Christmas Wishlist Three - Asda

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Wishlist Three is a little different because these are items to buy BEFORE Christmas rather than as a gift, they are also all from Asda. These six things would make great little Christmas treats for yourself or maybe even for a Secret Santa that is being gifted before Christmas Day. 

Asda have amazing home stuff and often great clothes as well. It is always my go to place for seasonal items especially and this year they are on to a winners! 

1. Christmas Sequin Bulldog T-Shirt

I love a good classic Christmas jumper but I get so hot in them and they make my boobs look weird so I was so pleasantly surprised to find that Asda had a huge selection of Christmas t-shirts! This one is the most adorable thing in the whole world. It has a huge dog on it! I actually didn't buy this one though because it has sequins sewn on the front which looks great but I feel like they always fall off in the washing and I can not deal with that sort of stress. 

2. Winky Santa Mug

This mug is a must have for all your festive hot drink needs. It is the cutest little Santa, so retro yet somehow not tacky despite the fact it is a huge head. I am very tempted to buy this!

3. Decorative Jar Candle in Golden Vanilla

I mainly like this for the gorgeous gold tree lid. This candle looks so much more expensive than it is and it smells so sweet and delicious. It would be a great option if you want to add a little Christmas touch to your home without being full on tinsel and giant Santas.

4. Yankee Candle in Merry Mint Chocolate

Asda do a range of Yankee Candles which are a little cheaper than your usual Yankee Candle and the jar is slightly less fancy looking. I don't love the way they look because they don't look as nice but they do smell equally as good, this festive scent specifically makes me want to eat it. It makes your whole house smell like After Eight mints which to me just screams Christmas!

5. Glass Dogs Decorations

As you probably know, I adore dogs so these glass baubles kill me. They are so bloody cute that I just need to have them! I'm also really loving glass figurine baubles this year, the old fashioned kind so these are really appealing to me. I think I will pick up a pack next time I see them in store!

6. Santa Tea Light Burner Set

In the same style as the mug this is a giant Santa head burner, you put the tea light in the underneath and add scented liquid to the top and it fills the room with the most amazing smells! I bought this yesterday because I simple couldn't resist and now my whole house smells like mince pies. 

Basically, let me loose in Asda and I will transform my surroundings into a magical winter wonderland and I suggest you do the same! 

Get To Know EverydayAmy

It's time to get to know the blogger behind the blog. Facts about me, my life, my family. If you have any further questions please do ask me in the comments and I will make it my mission to reply!

Firstly, my name is Amy.

I am 23, turning 24 this coming Sunday. My birthday this year falls on Fathers Day.

My parents separated when I was 14 and I stayed living with my dad, my sister and my little brother. My brother was 1 when they split so I helped raise him. Taking him to school everyday and doing anything else my dad couldn't be there for.

My sister recently has a baby, my little niece, Evie.

I live in a small village in a cute little one bedroom house with my boyfriend, Liam, our puppy and our five guinea pigs.

Our puppys name is Watson.

The guinea pigs are called Kansas, Ramona, Nova, Stella and Rocket.

We had more guinea pigs as I have an addiction but sadly last year three of them died. 

Liam and I have been together for 4 years in August and it just feels insane to have been together for so long, it has gone so fast but at the same time I feel like I've known him forever.

We have never been abroad together but are planning on doing so next year. We do however love holidays to Devon and Center Parcs which is odd because I am not very outdoorsy.

I am a make up addict and have more than I know what to do with. Yet I still continue to buy more. 

I am not afraid to be creative with my make up so will happily rock crazy colours and style.

My favourite cosmetics brands are Urban Decay and Revolution. 

I like to dress nicely but I don't really enjoy clothes shopping and tend to stick to safe options then accessorise them to make it more exciting and put together.

I wish I had studied something animals related as I have a huge connection with animals and would love a career with them. I also love customer service and working with computers so a combination job would be amazing!

I love decorating and diy decor which means that I live on Pinterest but rarely ever pin anything. 

I have on obsession with rose gold and gold, I know everyone else is over it but I still love it.

I am a seriously fussy eater, I don't like fruits, vegetables out salad so it can be really hard for me to eat healthily. 

It is also really hard not to end up with a burger in ever restaurant I go to.

