Graduation Day!

It's been another busy week! I graduated on Monday, had an interview on Tuesday, got a job offer on Wednesday, went on a spontaneous camping trip to visit my brother and his girlfriend until Friday, met up with some old college friends Friday night and then have been getting the flat ready for Alex's return from New York over the weekend! Phew, I feel tired just writing that! I want to tell you all about my graduation in this post, but a quick update first!

Firstly, I am lucky enough to say that last Wednesday I was offered a job and now will be starting my career this Wednesday! I'll be working at Mindshare, a media agency based in London, as an Account Executive. I'm super excited and can't thank everyone enough for being so supportive throughout my time at university, since finishing and through interviews and everything! I feel super lucky to have found a job within the industry I studied and doing something that I know I will really enjoy :)

Also, my blog hit 75 followers today! That might seem like a small achievement to some, but to me it is huge and I can not be grateful enough to everyone that takes the time to read this and follow my rambling! If you head up to my giveaway page you will find that once I hit 100 followers I am going to start a giveaway for a set of personalised handmade jar tea light holders :) Just a little thank you to everyone that follows!

Ok, enough side notes! Back to graduation! To me, your graduation ceremony is a day that marks all the hard work you have done and all the achievements you have made during your time at university. It is a day to share with family and friends and will be treasured for the rest of your life. I think it's important to mark such a special occasion and ensure you are feeling your best, so I want to share a few things that I did to make my own day memorable to me.

Review: Paw Paw Papaya Moisturising Balm

I see a lot of review for beauty products and although I'm not the sort of person that owns lots of them, I thought I would at least start to share which products I have and what I think of them.

I think a good one to start with is my Paw Paw Papaya Moisturising Balm.

Friendship Bracelet Earphones

I actually really love this idea and think it's a really cute way of making dull earphones a little more exciting. I saw this while on Pinterest and immediately dug through my sewing box to see if I could make it. It did take me a while, but this is something easily done while watching the telly/relaxing, it can be a little confusing at first, but once you do it a few times, it becomes second nature and is actually really easy!

Healthy Banana Pancakes

It's been so long since my last post! A whole 10 days! This probably upsets me more than it upsets anyone that may read this, ha! It's been a busy time and I keep doing lots of stuff and think, I need to blog about that! And then it never happens..

So I'm super happy to be writing this one! I've made these before and everyone that has ever eaten them have loved them as much as me. They're super yummy and really good for you too! This recipe has been floating around the internet for a while, but is often featured on super fitness sites because of how high in protein these pancakes are. But I think these are something that everyone should be aware of. They definitely do not replace the holy pancake, but they're a great alternative as pancakes are pretty bad for you! They're really easy to make too, which is a bonus.

To start, you'll need 2 bananas and 2 eggs. This will feed 2 people (or 1 hungry person!) and you can then add any toppings that you like. You can mix things into the pancake mixture, such as fruit or chocolate chips, but then cooking them becomes a little more difficult. I like to stick with toppings, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't explore!

*To note, the original recipe states 1 banana, 2 eggs per person. However, I'm a banana lover and I really don't think it needs the extra egg!

Baby Jar Tealight Holders

Thanks to my sister and my three beautiful nephews I've had an endless supply of baby jars for the past 4 years or so. Now that her youngest is almost off of baby food I had a moment of panic that this supply would end! However, my brother and his girlfriend are now having a baby, so it won't be too long until I'll have theirs instead! Yay for nephews! (And an unknown niece or nephew).

I've done loads of things with jars over the years. They're a great DIY start as you can do so much with them! Baby jars are definitely my favourite because of how cute and small they are & this is one of my favourite DIYs! I first come up with the idea as I needed a gift for Alex's Mum. She also makes lots of handmade items, so hopefully likes (most) of the presents I make for her! She did really love these ones and even asked me to make a set for one of her friends.

Bacon, Blue Cheese & Spinach Quiche with a Sweet Potato Crust

This one was a bit of a challenge for me! I was trying to follow a mix of a couple of recipes to do this, but I had to make so many changes that the recipe sort of became my own!

I really love quiche, it's one of those things that I never have had that much of, but still manage to get excited about when someone brings one out! Alex's Mum makes lovely quiches and during the summer the family can often be found on a Sunday tucking into salad, crusty bread, roast chicken, potatoes and quiche. Does it get much better?! No. It doesn't. We actually had one the other week and I decided that I had to make one of my own. However, quiche is pretty bad for you! The filling isn't too naughty (depending on what you have) but the pastry is sinful, hence this beautiful invention!

I thought of doing a crustless quiche, but where's the fun in that?! So after some careful Pinterest surfing, I managed to put some things together and make :) And after the warm reception on Instagram/Twitter from the picture, I knew I had to put the recipe together :) (For you, Alan!)

Here's that picture!

Review: East Street

A few weeks back I visited East Street, a pan Asian restaurant in London, to catch up with a few of Alex's university friends. I love going to places that our friends recommend and taking their advice as to what to order, it's a great way of discovering new places. Imagine if each one of your friends recommended one restaurant to you, you'd have loads more places to eat! Plus you know that your friends will be honest with you, so it's gonna be good!