So Sorry

So I know I promised at least 3 posts a week apart from when I was away, and I have been back over a week now and this is my first post. But I promise I have a really good excuse, my laptop has actually broken, for good I think. It will not switch on. Instead it goes to a blue repair screen then shuts down when it can't repair :( I am extremely upset about this because I don't like not having my own laptop (I'm using my dad's at the moment) plus I have lost all my pictures! Yes I know! "How can you not have backed it all up!?" but I was getting round to it when it stopped switching on. Although I do have an idea of how to get my pictures back, not sure it will work though. If it does I will let you know what it is.

Anyway this is just a post to explain that I will still be posting, but maybe just not as often, after all I don't want to stop my dad using his laptop. Hope you all don't mind.

Talk soon

DFTBA

Kim

xx

What to carry in your bag when travelling

As promised here is my post about what to carry in your bag and what make-up to take.

Normally I carry a huge bag and fill it with everything, including the kitchen sink. But obviously I can't exactly take a huge bag to Soul Survivor especially as I already have to have my roll mat on my knees on the journey back (it really will not fit into my case =/) 

So this is the bag I am using instead. It is quite small but can hold so much! Which is bad when you are trying not to carry much with you ha-ha.

I always carry a book with me and I think I already mentioned that I will be taking 2 books with me because it is a long journey. This isn't the book I am taking I need to go and pick it up from the library, this is just to show you what I am taking. 

Obviously you need your purse. I would actually recommend taking a smaller one but this one has all of my cards and I have a lot of important cards, not sure I'll need all of them though, but I like to be safe. I might switch everything to a smaller purse if I do I'll let you all know, but again this is just tips on what to take.

Make up time! There is practically nothing there, no eye-shadow or blusher. But obviously you can't be taking a lot of make-up with you and to be honest you probably won't even wear it everyday. You'll be lucky to wear it once, which is why I am contemplating not taking any, but if I do this is what I will be taking. L-R:  Nail file, primer, foundation, concealer, eyebrow pencil, lip balm, mascara, lipgloss, pen, tweezers Bottom: Make-up bag to keep it all in.

If I don't take all of that, the 4 things I will definatly take are the nail file, lip balm, pen and tweezers.

Finally a mini bottle of perfume is needed. This is the Far Away perfume, which is my all time favourite which also matches the body lotion and shower gel I am taking with me. 

Other things you may need, which I don't because someone will be home when I get back, is keys, so make sure to leave space for those, especially if you have a lot of key-rings like me ha-ha. Also you need your phone, so that you are able to be contacted in an emergency or if you need to keep in contact with some people.

Well that is it for this post. I might try and post something tomorrow, not sure what about yet though, then that will be me until I get back. If any of you are at Soul Survivor C come and say hi :)

Talk soon

Keep safe

DFTBA

You are all beautiful

Kim

xx

Packing for a festival!

Hey girlies. As promised here is my festival packing post. I'm going to post the pictures in the order that I am packing them, because I am starting to pack today. Obviously there are things which I am not packing until right before I leave but most things I can pack today :)

This is my sad and empty suitcase right before I started packing. Little did it know it was about to get stuffed haha 

Ok so the first thing I packed was my blanket. This is mostly for night because I like to keep warm. However, on the last night there is a theme and this years theme is Disney. I don't have a Disney outfit so I am wearing this as safety pinned as a cape :) 

For my clothes I found it easier to pack them, then take the picture. So when going to a festival you want to pack for both extremes of the weather (especially in the UK) so I have packed leggings x2 and a pair of shorts, and like 3/4 pairs of tights.For tops I am going for the fail-safe option of tank/vest tops which are comfortable and paired with a jacket or cardigan will keep you warm-ish. You want warm pyjammas and fuzzy socks for bed time, but I am also taking a jacket for bed too because I am always cold.

I then remembered shoes. I am only taking 2 pairs, wellies and sandels. I will live in the wellies but its a good idea to take sandles just encase you feel like a change of shoe. As you can see the wellies don't fit in my case so I will be wearing them on the journey.

