february faves

27 Feb 2020

The alliteration of February Faves was too strong for me to ignore and the last time I did a favourites post was in September so I figured now was a good time for me to update you all on the things I'm loving this month (and the past few months as well)

WHAT I'M WATCHING
I recently watched a German rom-com on Netflix called Isi and Ossi and I loved it so much! It was kinda cheesy and predictable but it was honestly just really heartwarming and lovely and I highly recommend it to everyone. I'm fairly partial to European media so I may have loved this more than the average person but it's still 5 out of 5! I've been on a down season of tv shows but Elite season three comes out next month so I'm super excited for that!

WHAT I'M READING
I finally picked up the new Becky Albertalli book 'Yes, No, Maybe So'. Simon Vs The Homosapiens Agenda is one of my favourite books of all time and I love everything that Becky comes out with and this one is no different. 




WHAT I'M LISTENING TO
It's officially Eurovision season which means that my music taste morphs into europop for the next few months and honestly I'm not mad about it! I was going to put Francesco Gabbani's Viceversa but the UK just released their song and for once it's genuinely a BOP and I'm so excited! Give it a listen!



WHAT I'M WEARING
I finally picked up Armani's Si perfume after wanting and ogling it for years and lemme just say it is DIVINE and I want to smell of nothing else for the rest of my life.




RANDOM PICK
My random pick is the smarties chocolate share bar because OH BOOOOOY. Heart eyes emojis all round. I used to eat these all the time but everywhere near me has stopped selling them (probably because of the high sugar content) but I was complaining about how they didn't sell them anymore and my friend told me that in fact, they did so she bought me some from her local shop and it really just made my week (so maybe my random pick is actually just friendship??)



What things have you been loving this month?

the one with the mom jeans

21 Feb 2020

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Judging by the title of this blog (MOM JEANS AND JESUS) you probably figured that I love mom jeans and my absolute favourite pair are the mid-blue Kimomo jeans from Monki and have been for years.

I got an email today letting me know that currently, ALL MONKI JEANS ARE 20% OFF!!!! So I simply had to come on and share this with y'all because if you're on the lookout for some new jeans, Monki is DEFFO the way to go. I also have the Taiki jeans in Black which I also love.

Here's a selection of some of my favourite mom style jeans from Monki to inspire you! The Kimomo jeans have straighter and skinnier leg while the Taiki jeans are more traditionally mom jean like with a wider leg and both are GREAT and come in multiple colours!

What I Spend in a Week At University

3 Feb 2020

A big part of going away for uni is learning how to budget and manage your money. Northern Ireland is a pretty affordable place to live and I try to be as minimalist as possible. I'm still learning how to budget better so a big part of this post is actually just for me to see how well I'm managing my expenses as much as me sharing with you all what I buy in a week.


Monday

My pressed powder just died a slow painful death so I very glamorously began my Monday by popping to Tesco to buy a new one. - £4.00

I then got a train from Belfast to Coleraine. This is a bizarre thing that we do in Northern Ireland where we all go home for the weekends, call us home birds. The train price has also been increased this year so it's actually become something that I actively notice this year as opposed to previous years when I'd just pay it and think nothing of it - £8.30

Once I arrive at Coleraine I then get a bus to Portstewart, the next town over, which is where my house is. - £1.60

As it's the start of the week I also did a grocery shop to stock up on fresh produce for the week and to fill my store cupboard as it's the beginning of a new term. - £28.89

Monday Total Spend = £42.79


Tuesday

I don't have class on Tuesdays so I literally had no expenses today because I was at home all day doing laundry. Yay for chores and yay for no expenses

Tuesday Total Spend = £0.00


Wednesday

Grabbed a lift to uni and picked up a banana as an after-class snack. I've been feeling nauseous a lot recently so I'm limiting myself to the blandest foods possible to try and alleviate it a little, hence the banana - £0.35

I then went to the library and treated myself to a Wispa gold with my lunch afterwards because it's a bad habit and I'm not at all ashamed - £0.77

I ended up not getting the bus at all today because my friends all so kindly gave me lifts to everywhere I needed to be so I managed to avoid that expense which is usually a staple in my daily expenditure.

Wednesday Total Spend = £1.02


Thursday

Hopped on the bus around 12 to head into uni for the day - £1.40

I made lunch before I left the house so I didn't need to buy anything in uni. I was originally planning on picking up some chocolate from the shop on my way home but by the time I ended up leaving the library, the shop was closed so I guess that was a blessing in disguise! My friend also very kindly gave me a lift home so I didn't need to pay for another bus fare.

Thursday Total Spend = £1.40


Friday 

I got the bus again this morning and you know the gist by now - £1.40

I had a really long lecture so I treated myself to a lil bag of Minstrels during the break... oops - £0.77

I also managed to run out of lunch food (oops) so I had to grab a wrap from the shop to eat on my way home - £2.99

Remember when I mentioned that we all go home at the weekend? yeah, guess what? Another train fare!! - £8.30

Friday Total Spend = £13.46


Saturday

I ended up not going out on Saturday and ended up just staying in and watched some Netflix and some rugby which meant I also didn't spend any money. 

However, as it's the 1st of the month it's the day that I pay my rent. I'm not going to disclose the exact amount that I pay for rent so I'm excluding the value from my expenses.

Saturday Total Spend = £0.00 (+rent)


Sunday

I got a hotdog for breakfast at church this morning (which I generally do most Sunday morning's because it's there and it's handy - £1.00

Bad habits die hard and we have a habit of always going to get ice cream after church in the evenings and this week was no different. - £4.50

Sunday Total Spend = £5.50





So that brings us to the end of the week and that brings my weekly spend to the grand total of (drum roll please)

Weekly Total = £64.17 (+rent)

This was a reasonably normal week but my expenses change week by week so if you enjoyed this post and would like to see another one in the future let me know and I'll maybe do a part two.