University Haul- Bedroom

Finally, I bring to you part 2 of the university hauls. I have been so busy lately with uni prep and celebrating my 19th birthday that I struggled to find time to write this post but I finally made it a priority to get the next few hauls up!

As I write this, I only have 2 days until move in day, which is so exciting.

My Theme:

The theme I have chosen for my room is grey, pink, navy and marble. Such a basic uni girl theme, I know.

BEDDING

I bought a reversible duvet set from George for £12. My bed will be a single however my aunt bought me a double duvet before I knew, so I'm going to be real cozy this winter. As soon as I saw it, I loved it. It fits my theme perfectly and I love that it can be reversed. 

I don't know what sort of people have previously been in the bed that I will be using for the next year, or what has been done, so I made sure to buy a mattress protector. It is from George and was £7. It's really soft too so it will add another layer to the probably hard as rock mattress. 

I have no idea where this duvet is from or how much is costs because it was bought for me. It's a double, like I said and I bet it's going to be super comfy. 

I got this navy throw blanket from Primark. It was originally £4 but I got it for half price at the till. It will go perfectly with the grey side of my duvet and it's super soft. I'm undecided whether I will use it as part of the bed or just to keep as a spare blanket for when friends come over. This is actually one of the only items that I bought which is navy, so I may take it out of the theme altogether. 

I got this bed sheet for my birthday. I was so happy because it was one of the final things I needed to buy but didn't have to in the end. I will most likely buy another one so that I can have one on the bed whilst the dirty one is in the wash. 

FOR CLOTHING

I have a bunch of spare clothes hangers at home that I am going to bring with me, however I bought some plain black hangers from Wilko for £1.00. You can never have too many clothes hangers. 

I bought some door hangers from Primark for £2. It will be good to put my dressing gown or jackets on. We don't have much wardrobe space so you have to make your own adjustments. 

I bought this pop up storage bin from Primark, which I will use for dirty laundry. As soon as I saw it, I was so excited. I LOVE MARBLE, and of course with it being a part of my theme, I was ecstatic. It was £4 but when I got to the till, it was half price! I'm obsessed with it to be honest.   

My mum got this light up diffuser for Christmas last year however she isn't really into diffusers and candles etc, so she let me have it. I thought I would save it for uni since we can't have candles in our flat.

My pillow is so lovely! It was £9.00 from Argos.

 

We get a dust pan and brush to share within our flat but I thought I would buy one to store in my bedroom. It was £3.50 from Wilko

This is just a few things I have bought for my uni room. I hope you enjoyed!

Thanks for reading,

Have a great day x

University Haul- Bathroom

EEEEK! Finally, my first uni haul. I have had this planned in my head since the start of year 13 and it is so mad how quickly it has came around. I started my shopping last week (minus bits I found for my room a couple months ago) and I have been so excited to show everything. We have an all girls uni goupchat where everyone was showing their bits and bobs. I knew I wanted to do these posts so I held back on showing my own stuff. It was eating me alive not being able to show everything but now I finally can!

I'm starting with the bathroom since that turned out to be the area I finished shopping for first. Some things (in fact most things) aren't necessarily fancy however I don't know about you, but I'm nosy. I love hauls. I will literally sit and watch/read grocery hauls just because I like to know what people enjoy buying LOL.

Disclaimer: 

1. There are little things that I won't be showing just because they're standard and extremely boring but at the end I will mention them. 
2. I will also be putting where I bought the items, with the price tag for the most part, however if I have lost the receipt and cannot remember, it will be blank. 
3. My pictures aren't the best but I wanted to focus on just showing the stuff rather than taking hours to do the perfect flat lays and set up. 
4.  It's not in any chronological order so if that bothers you.........soz pal 

My theme for my bathroom is grey, silver and white. There are some things that may be out of the theme because it's not that deep but I tried to stick to it as best as I could. 

LET'S BEGIN

Bath Mat 

I was in Primark one day with Robyn and we came across some memory foam bath mats. After feeling them I didn't want anything else. They were so soft! The one problem was the price. There was no way my mum was going to allow me to spend £6 on a bath mat. Of course that didn't stop me looking elsewhere for one. After searching long and hard, I got this grey memory foam bath mat, from Pound-stretcher! It was on sale too. Even flippin' better. ONLY £1.99. You can imagine my excitement when I walked out the store. I got my soft mat and wasn't poor.

