What's in my bag?

I've always wanted to do one of these posts because I always LOVE reading everyone else's!  So here's mine...

1. Post a picture of the bag, purse, handbag, pocketbook [whatever you call it] that you are carrying. Now, don't you even think about going back there to your closet and getting your very favorite one or that cute little vintage clutch that you carried the last time you went out...I want to see the purse that you carried today!

2. Tell us how much it cost. Oh my, I know what you are thinking - a proper lady would never discuss matters of money, darling. Well, yes, but today we are gonna break that rule and tell. Yes, tell how much it cost. We won't judge. This is for entertainment purposes only. And if there is a story that goes along with this purse, tell it.

This is the bag that I carry around most of the time just now.  It's from River Island and I think it cost about £36.99, something like that?  I love River Island bags.

This is what it's full of!  Let's have a closer look...

Topshop loose blush in Rosy

Snowfairy lip tint from Lush

Tin of Vaseline Rose

Revlon lipglosses in Pink Crystals & Pink Pop

Urban Decay Heavy Metal eye glitter in Power Ballad

Kylie Minogue Darling perfume

Bodyform poodle tin

a loose Tampax!

painkillers

little brush with a little mirror from Claire's Accessories

My diary.  This was a Christmas present!

My purse from River Island

My keys (my flat, mum & dad's, Nana's & work) plus keyrings

Work pass

Gloves from Accessorize

iPod

Umbrella, can't remember where this is from.... maybe Peacocks

A pen!  Probably stolen from work

There was also stuff from the bank & bus tickets in there but you don't need a close up of that :)


So there it is!  Hope you enjoyed reading mine as much as I love reading all yours! :) xx

A man that smells of cocoa butter & cash

Sooooooooooooo, hi :)


I went to the doctors on Friday regarding my pill/headache issues.  She was about to give me a different pill but before that she took my blood pressure.  My blood pressure has always been fine.  For some reason, on Friday it was too high :-/ she said it could be connected to my heart issues, maybe not but she wasn't comfortable giving me another pill while my blood pressure was up and so asked if I would come off it for 6/8 weeks and see how it goes with everything.  Which means relying on condoms for a while, eeeeek.  I'm back at the hospital on Friday for my heart so I'm just playing the waiting game just now to see what happens and see what all the doctors are going to say.


In other news, me & bf took Friday & Monday off work :) so on Friday after the doctor, we went for breakfast./  I had lovely pancakes & syrup, yummmmmmmmmmm.  Then we went to have a little look round the shops, then to the cinema to see Despicable Me in 3D, which was so funny :) we then went for lunch and then back to the cinema to see Red, which was great too.  Had a cosy night in after that :)  On Monday we plan to stay in aaaaaaaaaaaaaall day and watch films in the flat with loads of sweets & chocolate.  Might sounds sad to some people but I am looking forward to it :)


Yesterday I went shopping.  I went to La Senza and got measured, then bought 2 bras in my new size.  Well, it wasn't really a different size, the thing was that I don't really suit a plunge bra, I much more suit a balconette bra!  It's true, my boobies look much bigger & better in a balconette bra!  I then headed to the train station to make a trip to my nearest Primark, which is in Dunfermline.  Normally I can get a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunfermline & back no problem, but I discovered yesterday that there are engineering works from now til December, which made my trip a million times more difficult.  I had to get a train from Waverley to Haymarket.  At Haymarket (which is still in Edinburgh), no one knew what was going on, not even the staff.  They didn't know which train was leaving from which platform and when, so it was a little difficult!  Finally managed to get to Dunfermline and got my shopping done.  Getting back from Dunfermline was even more difficult than getting there!  When I got to the station in Dunfermline there had just been a train to Haymarket cancelled, and there was no information about the next train.  Eventually got one, then had to wait aaaaaaaaaaaaaaages for a train at Haymarket to Waverley.  The platform was so busy and there was loads of screaming, crazy kids :( I hate kids at the best of times but when they're shout & screaming it is just my worst nightmare.  Anyway!  Made it home eventually!!! :)


Got home, put my shopping bags in then headed back out to the supermarket to get some vodka for a party I was going to last night.  I bought Absolut pear vodka & lemonade.  My friend brought over orange vodka & champagne!  We had a drink in mine then headed to the party, which was a bit weird.  The birthday girl had asked everyone to dress "formally".  I enjoyed getting all dressed up but there was actually guys wearing tuxes & bow ties, and everything was a bit strange & subdued and we just got bored so we sneaked out!  We walked about Edinburgh for ages before finding food then heading home.  Had a bit of a headache this morning but fine apart from that :) xx

This must be the place

Hi, happy Saturday :)


I hope you've had a good week, mine's been pretty good.


