Sunday Summary #22

The weather this past week has been awful. So far from June type weather! It started with a really high wind that just didn't relent and is still going today. Its been cloudy, grey, rain of all types (mist, heavy, torrential, fine) and not really any sunshine. Spent the week helping the boy prepare for his week to Spain, writing to pack lists, last minute purchases and setting him up with a Nintendo DS to banish boredom travelling. Can't believe he's gone and my days without him are here. The weather is gorgeous over there, around 30 degrees so he'll thoroughly enjoy some sunshine and come back with a little tan I'm sure. Here's hoping he brings us back some actual summer weather!
I've been working like a beaver clearing my room out and donating to charity of recent weeks. Its amazing how much stuff I've found or forgotten all about. I finally took the plunge and changed my everyday make-up storage last night and re-did my drawers. I've again got rid of so much and re-arranged it all. I'm planning a blog post on it so watch out for what I've done :) Had a Primark slip on Thursday as I'd seen a blazer on Sunday with my boy, but he reasoned with me to get something colourful as it was summer and I own a lot of black. I find black such a safe colour, that can be worn on any occasion and never dates. I couldn't stop thinking about it and went back for it. Then when you haven't been to Primark for a while you see loads of new things that you want. I really want to try the Collection 2000 gel liner but like a muppet, it was on 3 for 2 and I couldn't find a third item! And I didn't want to miss out on something free, will try again this week haha. Been very good at minimum spending as I need to save some money for a little seaside weekend I've booked with my boy in August. I'm so looking forward to it, probably because the weather is so miserable right now.

 Can't resist Hello Kitty or Minnie Mouse. Mint, blouse, spots, more than enough reasons. Heart print vest. The back has a zip. Ronnie wanting love at 6am when I saw my boy off to work. Turned up skinnies for short legs. Post: Matalan card, new Tesco clubcard as my previous didn't work, Cineworld Unlimited card. Models Own Collection. Contents of my bedside drawer?! Found so many new unopened Vaselines tidying my make-up storage. 

So excited to start using my Cineworld card haha, there are several films me and the boy want to see when he's home so it'll be getting a lot of use soon. I was so fed up with the weather I wore purple skinnies and petrol blue shirt on Friday to lift my mood.

Now I have a dilemma, the blazer I talked about above, comes in two designs and I just could not decide. So I bought both with the intention of keeping one and returning one, but I am torn...
Which one do we like more?

 Colour hearts?

Or sketchy hearts? 

I am swaying slightly more towards the sketchy hearts as it will go with any colour, whereas the coloured hearts would clash with some other colours.
Hope you've all had good weeks :)

Sunday Summary #9

So I only said a week ago I must cut back on buying clothes, and somehow feel like I've bought even more clothes this week than a usual week, whoops. I am attempting a clothing spend ban until April...we'll see how that goes!
Nothing exciting happened this week, just the usual working hard and playing hard. I had a bite of sausage on Wednesday as my boy bought a hot dog for his lunch and it smelt quite good. I used to be a vegetarian but slowly meat came back into my life as boys influenced me to eat it. I now eat chicken and bacon, don't think I will ever like red meat and still unsure about sausage. Got my tattoo Friday, can't believe I finally got it. Got a separate blog to post about it as quite a bit I want to say and hopefully it will interest those wanting/considering getting one or even just satisfy curiosity. 
Today being Mothers Day I was a busy bee in the kitchen, eight and a half hours to be exact. Three course dinner for my Mum I'd thought up, and for the first time ever I touched raw chicken. I managed to wangle out of it during my GCSE years because I was so funny about it even fish, my teacher did it for me. I can't believe I've done it, it wasn't as bad as I expected but by the end it was making me want to gag. I had a right little system going of mixing up cake mix, then while it was baking, washing everything up and then mixing another batch up to go in when the current came out. At about five it all got a bit messy when I was trying to make my starters, clear up all the veg cuttings from my main which was in the oven and decorate all my buns and biscuits. Luckily my littlest brother saved the day and took over the decorating but the mess remained. Done enough washing up to last me weeks but it was all worth it to make my Mum's day special and I know she really appreciated all the time and effort. I bought her a slushy card and cards from the cats (its a pet owner thing!) and some Me To You gifts and a necklace. My oldest younger brother really spoilt her with a very expensive ornament that she has wanted for years this. We tend to keep such expensive gifts until her birthday but she did really deserve to be spoilt this year and I'm glad we made her day. 

