My October Favourites

I can’t believe we’re into the second week of November. Christmas is next month! I know I am a little late off the mark but I wanted to share some of my October favourites.

Composition Book from Knock Knock. 

I love the stationary from Knock Knock. They are the company that usually do all of the cute sticky to do pads with little funny sayings on them. This book was kindly sent to me from the guys over at Chronicle Books. This is part of a little series. As well as the purple one which is the important topics notebook, they do a pink one titled the funny one and a blue one too titled, hyper organised so you can pick the one that suits your personality the best. I’ve always loved the look of the composition books that I used to see on TV shows like Degrassi Junior High and films like Struck by Lightening and now I have one (almost.)

Santa’s Little Melter Candle.

I light a lot of candles. If I am at home, you can usually find a candle lit in the room I’ve decided to hang out in. This is the Santa’s Little Helper candle from Bomb Cosmetics. I originally got one of these last year for my birthday. I fell so in love with the scent that I had to buy another one. It’s such a lovely, sweet scent and reminds me of all the sweetie goodness of Christmas (it has a little cinnamon in it I think.) Along with this one, I am also loving the Berry Trifle candle from Yankie Candle. So many lovely candles, so little time to burn them.

Disney’s Legacy Collection. 

Along with books, I am a MASSIVE Disney fan. I don’t care if I am in my thirties. You’re never too old for Disney in my opinion. For my birthday at the beginning of October, my husband brought me the first in my growing collection of the Legacy Collection, Sleeping Beauty. Since then, I have expanded to include Mary Poppins, The Little Mermaid and Disneyland. They are a must for any fan I think. Not only does it feature the music, demos etc from the films, on the Mary Poppins CD, there is original audio from when PL Travers was consulting on Mary Poppins (some of which is heard at the end of Saving Mr. Banks.) It’s fascinating.

I’ll Never Write in This Journal, Journal. 

Again, this is from Knock Knock and it was sent to me by Chronicle Books. I love this sort of thing and I try to keep a regular journal as writing things down helps me calm down before going to sleep. This one is particularly cute as it features little sayings, check lists and words of wisdom as you go along. Love, love, love.

See Me by Nicholas Sparks and Shopaholic to the Rescue by Sophie Kinsella.

It was tough to pick two books from the ones I have acquired over the last few weeks as there was so many (including Dawn French’s new novel.) However, I think these two were amongst my favourites. I am quickly becoming a big fan of Nicholas Sparks’ books and I really enjoyed See Me. I’ve not managed to start Shopaholic to the Rescue yet. It’s a follow on from Shopaholic to the Stars that was released earlier this year and I have biting at the bit to find out what happens so am looking forward to getting engrossed into that when I can.

NaNoWriMo Word Count Chart. 

If you’ve not already guessed, I am taking part in National Novel Writing Month. It’s something I enjoy doing every year. One of the things I always like to keep track of is the daily word count as well as the overall total. It keeps me focused. I am very pleased to have this chart this year. I received it as part of my donation goodies (I donate every year,) and it has already come in very handy as I am not trying to keep track of my daily word total on scrap pieces of paper.

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Laura

I'm Laura. I started Novel Kicks back in 2009 as I wanted a place to discuss books and writing - two loves of my life. As someone who has anxiety, these two things give me, and I am sure countless others, a much needed escape.
There is a monthly book club, writing exercises, prompts, reviews, author interviews, competitions and guest posts. I cover many genres and I hope there is something for everyone.
I grew up by the sea in Dorset and currently live in Poole with my husband, Chris and three cats. I love writing and have a BA (Hons) in Creative Writing from Falmouth University. I am writing my first book. If only I could stop pressing delete. Chris has threatened to stop it from working. Haha.
I have always loved creative writing since I was in first school and would very much like to meet my teacher, Miss Sayers, to say thank you for all the encouragement she gave me then.
When not writing, I love reading, cats, Disney, singing (I can't sing but this doesn't stop me,) and falling into a good TV show or film. If I could step into any fictional world, it would be amongst the characters in ABC's Once Upon a Time.
I love reading many genres and discovering new authors.