New Years Resolutions

The new year has just begun and as you all know this calls for New Years Resolutions. I for one have a habit of making up ridiculous ones that I will never in a million years stick to. This year is different. I have decided to change just a few things in my life in order to become a better person, feel more confident and just become happier overall. As I have not been posting on this for some time (slap on the wrist*) most of you may not know that the end of 2012 was particularly tough for me.

From September until December I changed many many things I left my job working in a nightclub, I moved out of the apartment I shared with my boyfriend, and I moved my ass down to Galway.

What was I thinking..?

I hated Galway with a passion, more than anywhere else. I was alone, I was bored in my job(I was working in a cafe), I missed my family, I missed my (real) friends back in Athlone and I missed Paul. My reason for moving? The year previous I was meant to move down to Galway but due to circumstances I could not. This affected me so much. I felt I was missing out and I needed to be with my friends (other friends who were in college in Galway). My boyfriend, who is so understanding told me I should just go and move down there and finally get it out of my system. Thank god I did because it made me realize that number one, I have an amazing boyfriend who will no doubt look after me always, and number two I learned who my real friends are. Learning this has made me feel so much better in myself.

I am a twenty year old woman who is going on ninety! :) I dislike drinking and partying until all hours unlike other twenty year olds do. This always made me feel out of place as I am more interested in movie nights and pampering myself than going out getting hammered. I love going out with my real friends though as they love to dance! Nights out with them are not about who can get drunk the fastest, they are about having fun, which is exactly what I need!

Something else which happened in November of last year was my boyfriend finally getting his visa to Canada! We had been waiting so long for it to come through and for him to finally get over there and start working. I am so happy for him in every-way, he is such a hard worker and he never lets me down. I miss him more than anything in the world but I know that soon enough we shall be back together again as I have applied for my visa and I should be out there by April. :)

Now that I have finished rambling you may be wondering about the title of this post, New Years Resolutions. My new years resolutions for this year are to start swimming and going to the gym more. I will be getting a gym membership on Thursday and it will take off from there. My reason for this is I need to de-stress. I am very highly strung at the moment and I need a way to vent. Therefore what better way to do that than letting my anger out on a treadmill. Two birds one stone eh?

My second resolution is to start blogging more frequently. Yes I know I am constantly saying Ill start blogging more and I never do but now that I have my new camera (Thanks babe :D) I can start taking better blog pictures and doing more reviews. I would also like to do personal posts from time to time, mostly just about things going on in my life or topics I feel strongly about. I feel this will also be another great way to vent my feelings and keep me sane.

I also need to tidy my room but that wont happen :/

I guess I will end it here so, this is getting pretty lengthy already. I hope everyone had an amazing Christmas and a fantastic new year. I hope 2013 is even better than last year! :)

The best shampoo and conditioner.

Hey guys so I decided to write a quick review on my favorite shampoo and conditioner from Cien at Lidl. Now these are not the fanciest products in the world but they are amazing. Lets start with the shampoo. The shampoo claims to nourish and protect colored and damaged hair. It also claims to enhance the color of your hair without weighing it down. Completely true. This shampoo makes my hair so clean and shiny without horrible product build up. It leaves it feeling light and bouncy as though I had just been to the hairdressers. Always a winner in my book. Its also cheap as chips retailing at about €1 something? Maybe less. For that price you get an amazing 300ml of product which lasts a very long time I must say. It also leaves your hair smelling slightly fruity.

The conditioner basically does the same as the shampoo but it really makes your hair super soft and shiny. I find this conditioner very nourishing on my hair but it doesn't take forever to wash out like some other conditioners. I also find that when I use these together it takes much less time to dry my hair afterwards. Brilliant as I have very thick, long hair. The conditioner is also the same price and the same amount of product. I really have nothing bad to say about these products. They have ones for specific types of hair such as damaged, normal, oily etc. The only downside with these would be availability. I am not too sure if Lidl is located in every country but it is widely available in Ireland and the UK.

I hope you guys like this post and if you do get your hands on these products let me know your thoughts on them down below.

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Mini Penneys Haul.

Finally I am back. I am aware that I have been a bit AWOL recently, but I haven't really been interested in blogging too much and I have just been happy reading other peoples blogs. I am back though and I am hoping that I will keep up the blogging as I do want to get back into it. So the first thing I decided I would write about was the items I have recently purchased from Penneys (Primark). I have not been in Penneys in ages and I was so excited to go there yesterday afternoon. I had imagined all the amazing new stock they would have in, new clothes, shoes, jewellery! Alas this was not the case. I felt I had seen everything before, the jewelery has been the same for about three months now. Dissapointed. I did manage to find a few nice things though, and even one from the mens section. Whenever I am in Penneys I always always start in the shoe section. Now as its summer time (I have yet to see any sun) there is a tonne of cute flip flops and sandals stacked high on the shelves of Penneys. The first thing I picked up were these shoes. So. Freaking. Cute.







These are possibly my all time favourite shoes this year. I love the colour and the print is so Cath Kidston and I absolutely love it. And the best part is they were only four euro :) BARGAIN. The next two items I picked up were hoodies. I adore wearing hoodies on a daily basis to keep my self warm during those chilly days in Ireland and when im having a lazy day in with my boyfriend. The first one I picked up was a navy speckled one from the mens section. It was only €14. I was instantly drawn to it as it reminded me of the American Apparel hoodies that cost of this one.I love it.





The second hoodie I picked up is my fave. Its such a nice colour and so summery that I had to have it. It was only a bargainous €10. Love it!



Next up I purchased a pyjamas set. Its basically a shorts and vest combo in the nicest colour ever. I picked this up because in July I will be going on a mini break with my boyfriend to the beach so decided these would be perfect. I especially love the cute saying on the front.

Last but not least was this handbag. I was in need of a new handbag in a neutral shade as I had never purchased one before. This is one of my favorite types of handbags, the ones with short handles and a long strap. Super cute I must say. I decided to pick it up in this grey shade as I thought it would stay cleaner longer than the cream version they had. This handbag was only €11 which was not too expensive. I think I will get great wear out of this and I am sure it will go with absolutely everything.





A closer look at the gold detailing on the bag.



So there you have it. All of my purchases from Penneys. Nothing too exciting but still some cute pieces. Hope you enjoyed reading and I will try my best to keep posting. :) BTW excuse the picture layout and writing being messed up I cannot fix it.. :(