Thankyou for 8000!

The cat says it all!

I swear that only yesterday my blog had about 5000 pageviews!? What happened there!? Anyway, thankyou so so so much guys. I love every single one of you- even the one that just accidentally clicked on here and is like 'gosh... I think I've stumbled on some awards ceremony going on. I'll just leave'. Well 
a) Stay! Become a Geekling! (I rarely call you that so don't worry!)
and b) I have reached 8000 pageviews which, for me, is flipping huge! So come in, sit down. Have some cake!

I don't know what happened there... I'll move on...

I don't know what to do to thank you lot, so once again, let me know in the comments section if you have any ideas. I have had a suggestion of post some of my art, because it is one of my hobbies, but I rarely finish anything! Perhaps I'll produce a blog themed piece?

Also, a little reminder, if you like what you see, do what it says in my caption. Share, comment and subscribe! (You can follow by email at the bottom of my blog, I don't look at your email and no one else can see it so it is completely private... Just in case you are a spy! I find spies make up a large portion of my audience)

Ok, that's all for now! Signed, Geekling. xxxxxxxxx

A Mini IKEA Haul!

Hello! Recently (yesterday XD) I went on a little trip to IKEA after someone mentioned Swedish meatballs and I suddenly wanted to go! I went for a mooch (not for anything in particular) and so ended up fuelling my candle addiction... As well as buying a few other things as well. Enjoy!

1) Lantern Tea-Light Holder!
When I saw this I fell in love! It is so incredibly cute and quaint and even though I think it is meant for outdoor use I have decided it looks nice in my room! It is an off-whitey grey colour with a glass middle to show off the tealight. It's made of metal- which has little stars cut out and dotted around the body- so I'm imagining that it will create some interesting shadows in dark light if the tea-light is lit. I can't wait to use it!

IKEA name: ROTERA
Price: £2... bargainous!



2) Teapot Notebook!
The last time I visited IKEA they didn't have a gift-wrapping or stationary section, but this time I noticed they'd designated a colour-coordinated (thankyou IKEA!) corner for just that! So I looked around and spotted this quirky notebook with a vintage teapot illustration on the front and then black edging to the pages. After using it today to do some doodling I love it even more because the pages are put in in a way that means when you open it to a certain page, the other side doesn't flop over... both sides are completely flat so you don't have to hold them down. Does that make sense? Anyway, I'm happy I got it!

IKEA name: HISTORISK
Price: £3

3) Geometric Tumbler!
I have a bit of a weird love for glasses and cups and tumblers etc so I love that particular section in IKEA. I have loads of quirky glasses and milk jugs and things like that so when I saw this I thought it was a simple but effective addition to the collection. Mint green is also one of my favourite colours and I think it compliments the other navy and white triangles really well. I also don't drink a lot (drink lots- it's important!!!) so this is the perfect size portion for me.

IKEA name: HANSYN (the 'a' has the two dots over the top but I can't seem to add that on Blogger, sorry!)
Price: 50p- Amazing value!



4) Rose Candle Trio!
Back to candles! These candles are so vintagey (not a word, but it should be!). Not only are they really shallow so they can go almost anywhere and look really girly and cute but the wax is a beautiful pale pink colour and the ceramic dish it sits in is decorated with little rose detail! I'm not a huge fan of floral scents but I actually, really like this subtle smell (which is of course, rose!). I have dotted these candles, individually, around my room, but I'm sure if you found the right dish they'd look lovely as a trio on display.

IKEA name: DROMLIK
Price: £3 for three


5) Apple Candle & Frilly Holder!
Apple is one of my favourite scents, and at only 95p for a glass full, I had to get my hands (and nose! XD) on this candle. Then, when I was walking around with it in my big yellow IKEA bag I came across the frilly white candle holder in the photo! I bought one of these the last time I came to IKEA and used it to a hold a heart-shaped cactus (don't ask!) but I thought that it would also look good against the lime green wax of the apple candle and so I bought it- what do you think? I think it looks very Tumblr and cute!