I placed my hand on it for the picture to show how soft it is. Honestly this was one of my favourite purchases simply for the bargain.

Towels

My towels do not fit into the theme I'm going for since I'm just bringing towels from home. I have new towels that I have not used yet,so I didn't see a point wasting money on buying new ones just for the sake of sticking to the theme. (I wasn't able to take pictures however I may edit them into the post once I can) 

Shower Caddy

This is a silver Caddy with 3 shelves. I'm going to get command hooks so I can hang it up in the bathroom. My plan is to keep all my products in like shower gel, skin care products, wash cloth etc. It was £7 from Wilko.

Toilet Brush

This looks like one fancy toilet brush but it was actually so cheap. The thing that made me get it was that it has a lid. I like that because it won't make the air smell. Not that I would keep it long enough to smell but you get what I mean. It matches the theme too which actually wasn't the plan. I was just going to get a normal white plastic one but it worked out in my favour. It was £3.50 from Wilko 

Bin

I got the matching bin for £4 from Wilko. I like that it can be easily taken out and it's nice and compact. The bathroom isn't very big so it's important to look at size when buying your stuff. 

I also picked up a roll of bin bags for 50p at Wilko. 

Cleaning Products

These grey storage baskets were actually the first things I got for uni. My mum bought them months ago. I'm using them to store all my cleaning products. The smaller one will probably stay in the bathroom and I'm not sure whether to keep kitchen stuff in the big one or just use it for bathroom storage. I'm not sure how much they are as my mum bought them months ago and she didn't keep the receipt. 

I got some Pledge Cleaning Polish for surfaces. This is the one I use at home to clean my room so I thought I would just stick to what I know. I get it from Wilko for £1 and it lasts ages. 

My mum bought me some Duck 5 in 1 Marine Limescale Cleaner. It's literally just toilet cleaner. Nothing too exciting. I think it's like £3 from Wilko.

I have some good old Detol Surface Cleanser. EVERYONE needs to have this stuff. It literally cleans anything. I grew up using Detol products and I wouldn't use anything else. It's one of those products that can be used in the bathroom or kitchen. You can get it in Tesco for £2.50.

I also picked up some massage sponges. They're good to clean the sink or tiles with. They're super cheap. You can get them in Poundland, Home Bargains, Wilko etc. They do a set of 3 for £1 at Poundland or individual sponges for like 40p at Wilko.

The final thing I have are a couple packs of flush-able toilet wipes. This is obviously just to clean the seat and lid. Unfortunately I do not know where my mum got these from but you can find toilet wipes anywhere. 

Tumbler

Honestly you can get Tumblers for such a better price but when I see Marble I tend to be irrational. This was £3 from Primark and I low-key regret spending so much on a tumbler.....but its marble so justified. It's obviously just to keep my toothbrush and toothpaste in.

Wash Cloths

Pack of 3 wash cloths from Primark for £1.80. 

Cleansers

I thought I would show these two products despite them being boring. The Dove Body Wash smells incredible honestly and I thought I would show it so you girls can jump on it. It smells so nice. It's currently on sale at Superdrug for £1.31. The facial wash is the one I use every morning and night. Since I always get asked about my skin care routine I thought I'd show this. It's from Superdrug for £3.49. 

Other Things I Have: 

- Toilet Roll £2.00 for pack of 4 Wilko

- Tooth Brush x2 £1.00 Home Bargains

- Hand-wash £0.70 Home Bargains 

- Shampoo and Conditioner £3.00 for Shampoo and £4.00 for conditioner 

- Listerine Mouth Wash £1.00 Body Care 

- Lady Crap £1.45 Wilko 

- Oral B Tooth Paste £1.00 Home Bargains 

- Gillette Razors £3.00 
- Fabreeze Air Freshener £3.00 Wilko
- Deodorant £2 from Body Care 

So that's my bathroom haul! I hope it was helpful/interesting. I know a lot of you messaged me, wanting help with what to buy. Let me know if this post made you get anything in particular. 

If you're going to university or you're already there, let me know in the comments what your proudest purchase was. 

Thanks for reading, 

Have a great day x

Orlando Florida 2018

I posted a poll on my Instagram story asking whether you guys wanted 2 separate blog posts for each week I was on holiday or one post. One post won,which I was thankful for because it's a whole lot easier.  Today I thought I would share with you some pictures and some of my highlights from the 2 weeks. If you are heading to Orlando soon then maybe it will inspire you and get you excited for that experience.