I require a lot of sleep but am also a night owl so I often dose off during the day.

I have a fear of greasy hair so I wash mine every single day without fair.

Despite this, I am super lazy and almost never style it or straighten it. 

My hair also rejects hair dye so I have always had the same colour hair because whenever I dye it the colour will be gone in a few weeks.

Im really OCD with organisation. Everything needs to be in the exact right place and sitting at the exact right angle.

This drives my boyfriend mad because I will moan about him not hanging the towels the way I like or putting the cushions on the sofa they correct way.

I love movies and have a huge collection but I am also very critical and am hard to please.

I have a huge range of musical tastes, from heavy rock to country and everything in between.

I am extremely shy and nervous in my places and around new people and this often stops me from doing new things.

Goodness, I have no much more I could tell but I don't want to bore you to death. Hopefully you know me a little better now but please ask me if they is anything else you would like to know and maybe ill do a part two to this post! 

What's On My Bedside Table

What a person choses to keep next to their beds says a lot about a person and I think it is really interesting. It is a place to put the things you reach for first thing in the morning and last thing at night, it is also one of the first things you see when you open your eyes which is why I think it is super important to make sure it's filled not just with things you need but with things you love. 

I hope you enjoy this little insight!

I have a pretty simple little bedside table from Ikea, it is wooden with a glass top. It was super cheap and because the wood is untreated, I'm thinking about painting it copper?

On top I have a placemat under everything just so that if I have a drink on the table and I spill it, it wont ruin my books. Genius right!?

I like to have a selection of books to hand, some I've read and loved and some I haven't yet read. I am loving reading recently and am really enjoying having the physical copy rather than reading on my iPad.

Obviously, I have some candles. But something I want a little light but without the fire worry so I also have an empty Yankee Candle jar filled with battery operated fairy lights.

I have this gorgeous golden jewellery tree, I keep my favourite pieces here just so I remember to wear them but also so that nothing ever gets lost because it all has its own place!

On the little shift I have a flowery box which contains my limited skin care, yes its a small box because I hate skin care and I barely use anything.

Inside I have a moisturiser, cleanser and hand cream. The hand cream is Wonder Hand by Zoella Beauty and I'll be reviewing it soon! The other stuff is just from Wilkinsons because as I said, I couldn't care less about skin care.

Make Up wipes because I'm a lazy girl!

I'm really happy with my bedside table, it has everything I need to hand and it's cute. I'd love to know what your bed side essentials are, see what I'm missing! Comment below!

What I Got For Christmas 2015!

I know this post is late, very late and I'm sorry but better late than never right? 

My boyfriend and I really love christmas, we like to visit garden centres, shopping centres, decorate our home like a winter wonderland, watch every christmas film possible and spoil each other rotten. It truly is our favourite time of the year. 

Now, this post is not bragging or showing off, it is simply showing the things I personally got for christmas. The things I asked for and the things my boyfriend thought I would like. All the gifts shown are from him and I am very grateful for everything I received. 

Lets get into it!

He knows I love Soap and Glory so he got me a couple of lovely sets, first being the Glam-O-Flage set which contains some of best selling products such as the Thick & Fast Mascara. I loved this because I actually hadn't tried a few of the products before and it will last me well through the year.

This is kind of a fun gift and an awesome one, he got me the Vanilla Frosting Yankee Candle last year and I never wanted to light it because I loved it so much and didn't to waste it. I still had just under half left come December and my boyfriend said he wouldn't get my another one until I had 

used it all, so I burnt it none stop all through December and finished it off, he replaced it with this delicious lemon cake scented candle.

I usually only buy palettes because I like all my eyeshadows to be kept together so he bought me this empty Urban Decay palette so I could buy some single shadows I had been lusting after. Such a thoughtful gift, I was so pleased when I opened it!

The past year, I have fallen head over hills with the store Paperchase and especially this beautiful rose gold frame, we also bought a puppy just before christmas so the frame was a perfect gift to display little Watson's gorgeous face.

I expressed my love for this Pandora Rose Gold ring so long ago and it shocks me that he remembered and got it for me. Hasn't left my finger since!

I have never bought anything from Benefit before and when I saw this lovely set with a selection of the boxed blushes, I just had to have it. My wonderful boyfriend got it for me and I love it so much.

