University

Hello all! I'm so sorry it's been a while since I posted but I've been at university since Sunday so, as you can imagine, I've been busy mingling, drinking and sleeping. Uni has been great so far, I've had two nights of freshers so far and they've seriously been great. Tonight is ABC night (anything but clothes) so it should be interesting trying to make a dress out of bin bags and tape!

I wanted to include some pictures of my room so you can see how I decorated it. Sorry about the quality of the pictures, I'm using my iPhone because my camera needs charging and I'm just too lazy to do so! Enjoy.

 Have you just started uni? Let me know in the comments. Also, if you want to know where any of my decorations are from, ask in the comments and I'll let you know 

The Taming of the Tights Review

If you don't know who Louise Rennison is (then there is something wrong with you..), she is the author of the well known books and film Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging. I'm pretty sure 100% of the teenage girl population have either read, seen or heard about it. I read the book and saw the film and it made me a huge fan of Louise Rennison and that's why I was so excited to read a book by her called 'The Taming of the Tights'.

Just to summarize for you, the book is about a teenage called Tallulah who goes to a summer drama school, and the story follows her 'wild times'. I don't want to say too much about it but it really is fun, quirky and cringey book (Lots of 'snogging' involved). It's very funny, and even more so because it sort of reminded me of my 15 year old self, in terms of boys and the situations Tallulah finds herself in!

The thing I like about this book is that it's not too serious and it's really fun and entertaining to read. A lot of the time, I'll get half way through reading a book and just give up because I get bored because there isn't enough humor in it (a genre I much prefer). But I enjoyed this book from start to finish and I think you lot will too!

Overall, I give this book two thumbs up, especially if you're around age 15 because there's a lot of things within the book that you'll be able to relate to and it'll make the book even more enjoyable.

Have you read this book or any in the series? Let me know in the comments. There's also two other books in this series (I've also read the first one) so be sure to check those out too for a full dose of Tallulah Casey!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Taming-Tights-Misadventures-Tallulah-Casey/dp/0007323921

Exciting News & Thank You!

Hello all!

Writing this quick post just to let you know some exciting news....

I GOT INTO UNIVERSITY!

I'm still in shock! I got into my first choice, which is the University of York (12th best in the country!) to study English Language and Linguistics. I was literally like a shaking leaf on results day, so nervous! I managed to get an A in English Language, B in business and B in psychology.

I would liked to thank anyone who commented on my post from last week about results day wishing me good luck. I'd also like to thank everyone who has followed me, and I haven't been blogging for long and I am so, so close to 100 followers collectively (on google and bloglovin'). I'm really loving blogging at the moment, just to have the freedom to write about whatever I want and get feedback on it and just communicating with everyone in  the community.

So that's pretty much it for this post, I hope you all have had a lovely weekend.

Are any of you going to university this year? Where are you going and what are you studying? Let me know in the comments!

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The 'R' Word!

I wanted to take the time to post about something that alot of people will be experiencing tomorrow, and that is A-Level results day. It's such a scary time because we find out if we're going to the university we want to go to. I'm extremely nervous at the moment and I'm sure everyone who is in the same position as me is too!! Probably at least a hundred times this week I've been thinking 'oh I really screwed my exams up' or 'I'm going to get rejected and go into full time work'... just generally bad thoughts.

I think that it's important that we all stay as calm as possible, even though I know some of us will probably be up till really late refreshing the UCAS page!! It's best to do something tonight that will take your mind off tomorrow, for example, I'm going to spend the night watching True Blood and Pretty Little Liars (I've been loving those series) and just have a chill out! Not going to lie though, I probably won't be having an early night, I'm one of those people where if I know something (such as a results day) is happening the day after I'll be constantly on edge just waiting - which is bad, I know! But it's something that the majority of us do!

Just remember that if the worst happens, it's not the end of the world and certainly doesn't mean that you should give up on the university that you originally wanted to go to, it just means you might have to work a little bit harder to get the results you need and then re-apply again at the end of this year. It'll all be worth it in the end.

Anyway, I hope I haven't depressed you all and made you think about tomorrow more! I just wanted to make a quick post to show that we're all in this together and everyone is feeling just a bad as each other right now (sucks, I know!). So best of luck to anyone who is receiving results tomorrow, whether it be AS Level or A Level!

EMILY, WHO?

Another one of these 'get to know me' tags for you this evening! Enjoy.

1. Is your hair naturally curly or straight?

My hair used to be naturally sort of curly, but now it's much longer it's got heavier, and so its more on the straight side now - which I'm so happy about! 

