Happy December everyone! Things are about to get pretty festive around here, that’s for sure. But first, the last week in November:
Day 25: Quirky 
Somewhat unusual christmas decorations made with film reel.
Day 26: Message 
Always remember!
Day 27: No! 
Wah hate waiting for the train at prime commuting time.
Day 28: I am grateful for… 
Having a real fireplace in this freezing flat.
Day 29: Black 
I love this scent.
Day 30: All done 
Louise is almost all done with her dissertation so we cracked open the vodka.
DECEmber
Day 1: Red 
I had a wee visitor today in a rather fetching red christmas jumper.
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Mirrored cabinet which houses my jewellery.
In the kitchen. It has blue LEDs for some reason.
Old school land line.
Missing Murphy this week since David has been working every evening. Really want a feline companion but Murph is busy keeping my mum company while my dads in Korea. He’s an in demand cat.
Who’s behind the peephole?
We went shopping for Christmas decorations and picked up some lovely, simple glass baubles from Sainsburys.
Fire! Heading to the cinema now to see Hunger Games: Catching Fire – excited!
A picture from the Saturday before. Out walking DJ with Kerry and Craig. Such a great weekend.
Tuesday was strangely cloud-free then totally dark so I had to use another photo from our weekend in Loch Long. Oh well, there are worse things in life!
Toesies! You can see what this rather strange looking bath is here.
Rather aggressive looking pizza eating!
Nope, nothing in these pockets.
Queens of the Stone Age playing to 10,000 people at the Hydro in Glasgow. Amazing night.
5 o’clock – bath time with some festive Lush treats.
My totty tiny table.
Nail polish! This is mostly Nails Inc.
Boom box lip balms.
NO!
Been too long since I’ve seen Weezy.
DJ in the background trying to poach my hot chocolate.
Currently reading Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay, it’s good so far.
I kinda have a bit of a magazine addiction. So I’m starting a new series here – A Mag Education aka What I Learnt from the Magazines I Bought This Month. Sound good? Lets go.
First up – who won the battle of the freebies? We were given a generous offering from Marie Claire with a L’Occitane hand cream (I got the violet one which smells divine) but it has to go to Instyle for its trio of Ren’s skin care minis.
A special guest from the States! Nail It busted some nail related myths including the whole “you need to let your nails breathe” one. Nope! Nail polish every day it is. 
Nail It also taught me that I will never have the patience to paint my nails with oil paint, no matter how cute that textured tartan look is.
Speaking of tartan, Look taught me that ‘funnel necks’ are officially a thing and that I need this beauty from Closet. Tartan and Funnels – double trending done!
“Would you try Hollywood’s Corset Diet?” Hell no! I’d like my organs to stay where they are, ta very much.
Turns out Company are “well impressed” with little old me! Aww.
Olivia Wilde is pure awesomesauce. I loved her The Dos & Don’ts of Turning 30 feature. “I’d rather be a good person who makes people happy than a dick who wins a nobel by 32.” Slightly implying that Einstein was a dick, but hey, it was funny.
I am a sucker for a heavy-handed film reference or two. I loved the styling of this photo shoot.
Wow well this photo is grainy! Portion of Halloween Candy Bark – recipe here.
That’s my hair.
Picture from Ikea. This is also what it’s like outside but with less smiling faces.
Tucking into some popcorn at the drive-in movie.
Lots of oranges this time of year.
Spot of online shopping accompanied by the ultimate shopping accessory – a salted caramel hot chocolate.
Pussycat! No idea why he looks so pensive.
and all bugs really. Had to draw a cutesy cartoon speeder so I didn’t run away from my own sketchbook.
Bit of a morbid one perhaps but I went with Pan’s Labyrinth.
