Vanellope Von Schweetz

This week I went out with the Sociology society at Warwick dressed as Vanellope Von Schweetz from Wreck it Ralph.

 

We went to the student night, Pop, where they play a lot of cheesy music and in all honesty, can only be enjoyed if you are VERY drunk. We went circling, something that apparently every University does, but only Warwick call it circling. Basically a society stands in a circle (hence the 'circling', get it? We are so original) and then you play drinking games and drink purple, otherwise known as snakebite. Tastes disgusting but gets you very drunk and is nice and cheap. The joys of student life.

 

The theme for our circle was Alphabet. Everyone had to come dressed as something that began with the first letter of our name. As a massive Disney fan I felt Vanellope was a good option and was a fairly easy costume to get together. In the end my costume was a pretty poor effort, I basically wore a green jumper and stripy socks, but it was the thought that counted, right? I think the universe was conspiring against me as I was trying to get a costume together. I ordered a green jumper from Boohoo which when it arrived I hated. It was a shame as it had the potential to be a really good jumper but the fit really didn't suit me, something that is always a danger with online shopping. I decided to return the jumper but that meant I had less than a week to find a replacement, It is also worth noting that the service at Boohoo was amazing, the delivery time was really quick and the jumper was really cheap, it is a shame I didn't like it.

 

So, the next place I looked was H&M, I always find them a bit hit and miss but I figured it was the best place to look for a cheap, plain jumper and I was pleasantly surprised! They have had some really nice things in there recently, and I picked up a really nice mint green top for £7, bargain! And I will definitely be wearing it again, so definitely a success!

 

The only other thing I needed were green and white stripy tights, that are extremely hard to find, in the end I compromised and went with knee high socks. However, stupidly, I sent them to my home address, not university and the latest delivery date was the day I needed them for, luckily they arrived at home the day before and my family immediately sent them out to me so they arrived the next day, but that was a few stressful days when I realised what I had done, I will definitely pay more attention next time.

 

I am fairly sure that the final result looked nothing like Vanellope, but I did have a really good night and it was a lot of fun to put the outfit together and see everyone else's costume. It also gave me an excuse to dress up as a Disney character, in fact you could argue I was a Disney princess. Vanellope turns out to be a princess in the end, so that definitely counts....doesn't it?

 

Oh and I definitely had to look up how to spell Vanellope in order to be able to write this post, who knew it would be so complicated?!

Basically twins...

 

I will try harder next time.

A New Room to Make My Own

Last week I moved into my house, despite my previous blog post announcing that I was excited about the move I actually had numerous breakdowns and when the time came to say goodbye there were A LOT of tears. However once I had the time to get over it I got excited about decorating my new room. This year my room is huge, it is the biggest room I have ever had and the owner of the house clearly loves shelves, they are everywhere! However the main point of the room was the fireplace in the middle. I was so excited for this all holiday and spent ages getting candles to go in it and planning where to put everything. Well I have finished unpacking and I am really pleased with the way it has turned out.
 

 

The fireplace is not actually useable and I thought the middle bit was a bit ugly, so I covered it up with pictures from my Disney calendar, postcards and cards that I have collected over time. Then there are a selection of candles, ornaments and photo frames to brighten it up.

 

There is no colour scheme to the room, I am fairly limited with what I can do as I cannot change the furniture or carpet. However I like to add things that make it personal to me, so I have a lot of my Disney ornaments placed around the room, with pictures and my fairy lights to give it a cosy feel.
 

 

I really like it and look forward to living in it for a year!

 

I think someone's room can tell you a lot about a person, so much so that I did a project on it for a university project last year, I think it is fascinating how people organise their personal space. So let me know what you think, do you think a room reflects an individual? What does my room say about me? I would love to know.