Current loves.

So as promised, I've dedicated an evening to post something coherent and possibly interesting for you to read. 

Since starting my new job, I've found I have very little time to myself, especially in the evenings between dinner and bed. However, I do have plenty of time on the morning and evening commute to think of and plan future posts, so really I have no excuse. 

As I'm a busy bee, the simple things in life seem to make me happy right now. Number one on my current loves list is.... 

The BBC iPlayer app for iPad. Honestly, I have no idea what I did on my morning commute before I learnt that you an download BBC programmes on your iPad and watch them offline. Such a godsend when you're stuck on a train at 7:30am with the most boring business men! 

Number two: 

There had to be some nail polish in here somewhere! 

No particular polish in general really, but I am loving the rich colours inspired by this season's colour palette. I'm talking dark reds and berry tones, and a splash of gold to add a hint of metallic. It's a lot deeper and vampy than my usual girly pink choices but it works and it's growing on me more and more. However, one thing I don't like about the whole dark nails thing is the staining. Base coat is necessary! 

Finally, number three on my current loves list is my new super trashy, naff sounding book. I've recently been reading the pretty wordy Notre Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo following my lovely trip to Paris in September. However, it makes my brain hurt reading intelligent books on the train home so I decided something easy going and trashy would help. 

This is where "Gypsy Bride" comes in. I feel pretty silly reading it amongst business men reading the Financial Times but it's pretty entertaining and easy to read. It's written by (although I suspect not entirely) by a girl from My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, who as a 'gorger' married a gypsy boy in a lavish affair. I'm nearly half way through and it's pretty good so far. Not bad for £2.50 in The Works. 

What's made you happy this week? 

xx 

Hello!

I thought I'd better explain my absence, as I seem to have been neglecting my poor little blog since August! So much has happened since my last appearance, so I guess this counts as a catch-up/apology. 

I've got myself a full-time job in London so I'm an early bird commuter; getting up at 6am every morning and zooming off to Shepherd's Bush every weekday. I also get home pretty late, so by the time I've eaten and relaxed in front of the telly for an hour-or-so it's time to get showered and into bed for some much-needed sleep!

I'm going to set myself a goal of writing a post once a week, and I'm also going to branch out and write some more personal, un-nail-related items so I may be changing my URL if possible. I've been feeling pretty un-wordy since finishing my university studies so perhaps writing a non-beauty topic article every now and again might help me get back into the swing of things!

Starting next week I'll aim to write more often, but with the trials and tribulations of full-time work and commuting, I can't promise anything spectacular. I might even ask the boyfriend to help me with some HTML stuff... if he has the patience!

Amy x