Let is snow, let it snow!

That's 4 assignments down and another 3 to go, and 3 EXAMS!!! Anyway, we're all snowed in! It's toooo cold and the snow is almost knee deep in some areas. But I think that only applies to me, I am very petite :-p     it's quite good fun though. I'm not complaining, since we don't have to go to uni nor anywhere else, I think it's more of a matter of not being able to go. It's now the time to take out all those woolly socks, gloves and scarves. Let's share some white and magical photos now...

It doesn't help when you live up near the hilly areas, let the big freeze begin! There's not a person in sight, nor animals. Although there seems to be a wild fox on the loose, scary! And it's quite big, it's been spotted a few times hopping from garden to garden. A few days ago we were parking up in the drive and it ran across us, with some poor animal between it's teeth! :) x

The postponed post

As previously promised, here are some photo's of my Eid outfit. So, I'll let the pictures do the talking.

My suit was a deep purple, it had minimal embellishments, and was pretty elegant. All that it had on it were the paisley patterns, on a fabric with some kind of design in the background. The top photo's is of my matching duppatta, which had  beads on it, and  huge paisley designs on the plain background. It was elegant yet occasional wear. I am looking for somewhere to wear it to again, perhaps for a meal out. I'm not really fond of a lot of beads and sequins. The suit came in two other colours, aside from this purple, they were black and white. But as it was Eid and I don't really wear white, and black was too dull for Eid (my mother would have killed me if I wore black on Eid!) I was happy it was in purple, it was a lifesaver...phew! I was particularly glad to have caught sight of it, as my mum puts it I'm toooo picky. So if I did set my heart on it and black and white were out of question, my mission would have been incomplete!

And here are my ever so sparkly shoes, which I went shopping for the day before Eid. That's why I kind of bought the first one's I could buy. I hate being rushed while shopping! If I had the time and strength, I may have opted for some more sparkly shoes, perhaps in gold. Oh well, it got me through Eid! 

On a side note, I have just been told that training contracts are under review. So I have ended up in a pickle, I'm unsure of where I stand. I was supposed to start applying for training contracts in September, but if they're under review, what do I do? They might be replaced with a shorter term training program, with a higher salary and less walking over the 'trainee solicitor'. I suppose it's good in a sense, but it leaves the likes of me unsure what path to walk down. Anyway, I'd better crack on with my criminal liabilities assignment, wish me luck :) x

My Year

A new year means new missions, so let's think back to January 2012 and reminisce over the good memories and happenings of last year. Hmm...

January - So January started with a bang! With all the colourful fireworks and the usual New Year celebration. But in my life, in January I hit realisation. Me being me and spending my Christmas holidays procrastinating, was hit with a bombshell of having 12 teaching weeks and then EXAMS! So that's when I kind of woke up, and thought I'd better get my life sorted.

February - This was a sad month, as the one year anniversary of my beloved grandfather approached :-( RIP Pop's x

March - March was spent with some more procrastinating and then rushed note making and fast paced revision. The dreaded word arrived - Revision.

April - Hmmm April, was spent procrastinating and stressing over my exams, which would take the following month. 

May - Yeah, May arrived and I went into hibernation. This was Exam Month. But, not everything was smooth flowing. The day before my exam, which is traditionally spent ramming in the last minute extra information, there was a big revelation. Exam's had been cancelled, this was a sad and frustrating time. Everyone was prepared to have their exam over and done with in the morning, but a particular "someone" decided to put the answers of the pre-released materials up on to Facebook. So that was plagiarism apparently, and so we were given new materials, less time and new topics to revise. Yes, I felt like tearing my hair out! Lo and behold, I got through it all.

June - As my holidays had begun in May, just before exams had started, that meant I had a looot of time on my hands. I had 4 months off uni, so we thought we would through the little one a birthday party. Her birthday was on the day of the Queen's Jubilee, it was an eventful and happy occasion in our household. Furthermore, the Tutu's & Glitter blog was born :-) And I got my Exam results, I managed to pass my first year at uni :-) I also got my Solicitors Regulation Authority membership.

July - As Ramadan approached, preparations began. And that meant Eid was just around the corner. We had an eventful Ramadan, although I don't fast as I have medical exemptions. But I spent most of Ramadan, if not all, ill :-( 

August - It was Eid in August, and it was the moth where I said farewell to my teenage years. I was no longer a teenager! It was a day of mixed emotions *sniff* Although I was not the stereotypical teenager, yeah yeah call me a geek or nerd or whatever ;-)

September - I shopped for my second year at uni, and my 4 month long holidays were soon to be over. Towards the end of September, I finally started my second year. I was just sooo glad holidays were over, I got to the point of where I wanted to go back to uni. 

October - Hmm, October, another Eid was approaching. That was something to look forward to, more shopping and more dressing up. My younger brother also got the snobby apprenticeship he really really wanted, a day before Eid. So it was smiles all around :-)

November - Hmm November  was spent working hard as was some of December. I had 3 pieces of coursework to get done. So it was study, study, study!

