Smiles of 2014 (pic heavy)

I know I did a 2014 Retrospective, but I firmly believe there are no such things as being too grateful or two positive. Especially when you're normally a depressive, anxious soul who hates everyone!

Anyways, I digress. My next instalment in the "Look back at 2014" is to take a few of the things that made me smile, and show my gratitude for the moments, the people, the places.

I'm grateful for the smiles shared, the laughs had, and the companies that have reached out to me, I'm grateful for the amazing dinners out, dinners in, pig outs, tea dates, coffee dates, old friendships rekindled and the new friends I've made. Old chapters have closed, new ones opened, lessons have been learned and improvements made.

The amazing scarf my mother spent over a month knitting me.

My lunatic best friend and her brilliant selfies!! 

IrishBBlogger Secret Santa 2014 Reveal!!

I got my Secret Santa present on the 3rd of December and positively dived right in! My lovely lady, who I can now reveal as... Coveted Mess's own Aisling, was SO good to me and I'm absolutely delighted with everything! She gifted me some wonderful little goodies, all mini-sized -which I adore, because they make me feel bigger than I am- and smelled amazing. 

Here's the run-down! 

In a beautiful shiny purple bubble-envelope, I found a gorgeous stocking and a cute little card! The first thing I noticed was the whole package smelled divine!! In the stocking, the first thing I felt was fuzzy, and it was fuzzy socks, two pairs, in fact, with which I was delighted. I adore fluffy socks. Next up were some Soap and Glory goodies, a mini sized Righteous Butter and a mini sized Clean On Me shower-gel. They smell divine and I'm saving them for Christmas Eve! 

Then I dived into the stocking again and I pulled out a Yankee Candle wax tart in the scent Cranberry Pear. It's so Christmassy I can't even tell you! Then I dug some more, and found a bottle of Caudalie Divine Oil, which I've used and it's absolutely true to its name, divine!! Almost at the end, there was a Bourjois Rouge Edition Matte lip cream, a brand, shade and finish I have never experienced before, and now I adore. Finally, there was a Chocolate Mint Lipbalm and 2 fabulous Freddo bars for a chocolate injection! 

Thank you so much Aisling, I'm really really delighted with my stocking! I can't forget to say a huge thank you to Aisling over at Total Make-Up Addict for organizing the whole shebang! I thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience, sign me up for next year!!! I can't wait to see what everyone else got!

Merry Christmas, 

Amy 

xxx

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