Oh My Days! | My Fabulous 2015 Calendar

Hey lovely reader! 2015 is in full swing and with each new year comes the need for a new calendar! This year I am particularly fond of this lovely calendar that I found on Etsy. I was on the hunt for a fashionable and unique calendar that wasn't super expensive. I chose this one and am extremely happy with my decision. Emily Brickel is the lovely lady behind these fashionable prints and her Etsy shop is full of different prints, cards, and notebooks. I didn't want to give them all away but just give you a taste, so have a look at the pics and check out her page! 

What I Got For My Birthday

Hiya lovely reader! How are you? This month I celebrated my birthday and got to have a nice visit home! It was much needed, home cooked food, time with family, sleeping in my own bed, and no shower shoes! And of course triple chocolate cake!

Fabulous! I absolutely loved everything that I got, so I wanted to show them to you. 

First I got this sassy pillow. I laughed when I opened this and am so excited to have it in my apartment next year. My parents and I definitely share an appreciation for sarcasm so this gift was extremely fitting.

This may seem a bit random but I will explain. I was on the Herschel website the other month and saw this nifty little item. It's a rain cover for your backpack. Now, you may be thinking really? Is this really necessary? Well, I'm here to tell you, yes it really is! My backpack has experienced a few rainy days and a couple torrential downpours and the fabric that they're made of absorbs the water, therefore if you have paper in the from pocket...it will get wet! It's also pretty reasonably priced for such a fantastic invention!

This was actually a gift to myself. I got this bag from H&M for $9! I think it'll be perfect for events and nicer nights out. The top part is velour and the bottom is a "leather" with a gold zipper. 

Now onto some jewelry. I wear a lot of cowl neck and oversized sweaters, so my mom go me this necklace to wear with them. I think it is really cool and can be dressy or casual depending on what I put with it.  

Ok so I am obsessed with this watch! I had seen it on Instagram various times and so of course I took a screen shot and sent it to my mom. Well she kept that screen shot tucked away and found it on Etsy. I love itttt! 

This amazing lipstick is from my lovely friend. We both have been obsessing lately over lips. May or may not have exchanged Kylie Jenner lip screen shots....pretty impressive. Anyway, she said that she wanted to get me something nice with the idea that each year she would buy me a lipstick to build a collection. Last year she bought me a MAC lip bullet and I love it! We both know that we aren't as likely to spend that much for makeup on ourselves but we definitely would for each other. A nice little thoughtful tradition. 

My final gift was these Kate Spade Saturday for new balance tennis shoes. Comfy, sporty, cute, monochrome = win.

Anyone else have a February birthday? Aquarius? Xx

July Favorites (Random things)

August has just begun so I don't think it's too late to post this. These are just some random things that I have been really liking during the month of July. A few are more fashion related so I will begin with those.

Phone cases. 

I love phone cases and there are so many cute ones out there. When I first got my phone case I looked all over the Internet trying to find the perfect one. (My phone was without a case for quite a while and I was definitely paranoid during that time that something would happen to it) I looked on etsy link which has tons of options for all styles and price ranges. I had found a few but decided to see what the shops had before I ordered something and I am so glad that I did. I ended up getting a case from the Apple store, which surprised me because when I looked on the Apple website they did not have many that I liked. (Is anyone else not a fan of their site for tech accessories I feel like they should have the most options yet they don't?) Anyway, the case that I got is by Cath Kidston and I LOVE it! It is exactly what I had been looking for. I've had it for about six months and it's stayed in great shape. The color was off white so it stays clean looking and it feels almost soft. All in all I just really like how it looks and I think it protects the phone well. 

More recently I bought another phone case just to have as a back-up or if I want to switch things up. It is by IZAK and I think it's super cute and fun! I first discover IZAK when he did a range of products with Sephora. I bought the makeup bag and I adore it and still use it. His illustrations are amazing. If you haven't ever heard of him definitely check him out! Back to the case though, this one is white and pretty much everything on it I love. There's bows and shoes and makeup brushes and fashionable looking girls holding balloons and shopping bags there's little gems and well you get the idea. 

Sunglasses.

I got these sunglasses a couple months back and they are great! They are by Oscar De La Renta and are a brown tint with brown auburnish frames. The reason I like these glasses so much is the shape and the weight. I have had sunglasses in the past that have a really nice shape but feel quite heavy on my nose and ears and end up giving me a headache. These sunglasses are so so light! They literally weigh almost nothing and sometimes I forget I'm even wearing them (yes I promise that has really happened). I also like the shape because they are a bit bigger which I prefer for my face shape. 

House Hunters International.

I am obsessed with this show right now. Everyday I set it to record and then I watch it at night. It follows people who are moving internationally, a real estate agent shows them three houses trying to cater to their need or wants and then the people must choose. (I probably made it sound way more boring than the show is because it's not boring at all but I'm not sure how else to describe it:) I'm always interested to see what house around the world look like and how it is similar or different to where I am. If you love traveling or homes you will enjoy this show! 

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Songza. 

Songza is a music playing app and it is FREE. When you first open the screen it will give you options of what type of music to play based on the time of day or you can search artist or other playlist. I really like this app because of the selections and suggestions of playlists. The pictures and screen are a.so very HD. There are few adds which recently I have been having issues with on pandora (they play almost every time I change stations!) so now I stick to Songza! 

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I hope you liked seeing some random things that I enjoyed in July. Do you like any of these also? Are there any random things that you liked in July? Let me know in the comments! Now let's see what August has in store!