My Autumn TV Picks

Autumn is probably the greatest time of year for TV. New pilots are launched, seasons return... and we generally want to stay in and cuddle up more because it's raining once again and a bit bloomin' chilly!

5 Things I Love To Do When It's Raining

Well.... August hasn't really turned into the hot and sunny month we are (kind of) used to has it? 
As I sit here writing this I'm looking out the window to a seriously grey and soggy looking England - booooo!

When I have a day off work and it's raining I'm not going to lie.... I kind of love it! 
It's always a fab excuse to have some 'me' time and chill out by doing some of my favourite things - yes call me lazy if you want too but sometimes you just need to have a good relaxation session! 

1. Become best friends with my TV
TV show marathons, favourite movies or just catching up - there's nothing more relaxing for me than being in comfortable clothing (aka pjs and a huge sweater), with a blanket on my sofa with a nice cup of tea watching some good old TV!
My favourite shows at the moment have to be : Total Divas, Devious Maids, Little Women NY, Dance Moms, Catfish & UnReal! And my favourite movies to watch on a rainy day are : The Help, Love Rosie, Just Go With It, Harry Potter & Beauty & The Beast.

2. Read, read, read.

Whether it's book, magazines or blogs, something else I love to do is relax, listening to the rain hitting the windows and delve into something good to read!
I'm currently reading Holly Madison's biography (which is bloody brilliant!) and my favourite mags are Glamour, Cosmo & heat! 

3. Online (window) Shopping
Guilty!!! I'm a sucker for grabbing my phone/ipad/laptop having a browse online, making a shopping list/wishlist if it's before payday or having a spend up if it's after! 
My go-to website for clothing is ASOS. The ASOS sale literally rules my life - I think I look through it daily..... but it's just so so good!

CURRENT WISHLIST ...

4. Organise & Declutter My Life
When it's raining outside and the thought of venturing out is just a resounding NO then I find I'm so easily motivated to organise my life! Everything from clothing to my make-up storage, there's something so satisfying about clearing things out and giving things a make-over! I love a good wardrobe clearout and I'm currently adding lots and lots to my eBay! Goodbye clutter hello pennies!

5. Have A Girly Pamper
YES! You girls must all agree with me! If you aren't planning on heading out at all for the day then what's better than getting out your favourite treatments and treats to give yourself a full on overhaul. Facemasks, hair masks, shaving, fake tanning, pedicures, nail painting - the works! Being a girl is THE best!

What are your favourite things to do when the weather is horrendous?

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This Week I'm Loving... #14

Cinderella

When a new Disney movie is released it is inevitable that I am going to go and see it. I had been looking forward to seeing Cinderella ever since it was announced and I was super excited to grab my popcorn and m&m's (best movie snack ever) and go and see it with my pal Megan. I LOVE it, the cast was amazing, I love that near enough everyone was British - Lily James was actually perfect as Ella and had me close to tears at least 3 times! I'm off to see it again with my Mum tomorrow and cannot wait!

Revenge

I have been wanting to watch this show for years now, the amount of people I see rave about it I knew it was going to be right up my street. I started season 1 earlier this week and although I'm only a few episode in, I am hooked! I cannot wait to catch up to season 4!

Taylor Swift Wonderstruck

I have owned many a bottle of this perfume over the last few years. We all know I love T-Swiz so when I went to the US back in 2012 and it had just been released it was the number one thing on my wishlist from Sephora! I went straight to the store in Times Square and grabbed a bottle. The scent forever reminds me of my trip around the US and I have been wearing it loads this week :)

Rimmel Kate Moss Lipstick #36

One of the new lasting finish lipsticks now! I did a post on these new shades last month (here) and have been wearing them non-stop! This bright fuchsia pink is a great alternative for when I don't want to use my MAC Viva Glam Miley or Girl About Town! 

St. Moriz Bronzer

Bronzing products are something I have coming out of my ears! This newbie in my collection from St. Moriz is a gorgeous shimmery bronze great for completing any look. I have been dabbing a little on the apples of my cheeks to give me a little colour each morning - as I feel super pale right now.

Easter Eggs

It's Easter! Which means....... lots of chocolate. Is it me or does Easter egg chocolate taste so much better than normal chocolate? And don't get me started on creme eggs... I could eat 100!

Nivea Creme Sensitive Shower Gel

With shower gels I have my regulars that I use and I normally buy the one that's on offer! This beaut is only £1 at the moment in Boots so I've grabbed a few to keep me going! I like to buy sensitive shower gels as they contain less crap and don't irritate my skin like others do.

Meghan Rienks 

Hands down my YouTuber of the week! I've been watching Meghan for a while now and I am obsessed with her and her videos! She is hilarious, so down to earth and just seems like a girl I would love to be friends with! I've watched sooo many of her videos this week, her "Draw My Life" just made me want to get on plane, find her and hug her (in a total non-creepy way!) Meghan you rock! (Click her name above to check out her channel!)