My toiletries from top left: Baby wipes-always good to have encase you can't shower, Face cloth-obvious reasons, wide toothed comb-when you do wash your hair you need this, Mini brush-obvious reasons, Face wipes-same reasons as the baby wipes, Spot treatment-only necessary if you have bad acne like me so optional, Body lotions-when you do shower you should still try and moisturize, Mini shampoo-So you can wash your hair, you also need a mini conditioner which I am picking up tonight, Disposable razors-you still need to shave, I am only taking 3 to save space, Dry shampoo-same reason as wipes, Moisturizer-always necessary, Face wash-obvious reasons, Body wash-need something to wash with, Deodorant-well you don't want to smell, Wash bag to put it all in. Oh and don't forget a mini tube of toothpaste and your toothbrush, not pictured but still 100% essential.

I know it seems a lot but almost all of it fit into that tiny wash bag and it is all necessary, honestly.

See it all fits!

Finally you need a sleeping bag (I'm borrowing mine from a friend which is why it isn't pictured), a roll mat (I don't have one so I am using a yoga mat instead), a torch, cutlery and plates and bowls, (I'm only taking the cutlery) 

This is my case all packed. I am going to a Christian festival so I have my bible and a notebook in there. I also have a book, because I love to read (that isn't the one I am taking just showing my full case) I am taking 2 books, 1 in my bag and 1 in my case, they are mostly for the journey though. 

Oh yeah and you will also need towels, which for some reason I completely forgot about until just now, and I suggest taking an old phone just encase you lose it, you won't mind so much if it is an old phone.

As you can see my yoga mat doesn't fit into my case so I need to think of something to do about that, if you have any suggestions please leave the in the comment section.

I am going to do a post on what I am taking in my handbag and the make-up I am taking tomorrow so be sure to check back for that post.

Thank you so much for reading

Talk to you all tomorrow.
Keep safe.
DFTBA.
You are all beautiful.

Kim

xx

Quick post

Hey girlies I swear I was going to do my festival packing post today, but I just went to take the pictures and found that my camera's batteries are dead, and I am going out (brave I know) in an hour so I won't have time to do it tonight. However I swear I will post it tomorrow when I get back from the hospital. I might try and take the pictures tonight so I can save time tomorrow but not promising that. However I do promise that it will be posted before 6pm tomorrow British time! So be sure to check back tomorrow.

Keep safe and DFTBA xx

UK Riots

So I had wanted to do a post on what to take to a festival today, but instead I want to talk about something a lot more serious and important; the UK riots.

I'm sure you are all aware that there was riots in London last night. In fact they started 4 days ago. However last night everything just got out of hand. The riots spread to Birmingham and Liverpool last night, and today they are in Manchester. That is why the title is not London riots, but UK riots. There is also small riots in other places in the UK, like Kent. Even thought they are small they are still significant.

I do not understand why people feel the need to do this! I will never understand why some people think it will make a difference. If you want change, this is not the way to go! All that these people are doing is making life difficult for everyone, including themselves!

It all started because the police shot a man (I'm not sure why, but I'm sure it was a good reason, although I don't agree with it) but now people have lost that. They have forgotten that they were doing this for a reason, and now they are just doing it. Even if they hadn't forgotten that they were doing it for a reason, I still do not agree with it. Like I said, this is not the way to get change. If you want change, you do NOT go hurting other people, stealing or anything else like that! It is wrong and I really hope they get punished properly!

Tonight the police are armed with plastic bullets and are prepared to use them. I am glad they are doing this, but it is sad that they have to! I don't like to believe that humans can behave like this. They are giving our country a bad name. They are making people over the world lose respect for our country. I am ashamed to be associated with them. As always the minority are making the majority look like horrible people. It makes me so angry that they do this. All they are are cowards. They are scum, and deserve to be punished properly. Do not just put them in prison, that is not a punishment here, our prisons are like a holiday. Do something that will make them suffer, show them that it is wrong to do things like this. It is the wrong thing to do. I know I keep repeating that but it is so true.

I really wish that I could do something to help, but all I can do is pray, and I hope those of you who believe will join me in that. I know it isn't a lot but it is all we can do at the moment.

