Leaving the UK...

Quick...somebody call a waaahmbulance!

It's a little over two and a half weeks since i left the UK.

Hey, i've been busy!

Judgey.

My main reason for going over was due to having had a lot of sinus trouble recently.

I wanted to get checked out,

make sure everything was ok,

plus...

i needed my mum.

Along with the sinusitis my anxiety ramped up.

I think i made myself a lot more sick than i actually was.

I sank deeper and deeper into my depression.

I hated Berlin, 

I mainly hated myself,

I hated my lack of motivation and creation.

I was in a really dark place. 

Luckily,

[after a long, tearful chat]

i have woken up. 

I am feeling less pressure, 

I don't hate myself quite so much,

and I feel a bit more confident.

Now....

lets get you up to date with my last few days in the UK!

A friend let me borrow some of his Palahniuk books...

i have a lot of reading to do.

Pick & mix and pizza friday are staples in my diet when i'm home.

Naughty.

I mean really...

look at her cute face all ready for some DIY.

My grandad gave me some of his old belt buckles.

He isn't the kind of grandad who readily gives things away to family,

he's quite sentimental and worries things won't get looked after.

So i nearly cried when i opened his package.

He is in his 70's and bought his first one when he was 20.

Bargain of the trip.

All three books for £1.

ONE POUND.

Read these books if you're into magic and sci fi please.

I made my first quiche and it killed.

[not literally...that would be somewhat disturbing]

My mum also made an apple cake and i forgot to have a slice!

This was on my last day :(

Going away buffay!

[i know it's buffet.]

My father, ladies and gentlemen. 

You'll be seeing a lot more of him in posts to come...

On the train home from the airport.

After taking this photo i had to change into pants and a tshirt...

*whispers*

chub rub.

We went to Mauerpark the day after i got back and i got a treat...

[fake] gold cutlery like Nigella has...

cos we're fancy.

Signed up to Netfilx,

[BEST THING EVER]

got stuck into ren and stimpy,

realised ren was a dog and stimpy was a cat

[wtf.]

and then got started on breaking bad.

OMG BREAKING BAD.

NOM.

Kukee jewellery and a wishlist of sorts...

I stumbled across Kukee quite by accident. 

I was looking for a name necklace, and found their site via a google search.
I decided to go ahead and buy a necklace, and get it delivered to my mum's so i had a nice treat to look forward to coming home!

When i got back and she gave me my pile of parcels,
[i may have treated myself to a few bits...]
i ripped this one from Kukee open straight away.

Lookit the cute packaging!

I love this necklace. 

I wear it all of the time.

It's a bit different to the popular tatty devine-esque name necklaces lots of people have.

The letter cubes are chunky yet dainty at the same time.

The chain is the perfect length for me.

If you look at the photo above you can see some larger links in the chain.

These are on either side of the letters and prevent them from separating and rolling around to the back of your neck!

Ingenius!

They don't seem to have the named necklaces or bracelets on the site anymore.

It's a shame really.

Not to worry though, there's lots of other pretty things!

After putting my new necklace on i went straight to the website and looked at ordering a few more things.

Treats!

I chose some necklaces that are all of the things i love.

Space, dinosaurs, and skulls.

I am such a nerd i know.

There's a few other bits i want from the site...

These super cute skull bobbles are calling out to me.

Not pictured is the matte black one, sooo good!

For £1 each i might treat myself to all three.

These diamond pretties.

Swoon.

I'm getting a diamond knuckle tattoo when i go home so i want these!

These safety pin earrings couldn't call out to the punk in me more.

And finally this little pyramid.

Ah, i'm going back home in a couple of weeks so might have to place another order because seriously, i freaking love this website.

Keep checking their facebook.

Every now and then they post really good deals and offers. 

Did i mention Kukee has a page dedicated to £1 jewellery?

One pound.

Crying.

Just to make things clear, 

anything i talk about on here i've bought myself.

No-one has ever sent me anything to review, 

[waah!]

i felt like i just needed to clear that up.

I love bargains, and i love quirky jewellery that you can express yourself through.

That is why i love this site so much.

A plethora of bargains

Just a few items i picked up when i was in the Uk 

earlier in the month.

I'd ordered the Dark Materials trilogy off ebay but had it delivered to 

my mum's house by accident!

No bother, it just meant i had more books

to rub all over myself in glee!

My best bargain being home, 

apart from my dainty doll eyeshadows,

was my £1 disney dvds!

I'm not even ashamed to admit i am a disney freak.

They are my childhood, they are my future.

Animation forever!!

Anyway, onto the bargains :)

I've been trawling ebay trying to find these for cheaps,

i eventually found them in a shop called 'The Works' in the mall for £7.

Properly chuffed.

I'm currently halfway through mockingjay.

It's been a while since i last read them so i have no idea what's going to happen.

Yes, my forgetfulness comes in handy sometimes!

Ugh another amazing series. 

My performing arts teacher recommended these to me when i was 17,

thank you Mr Lewis, best knowledge you ever gave me!

My boyfriend has just finished playing Bioshock Infinite.

The mention of tears [not wah crying tears, a tear in material etc] had me dying to read The Subtle Knife again.

Once i've finished mockingjay i'm going to dive right into these.

I've never read this but the blurb sucked me in.

