Seaside Weekend!

Hey everyone, I'm just back from such a fun wee trip to Largs and Millport at the weekend, and I thought I would share some of my photos with you. We were quite lucky with the weather- the first day was a bit blustery (I had to buy a hat!) but the second day was lovely and we were able to hire bikes and cycle round the island! I had so much fun, I don't even remember the last time I rode a bike! I felt like such a kid again - it was so nostalgic, eating fish and chips and ice cream, going to the amusements and the toy shop, doing all the regular sea-side-y activities!

We visited the amazing and quirky Kelburn Castle  which was so much fun, I've never been anywhere like it! The whole side of the castle has been painted with cartoon style graffiti which gives it such a magical vibe! There's also an adventure playground (which we had loads of fun completing) and a Secret Forest complete with gingerbread house, crocodile swamp, goblin castle and a maze! Anyone visiting Largs, I would highly recommend a trip here. They also have a cafe, a little farmyard with chickens and goats and a paddock with horses.

No trip to Largs would be complete without a world famous Nardini's ice cream sundae!

Hiring bikes on Millport was by far the best fun I've had in a long time. It was especially worth it after pedalling up a massive hill, to be able to freewheel alllll the way down to the bottom! So exhilarating.

Now I'm back home I'm missing the seaside already! Does anyone else love an old school British seaside holiday as much as I do?

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The Liebster Award

Hey everyone! So I was lucky enough to be nominated for a Liebster Award by the lovely and gorgeous Nicole from Cocomadeherdoit.blogspot.co.uk ! Check out her blog, it's amazing!
Nicole asked me to answer some questions, then nominate eleven other bloggers for the award. Since I'm having a lazy Sunday today, sipping on some tea hungover from last night, I thought now would be a good time to get cracking! So here goes..

Questions

What do you enjoy most about blogging?

I love blogging because it gives me an outlet to my creativity. I've always been very artistic and loved writing and taking photos. I do it for the joy of watching something I've created grow and take shape, and if other people get pleasure out of it too, even better!

Tell us an interesting fact about yourself that most people don't know?

I have a weird desire to work on a commercial fishing boat!

How do you see your blog progressing in the future?

Hopefully it will continue to grow and more people will read it- I want to be able to share it with as many people as possible!

How would you describe your style?

I find it pretty hard to define my style because it isn't always the same - it depends on my mood but I would say: cute and quirky with a bit of an edge.

Do you have any tips for people who would like to start a blog?

Just go for it! You have nothing to lose.

What is your most loved possession and why?

All of my journals because they contain all my memories and are priceless to me.

What do you want most from life?

To travel and be happy

Do you feel that the blogging world can grow?

I think it is growing all the time- we're definitely changing into a much more user-generated-content society. I find it very interesting the way the media world is heading.

Tell us one thing you feel you can improve on your blog?

I would love to change and improve my layout and make it more personal to me. And I also want to become more involved in the blogging community in Glasgow and Scotland.

What are your interests/hobbies?

Writing, photography, reading, travelling... I also love video games, and I'm a bit of an Asian culture geek sometimes! Oh, and I'm total beauty junkie.

What is your dream career?

There are a lot of jobs I would love to do - work for a magazine, be a fashion buyer, a photo journalist, a publisher.. Even owning a little cafe would be awesome! To be honest I don't really know where my future is headed but realistically I just want a job that I enjoy doing and that I can feel passionate about.

The lovely bloggers I've nominated for a Liebster Award are: 

weelauren.wordpress.com

clutteredcloset.co.uk

thechinadolldiaries.blogspot.co.uk

thirteenthoughts.com

ratherbeblue.wordpress.com

rebekahmaryx.blogspot.co.uk

Lynnie-bop.blogspot.com

scottishbitches.blogspot.com

anotherweekendwithoutmake-up.blogspot.com

samanthamariemerritt.blogspot.com

girlonthemoon.co.uk

And here are my eleven questions for you guys!

1. Why did you start blogging?

2. What are your favourite blogs to read?

3. What are three items you couldn't live without?

4. Where do you see yourself in five years' time?

5. What are you currently listening to?

6. Who are your biggest inspirations?

7. What was the last movie you went to see and what did you think?

8. What's your guilty pleasure?

9. What's your favourite thing about Summer?

10. What do you like most about yourself?

11. Tell us somewhere you've never been but you'd love to visit and why?

Thank you to Nicole for nominating me! I look forward to reading the posts on everyone's' blogs! :D Please link back to me in your post and comment here when you're done!

Laters,

Kirsty

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O.O.T.D. - 07/08/14

Today's outfit was rather summery, since it was actually warm outside for a change! I wore this on a wee trip out to ikea (I can't keep away from that place, I know!)

Skirt is from Forever 21, top is H&M and my sandals are from a wee shop in the city centre which I don't remember the name of :(

I hope there are going to be more sunny days like this! I'm not ready to put away my summer clothes just yet!

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Edinburgh Fringe Festival!

