Taking Things Personally...

I came across this wonderful cartoon today. I do not own the rights to it, I do not claim it as mine but I wish to share it with all of you because I think it articulates so much more than one of my posts ever could:

Winter is coming....

I'm so very excited this time of year! Here are just a few things catching my attention right now... 

All that Jazz....again!

I had a glorious weekend this October Bank Holiday-a dreadfully rainy and stormy but wonderfully fun-filled and musical time at the Cork Jazz Festival.

World Mental Health Day

I'm taking a break from my very busy day (stressing too much isn't going to get anything done!) to ask of you, my readers, how ever many of you are out there, a very small favour. It's only small. A small step to create the world that I hope we'll all be living in the years to come.

To Medicate, or not to Medicate?

Imagine that you're in a well. You're in a deep dark well and you can't swim. You're gulping for air and thrashing about in panic but there's no hope-you're drowning. 

Suddenly, a figure comes into view at the top of the well. The sound is muffled. You scream for help through choking mouthfuls of water, gasping and spluttering and frantically waving your hands to try and get the figure to notice you; "Help, help, save me, I'm drowning, please save me".

The Liebster Award

A lovely lady and talented blogger, Susie Santry, has nominated me for the Liebster Award on her beautiful blog, Spring Summer Susie. 

Jazz hands

Hectic social life at the moment; matches, celebrations, gigs, dinner dates, concerts, pubs, clubs, dancing and all that jazz-I'm wrecked! And frankly a little run down (I sound like a seal who smokes 40 a day)-hoping next week that I can catch up on some reading and exercise and home cooking and NOT spending my money! 

No-brainer

My head has been a little muddled lately. I'm not sleeping very well at night and then sleeping too much in the middle of the day, sleeping in for work, sleeping through all my alarms (of which, I have about 20) and when I take naps after work and start to miss things like my Pilates class, I start to get frustrated. Frustration turns into worry that I'm slipping back into a depression, tiredness makes it hard to concentrate on work and soon I'm over thinking things. I get all worked up and I can't sleep. Vicious circles are making the circles under my eyes darker! I need to start counter-acting the problem with some exercise and fresh air!

Friday Treat

I asked myself what treat I wanted last Friday, "how can I be kind to you today, my friend?". But of course, some raw fish! That'd do the trick nicely! 

StyleSnaps: Bargains and beauty spots

Sometimes I go a bit mad and let the € signs get the better of me. The cheaper the better. I love having a brag about how I got a beautiful item at the most ridiculous price. Most of the time these items get worn once and then live in the back of the wardrobe...

OCD...

...or as I like to call it, "Oh Crap, Dirt!" or "Oh Crap, Disarray!", "Oh Crap, Disorganised!" "Oh Crap, *Insert untidy D-word adjective here*".

Be Kind

It is the hardest thing in the world to be kind to yourself.A friend of mine told me that I should try harder to be nice to me. I hadn't a clue where to start. Does that mean that I should say please and thank you any time I buy myself groceries or when passing myself the milk? Should I ask myself if I'd like a cup of tea and a chat when I visit my house? Should I make sure to remember my birthday and surprise me with a homemade birthday cake?

Cluttered room, cluttered mind

Today I want to talk about depression. And why not? I often share my travels and food and nail art and photographs and bargains-why not my health?

A Day at the Beach

There are very rare occasions when one can take to the beach in togs and flip flops in Ireland. It just so happens that one and one's best friend end up in the same swimsuits when the opportunity does present itself!

Lahinch, Co. Clare

Plenty of tea and pancakes-afterswim treat

Holiday Snaps

This is just a mere snapshot of my travels through Eastern Europe-beginning in Budapest, Hungary; continuing onto Belgrade, Serbia; Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzogovina and finally a week in Croatia (Dubrovnik, Split, Zagreb and Zadar). The sites, the food, the people, the merchandise-there's just too much to explain, I'll let the pictures do the talking!

Nail It-Aztec

Since I have started my very own nail art Facebook page (hint, hint, nod, nod, ahem-here's the link!) I have found myself experimenting a lot more with colours and pattern. The look I'm loving the most at the moment is the Aztec pattern; a whole lotta colour made interesting with simple use of white and black!

Bloomin' Tasty

The great thing about birthdays is, there are always presents of some sort. I have found as I have gotten older that they tend involve less wrapping paper and more envelopes-not all together a bad thing if you ask me! This year, I got to go to Bloom in the Park (above) and Taste of Dublin. Both lovely days with plenty of food and frolics and the chance to don a flower and some sunglasses.

Happy birthday, sunny days

22 today. That's somewhat of a grown up age. I'll gladly take the sunshine that is gracing us with it's presence and perhaps not care too much about the numbers!

Nail It-Tuxedo-ed!

I had to try these little tuxedos! Found these on Wah Nails

Starting the Shenanigans Early...

 I doubt that nail art was ranked anywhere on St. Patrick's conquests, but sure-all in the spirit of Paddy's week!

The New Black

All the basic black accessories one needs to build one's wardrobe upon!

Leather crocidile bag that holds everything, has large handle and goes with every outfit(free, jumble sale)...

 ....Sequinned waistcoat to add glamour to any outfit (€5, Vintage fair)....

 ..the pair of high waisted black jeans that everyone should own (present)...

...and some black disco shorts for nights on the town (Penneys, €5)

House-At last

Life may have taken away my means of buying clothes but I now spend my money on rent. For a house. My own house! And we all have too many shoes anyway-cups, candles and curtains seems just as fun to me :)

Christmas time