All Things Watermelon

Watermelon, watermelon, watermelon! Oh watermelon! I'm currently in love with everything that has anything to do with watermelon or anything with a watermelon print! Just give me all of it! 

Watermelon to me is summer and warmth and just happiness, jeez, that sounds like a speech Olaf from Frozen  would make but I'm okay with that (I'm going to presume you're on that bandwagon already and get what I'm saying if not play this video)! 

Here are some of my favourite watermelon printed things that I've come across!

The tote bag is from Penneys/Primark (I shop both so I never know which to refer to it as...) and not that I ever really use tote bags, I have to say I still want it, it will be used to carry something over the course of summer, I promise! 

The shorts are the cutest and make me feel summery, I've seen numerous pairs of shorts with a watermelon print and I'm sure I'll get the courage to actually wear shorts at some stage this summer, Ireland does not allow for sunshine very often so we'll see how that goes! 

Watermelon mojitos sound amazing, so you know I'm going to test them out at some point, might even make a post about that too! They just look so refreshing! Yuuummm!

I've seen plates similar to this one from Anthropologie and think it would be lovely for desserts and barbecues, just summer evenings in general!

Finally to the tootsies, socks are always good, so you know summery prints on socks are just great! And as for that Essie nail varnish, having never tried an Essie nail varnish I might take the leap with this watermelon coloured one!

Are you liking the watermelon phenomenon as much as me or what is your go to summer print at the moment?

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Unusual Family Sundays

Family Sundays can be quite the weird occasion in my house when they want to be. I think our "unique qualities" come out when we're together, if you know what I mean. Our 'weird' comes out. 

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My sister came home for the weekend, she's currently the on the other side of the country on a six month work placement as part of her college degree in something science related, atoms, molecules and the like are NOT my forte but she's my sister and I guess I have to like her even if I do picture her covered in goo 90% of the time. That's life. However, I digress, given that all four of us were in the same house on the same day we obviously went about preparing a good ole Sunday dinner sit down feast. 

My sister has been surviving on a lot of pasta and rice so she was craving both mashed and roast potatoes, we had both, along with some whiskey smoked baked ham and a mountain of veg and it was yummy. I've no photos cause I didn't think of it, just think typical Sunday dinner-esqe things, thanks!

But once dinner is finished, that's when things get weird. We sit around, talking, when we were younger poop jokes and references where a constant, comedian Billy Connolly has a lot to answer for when I think about it. This particular Sunday there happened to be an almost deafening sing off between my brother and sister. A torrid affair really.

He was bellowing Time To Say Goodbye - Andrea Bocelli style.

Whilst she was simultaneously singing (being the operative word) The Ballad of Arthur Darvill as sung by Arthur Darvill to the tune of Frozen's Let It Go on BBC Radio One's Matt Edmondson show a few weeks back, its great and really funny if you're a Doctor Who / Broadchurch / Arthur Darvill fan. You can check out the video here. 

I'll let you picture that for a moment, it was quite the painful experience for my poor ears, better yet play the two videos at the same time and you'll really know what I mean!
From there we proceeded to sing the theme tune to The Fresh Prince of Bel Air together as well as Smash Mouth's All Star and catching up on funny YouTube videos, like moments from the Graham Norton and Jimmy Fallon shows, I am currently in love with Emma Stone and her lip-sink battle is the best! 

Like I said it's all a bit odd, but it's family and while I'd be cautious to bring anyone in on it straight away, you do presume that everyone has those unusual moments, whether it be on a Sunday or any other day of the week.

Care to share you're 'unusual' family moments? Make me feel almost normal about mine? 

Taking it easy

Today is certainly a lazy Saturday kind of day, I mean hiding under the duvet, drinking ALL the tea and watching sappy films. 

It's raining outside and I worked a 15 hour day yesterday and it's safe to say I'm all tuckered out, so I think staying in my pajamas a couple of hours longer than most functioning adults on a Saturday is okay! And it's okay for you too if that's what you are doing! In fact I hope we are all in our pajamas, hiding under cosy blankets, taking it easy.

Right now I'm snuggled up in my bed, watching Letters to Juliet, drinking tea and snacking on Greek yogurt and oats, safe to say I'll be here for a while!

The Start of Summer

Today really felt like the start of summer, the sun was out after a few days of rain and it was kind of glorious! 

I went for a summery outfit to start my day, pastel mint top with a cute collar and some skinny jeans, threw my hair up with a flower crown, thanks to a recent tutorial from the lovely Essie Button and I was off! There is something really wonderful about being able to wander outside in just a top and not have to worry about the cold, you know what I mean? 

I met up with my friends in the evening, we went for ice-cream, I got sprinkles on mine! Catch ups in the sun are the best! I came and took my dog Harvey for a ramble around the woods, only to chase our shadows on the way home. 

Really feels like summer is upon us, I'm looking forward to this! 

March Favourites

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Let's talk favourites, shall we?

Fresh Flowers

I think fresh flowers as a favourite in Spring is a given, no? I love flowers, despite my hay fever, I think they brighten up the house and bring a little sunshine in. 

I will admit they are a rarity in my house though as my mother can be a bit wishy washy about those kind of things in a 'what's the point' kind of way but maybe I'm rubbing off on her as she was the one that purchased the pretty purple tulips! 

