holiday packing & a screaming toddler...

Oh my! Today's post is a stark contrast from yesterdays. That beautiful giggling toddler I was talking about is currently screaming and crying due to a cold and teething, whilst I'm trying to watch the last episode of Pretty Little Liars (which I love!)...
So instead of half heartedly watching it, I made a set on Polyvore... 

I was going for the theme of- 'typical Alana outfit; weather appropriate for bonny Scotland'. Ok I'm not going to be wearing the all saints boots or the topshop parka but my versions are pretty similar. On the day I wear it, there will be an outfit photo taken! 

Oh and however cute and lovely you think Scotland looks in that little image to the left- its not like that everywhere in Scotland...namely the places I'm headed. 

There'll be one last post tomorrow before I set off into the night, and the hopefully a weeks (or round about) worth of scheduled posts for all you lovelies to read! 

Sleep tight, happy monday. 

xoxo avs

snotty tissues & a giggling toddler...

The lack of posting these last two days is due to me being struck down with the common cold/sinusitis/flu/what felt like DEATH, so I do apologise. I've been experiencing excruciating earache, loss of voice & constant running nose (I hope you can picture it!), due to working in a popular chicken restaurant who are keen beans on their health and hygiene I managed to blag the last few days off of work... 

 'Even more time to blog' I hear you screaming! Well no, because I've had this (to the left) little ray of sunshine to look after. 

-And yes before you ask, that is a toddler in a basket watching the washing machine go round...


Emmy, my baby cousin and is currently staying with me as her house is having some  improvements made to it. She's an absolute beaut and I wish I could show her gorgeous little face off to the world, but I don't think her mum would be too pleased.. So a shot of the back of her head will do haha!


Honestly though- I've been feeling absolutely terrible for the last 4days and she has kept me smiling, she's just started walking so she's a mischievous little thing, all my family says she reminds them of me. Ha!


I am actually planning on getting dressed tomorrow so an outfit post may definitely be coming your way bloggers ;) 

Oh and also, a big thank you to all you new followers who were directed here by the lovely Michelle @ Daisy Butter (she said some really nice things about the blog :D ); it actually scares me a little that people other than my most loyal follower EVER Hermine (go check out her blog- The Girl In A Cashmere Daze) read my little bloggy. So thank you again girlies (and any secret guy readers? Lol!)


Have a lovely sunday, I'll be spending it with my beautiful family before I go off on a wee holiday for a week. 

xoxo avs

be my little rock and roll queen

Bonjourno, I hope your Bank Holiday Monday was pretty fabulous/relaxing/full of food & family... 

• uno. breaking news: I'm heading off to Scotland on Sunday. Unfortunately my Granny, who is 96 (!!) years old is poorly, so me, my dad and little sisters are going on a road trip up to the land of Scots to see her, instead of taking our planned mini holiday. 
• dos. Last week when I went down to Southampton I didn't take the appropirate attire for the house party I was planning on going to, so me and my BFF KatieCakes, hit West Quay (Southampton's amaaaziiing shopping mall). It was pretty cute being there with KC again after being apart for the last three months solid. We used to hit WestQuay everyday after uni for a spot of shopping or a KFC. Anywho, so I found this really nice top from H&M and it was a bargain at only £7.99...., I wore it with my topshop jeggings and some Nude New Look Pumps (Heels). Next time I wear the top I plan to wear this really cute leopard print bandeau that I also spotted in H&M. (See picture. I'm on the left, my friend Loren is on the right). 
• tres. I've been working so manically and ridiculous hours lately as well as doing that university work, so please excuse my irregular blogging, once I'm in a routine again I will blog regularly, once, twice  maybe even three times a day, opposed to this crappy once a week shizz. 
• cuatro. Tomorrow I'm heading down to Southampton yet again to take some more stuff down AKA clothes, books and TV. My mum is coming with me, so I'm 99.9% sure she'll end up wanting to go round to the fabulous Ikea. Which I used to hate, but since I've got my own territory, I don't mind so much! Plus, because she loves Ikea stuff, she buys me 'stuff'. Haha. 

