eh up! (Mancunian pride)

My sisters have gone quite mad. They have both assumed a thick, deep, Yorkshire-cum-Lancashire accent which they fondly believe makes them sound like true Mancs. I don't think I've ever heard a Mancunian say 'eh up' for one thing. This is practice for when Mr C returns from his travels, as he seems to think I have a strong accent (especially when I'm tired) - they want to show him the real deal.

They have also been watching too many environmental documentaries, predicting the disappearance of Bangladesh in its entirety by 2025 (disturbing) as sea levels rise, as well as an end to commercial flights and travel as we know it. The house is freezing and cloaked in darkness as we strive to do our bit for the environment. I have also been told I'm not allowed to learn to drive, but Mr C has overruled :)

Speaking of driving, I've just resumed driving for the...4th time, I think . My first lot of lessons were taken as a fresh-faced, keen 17 year old. My instructor was ok but a bump in the road would provoke a terrifying outburst like, 'Will you WATCH what you're doing to my car!'...she left suddenly, and soon after I saw her in the local newspaper, as her husband had tried to kill her after she started an affair with another instructor. A-levels intervened, the second instructor couldn't do weekends, the third was just rubbish and now I'm on the fourth, who seems nice and more importantly, competent.

I am going to have a current obsessions section which I'll bring up to date every few days. At the moment they are as follows:
Current favourite websites: www.ebay.co.uk (of course) www.amazon.co.uk (have done with it for a while, having bought all my 'save for later' books with my newfound wealth) www.hqhair.com www.sephora.com for the gorgeous products especially Pout, Fresh Petit soaps, Lip Venom, Dessert Beauty..and in New York there is a THREE storey Sephora shop! www.makeupalley.com
Currently reading: Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford. Especially love the use of 'stchoopid' to describe Boy Dougdale.
Home Comforts - the Art and Science of Keeping House. Preparation
Current favourite buys: Botanics Love your Lips Lipgloss - as if i need telling.
Burt's Bees Almond Milk Hand Cream - smells exactly like delicious pink and yellow Battenburg cake! My new shiny white cake stand which is crying out for a good Nigella cake to sit on it.
Currently mourning: Loss of Lip Venom, very tragic as cannot justify buying another one. Hideous herpes virus scab on my face which I am hoping will disappear ASAP without scarring. Absence of Mr C (had to say that of course).