January '16 / Playlist

Music has been the only thing getting me through the past few weeks of revision and essay writing. The deadlines seem never ending, I swear. I seem to be one of the few people I know that studies with music on. The noise helps me concentrate and I'm much more productive when I have my headphones on. Plus, it's great to pause the revision for three minutes when a great song comes on and just dance in your chair, you know? All of these artists (and more) have been on my January exams playlist, but these songs have been my favourites.

I took this photo last Friday after spending the day walking around Leeds with Georgia. The view from the top of the hill we walk down to get home is amazing at night. What is normally a cloudy, rough around the edges area of the city looks so crisp and pretty in winter. Because it's exam period everywhere is a ghost town - I can't wait for everyone to be back in the city and for lectures to start back! I'm starting some modules this semester which will hopefully be really fun. If you ever want me to write a post on my degree, my university and the whole experience let me know! 

What have you been listening to this month? Give me some recommendations folks x

Pretty Things in The Post

I've been revising since Monday and my brain already feels like it's turning to mush. My little escape has been reading blogs in revision breaks and making a mental note of all recipes that I want to try. Admittedly most of the time I've resorted to making chocolate cookies or brownies but I'm not that fussed because let's face it- when is there a bad time to eat a chocolate brownie? In between all this I've been trying to find the odd bit of time to write a post myself and I sprang at the chance to get the tripod out when these pretty necklaces dropped into my letter box, courtesy of Stone + Armour. Based just on my doorstep in Nottingham, S+A create handmade jewellery with semi-precious stones. Laura sent me over a few things to show you and they're just lovely. Perfect for layering over t shirts, or dressing up a little with a pair of heels. Although they're just getting started, there are so many pretty designs on the website and there really isn't an excuse because Stone and Armour ship worldwide.

Let me know what you think of this outfit- it's a little girlier than I would usually go for but I won't lie to you, it was pretty nice to be able to go bare legged without a goose bump in sight so I had to grab the chance while it lasted. Finger's crossed that there's more warm weather to come?!