~Apple candle~
IKEA name: SINNLIG
Price: 95p

~Holder~
IKEA name: SKURAR
Price: £2

And here is a picture of my dog, Tike, photo bombing the picture... He's not quite sure what a 'candle' is yet, but he liked the apple smell! Aaaw, he's so cute!

* I also picked up a cream version of the candle, exactly the same but has the scent of vanilla. I thought I'd pop it in the holder when the apple one burns out!




I also picked up a 'Knubbig' table lamp for £7 however I have set it up on my desk and it is in a really awkward place for me to be able to take a photo of it! It is right in the corner behind my stationary and next to my paperwork so the photo looks really messy! Anyway, it is a small ceramic circular lamp made of frosted glass. The glass has a subtle opaque white floral detail on top of the glass though to add some interest. I love it! 

That's it for now! Thoughtless Thursday this week is either Benedict Cumberbatch (*hearts as eyes emoji!*) or 'Totally Tumblr' Tumblr overlays... not decided yet! Vote down below in the comments. Signed, Geekling. xxx

Greece: My Week In Photos!

*I have used two photos per day instead of one because I took so many each day!! Also- a little reminder- you can click each image to enlarge it if you want to look in closer detail. Ok, that's it. Enjoy!*

~Saturday~

~Sunday~

~Monday~

~Tuesday~

~Wednesday~

A bit of reading!

~Thursday~

~Friday~

I came home on Friday- hence the lack of photos!

Signed, Geekling. xx

Crete Diary: My week in Crete, Greece!

Hello Geeklings!
As I've mentioned in some of my recent posts I have been away to Greece for a week for a little bit of a relax. I have come back feeling a lot less stressed and a lot more happy, so yeah- a good start to summer for me! I've took loads of photos (300!) and I really want to share some of them with you guys so I am going to do a week in photos: Greece post, as well as this post (which has some other photos I took in it as well) which is a mini diary/chat thing. Happy reading!

Ok so after the day that I arrived, which was Friday (at midnight!) we woke up and went out for breakfast because we were self-catering. I wasn't really sure what their dishes were like, most of them were meat (And I'm pescetarian so that was a no-no XD) so I ended up having a pizza... Yes. A pizza. At 10am. Don't judge me! And that was delicious, especially the base. It was like crunchy. Anyway I'm not going to bore you with how the base of a pizza tasted like, so moving swiftly on...

After going to the supermarket to buy cereal and necessities (and me marvelling over the fact they had the coolest Haribo sweets compared to England) we decided to take a walk along the beach. And we were so lucky that our hotel had a small path, a gate, and then the beach was right in front, so we had a lovely view! Anyway, we decided to walk along the beach and oh. My. God. The sea! It's turquoise and clear and it's just. Like. Paradise sea. Those of you who have been to Greece before are probably like 'overreacting' but it was my first time and the sea is just beautiful!

After the walk along the beach and a mini paddle in the sea, it wasn't very clear the first few days because there were a lot of big waves which churned the sand up, we just relaxed all day on the sunbeds next to the pool. We just put the umbrella up, ordered a glass of coke and sat in the sun for about 4 hours (with lots of sun-cream on guys- remember to be sun safe!) and it just felt sooo pleasant to not have to work or do anything. To just. Relax! And of course we went in for a bit of a swim in the hotel pool which also had really nice water and was very refreshing!

And that is pretty much all we did for the week we were there! We did look into day trips to Spinalonga (an island where a leper colony were kept as they thought the disease was contagious) as a bit of history but it was so hot we didn't feel like a coach journey and then a boat journey, so we gave up on that idea.

