Chicago Town Pizza

Received a voucher for a free chicago town pizza - yummy!

Value: £3.99
2012 Total: £255.35

Cabin in the Woods DVD

Another surprise win! There was no note with it so have no idea what competition it is from, which is a shame as I normally like to try and thank whichever company sent it.

I saw this film in the cinema and LOVED it. The premise on the whole is quite original, and the ending is just so unbelievably ridiculous, it's amazing!! I really recommend watching it because it's so different compared to most horror films these days. (and the end sequence is just so EPIC. Not to give too much away but there is a UNICORN. I can't get over the Unicorn. I really can't. Haha.)

Value: £12.00
2012 Total: £251.36

Red: The Waterstones Anthology

This surprise package arrived a couple of days ago, an advanced copy of 'Red: The Waterstones Anthology' to review, a mixture of short stories, essays and poems based around the theme of Red and the events of 2012.

I'm about half way through it now, and although all the stories are interesting enough and easy to read, I don't quite 'get' them. In a lot of cases, once I've finished the story I'm not sure what point it was trying to make which leaves me feeling unsatisfied. I thought at first maybe I wasn't politically minded enough to understand them, but a few other reviews have cropped up saying similar things, so maybe it's not just me being stupid after all.

The stories are just a bit of a disappointment on the whole. There were a couple that I did enjoy, although they weren't really good enough to make me want to recommend the book to others, especially at it's current retail price of £10 which is pretty steep given the book is quite small. I feel kind of bad for slating it when it was a prize, but I suppose it would be equally unfair to start telling poor unsuspecting people to buy it!

Value: £10.00. Apparently. Eek.
2012 Total: £239.36

Revlon Makeup

Received two surprise packages in the post today! A Revlon Colorstay eyeshadow palette, and a Revlon Photoready cream blush! I think they are both from a weekly competition I entered, so I must have been lucky enough to win twice!!
The eyeshadow is exactly the kind of colour which suits me which is great. I've never used a cream blusher before but I had a quick play with it and it's really nice, goes on nicely and gives quite a natural blush to the cheek.

Value: £7.99 each
2012 Total: £229.36

Felix Cat Treats

I am going to have one very happy kitty when I open these!

Value: 40p
2012 Total:  £213.38

Benefit Hervana Umbrella

Another win received the other day - a limited edition Hervana Umbrella from Benefit Cosmetics! (I don't know what a hervana umbrella is, but apparently it's worth mentioning.) It's a lovely mix of pinks and purples, but it does have Benefit printed all over it so they've essentially turned us into walking advertisements! I do need a new umbrella though so I won't complain.

Value: Hard to find, it's being sold on some American websites for a little over $10 dollars, which is the equivalent of about £6.50
2012 Total: £212.98

£10 Red Spotted Hanky Voucher

Found yet another £10 voucher for Red Spotted Hanky train tickets - how they are making any money I don't know, but I'm certainly not complaining! That being said their website is an absolute pain to navigate, the stress almost isn't worth it. I would never use them to book tickets normally unless they sort it out!

Value:  £10.00
2012 Total: £206.48

£100

I won £100 in a competition! My biggest win yet!! :D

Value: £100.00
2012 Total: £196.48

I did mess around taking screenshots of paypal but it just ended up looking stupid once I'd put black boxes over all the names and email addresses and stuff XD

Curiously Cinnamon Cereal

I had forgotten I liked this stuff! Received a box in the post yesterday, it is YUMMY. I used to be addicted to it but then I ate so much I started to get sick of it!! Now after many years I have been reunited with the cinnamon goodness ;)

Value: £2.29
2012 Total: £96.48

I decided to scrap the lifetime total bit, it would start to get too complicated to add it up next year! I will add it on at a year end summary instead.

Revlon Colorstay Nail Enamel

Today in the post I received a Revlon Colorstay Nail Enamel. I got the email over a week so I have been excitedly waiting it ever since! The shade I got was 'Marmalade', which I was dubious about at first but it's quite a nice orangey-red colour, nothing like the icky food I refuse to eat!

Value: £7.99
2012 Total: £94.19
Lifetime Total: £94.19

Game of Thrones/ Dance with Dragons Part 1

£5 off any ebay purchase voucher = free book for me!
Very pleased, was due to buy this anyway - love, love, love this series of books!!

Value: £4.95
2012 Total: £86.20
Lifetime Total: £86.20

USB Hubman

Won a "mystery prize" in a competition, arrived the other day and it's a USB Hubman! I bought a cheap version of one of these from Poundland and it didn't work very well, so hopefully this one will be good enough quality to actually do its job! Very useful prize for me seeing as I wanted one anyway.

Value: I can't actually find this version on the internet, maybe he's ultra rare ;) On average they are around £6 though.
2012 Total: £81.25
Lifetime Total: £81.25

I've decided to stop being lazy and start taking photos with my camera so pics should be better quality from now on :)