Cheryl...goes away for the weekend!

I have just got back from a lovely little weekend away with Michael, was just what we needed! We visited Canterbury in Kent, we went there back in May 2010! We just wanted somewhere reasonably close by that was picturesque and I am really glad we went back! We stayed in our trusty old Travelodge which whilst simple and plain, was just fine for us! We did a lot of Christmas shopping, we walked along the canal side which was really nice as well as looking at the markets. We visited the beautiful cathedral which we didn't get to see last time and it was definitely worth the entry fee. It was huge and rather eerie though! We lit some candles and said some prayers and we planned for a lovely Indian dinner at a restaurant we love in Canterbury. However when we got there, it had closed down! We were gutted as it we had been looking forward to it all day so we decided as it was cold and rainy, we would grab some DVDS, snacks and we went back to our hotel for a movie night! We watched lots of films, had a takeaway and snuggled up for the evening, it was bliss! We headed home this afternoon, very tired!

I am back to work tomorrow but as of 2pm on Friday I am off for 2 and a half weeks! Next week we have a Christmas lunch, a Christmas party and lots of festive stuff to do which will be nice!! I am all ready for Christmas now, it is a shame I finish so close to Christmas day so I won't get much opportunity to buy last minute things but I am not back to work until 7th Jan which is a blessing!

Hope you are all having a lovely weekend!

xoxo

Life according Instagram #2

1. New Hello Kitty slippers from Primark, £4

2. Chilling in my HK onesie from Primark, £14

3. Best pancakes ever from Aunt Jemima

4. Brand new Christmas guide, exciting!

1.Loving my Aladdin jumper, £12 from Forever 21

2.Best donut over, Krispy Kreme chocolate sprinkles

3.Michael's amazing home made curry, sooo good

4.Festive snowman hot water bottle, first used aged about 8! Haha.

I have had a busy week at work this week but all has been good, the next few weeks will be very busy time with nativity preparations and so on but it is a lovely time of year in schools. In 2 weeks I shall have 17 days off, whooo! Michael and I have just booked tickets to see the new Hobbit film on Christmas Eve and we're going to go for a nice dinner, so excited for that <3, we have lots of lovely things planned for our festive break!

I have also been on the hunt for a cheesy Christmas jumper but everywhere is sold out or costing £30 plus! So I hit up Ebay and after hours of searching for the perfect one I decided to go for a Christmassy jumper that wasn't something I could only just wear around Christmas but also a general wintery jumper too...if that makes any sense at all?! I really liked this red snowflake jumper so I went for that, costing me £12.99 I think which is pretty good! Do you like? Look forward to wearing it!

Looking forward to the X Factor final tonight, would love James to win but I feel like Jahmene is a worthy winner too! Although I wish Union J were still there!
Happy Sunday everyone
XOXO

Cheryl....gets new hair!

So in the new year during my Christmas holidays (11 more working days to go whooo!) I am going to get a haircut, something which I don't do very often! The last time I had a proper hair makeover was in Jan and it has grown so much since then if you look at the pics below! I love my hair long, it has always been that way but I really feel like a change. I want to keep my fringe for a few reasons-I feel like it suits me better than without a fringe and also I tend to get a lot of spots on my forehead and my thick fringe covers it all! So that is staying...I think!

 Me when I got my hair cut in Jan

 My hair now

I am never sure whether I want to change the colour as I have always been happy with my darker brown hair. I have been searching the web for some inspiration and came across these styles, I cannot decide which will suit me best....what do you think?

1. Long-ish bob style with fringe parted

2. Short wavy style with side fringe

 3.  Short bob with full fringe

 

4. Medium wavy hair with fringe

 What do you all think? Nothing much to report here, haven't got long until I am off for the Christmas holidays-going to Canterbury next weekend with Michael for a little break so will no doubt do a blog about that! Also been excited for the X Factor final this weekend, come on James! I am also on the hunt for a Christmas jumper! I feel as though I have left it too late now but I shall be doing a browse in Primarni at some point at the weekend! Happy Thursday all!

xoxo

Life according to Instagram #1

 1. Wearing my ear muffs for the first time in many months 

2. Love my glasses

3. Yummy lasagne and salad courtesy of my wonderful fiance

4. Fluffy socks and penguin pjs

5. Cute cat slippers from Primarni 

 1. Delicious oreo chocolate from Asda

2. One Direction advent calendar

3. Spice Girls stocking from my childhood, miss those days!

4. New party dress from Matalan

5. Christmas tree is now up and glowing brightly!

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I had some lovely retail therapy today with my Mum, we had a nice lunch and then went for a browse in their big store in New Malden which is about 4 miles away. I had a good look at everything and bought these two beauties (with a 20% off voucher of course!). The blue dress is beautiful in real life and cost £24 down from £30. The cardigan is all blue and Christmassy and cost £14.40 down from £18. Do you like?

