Video: Meet Biggie the Cat

Mr. Bigs features frequently on this blog and when he does he seems to get more attention than the topic I'm writing about. I mean...just look at that little face! I thought it would be fun to film the crazy cat so that you guys could meet him. 

He's very greedy and is always looking for food...he even ate half a pumpkin pie that was left out on the side once. And only the other day he stole a whole block of cheese and tried to run away with it between his teeth when my friends and I had our backs turned!  Because of this we had to put him on a diet. So he's actually looking a lot slimmer these days, compared to the photo below which was taken last year. 

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Fortnight in Photos #13

 Spent the day hanging out with waxwork people in Madame Tussauds. Watched (half of) The Great Gatsby. Drank a large hot chocolate with marshmallows to get rid of the Monday blues. Finally went to Chipotle in London. Bought some trainers- so I no longer have an excuse not to exercise. Tried out this pretty Nailsinc topcoat.

Became addicted to popcorn. Added some new things to my bedroom. Made the best fish finger sandwich ever. Organised my jewellery. Hung out with my cat. Tried out some new make up (which I recommend).



What have you guys been up to recently?


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Fortnight In Photos #13

The last two weeks have flown by! I can't believe it's November already, it will be Christmas before we know it. The lead up to it is my favourite time of year and I'm already starting to plan lots of festive things. But before that I need to get through graduation, which is next Friday. I'll probably post about what I wear next week but for now here's what Ive been up to recently. 

Favourite popcorn, SO happy to meet Tom Fletcher, Biggie being extremely cute, night in with my friend who came to visit this weekend, favourite restaurant Wahaca, Harrods is looking Christmassy.

In love with the Soap & Glory Smoothie Bodybutter, decorating a desk at work with birthday balloons, re purchased bareMinerals Touch Up Veil, mini Ikea make over in my room, work looking very autumnal, jacket I'd been eyeing up in Primark was reduced. 

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Fortnight in Photos #10

This post is going up slightly early but here's what I've been up to for the past two weeks...

Went home for the the bank holiday weekend and got a bit crafty, the finished product, grumpy Mr Bigs, beautiful ceiling at a random Thai restaurant, picnic time, view from the train on a Friday evening.

Twister lipbalm- smells and tastes nothing like a Twister lolly though! Cute Jams from France, pamper evening, drinks in the lovely weather after work, Bigs chilling in what can't be a comfortable position, eating lunch by the lake at work.

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EcoKitty | Playhouse and Catnip Bow Tie

"We take great pride in the quality of our products and design them with the help of our expert kitty team. Everything is proudly made in Britain – in fact it is all made in our hometown, Plymouth! All of our products are made from recycled or locally sourced materials to keep our carbon footprint to an absolute minimum – we use recycled office supplies and an eco-printer too!" Quote from the Ecokitty webpage.

I've noticed that a lot of you also have some very cute cats that make regularly make appearances on your blogs, so I wanted to share with you a cute little company that I discovered recently. It started when I applied for a code on Facebook to get a free Catnip Bow Tie from EcoKitty, a family-run earth-friendly business who make lovely things for cats. I was so excited because the bow tie just looked so cute and I thought my cat would love it. When I contacted them I got a lovely reply from Ellie who runs the business along with, Arron, Sue and Matt. She suggested that I picked up the bow tie when I was down in Plymouth because that's where they are based and it would save me the postage. When I went to pick up the bow tie Ellie asked if Biggie (my cat) liked cardboard boxes, to which I replied "Yes! He just loves to sit in them." (he'll sit in anything) so she kindly gave me a 'Playhouse' for him, which is made entirely from recycled cardboard. 

I gave Bigs his pressies as soon as I got home the next day. The playhouse took me a few seconds to assemble and Ellie had kindly given me some cute stickers to keep it together. It folds out into a triangular shape so that your cat can climb inside. Bigs walked straight into it, making himself comfortable so I knew we were onto a winner with this one. Ellie had told me that thirty percent of cats don't react to catnip. I was hoping that Bigs wouldn't be part of that percentage! But the bow tie had no affect on him and all he did was give it a quick sniff and then walk off. Oh well, at least it can still be used as a toy. 

I would definitely recommend this little company because the people behind it are just so lovely and provide excellent customer service. The Bow Tie retails at just £3.49, so if your kitty is a fan of cat nip and you are looking for a cute little present then i'd definitely recommend it. The playhouse however is a bit pricier at £9.99... I personally wouldn't usually spend that much, even though I do love my cat to pieces. Especially because (as you already know) cats will love sleeping or playing somewhere one day and then are not in the least bit interested the next! But, they do offer a 'Playtime Hamper' which includes the playhouse, the cat nip bow tie and a little limited edition, felt, hand made ball all for £13.99,  which would save you some money and would make a purrrfect present for your cat!

Here's Bigs testing out the goodies himself...

Disclosure: The views expressed are based on my own experience.

Fortnight in Photos #7

I've noticed that a lot more of you have been stopping by to read my posts this week and I just wanted to say a massive thank you! I've only been writing on here since April and sometimes it can be a bit daunting, as i'm sure you all know. Especially when you have no idea if people will listen to or agree with what you have to say or enjoy the type of thing you are talking about. So yeah, I just wanted to say a massive thank you to you all because I really enjoy posting on here and lovely comments make it even more worth while.

