I'm going to be honest with you (not that I'm not usually). I'm not really one of those bakers who measures out everything first in pretty bowls and cups so that everything can be added nicely. Heck, I don't even sift the flour first when it's required for most cakes (unless I'm entering a competition, which I haven't done since I was eight.) I also always melt my butter for any recipe because then it hand creams better than at room temperature.

That being said, if you enjoy setting up everything first and following instructions flawlessly, I envy you! I feel baking should be something that makes you happy so you do you and have fun baking!

I've been holding off doing this post until I actually have bought a handbag. (Shocked that I don't own a handbag? It's a long story...) When I say proper handbag I mean one that is an everyday handbag and then I wanted to wait to so that the clutter to begin to build up so that a post like this would be interesting.

But can I just say that finding a handbag that I loved was a challenge. Seriously! Blood sweat and tears! (Well maybe not the blood...)

Even though I don't classify it as my handbag, recently I have been carrying around this little calico bag so I figured considering I am a super impatient person and this is my unofficial handbag. Today is the perfect day to tell you what's in my bag.

Since graduating last year I have been spending a lot more time at home. University timetables just don't run the same as school does so there would be some days where I'd be there all day and others where I wouldn't at all. Also, summer holidays are SUPER long! (already on break now... don't go back till March...)

So yeah, a lot more time at home...

Which is absolutely great! I have so much time to do so many different and new things! For example;  My baking skills are so much better and I more confident tackling those harder recipes knowing there is a higher chance that things will turn out ok. (Provided I just have one recipe going at once... B two or three different things at once is not the best idea...). I have had time to begin to teach  myself piano and sew dresses and even had time to seriously rage a war on my room which is going to be amazing really soon!

But it can have a negative effect...

I thought today I'd share with you my latest crafty feat.
My friends and I are planning a murder mystery party which, may I say when it came to adapting a small party so that it would work for 30+ people is not an easy task. I have to confess I didn't have a lot to do with character creation or evidence development so when the opportunity came to making fancy invitations for the fictional characters dinner party to go with their character instructions, I gave myself willingly.