This was my main surprise present and he was so excited for me to open it! As you all know, I have five guinea pigs and they are my world so this hoodie is just so me! Its so warm also which is a bonus!

Urban Decays Vice 4 was top of my christmas list and with good reason, it is unbelievably beautiful   and I am so pleased with it. 

Another thoughtful gift, he wrapped this up with a tag written by our puppy, well, by my boyfriend but only because dogs can't write, obviously. I'm so excited to fill it up with little family photos. 

Soap and Glory often bring out these limited edition palettes around christmas time and they are always spectacular. This one is full of shimmery rose golds and wearable nudes, it is the perfect everyday palette.

I love to read so he also got me some books, so far I have already read Looking for Alaska and Extraordinary Means and they were so good! Especially Extraordinary Means, which may now be my favourite book ever.

In my stocking, I got some luxury minis, nail polishes, wax melts and a whole host of chocolates. 

As you can see, I was thoroughly spoiled and had an awesome christmas. I also got other gifts from family such as Zoella Beauty products, Urban Decay Naked Smoky, candles, socks and all sort of other wonderfully thoughtful gifts. 

I hope you enjoyed this post, late as it may be. Let me know in the comments what you got for christmas, i'd love to know!

Watson!

We got a dog! We have been wanting to do this for so long and thanks to a tax refund we found ourselves suddenly able to afford it! We had wanted a Cocker Spaniel but we saw an advert online for this little guy and instantly fell in love! He is a pure breed long hair chihuahua, 13 weeks old and crazy! It has proven hard to get a decent photograph because he is always moving so one with him sleeping with have to do! 

We are completely in love and even though he is proving a bigger responsibility than we anticipated, we are so happy we got him and are looking forward to spending our lives as a little family. 

I will keep you all updated!  

Christmas Trees!

I've been a way from blogging for a little while, you probably didn't notice but I'm sorry anyway! I have had no inspiration for a while but with christmas coming up and having just got a gorgeous little puppy (post to come) I am feeling very festive and very happy! Life can be hard sometimes, stressful and down right annoying but coming home to a winter wonderland has really been cheering me up lately!

We have two trees up in the Fish household, a huge fake tree adorned with coppers, silver and red with all the special baubles we have collected up over the years and then we have a small real tree on the dining table. The small tree smells incredible and is decorated with copper and gold, we also have some presents on the table under this tree because they need to be kept safe from the crazy puppy! 

I am in love with our trees this year so I thought i'd share them with you!  

Fall Edition: Relax and Unwind

It is super important to find time to relax, unwind and have some me time all year round but fall is my favourite time to do so because you can do it all while wrapped in a blanket. I am going to talk you through the things I liked to do to Relax and Unwind, I hope you find some inspiration to help you get some cosy me time this fall! 

1. Take a nap

The most amazing thing in the world is the feeling being curled up in a toasty warm bed, covered in blankets and a pile of pillows and taking a long afternoon nap. I personally like to have the window open so I can enjoy the outside sounds and have a cold crisp breeze on my face.

2. Read a book

Once you have woken from your nap, grab a book and read away a few more hours. I like either an easy read book such as Tanya Burr's Love Tanya or a romantic, tear jerker such as All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven. 

3. Watch Vlogs

I find it so cosy and relaxing to watch vlogs on youtube, I especially like to watch "couple" vloggers. It's so nice to watch couples do homely couple type things like just cooking dinner and walking the dogs. My favourites are Zalfie and Aspyn & Parker, I love watching Zalfie play with their little pug and Aspyn & Parker plan their wedding.

Watch Zalfie Here

Watch Aspyn & Parker Here

4. Netflix!

Pile your sofa high with cushions, grab your boyfriend, best friend or pet and watch Netflix all night long. My boyfriend and I have been loving watching Arrested Development recently.

5. Turn off all social media and phones

You can't relax while you are looking at and reading about everyone elses lives and you certainly don't want your quiet time ruined by constant texts and emails. Turn everything off and just enjoy the peace, quiet and being alone.

6. Halloween!

Fall is all about halloween for me, it is one of my favourite holidays. Take some time out to do some DIY decorations, spend time with the children in your life, take them out pumpkin picking and trick or treating and watch some halloween films! I have so many favs...