Anywho, have a lovely Tuesday. 

xoxo avs 

why hello there...

Hello there beautiful bloggers, I hope you are all well! Sorry I haven't posted for ages (again), I've been homeswapping, not quite literally, but I've been down in southampton taking all my stuff down to my new house!

I had a lovely night out with my best friends, we went to the first of many house parties, which was fun, it was also pretty interesting to see all our other friends new houses!

When I got back from So'ton, I went out for a friends birthday. It was her 18th, so a big night for her! This is a quick pic of what I wore, my mum took it when I was leaving the house, for some reason she was a little overwhelmed...? Weird woman!

Anyway, I'm just about to do a 4day catch up of blogreading! See you soon!

xoxo avs

apparently i'm going to hell...

topshop tee, pac sun jeans, various chains + diy necklaces

...According to my best friend after I DIY-ed AKA ripped off the crucifix from my rosary beads.

Today I spent the day doing uni work and watching the disney channel with my little sister. Damn I didn't know how good kids tv was these days! Hannah Montana, The Suite Life of Zac & Cody and The Princess Protection Programme etc etc. Yes yes yes. After all this fun tv programming I took my bestie and her beaut little pup to the vets, pics of her outfit coming tomorrow. She looks gorgeous.

Tomorrow is a day full of exciting plans... Watching my little sister again, interviewing my sassy aunt for a university magazine article (on body art- she's got some beautiful tattoo's), then finally in the evening I'm going down to Southampton to see all my old friends and have a belated birthday/housewarming chinese with my housemates and friends. Oh so excited.

Thanks for stopping by :)

xoxo avs

awol

I have decided to start living my life a little differently from the beginning of September. I don't really believe in New Years celebrations because I think you can give yourself a new start any day that you want. There's not just one time slot a year to start a fresh! I really messed up my first year of uni, so much so that I'm contemplating changing my course. So this year I'm not drinking anymore, and I'm actually ok with that, it's an expensive habit which normally leaves me very hungover the next day. Saving money and working hard are other changes, as well as eating healthier and going for the odd jog now and then. This all sounds like a lot, but it'll all fall into place once I've moved into my little house in Southampton.

Thanks for being patient.

xoxo avs

shining so bright, all through the night.

I absolutely adore these nails! I'm a fiend for anything leopard print, but these are really special!

For the next week I'm going to be studying hardcore, I have some uni work that needs to be done so blogging may be a little scarce, don't be expecting any outfit posts because I probably won't be changing out of my SoulCal bottoms!

Have an amazing day. I've got to also put some stuff on ebay tonight. Just about to eat a pot noodle. Oh life is so fab isn't it.

xoxo, avs

working 9-5...

...AND MORE! Jeez, I have never worked so hard in my entire life! Since thursday night I have just been working like crazy. On Saturday I worked from 9:30am until 10pm straight. My oh my. My ankles literally seized up on saturday night, which wasn't good. Made work tonight a tad uncomfortable!

I have some stupid induction day for my new job (at a popular chicken joint) tomorrow, so I thought I'd bring you a post now. This is me on Friday afternoon, whilst waiting in the Dorothy Perkins changing room for my Mother. (I'm wearing: DP Blazer, H&M Vest, DIY shorts, Ebay Boots, Random Necklace, Mischa Barton Bag.)

It's a pretty terrible quality so I do apologise for the standard iPhone pic!

This week is going to be pretty hectic, I have a lot of uni work to be doing for a deadline in 7 days. Nicht gut.

I hope you all have a marvellous monday. My day is going to be shocking, for a start I have to be up at 6am (that's always the sign of a bad day if i've got to be up before 10!).

xoxo, avs

cheeky little smile...

I love that smile you get when everything starts falling in to place, after what seems like an eternity of bad luck.