December - Finally got 3 pieces of coursework done, which only meant I had another 4 :-/ I think I spent most of this month if not all in my furry slippers and gown, since the weather reached minus degrees! We had a lot of fun this month, as Christmas holidays began. Everyone was off work and school etc, so it was a time to get together. 

An eventful year it was, roll on 2013. With many more good memories and happy occasions to share. I hope you all had as good a year as I did :-) 

Happy New Year x

Bye bye 2012

I hope you all had a happy year, with happy memories and loads of good tidings to look forward to next year. Roll on 2013 ;-) x

'Tis the season..

...to go shopping!! So it's kind of tradition to hit the sales, but i prefer hitting the sales from behind my laptop screen. That way I don't have to do with the pushing and shoving. If I do visit the sales, it is usually midday and not at 5am, yeah people really go to the sales at 5am. I don't think I've ever been out of my bed at 5 am, never mind going into town at 5! Anyway, I did go into town midday, and there was still pushing and shoving so I didn't stay long. I bought a few goodies from Boots, and a dress. I finished my shopping online and my order has been dispatched and should be with me on Thursday. I'll share my sale goodies with you all in a later post. But for now, since it's the shopping season, I came across a few wintry suits which I might order.  They are by one of my favourite designers, Gul Ahmed. Here goes...

I love the bold colours on the design on the left, I also love the wintery vibes it gives off. The blue suit is one of those that can be dressed up or down, but I think it the candy colours are more suitable for the winter. However, the fabric is quite thick.

I just love both the colours and designs on both of these. I also love how the designs are so elegant, the elegant designs are something which make Gul Ahmed different and stand out. I heart Gul Ahmed clothes!

They are all sooo beautiful, I'm spoilt for choice. Here is a close up snap of some of the above designs.

I am sure they are bound to be more beautiful, the photos don't do justice to their beauties ;-) So the question is, which would you buy and which do you drop off the wish list? x

*All the above images belong to Gul Ahmed, unless otherwise stated

A little something

As you all have probably guessed by now, I am a creative person. I LOVE ART! My little sister bought a set containing scratch and sketch masks. The set was of Masquerade theme, so it contained some nicely shaped masks which you had to sketch on top of to reveal colour underneath. It also contained coloured gems. I kind of nicked one, and set off to make something out of it. Since it was 'nicked' I didn't have the little plastic pencil, to scratch and sketch with, so I improvised, and used a cocktail stick instead :-D I think it was better than the original pencil, as it was more sharper, so the designs was more enhanced. Anyway this is what I came up with.

Excuse the, not so there, quality of the photo!

Although it was a little tricky in places, I was quite satisfied with the finishing results  Which I improved with the addition of glitter and some gems, out of which some decided to go walkabouts :-/

It was much better in real life :-/

It was a very fragile arty creation, because the slip of the pen, cocktail stick in this case, ruined the whole concept of the design. I went on to use this 'mask' as a bookmark, but it kind of wore out. Needless to say it was very pretty and got a lot of oohs and aahs :) If I was to nick another, I think I would improve the quality of it, since I speak from experience now :-P It required a lot of patience and precision, accuracy is key, as I said before the slip of the pen could ruin the whole thing! Anyway, I quite enjoyed doing this and would love to do it again! x

*All the above images are owned by Tutu's & Glitter, unless otherwise stated.

I'm back :-D

Yeah, I'm baaaaack!?! That's three down and another 4 to go. And then Oh Crap...3rd year. We all know what that entails, more work? I should hopefully update my blog more often now. Anyway, we should be breaking up for Christmas come Friday  and I will get a month off. But I have plans..to start my revision preparations quite well ahead of time. I'm only saying this but will probably end up procrastinating and then writing up notes a week before Exams, I know myself toooo well.

Anyway, the cold weather is so miserable. It's been raining, with gusts of wind, it's been hailing, foggy, icy...need I go on? So the warm socks and slippers have come out as has my pom pom blanket :-)

But, wait for it...

Christmas spirits in the air! Everything is so beautifully decorated, full of lights and colour. This means there should be some late nights shopping in town, and when have I said no shopping?

I really need to catch up with movies, that have been watched while I've been writing up my assignments. Every weekend, we usually spend watching movies in the evening and getting all cozy with maybe a hot chocolate or coffee. But lately, I've spent my weekends alone. Stuck in a room on my own, working! Yes, Working! So I've missed out on some movie time with the family :-( But hopefully, I should be watching a movie with them on the weekend. Sometimes we go through 2 movies in a night :-D good times, eh.

Some of the movies we've watched include Snow White and the Huntsmen, Smiley, When the lights go off, Ted...I could go on and on, but I'll spare you. We just kind of giggle through the scary ones because they're more hilariously unrealistic than 'scary'. While we were watching 'when the lights go off', we spotted our  town quite a bit. It looks as if the movie was made down the road from me! Anyway, it was a good film based on a true story, as I did my research after :-) it's based on a real haunted house in Hull. I wonder what we'll watch this weekend? Hmm, better get my thinking cap on, any suggestions?  : ) x