5- 15 minute reviews- Day 31 The year that was

Right, get yourself a cup of tea/ coffee and a biscuit while you're at it, it's a long-ish one. Well, after a month of daily blogging, I have a new-found respect for those of you who blog daily or twice a day. Saying that I really enjoyed it and it gave me the blogging bug back after a few quieter months. 

A quick recap of 2012, the first 5 months were pretty crap to be honest.

- living with the in laws for the first five months 

- being ill for the first three months

- bored out of my mind with old job

And then things got better:

- buying our first house together (even though there is LOADS to do/ fix/ renovate/refurbish)

- going on a lovely and relaxing summer holiday to the south of France

- starting a brand new job, that's exciting and rewarding in the same school 

- I went to Japan!!

- Lee starting a new job he enjoys

-going back to uni and thinking 'outside the box' again

- getting Millie (our cat) and I know it sounds silly but she makes the place feel like home 

From left to right: 

bottle feeding a lamb at my mum's/ my 30th birthday cake/ Lee and I/ Landscaped garden in Kamakura, Japan

On the beach in Japan/ The mess when we just moved in/ Head of Year no more/ Decorating

 Life with asthma/ More decorating/ Millie the day we got her/ Getting my hair cut

2012 was also a year of realisations and finding peace with some of them:

- Health comes before work

-No matter what I do, I can't please everybody in my family so there is no need to stress about it

- Some friends, no matter how much time I am willing to make for them, do not make time for me and are always busy/fitting me in for a couple of hours max etc, never text back or at all. And even though, I'm still struggling with that one, it's getting better. 

- Some people are not worth bothering with at all. 

- Despite the ups and downs of this year, Lee and I are very lucky people. We have a great support network with both our families (even when they drive us insane!) and many absolutely amazing, fantastic friends who have been there for us. 

Blogging wise, here are the 5 most read reviews of the year:

1. Illamasqua Cream blushers 

2. Boots 17 Mirror shine lipsticks 


3. Stila Convertible Colour in Lillium

                                                            4. NARS Gilda

                                            5. Sephora Ultra Vinyl Lipstick pencils

And the 5 most seen FOTDs this year:

                    

    1. FOTD with Bourjois Intense shadows                            2. Sleek Bad Girl palette

    

3. Sleek Oh So Special palette                                     4. Seasonal eyeshadows 

                                            5. Putting new products to the test

What were the highlights of your year?

I wish you all a healthy, happy New Year :)