2. Do you dye it yourself or go to a salon?

In the past, I dyed my hair quite a lot. The first few times I dyed it myself, but then it all went tits up so I had to go to a salon! That was back in the days when I thought blondey/orange hair suited me (oh god), but now my hair is 100% its natural colour and I haven't dyed it in about 3 years. So to actually answer the question, I don't dye my hair anymore! 

3. Do you wear the same style everyday, or do you change it?

I'm pretty unadventurous when it comes to my hairstyle. On the day I've washed and blow dried it, I tend to just leave it as it is because it's pretty much straight, but on second day hair I'll straighten it to tame the beast! Goes slightly out of control!

4. Do you do your own mani/pedi or go to a salon?

I do my own nails. I'm not much of a nail kind of girl, I just find a colour I like and slap it on!

5. How often do you change your nail polish?

Probably once a week

6. Do you polish your toes in the winter or just the summer?

I don't do my toes often, but I just do it whenever I feel like some colour down there (sounds dodgy...), which isn't too often!

7. How long does it take for you to put on makeup?

It depends! I usually try and give myself about 30-40 minutes to do it. But if I'm going on a night out, it's a completely different story!! 

8. What do you do first? Face or eyes?

I do my face first and then my eyes, don't know why, I just prefer it that way!

9. Do you collect makeup or just buy what you need when you need it?

 I'd like to say I collect it, but I really can't afford to be doing that! Mostly, I'll just get what I need but it is sometimes nice to go a bit mental and spend some pennies on some goodies. Not too often though.

10. How often do you wear false eyelashes?

Never for just everyday. I've only started wearing false lashes within the past year on nights out! Although the reason I started wearing them when I went out was because I thought they made me look older when I was 17 and trying to get into clubs - haha. But now I wear them pretty much every time I go on a night out.

11. Do you do a full face of makeup everyday?

No. If I'm doing completely nothing in a day but chilling in my pjs I won't wear any makeup. If I'm going to be nipping out a couple of times in the day I'll just use my Bobbi Brown Gel Liner, L'Oreal Mascara and MUA Brow kit. However, if I'm going out in the evening or I'm out somewhere all day I'll go the full monty (foundation, blush, eyeliner, mascara, brows and possibly eyeshadow)

12. Do you wear makeup when you're home alone or with family?

I never wear makeup when I'm home alone!

13. Will you leave the house without makeup?

 Yes - if I'm just popping out to the shop and I'm feeling lazy I won't put any makeup on.

14. How many high-end products do you have?

I have quite a few I think, it's a mixture of NARS, MAC, Bobbi Brown, YSL, Lancome and Urban Decay (is UD classed as high-end?!), but I do love my good old drugstore products too!

15. Do you plan your OOTD every night or decide when you're getting dressed?

Rarely, I just throw on whatever I want on the day, I'm not much of a planner.

16. How often do you change your handbag?

Not often. I probably should invest in a new one soon.

17. What time do you wake up and go to sleep?

Recently, I've been sleeping at about 2-3am and then waking up whenever! Oh the joys of summer holidays.

18. How often or when do you workout?

I try to do it about 2-3 times a week, although I haven't done it in a while I am hoping to get back at it tomorrow!

19. Left handed or right handed?

Righty.

20. How tall are you?

5'7

21. Do you speak any foreign languages?

None at all - I'm so boring!

22. How many pets do you have?

None anymore, I used to have a cat and a budgie but they died, and my sisters fish recently died so our house is officially petless! 

23. How often are you on Blogger?

I think I check it a few times a day, I'm on Bloglovin' much more though because that's where I follow the most people, I like to check the most recent posts.

24. Do you read comments posted on blogs?

Yup - I like to see other people's opinions on a specific post or product, you really do learn a lot from it.

25. Do you keep a list of products to try as you see other posts?

Not a physical list, a mental one!

26. How did you come up with your blog name?

Probably the most unimaginative name ever! It's just my first name shortened (Emily - Em), my middle name (Georgia) and then the first letter of my last name.

27. What kind of camera do you use for your photographs?

I know it's a Canon but that is all I know! I don't currently have it with me as I'm not at home for the rest of the week - Sorry!

28. How often do you clean your house?

I try to keep my room tidy, it doesn't last too long though.

29. What's your favorite color?

I don't really have a favourite colour! Black probably (roll on the 'black is a shade not a colour' comments...haha).

30. Do you swear?

Yes - not really something I feel proud to admit but it's just become part of my daily vocabulary. But I'm not the kind of person to throw in an F-Bomb at the end of every sentence, I ain't that kind of a swearer! 

31. What are you doing with the rest of your day?

I'm going to be watching 10 Years Younger (love that show) and then going to pick my boyfriend up from work at about 12am - oh the joys of being the only one in the relationship with a driving licence!

If you're reading this then congrats you made it through the 31 questions! Fancy doing this tag too? Post the link in the comments so I can take a look.