For the kids

. Hotel Transylvania

. Caroline

. A Nightmare Before Christmas

. Hocus Pocus

. Halloween Town

Even a little Harry Potter and Twilight

For the adults

. Halloween series

. Nightmare On Elms Street series

. Friday the 13th series

. Evil Dead

. Wrong Turn series

. Scream series

. Final Destination series

I honestly could list films all day but you get the picture!

There you go! These are the ways I like to relax and unwind during the fall time. Leave me a comment if you have any great relaxation ideas you think I would enjoy!

Bedroom Transformation

When we moved into this house the bedroom was very old lady looking, it has light rose pink walls with a flowered boarder around the middle of the walls (which wasn't even straight), loads of holes in the walls and the whole room was a general botch job. It was hideous.

We wanted to decorate the room but we didn't have much to spend and so we had to find ways of transforming the room on a budget. We kept the same furniture and bedcovers then we worked with the colour themes we already had. We painted the walls a crisp white to match the white wardrobes and make up table, we wanted to keep the grey bedcovers so we incorporated the colour into the room with a new rug and silver shelves then we added copper accents to make everything feel warmer and more on trend. 

When you are on a budget it is important to utilise the items you already have and do a bit of DIY decor. We painted existing items such as my make up table mirror with copper paint and we vamped up some cheap photo frames with the same copper paint and put printed movie quotes inside them. 

The only new things we bought are.... (Click to purchase)

. Lampshade

. Rug

. White Storage Boxes

. Copper Acrylic Paint (Copper only available in store)

. Silver Shelves

. Frames

. Washing Baskets

We also saved money by using a large tub of white paint that we already had but white paint is very cheap anyway and can be bought from any DIY store and most home stores. 

All together we only spent: £59.45

"And then it's the easiest goddamned thing in the world" Paper Towns

"You are all the colours at once at full brightness" All The Bright Places

"I fell in love the way you fall asleep; slowly, then all at once" The Fault In Our Stars

And something for the boyfriend, a quote he likes from Guardians Of The Galaxy

"Oh, she has no idea. If I had a blacklight, this would look like a Jackson Pollock painting"

I am really happy with how it turned out and I am thrilled we managed to do it for such little money. I think that the copper adds some much needed warmth and the quote frames add a good amount of personality into the space. Before, the room was a dumping ground for junk, we slept there and closed the door when we had guests so people wouldn't see how horrible it was. Now, it is a room that we like to spend time in and we can have the door open all the time. 

I hope you guys love it as much as I do and can get some ideas for your own budget transformations!

Pinterest: Wall Quotes

My boyfriend and I have the hugest dvd/bluray collection in the whole world. Well, that might be a little bit of an exaggeration but it is pretty big. It consists of two huge bookcases and takes up the whole side wall of our living room. We also have unlimited cards which are memberships to our local cinema that enables us to see as many movies as we want.

Basically, we love movies. 

We quote them in conversations, we ever quote them to other people who have no idea what we are saying so just think we are crazy. These quotes have become a huge part of our vocabulary. 

I have been searching the shops and the web for wall art, canvas and general decoration for a while but nothing has felt right, I want our bedroom to be personal and showcase what we like and our personalities. What better way to do that than with our favourite quotes from our favourite movies.

Not only favourite movies but books and music too. 

I have taken to pinterest to find ideas on how to make this idea a reality...

The quote we chose will be different from those shown, these are just layout/theme ideas.

I'll update you on the final look and final quotes when its all done and on the walls! 

Wishlist: Copper Lamps

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As I have mentioned, my boyfriend and I are currently in the process of decorating our bedroom. We actually don't even have a lamp shade at the moment so it is a must to buy the most awesome one we can find and it obviously has to be copper. We are painting the room white and our furniture is white/will be white so we want a copper lamp shade and possibly some lamps to add a little more light and warmth to the cold white. 

I never noticed this before but lamps are expensive! It has taken me so long to track down a collection of gorgeous light fixtures that don't cost an arm and a leg, all of these options are less than £35.00

I am really being draw towards option four because it is so unique and trendy but options one and two would look great together and they are both from IKEA so I could get them both in one shopping trip/online order. But then option three is so shiny and pretty, would it just collect dust horribly though?

