Summer Haul!

Hey Everyone!

I was doing some Summer shopping lately and decided that I should show you some of the items I bought. Last week I went for a little trip to Penneys (Primark) as well as some of the local shops in my town.

After reflecting upon the photos, I realised that I have quite the penchant for turquoise. My bedroom was actually turquoise for several years until I changed the colour scheme to white and pink. Perhaps it's my conscience attempting to cling to the calming effect of the turquoise? Who knows, probably I just really like the colour.

As I sat down and began to type this post, I realised I forgot an item or two so they're down below. Have you been doing any shopping or picked up any bargains recently? Let me in the comments!

I got this cute little bag in Penneys. I'm planning on using it as a pencil case in September, it's sure to brighten any mood. 

I picked up this beautiful blouse in a local shop today that had a half price sale. I adore the collar and lace detail. 

While I bought the white blouse, I also saw these turquoise skinny jeans. The photos don't do these jeans justice, they're more green in sunlight. 

Another local shop was doing a summer sale and I bought this Superdry t-shirt. It's really comfortable, cosy and fits really well. 

Amongst my escapades, I bought my debs shoes! (ssh, I bought my dress and am waiting for it to arrive, you'll see photos of it after the debs in August!)

I have to admit, I fell in love with these shoes and they've a small heel so I'll be able to walk in them too!

This pair of white sandals are so comfortable. I generally don't wear sandals but I really like this pair. I'll be wearing these for sure on warm days. 

I have been waiting to buy a pair of Skechers for a good while now and finally did! This pair also featured in last weeks blog post which you can see here.

I saw this top in Penneys and loved it! It's a very thin material so I'm planning on wearing it with a bright fuchsia pink t-shirt underneath to emphasise the delicate detail. 

I picked up this gorgeous black clutch in TK Maxx a couple of weeks ago. It'll be ideal for nights out so I'm not carrying my Orla Kiely bag around! 

I hope you enjoyed my Summer Shopping Haul! 

I'll try post again soon, tomorrow I'm heading up to Dundrum with Grace for a Summer meet up so expect a blog post about that. 

Stay Strong, Happy and Fearless,

Aveen x

Flower Crown Aesthetic

Hey Everyone!

Time is flying by at a faster pace than I ever imagined. I was hit by a sudden realisation yesterday evening that I had rebooted my blog last week, with the promise of a weekly post - just like it used to be. Well, here I am,

The concept of writing each week has become alien and strange to me due to my absence. I am making a concerted effort to brainstorm and create unique blog posts to produce each week. With a sigh I must admit, it's difficult. This time last year I had no qualms sharing my life in it's near entirety with the masses. Now, times have changed. I feel uneasy and nervous as I tweet about my life, let alone writing thoroughly and a detailed manner about my life on TRLOA. I believe this uneasiness will pass and my comfort zone will increase once more.

With more difficulty, I know I must realise that I should not pressure myself into writing about topics I don't wish to discuss. Yet the more I hold back, the more information that is desired. My confidence on my blog was hammered and shattered throughout Sixth Year by my peers. Taking a deep breath, I will try focus on the acceptance that these events occurred and that I'm a better person now.  I hate to disappoint the readers of this blog but I can assure you, I. Am. Trying. I feel that there aren't enough hours in the day for everything that I want to do. This is so extremely frustrating as I feel I haven't achieved all the goals I set myself on a daily basis. One of those being the goal of producing high quality, well written blog posts. I'm struggling with the gears yet soon I will accelerate.

You might be wondering about the title of this blog post, here is my explanation. I bought a flower crown a couple of weeks ago and I simply adore it. Yesterday I went shopping and amongst the new clothes and items I bought, I became conscious of the fact that I bought a lot of turquoise things. I'm trying this new idea of simplicity and this post title is a product of this.

I'll aim to try post up a Summer shopping haul soon.

I picked up this GoT t-shirt in Penneys and love it!

Turquoise aesthetic much?

I wore my new runners this morning as I went for a brisk walk. They were so incredibly comfortable! The purse/pencil case is from Penneys and so is the sunglasses case with the cat on it. 

