10 things that've rocked my world this week...

If you follow my Twitter account, you'll know that I'm having a touch of blogger's block at the moment. I don't know why, but I seem to have misplaced my mojo. Has anyone seen it? I have so many posts that are just sitting there looking at me, waiting to be written, but I just can't seem to muster up the motivation. I'm trying to take a bit of a break from it all and instead I'm reading books and watching rubbish Netflix movies, so please stick with me, whilst I hunt down that darn mojo!

This week has been a good 'un! Let's see what's been going on...

1 :: My birthday! I turned 33 (surely I'm still 12?!) on Wednesday and was thoroughly spoiled! O bought me so many awesome presents and made me a lovely romantic dinner...lush!

2 :: Have I mentioned how much I'm loving Celebrity Masterchef? O and I get comfy on the sofa at 9pm ready to see all the disasters and masterpieces!

3 :: Graze boxes. I can't remember if I've mentioned these before? But this week's was so darn tasty! I get the light box, so every snack is under 150 calories. I forgot to take a photo of this week's, but will try to get one of next week's!

4 :: My buddy Caroline and her husband Gavin are visiting this weekend to see the Tour de France. I cannot wait to see them!!

5 :: Having a lovely clean and tidy house. We had a little spring clean for our visitors this week and I had forgotten how nice it is to have everything in it's place.

6 :: Reading. I'm inbetween two books at the moment. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green and We Were Liars by E. Lockhart. Loving them both so far. It's nice to sit in the sunshine and kick back with a good book.

7 :: Cooking healthy recipes. We're still on our health kick and have bought a whole load of new kitchen items to help us.

8 :: Homemade smoothies. I've had about 4 this week alone! I just stick some frozen fruit (usually strawberries, bananas, pineapple and mango) into the the blender with a little apple juice and off you go! So refreshing!

9 :: Seeing all the photos from my friend Megan's trip around Europe. I'm super jealous of all the wine and tasty food that she's munching on!

10 :: My lovely new Olivia Burton watch has seriously brightened up my wrist this week. Thanks O!!

What's rocked your world this week?

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Is it just me, or has this week been a long 'un? I think the weeks where O works the weekends seem to drag (did that sentence make sense?). Anyway, here's what rocked my little world this week...

1:: Meeting this little kitty! I have no idea who he is, but he keeps walking into my kitchen. So darn cute!

2:: Eating healthy and not feeling pants due to all the naughty food we usually eat! Salads are ace in this weather!

3:: Buying birthday presents for myself...best thing ever!

4:: My awesome matey getting engaged! ♡

5:: Chilling out with O in the garden in the evenings. Seriously blissful.

6:: Catching up with New Girl. Love that girl.

7:: Graze, Birch and Flavourly boxes arriving all in the same week. Score!

8:: The juiciest nectarines that I've ever eaten...I think I got more on me than in my mouth!

9:: Buying the Jamie Oliver 15 Minute Meals...can't wait to start cooking up a storm, all the recipes look seriously drool-worthy.

10:: Going to the Plewsy. open day with the lovely Danni today. Is it cool for me to buy one of every card?!

What's rocked your world this week?
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I just realised that I've missed two weeks worth of these posts. Although, the last two Friday's I've had back related dramas, so let's start again, shall we?

1. Nutella. This week has been a seriously naughty Nutella week. I literally just finished the last remnants of a jar (this makes me sad). This is why I never buy the stuff, I can't put the jar down until it's empty. But hey, I've got a sore back, I need a little Nutella in my life, k?

2. Getting back into my own bed. The past week, I've not been able to sleep in mine and O's bed, as it's too low down and kills my back. So I've been sleeping in the spare room, which I've hated! On Thursday I was able to get back into our bed and man, this made me so happy!

3. Ice cream. We discovered a new ice cream joint this week. I ordered the weirdest (BEST) combo: marzipan, pistachio and bubblegum. I'm sure to some of you it sounds like the worst, but my three favourite flavours all in the one place? Mmm!!

4. Eating chips by the sea. We went to Seaham this week, just to get me out the house for a bit. It was the sunniest day, so we bought some chips and shared them on a bench at the sea front. Bliss!

