In Which She Posts Her First Week of Smoothies.

I bought a smoothie maker a few weeks ago along with some other electricals for uni, with the intentions not to take it out of the box until i got there. But then I thought What if it doesn't work? What if I don't get how to use it? So I took it out of the box for a "trial run". And now I'm addicted. I've had one for breakfast every day this week.






From top right: Monday's strawberry, raspberry, apple, goji, brazil nut and oat smoothie. Tuesday's strawberry, raspberry, apple, goji, brazil nut and oat milkshake. Wednesday's strawberry and banana milkshake (with apple, brazil nut and oat). Thursday's strawberry and banana nut oat smoothie. Friday's strawberry, blueberry and banana nut smoothie.

Smoothie Tip 1:

I've been putting two brazil nuts in my smoothies because they're full of goodness, but I think they taste awful! I use the small side of a grater rather than finely chopping or grinding it. It's a little like a spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down.

In Which She Goes Bargain Hunting.

I had to take a trip to the post office today so I took that as an excuse to go and buy myself a few things.

Everything I bought!

I got 3 books by Dodie Smith for £5, the last issue of Oh Comely for 1p (The cashier and I both looked at each other in confusion when she said the price!), The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo for 99p, two Orla Kiely style fabric covered notebooks for £1, a vintage knitting book for £4.99, a few ribbons and trims, another notebook for 50p, two more Orla Kiely style notebooks for £1, an Orla Kiely style photo album (planning to use up my film this summer) for 50p, and finally some peacock print page markers for 25p.

Dress: H&M | Cardigan: Primark | Sandals: Rocketdog via TK Maxx | Bag: Nica

This is my go-to "it's hot and I have to leave the house" dress. The fabric's really lovely and breathable, and the way it hangs means it keeps you quite cool. The handbag is my current favourite thing - it's so roomy! 

I'm currently working on a few craft projects but I'm on a self-imposed Clothes-Buying-Ban that unfortunately extends to making too. I'm attempting to loose a little weight so I'm worried I'll make something wonderful that won't fit in 8 weeks time.

In Which She Paints Her Nails TARDIS Blue

It's been such a long time since I last painted my nails! Since my little accident I've painted my nails once, excluding that finger, and it was simple raspberry polish. So today I went a little bit crazy with two shades of blue polish. I've also recently been on a massive Doctor Who spree and probably watched about 30 episodes last week!

Last time I think I only lasted two weeks in a row, so this time I'm aiming for 8 weeks of Monday Manicures!

In Which She Goes to See Some Comedy

On Wednesday I went to see Footlights perform at the ADC theatre and it was absolutely hilarious! They had great little sketches, impeccable timing and an enormous amount of energy!

    

  

Dress: Doll & Frog via Dorothy Perkins | Handbag: Thrifted | Shoes: Shelly's | Gloves: Accessorize

This dress is one of my favourite recent buys, the sheer overlay has a flocked cat print which I adore. I wore these cute little gloves to disguise my still-mangled-but-healing finger! It ended up being so dark in the audience I don't think anyone would have noticed.

Again, apologies for my tardiness. I'm planning a couple of new things this week that I might queue to be posted while I have a friend stay for a few days.