I've basically just been enjoying summer recently and the lovely weather that we have been having. I move to London to start my new job two weeks today so i'm just making the most of only working part time. Here's a few photos...a lot seem to be of the cat. He's just so cute and funny, I can't help it!

Flowers from the garden, sushi lunch with my brother, lime and chilli hot chocolate (yum), visiting Ben in Plymouth, McDonalds smoothie (also yum), adventure with Ben, Mount Edgcumbe, Starwars on a Sunday eve, double rainbow on the ceiling. 

Heart charm earrings from Ben, Biggie playing in his new house, Blab had a makeover, new things to try, Bigs hiding, Moomin biscuits from Japan, Biggie trying to drink my cocktail, Biggie making a bed in an IKEA storage box, walk in the rain. 


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Fortnight In Photos #6

The weather has been absolutely fantastic during the past two weeks. I hope the sun manages to stay out for a bit longer because it's making me feel better about the fact that I have no more holidays booked for the rest of the summer. It was the hottest day of the year yesterday and with the weather like this you can just sit in the garden, close your eyes and pretend you are somewhere exotic. 

I've been working lots recently and even did a filming job this week, trying to save a bit of money for when I move up to London in August.  I got my results from University on Thursday and I swear I have never been so nervous in my life, refreshing the page every second as I waited for midday. I will be graduating with a 2:1 in Television Production, which i'm over the moon about! Yay! 

I'm moving out of my parents house in just under a month now so i've been spending a lot of time with them and my cat...i'm going to miss him like crazy. 

Taco time, delicious cocktails, pool day, chilling with Bigs, lovely cupcake, pretty flowers in the garden.

Cuddles, rediscovered some sunglasses, my mum when she was my age, sparkling water with lemon, lime and mint from the garden (post coming soon), random trip to McDonalds to get a thick shake, filming tool belt. 

Congratulations hamper from my mum, freebie with this month's Glamour, evening at the beach, Biggie sleeping funny. 


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A Year Of Biggie

Above: Little Baby Biggie

I don't know the exact date of my cat's birthday so I have decided to count it from the date that he officially came to live with us. Long story short, he originally belonged to my brothers housemate at University and was named Biggie (yes, after the rapper). It got to Christmas time and Biggie and his brother Guiness were only a few months old. All of my brothers housemates including him were going home for the holidays and there was no one to look after the little kittens. After a bit of persuading my mum kindly offered to look after them for a month over Christmas and they came to stay. I was so happy about this because i'm a big cat person and had always wanted a cat, but my Mum was never keen on the idea of getting one. Just having the kittens around for a month was good enough for me because it meant I got to experience what it would be like to have a cat (or two)...and I loved it. To my Mum's surprise she really enjoyed having them around too and I could see she was becoming very attached. I was secretly hoping that we would be able to keep them when the month was up but my brother's housemates wanted them back. So I said goodbye and expected to only see them when I was visiting my brother at Uni. This was until my brother and his housemates finished their first year there and Biggie's owner decided that he would probably be better off coming to live with us. His owner was also very attached so it must have been hard to say goodbye but i'm so grateful that he let us adopt Bigs. I think sometimes when people haven't had a pet before they don't realise just how expensive it can be, especially when you take insurance and vaccinations etc into account.

So exactly one year ago (when he was roughly one year old) today Biggie came to live with us and now I can't imagine not having him around. I love him to bits, even when he brings us...presents. I'll miss him so much when I move out of my parents house in August.

I'd love to hear about your pets or if you have any stories about them?

He can be such a grump sometimes!

Fortnight in Photos #3

I've had another busy couple of weeks! What have you been up to?

Carved stones that I used to think were amazing when I was a child, my cat got in a fight with another cat so has scratches on his nose bless him, lots of body lotion to use up, goodies that my cousin very kindly brought over from the States, Maybelline polka dot nail polish, Smarties in a box- reminds me of childhood.

Pretty flowers in Salisbury, my brother came back from uni to visit, My Dad finally found me a coke with my name, trip to Windsor, phone broke so I didn't have one for three days -(which was actually quite nice) finally got a new one so got a new case, Bourjois BB Bronzing Cream- liking it so far.

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Fortnight In Photos #1

Flying back from the Alps after skiing

Filming a documentary in London

Two day trip to Alton Towers

Shopping with my mum

Attempt at making Sprite lollies

Biggie is gradually becoming more of a lap cat

Burrito at a friend's birthday meal

Curls made with straighteners that kind of stayed in overnight

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Spring Things: Trifle

 It was my Mum’s birthday a couple of weeks ago so I bought her this trifle bowl. She immediately wanted to use it so we dug out Lorraine Pascale’s Home Cooking Made Easy and got whisking. The recipes in this book are delicious and she really does make it seem easy!

Glass trifle bowl- Next Home, £14

I love how you can see the pattern that we made with the strawberries through the side of the bowl and the layers of sponge, cream and custard. It shows off all the hard work that went into making it look pretty as well as taste amazing.

This would be such a lovely pudding to make for summer parties and you could try any variation by adding different types of fruit or even a layer of jelly at the bottom. It's a great pudding all round because there is no cooking required so anyone could make it...give it a try! 

Disclosure: The views expressed are based on my own experience.