Placement Two Over, Time to Relax? Hmm...

Hey y'all ( lol so american-fied! :P)

Oh my goodness, placement two is finally over and boy was it exhausting! I loved every single day of it, but commuting and planning really did take up all my time. I feel like I have my life back at the moment. I have been catching up with friends, enjoying the beautiful weather and relaxing.I


On a not so great note, my BB randomly broke on Sunday and I was really gutted because I literally used it like 10 mins before and still unsure of what damaged the screen. So I decided to take it upon myself and repair it, as it was out of warranty by a few days! I'll cut to the chase, I fit it perfectly and was pretty happy with my attempt at repairing but I found out I was sold a faulty screen and in the process of  trying to remove it, I broke some minute component. I was so upset! So I took it to a shop and am now praying the guy can fix it for me....it's not the same using my old skool Motorola Razr :(

Back to my day, so I went to sort my phone out and since then I have been working on a few things to complete my display task, as I am visiting my placement school on Friday to finish a book corner display. So far, I've worked well and crossed off the majority of my jobs, just one or two left to and then onto my other job list. Yes, I have OCD with making lists and ensuring I complete all the jobs off them!

At the weekend, I dyed my hair 'Fiery Red' from Garnier and whilst I do enjoy being a redhead I feel as though this is VERY bright. I will get used to it though! I thought I'd dye it as I will be attending my aunt's wedding in two weeks and that will give it enough time to dull down a little :)

I also treated myself to some trinkets as I received a really good end of placement report on my teaching and thought I deserved it. I bought a pair of gold rimmed peacock earrings and a pastel bead ring from ALDO.

So I basically have one assignment and 3 months left at university before I am a qualified teacher which will feel so great, but even better when I have secured a job for September!

I am off to bake some bread now for my soup, so I will catch y'all later :)

Quick Post!

Hey,

Another month gone already. I have been SO busy on my second teaching placement. It is going well but quite exhausting!

What have I been upto?

 1. Teaching and planning pretty much 24/7

2. Applying for NQT jobs - which is going very slow due to lack of time

3. Missing home - I haven't been home home in quite a while due to placement.


What have I been purchasing?

1. Top ups on makeup really - rimmel lippy, collection 2000 eyeliner

* Oh I did purchase a new lip gloss from Sleek and a yellow nail polish from Rimmel but am yet to try them out.

2. MNG Emerald Green Maxi Skirt = b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l for the summer!

3. New Look - flat ballet pumps, work shoes, scarves for work..

Procrastination leads to a blogpost :P

Eek! I haven't blogged in over a month and it is all down to my studies. I hardly used Facebook anymore. I should actually be writing an essay which is due in later this week but I have so far successfully avoided it - by having a nap, baking bread, doing my food shop and now on blogger :p Looks like I will be doing an all-nighter!

So what's been happening...? Well, I was back at uni for a month for lectures and seminars and I have just recently started my second teaching practice. I am now in upper KS2 where I am teaching a lovely class of Y5's :) I taught my first lesson on Friday and to my surprise I didn't feel nervous at all. I also received really good feedback - I've just got to keep it up :)
I also passed my second assignment which was a relief too as that was a killer assignment!

Haulage wise...well due to this year being quite tight as the bursary was cut for 2011/2012 PGCE trainees, I can't really splurge much. I have bought the odd few things recently which include Bourjois Delice Bronzing Powder ( which I love!) and Beauty UK Liquid Eyeliner and Bright Blue (haven't tried it on yet but swatched it and it's amazing!!) Nowadays the only haulage I do is when I feel I have earned it aka end of placement report/passing an assignment.

My mum came to visit my sister and I at the weekend and we had a lovely time in Kensington and also went to check out a photography exhibition at the Imperial War Museum. My mum treated me to a YSL Faux Cils Effect Mascara - instead of choosing black I had been on the hunt for a blue mascara and it really makes brown eyes pop, so I chose No3 Extreme Blue and it looks gorgeous on. My mum bought herself No4 Violet as she loves her plum colours.

Other than that, I have been busy working at the weekends. I actually have this week off as it is half term but it is pretty jam packed with assignments, planning and job applications!

I can't believe I am already more than half way through the course, I just really need to secure myself a job to pass my NQT year and then I will be super smiley :)

That's all for now... no pics sorry as I REALLY need to get on with this essay.

New Year Rezzies...

Happy New Year, my lovelies :)

I was thinking about my new year resolution's earlier and thought I would keep 3 as they seem more manageable and realistic. The first two are probably quite predictable and boring but they are something I need to keep up. The last one is more personal to me, as 2011 was an eventful year and I pray that 2012 has bigger, better and more positive things for me to look forward to :)

Enjoy,

'Home Sweet Home' Makeup :)

So I travelled back home to Birmingham last Thursday and stayed until Saturday. It was lovely to see my mummy and daddy. It felt like ages since I'd last been home :( Honestly this PGCE gives me hardly any free time and the time that I do have I just want to recharge my batteries for the following week!

Anyways, I had a nice time with the family as my brother and sister were also at home. On the Saturday we had a family get-together at our house with the WHOLE family as it was one of my cousin's birthdays. We actually had a pre- Xmas dinner - it was very tasty indeed!

After most of the preparations were done I retreated to my room to get some of my reading out of the way! This is a quick snap of my FOTD :) I kept it quite simple but added a 'pop' of colour on my lips with one of my fave lippies at the moment. Hope you like!

                                                                 Face:

Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturiser

MAC Moisturecover Concealer (for undereyes)

Laura Mercier Loose Setting Translucent Powder

Cheeks:

TBS Baked Bronzer in 01

MAC Powder Blush in Margin

Eyes:

Collection 2000 Liquid Liner in Black ( can't rate this product enough!)

Manhattan Ultimate Curl and Lengthen Mascara in Black

Lips:

TBS Lip Butter in Papaya

TBS Lipstick in 048

Cranberry 'n' Crackle Nails.

                           
                         Rimmel 'Cranberry Fizz' and Boots 17 Crackle Polish in Gold



I actually painted my nails a few days ago but didn't have time to blog (sorry!)

I was working on my assignment and thought what better way to have a break and paint my nails. As I was feeling in the festive mood, I dug out my Rimmel I Love Fruities Nail Polish in the aptly named 'Cranberry Fizz' which I am loving at the moment. I then chose Boots 17 Crackle Polish in 'Gold' and applied this on both of my ring fingers and I absolutely loved the result. Then a slick of clear nail polish to seal and prolong and they lasted me a whole week until I decided to change the colour :P

*Make sure you apply at least 2 coats of your main nail polish for the crackle polish to stand out.

I'm BACK (again!)...

Hey,

First off, apologies for not blogging regularly. For those who don't know I am currently training to be a primary school teacher and boy has it been hectic. Although 4 months down, 6 to go!

aka my timetable for the academic year

I recently completed and passed my first teaching placement just over 2 weeks ago which is great news! I was teaching Y1 ( 5-6 yr olds) and I really enjoyed it apart from my collaborative partner (who was highly unprofessional)!

Then I returned to university for 2 weeks of lectures and seminars and I felt utterly drained as my body was trying to adjust to the time changes. I have only recently started to feel back on track!

I finished university last Friday and I have been attempting to write a 4,500 word essay on my teaching - proving to be hard as procrastination is trying to take over! I have been reading lots and hope to start writing it tonight...

Moving on to some exciting news though, on Friday I am flying to Istanbul with my family :) I am really looking forward to a break and I can't wait to check out all the beautiful architecture and of course pick up some unique pieces of jewellery.

I will try and post more before my second placement starts which is in February...but please bear with me as my workload is crazy!