Also, on the first evening we managed to find a restaurant called 'Corali' (I think it was called that!) which did exactly what you wanted because all the food was made from scratch. Which was great because I am a really fussy eater (I basically just eat plain pasta, plain omelette, margarita pizza and chips!) and the 2 owners were really welcoming, so we returned there each night. It helped that one grew up in England so she understood all the things I wanted left out and things like that, and the other man- called... you pronounced it 'Yanny' but I think it's spelt 'Yannis'- was really passionate about his place and his food and he was always saying the Greece word for cheers 'Yammas'... once again- don't know whether I'm spelling that right! They also owned a really cute dog which we managed to stroke almost every night! Who wouldn't!?


So yeah! That is my Greece diary pretty much done. I'm guessing you didn't really want me to tell you about the flight back home- it went smoothly and was only delayed by about 10 minutes, thankyou for asking- hope you enjoyed reading about it, and are not put off by the money crisis because when we went (last week), for tourists, as long as you bring cash and don't rely on the ATM's, it was fine and you didn't really notice it. Businesses need the tourists to come in or they'll struggle even more financially, so don't hesitate going if you get the chance just because of their situation!

Write to you soon. Signed, Geekling. xxx

Thoughtless Thursday- chibird blog!

Been seeing these little positive doodles forever, so I thought I'd share some of my favourites with you! Have a happy day. Signed, Geekling. xx

New Background!

Hello! Just a little post to update you guys! As you can tell I have changed the background of my blog from the turquoise and white polka dots to these off-white and grey flying birds. I like a little change now and then, I'm still kind of getting used to it! What do you think? Do you like it?

Also... I should have a new favicon (symbol/logo in the tab), which is a black and white 'G' for 'Geekling'. Hope you like that too!

So, yeah, just a little update. Comment if you have a huge objection, any ideas for posts or anything else (they might not appear straight away because I have to approve them). I've just uploaded my June Favourites  and an Eleanor and Park book review as well so click those links to go straight to them. Ok, write to you in a bit! Signed, Geekling. xxx

Eleanor and Park: Book Review/Chat Thing!

Hey hey hey (I sound like Krusty the clown from Simpsons, but I'll continue!)
So I've just got back from holiday guys- I'll be doing a holiday diary thing I think- so it's been difficult to post but of course, as I was just sitting and relaxing all day I have gotten through quite a lot of books! One of them being Eleanor and Park (as the title suggests!) by Rainbow Rowell *google whether Rainbow Rowell is her real name, because if it is, then she has some cool parents!*... *UPDATE: Rainbow is her real name, and I think it is awesome!* 


The story follows the two characters (what a surprise that their names are Eleanor and Park!) and their lives both at school and at home. The book cleverly alternates between narrative, sometimes it is Eleanor and sometimes Park telling their story- sometimes overlapping the same moment or speaking about their private lives. 

Park saves Eleanor from a lot of embarrassment when he snaps at her to sit next to him on the school bus, forgetting the fact that his friends might pick him up on it. Eleanor comes from a hard life, a dad which abuses her mother and is a dangerous criminal, multiple siblings which sleep in her room, and living off little money with little privacy of her own. Park comes from quite a good background compared to Eleanor but faces his won struggles with a family from Korea and a dad which pressurises him to drive and excel in his martial arts. 

From Eleanor, with her patched clothes with buttons and badges, and ties in her fiery curly hair leaning over to read Park's comics, to sharing mix tapes and meeting the parents you follow their really sweet and cute journey with beautiful quotes along the way. At the point where both of the characters said 'Saturdays are the worst' I think I felt my heart melt! 


Whilst tackling serious issues, as mentioned above, the book is actually a lovely, lovely read and has some really humorous phrases and moments where I actually laughed out loud (Lolled!). Swearing which I've read there has been a big hoo-ha over, does appear quite a lot but if you are a mature reader, you do not mind it at all- in fact most times when you come across swearing Eleanor is talking about how she hates the words. It does have a fairly open ending, and quite an unexpected yet brutally truthful ending. If you have already read the book and want to find out the words I settled on scroll way down to the bottom of the post to see!

It's definitely a rollercoaster ride, but it is such a good book, my new second favourite in fact and so I 100% recommend it. 

