Hello, lovelies!
It's a new month so here are some of the items that I'm currently thankful for or have recently purchased for myself. Most of these are items that are currently framing my holiday.
After seeing the wonderful Oona Chaplin wearing her white dress and black bowler hat ensemble at the Game of Thrones Season 3 Red Carpet Premiere I suddenly knew I wanted a bowler hat. It so effortlessly adds a little something extra to an outfit.
I managed to find one for £16 in Camden that actually accommodates for my stupidly large head.
Of course not everyone can just head over to Camden Market.
If you're looking for something similar, why not take a look over at Amazon where
you can find plenty like these?
Sometimes knowing too much about something can totally spoil it.
I often find that trailers these days seem to give away so much of the plot of the movie that there's almost no point in seeing the film itself. Because of this I like to buy a book every now and then that I know absolutely nothing about.
I recently bought
Far Afield by Susanna Kaysen.
I really enjoyed her memoir "Girl, Interrupted" and the later movie adaptation starring Angelina Jolie and Wynona Ryder.
I hope that I'll enjoy reading something else by her and look forward to the adventure of exploring unknown content.
I am still hopelessly addicted to all things Gatsby, including the fantastic soundtrack to the film. I love Sia. I love Gotye. I love Lana Del Rey and Florence and the Machine and Emeli Sande... It feels as if someone sat down to make this soundtrack and specifically chose contemporary pop acts that I appreciate. In fact I'm listening to it as I write this. Give it a listen, it's pretty darn great.
For some time I had looked for a portable hot drink container like this. I found this in New Look for £5.99 and it says "NERD" all over it. Perfect! I keep drinking out of it when just sitting at home...
Avon Skin So Soft is an absolute
life saver when you're going somewhere with a hot climate and lots of insects.
This product, initially intended to be more of a spray on skin moisturiser, actually repels a lot of insects which means you'll survive your holiday or a general stroll outside with less or no insect bites! The insect repellent qualities were, apparently, an accident but have served my family well for many years and I shall be packing some to take on holiday with me.
I'm currently in love with
Argan Oil shampoo.
I dye my hair a lot and apply heat and products to it. It's often full of chemicals after a night out. Because of this I need a shampoo that really softens my hair and gives back the love I often take away. This is where Argan Oil works really well.
I also use the thicker Argan/Argon Oil that you smoothe onto dry hair as sold in Primark. It leaves my hair pleasantly fragrant, soft and glossy. It also handles any hair knots quite well.
Most people who grew up as a 'nerd' typically fell into that second definition. Being a nerd was about liking whatever you liked without bowing to societal pressure. It was a term for those who acted in ways or liked things because they wanted to and not because their peers forced it upon them. Here it is acknowledged as something stemming from intelligence. The term 'nerd' seems like a title many of us earned through years of being bullied for our differences whereas now it's a title people are all too quick to claim. 
I wear my 'Geek' hoodie not because it's fashionable and I want to be perceived as intelligent, but because it's a term I wear with pride in a wonderfully British and almost self-deprecating manner. I was the girl on the bus who was ridiculed for wanting to read instead of talk to those around me. I was the one who travelled across the country to watch the season premières of Game of Thrones the past two years. I was the girl sat at the front of the cinema when Return of the King came out and practically weeping as the film ended and I realised our adventures in Middle Earth were over (and then rejoiced at the announcement of the Hobbit movies) 
