Clothes and Beauty Haul!!!

Somebody went shopping!!!! As it is only 12 days until i move to Dubai and start a new career and life I felt it was necessary to treat myself and go shopping!!! Heres a sneak peek as to what I bought, most things are for work and the rest...well they are just for me ha!

Green shorts H&M, Black crop top Topshop, Red skirt H&M

Black blazer H&M, Green biker jacket H&M 

Black high-rise jeans River Island, Black trouser with belt H&M, Black trouser H&M (black trousers are required for training!)

Red dress Zara, Navy dress French Connection, Printed maxi dress River Island, Black polka dot maxi skirt H&M.

Black ballerina pumps Primark, Red court heels Primark, Black and red loafers Zara.

Hair pins Primark, Earrings H&M, Pink coat hangers Primark, Earrings and necklace Primark.

Diorblush in Framboise and Strawberry sorbet 943, Dior waterproof eyeliner in Trinidad Black 094, Diorshow blackout mascara in Kohl Black 099, J'dore Dior Parfum, Diorific Long wearing true color lipstick in Ange Bleu 013, Dior Vernis nail lacquer in Red Royalty 999, Dior Vernis nail lacquer in Masai Red 853

Clarins Paris body lotion, Estée Lauder anti-oxidant daywear creme SPF 15, Clarins Paris Vital light night anti-ageing cream, Revlon extra life no chip top coat nail varnish.

And thats it!!! What do you guys think? I'm starting to feel nervous now its a matter of days before i leave but after this shopping trip I do feel a bit more prepared and i'm going to start packing over the next few days! Very scary! Also in the next few days I should receive my flight details and visa then the following week my accommodation details!! So excited to find out where I'm going to live! The January 4th joiners found out their accommodation today and they are all really awesome places! Fingers crossed for us 11th January joiners!!!

18 days to go...

Time is going so quickly now! I have been so busy with Christmas festivities that i now have less than 3 weeks to go and i'm not ready at all!! I still need to do all my shopping for the big move but i figured i'd do that in the sales and I really need to get serious about completing the workbook! Once Christmas is out the way then it will be all go go go!!! Very exciting but nervous times! This morning i checked my online portal and my accommodation is in progress now! This is what I'm thinking about the most now, I just really want to be placed with my new Emirates friends that I have made through the Emirates January DOJ Facebook group! I cannot recommend highly enough to anyone that is joining Emirates to join your months Facebook group!! My group has been SO AMAZING and so helpful when i have a question or when i just want to share something Emirates related! Everyone has been so lovely and I have already met some special people through it which I just can tell will be the best of friends! We already have plans for the beach on the first day!! Dubai see you in 18 days!!!!

Keep calm and...

Back in October I was having a bit of a shit time. I was getting over break up, I had no idea what I was going to do with my life and I was applying for so many jobs and just wasn't getting anywhere. So, overall it was a little bit depressing. 

Anyway, after one of my interviews I popped into town for a bit of shopping and a man in the street stopped me. I don't know why I stopped as I usually wouldn't but he caught me at a weak moment as i was in a bit of a fluster after this certain interview! Turns out he was a charity guy selling key rings and as i was kinda put on the spot I felt i had to buy one!! As i walked away - keyring in hand - I felt like welling up!! It was really bizarre as it was just a stupid keyring and I am not the emotional sort but the words on it struck a cord. 

"KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON" 

I guess I was feeling a bit deflated and exhausted from everything that had happened in the last month or so and this was just a little message to let me know that everything was going to be okay. And you know what.... it was!!! It was just 2 weeks later I got a very special ''GOLDEN CALL" which i'm sure is going to change my life forever!

I guess everything happens for a reason! 

Meet Tinky...

 Meet this tiny little adorable kitty called Tinky! She is the bravest most precious cat in the world and we just adopted her from Cyprus!! About a month ago my Mum went to Larnaca on holiday to visit a friend and when exploring the abandoned city of Vikla she heard a kitten crying and found her scared and hiding in a tree! The cat lover that my Mum is, she rescued her from the tree and immediatly just wanted to take her home! As we live over 2000 miles away this did seem a bit crazy and impossible but it broke my Mums heart to leave there. So, once Mum came back to the UK, her friend agreed to look after Tinky until we could sort out getting her a cat passport(!!!!) and arrange to fly her home to us! Finally, after she had all her vaccines (she's like me!!) we popped her on a flight to London Heathrow and here she is!!! She was a little scared at first but now she is all settled in and we love her!! The hard thing now is that i will be leaving her in 29 days to go to Dubai!!!! Isn't she just absolutely gorgeous?!

Oh the joys of photoshop...

Hahahahahahaha shit i really need to get a life....

My fashion degree came in handy for something...

On the very first flight to Dubai it specifies "a groomed, clean, tidy and smart appearance is necessary while travelling. Denims are not allowed" So, bearing this in mind I have been a very busy bee and put my fashion skills to work and made a dress to wear on the plane! The dress is nothing fancy but it will be smart and comfy enough for the seven hour flight and its always nice to wear something you've made entirely from scratch! 

 Pattern cutting the dress! Had this fabric for ages so I'm glad it went to good use! Its like a thick jersey.

Half finished! Checking the fit on the mannequin..

Voila! Dress complete :) What do you think?!

Medicals medicals medicals

So as you can guess from the title I am currently undergoing all the various medical procedures that have to be completed before I go to Dubai!! Ive got the dental out the way now woohooo! I had to have two fillings which was fine but cost me an absolute bomb with all the appointments! And Ive completed my medical examinations and received my final acceptance to join the Emirates cabin crew! Yay. I now just have to get all my vaccinations complete! AAHHH injections! So here is the long list of jabs i have to get so I can fly all over the world....

Polio
Diphtheria
Tetanus
Typhoid
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
MMR (Mumps, Measles, Rubella)
Yellow Fever
Menningococcal ACWY
Varicella


Ive had most of them now but some of the vaccinations require 3 jabs over a period of time GREAT. And In the UK at the moment there is a shortage of Menningococcal meningitis and MMR. FANTASTIC. I swear my life right now is just appointment after appointment.