Signed, Geekling. xxx







*Possible spoiler below*
My three words: ''I'm coming home''

June Favourites!

Hello my lovelies! So I haven't done one of these for a while, but last month I actually had things that I thought 'you know what, these can go in a favourites', so here we are! Before I ramble on too much, I'll get started. And remember you can click on any image and it will maximise it!

1) New Look Red Tile Print Pom Pom Shorts!

Catchy name, eh? Anyway I recently went to Greece for my holidays (it was amazing, thankyou for asking XD) and I wore these shorts so much! They are so cute and comfortable and are a tomato red colour, with little white detail, and then black edging and pom poms on the leg. It also has a cute little black string with a tassle on the end which you can pull to make the shorts fit better. Anyway, they aren't too high but they are cool so you don't melt, and I just really like them because they go with almost any colour vest or top. I believe there is an online summer sale which has 25% off selected clothing, and I think these were included, so they were under the normal price of £14.99.


2) Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
 As I was just relaxing on holiday, I got through about five books... and the one which stood out for me the most and that I absolutely loved (so much so it's now my second favourite book!) was Eleanor and Park. Hopefully a full book review will be up on my blog shortly so I won't explain lots about the plot too much, but it is basically about two awkward teens who meet on a bus, and slowly they fall in love. The storyline is so sweet, whilst tackling issues like domestic violence and bullying, and it honestly made me put down the book and squeal at times, to closing the book and composing myself so I don't cry. It's definitely a roller-coaster ride! The ending though, aah, the ending! 

                                                                 3) Patisserie de bain: Lemon Bon Bon lip balm!

I've been wearing a nude coloured lipstick quite a lot recently, and I want to get my lips a lot smoother because they are quite cracked and sore, and this has really helped me! Not only does it soften my lips quite quickly, but it smells (and tastes, aha!) so so so nice. Kind of like lemon curd and lemon meringue pie in one! For the price (£5) the pot is so big and I've not even got half way and I've been using it about three times a day for weeks! Also the packaging is really cute and I do appreciate my packaging! 







4) {My Stationary} Typewriter notebook
I was out shopping and I walked past Clinton's and was originally drawn in by the Yankee Candles (isn't everyone aha!?) because I'm after a jar, but then this cute little notebook caught my attention. It's around a5 size with lined pages (which start 1/4 of the way down the page) and then a green edge. And the main design is a little typewriter image and the writing on the card says {Notebook}. Then I turn it over for the price and it was part of a mega sale so it ws only £1- bargainous! I love my notebooks as well, and I thought this would be great for writing down blog ideas or sentences when I am out and about because it's not too big and not very thick either. How simple and effective is it?



5) Benefit Roller Lash Mascara!
Well- this has been featured in so many YouTube make-up tutorial videos that I've watched, and it seems like so many people are raving about it so when I had the opportunity to get my hands on it at duty free (another holiday favourite!) I couldn't miss it. I kind of didn't believe in what the people were saying, I thought it was just people watching other people, using it and so on and so on, but after using it I love it as well! The packaging claims it makes you look like you've used eyelash curlers and it actually does. It also makes your eyes look quite a lot bigger because it curls and extends your eyelashes- so it's great for me with my little raisin eyes! 


6) Primark Floral Hair Ties
I saw these at first on Quisha Rose's YouTube channel (which is amazing by the way, and she posts very regularly) and I thought that they were really pretty and perfect for summer. I didn't intend to go out and seek them though until I walked past them and ended up picking up three! I bought the dusky pink rose one (the one I saw after Quisha featured it) and then a daisy one and a silvery grey one which just has loads of petals. They look nice wrapped twice around a ponytail or to just slide over a bun to make it less formal looking. So, yeah, I am quite pleased that I came across them in the end- and like most things from Primark they are so cheap for the quality!


Hope you enjoyed, not done one of these in a while because they take sooo long but I quite enjoy doing them! Have a nice day/evening. Signed, Geekling. xxx