Home Organizing

It's fair to say, when I get to organize, I'm a happy girl. 

 Possible the best thing about moving is unpacking (although most wouldn't agree) as you get to arrange and rearrange everything until it's 'just right'.

First thing I noticed when we were viewing the apartment was how other apartments had little mats outside the doors which I thought was quite cute as it makes it that little bit extra homely. I 'borrowed' this one from my mum to place outside our door. 

Starting with the kitchen my favorite section is this little corner where we have some food stored and recipe books.

I'm a little OTT when it comes to organizing and labeling but I mean when has a label ever not been useful?

I decided these cereal containers would be great to store pasta in as you can pour quite easily from them and they look quite interesting on the shelf as a statement.

I'm hoping to get back into my healthy cooking and stocked up on some supplies which I stored in containers very simply with the label on the front and instructions on how to cook them on the lid.
I had worryingly amounts of fun organizing these foods but was surprised when Rich joined in and started labeling too.

A super great idea that I would like to pretend is mind but is not, is using a clipped clothes hanger as a holder for a recipe book. It keeps the book of the counter and out of the while holding the page open for you and freeing your hands up to cook.
I have the book just open at random as a statement piece for the kitchen for now (will eventually get to cook) as I think it's a nice piece to have hanging up.

Along the countertop, I added a white cardboard box to keep our Veg in. We picked up this box along with about twenty others in the moving process and I just thought it would look nice to keep the veg on the counter and also having them air out and not be stuck in a cupboard (also we don't have any cupboard space so wasn't much choice).

One of my favorite little details is our 'fruit basket'. I was given this tiny little shopping basket and first thought of keeping makeup brushes in it but then thought it would look nice in the center of the kitchen table and now have it full up with apples.


Along with the fruit basket, I added in my Hogwarts class filled with mints. It was kind of a joke at first as Rich had a packet of mints and left them everywhere so I thought I would leave them out nicely on the table to be fancy homeowners with mints on the table for their guests. I didn't have any saucers or fancy plates so I used my HP glass as I won't be using it yet, (saving it for Freshers week and lots of wine).

On to the bedroom, and I was given this over the door hanger and thought it would be quite useful, turns out we had enough clothes storage and so I had the idea to hang my necklaces on it as it leaves them untangled and easily viewable so I can choose them without any bother (although them rattling when you move the door recks Richards' head, but hey that could be a bonus).

One of the things I'm most excited about is having my very first vanity table and organizing it. I've never been the biggest of girly girls but I do have the basics and like to keep them in good nick. I got the small storage unit years ago and have always kept my makeup in it, of course, organized separately into their sections. I've painted this many times but just as I was moving I decided for an elegant blue ombre and then the writing in dark letters. It didn't exactly turn out this way but its still nice. On top, I keep my pallets and beside it, I keep my brushes in an old flower pot, nicer than it sounds, its made from clay and has gorgeous tile pieces glued all around it, and also odd perfumes and bits. 

 



As we're only recently moved in, I may yet be doing more organizing as we settle in and see where things should be, I'll update you as we go. Have you any organizing tips or tricks that you found useful in your home or something totally unique like the little clothes hanger recipe book? Let me know in the Comments below <3

My OOTD all Week for College

As I've mentioned quite a few times, I'm not the biggest of girly girls and wouldn't normally dress up or wear makeup on a daily basis, BUT starting college I said to myself I was going to use the nice clothes I have (and not just keep them for 'the right occasion', we all do it right?)  to make more of an effort with my style. Also, I think starting college where there are literally thousands of people, is the perfect time to experiment with your style and be adventurous (just you know, also legal, we're not talking mankinis here) trying new things to either stand out or fit in. So without further ado here's my first week at college attempting to be stylish...

(just a little FYI, these were all taking on my phone as I rushed out the door late for class so they aren't the best of quality). 

Day One's outfit was very simple as I am studying Veterinary Nurse I wasn't at all sure what I should wear on my first day thinking we could possibly be in labs so I went for a very casual look. I wore one of my favourite go-to tops with a lace-up front and lace pattern on the back, teamed with casual leggings and a cardi. 

The detail on this top is what makes it go from a go-to casual top to a dressy top which is perfect for classes as you want to be comfortable yet dressy. I actually got all of this outfit from Penny's/Primark, which scarcely shows my obsession with that store. 

I included the back detail in the second picture but don't be alarmed, I am Irish but I am not that pale, its taken on a white background as you know, I can't physically take a picture of it on my own back, so instead raided my boyfriend's wardrobe for a white top background. 

