The Leibster Award

I don't want to blow my own trumpet or anything, but I've won an award :) (well I've been nominated really, but that's just the small details)

I've been nominated by Alice from The Cup and Saucer for the Leibster award. For those who haven't heard of it (where have you been??) here are the details:

- Post 11 things about yourself

- Answer the questions that the nominator set for you 

-Set 11 more questions for the blogs you nominate

- Nominate some other blogs, which must have less than 200 followers

The first thing that springs to mind is, WHAT was Alice thinking?? I'm halfway through the 50 Facts about me tag, struggling after number 30, and she wants me to find 11 more. How interesting do you expect me to be? 

Well here goes..

1. I have naturally straight dark brown hair
2. I will always choose rugby over football (football is rubbish)
3. I passed my driving test the first time round and drive my little VW Polo
4. I don't have any tattoos, but I have three ear piercings
5. Unlike so many other bloggers have mentioned, I actually really love my degree
6. One day I'd love to live in London
7. The first festival I ever went to was Glastonbury at the age of 11
8. I have never broken a bone, and hopefully I never will
9. I love going to the theatre. So far I have seen the Lion King twice, The Phantom of the Opera, Wicked and I'm off to see War Horse this summer
10. I think sushi is delicious (my boyfriend thinks it's gross)
11. I never used to get travel sick, but now I get it really bad

I hope those weren't too dull...Now for the questions set for me by Alice

1. What did you want to be when you were growing up?

An actress, until I was about 14 when I decided I wanted to be an architect instead. Now I have no idea

2. What is your signature dish?

I make a good curry. And since I've moved to Malta I've learnt how to cook a yummy rabbit stew

3. What is your biggest regret?

Well this is a tough question! Ooooh, errrrrrm...Can I pass? Is that allowed? Would it be totally cheesy and bigheaded to say that I don't regret anything, because everything that I've done has made me who I am? Well I've already said it now, so tough :)

4. Who is your favourite fictional character?

This constantly changes according to what book I'm reading or what film I'm watching, but the scariest villain is the penguin from Wallace and Gromit. Remember him? The one who disguised himself as a chicken. Scary!

5. Who are your dream dinner party guests
Another tough question. I hope this answer isn't going to be too boring, but I think there are few things better in the world than a table full of your closest friends, great food and plenty of wine. 

6. Would you rather go skydiving or bungee jumping

Skydiving every time!

7. If you could only eat fruit OR veg for the rest of your life, what would you choose?

Probably fruit. 

8. Where is the top of your to-visit list?

Costa Rica. One of my friends is heading out there soon and I'm super duper jealous

9. Would you rather be too hot or too cold?

Too cold, I love being all wrapped up

10. Do you believe in fate?

No, I believe we create our own future. I'd like to think good things happen to good people, but life is what you make it

11. What is your favourite treat?

Most people would probably say chocolate or some sort of snack, but for me it's Egg Benedict. My boyfriend always cooks it for me as a treat for breakfast. 

And now it's time for me to tag people and set my questions:

1. Do you prefer sweet or savoury?
2. What are your bad habits
3. What are your pet hates
4. Do you prefer to have a bath or shower
5. Where's your favourite holiday destination
6. How long does it take you to go ready in the morning?
7. What would be your dream job? (I need some ideas)
8. What's your favourite book?
9. What would you rather wear, jeans or leggings?
10. Favourite cocktail?
11. Apple or Microsoft?

Here are the girls (and boy) who I'm tagging.

My housemate Jenny (Fairy Elephant)
Emma (Highland Fling) who has slightly more than 200 followers, but I really like her blog
Lauren (Laurensibs) started her blog earlier this year and has some great fashion tips and pictures
Lys (Life and Times of a (nearly) Graduate) who is just starting out on her blogging adventure
Sam (Samuel James Morris) who inspired me with a comment to really love my blog
Sophie (Sophie Loves Food), just visiting her bog will make your mouth water

NOTE: I know some of you have already done this award, but you can never be nominated too many times right? :)

I hope you enjoyed this post, and I'll try to make the next one not so long!

H x

Random photo, but I love it :) and yes, it is hot right now in Malta!

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Back to the sun

I'm back in Malta :)

The sun is shining, so my housemates and I couldn't resist a trip to the beach. On the way we walked past a cocktail van. It's like an ice cream van, only better! Sadly none of us had thought to bring our purses but I can assure you we wont make that mistake next time :D

It was sad to leave home though. I had such a lovely time when I was back. I had dinner parties with friends, enjoyed some snow, went to a wedding, froze my bum off at work and caught up with the English nightlife ;)

The snow was a novelty to me

My gorgeous friend Katie and I on a night out (crappy iPhone quality, sorry!)

SNOW!

