should try and apply for it if I feel ready.

I'm really chuffed that they think so highly of me and they're really happy that they got me on their department.

Lots of love

MLP

 

Appraisal

It's that time where everyone gets appraised.

Bit of a weird thing to call it...I mean a performance reviews sounds a bit better than a appraisal, makes it soundlike were old antiques and their trying to work out how much we're worth.

ANyway, tonight I have to get an early night because I dont really want to turn up late to my own appraisal.

Goodnight and will update you on how my appraisal went.

Lots of love

MLP

Hot chocolate

It's cold, there's snow and there's only one thing I want.

Hot chocolate with mini marshmallows.

This one is great. It's Creme Brulee white hot chocolate.

Lots of love

MLP

Snow Everywhere

As promised here are some pictures of the snow. 

As forecasted it's been snowing all weekend and there is quite a build up of snow. 


Its reached ankle level now...which probably isn't much, but for London I have to admit that's pretty high.

I woke up and this is what my back garden looked like. It is a major improvement to the usual view,and bare trees frosted with snow makes it look beautiful.

The build up of snow is great, now I get to plan my winter outfit with all the accessories. I've got my mittens,bobble hat and knitted knee high socks. 
Now I need to dig out my snow boots. 



Lots of love

MLP  
 

Nail art

Me and my hobby list just keeps on growing.

Now I'm really liking Nail art and nail gems.

I've always had a bit of a thing for nails. I have all the different colours under the sun in my nail kit. At one point I was really into growing them and manicuring them. I was really into glitter at one stage, and now I'm loving nail art and nail gems.

I've started building up a range of different nail pens, gems of all colours and shapes and even some metal studs to put on my nails.

Looking online I've found lots of inspiration. 'Boom nails' @boomnails.blogspot.com/ is amazing, she has great ideas and has managed to turn her hobby into a viable business. I would love to be as good as her. Right now I'm still new at designs so here's my first nail art design.


Lots of love

MLP

New year's resolution update

Bauble martini glass at the christmas party

I thought I would give an update on the progress of my new years resolution.

My New years resolution was to take more pictures, keeping my blog updated and getting a driving licence.

If I'm being completely honest with you my driving licence resolution isn't going well...I haven't read from my theory test book so that doesn't seem to be going anywhere.

Beetle's graffiti on the way to Oxford Street

Updating my blog seems to be the only one I've managed to stick to. I think I have kept a stable stream of blog updates, and I seem to be juggling both my blogs 'Finding my feet' and 'Music in my life' pretty well.


I've finally managed to find my card reader so now I can upload pictures from my phone too. 

I have a habit of taking rather random pictures on my phone, here are a few that I found floating around on my phone. 

Stag head in a pub full of stuffed animals

Lots of love

MLP