Day Two is one of my favourites as I had experience of what the other girls and gals wore to college/class and started to feel more experimental, although it's still rather simple. Again with this outfit, it's all about comfort (I had a 9-6 day of lectures) and I swapped over to narrow fit woolly leggings (Penny's you are a delight for your leggings) and this time added an even more dressy top. I'm not actually sure where this is from as it's a hand-me-down from my old landlady (who was a legend and gave me three huge bags of clothes to choose from) but again I love the detail. This top is all about flowyness and I don't know how else to explain, but the 'wings' are the main statement part of the top. I love how when I moved my arms I had this flowy look and also was super comfy as it had a warm sewn-in tank top underneath. 

I went with my statement hairdo, of a platted fringe (the only plat I can do) and added a very light little jacket I picked up on sale in Penny's a while back which is incredibly light but really adds to an outfit with the pop of green and gold linings around the neck and wrists. 

Day Three was when I really got confident and went with a dress. I've seen sooooo many girls in amazingly styled outfits either dresses or perfectly matched tops and skirts and I thought today you know I'm going to wear my favourite dress shirt thingmabob (its a quite short dress that looks like a top). I usually style this with my black bowler hat but left the darn thing back in my home home (not my college home) so instead I added plenty of accessories and went with my big owl statement necklace and more of a plan trainers ( I normally wear big black & pink sporty trainors because I have to walk 30 mins to college) along with tights because A. it's short and more importantly B. its damn cold. And of course it be Ireland and the day I choose to wear a dress, it was pouring rain so I added in my light RiverIsland jacket which again I picked up in a sale (RI sales are the only time I actually enter that shop as normally above my price tag but they do a sale well). 

Day Four I felt more autumny and by this stage was wrecked and wanted comfy warm jumpers so I picked this deep maroon one again from my seriously stylish ex-landlady. What really drew me to this top was the Peter Pan collar which I'm a sucker for as they really make an outfit pop, along with this long silky material that hangs over the bum &  tum (just where I need it to cover). I went back to my basic black leggings with this outfit as this day was all about comfort (another 9-6 day). 

I did my hair in a little half up bun which I'm really starting to love as a style because it's so simple to do and is a cute little hairstyle that saves just sticking to plain hair everyday. 

In case you're wondering about the Halloween stickers, I'm blocking out my weird claw-shaped hand that happens when I take a selfie, it happens to us all right? 

Just a little P.S the weather was absolutely gorgeous this day and I was roasting in this jumper.. just my luck. 

So that was my weekly OTTD, I'm only in college four days a week (thank the gods for being off Fridays), so thankfully only have to come up with four outfits, pyjamas all weekend. But I did quite enjoy putting together my outfits and look forward to planning some more.

What are your go-to college/school/work outfits? let me know in the comments <3 

Moving in Disasters & Celebrations

I mean this is us we're talking about so you knew there was going to be some disaster along the way.

We arrived up after a 3-hour drive and about six runs up the six flights of stairs with the last of our stuff to be moved in, to find no electricity in the apartment (even though it was meant to be on three weeks ago). It didn't help that we arrived quite late in the evening so the light was fading quickly. Luckily our amazing landlord got it arranged quite quickly that an electrician would be out, but not until 9 pm. Again luckily the landlord also had a heap of candles around the place so we weren't in total darkness.
So we sat amongst the candles and boxes of our stuff until 9 pm hit and Mr. Bond the electrician arrives and saves the day finally getting us power. We did our little victory dance around the kitchen proud that we sorted out our first disaster ourselves.

Before we even thought about unpacking, we wanted food first and so we went to cook... and ran into disaster number 2. The cooker wasn't connected. No matter what we did the cooker would not let us eat and so we decided to find a take away down the road. Off we went and in the door of the takeaway, standing drooling over the menu... until the waitress comes out and tells us there closed... disaster number 3. We were hoping to have a little celebration drink for our first night in the new place, and so we went to an off-licence... which was also closed, disaster number 4. So we went back home with our stomachs rumbling louder than King Kongs roars.
 I had more grease in my hair than John Travolta and badly wanted to relax in a hot shower, but you know where this is going... there was no hot water, disaster number 5. So mister went investigating and found a switch which he turned on and... nearly killed himself as there were loose live wires and it sent off big green sparks... Fatal disaster number 6.
That was the last straw as we gave up before we did any more damage and went to bed with our snack dinner (leftovers from the road trip) and a movie.

Although the first day was a disaster I woke up on the right side of the bed after a super sleep and decided I would surprise himself and hope down to Lidl for some fresh pastries and apple juice for breakfast before a big day of shopping and unpacking.












Surprisingly this all went okay (although we've still no hot water or a working cooker) and we finally got our celebration drinks and a treat yo self-takeaway while playing Monopoly and feeling at home.


I guess this was one of those moments where you have to take it on the chin and count it as one of 'life's experiences'. You do actually hear many stories of young couples who move into dingy little flats with electricity problems and hey this could be a story to tell the grandkids.