Wilkos & Asda back to school stationary haul

 Another stationary haul - sorry guys!!

 This is the "Wilde" collapsible storage box from Wilkos. With having so little space and so much stationary for uni, the main thing I'm looking for is storage. I thought this collapsible one would be ideal. I love the pattern and it will be ideal to keep things like my stapler, hole punch, paperclips and the like in! This was only £3.50!

 Next I got these file dividers for 95p, I'm really hoping these last longer than your average ones that seem to just rip and fall out within weeks and I love the contents page. It'll be perfect for separating my work up!

 I then got these 3 document sleeves from the "Sustain" collection. I'm not really sure what I'll use these for and I wasn't sure about the "hey foxy" one but they were only £1 and I'm sure I'll find a use for them!

Now onto my favourite Wilkos buy - the Nostalgia desk tidy. It really would have made sense to buy items from the same collection so that everything matches but instead I just bought a mismatch of things which I'll probably regret but this was only 80p so I couldn't resist! Crazy I know! As well as keeping pens in, this would be good for make-up brushes!

 Finally, I picked up a stapler for 75p, staples for 44p and paper clips for 75p. I then bought some bits from Asda starting with these page markers which I thought would be a good alternative to folding over the corners of pages in my books, especially when those are going to be £50 a pop - I'll be keeping them looking immaculate! I picked them up in store and can't find them online - sorry!

 These were bloody hard to take a picture of and I know they're boring but punch pockets really are essential! I got two packs of 75(ish) for 80p(ish), sorry I don't remember and I've left them at my mom and dads! I'm a bit worried they were so cheap though, I had some awful pound shop ones last year! I can't find these on the Asda website either because I picked these up in store too.

 I was also after some Sharpies for underlining and making fancy notes etc and some mechanical pencils because I know I'll need to use them sometimes and I hate the smell and touch of pencils which I can avoid by using plastic mechanical ones. In addition, they're both in cute colours and they were on offer at 2 for £3 which is a bargain considering the Sharpies cost more than that alone at Tesco!

& the stationary rambles are only over temporarily I'm afraid, I have a second Saisnburys stationary haul coming up soon with a folder, pens, calculator and lots of other bits and pieces... I know, I'm obsessed!

If any of you are doing similar stationary or back to school/college/uni hauls leave the link below because I love reading them as well as writing them! :)

Primark Haul - September 2013

It's time for everyone's favourite blog post (or mine at least)... a Primark haul! I didn't intend to spend any money today, I just went to pick up a couple of stationary orders from Wilkos and Asda for a future blog post but me and the mother went into Primark and I happened to fall out with a bag of sale bits - oops!

I was in the PJ section because my mom was buying some and she asked if I'd fit into a size 6-8 because the only sizes they ever seem to have on the sale rail are 6-8 and then sizes way too big for me. I was like NO of course I won't, but they were cute so I tried them on anyway and as you may have already guessed considering I bought them, they fit! They're really sweet with a swallow (I think) pattern all over and turn up dotty hems! These were reduced to £3 from £6.

 I also picked up these ones which are white with embroidered detail and turn ups with a cute button. These look like they're going to be pretty see through but with going to uni soon and not really owning any long PJ bottoms I thought I'd prefer to be walking around in PJ bottoms you can vaguely see my pants through than Primark's "cheeky shorts" where half my bum cheek hangs out! Not a great first impression!

I am an absolute sucker for Primark's home section, they sell such cute bits and pieces at bargain prices! Last year I bought one of the Christmassy throws for my boyfriends house just because it was cute and cheap, I didn't actually think we'd use it. We actually ended up falling in love with it and snuggling it on a daily basis through the winter and using it as extra warmth in bed on those cold nights so it was definitely worth the few pound price tag! Anyway, this Geek throw is made of the same soft material and was reduced from £5 to £3.80 so with the added excuse that we're moving soon and a new house needs a new throw I had justified it to myself and shoved it in my basket! I'll be honest, I've not jumped on the "Geek" and other slogans bandwagon at all because I'm just not a fan personally but considering me and the other half really are geeks, I guess it kind of works!

So then we went and paid for our bits and on my way out I discovered more sale stuff (face palm!) I am obsessed with Primark socks and pants which I've probably rambled about before and so I always feel like I NEED more despite the fact I really don't and when I realised I could get 15 pairs of new socks (new house new socks right?) for £3 I just couldn't help myself so walked back over to the till with 15 new pairs of new cute socks!

 Ooooh pretty!

I saw this bag on the way out which I've decided I need, how perfect is this!! I have a bit of a unicorn obsession too, so much so that I will be doing a unicorn wishlist soon!

School/college/university stationary haul!

Some of you may know if you follow me on twitter that I'm off to uni in a few weeks time (eek!) so when I went into Sainsburys the other day and saw that all the school stationary was half price I thought I'd grab myself some bits. September (or August in this case) stationary shopping is quite possibly the most exciting time of year for me, sad I know.

These Oxford notepads tend to be about £5 and I imagine most of you are thinking "why the hell would you spend £5 when you can get one from the pound shop?!" Well I thought that too until I got one last year and omg it makes you WANT to write your coursework just because the pen glides over the paper so easily! I know it sounds weird but just trust me on this one, you really can feel the quality! I actually might go and stock up on a few of these in various colours whilst they're on offer at £2.25 (half price). They really are worth the price and tend to not be on offer for the rest of the year! I picked up the black one just because everything else I bought was very bright and floral so thought I'd tone it down a bit!

I was actually on my way to the till with a different folder when I saw this one which was much bigger and cheaper. You can't really tell from the photos but it's pretty huge and I love the design which is called "Elsie" and they have various bits and pieces in the same floral pattern. This was £1.75 (half price) and will be ideal for my tons of bits of paper.

 I then went back later in the day to buy the matching academic diary! I love these diaries because they run from about September 2013 until July 2014. For those of you in education I'm sure you will agree that your year seems to run from September until the end of the school/college/uni year rather than from January until December. Especially as everything will be changing for me (new area, new house, new people, new uni , new course) I feel like it's a new chapter in my life so writing in a brand new diary that starts as uni starts just feels right! Again - gorgeous floral design. This one is the A6 size which I thought was better for carrying around in my bag than the bigger one and the space for writing should still be plenty.

Finally, I picked up the 2 pack of cute pens in the "vintage heart" design (again, I think they sell lots of matching bits eg notebooks and folders). These were £1.49 and were probably a bit of a silly purchase as it's likely I'll have lost them within my first few days and they might write really crappy but I'm a sucker for cute stationary so hey-ho! I also picked up a pack of 20 black ballpoint pens from the basics range for 56p. These were the last ones on the shelf so I felt inclined to buy them just incase there's a sudden pen shortage or something!

If any of you have done school/college/university hauls I'd love to see them so leave links below! :) I'll also be doing a housey haul when I move into my new house in a few weeks time so watch out for that!