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TV Shows That Made My Childhood

Recently with a certain 90s pop band reforming on Children In Need I was having a think about a certain TV show *cough*Miami 7*cough* from my childhood and suddenly a whole list of TV shows which I grew up with filled my mind! 

Shows that I would run home from school so I wouldn't miss, stay up way too late on a school night to watch and WISH that I was in!

Most of these probably were on our screens between 1997-2003ish and most of them are kids shows but there are a few other classics thrown in there too!

 Let me know in the comments below which ones you watched too - I was obsessed with all of these!

1. Maid Marion And Her Merry Men - The best kids show of the 90s in my opinion, hilarious with some great songs! #pancakeday

2. Aquila - 2 boys find a invisible spaceship, one of them gets a reptile hand... ring a bell?

3. Jeopardy - This actually used to scare me! Scottish kids getting abducted by aliens in the outback and nothing making sense!

4. The Queen's Nose - Probably my first TV obsession... I called my hamster Monty just because Harmony did and who can forget Uncle Ginger?

5. Byker Grove - Soooo much better than Grange Hill, I always used to want a geordie accent!

6. Sister Sister - 'never knew how much I missed ya!'

7. Kenan & Kel - WHOOOOO loves orange soda? and who put the screw in the tuna?

8. Sabrina The Teenage Witch - Every girl wanted the power to change her outfit instantly!

9. Student Bodies - A mix between a high school drama and a cartoon - I loved this show about kids writing the school newpaper!

10. The Generation Game - A CUDDLY TOY!

11. Gladiators - Who didn't love this on a Saturday night, Wolf was always my favourite!

12. Blind Date - I'm sure as a kid I didn't get any of the innuendo's but I bloddy loved Cilla and her match-making skills! 

13. Baywatch - Drama on a beach, can't go wrong with a bit of lifeguarding action!

14. The Moment Of Truth - Another Cilla show where a member of a family had to perform a certain skill in order to win prizes for the whole family, I loved this!

15. Albert The Fifth Musketeer - This cartoon used to crack me up I loved the song!

16. Bad Girls - The best prison drama ever (although I do love OITNB), this show was awesome!

17. Footballers Wives - Obsessed didn't explain it - this show was EVERYONE'S favourite, I'll never forget the ridiculous storylines! And you can watch them on youtube -perfect!

18. Noel's House Party - Mr. Blobby and gang always had the best Saturday nights!

19. Changing Rooms - is it bad that I used to love it when the people hated their new room?!

20. Home On Their Own - The kids version of changing rooms, siblings that turned their kitchen's into burger bars and their bedrooms into jungles, I always always soso jealous!

21. Fun House - If you have't seen this then get on youtube now, they don't make kids shows like this anymore!

22. The Crystal Maze - This was always so stressful to watch!

23. Robot Wars - Yes I'm a huge tomboy but I LOVED this show!

24.  Ocean Odyssey - Do anyone of you remember this? An underwater community and a girl who lived on an island on her own and swam and talked to whales?

25. The Demon Headmaster - Brilliant and terrifying, I will never forget watching these for the first time!

26. The Ghost Hunter - That cute little cockney shoe shine boy and the crazy old lady who trapped ghosts in glass jars!

27. 50/50 - Everyone wanted their school to go on this show!

28. Clarissa Explains It All - The first proper American teen show I started watching.

29. Miami 7/Hollywood 7/ LA 7- The birth of S Club 7 and my love for them. REACH.

30. Little House On The Prairie - An old classic, I used to love watching this with my Mum.

31. Animorphs - Remember the kids that could turn into animals? And th creepy slug things that crawled into people's ears... I think this is where my fear of leeches comes from!

32. Through The Dragons Eye - For years I didn't know what this was called and always tried to explain it to people! The weirdest education programme ever - that bad crow man Charn was terrifying! This was totally brilliant, probably the first show I actually remember, it first came out the year before I was born! (check it out here)

33. Noah's Ark - The polar bear and all his mates!

34. Live & Kicking - I definitely called into this show more than once.

35. Recess - One word - SCANDALOUS.

36. The Animals Of Farthing Wood - 90s kids will all know this one.

37. Eerie Indiana - This was a strange strange show but I remember really enjoying it!

38. So Little Time - Mary-Kate or Ashley, I just wanted to be one of them!

39. Bodger And Badger - MASHED POTATO.

40. The Secret World Of Alex Mack - Basically it was Bianca from 10 Things I HAte About You after a werid chemical thing. 

41. The Worst Witch - Mildred Hubble and Nancy from Hollyoaks getting into trouble constantly.

42. Popstars The Rivals - Those younguns nowadays don't understand where Cheryl came from... I was totally and utterly hooked by this show - Nicola Roberts was my favourite! Girls Aloud for life! and who can forget THIS moment.

43. The New Adventures Of Superman - BBC2 totally rocked when this was on after Neighbours had finished on BBC1. Everyones favourite evening show in the 90s!