5. Orange is the New Black season two! Oh yeah! Netflix has 13 whole episodes waiting for me!!

6. Suki tea. When we first moved here, I bought O a Suki tea set. It was kinda one of those gifts that's more for me than him, ya know?! I've been brewing some tasty teas this week.

7. 24. We've finally got around to watching it, thanks Netflix! We found it really slow at first, but now it's so fast-paced it almost gave us whiplash!

8. The rain. I don;t know about you, but when I'm feeling down or grumpy, I love it when it rains. There's nothing worse than being in a grump and the sun is splitting the trees! So I've been loving these crazy downpours this week (sorry)!

9. Free stuff from magazines! This week I got a free Eyeko eyeliner with Glamour magazine. Loves me a freebie!

10. The TwoDots app. I have been addicted to this game all week! The graphics are so cute!

What's made you happy this week?

{This photo ^^ is from my favourite beach down South...Botany Bay beach. So darn pretty!}

10 things that've rocked my world this week...

 

I originally nominated Fridays for these posts, but I'm off adventuring the whole day tomorrow, so we're a little early to the party this week. Compiling this list has been a little tough this time. Mainly because there have been too many things that I've loved and have made me happy this week! Which really isn't too much of a problem, is it? So, let's see what we've got...

1:: Nashville! Umm, you may have been bombarded on my social media accounts this week by me proclaiming my love for this show! What can I say? I'm a little bit country! This has filled the little Friday Night Lights shaped hole in my heart. I have a serious girl crush on Connie Britton. If you don't know who she is, we are no longer buddies! Now, I'm not a huge fan of Hayden Panettiere, but even I love to hate her in this show. Did I mention how awesome the soundtrack is? Get that schnizz on your iTunes, stat.

2:: My new (old) digital SLR camera. Oh yes! O bought me a second hand Sony α200! I didn't want a new shiny one until I've mastered the basics. So, bloggers, help me out here...where do I begin with a digital SLR? I hear "depth of field", "shutter speed" and "aperture" being thrown around the blogger world, but I'm clueless! Help!

3:: Birchbox! I've just subscribed and I am ridiculously excited about receiving the May box. If it doesn't land through my door today, my head will truly explode!

4:: The infamous Tangle Teezer. Now, I've been coveting one of these for months now after reading, what feels like, hundreds of reviews. To be honest, I was dubious that it was going to tease my seriously tangled wet hair...but I was not disappointed! Even O uses it, because he "likes the scratchy feeling"! So it's definitely a new staple in the O & L household.

5:: Crazy thunderstorms! We've had a few of them this week and there's nothing nicer than sitting inside watching the downpour outside our patio doors and listening to the thunder blasting away.

6:: Late night dinners with O at the actual dining table. We get so lazy these days and end up sat on the sofa, with our plates on our laps, watching TV. I love the nights that we clear the mess (usually mine) of the table, switch the TV off and listen to the radio whilst munching away. Usually I like them better with some red wine on the side...

7:: Getting comments on my blog! You have no idea how happy this makes me! It's nice to know that some people enjoy reading my nonsense!

8:: Inspiring others to start blogging. Two of my Essex buddies have just starting their own blogs after reading mine. I love this. Go have a mooch around and see what you think. Danni's is here and you can find Amy's here.

9:: O having three-day-long weekends! It makes the weekends that he working seem much more worthwhile. So, today is his Friday. Which means a tasty dinner this eve...and mayhap some wine! I think we're also roadtripping to Manchester tomorrow to visit O's family (love Manchester, FYI).

10:: West Wing! Oh lordy! We finally finished all seven seasons this week. West Wing: it's been emotional! I think it's taken us roughly over a year to get all the way through, with a few rest stops in-between. I think this may be the best TV show I've ever watched. Bold statement, I know. I am usually pretty fickle with these things, but seriously. Josiah Bartlet will always be my president (Santos, you are pretty awesome too, but you're no Bartlet). We're now left with a big empty space in our DVD player. What should we tackle next?

Wow. I did ramble on a bit in this post, didn't I? Ah well, what has made you happy this week?

 

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