I had a training course Monday & Tuesday, which was alright, not the best course I've been on but it was kinda fun and I met some nice people.  Aaaaand some "interesting" people.  I got particularly well with this one guy, and I noticed the other day that we are on another course together in November! :)


Back to work on Wednesday.  It was ok, then Thursday was really busy.  Yesterday was ok at work but I had to stay kinda late.  I got my mid-year review as well.  I got a good mark but I really hate reviews.  They make me all nervous.  I just hate the idea of sitting in a room while someone tells you how good or bad you are.  I just want to get on with my work.


Last night I went to a friend's flat for a while for a little drink then I just came home.  It wasn't a late one.
Boyfriend has been very cute this week :) <3 he phoned me from work on Thursday evening saying he was leaving to go to the shop to buy something for dinner and I said I would meet him and go the walk with him.  So I met him and he said he wanted to go to Tesco, but he said not the usual Tesco we go to, he wanted to go to "the other one, up the hill".  "Is there another one up there?" I asked.  "Yes." he said.  So I said ok and we started walking.  He stopped outside a nice restaurant and said "There's Tesco there!"  He was actually surprising me by taking me out for dinner :) awwwww!  Luckily I hadn't thought "Oh, we're only going to Tesco" and dressed like a tramp ha ha, I actually looked ok to be in the restaurant :)


Then, we were in bed the other night and just before midnight, he got up and said "Oh, I just have to go and switch my computer off, I've been downloading anti-virus stuff".  He was away for quite a while but I wasn't bothered, I ended up falling asleep!  But he lied!  It was nothing to do with anti-virus stuff, guess what he was doing?  Booking tickets for us to go and see Harry Potter on the day it's released!  He doesn't even like Harry Potter he just knows how much I do!  So sweet! :)


Staying in tonight and watching the X Factor, no plans for tomorrow so far :) xx

Sharing

I work from 3 different offices in Edinburgh.  The one I work from mostly, is the one closest to my flat.  I have a 10 minute walk home which is full of lovely scenery, and I thought I would share it with you! :) here are some shots I took on the way home tonight...

Baby you're a firework

Heylo, wow it's so cold again!  I guess I shouldn't be so surprised, it is kinda almost November!


I finished my training course at work yesterday.  I acted in a video with my team, for the rest of the group to watch.  I played a "difficult" employee and it was so embarrassing to act!  Also I found it so hard to keep a smile off my face!  Just about managed it though.  Then it was sooooooooooo cringe-worthy sitting with the rest of the group watching it!  I was so out of my comfort zone, but that's good.  Got to get out there!  I met some nice people on the course too, so it was all good :)


I had a splitting headache last night.  It sort of came from nowhere.  I had a slight headache during the day, took painkillers, which made no difference.  Painkillers hardly ever help me with headaches.  I think I just take them out of habit when I get a headache.  The only ones that ever make any difference are soluble Solpadine but I don't want to take them too often.  Anyway, the headache carried on after I got home, and then suddenly it got drastically worse.  I had to switch the laptop off there and then and go straight to bed.  When my boyfriend came in he got me Solpadine.  I was just going to try and sleep it off  but the last time I had a headache like that, I managed to get to sleep but it was still there when I woke up in the middle of the night.  The Solpadine helped a lot.  At first I thought it was because I'd worn my contact lenses all day, but I've now decided that it's my Pill.


When I first got the pill when I was 17, the doctor put me on Microgynon.  I later came off that (can't remember when) and changed to Cileste.  I was on that for a good few years before I stopped it.  I only stopped it because I wasn't having sex at the time.  I remember that for those years I was on Cileste I suffered from bad & constant headaches, but I never put it down to the pill.  I was never out of the doctors about my headaches and they ended up sending me for an MRI scan, which came back clear, and they could never explain them.  I got sick of going in the end and just put up with the headaches.  It was terrible though, I could hardly do anything, it was hard to cope at work, I couldn't have a drink or do other "normal" things.


