Recent Instagram + Where I've Been | May+June Update.

Hello Lovelies! First things first, I've missed you guys! If there's anything I love, it's a good old rant, and the fact you guys sometimes listen is an absolute mystery to me. A very pleasant mystery, though! I know I've been gone for forever, I honestly didn't mean to be gone for so long but sadly life just got in the way. 

I originally planned to take a break until the beginning of June, whilst we got some work done in the house, simply because I wouldn't have the time nor the energy to blog while a constant stream of men trooped in and out of my house and ripped it apart. However, the work just ran over the time we were given (if you follow me on twitter, you'll know I've had a good old rant about them once or twice!), and I was far too stressed with it all to even contemplate picking up a laptop. 

Secondly, not one hour after the men finally left my house, the internet packed up! Just my luck, eh? It's all fixed now, thankfully, and I can stop hammering my phone internet. I thought I'd get back into the swing of things with a bit of an Instagram update type post, links to all social media will be posted at the bottom of this post, as always. 

This month was the 1 year mark of us losing my dog, Goldie. I'm sure you all know about Kaiser, but Goldie was my best friend for 14 years. If there's one show I've been loving more than anything else this month, it would probably by Pretty Little Liars, I'm loving the twists and turns of the new season. If there's one thing that keeps me from straying back to dairy, it's Oatly Oat milk, especially their chocolate drink. Of course, I couldn't have an Instagram post without my little man. June also marked my sister's 33rd birthday, I stayed up well into the early morning trying to make the living room look less like a building site and more like a home again. I only mildly succeeded. This past Sunday I decided to dip dye my hair blue, I originally wanted lilac but of course it was the only colour that was in storage (typical!) so I went with blue instead. And, last but not least, my favourite fotd of this past week. I will be doing a post on this look, mainly because they're all my favourite products lately. 

And, breathe! Sorry this was such a wordy post, considering the lack of excitement in my life recently, there's actually been a lot to catch up on. Feel free to leave your links in a comment below, I'm always looking for new reads. 

Maxine, xo

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Lydia Lucy & Alex Wallhead - Jealous | The Midweek Cover

Hello lovelies! I'm very, very excited about this weeks mid week cover! You may or may not recognise Lydia Lucy from the X Factor. I was personally a massive fan of hers. Today I've got a cover of Labrinth's Jealous from the lovely Lydia and Alex Wallhead. 

Alex and Lydia's voices are absolutely stunning on their own, but I feel like they fit together so well on this song. It's genuinely such a beautiful version of an already very beautiful, emotional song. It's well worth a listen. You can check out more from Lydia and Alex by going here.

Maxine, xo

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Alexi Blue - Love Me Like You Do | The Midweek Cover

Hello lovelies! Another cover for you guys today. I'm sure I'm not alone in my love of this song, I haven't spoken to one person yet who didn't just adore it, so I thought I share one of my favourite covers of this song by a truly amazing lady, Alexi Blue. 

I love this girl, I haven't heard one of her covers that I've disliked yet, and I imagine it will stay that way for a while yet! I would happily pay money for her music, without a doubt. She is absolutely amazing, and this offering is absolutely no different. If you want to hear more of her music, you can follow her on spotify.

Have you heard of Alexi Blue? What covers have you been loving lately? 

Maxine, xo

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Weekly Music Favourites | What's Been On Repeat?

Hello lovelies! It is arguably my favourite day of the week again, the day I bring to you what songs I've been loving this week. Now, It hasn't been a massive music week this week. In fact, I've pretty much just been loving 4 songs. On repeat. Literally all of the time. I'm not even kidding. I wish that I was! 

Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth - See You Again. This is the one song that would sum up this week, for me. It's absolutely blown up - understandably - and I've absolutely fallen in love. Taken from the Fast and Furious 7 soundtrack, the video for this song honours the late Paul Walker, and the lyrics are possibly some of the most emotional I've heard in a while. I've been in love with this song. 

Pheobe Ryan - Ignition/Do You Remix. Possibly the one song I'd recommend off this list, if I had to recommend just one. Anyone who can turn Ignition into a song I want to listen to is a winner in my books. I haven't heard a voice as addictive as Phoebe's in quite a while. You just want to listen again and again. Definitely one you have to listen to, to get.

Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons - December '63 (Oh, What A Night). First things first, excuse the fact I couldn't find an official video for this. I try to where possible. Anyway, my sister and I got my mother the Jersey Boys for Easter, and we all sat down on Monday evening and watched it with a massive bowl of chocolate orange popcorn (not as nice as you'd originally think, sadly). Ever since, I can't get this out of my head. Possibly the most catchy song in existence. 

The film is totally worth it, by the way. The popcorn; not so much!

What songs have you been loving this week?

Maxine, xo 

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Recent TV Favourites | March 2015

Hello lovelies! As I mentioned in my first TV favourites, I absolutely love TV. It's my little escape, I curl up in bed with Netflix or Sky+ after a long day and it's an hour or two of complete avoidance bliss! So, I thought I'd share the TV shows I've been loving this past month. 

Grey's Anatomy. I mentioned this in my last TV favourites, and it's definitely worth another mention. I've been a massive fan since almost Day 1, and I've basically grown up with the show. We're now on Season 11, but I haven't seen the first few seasons in quite a while, so this past month I've gathered my box sets and I've been marathoning the first couple of seasons. It's been a veritable emotional roller coaster, I've laughed, been angry and cried more than is normal, but it's been worth every second. Definitely the one to sum up March! 

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The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. I expected great things from a Tina Fey comedy, and I wasn't disappointed. A Netflix original comedy about a girl who escapes a cult after 15 years and moves to New York City to build a new life. I didn't want to stop watching this, and actually only did when I absolutely had to. Although the comedy is a bit too silly for my tastes normally, I was hooked from the get-go, and I thoroughly enjoyed every episode. Definitely worth a Netflix marathon!

The Returned. Another show I've been loving on Netflix, although this is just a shade more dramatic than the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt! A new episode is put on Netflix the day after it's aired in America, so we're not that far into the series at all. About a town in which dead residents are coming back to life in one week, this is one I instantly fell in love with. This is exactly my kind of TV show, and it's one I'm very excited about. Although we're only a few episodes into series 1, I'm already absolutely hooked. It's definitely the opposite of the light, cheery, sometimes silly Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and is actually quite heavy at times, but certainly still worth a watch.

What TV shows have you been loving this past month? Have you been loving any of the above shows?

Maxine, xo

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