German food = sausages, right? Well, yes, there are a lot of sausages, but over the past six weeks I’ve discovered there’s a lot more to German cuisine than just Wurst. And it is gooooood. (Not so good for my waistline, but what can...
Being away from your family can be quite hard. Even when you’re having the time of your life on your year abroad (like me!) and have all the technology in the world helping you keep in touch with your loved ones back home, there’s...
Me, with cupcakes (obvs), at my pink-themed 18th birthday party… So nearly four years ago! Gosh, Handbags and Cupcakes is four years old today! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, little blog! I can’t remember why I decided to start a blog four years ago today. I will have been...
Whether you’re a fresher in a hall of residence or a returner in a shared student house, the chances are you’ve just moved into a pretty plain box of a room. Maybe it’s suffering from damp, maybe it’s 60s furniture, either way, a plain...
Yes, as of now, I am employed. And very excited about it too. I’m now working in my local Italian restaurant – but we’re not talking deep-pan pizzas here (why does everything with me seem to come back to pizza?), it’s very swanky, fancy-shmancy...
Throughout my teenage life, I’ve lusted after a Mulberry handbag. I’ve always said to myself, “Oh, one day I’ll have one of my own” (instead of stealing my mum’s!) Well, ladies and gents, ‘one day’ was yesterday.The trouble has always been that, as beautiful...
If you follow me on twitter or instagram, there’s a tiny chance you may already know this, but just in case you’ve missed my barrage of smug tweets and pictures (sorry, ish) I should probably tell you I’m currently on holiday in Portugal’s wonderful...
I know of not one female student who hasn’t treated herself to a post-exams shopping trip. It’s sort of the law. Girl Law. You don’t want to break Girl Law. For weeks (or months if you’re a particularly diligent student) you’ve been cooped up...
On looking at their naked refelection in the mirror, most women don’t like what they see. Most women think that by losing weight, they’d be happier. Well I lost weight (over 2.5 stone of it!), and guess what? I still don’t particularly like what...
Old people are pretty great, aren’t they? You can always count on grandmas to be pleased to see you, they have the best stories, not to mention wardrobes full of real proper oldy old vintage clothes. Nowadays, anything labelled “vintage” or “retro” seems to...