Eventually, thankfully, the headaches subsided.  I now realise that they probably subsided, because I stopped taking Cileste, and when I went back on the pill, it was a different one, it was Ovranette.  I've had a few pill-related issues recently and the doctor had suggested I change pill, and gave me Cileste.  Surprise surprise, the headaches are back!  I'm blaming Cileste!  I've made an appointment to go back and to explain this and get a different pill, but it's not til next Friday.  I don't want to stop taking the pill before then just in case so I'll just have to put up with it til then.  I was in tears last night, mainly because I was so worried that things were going to go back to the way they used to be when I was plagued with headaches.


Health issues!!!  Between this and going back to the hospital about my heart I am swamped with them! xoxo

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!

It's cold tonight, eh?!  I just made me & boyfriend hot chocolate to heat us up.  Orange hot chocolate with mini marshmallows.  Mmmmmmmm!


I felt like crap yesterday.  I just didn't feel good at all and was miserable.  I perked up a bit later on though and I was fine today, but now I am shattered!  Can't wait for bed but I think it's a little early yet!  Hopefully a good sleep will sort me out.


I was on a management course today.  Day 1 of 2 so I'm back tomorrow.  We have been put in groups and we all have a project to manage.  My group have to make a video about how to deal with "difficult situations".  Yes you read that right, a video, not a dvd, because of cut backs!  Bit nervous about how that's going to turn out, especially as I'm going to be in the video, eeeeeeeeek!  I do like these training courses though, I like a change of scenery and I like meeting new people.  And anything's better than sitting at your desk, right?  As I said, I'm going to be in the video, so I have to think carefully about what to wear tomorrow....... hmmmmmm.


I really need to start exercise again.  I'm either going to start going to Zumba, or Spin.  What do you think?  I used to do Spin aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall the time when I was younger and loved it.  Never done Zumba before but I hear such good things about it.  I think I'll try a Zumba class first.  Could probably do them both :) think I will start with a Zumba class next Monday night.


*shiiiiiiiiivvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeer*

I love it when you double clap clap

So happy it's Saturday :) I love the weekend, and as sad as it may sound, was really looking forward to this one as me & my bf both had no plans and it's good to just relax :)


I had to nip to the shops during my lunch hour yesterday.  Well really I had to nip to the bank but the bank is near all the shops so it'd be rude not to pop in to H&M, Boots & the £ shop while I was in the area!  I bought...

Barry M Spring Green (290) & Instant Nail Effects (311) from Boots.  You may have heard of Nail Effects? It's gives an interesting effect to your nails!  Not sure how to describe it but I'm just using it now so will post a pic later.  Also if you Google I'm sure you'll find an example :)

Vanilla & Apple body lotion, big jewelled hairclips & eyelash curlers from H&M.  I did need an new body lotion & the blue coloured packaging appealed to me.  Not 100% sure I love the smell though.  I did already buy eyelash curlers this week from Boots... but I didn't think they were that great so giving these a go!  I have no excuse for buying the hairclips other than that I thought they were gorgeous and couldn't leave without them!! :)


Also had to buy these...

Gloves for fake tanning, painkillers, Milky Bar Raisin & Biscuit aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand........ Milka Bar with popping candy!  I love popping candy.  This went down well with bf too.


Had a bit of a lie in this morning then we took a walk and went out for breakfast, was nice!  Wish we always had time to do lovely things like this.


In other news... I got a letter this morning to go back to the hospital about my heart.  To cut a long story short I've been in hospital twice with my heart because it suddenly developed a weird heartbeat.  Totally out of the blue.  The first time I was in hospital I got 2 ECG's, chest x-ray, blood tests etc etc, then I had to go back and have a heart scan, then had to wear a heart monitor for 24 hours.  Handed the heart monitor back in 2 weeks ago and now have to go back on 5th November.  I'm actually quite keen to go and find out what it is.  The nurses who fitted the monitor told me that if it wasn't serious then they wouldn't get in touch at all and I would need to go to my GP who would then have to chase the hospital for the results.  I was going to do that for my own curiosity, but now I don't have to.  That sounds a bit bad, because obviously it is sort of serious then, if they have got back to me themselves?  Have to wait and see but it can't be that bad or I think they would of had me in sooner...  ♥ xx

