| Feel Good Friday | #1 Ikea and Halloween!

Wow, apart from this week being my lovely week off, where I can procrastinate with old movies and a snuggly blanket, I have a been rather busy body! I love having things to do because after a while (yes, I am admitting this), I get bored with doing nothing and have to make, write or go and visit something. Hence my first fun and exciting thing that I did this week; go to Ikea. Some of you may think that I am a complete weirdo, but Ikea is literally one of my favourite places to go on earth. In my family, we treat a trip to Ikea as a family day out... in fact agreeing on the squashiness of Ikea sofas is one of the only things we can all agree on. Well, this trip was special because we were taking one of my very lovely friends, Leah, who was an Ikea virgin and lets just say, she loved it. We don't go very often because we don't really live near an Ikea, and also because we try and make sure we have a check-list of things to get beforehand. One of the things we needed was a bedside table:

This bedside table matches the wardrobe I have and is great for lots of storage.

I decided to get some things that were not a neccesessity too, because when you are at Ikea, all the things that you don't need also look so appealing. I bought an artificial flower:

This may seem weird. It suits my desk now that its Autumn. (I had a very summery flower before.)

I also bought a dining mat:

This may also seem rather weird. I use this to put my laptop on so it doesn't mark my desk.

We also stocked up on gifts for christmas, (little bits and pieces for around the house.) and stoppped off for a cup of coffee half way round! I really enjoy days like this but, anyone who has been to Ikea will agree with me when I say this, it empties your pockets as fast as the fastest car in the world! (Sorry, I couldn't think of anything more imaginative to compare losing your money to...Oh well!)

The second thing that not only I enjoyed, but most of the world enjoyed
 was Halloween! I love halloween; it is the perfect excuse to dress up as an idiot (or maybe you looked cool in your outfit?) and eat so many sweets that you are sick or even worse, EXPLODE! Some people also take halloween for being a great excuse for a party, and that is right! Why not celebrate ancient ghoulish tales with your friends over a drink and some snacks! This year for Halloween, I dressed up and went round to my friend. Of course, she went all out in the costume department and came as a vampiress, whereas I just threw together a few 'back of the wardrobe' items and did some Halloweenesque make up (Dark lipstick and thick eyeliner.) and to be honest, looked a bit rubbish compared to her. My one lesson from this, is to pick up the competition next year and guess what... I WILL!
Do you have any good things that you have done this week? Or maybe a Halloween themed embarrassing moment? Feel free to post a comment! :)