July, July, July was a lovely year!

If you haven't heard his music, I HIGHLY recommend checking out Natty if you're feeling the summer tune-age :). He's super chill and great for background music if you're getting together on the beach/at the pool/ in your back garden!

Today is amazingly sunny, and I've been out and about at the beach, doing some shopping, and concentrating hard on a sudoku in my back yard! I'm off to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 in a bit (I'm pretty sure my bf and I are the only two left on the planet who have yet to see it!!) and I'm super excited =D! Though it does seem a bit of a shame being inside on such a loverly day. What did you guys think of it?

On this hot, busy day, I decided to opt for shorts and a loose, flowy top. Since I have been out in the sun most of today, and will continue to be when I'm not in the dark movie theatre, I chose a vest cardigan just to cover my shoulders. This top I have had for a good few years, but I absolutely LOVE IT. I love the deep V at the front and back - awesome for layering with a white cami underneath (I've got a bikini top on, so just went for the top by itself).

Top - Free People
Shorts- Bershka
Vest - Dorothy Perkins
Sandals - New Look
Sunglasses - Poundland!

Mega Love xx

Gooood day, suuuunshine

Ahhhh sweet sunshine! Yesterday I awoke to a beautiful blue sky, so I was up and eating my breakfast with ample enthusiasm, then in the shower before I knew it. I part blow-dried my hair, but didn't really care enough to style it - I just wanted to get out on a nice long walk! I threw on my favourite pair of shorts from Bershka, in a light-wash denim, paired with a kaftan top I picked up in the Zara sale the other day for £9.99. Gorgeous and linen and deliciously me! I'm pretty obsessive about sunscreen and covering up when possible, so kaftans are great because they keep you really cool, whilst still covering the all-important shoulders. On the face, I slapped on some Origins Vita-zing (yes, it really is as good as everyone raves about..if you're like me and you don't need much coverage), then went for a green colour pop on the eye: Stash eyeliner (UD 24/7), and Humid eyeshadow on top (MAC). Yay colour!

One of the things I love about my house is the really long, South-facing, sun-catch of a patio we have out the back. When the sun shines on it, it is so light and bright that I honestly feel like I have been teleported somewhere hot hot hot! I flung my wetsuit and little booties out in the morn, and they were dry by the evening - SUCH a blessing. I hate drying to dry smelly wet things inside the house! When its sunny, you don't have to make plans to do a whole lot..my boyfriend and I just wandered around the beach, ate a massive burger from our favourite joint, then guzzled a milkshake. True bliss. Not my usual healthy meal, haha! But I had a giant salad for dinner, with avocado, sweet potato, walnuts, grapes and celery thrown in - delish!

Today it is grey once more, but I have errands to run, which i want to get done before what is supposed to be a rather lovely weekend - yessss!

Mega Love xx

Looking back...

It's mid-July and a super-grey, tad rainy day here in England (woah, surprise!). And on this little rainy day inside, inbetween house-cleaning, laundry-doing, and dissertation-prepping, I've been having a little think back to the past few summers of my life, and all the nifty things I've been up to! I'm going to start back in 2007, LET'S GO!

In the summer of 2007, I headed back to D.C. (where I used to live) for the first time after moving back to England, to visit my most beloved bestie and co. after finishing exams and officially leaving school. I stayed with with my second family for about 7 weeks or so, had a little chillax and revisited my favourite sites. It's weird, you see so much more when you make the effort to do the touristy things that you just don't do when you live in a place! Here are some snappppppies:



From Top-Bottom: US Flag somewhere in the city centre, the Lincoln Memorial, wall art in Adams Morgan, and the bestie in Great Falls National Park, VA.

So next up...summer 2008...This was my first summer having a car! So a couple friends and I took a road trip to our favourite surf spot (Woolacombe, North Devon) and had a wee camping trip! It rained the entire week, but the surf was redonk amazing!! So we didn't really care. I also


From Top-Bottom: A couple little boardy-boards (my banana bic ha!), the BEAUUUTIFUL lines at Putsburough, us laughing despite the constant rain, the last evening, when the sun came out :D

Then came 2009...I had just finished my A-levels, and headed Down Under to Cairns and the surrounding area for 2 months to do some conservation work in the rainforest, and some diving before heading to uni in September...


From Top-Bottom: Zillie Falls, Mission Beach (I sky-dived from 15,000ft onto this beautiful sandy dreamland!), the view at 8am from a dive boat I was working on, and a turtle...just chillin as I swam past.

2010...The bestie came to visit me in England (her first time here!), then in September I headed to to visit a friend in Dubai, before travelling on to Cape Town, South Africa!










From Top-Bottom: The bestie and I on a little boat trip, some random camels on the way to Abu Dhabi from Dubai, the Burj Al Arab Hotel from Jumeirah Beach at night, the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, Cape Town from a boat out to Robben Island, a great white shark from a cage dive, a sample of the beautiful plantlife in Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, a massive sand dune in the West Coast National Park.

And now for 2011... I'm preparing for an intensive third year of university (ahh!!). By preparing I mean trying to relax, and think more about all the adventures yet to unfold, rather than the heavy workload!

Mega Love xx