Lovely text...

from him to me :)


13/10/10 07:43


"I love waking up and can hear you breathing.  It makes me smile all happy every time :) :) it's amazing knowing you're right next to me xxxxx"


Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! :) xoxo

Shopping at Boots

Had to nip to Boots today for a few essentials.  Here is what I picked up... (sorry my pictures are pretty crap)


Shaving Gel

This is 'Queen of... Ooh la la!'  I think it is buy the people who make King of Shaves?  I've never used it before but read about it on the Boots website yesterday and decided I just HAD to give it a go.  It smells beautiful, as it has lots of aloe-vera in.  Reminds me of when I get my eye brows waxed!  Can't wait to see how silky my legs are after using it.


Eyelash Curlers

Boots eyelash curlers.  I had wanted something a little different from plain silver so these black ones caught my eye.  Never had a problem with eyelash curlers before, love them!


Dry Shampoo

Umberto Giannini Glam Hair Morning After Dry Shampoo.  Never used this before but I have heard amazing things about it.  Such as.... amazing smell, plus it doesn't leave any white on your hair, like Batiste can.


Nail Polish Remover

Boots own brand Conditioning Nail Polish Remover.  Liked the look of the packaging and don't see the point of shelling out for simple nail polish remover.


Toothpaste & toothbrush!

I seriously needed some new toothpaste and decided to carry on with my "Boots own brand" theme, and bought their Whitening toothpaste.  It was 3 for 2 on dental stuff, so I picked up a new toothbrush which I did need, and picked up a 2nd tube of toothpaste.  Not the most exciting, but definitely essential!


Have you tried any of this stuff? xoxo

Long weekend

I finished work on Friday and headed home to wait for my boyfriend to finish so that we could head to Glasgow.  We were staying with my mum & dad for 2 nights, then with his for one, and we'd taken Monday off.  While I was waiting for him I packed my bag and managed to find the time to paint my nails.


Once we got to my mum & dad's we had  a takeaway with my mum - Indian.  My dad was out but my brother was in and he had some too.  The next day we went for a Wimpey, yay!!!!  Then off to visit my Nana before she went on her trip to Rome.  After that I had my hair cut & coloured.  It's much darker than before and is still quite long but now has MILLIONS of layers in it.  I was fed up with it and said to my hairdresser to just go for it, and do whatever she liked.  I like it but I'm still getting used to it.  Wish my fringe was just a little bit longer!  That night we went out for dinner with my mum, dad & brother.  It wasn't great because to be honest I'm not too keen on spending time with those 3!  I can't really explain it but I can't handle being with them for too long and I don't enjoy it and it makes me feel really bad :-/ anyway....... the next day I met 2 of my friends & one of their boyfriends for lunch.  Was great to see them.  Then I headed to bf's mum & dad's where he was waiting.  Spent the night there and then we went to the cinema in Glasgow yesterday.  Seen 2 films with a Pizza Hut in between :) we used to always go to this cinema in Glasgow and loved it.  Obviously don't get to go to that one as much now we're in Edinburgh.  We seen Wall Street and Mr Nice.  Wall Street was one of the most boring films I've ever seen.  As you may already know, the first Wall Street film was in the 80's.  I've never seen it but my bf wanted to go n see the new one, so I managed to catch the first one on Sky Movies.  Hated it!  Thought the new one would be better though, but honestly I sat trying to see my watch in the dark for most of the time.  Mr Nice was pretty good, but was far too long!


Back to work and back to reality today!  Work was really quiet, which might sound good but it meant that the day dragged.


I'm catching up with The Only Way Is Essex.  I know they're really tacky etc... but I love how they all go to all this effort to look "good" every day :) although I wouldn't like to look like them, I wish I could make the time every day to look my best!  I do try but there's some days where I just can't be bothered or sleep in.


