Style Crush: Rihanna

I love Rihanna, mainly because she's just so bloody gorgeous. Her outfits are pure class, and I love her new flaming red hairstyle. Only Rihanna would be able to pull that off, and make it look super cute. Whether she's going through a biker chic look, or a glitzy look for premieres, she always manages to make it look just right. I salute her 100%, and I can honestly say that she is a total legend, and I can't wait to see what else she manages to rock! Rihanna, we love you!

100% annoyance

I'm normally a pretty laid back person, and nothing really fazes me that much, however there are times when I just feel the need to sit down and write a bloody good rant. There are people out there that just grate on me; the things they do, the things they say, just them in general to be honest. It annoys the hell out of me when I go out of my way to do something nice, and they can't even be bothered to write back something worthwhile. It's almost like "oh i've heard it all before, I know how much everyone loves me". Please guys, take a step back and see what you are turning into. Another thing that riles me is cockiness, and smugness. Put them two together, and bloody hell, you've got a lethal combination!

I'm not going to name names, as that isn't what I'm about, but there's someone in particular that has this down to a T. They're on Twitter, and all of their followers pretty much worship the ground they walk on, and yes, they take the time to reply to most of them, and say thank you blah blah blah, but after a while, you can tell that they just can't be bothered! Excuse me, aren't we the ones that got you here? Made you become this particular person, and so famous and well known? Hmm, obviously not judging by the way you treat some of us.

I'm sorry guys, I'm in a bad mood now, and I hate posting blogs that are just rant mode, but it had to be done! I promise that tomorrow, I will be back to blogging my lovely and stress free blogs again! Ciao! xx

Cook-a-holic!

I'll admit now that I've never been one for cooking from a recipe book, but that was until I discovered Gizzi Erskine, who in my opinion, is a bit of a legend. Gizzi is on a mission to get young people into healthy eating, and cooking food that doesn't take too long to create. Being a 20 year old Uni student, I totally fit into this category, and so a budding relationship was born. I received her cookery book 'Gizzi's Kitchen Magic' for my birthday, and it's definitely a 5* book if I'm being honest. It's got a variety of different recipes, ranging from Blond Rocky Road, to Thai and Mango Salad. Whatever you are looking for, I can guarantee you will find it in this beautiful, quirky book.

So far, all I have cooked is Millionaire Shortbread and Marbled Chocolate Brownies, and both of them tasted absolutely divine. Okay, so I'll admit, neither of them looked like they did in the book, but hey, as long as they tasted good, that's all that matters, yeah? Anyway, I'm not a professional, and I'm a firm believer that if something tastes lovely, then it really doesn't matter THAT much if it doesn't look perfect. Unless you're serving it to someone special, or at a dinner party, which I wasn't, then it's not 100% important. Both recipes were so super easy to make, and there were hardly any ingredients to buy (which is always an added bonus), and I enjoyed every single minute of it.

Gizzi is the poster girl for the new chef on the block, and she's won so many people over with her funky and cute way of doing things. She's not stuffy, she's not patronising, and she's certainly not into all this fussy, fussy way of doing things. She's a total breath of fresh air, and you really couldn't ask for much more. I find cooking a hell of a lot more enjoyable when the chef I'm following is so bloody passionate about what they are doing. I love it when I see someone that genuinely adores their job, as I feel that comes across to us, their fans.

I'm blogging all about Gizzi and her book, not just because I'm a huge fan of both, but also because I want people to read this, and hopefully part with their money and purchase the book! Seriously, believe me when I say it's worth every single penny! I totally understand that cooking isn't everyone's cup of tea, and I was like that at first, but give it a go, and you just may be pleasantly surprised.

Now, I must go and flick through my cookery book, that Earl Gray Chocolate Fudge Cake recipe is calling my name.

IKEA overload!

I am so excited, seriously! I moved into my new flat in Southampton last month with one other friend, and I can't wait to go back again and do a huge overhaul and completely decorate everything! My bedroom will be super cute when I'm finished with it, and I'm so psyched to go to IKEA and buy lots of sparkly and pretty things for my room. Living in a flat on my own with my friend is going to be pretty scary, but I'm just so excited to have my own place, and be 100% independant. Of course there are going to be bills, and rent, blah blah blah, but come on, how much fun is it going to be? My friends and I are all loving having our own place, and we've already made plans for all the parties, sleepovers and get togethers we are going to have when we're finally back at University. I love that I can now say I have a flat to call my own! :)

How hard can it be?

At the moment, I'm looking for Work Experience for my University degree. I'm going into my second year in September, where I'm studying Magazine Journalism and Feature Writing. Work Experience is so important and so essential for my course, and I never realised it would be so hard to find something. Seriously, I literally cannot count how many emails I have sent, and I can count on one hand how many replies I've had; (all bad news though, which doesn't count at all!). I'm getting a bit panicky because I don't want to go through my second year having nothing at all, but I just can't see me getting anything this summer. Fingers crossed I can get some for maybe Christmas or Easter time, wish me luck!!

neglected

I've totally been slacking on my poor little blog, so I'm determined to make up for it now. I've been working so much recently trying to earn a bit of £££, as I'm going to New York in December with my Uni course, and that certainly isn't cheap! Anyway, I've been incredibly rushed off my feet, and I've not really had time to sit down and write on here about things that have been happening; anyway, I don't think any of you would find my life that interesting at the moment!

Anyway, I promise 100% that this week I will make up for neglecting this, as I have a week off from work :)


for now my lovelies xx

Celebrities.

Celebrities rule our world, or so to speak. It's true though isn't it? Every magazine you read has our favourite celebrities gracing the front pages of our glossies, and more so recently, there have been copious amounts of programmes revolving around the lives of such famous people. From Dannii Minogue's new "Style Queen", to Katie Price's "classy" wedding, everywhere you look they are there.

Don't get me wrong, I love reading about my favourite celebrities as much as the next person, but after a while, I admit I find it a tad tedious. I get pleasure at reading about Kate Winslet (my absolute favourite actress) and Gizzi Erskine (my absolute favourite chef), mainly because they don't crave so much media attention. They're both pretty grounded, and they stay out of the spotlight most of the time.

To be honest, I guess celebrities such as Kerry Katona and Katie Price want to gain as much coverage as humanly possible, probably because they aren't really that popular for what they do, but c'mon guys, is anyone else getting seriously bored? I want to turn on my Television and watch something worthwhile, and something that I'll enjoy, instead of watching something that makes me want to curl up and die.

I'm not a moaner, and I'm not a boring person that doesn't want to hear or see anything celebrity related, but all I'm saying is that I want to see something fresh. Something new, something exciting, instead of the same old rubbish. But what can I do? Unless I physically march to the TV studios and demand something else, I can't really see anything new happening in the near future, so maybe I'll just grin and bear it.

Now, where did I put my remote control?