Birbeck and myself about to leave for a wedding

Fry up anyone? And yes, home made hash browns are amazing

But most excitingly, I've got a new laptop. My old one was about 5 years old and was dying a slow death, so I thought I'd bite the bullet and get a new one. I went against the majority of my friends advice and bought an Apple Mac. Yes it was stupidly expensive, but I LOVE IT. (Still not entirely sure how to work it though.....)

Do you have a Mac? If you have any advice I'd love to hear. For example, does any one use Pages and is it as good as Microsoft word?

H x

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50 things about me, Part 3

To see facts 1 - 10 click here
To see facts 11 - 20 click here

21. I'm currently addicted to Pretty Little Liars, though I've just started watching Homeland, and I'm enjoying that too

22. I love scarves, and wear one with almost every outfit

23. I don't like motorbikes, I think they are dangerous. Unfortunately my boyfriend loves them.

24. Twins run in my family, so there is a high chance that I'll give birth to twins when I'm older

25. I'm quite short at 5'3, although I have long legs for my size

26. I'm a dog person and reeeeeeally want one when I've got my own place

27. Although I try to not let it get to me, I find it really hard not to correct people every time someone gets your and you're, or there, their and they're mixed up

28. I get hiccups quite a lot, They always last forever and are violent. (Can you have violent hiccups?)

29. I feel naked all day if I forget to put my watch on in the morning

30. I can move my eyes independently. It's my party trick, and yes, it freaks people out

H x

Bastille: Pompeii

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My Little Loves

1. Maltese bread. This crusty sourdough bread is a perfect accompaniment for a meal. Super yummy and best served at a full table with plenty of wine.

2. Saying hello to the ducks as they walk past the bus stop

3. Popping out for a late night walk, and finding yourself in the middle of a street party. Complete with music, drink and plenty of dancing

4. Topping up my tan on the balcony (and getting some serious tan lines, need to sort that out!)

5. Going home and surprising my family :)

H x

Surprises and Something new

In my last post I hinted that I would be doing something particularly exciting this weekend. I can now let you all in on the secret. I flew home on Friday to surprise my family. My sister (the only person in on the secret) picked me up from the airport and sneaked me into the house. The look on my mums face when she walked into the living room to find me casually chilling on the sofa was hilarious.

I wasn't the only one who surprised her family, my housemates Claire and Stacey joined me. Unfortunately I was too slow with the camera to catch my family's reactions, so here's some pictures of the girls and I messing around at the airport.

Beautiful housemate number one: Stacey

Beautiful housemate number two: Claire

And...errrr...yeah, it's me :)

It doesn't matter how many times I go on a plane, I will never bore of the view out of the window (or understand how the hell they put a massive metal ship in the air!!)

H x

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P.p.s I love this picture. Even though it's blurry, it's completely natural and sums up how much fun all us girls have together. We laugh, a lot. And not the little giggle type of laugh, the throw your head back, can't breath properly type of laugh. The fact that the picture is blurry adds to it I think :)

Yesterday, the ceiling fell down

Yesterday was a weird day. We came home from uni at around 7.30 to find that the ceiling in the bathroom had collapsed.

Those are some heavy pieces of brick and plaster there, so it's lucky it didn't come down on top of someone. And we have two showers, that's also pretty convenient.

Not what you expect on a Thursday evening! Did anything unexpected happen to anyone else yesterday or was it just me?

Anyway, I hope you all have a great weekend, I know I will ;) I'm sure I'll let you know what I get up to at the beginning of next week, but until then that's all I can say.

H x

Tag: Desert Island

I haven't written a beauty post in a while so I thought I'd do a tag. I've seen similar things to this floating around the web, but here's my version :)

Here's the idea:

If you ended up on a desert island, what 5 beauty products would you want with you and why?

We can assume that sun cream will be provided. So here goes, here are my desert island beauty basics..

1. Vaseline. My lips get really dry so this would be top of my list.

2. YSL Shocking Volume Mascara. Assuming I will be wearing sunglasses for the majority of my time on this island, I can keep my eye make up minimal. Just a touch of mascara to open up the eye.

3. Essie Nail Varnish. There are so many colours to choose from, but I'd take either this gorgeous turquoise colour, or one of these two beautiful pastel colours (which I can tell I'm going to love this summer) in blue or purple

4. Rimmel London Apocalips Lip Lacquer in Stella. A cheeky lip gloss to pop on for special occasions.

5. Aftersun. I know this sounds like a bit of a weird/boring one, but I literally can't go on holiday without a bottle. I rub some on my legs and body almost every day before I go to bed as I love the consistency, it moisturises my skin like nothing else and makes my tan last longer.

So there you have it. My desert island beauty basics.

I'd love to tag a few girls to give this a go. Been There, Done That, Got The Lipstick, Megan from Life and Lipsticks, the beautiful Leanna from Seeking Serendipity, Jenny from Fairy Elephant, hilarious Holly from Holly Mixtures and anyone else who would like to give it a go :)

H x