What I'm Loving Right Now

So after the catastrophe of last week I thought I'd put together a short post of seven things that are small reminders of happiness or something I am currently enjoying through all the bad news (although this week has definitely turned around in some good ways!)

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

I am beyond excited to be reading this. I was recommended it just before Christmas by one of my housemates and I didn't even realise it was a novel! Jurassic Park is one of my favourite films (apparently I was even excitable in the womb as my mum saw it in the cinema when she was pregnant with me!). Review to come once I've finished it!

Coco Mademoiselle - Chanel

My boyfriend is an absolute babe. I, for some reason, became obsessed with wanting a Chanel scent just before Christmas and my boy was kind enough to gift it to me for the occasion!

F Scott Fitzgerald Notebook

Yet again my boy bought me a little somethin' somethin' just because he wanted to. He knows my love for notebooks is ridiculous and has added another beauty to my ever-growing collection.

V&A Teacups

Another gift from Christmas, except this time from my Dad and his girlfriend. They always buy everyone such cute and quirky gifts, I love them! They're so adorable.

Houmous

This is another weird one, but I've literally been eating this by the pot for a good few weeks, maybe even months now! I LOVE it!!!

Celebrity Big Brother

Okay so this one is a bit sad, but, hey ho, there is a tonne of drama this year. It's been a few seasons since I've watched it, but it's so full of ridiculousness that I can't help but watch it!

Agatha Watch

When me and Adeel were in Dubai we finally thought we would buy each other very, very belated birthday presents (mine is in March and his April and we were in Dubai at the end of November!), so I bought him an Apple watch and he bought me this rose gold beauty from a French brand called Agatha. I'm so in love with it, it's beautiful and goes with everything I wear and I feel so grown up for it! (If you look closely you can see that the second hand is in the shape of the Eiffel Tower - cute!)

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A Novel To Be Named

One of my New Years Resolutions (for more than just this year) has been to finish editing my novel, except this year I've broken it down into editing by chapters instead of feeling like I need to do the whole thing in one go. It's less daunting that way.

I finally finished it in the summer of 2013, which I was super relieved about. But, I think I've been putting off editing it because I'm scared of the next step (although having university and now a full time job clearly hasn't helped in stimulating my motivation!) I want to get it published, but I wonder if it's good enough. Will I be rejected? Am I even a good writer? Or should I just stick to it as a hobby?

Yes, I work for a publishing company now, but I don't know if that gives me an upper hand in any kind of way. Plus, I absolutely love my job in general so I don't want them to see it as me going in a different direction. Also, as the heading says, my novel still doesn't have a title. All my ideas aren't strong or captivating enough.

Despite this, I am keeping to my New Years Resolution by managing to have written almost everyday since New Years Eve. I've found that re-writing it from the beginning, by hand, in one of my many beautiful notebooks has given me the motivation to type it up from its original handwritten version, onto my laptop, editing as I go.

Hopefully I can keep this up!

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