What I got for my birthday

Before I get started, just a little disclaimer. I am not boasting, I am nosy! This is my favourite kind of post to read so I thought that I would share this with you!

Firstly, one of my oldest friends and his new lovely lady got me a beautiful bunch of summery flowers, these have graced these photos of my pressies!

Clockwise from top right;

- Individual lasagne dishes from my grandparents; exactly what I wanted!

- Cinworld gift voucher (have just booked Ant Man for next week! EEEEeeekk)

- Summer Pudding Candle by Lily Flame Candles

- Little felted Owl ornament

- 'Today is your day' Choccies from Mummy (Ordered from Not On The High Street)

- Natural Soy & Olive Candles in Marshmallow Rose and Lemon & May Chang

- iPad Stand (How did I ever live without this?)

Clockwise from right;

- July Birchbag from my beautiful friends Susie and Malcolm (Close up below)

- Clinique Superdefense SPF 20 Age Defense Eye Cream

- La Roche Posay SPF30 Matte Fluid

- Clarins Beauty Flash Balm

- Lip Balm

- Sally Hansen Nail Varnish

- Lipcote

- Epilator - Braun Silk epil 9

- Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm

- Clinique Take the day Off Eye Make Up Remover

Close Up from the Birchbag (Clockwise from right);

- Unani Aloe Vera Gel

- Benefit Dream Scream Suncream

- Jelly Pong Pong Glow Getter Luminizer Gel

- Barely: Prep. Blot & Blend Sponge

- Pop Beauty Eyeshadow Trio in Peach Parfait

- Indemne Eau de Genie

From Right hand corner;

- Millie Marotta's Animal Kingdom Colouring Book
- Staedtler Colouring Pens
- Nike Sports Bra
- Ray Ban Clubmaster
- Bluetooth Headphones
- Nike Free Run 5.0's

Hope you enjoyed having a little nosy!

What's on your birthday list?

Happy Birthday

Image from here

So today is my birthday, well the end of my birthday, I hit the big 27. And to celebrate, I thought I would share my '28 things before I turn 28'. I know that it is mega cheesy but it is something I write every year and it pushes me to experience and achieve more. So here they are ...

1. Blog three times a week
2. Give blood
3. Learn to drive - Come on ... I'm 27 now!
4. Learn a new skill - Photography, another language, html etc
5. Bake my own bread
6. See my family more - Visit my home town and all the people in it more often
7. See my best friend more - She doesn't live too far away but we both leave such busy lives that finding a weekend together can be difficult
8. Discover more of London - I would love to take an Open Top Bus Tour
9. Explore more of the area where we live - We have lived here for nearly 5 years but I couldn't tell you the best restaurants here (Please don't tell anyone!)
10.Visit the 10 of the best coffee shops in London - Just because I have a lot of love for coffee!
11. Visit Columbia Road Flower Market
12. Nail a winged liquid liner
13. Get to my ideal weight
14. Do a 5k Park Run
15. Do the Colour Run - (Next year)
16. Play darts - We have such a love of Darts but I haven't played in about 10 years
17. Go on a Sun Holiday - We haven't been on one for at least three years
18. Watch the Sunrise
19. Watch the Sunset
20. See 5 comedians live - Cheating a little, have already booked Michael McIntyre and Jimeoin both in October
21. Read Lord of the Rings - One of my favourite films, I read the Hobbit and started LOTR years ago but would love to read them all through again
22. Read a Classic
23. Watch a Classic
24. Attend a life drawing class - A friend of mine goes around once a month and I would love to tag along at least once
25. Watch the Nutcracker
26. Have a TV, iPad and Netflix free week
27. Finish a short story and/or participate in NaNoWriMo - because why not!
28. Do something that scares me - Not sure on what this is yet, but I will keep it posted

I'm hoping that by publicising them it will encourage me to complete them all, as I haven't been too hot on that in recent years!

What are you hoping to achieve this year?