Countryside Mini Break

Although I've been living in & around the centre of a city since moving for university, my home will always be in the countryside. So when the opportunity to visit my family home for a few days (a small area nestled within the Cotswold's) I jumped on the next train back.  

Although only back for a few days, I tried to make sure I squeezed in as many of my favourite "home" activities as possible including a trip to my local pub for (far to many) glasses of Pimms, much over due time with my family, hot chocolates at my favourite little coffee shop & of course many, many snuggles with my chunky little fur-ball of a cat; Fizz. 

I also arrived back a few days after my family returned from their holiday in Florida. Unfortunately I had stay in rainy England to work (being a responsible adult is the worst!) but I was lucky enough to be treated to Disney themed gifts *hence the Disney items above*. If you fancy being nosey & peeking at my Disney Haul, click here. 

"Not On The High-street" Wishlist

As much as I love looking online for new clothes & make-up to add to my ever growing collection.. I also love browse various home-ware stores to find new items to bring into my little flat.

Recently I've been loving the items available on Not On The High-Street & couldn't resist putting together a wishlist of a few of the items that have caught my eye.

1. Frosted Bird Tea Lights - £8.25 [x]

2. Alice In Wonderland "Tea Party" Print - £12.50 [x]

3. Fairytale Bookends - £25.00 [x]

4. Glass Cube Vase - £32.50 [x]

5. "This Home Is Run On..." Cushion - £32.00 [x]

6. Vintage Bottles and Flowers  - £30.00 [x]

7. Cream Heart Latte Mug - £9.00 [x]

8. LED Star Light - £60.00 [x]

9. Mini Photo in a Bottle - £10.00 [x]

If you love home ware as much as I do, I'm sure you'll understand how much I really don't need - & probably don't have room for - most of the above.. However I can't help but picture how amazing they'd look around my home. I mean, who wouldn't feel happy coming home to an Alice in Wonderland print or adorable bird themed tea lights? Maybe this is a sign that I need a bigger flat?!

Where are your favourite places to find home ware?

xxx

Cat Themed Accessories

Anyone who knows me knows I'm a  self-confessed crazy cat lady. After looking for bits and pieces for my flat (and myself) online I stumbled across some adorable cat themed accessories and couldn't resist writing a post about a few of my favourites!

1. Crazy cat lady mug [x]
2. Cat Notebook [x]
3. Cat tea light holder [x]
4. Orange cat cushion  [x]
5. "Because Cats" phone case [x]
6. "You're the cats whiskers" mason jar [x]
7. Wall art - "A true friend leaves paw prints on your heart" [x]
8. Crazy cat lady make-up bag [x]
9. Tartan cat door stop [x]

I love these accessories... especially the notebook for jotting down new blog post ideas, and the  mug for hot chocolates.

If anyone knows of any cute cat themed accessories, let me know - hopefully I'm not the only crazy cat lady around!

xxx

Moving House

Today the tenancy ran out on my student house which meant after three years of living in student accommodation (halls for my first year then student houses for my second and third years) it was time to take the next step. 
In this case, the next step was moving into a flat with my boyfriend. As we both moved away from home for uni we decided to rent a flat where we both currently live instead of moving to one of our home towns. 

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After about a month of searching various estate agent's websites we finally found a small two bed flat on a six month lease - which gives us the option to either stay longer or find somewhere else if we can afford to. We signed the contract last week and finally moved in today with the help of my family. 

Currently the living room and bedrooms are full of suitcases and bags so I can't wait to unpack everything and really make the flat feel like a home. Once we get this done I'll write another post with more photos to hopefully give anyone moving into a new home or student accommodation some ideas for decorating.

(Stood in-front of our new flat - feeling

hungry and tired after 5 hours of moving/cleaning)

xxx

Home accessories wish list - Asda.

Coming to the end of university also means coming to the end of my time living in a student house. Therefore I have been looking for (and I think finally found - yay) a nice little flat to move into when the tenancy is up on the house. 

Due to this, over the last few weeks I have been having a little search around the internet for some nice new things to buy that I need/want. There have been a few different shops I've found that have some lovely things, but the one that caught me most by surprise was Asda (I didn't realise they sold such lovely and affordable home accessories). 

I've decided to write some posts around the items that are currently on my "new flat wish list" and I'm going to start with the items from Asda (there are quite a few!). Hopefully this may give someone a little idea some new things for their bedroom/flat/house etc. 

I'll start with the few little bits for the kitchen. 

Now I know these may not be a necessity... but I think they're adorable and would be lovely for brightening up the kitchen area! Plus they're a bargain at only £5. 

I also love this simple clock. At the moment we have no clock in our kitchen and it drives me insane not knowing the time when I'm in there, that may seem a little odd but I'm so used to having one in my family kitchen and it just doesn't seem right not too. 

Again - at the bargain price of £5 these storage tins are perfect for keeping biscuits/coffee/sugar in. The multi coloured polka-dot pattern is also super cute. 

Now if I had my way, these mugs would definitely a lot prettier with flowers etc. all over. But I thought that would probably slightly unfair on my boyfriend so I chose these neutral striped mugs. Even though they're not floral or pink I still think they're sweet and perfect for a first proper home. 

The final kitchen piece from Asda on my wishlist is this "Don't forget" chalk board! I think this would be lovely in the kitchen, along with being so handy for popping things down that you need - such as ice-cream or cake haha!

Following this is a few little bedroom bits. I only have two bits from Asda here - as everything else is from other shops. 

 To start is this lovely pillow with the phrase "Enjoy the little things in life, for someday you may realise they were the big things". I think this is such a true quote and can picture this propped up on the middle of the bed (also it's not to girlie - bonus!)

The final Asda bedroom item is this checked duvet & pillow cover. Me and my boyfriend are hoping to have a little spare room for when people come to stay, so I think this would really brighten up that room and make it feel more homely. 

The final few pieces on the wishlist are all accessories (which are all incredibly feminine... oops) 

I'm on a pretty tight budget right now (being in the awkward place between being a student and working full time) but I think they're all such good value for money. 

If you wanted to check out any of these items or have a browse you can visit the home section of the Asda website by clicking here. 

xxx