"I'm Just Offering Some Perspective, That's All."

I have recently started watching 'Mad Men'. I am only part of the way through Season One but have found myself invested in the characters, one in particular. Joan Holloway (played by the incredible Christina Hendricks) is by far my favourite.

Come And Take A Walk On The Wild Side.

For a couple of week now I have been reading about Lana Del Rey, seeing her videos posted on various websites and becoming aware of the general praise that seems to be following her. Today, I finally sat down and listened to some of her music and realised that all of the praise is utterly and completely true. Her album is most certainly on my Amazon wishlist.

TwentyTwelve.

Having seen in the New Year last night clutching a glass of wine, I couldn't help but think about how quickly the last year seems to have gone and how much I hope to achieve in the following 12 months. As per usual, I have a list of New Year's Resolutions scrawled down in a notebook next to my list of some of my favourite things in the past year, like the best book I read ("Great House" - Nicole Krauss), my favourite song (Nicki Minaj's "Super Bass") and my favourite album (Katy Perry - "Teenage Dream"). I like to remember things, and I like to plan, so in keeping with my resolution to be as organised as I used to be, I am trying to get prepared for my upcoming deadlines. I hope I get to cross a lot of my plans off my list this year, and label them as success.

Happy New Year.

I've had an eventful, stressful, wonderful year. I managed to pull my work together to get my degree on track, I got a job, I gained a goddaughter, I fell for someone I shouldn't, and I learnt a lot about myself and the way I deal with things in my life. The following 12 months will bring much more excitement, I have no doubt about that, but for now I want to celebrate all of the great things that have happened, and all of the great things to come!

Happy New Year.
♥

Sometimes...

"Sometimes you wake up. Sometimes the fall kills you. And sometimes, when you fall, you fly."

- Neil Gaiman.

"Your life is an occasion. Rise to it."

-Suzanne Weyn.

"There are no ordinary moments."

-Dan Millman.

"We love the things we love for what they are."

-Robert Frost.

"There is not a particle of life which does not bear poetry within it."

-Gustave Flaubert.

Christmas!!!

I hope you all had a very merry Christmas, and that Santa made all your wishes come true. I spent my own day wrapped up warm, eating more food than I thought humanly possible, messing with all of my presents, getting into competition with my siblings on the Kinect and appreciating being around my family.
Enjoy the rest of your Christmas.
♥

Going Home For Christmas.

Today I am finally getting excited about going home for Christmas. Though I am only there for a week, and I am not leaving for another few days, I am excited about seeing my family, eating junk and not feeling guilty, giving people their gifts and just having a few days where there is nothing I need to worry about.
Merry Christmas.
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