Right now the pieces are all coming together for me and it's good. I'm happy in all aspects of my life.

It's left me with that weird little smile on my face that I can't wipe off, even if I try.

The only down part of my life at the moment is my lack of new purchases, I'm just about ok in the money department but by no means able to be spending on new clothes. Which saddens me, because when I'm down that's what cheers me up.

My plan for today is:

uno. to go by supplies for my weekend of evening shifts at the restaurant: red bull & proplus + nightnurse + blister plasters.

dos. do some university work. I unfortunately have a few retakes to do due to lack of concentration on my studies at the end of the year. big mistake that was!

tres. organise my room into 4 areas: home stuff/uni stuff/ebay stuff/carboot stuff (yes i got persuaded my father to do a carboot sale next sunday- i have to be up at 6am! eeeeek)

cuatro. tidy the house. my mother moans i don't do enough whilst she's out working fulltime.

cinco. take photos for bloggy mcblogson.

Have a good day. See you tomorrow.

xoxo avs

jigsaw pieces

I saw this picture on a random lovey dovey website and it got me thinking....

 

How many soulmates do we have? Is there just one person out there for each of us that we are completely compatible with? Or more? Or maybe, none? 

I personally think that we freak out too much when it comes to love, and we always worry and pressure ourselves into being absolutely sure when making decisions in love, because we feel that there are no second chances and that this it...

xoxo avs

mon petit pois

me (left): miss selfridge bodycon dress, topshop skirt & office shoes (not seen) 

sindy: topshop jumpsuit & next shoes (runway collection) (not seen) 

Last night saw Lana-Lou and Indie Sindy hit HoneyClub in BTOWN (aka brighton) there was no alcohol involved, however there was a lot of redbull, hoe-mance (femme version of bromance, you get me) and partying hard.

First night I had been out in quite sometime without alcohol invloved and I gotta admit- I LOVED IT!
At the end of the night all the rich snobby girls from my old college were drunk and crying and I was sober and judgmental and it felt gurrrrrrd. Ok I'm kidding, I felt kinda bad for them even though they hadn't ever spoken to anyone outside their friendship group in two years... Corrrr girls like that should be made aware of that little thing called Karma....

Anyways, I'm off to do my nightshift at work, have a fab weekend lovelies.

xoxo avs

p.s please excuse my nostril flaring in the picture... haha. I know how to ruin a good'un

desperation...

Job hunting....wow what a pain in the butt!

So I'm at university studying Public Relations and Communications, just finished my first year! Whats my problem? ...The long summer... The four months that I have off, means I have to get a job. But who wants to take on a student who is going to leave after four months? no one, thats who.

This leaves me with one solution... temping. Wish me luck.

Song of the moment HAS to be- Katy Perry (feat Snoop Dogg) California Gurls!
-Such a tune!

'West Coast represent now put your hands up!!!'

Ok I'm from England but hey, I have a special connection to the Golden State!

avs♥
p.s what did you want to be when you grew up?
for years I wanted to be a doctor! ha! how things change...

obsessions...

So I get these TV addictions... It happens like twice a year, but it happens big. The O.C, One Tree Hill, Prison Break, Heroes, 90210, The Vampire Diaries, Gossip Girl (my one true love)  are to name but a few... I get hold of the dvd boxsets and watch them within the shortest period of time...
My O.C addiction was a scary time! I swear I was verging clincally depressed toward the end of season 3, firstly because Marissa died, and secondly it killed me to watch their perfect lifes!

This week its Entourage, I borrowed the season one boxset, five more to go so theres no stopping me! I love their lives, obviously only gonna happen if I or my besties become movie stars but hey...

Life plan:
- Graduate university with a degree in Public Relations & Communications...
- Move to Los Angeles to live with my beautiful cousin!
- Bam! Live happily FOREVERRRR.

Anyone else have such a simple life plan? :P

avs♥