44. Dawson's Creek - Watching teenage drama that I was sometimes to young to understand was my fav hobby.

45. The Genie From Down Under - Who remember this?! I've only just thought about it, it rocked!

46. The Racoons - Best theme tune ever. Don't believe me? --- Proof.

47. The Belfry Witches - Banished from witchland these 2 teens (including the blonde one from The Office!) live in the belfry of a church, pleaseeee tell me someone else remembers this?!

48. Dick And Dom In Da Bungalow - BOGEYYYYSSSS. Massive lols. (click here)

49. Fame Academy - I can't be the only one who had a crush on David Sneddon?

50. The Wild House - Natalie Wild and her crazy family, I was so sad when this ended.

I could go on forever but I do promise I did do more with my younger years than just sit in front of a TV! What were your favs?

The 90s Tag

This is my 100th blog post - woooohooo yippee yay!
Ever since watching  Zoella & Tanya Burr do this tag in a video a few weeks ago I've wanted to join in and do it in post form on here!
I am the same age as Zoe as was born a month before her on 8th February 1990 - making me a hardcore 90s child, 1990 all the way baby!
So here we go .... The 90s Tag, with some hilarious photos for you all the enjoy....

1. Favourite Disney Film?
If we are talking about when I was younger I think I'm going to have to say The Lion King or Toy Story. I still remember standing in the huge line at my local cinema to go and see Toy Story for the first time when it came out in 1995 - it was so exciting because it was Pixar's first big movie! I remember always wanting the Buzz & Woody toys, I sound like a right tomboy! I'm still such a huge Disney fan, I always will be obsessed! (and yes that is my Disney DVD collection)


2. Favourite Music Artist?
Well clearly top of the list has to be the Spice Girls, I remember being 6 and going up to one of my friends in the playground and saying "Have you heard that song Wannabe?" - they were amazing and I even owned the Spice Girl trainers (yes they were a thing!)
I also LOVED Steps, my first ever concert was going to see Steps for my 9th birthday, my Mum even took me out of school early so we could go, haha like anyone could get away with doing that now! And yes I went to the reunion tour last year - it was awesome! I was a HUGE fan of pop music (and I still am) and loved all girls and boy bands going... S club 7, 5ive, A1 (the best boyband in my opinion), Aqua oh and I can't forget Britney Spears - check out my incredible CD selection!

3. Favourite Candy/Sweeties?
This list is endless! When I was younger I loved "Opal fruits" and I remember when they changed to Starburst! Do any of you remember that?
 Obviously all the 1p sweets you could get were just amazing, going to the corner shop and filling up a bag, when did this stop?!! I LOVED Wispa Gold's and am still extremely excited that they have bought them back! (ooo and I loved having Echo's in my lunchbox too :)

4. Favourite Game (Board Game, School Game etc)
Board Games... I loved Frustration and Kerplunk! Monopoly was fun but it always takes so long! My brother and I also had a Mega Drive which we were obsessed with - Sonic The Hedgehog and The Lion King were our favourites, we spent days and days on that machine!

5. Favourite McDonalds Happy Meal Toy?
Anything Disney!


6. Favourite Book?
Like all young girls in the 90s I was obsessed with Jacqueline Wilson books, I think I nearly read them all and I even met her at a book signing once (check out that photo!) When I was a little bit older aswell I LOVED Louise Renninson's books (The Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal snogging series.) - the movie was nowhere near as good as the books, I'd still read them now!


7. Favourite Clothing Store?
It has got to be Tammy Girl - I bloomin' well loved that store! My favourite items being a top which had a massive smiley face on it and was covered in badges and some super (and I mean huge) flare black jeans with a pink chain... oh I was such a skater girl!

8. Favourite NickJnr Show?
Well I didn't have NickJnr channel but there was alot of it on CBBC & CITV, I liked Rugrats and Alvin & the chipmunks! 
But when I was younger  my FAVOURITE show was without a doubt - Maid Marion and Her Merry Men - if you didn't watch this.. you missed out, it was amazing!

9. What would you watch when you got home from school?
What wouldn't I watch? Here's just a short list of shows I loved as a kid.... Playdays, Short Change, Byker Grove, Aquila, Madhouse, Jeopardy, Round The Twist, Rugrats, The Fresh Prince, The Simpsons, Buffy (which you all know if my fav show of all time), Clarissa Explain It All, Sabrina, Dinosaurs, Recess, Saved By The Bell, Hangtime, Stingray, Captain Scarlet, The Racoons, Kenan & Kel, The Secret World Of Alex Mac, Eerie Indiana, Arthur, Animorphs, Albert the fifth musketeer, Oscar's Orchestra  Dawson's Creek, Sister Sister, The Animals Of Farthing Wood, Alvin & The Chipmunks, Brum, Come Outside, Through The Dragons Eye, Live & Kicking, SMTV Live..... crickey the list is endless!

I wish there was more questions in this tag it's been so fun thinking back to my childhood!
Were you a 90s child?