I do love a wee trip to Edinburgh recently! And since this year's Fringe festival has just started, it seemed like a perfect excuse for another wee jaunt through there on Wednesday. Since I've never been to the festival before I was curious to see what would be going on! When we arrived it was a tad rainy, but that is to be expected! We decided to take shelter in Mamma's Pizza in the Grassmarket, since we were also starving!

Cute teapots in a Grassmarket shop window

Chefs hard at work in Mamma's Pizza

We filled up on pizza and sweet potato fries, then ventured outdoors to see what was happening. Just outside the restaurant, there were street artists painting a massive mural, and a street performer who we watched escape from a straitjacket whilst riding a unicycle. This is no mean feat! We headed up the Royal Mile, watching more street performers including an acapella group and a man who was juggling knives inches away from an audience member's head! The rain had started again, so we took shelter in a cute little coffee shop, shared a pot of tea and a gigantic chocolate muffin! 

The cutest cafe on Cockburn St

It was so cosy. We used the opportunity to look at all of the leaflets and flyers we'd been given, and decide where to go next. We opted for Whistle Binkies pub, which was showing free comedy shows all day. We were lucky enough to see a hilarious comic called Andrew O'Neil doing his act "Mindspiders": very weird but if you like random comedy, you'll love it! Kind of like Noel Fielding/Bill Bailey. I thought he was brilliant. You can check out Andrew's website for more of his upcoming gigs.

After our dose of free comedy, we headed down to St Andrew's Square where there's all sorts of cool stuff happening! They have stalls, a stage with live performances, music and bars with deckchairs! They've even created a cute little pond. It was all very summery and lovely. 

St. Andrew's Square

Princes St. Gardens selfie!

By this point in the evening the sun had come out and it was perfect timing! We decided to enjoy a drink sitting outside a bar in Rose Street. We were going to go and watch more comedy but we were both pretty tired and working the next day so we went for the train home. On the way I stopped in at Primark and randomly purchased this gorgeous backpack! I can't wait to wear it on more adventures! :D

I had a great day in Edinburgh and I would recommend anyone to go and check out the Festival while it's on, because there is sooo much happening! I hope I might get a chance to go back and see more shows in the next few weeks.

Lastly, I've been nominated for a Liebster Award by the lovely Nicole over at Coco Made Her Do It! Thank you Nicole! :D Look out for a post on that featuring my nominations.

Goodnight everyone

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Body Shop Booty!

Today I took a very impromptu venture into The Body Shop in Central Station- I just wanted a wee look and I was intrigued to try their new Body Sorbets (amaaaazing - definitely returning to purchase one of these! Either the strawberry or mango one!) But I ended up getting the Instablur primer, pictured below:

I'm excited to try this! I've heard a lot of good things about it. Gabby from Velvet Ghost raves about it and I 100% trust her opinion when it comes to all things beauty! The consistency feels nice - it doesn't really have much of a scent, I'll give it a go tomorrow and see how it makes my make-up look and last. I'll report back my findings on here after I've used it for a week. I also picked up this cute little Honey Bronze Shimmer Lip Balm which I've had my eye on for a while now - I just love the packaging and the scent is gorgeous- pure honey! Which I love. It's sheer on the lips with a subtle shimmer, can't wait to rock this on holiday!

Since The Body Shop are currently doing 3 for 2 across ALL their make-up and skincare (how awesome are they?) and Craig was with me, he picked up a moisturiser for himself from the Men's skincare section. I felt it was fair that he got something since I was the one who dragged us in there! (and made us a wee bit late for the cinema, oops!)

Check back soon for more beauty hauls and reviews very soon! :)

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Commonwealth Closing Party!

So, the 11 days of madness are over and Glasgow is no longer host of the Commonwealth Games :( It's been amazing having the games on the doorstep, it's made me so so proud and patriotic! I wish I could have got to see more of it but I'm glad I got to go along to an event, met a lot of the athletes in my work and went along to the closing ceremony party at Glasgow Green yesterday! It was so much fun. We started off by taking a wander round the Merchant City festival - and got a wee glimpse of the Scotland cycling team go past!

There were lots of stalls selling amaaaazing food (the photos speak for themselves!), we got the BEST steak burgers and then Craig got his churros and I got fro-yo! (Classic me)

Before we headed to Glasgow Green we stopped off at Maggie May's (a favourite place of mine) for some amaaaazing cocktails, then we went to queue up to get into the festival.

The atmosphere was amazing, everyone was in such a happy mood! We decided to go on the big wheel since we're just massive children (there was a lot of spinning and dizziness)
Then we went to the bar and got a drink and watched the closing ceremony streamed live on big screens as the sun set over Glasgow.

We watched and danced to Kylie (obviously!) and I got emotional when Dougie Mclean sang 'Caledonia' one of my favourite songs of all time which I listened to loads in Australia when I missed home! (Yep I am that sad!)

It was a great night and I really enjoyed myself and I'm proud to say that Glasgow pulled off such an amazing Games and projected such a great example of Scotland to the rest of the world!


Yey Glasgow!! :D

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