Let me know your thought in the comments!

Oliver Bonas Wishlist / Shelving Decoration

A few weeks ago I went to Ikea and I saw this really simple silver metal shelving unit and I feel in love with it, I felt like the possibilities were endless and that the silver would look great with the copper accessories I've been lusting after. However, at the time I just couldn't think of where I could put it so I begrudgingly left it behind.

For a while I've been thinking about how to decorate mine and my boyfriends bedroom, currently its a dumping ground full of piles of washing and general junk. We tend to just close the door and forget about it but it gets me down because I want every room to be beautiful. In the next couple of weeks we are going to commence in painting the walls in a crisp white and painting all our furniture to match, most of our furniture is already white so I am thinking that I would like it all to match and then add silver and copper accents to make it all look a little more sophisticated. 

This is the shelving unit...

Buy Here

It is a really simple unit but it is super slim which is perfect for our limited space and the silver colour in person is super metallic and lovely. I think it is the perfect basic piece of furniture that can be dressed up with decorative pieces to add a little glamour to a room. 

To decorate the shelves I am mostly looking to use items I already have but that aren't displayed to the best of their potential. Such as...

. Decorative Books

. Crystal Trinket Bowls

. Candles 

. Personal Photos

. Jewellery Tree

. Decorative Eyeshadow Palettes

I have a lot of things that just seem too pretty to be hidden away and would be great as display pieces, in order to fill the shelves I will need some new things too so I have been lusting after the decorative copper items from Oliver Bonas. Oliver Bonas is quite pricey but these 6 items are all reasonably priced and fantastically pretty and perfect to add a little bit of character to our boring bedroom.

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How bloody amazing are these things?! I know copper is such an old trend but I just love how warm it feels and when your whole room is white, you need some warmth. 

Candle Holder, pretty self explanatory, I'm want to but a candle in it but I'll probably never light it so that I can keep it looking perfect. Duh.

A is my initial and L is my boyfriend Liam's, we both love initial stuff so these are so perfect for us. We love initial pillows, mugs, glasses, just everything. These would look awesome on the top of the unit I'm thinking?

The mirror would look great hanging on the wall in between the third shelf and the top of the unit, hanging slightly off centred with maybe the candle underneath? It is such a cute little mirror and being hung on the wall will give a bit more depth to the whole display.

The pot is actually meant for utensils but I'm thinking it would look good with some fake flowers sprayed silver inside it. Im not a fan of real flowers so this is a nice alternative. It would look awesome with a tall cactus in it but it wouldn't work when it came to watering the plant as the water would ruin the bamboo. 

Decorating our bedroom will be a long, painful and probably expensive process but I will keep you updated ever step of the way! Another element I would like to include is animals, we currently have a white and silver duvet set with little animal silhouettes which I love and want to keep so I will also be searching for some animals theme canvas for the walls. Wishlist coming soon!

Notes

Oliver Bonas can be rather expensive so as a cheap alternative, Sainsburys have some amazing copper homewares that are well worth a look!

Oliver Bonas have recently become the first high street chain to start paying employees working wage rather than the unrealistic minimum wage that other high street employers pay. As someone working for minimum wage, I think this is a fantastic and really admirable thing. You can read about it here.

Wishlist: Rose Gold/Copper

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Rose Gold and Copper have been a huge thing for a while now but I have only recently fallen head over heels in love with it. 

These are the four items I have been lusting over, a very broad variety of objects that I am dying to fill my life with. My boyfriend bought me a gorgeous rose gold Olivia Burton watch for my birthday and since then I have been looking for a simple ring to match, I have definitely found it in this amazingly classy Pandora bow ring. 

The frame and the clock are too incredibly pretty not to buy, I just need them. I think my home needs a more girly, sophisticated touch and these items will definitely bring that in heaps.

In a moment of madness I decided to have an orange and green theme in my kitchen, it felt jazzy and retro at the time but now it feels tacky and childish. I am seriously considering a complete kitchen over hall, starting with this incredible pots set. Aren't they just beautiful?!

On another note, I am furiously searching the net to find a rose gold/copper based eyeshadow palette. The closest thing I can find is Urban Decay Naked 3 but for some reason, Im just not feeling it. If you have a suggestion, please tell me in the comments below!