Sounds so interesting, and it is a tome, not a book, a tome.

It was a quid!

I saw JK Rowlings new [well, old] book the casual vacancy in the same shop but i left it.

Not sure why, hadn't heard good reviews so wasn't convinced.

Kind of wish i'd got it now, reckon it was only £1 too.

A little treat my dad got me in a charity shop in Lymm.

Cost him £1.

Oh he does spoil me :)

Some bits i picked up from the bargain shops.

Not really very interesting, just things i've wanted to try and things i can't get in Berlin.

Paperchase haul!

God i love paperchase.

I spent under a fiver in here and not pictured is the wrapping paper and birthday tags i used for my mum's birthday presents.

My 35p dinosaur pen.

Why did i only buy one!?!?!?!?

Non, je ne regrette rien.

I've never used a magnetic bookmark and i have to say, amazing.

75p for these lovely treats.

And they don't fall out of your book when you're lugging it around the house.

Ahh.

I miss home again!

I also bought a lot of clothes.

They are all mainly grey and boring though, so i can't be bothered taking pictures of them ha!

I walked into asda one day and they were having a half price clothing sale.

Success!

Other people might be a bit snobby, i guess, when it comes to supermarket clothes,

but i swear, i live in them.

Literally.

I shop at asda all the time for clothes, it's just so affordable and seriously, 

they really are doing something right this year.

The clothes are amazing.

Ok, i've bored myself now.

The most exciting thing i brought to Berlin was all my books.

BOOKS!

I might treat you to a post about my meagre bookshelf here in Berlin.

Get excited!!

I'm hoping to do a giveaway when i hit 50 followers to say thanks for showing interest.

Fun Fun! 

Neon shelves D.I.Y

After 3 years of on and off living in Berlin, 12 months ago we finally took the plunge and rented our own place.

We're into the industrial, urban, design type look when it comes to interiors i guess.

That's what my sister said anyway, lol, we just find things and like them.

One of the things we found and liked was a set of shelves for the kitchen.

They had neon green wall attachments, and simple wooden shelves.

Checked the price tag....€180.

ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY EUROS.

Now, we're not skinflints or anything, but paying that much for 3 shelves that will hold ketchup, no.

Too much.

So we decided to make our own.

After a small trip to our local d.i.y shop and spray paint shop,

[yes, it exists, we are in Berlin, home of graffiti],

 we were ready.

We bought this standard office shelving unit, which i swear, is exactly what the expensive shelves were made out of.

It cost us around €12.

Then we chose a neon orange can of spray paint for €4.

Lovely boyfriend spraypainted the unit and we left it to dry overnight.

Next day we fixed it to the wall, attached our ikea shelves.

Et Voila!

It looks even better than the expensive designer one!

This is our shelf the week we moved in, we now have a separate 'hot sauce shelf',

a condiment crate, and these shelves are full of pasta jars and flour.

It may have taken a day or two for things to dry etc, but this was well worth it.

It looks so different as well, people really love it.

Enjoy your weekend guys, i'm full of a cold so plan on watching the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Yep.

I am awesome.

Dainty Doll eyeshadows £1!!!

This is NOT a purchase from fragrance direct!

I'll admit, when 'everyone' was blogging about the DD blushes, i mooched over for a nosey.

But i didn't like any of the colours, so, feeling a bit sad, i left it.

When i go back home one of my favourite things is the discount shops.

[and asda, but that's a whole other post altogether]

We have a retail park that has three, THREE, stores!!!

B&M, Home Bargains, and Discounts UK. 

Go on....keep scrolling, it's good...

All of the discounts!

It was Discount UK where i found this little haul. 

Their make up section is amazing.

Seriously, go check it out.

Sally Hansen, Wet & Wild, Bourjois, so many great brands and so so cheap.

What caught my eye though was the beautifully packaged Dainty Doll eyeshadows.

I literally gasped.

My dad was all, "are you ok? what's up".

I stood at the stand for ages, riffling through the packets to see the range of colour.

Turns out there were only 3 choices.

2 eyeshadows, and 1 eyeshadow base.

I couldn't decide.

Then my dad was like, 

*exasperated sigh*

"Shell, they're a pound each, just throw them all in the basket" 

So i did!

For the sumly [is that a word?] price of £3!

These can retail anywhere from £1.99 on Fragrance Direct, to £14 everywhere else.

The choice on FD however isn't that great. 

All in all, I'm pretty happy with my bargain.

Wearing my smug pants.

01.Are You Experienced  02.Frankie Girl  03.Teach Me Tiger

Two of my cases don't have a mirror, but how many mirrors does one person really need?

The shadows are really pigmented, can be worn nice and subtle, or really build up that colour.

I'm super happy with Teach Me Tiger.

It's a shimmery orange/gold colour, 

and is a colour i have been searching for but never knew it.

The eyeshadow base is easy to apply and so creamy.

It reminds me of Benefit's LemonAid, just not quite as yellow, or solid.

If i'm honest, i prefer the DD base.

I feel it lasts a little longer and is easier to apply.

Ah shopping!

Discount store shopping.

Ain't nothing better.

I picked up a few more bargains whilst in the UK.

Will be posting about them, so look forward to that!

Also a fresh new analog post.

Exciting, non?!