Currently Loving... Candles!

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I'm getting stuck into my autumn bucket list with something fairly simple- burn my candles! I don't know about you, but I think candles are quite a wintery thing and I hardly use them in summer. Therefore, by this time of year, I'm extremely excited to get back into them.

I currently have a set of tealights from Wilkinson (possibly orange and ginger) which look cute in my little candle holders- but don't have much of a scent- if any. Then, I have this pink Ikea one which smells nice and has lasted ages. I'm actually really picky when it comes to candle scents- I only like about 10% of those I smell when shopping for them. I am also really easily frustrated when candles burn at an angle and leave loads of unused wax around the sides. Enter Copenhagen Candle Company with their three-wick bad boys. I bought the Fig & Herb one from TKMaxx last winter and burned it heaps- and I still have half left for this year. The smell is gorgeous and literally fills the whole house. I was gutted when I went back to TKMaxx and there were none left. Then, during summer, I saw that they had returned and couldn't say no to this Strawberry one- I can't wait to burn it but  I'm saving it till I've finished the others.

What's your favourite brand and scent of candles?

The Autumn Bucket List

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The first official day of autumn is in 2 days! I actually thought it started in early September at the latest but nope- according to my friend Google- 22nd September is the official date. So, with a new season comes a new bucket list. Admittedly, I've been in an autumn mindset for quite a few weeks now. You can't blame me: summer lasts about 2 weeks in Scotland (if we're lucky!)

I've actually already made a start on some of these! I switched up my wardrobe before school started: saying goodbye to those summer dresses for another year (most still unworn) and bringing out my woolly jumpers. I've also been burning candles I want to use up because I recently bought a new three-wick strawberry one but I won't let myself burn it until I've used up my smaller vanilla one and green tealights. I've also got a job woohoo! And as for the 'get back on track with blogging'- I think I'm doing pretty well.

I'm so into bucket lists at the moment I think they're so productive and a great way to look back on and keep track of your goals.

What do you hope to achieve this Autumn?

The Summer Bucket List- Review

New obsession alert: LISTS. 
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I have always been a sucker for a to do list- especially at school or when I'm really busy. Recently though, I've taken list making to a whole new level and filled a book with different lists (I may do a post on that if anyone is interested?) as well as writing bucket lists. One was the traditional kind: things I want to do in my lifetime and the others were mini ones of things I want to do per season. I then saw this post on The Trendy Chic which really inspired me to blog about the lists I had written. I thought sharing this this would be a fun way to let you know what I've been up to over the past few months and maybe inspire you to do your own. I want to make this a feature on Julz' Obsessions: at the start of a season I will post what I want to achieve and at the end I will let you know how I got on!

• Spend 2 weeks in Tanzania
• Get a job
• Have a massive clear out of my old stuff
• Go thrift shopping
• Make a bracelet out of Starburst wrappers
• Watch loads of TV and Youtube
• RELAX
• Go on the trampoline
• Buy a hula hoop
• DIY projects
• Find one new HG makeup item
• Go walks
• Get back into blogging routine
• Start a new memory box
• Have days out when it's sunny
• Have a picnic
• Blow bubbles 
• Read 
• Use fake tan

The things I accomplished are in pink and the things I didn't manage are in brown.

As you know, I did indeed spend 2 weeks in Africa and it was the most amazing experience. When I got back, I had a major declutter of my room and sold some old stuff on ebay and the rest will be sold at the next boot sale I do. I also went thrift shopping and actually found brand new things donated from H&M (does that defeat the purpose?). I made two Starburst wrapper bracelets: one for my blogger friend Melanie and one for me which I posted about here. I certainly watched a lot of TV and YT before Africa: I watched all of Miranda, caught up on Pretty Little Liars, watched Geordie Shore from the beginning, Friends and Sex and the City. I went on the trampoline (only twice though) and done DIY projects such as the bunting featured here. I completely fell in love with MAC Mineralize Skin Finish in Soft & Gentle (full review coming soon!) and decided to walk to complete a few errands rather than taking the bus. I used the personalised storage box I created here for my new memory box and had many days out. I didn't have the traditional picnic in a park but my family and I had one on the train down to Blackpool so I think that still counts. Blowing bubbles was a bit of a random goal but it is something really summery and I done it in Africa visiting the primary schools (the kids went crazy for them!) I didn't read the books I intended to (that would help my advanced english course this year) but I did read Cheryl Cole and Gok Wan's autobiographies: both of which I thoroughly enjoyed. Finally, I did put on fake tan- in fact it was pretty much as soon as I came out of my final exam! I was pretttyy dark (to say the least) but when it washed off a bit I liked it!

As for those I didn't manage: so far, I haven't found a job- though it certainly isn't through lack of trying! I also didn't relax as much as I wanted but I'm actually glad because I feel sooo unproductive doing nothing. I haven't bought a hula hoop yet- but its still on the agenda! I just need to wait till I'm passing ASDA in the car as I'm not up for walking or getting the bus home with one haha. I also failed to get back into the blogging routine- sorry about that! I'm going to try and post regularly again as I go back to school and autumn arrives.

Overall I think I did really well in completing the goals I wanted to and can only hope I will be as successful in autumn.

What goals did you accomplish this summer?