I'm definitely going to try and keep a constant flow of flowers over the coming months just cause I've realised how much happiness they bring me. 

Plus I bought some seeds to plant my own beauties for summer, wayhey! 

Greek Yoghurt 

Funnily enough I'd never had greek yoghurt until this moment, I've no idea why, I think I had it in my head that it had something to do with goats milk, which along with soya milk freaks me out since I was younger and had to suffice on it for a few months, I'm a little traumatised. 

But I had a 'screw it' moment at the start of the month after seeing such pretty pictures of parfaits and granola compilations on Pinterest I just wanted to know what it was like.

I bought a massive tub and I have to say it was full of creamy amazing-ness and I could have happily eaten it all day, it's not as strong as natural yoghurt and goes amazing with fresh fruit and granola, which makes me feel all healthy. 

Gabrielle Aplin

I can't stop listening to Gabrielle Aplin at the moment, she is my go to soundtrack as of late. Her album English Rain is beautiful, the music finds it's way into your soul and fills you up with good feelings and the words are poetry. I've loved her for ages, ever since she popped up on YouTube with Harry and Alfie and I'm so happy to see her doing well!

Also, her Instagram is also beautiful. 

Duolingo 

Duolingo is an free language education app that I'm amazed by, it allows you to learn a language from scratch through a series of mini translation games. 

It's free, proven to be as good as if not better than a college language course and well it's pretty addictive. It's gotten a lot of praise from itunes, the google play store and a number of online reviewers, so you know it has to be decent. They offer courses in Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian.

I'm working through the Spanish course at the moment and loving it.

Revlon Colourburst Matte Balms

These are definitely one of my favourites at the moment, I love the fact they're a balm and a lip stain all in one go. I currently have the colours Sultry, which is a mauve-berry colour and Elusive, which is a pink-berry colour. They are highly pigmented, long lasting and easy to apply, what's not to love, plus they're lightweight for summer. Next on my wishlist is Audacious, a peachy-orange colour.

I really enjoyed writing this post and I hoped you enjoyed reading it, I think knowing that I was going to write this post at the end of the month helped me appreciate life a bit better, taking note of the little things, which is only a good thing. 

I think there is a weird part in all of us that appreciates creeping on what other people are liking, I know for me that knowing what other people's favourites are is one of my favourites.

Okay done. 

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Lunch By The Sea

I'm writing to you from a train, that's an adventure in itself guys, I live in the middle of nowhere, a train ride is like gold dust!  The sun's shining through the windows on what has come to be the nicest say of the week, weather wise and I can see the sea! I feel like I'm going on holiday even though I'm going home! 

Yesterday I went on an adventure with my mum, she was driving me up to see my friend for her birthday and I told her I would treat her to lunch as a thank you.

We drove up the coast line, something I appreciate cause it makes me feel like I'm in a movie, I would love the opportunity to take a proper road trip up the American West coast or somewhere equally cliche someday, I'll get there eventually! 

We stopped in Skerries, in North County Dublin and decided on a walk around the head, it was a very blustery, windy day and it's safe to say that I didn't have the appropriate warm clothes with me, but we soldiered on! However as I said in my previous post I find the beach to be a calming place, no matter the weather, so I was in my element! We took some touristy pictures, as my hair whipped around my face and my mum told me stories from when she was young and her family would holiday there. I love when people are reminded of memories from times past, it's lovely to know that a simple trip can bring them all flooding back. You should know that I'm a sentimental fool a lot of the time! 

We then went for lunch, neither of us where too hungry and were considering just getting coffees when we came across the Olive Deli and they had a lunch special of Jerk Pulled Pork, with baby spinach leaves and house slaw on warmed ciabatta! Nom! We were sold! 

When came out of the cafe we came across this last shot where it was raining out at sea, I love that the sky is darker than the sea! 

That was my weekend, just a simple adventure, what did you get up to? 

Sarah

Keep The Wind At Your Back & Smile

This evening, to clear my little ole head and to stick to my trying to be healthy ways, I went for a walk and well I had a moment.

It's been pretty windy where I live the last few days and I had one of those walks where the wind comes along and pushes you from behind, urging you on to do something, whether that be to walk a bit faster or to come up with that idea you've been searching for, you know?

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The past week I've been struggling to think of a blog post idea, guess that's the trouble being a newbie but here I am, literally writing about the wind, go figure. I don't know what it was but I just wanted to come home and write and this is what that's all about, right?

I did have a few mini adventures over the weekend, it being St. Patrick's day and all but it was quite the quiet affair for the most part, some vintage tractors and awkward floats, typical small town parade stuff, then a few drinks with my friends which led to coming across some lovely looking boys in suits with beautiful Northern accents, always a good thing, however I digress. 

I do really love those moments when nature intervenes and gets you going, even if its just for the day. I often have one of those moments at the beach, I don't know why but with the waves crashing and the sand under my feet, it really clears my head and inspires me, pretty sure that's a common occurrence for a lot of people, but I hope I remember that when my creativity waivers next. 

It's better that you keep the wind at your back instead of walking against it and fighting for everything, let it give you that little push forward, you can't see it but you can feel it, so let it make your day that little bit better.

So tell me, what inspires you?

Sarah

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