  Going to get a curry now and watch X Factor and I'm a Celebrity final, have a good weekend all and HAPPY DECEMBER!

xoxo 

  

Cheryl...loves her iPad!

So this is my first post from my brand new shiny iPad and I absolutely love it! I thought typing on it would be a nightmare but I am actually getting used to it. I have mostly spent the time taking silly photos, downloading tons of apps and watching videos. The main thing I love about it is the crispy clear screen, it is a joy to look it. Having used it for two days now here are some of the things I have noticed...

* The screen is exactly the right sensitivity

* The battery life so far is fantastic and has lasted a pretty long time with me using it looooots

* It is much heavier than I expected and not very comfortable to hold

* The apps are very fast to download and easy to use

* The camera isn't great especially with low light when it is awful and very grainy

* It was very quick and easy to set up

I haven't done much on it so far other than take silly pictures and join Instagram although I will probably mostly share my pictures on here! 

You can find my instagram profile here so please follow if you want to!

http://instagram.com/cherbearboos

I have been coming home every evening, getting in my onesie or comfy pjs and just playing it on all the time! Hopefully Michael doesn't feel like I am neglecting him at all haha ;) Other than that, I have just been working hard this week and this weekend I hope to get most of my Christmas shopping finished. I am going to make a visit to a favourite shop of mine...Matalan! I buy a lot of their stuff online but can never be bothered to go to their store, even though there is one only about 4 or 5 miles away! So lets hope I get some bargains!

Hope you're all having a fab week, I promise my next blog post will be slightly more interesting! x

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

I can't believe it's nearly December and I have been writing my blog for 7 months now! Thank you to everyone who reads it, I don't have many followers but I do notice that from time to time I get a nice big surge of views on here which is lovely and even when I don't post quite a lot of people read it. I am hoping my lovely Ipad will arrive tomorrow and from then on I shall blog from there, I am so excited! I have lots of nice things planned for the next few weeks, I thought I would share with you what I am excited about...

Christmas Trip to Canterbury

Michael and I are going on a little weekend break on the 15th to Canterbury and I can't wait. We love the place and we will visit the market, do some shopping and visit the beautiful cathedral.

Holiday from work

I am off work from 21st December-7th Jan, whopeee! I love working in a school around Christmas time especially as our nativity is coming up soon and all the kids get excited. I can't wait to have the time off the finishing buying gifts, spending time with my loved one and eating in excess.

 

Going to see The Hobbit 

Michael and I have been waiting for this for a long time and it's nearly time! We are massive fans of LOTR and will be seeing this in the cinema. In an Imax. In 3D.

 

Spending Christmas with family at home

Can't wait <3

New Years Eve

Around New Year's I will be going down to see Michael's family which will be lovely and New Year's Eve will be my mum and me.

A few other things I love about December:

*Snuggling in my onesie

*The Christmas TV guide coming out

*Snowy evenings

*Cold crisp days

*Wearing funky coloured ear muffs

*Cuddling in the warm with Michael

*Christmas TV specials

* That Christmas Eve feeling

*Opening and giving pressies

*Boxing Day food overload

*Making new year's resolutions

xoxo 

Cheryl....treats herself!

Well I finally committed to buying an Ipad, how very exciting. I have been thinking about buying one all year but I was always concerned about the price and the fact that I already use my laptop a lot. I guess I feared it was all style over substance but I guess I shall see! At work we are lucky to have Ipads in the class for the kids and having played on them myself and looking at its features, I decided to get one of my own.

I work about 35 hours a week and earn what I would call a pretty minimal amount (I work damn hard for it though!) so I thought I would research options for buying the Ipad and paying it off in installments. A lot of people don't like the 'buy now pay later' option but this is what I went for. With Very, you are able to use their BNPL option and defer payement for 12 months without interest. What interested me was the fact you can pay off chunks within the time frame of whatever amount you want. I am very lucky that my Mum and Michael have given me a chunk towards it as an early Christmas gift but the rest I hope to have paid off by early next year. I don't feel like it's a debt hanging over me as I am confident I can pay off the rest soon. In the meantime, I shall enjoy the benefits of an Ipad, yipeeee! When I receive it, I shall post an honest review of it. I have already started to look at cute covers and accessories for it (no doubt they will be Hello Kitty themed!)

I have had a good week at work this week although feeling a little down the past few days and panicky. This has certainly picked me up though!I have spent the past few days coming home from work, getting in my pjs and watching my Downton Abbey boxset! Also I am seeing my lovely friends this weekend to celebrate a birthday and have lots of quiz related fun! I have bought myself a few bits and pieces since pay day but nothing major. I had to get a new purse and bought this one from Ebay for £12. I love the tapestry cat print and hope to get a bigger bag in the same material.

 Tonight Michael is making us one of his amazing curries, going to watch a film and get a decent sleep! 4 weeks until the Christmas holidays, time is flying past and I need to get busy wrapping pressies!

HOLIDAYS ARE COMING!

XOXO