Theme Park

Usually when you think Orlando, people think DISNEY but honestly Universal Studios is so much fun. Lots of people forget it exists and it's one of my favourite places ever! Whether you enjoy thriller rides or not, it's such an amazing place to go. There are so many 4D and stimulating rides that younger children can go on or even adults that just don't enjoy massive rollercoasters. They're just as entertaining as the bigger rides.

I love how much effort was put into universal and the whole atmosphere. There are so many details in the parks that just bring the films to life. My personal favourites were Beverly Hills with the Hollywood star walk and Harry Potter world. I honestly felt like I was back in the UK! Everything is so accurate and really does resemble London.

Water Park

If you get the chance to go to Volcano Bay, GO! It is the best water park I have ever been to and the whole vibe is so positive. You don't feel uncomfortable there and the staff are so friendly. The theme of the park is Hawaii and they have definitely done well sticking with that. They have bands that allow you to get into a virtual line called a 'Tapu Tapu'. My mum and I found it hilarious. Some of the ques are really long but the time goes so quickly. We had to wait 120 minutes for the water coaster but it honestly felt like we waited half the time. You can chill in the wave pool, lazy river or just tan while you wait. One thing I really appreciated was that they have free water available at the food courts. In the Florida heat, it really is important you put your health first so I was so thankful to have access to water whenever.

City Walk 

City Walk is the part of universal where anyone can have access. You don't need to have a ticket. They have a bunch of restaurants and cocktail bars with live music. We went to the Bob Marley restaurant, which as you can guess was a Caribbean cuisine. The food was really lovely and so were the staff. They have an indoor and outdoor section for customers and a live reggae band. Unfortunately we only got to see one set of the band because it began to storm really heavily and their set up was all outdoor.

It was the only night we didn't bring our waterproof jackets and it was the heaviest storm we had ever seen! I had to run through puddles of water (which felt like the ocean), in just flip flops. You can imagine my thoughts when my mum screamed for me to hurry. Somehow, despite the pouring rain, thunder and lightening it was still so warm!

Carlos Bakery

My mum is obsessed with Cake Boss, so every time we visit Florida we have to go to one of his bake shops. It's located in the Food Court of Florida Mall. She secretly prays that Buddy is there, literally every time. We got 6 delicious cupcakes and it actually wasn't too badly priced from what I remember. The photo really doesn't do them justice, and it is times like this that I wish my photography skills were better.

Ramada Plaza Hotel

I stayed at Ramada Plaza Hotel on International Drive. This is the second time I have stayed here. The staff are all so helpful and it's such a well kept hotel. It was always so clean and whenever anything needed repairing, such as the lift they were right on it. We stayed on the club levels which are floor 9-12. Being on club level allows you to have access to the roof top. On the roof top you get all inclusive drinks until 8pm, beautiful seating, snacks, a pool and hot tub. It was such a lovely location and being on the roof top showed the beautiful city.

Treating Myself Post Results Day

Results day wasn't really the best. If you didn't already know, I received my A-level results whilst on holiday. I wasn't very happy with my grades and it took me A WHILE to process them but a few days later I decided to treat myself. I worked EXTREMELY hard all year and to see that the work didn't pay off was heartbreaking but after talking to my parents and realising how well I did, considering I practically had to teach myself for 5 months, I was able to get past the disappointment and did a little retail therapy. I BOUGHT MY FIRST DESIGNER BAG! I was never that girl who got a designer bag for Christmas whilst in school. This was such a big deal and it really did bring my mood right up. I worked loads of shifts before my holiday and thought, you know what, I'm going to reward myself regardless of my results. I got myself a Michael Kors Backpack for University. It is so beautiful and I can see it lasting a long time.

Luxury items have never been something I have focused on getting but this purchase meant a lot. I was able to make a splurge for the hard work I put in all year. Although the journey was long and tedious, I learnt so much about myself and it made me appreciate the people in my life so much more. The final destination may not have looked like the picture I hoped for but maybe this isn't the final destination. This is just another service station. I'll be heading to university in the next 2 weeks and I can't wait to prove to myself that hard work is never overlooked.

I had such a great time with my family. Florida is like our second home.

If you've been to Orlando before, let me know in the comments what your favourite place to eat is. Mine was definitely Del Taco.

Thanks for reading,

Have a great day x