Bf is out tonight for a few drinks.  He is the one out of us that cooks.  I can't cook to save myself and so since he is out I've had a Pot Noodle for dinner!  Chinese Chow Mein, wasn't too bad, first time I've tried it ha ha :) xx

I don't like Mondays

Today... I had to get the bus to the hospital to hand my 24 hour heart monitor back in.  I quite like the little bus journey.  I work between 3 different offices in Edinburgh and 2 of them are really close to my flat so I just walk, and the other is a short bus journey away.  I liked being on the bus going in a different direction and relaxing on the bus a little longer.  So now I just have to sit tight and wait on the results.


As I was walking down the road to work, I had a call from my manager, asking if I had forwarded on a certain really important email on Friday.... which I had not :-/ he was like "WHY?" he wasn't too bad about it actually but I felt like an idiot because it was such a stupid mistake.  Oooops.


I was supposed to go round and see my friend's new flat tonight but I reeeeeally couldn't be bothered :-/ so now I'm watching the X Factor from last night and I'm sorry but I really don't understand Cheryl's choices.  HOW could she of put Katie through?  And not Gamu?  Hmmmm.... xx

The evening after the night before...

Well last night was ok.  I spent ages getting ready and was really happy with how I looked.  I wore a little black skirt with small white hearts on it.  It is short and quite tight but has a little frilly bit just above the bum.  Maybe sounds weird but I promise it's nice!  I also wore a loose black top with black crystals stitched around the front tucked in to the skirt, with black tights and chunky boots with chunky heels, which were black with gold buckles & studs.  I was really happy with my make up.  I normally wear Benefit's Eye Bright on my water line which is a really light pink, almost white and really opens up my eyes.  Occasionally I will swap to Urban Decay's Electric 24/7 liner which is a turquoise colour, but that's generally as far as I go with eye liner.  But, the other day I bought a GOSH eye liner from Superdrug.  I think it's maybe called Dove Grey.  I still wore my Eye Bright on my water line but I went for the GOSH line on my top eye lid and I even attempted a sexy little flick!  Which I think was pretty successful.  On my hair I used a volumising mousse by Aussie, and blow dried it with a large round brush so it was nice and big.  Pinned my fringe to the sides and sprayed with Aussie hair spray.  It was the first time I used both those Aussie products and I must say I was impressed!


We went to Jamie's Italian, which is an Italian restaurant (duh?) on George Square in Glasgow.  Oh and it is owned by Jamie Oliver.  It was lovely but I don't think it was anything special and I wouldn't be back in a hurry.  After that we headed to The Corinthian which is a pub/club.  Looks lovely but was FULL of posers in suits.  Old sleazy guys and young sleazy guys that think they're something else.  Wasn't in there long.


Also yesterday, before I started to get ready I headed to Princes Street to see if I could find something new to wear.  I couldn't, but I popped in to Lush as I'd heard that none other than the best shower gel ever; Snow Fairy, was back out for Christmas, and the rumours were true :-D the Lush on Princes Street was actually having a Snow Fairy party, so all the staff were in pink and I was given a cup of pink Cherryade and a pink wafer!  I got a bit carried away and also picked up the Snow Fairy lip tint which is an amazing hot pink colour and of course has that beautiful Snow Fairy scent, which even my boyfriend loves!  I don't have to worry about him stealing my shower gel though.... due to the glitter! :)


Well, I'm away for now because I'm going to bed with a boyfriend and a tin of chocolates! ;) xx

My first kiss went a little like this...!

Hi!  This isn't my first blog but I'm hoping it'll be the last one.  I always love them at the start then get bored but I aim to keep this one up.  I won't be writing about anything in particular, just whatever I feel like at the time.


I love reading other people's blogs and I hope mine is interesting to a few as well.


As you can see from my profile I'm 26 (eeek!) and I live in Edinburgh.  I'm not from here but me & my boyfriend both moved from work.  I live with him in our rented flat along with our 5 fish; Leon, Sacha, Malcolm Tucker, Snape & Sirius.  I'd love a kitten but we're not allowed them in the flat.  Plus I think it would be a little bit cruel coz we work long hours and it would be on it's own a lot and it wouldn't be easy to let it out so that's kinda a no.


I'm originally from Glasgow and I miss it and my friends and my social life... but not really missing my family!  Enjoying the peace from them.  I also miss my cat!


Today I'm going shopping (soon) and then I'm getting ready to go to Glasgow to meet my friends for dinner & cocktails! ;) not decided if I will stay over with someone or make the trek back to Edinburgh, we will see! xx