Please everyone stay safe. Do not go out into the middle of it. Preferably stay home. Pray for the innocent to stay safe and for this to end soon.

Keep safe everyone

Kim

xx

What I bought today

Hey girlies! So I know I said that I was going to be doing an Outfit of the day post today buuuuut I woke up really late. Like I woke up at the time I was supposed to leave! So I wasn't wearing any make-up and I don't like having my picture taken without make-up on. Therefore I decided to do a "What I bought today" post.
I didn't buy much, or anything "girly", you know any beauty products or fashion products. But I did buy some other stuff that I thought I would share with you all, because I did promise a post today.
Anyway on with the post.

I got this simply because Jo is on the cover. I was in W.H.Smith, looking for anything Harry Potter, and my friend pointed this out. I freaked out and bought it. It has an interview with her about her heritage because she is going to be on "Who do you think you are?" on Wednesday. So I am going to check that out. I might read all of the magazine, and see what it is like. I've never bought The Radio Times before so I'm not sure if it is any good. If you want I will let you know what I think, although it probably won't be that interesting of a post.

I went into Waterstones specifically for this. I have wanted this for a while but never got around to buying it. But I decided I just had to have it. If you can't quite tell what it is, it is a Golden snitch with a sticker book. The snitch is on a stand, but you can't see it in the picture. It was quite cheap so its obviously not the best quality but I love it anyway. And I will never use the stickers, they will forever be in the book!

Whilst in Waterstones I also bought "A Child In Time" by Ian McEwan because I have to read a bunch of books before going back to school and I had decided about a week ago that this was one of the books that I wanted to read. I am excited to read this and will probably start reading it tomorrow. I have about 5 to read in about 4 weeks so I had better get started haha.

Finally I randomly bought this bear from Build-a-bear. I kind of regret this buy, because I wanted to buy a Harry Potter scarf, but after buying this I couldn't afford it. It is cute though. And whilst in the shop, we were approached by one of the staff, who must have been a Potterhead. My friend was wearing a Horcrux necklace, and he came up and asked if it was from Harry Potter. We got excited but we didn't get to speak to him because he walked off then disappeared :( I am tempted to go back and speak to him haha. I mean it is always good to make friends, especially if they are Potterheads.

That is all I bought today, but in the next few days I will be buying more stuff because I have a few things I need before going to my festival, so I will probably blog those.

Hope you enjoyed this post.

Talk soon

Kim

xx

PixieAccio52

Again I don't know what to write but I really wanted to blog today so I have decided to say that I am on Pottermore! I got on on Tuesday, and was so excited!! I'm still waiting for my second email so I can actually use the site, so for now all I can do is log in. But I don't care! I am one of the one million users who get early access!! So freaking happy!! I can not wait until I get to use the site, it is going to be amazing! =D If any of you guys are on comment me your username! =D

So I don't just want to leave it there, but I don't know what to write! I have an outfit of the day post planned for tomorrow, and I have just thought of a couple of ideas for posts, so I am going to write them down now so I don't forget.

Anyway I'll talk to you all soon

Kim

xx

So seeing as I didn't Blog yesterday I thought I should write one today. Thing is though, I have no idea what to write about.

Recently I have found HogwartsRadio, and I (stupidly?) downloaded all of them! From episode 1! There is 109 plus some live episodes and I am only on episode 23. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love them, they are really good. But I kinda wish I was caught up. They are talking about The Half-blood Prince. You know their expectations of it, what they hope is going to be in it, and because I know what is in it, I don't feel part of the discussion  so I really can't wait to catch up. I put them on my phone so I can listen to them all the time. Although my battery doesn't last all that long, meaning when I'm out I need to be careful not to use up my battery. So fa, though, I haven't been out, listening to them, since I found them, so I haven't had that problem. I am, however, out on Thursday, so I will be listening to them on the bus. I'll probably only get through 1 and a half, but, lets face it, its better than none.

Anyway like I said I have no idea what to write about, so I am off to go and make myself a cup of tea (yum)

I'll talk to you all soon

Kim

xx