 George Barbara Hulanicki peach butterfly peter pan top and Primark Bambi tee. Primark London Eye tee, coral lace top (I also have the white and navy, I have a problem, when I like a top, I end up buying it in all colours I find as you'll see further down) and Union Jack print shirts. Primark electric blue blazer. George coral blazer link. George Barbara Hulanicki heart dress link. Wooden heart, Max Factor Falsh Lash Effect mascara and Impulse spray. Primark black heart shirt. Primark red heart shirt. C2000 powder and Pink Shock lipstick and Simple eye make up remover. 


Primark and George at Asda seem to be the only places I'm finding clothes at the moment, although New Look have some nice pieces in nothing that I've felt compelled to own except the heels last week. I'm a difficult body to size and George is the only place that fits me really well and are consistent in their sizing, Primark is very hit and miss obviously. Took a random trip into Superdrug on Friday after having my tattoo as we were looking to see if Dettol had an unscented soap, and ended up buying the mascara and spray simply because they were on promotion haha. Needed some more face powder and had a double points coupon which expired today so got a lipstick I want in my collection and some more Simple as I love this remover, got some other bits but not interesting enough to post. The lipstick must be very similar to MAC's Candy Yum Yum which I never got hold of, but may return with the MAC By Request. At £2.99 this is more than £10 cheaper! Going a bit blazer crazy, the blue one is electric blue but the flash has lightened it. Absolutely in love with the Barbara Hulanicki dress, fits like a dream and makes my figure look amazing, if I do say so myself haha. Makes my waist looks teeny, can't wait to wear it. Got a wedding reception in two weeks and although I didn't need a new dress I did want one so will probably wear this. 
Going to leave you with some Mothers Day pictures...

 Hope you've all had good weeks and enjoyed Mother's Day as much as I did. 
Love Em x 

Sunday Summary #8

Can't believe this is my eighth week doing these! Can't believe its pretty much mid March either, where is this year going?! Had a really good week with lots of socialising and laughter. Monday night work held a quiz night, and came third out of five teams, not bad, not bad at all. Laughed so much, and got so wet. It rained no end that day and I left home without an umbrella, need to have one on hand at work as I always get caught out. 


Thursday night was a retirement meal and had such a good night. Such good food and had quite a bit too drink. I had to get two buses home and by the time I got off at my stop I was so tired and feeling the alcohol could barely walk to my house. Mum was still up! I always tell her not to wait up, especially as she had work the next day. Apparently work asked why she kept yawning and she said I'd bounded in, took my heels off and talked nineteen to the dozen about my brilliant night and the best photo of the century (me and the bestie laughing, best shot ever!). Woke to a slight hangover, gutted I've started getting them nowadays. Then went into work on Friday for the retirement buffet. Afterwards did a quick run of town for my Mum's Mother's Day card and presents, tattoo consultation and found the nicest heels ever! Felt like I was dying at work on Saturday, period pains on a par with what I imagine childbirth will be like, tmi. In a desperate attempt not to go home I ended up with Red Bull, which actually worked. 


Spent today with the boy in pjs, we watched Star Wars II and the rugby. I've traded watching Star Wars with him for him watching Twilight with me. So excited Breaking Dawn is out on dvd tomorrow, never got to the cinema to see it so really want/need to catch up! 

 MAC delivery. Selfridges delivery, love the way they packaged the lipsticks! MAC stack. Result of a complaint to MAC about their customer service. Five new MAC lipsticks <3. Thursday night's heels, I've worn them several times in the last week. Peach jeans. Beautiful new shoes. Primark t shirts. George anchor jumper. Primark blouse, spots this time. Primark pink blazer. 


Five MAC lipsticks in one week takes some beating, will review at a later date as got some beauts after a nightmare. I really should stop buying clothes, soon I'll be bursting out of two wardrobes and I'll never get a third unless another room magically appears in the house. Got my first ever tattoo booked in for Friday, excited/scared. I cannot wait to finally have it done, but unsure of the unknown. I think once I get it I'll love it and have a few more as there are some designs I've found that I love. Everyone tells me they're addictive so I'll soon find out. 


Hope you've all had good weeks :)


Em x