If you're wondering where my time has been spent lately, it's through work, reading GoT, listening to music (Mainly Ed Sheeran, Hozier, FOB, The Coronas and Taylor Swift)  and watching Once Upon A Time on Netflix (I'm on Season 2 at the moment and I'm really enjoying watching an episode or two each night) 

What do you love to binge watch on Netflix? Let me know in the comments! 

Aveen x

Summer Haul! Hollister, Roxy, TK Maxx & Easons!

Hey Everyone!

So as you can tell from the title, I recently went shopping and decided to write a 'Summer Haul' about it. Personally, I find subscribing to email newsletters quite dangerous, especially if the newsletter mentions massive reductions on items and also free shipping on all orders. That's basically what happened to cause this haul!

First off I'll start with Hollister! Some of you may know already, Hollister had a sale AND free shipping which excited me greatly as their shipping fee is a little expensive in comparison to other websites. I rushed onto the site and ordered these beauties! First up is a white 'Hollister All-Weather Jacket' which I got for 39 euros (it had been 99!) I wanted to buy it in black unfortunately it had sold out. Nevertheless I love it in white!

 I also bought a green t-shirt for 17 euro. If you look below I was wearing the t-shirt in the latest Awkward Sprinkles videos, which you can see here and here It's a really comfortable and soft t-shirt, perfect for the lovely weather we're having at the moment!

I went to a shopping centre with my Mam and brother which is relatively near where I live. I went to Eason's and bought some new books! I bought the first Game of Thrones book after procrastinating for nearly a year. I went looking for it in town months ago but could never find it? I also bought 'Four' by Veronica Roth as I love the Divergent series (Christmas 2012 wouldn't have been the same without Divergent and Insurgent!) So I'm quite excited to read those two books. 

I also bought The Fault In Our Stars, even though I have a copy which I bought over a year and a half ago. Well, you might know about how my first copy got water damaged on a flight from London to Dublin (bottle of water burst, fun) and I gave a friend a lend of the book over 6 months ago and still haven't gotten it back so I felt I should probably buy another edition even though I really miss my first battered copy. 

I also went into TK Maxx and saw they had a sale on Vans! I'm a massive fan of Converse in particular but I've developed a passion for Vans so I couldn't walk away from these lovelies at 35 euros. I got them in a 7.5 UK size (I have big feet I know) I really like the leopard print and think it's something I wouldn't usually go for but I really like these!

 Finally, I was on the Roxy website (sale and free shipping hello) and bought two t-shirts and a new school bag (back to school in a month, boo)

So I bought this orange t-shirt for ten euros and the blue t-shirt (which I'm wearing as I type this!) also for ten euros which I thought were brilliant bargains.

I'm a little obsessed with Roxy and I always have a Roxy schoolbag for school so, for my last year of secondary school, this year wasn't going to be an exception. I bought this lovely polka dot bag for 22 euros down from 49.95. It also came with a free pencil case which I'm going to use as a spare pencil case should I ever forget mine on a busy day!

I've always loved the tags Roxy have. (Weird obsession I know) 

The crest on the front of my new Roxy bag. 

So that's about it from me! I have a fairly busy weekend ahead of me as it's the August Bank Holiday and there's usually a festival held in town which I usually hear all the way from my house but whatever So I'll be attending various events and I'll be writing about it here don't worry! (May feature another blogger who you probably can guess) I'm quite excited so it'll be a good weekend! :) 

I hope you liked the haul, have you bought some bargains recently? If so, let me know in the comments! 

Stay Strong, Happy and Fearless!

Aveen xx

PS. I also bought some things from Arnotts but I'll be featuring those in a later blog post. Hint, what I bought is for my bedroom. Possibly the next time you'll see my bedroom it might look a liiiiiittle different!

* All items featured in the blog post were bought by me, I was not sponsored to feature any of these brands. If you wish for me to write a review for your product, email me at aveepopk@gmail.com All reviews are my own opinion.