Shopping in the Rain☆

So sadly today was my last day here in the lovely city of Cork. I've had a smashing trip here and will definitely be coming back as soon as I can, to Ireland in general in fact, I just love it here, I always do! Every time I visit I fell sort of at home here I can't explain why, maybe it's become my dad's family originally come from here, it's in my blood I guess ◕‿◕

anyway it was raining today but did that stop me! Not one bit! i popped on my new coat, grabbed my DKNY scarf (to match my red dress), donned the new boots and shoved my handbag in the crook of my arm, brolly firmly up protecting me from the elements!

Forget singing in the rain... I was totally shopping in it today, in the space of about half an hour i'd visited 6 stores and amassed a small collection of shopping bags. All in all it was a fruitful day shopping wise, a vast improvement on the crappola times of yesterday.

I had a good old mooch in Penneys (aka Primark) and got some great bits and bobs including this adorable heart shaped bag, this gorgy cameo headband and some awesome retro sunglasses for an 80's party i'm off to on Saturday. The red ones are for me and the white (practically invisible on my hotel bedspread) ones are for my friend Mike who's party it is.

The weird thing is he told me that today he popped into town (in the Isle of Man) to look for some 80's style sunnies for the party... and didn't find any! Well i'm glad to have been so super duper smart to grab a pair for him myself, even if they did cost a whopping 50 cents! ◕‿◕

I also grabbed some cute fingerless gloves for winter days at College and a couple of other bits. I'm not 100% loved up on Primark/Penneys but I must admit that I rarely leave one of their stores without a bag of stuff!

I picked up some cute hair bows and headbands in the sale at Accessorize, I bought this exact same tartan headband three years ago from the UK airport when I flew out to spend Christmas in Las Vegas, but I accidentally snapped it whilst I was away!

I couldn't believe it when I spotted this one today, and on sale as well! It's a cute thing for winter + it reminds me of my old school uniform from when I was little. We had tartan kilts and tartan school ties ◕‿◕

I also popped back to the gorgeous 'Peacock & Ruby' store in the English Market for one last wander around it's gorgeous displays and enticing sparkly bits and bobs. I was totally delighted to find the pair of earrings that i've been pining over all week were still there waiting for me!

I spotted them on my first day here in Cork when I first visited the shop but I didn't buy them for some reason. I was sure they'd be gone but I promised myself that if they were still there today then I would definitely get them... and they were ◕‿◕

here's a snap of them, I don't know why I like them so much, there's just something about them that I love! (sorry it's such a small photo, my camera really sucks!)

i had a last whizz around the handbag hall of Brown Thomas as well, sadly i couldn't afford anything but i still had a bloody good look! it's probably sad that as soon as i got in there i noticed that they'd changed the handbag displays round and added new A/W ones... yeah i visited them a lot this week, and last week, and in Dublin!

I went to a big toy store as well down one of the side streets, I love toy shops but then I guess i'll never fully grow up! I bought two tiny little things from the shop but I can't say what they are because their a present for my friend Alex who is also a big kid stuck having to try and behave all the time like a normal, sensible grown-up!

Being grown-up sucks!

Ok that's all for today, i'm chilling in the room tonight with my picnic which mostly consists of jam donuts and bread sticks (a veritable feast!) so I can watch Sherlock episodes on my laptop whilst I pack my bags for tomorrow. My boat back to the Isle of Man is in the afternoon, 2 or 3ish I can't remember... i'll worry about it when the time comes but for now I so can't be arrrsed!

before i sign off i want to share a quote with you, i heard this today in Brown Thomas and absolutely love it!

'a Handbag is not just a Handbag... it is a vessel for all your most prized possessions'

i like that, a nice way of explaining the importance of a bag i think!

Arrivederci dudes and dudettes,

lots of Irish luuurve to you all

◕‿◕ xX

a Disastrously Dull Day

It's not been the best of days today. A slow one for sure but still not altogether great. The plan was to drive around Co. Cork looking for cute little places to stop and have a wander around. What happened wasn't quite as idyllic.

This morning we drove to Bandon, I sat in the car.

Then to Crookstown, I sat in the car.

To Innascarra, where I sat in the car.

Then on to Macroom where I briefly nipped into a Dunnes to buy some bread... and a little handbag that was reduced to €2... BARGAIN!

Then we ended up near Blarney, where I considered going to kiss the Blarney stone. Legend says that those who kiss the stone are granted the gift of eloquence (aka the gift of the gab) but I think i'm already pretty eloquent enough!

If you're wondering why I sat in the car all day it's because I haven't been feeling very well. It's been a pretty crappy day in that sense.

But in a last ditch attempt to redeem myself this afternoon things have looked up ever so slightly. We got back to the hotel early so I could crawl back into bed feeling sorry for myself but an hour later I was up and raring to go. We (me + mum) popped into Cork city centre and headed STRAIGHT to Brown Thomas with one thing in mind.

I'm nearly all out of cash... sadly but mum bought a gorgeous DKNY T&C small shopper bag with a fabulous poppy printed silk scarf. I bought a similar scarf the other day but had to take it back to BT's because it had a snag in it... so not my fault! It was like it when I bought it so I got a full refund.

But... turns out, my mum was totally enamoured with the bag but she said the scarf wasn't her style so guess who's now the proud owner of it! ME ◕‿◕

I took a few snaps of the bag and then one of me with the scarf on. Don't worry... I don't actually plan to go out in public with the scarf on my head, it was just for fun (+ it was my mum's idea, she said that's how she used to wear scarves like that)

i'm still feeling a bit icky, gaaawd knows what's wrong with me! I'm going to curl up in bed and watch some 'Sherlock' and maybe work on a few illustration edits.

Apologies for the boringness of today's post, hopefully tomorrow, my last day here in Cork will be a little more fruitful and less malady strewn.

Byeee ◕‿◕ xX