involving:

a bypass to coleraine for a dirty takeout and visit to lidl
visiting the bushmills distillery
watching the nanny diaries
walking along the beach
a visit to morellis for overcharged ice-cream sundaes
breakfasting at the copper kettle
drinking in sweeneys
bbq-ing

we then payed a surprise visit to the crazy pirate golf course at dundonald.

meal at drenans. complete with surprise birthday cake.

presents for breakfast.

picnic at crawfordsburn country park.

i have a love for plants and flowers. it started when i worked in a flower shop for a couple of years. its hard when limited to an apartment to cultivate this love though. so im slowly filling it with potted plants.

these are my latest :

the second is a succulent. i love succulents. they're so hardy and will withstand some neglect, including lack of water and sunlight. these are good traits.

painted one of the lounge walls blue.

i love it. makes such a difference.

i cant wait to see these on my trip to nyc this august:

four temporary waterfalls are being installed and will be up from mid-july to mid-october. designed by Olafur Eliasson, i'll be able to take a boat tour of them. how cool !?

its a bad thing when having only visited ikea two days ago, im planning what i'd like to pick up on my next trip...

'slatthult' is a set of stickers that are vintage-style frames, for putting wherever you like ! i'm planning on jazzing up my wall-light switches.

KARDEMUMMA plant pots are simple and stylish, and can be used for so many different things:

the fabric in ikea is incredible value, and i plan to make some cushion covers with patterns such as these:

yesterday and today were busy days. activties included changing bedroom layout and cleaning simultaneously, a haircut, a shift at work, decluttering, a visit to b&q for paint, plants and a windowsill planter box, planting out the plants and painting an old 'fira' ikea drawer set.

living in an apartment is limiting in terms of the plants i can grow. i've often kept outdoor plants indoors, which has led to inevitable death... so with my new window box full of petunias, i plan to cable-tie it to the ledge of my kitchen window. i think my next plant project will be a terranium...

...complete with dinosaurs !

{ images from shims and sons}

today is my last exam.

a one-hour multiple choice.

to celebrate, i go paint-colour picking...

as i'm currently in the middle of exams, and stressing out a little bit, i was bought some very lovely chocolates that i thought i'd share...





i'm only sharing pictures tho...