I've been debating on whether to join Twitter for a while now but feel like I'm a bit late to jump on this bandwagon.  I know very little about Twitter besides hearing or reading about some controversy that today's celebrity has caused by Tweeting and getting themselves into a bit of a Twitter war.  It's something that I had thought was for us just to have a little nosy into the world of celebrity and not for average folk like me, but it seems the Twitter bug is spreading.  It's taken me quite a while to catch it but I've been debating with friends and my sister for the past week whether I should join or not.  Who would want to follow me?  With Facebook, this blog and Twitter would I be left with much Privacy?  So I would like to open the debate to you guys as I know a lot of you have a Twitter account and would like to hear your thoughts on the matter.  Should I join the world of Twitter?

Just so this post isn't just about Twitter and doesn't bore you to death, I thought I'd share with you what I've been up to today.  I've been a bit stressed this week so what else was there to do but crack out my Hummingbird Bakery cook book and bake up a storm (literally, an icing sugar storm) in the kitchen.  I love to bake when I'm stressed there's something I find really therapeutic about baking.  After flicking through all the wonderful recipes I decided to give the Maple and Pecan Layer Cake a try.

My sister got me this lovely apron for Christmas and I feel quite the Suzy Homemaker in it.

I was quite impressed with how it turned out.  It's delicious and nearly half of it has gone already.  Think I will be taking Riley for extra walks this weekend to burn it off.

I am a little annoyed because I had a few posts planned for the past week but my camera has been playing up.  I've had my trusty Nikon Coolpix for at least 5 years, so I think it's about time to get saving and trade up.  Back to the point of the post, I have been after some magnetic polish for a while now but wasn't too keen on the price tag.  Then I went to Boots last week and saw that they had a 17 version of Magnetized Polish for £5.99 which is less than half the price of the Nails Inc version which is £13.  I also had some money left on my Boots gift card from Christmas so decided I'd give it a try.  I decided on the blue one but I now want it in all four colours!

I was really impressed with the final result and is very quick and easy to use.  First you paint the nail, then there is a little ridge on the magnet lid that rests on top of your finger just below the nail and hold it in place for about 20 seconds to create the lovely ripple effect.  I found that you have to be quite quick when doing this bit because if you didn't get the magnet over the nail straight away it didn't work and I had to redo a couple.  It is also pretty essential that you put a top coat over the top because the polish has quite a matt finish and gives a better effect with the shine of a top coat.

Have any of you tried any other magnetic nail polishes?  Do you think they're worth the money?

My nan came to stay with us this weekend, and I will admit that she does spoil me a little bit.  Every time she comes to stay she tends to bring me a present or buy me something whilst she is here.  She bought me a lovely blouse this time and I love it.  It's a lovely shade of green with a cute little poodle print, in a sheer fabric and black cuffs.  The only thing I will say about it is that it's a little bit shapeless on me so I would only wear it tucked in.  Here's how I wore it today...

Blouse - George at Asda

Leather Pleated Skirt - Primark

Tights - Primark

Shoes - Peacocks

Feather Necklace - Primark

Panther Ring - Accessorize

I'm quite impressed with the range of clothes at Asda at the minute.  Usually I only see something nice in there every now and then but they have some lovely (and very on trend) items at the minute.  In the last few weeks I've got the jeans and t-shirt I wore in this post, as well as these...

The thing I love most is that out of all these items it was the dress that cost the most, and that only cost £16!

Now, moving on to the winner of my giveaway.  The winner was chosen completely at random using random.org.uk.

And the winner is...  the lovely Holli from Dragon Mummy

Thank you to you all for entering, I wish I could of given you all a prize.  As a token of my appreciation I have sent you a little treat, so even if you didn't win make sure you check your email.

I was given this award by the lovely Lyndsey from Hiding in Wonderland.  I would recommend going to check out her blog as she has some great beauty posts on there.  Thank you so much for this award Lyndsey, it means a lot to me to know that people are not only reading my blog but enjoying it too.  I love all my followers, you all make it a pleasure to blog.

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Also wanted to say good luck to all of my followers who entered my giveaway.  The giveaway is now closed, so if you entered keep your eyes peeled as I will be announcing the winner tomorrow.

To be honest I don't own quite as much from Motel as I'd like to, but I am always admiring the stuff on their website.  So when I saw that they were having a little competition on their Facebook page for more money off sale items I decided to enter.  Then thinking nothing of it I was looking on their Facebook page today and saw my name on the list of winners for an extra 15% off sale items, so I headed on over to their website for a little peek at the sale for about the tenth time since Christmas! I was browsing through trying to decide what to get (and what I could afford, seeing as I've done way too much sale shopping!), when I got to the very last page of the sale items and saw that the Black and Red Cillia dress was back in stock and for only £10!  I couldn't believe my luck as I'd had my eye on this dress since before Christmas, and with the extra 15% off I got it for the bargain price of £8.50!!

Can't wait for it to land on my doorstep!

Here's what I wore today for a bit of a lazy day with Riley, and it features my favourite cardigan which just happens to be from Motel...

T-Shirt and Jeans - George at Asda

Cardigan - Motel

Earrings - Matalan

Watch - La Mer Collections

Don't know who was the laziest today, me or Riley?...

P.S. Don't forget to enter my giveaway here if you haven't already :-)

I've been waiting to do this post for a couple of weeks because it's taken 4 or 5 shopping trips to accumulate all the items in this post, so rather than do a post each time with a couple of items I thought I'd wait and do a post for them all.  Finally getting over my cold so all this retail therapy has cheered me up whilst I've been ill.  So due to puffy eyes and a nose like Rudolph this is the only outfit picture I have managed to get.  Sorry for the bad quality but I was sat in the changing rooms in Monsoon waiting for my mum so thought I'd take a quick snap on my phone...
Boots (old), Jeans (old), Hat and Fur Stole - New Look
Bag - Primark
Leather Jacket (old) - Dorothy Perkins

And now for my sale goodies...
 Black and Cream Shirt, £14
Floral Scalloped Collar Shirt, £8
both New Look

 Patterned Blouse, £9 - Peacocks
Pleated Collar Shirt, £8 - New Look
Patterned Sheer Tee, £8 - Glamorous at Dorothy Perkins

 Silk Trousers, £10
Tweed Trousers, £8
both New Look

 Shoes, £4 and Belt 50p - Peacocks
Boots, £9 - New Look
Purse, £8 - Accessorize

Necklace, £2.40 and Ring £6 - Accessorize

What's the best bargain that you've found in the sales this Christmas?

P.S. Don't forget to enter my giveaway, if you haven't already x

Happy New Year my lovelies! I originally planned to do this giveaway post on New Year's Day but have been to ill to find the motivation.  I was starting to feel better at the beginning of the week but now feel awful again and have spent the majority of the day in bed.  So have found a bit of motivation to do this post after a fairly restful day.  This giveaway is really to celebrate reaching 100 followers, 103 to be exact.  I appreciate every single one of you and love to read all your comments, so thank you to you all for making me smile on a bad day.  So as a little token of thanks I will be giving away an item of your choice from my little blog shop.

Giveaway rules:

1. You must be a follower of my blog via GFC.

2. Head on over to my shop and take a look, then leave a comment below saying which piece of jewellery you would like to win.

3. Leave an email address that I can contact you at if you win.

4. You can earn an extra entry if you blog about this giveaway too, just leave an extra comment below saying that you have done so.

The giveaway will close at midnight on 21st January and the winner will be chosen at random.

Good Luck x