Mini book/stationary haul

Hello everyone~
This is a super mini book/stationary haul. The reason why I don't have arty equipment is because i'm ordering them, and when they arrive, I shall post what i've got! 
I wanted to go crazy in Paperchase. So much cute stationary, my mind couldn't cope. I was ERHMAHGERD-ing at everything. I just wanted the pointless things, like the panda highlighters, but, are they pointless? No, no, not now that I think about it. I need those highlighters... Anyway, for those who don't know what Paperchase is, it's a stationary shop that sells art equipment like paint and brushes, they also supply lovely wrapping paper that you would hate using because it's too pretty. If you don't have a Paperchase by you, go to their online store http://www.paperchase.co.uk/ and have a look at their things, because what person doesn't like stationary? There's something pleasing about it, and it's even better when it's so adorable.
Now, I shall show you what I got!

As you can tell from my face, I love this A5 note pad~ Look at how adorable it is! With the chick, fox(?), penguin, panda, crocodile and colourful raccoon on the front and the zebra, owl, badger, mouse(?), snake and red panda(?) on the back! Cuteness overload! BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE.

I CAN'T COPE. MY MIND CANNOT COPE.
This is just SO adorable~ I will be savoring every page. I got this A5 one because it was required and it'll be good for taking on trips to make notes on, rather than lugging around an A4 note pad which I can use in uni.

Next up is this lovely Muppets A4 note pad from the Disney store~

I am suprised that Kermit isn't near the centre of the cover... i'm not disappointed or anything, I just wasn't expecting him to be down in the corner y'know? BUT, it's okay, because my favourite Muppet is in the middle - Beaker~

This is the inside of the pad~
The pattern on the inside of the pad is of the characters, and it's a bit hard to tell who's who, but I don't mind, i'm not going to lose sleep over it. I got this in the sale, but I would not have paid full price for it, there isn't enough lined paper. I think that's me being picky, but it's lovely and colourful so I couldn't leave it alone.

Once again, i'm showing happiness because of this WONDERFUL A4 note pad~
GLITTER, RAINBOWS, FROGS, PONIES, KITTIES, MUSHROOMS AND MORE. The cuteness level is off the charts. It has the same pattern on the back too, which is so good because it means when I close the pad, i'll see the prettyness again~
There's a sticker at the top that says "With printed dividers", originally I thought "Oh great! I can separate my work", but what I didn't know was what was on the dividers.

BUNNIES, PONIES AND KITTIES. RAINBOWS, HEARTS, AND MUSHROOMS.
I love it so much.

Some of you might recognise this book, it is indeed the Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty book. I've wanted this since it came out, and I saw only one in Waterstones and I took my opportunity to get it, and now, it belongs to me~ 
Again, my face. I feel like I should be turning the pages with white cotton gloves on, I want to protect this book and make sure that no pages are going to be ruined and so on. The book is filled with magnificent clothes, runway looks and a lot of writing, so it'll keep me busy for a while. 

Even though I was gifted these books at Christmas last year, I thought I might as well throw them in here.
These are two photography books which are very handy to have~ Because I want to study fashion photography after my foundation course, I need to stock up on the basics first and these books cover the basics and more.

This was also required - fixative. Spraying a layer of fixative on a chalk, pencil, anything-that-could-potentionally-smudge drawing will protect it and make sure it won't smudge, fixing the drawing into place, hence the name fixative.

5 biros. 
You need cheap pens when you're a student.

Last, but not least, are these 2 adorable pencils~ "Juicy Apple" and "Juicy Grape"~ EVEN THE RUBBER IS CUTE. 
I got these, not really for "proper" drawing, but for writing down notes and little doodles here and there. I will buy some mechanical pencils too, as I love to use them for drawing and there's something satisfying about pressing down a button to get more pencil lead. 

And this concludes my very small haul!
I will do another haul when all my art supplies arrive from Traders.
Thank you for reading~~

A quick introduction - why did I start this blog?

Hello everyone~ 
As you can see in the little description box on the left, my name is Nadia, and the reason why I started this blog is, well, because I really felt like it...

There comes a point in life where we have to grow up and leave home. There's always going to be that small part of you that doesn't want to grow up, where you don't want to have to worry about taxes and adult things like that. Where you'd much rather worry about the present you, making sure your hair is looking good, being with your friends and just being young and free. But, sadly, a nasty thing called exams enter your lives and that's just one of the many steps we have to take to grown up. Without exams, we wouldn't be able to carry on our education if we wished to, we also wouldn't be able to carry on and pursue with something that we love.
Sure, sure, exams are horrible and should never exist, but if you try hard enough, you will pass them and then there will be a point in your life where you won't have to worry about them ever, ever again~ 
After GCSE's come A-Levels, and after A-Levels come university, and university is the final step to growing up, education wise. It's a scary thing, i'm not going to lie! Everything kicks in as soon as you come back in to do your A-Levels. Teachers WILL be pressuring you to get your UCAS sorted and to apply to uni's, it's their job, and of course we all hate it when teachers get in your face and annoy the living day lights out of you, but once again, it's their job. Believe it or not, they were once 17/18 at one point in their lives and would have had to apply to uni's without the help of UCAS. Once you've sent off your UCAS details and informed universities that you want to attend them, a huge weight is lifted off of your shoulders and then the waiting game begins. 
In my opinion, the waiting game was the hardest. I applied at the end of October and I didn't hear from a uni until March time, only to be told they didn't want me. Did I have a back up plan? Not really, because I was determined to get into this certain uni. I wanted to, very, very badly. Was I disappointed? Yes, but I wasn't suprised. After some panicking, I was pointed in the direction of a Art Foundation course. Originally, I thought "NOOOOOO! I WANT TO BE A PHOTOGRAPHER RIGHT NOW.", but when I sat down and thought long and hard, I realised doing a foundation course would benefit me immensely! I would have a years experience under my belt in all kinds of arty areas, giving me the upper-hand. 
I guess my advice for that would be always, always, always have a backup plan, or backup uni. 

I know some of you who would have gotten you AS-Level results will feel like the worst student and feel ashamed and so on, but do not worry~ AS-Level is a huge shock to the system, it's totally different from GCSE's. I know when I got my AS-Level results in 2011, I wanted to just teleport back to GCSE's where I knew it would be easy and I could pass. I only failed one subject, but I didn't do great on the others, and this worried me because I didn't want to end my education, I wanted to carry on, I wanted to get my A-Levels. So, going back into school to have the talk was horrible. For some it'll be easy, you either stay or you go. Thankfully, I was allowed back in to do Art, Drama and Welsh Bacc. My A-Level results were the best i've had. 

I know i've typed quite a lot here, I just got so carried away typing~! 
So, my blog will be my life in uni - what I do in class, what I do out of class, how I feel, my tips and advice, and some other things that I can throw in~ I'll also talk about what it's like living down South.

Thank you very much for taking the time to read this rather long introduction!

Nadia~ x