Hi guys,

So, after much deliberation, I have decided to change my blog name. I wasn’t happy with the name I have at the moment and the URL for FromPenToScreen was already taken, which I would’ve used.

I have (finally) chosen the name FrecklesAndThoughts so my blog URL will now be frecklesandthoughts.blogspot.co.uk.

I hope the new name doesn’t confuse you too much and you like the change :)

Lucy xx

Hi guys,

So today I have my July favourites for you. I was thinking about writing a book favourites for each month, would you like to see that? Leave me a comment letting me know :)

Also, the reason this favourites post is quite small is because quite a lot of the things I’ve loved this month have been birthday presents, but my birthday is towards the end of the month. I nearly combined July and August into one big ‘summer favourites’ post, but I thought I’d write two, with this one just being slightly shorter. (Not sure how relevant that was… ha)

The first item I’ve loved recently is the Enchanted Forest - An inky quest and colouring book.

This is one of those ‘adult colouring books’ and I’ve just been finding it quite relaxing to sit out in the sun (when the English weather allows us some!) and just colour away, this is an item I will definitely be taking on holiday next week as the weather is looking good! *Touches wood*

As it is now the summer holidays, I have had a lot more time to watch TV and movies, (although, is that a good thing?), which is why I have loved Netflix.

At the moment my favourite TV series is Once Upon A Time, but I do have quite a substantial watch list!

I have also loved the Mac Bao Bao Wan lipstick in Romantic Breakdown.

This is a gorgeous nude colour, which means I can wear it without feeling too overdone. It also lasts quite a while and is very pigmented (as you'd expect from a Mac lipstick) and feels very moisturising on the lips.






















Sorry this is slightly shorter than normal, but thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed it!

Lucy xx

Hi guys,

This post has been on my to do list for at least a month, oops. Over May half term I decided I wanted to reorganise my desk and I was very happy with the result. In one of my very first blog posts, right back in November of last year, (I think it was my organisation post) I did also mention something about doing a desk organisation post, now, as my desk is the tidiest it has ever been, I am finally writing it.

There are four main things I added/changed to organise my desk and I will be telling you how I use them later on. I have the Ikea Micke desk.

Here is a quick overview of my desk area.

The first item I added was a Paperchase notes/to do pad. I keep this inside the long drawer of my desk and, as you would think, use it to jot down what I have to get done. This is a very cute alternative to writing my lists on random scraps of paper, it also keeps them all in one place.

Then I went to Sainsbury’s and was surprised as to how good their stationary section was. From Sainsbury’s I bought two zigzag patterned storage boxes to go inside the cupboard of my desk. I think these were about £3 each. I use one of these on each shelf inside the cupboard. In the top one I have precariously carefully stacked my notebooks, the lid wouldn’t fit on after doing this but you will find out what I used that for later. In the other I put all my pencil cases and other bits and pieces I have.

Another item I bought from Paperchase was a small storage box. This just sits on the top of my desk. I use this for all the random little bits and pieces that just sort of, float around and never have a set place to go. I found that having my little random objects box has made my desk nicer as rather than shoving these items into my other draws they have their own little area.

Now we find out what I did with the lid of the box. This is where I keep all the homework I need to do and any other papers that I might need. This just stops me having them cluttering my draws and surfaces. You can also buy proper trays to use for this…

Some other items I bought for my desk are:

I hope you enjoyed this post and maybe even got a bit of inspiration for your workstation from it! Be sure to let me know if you try any of these ideas out, and tell me how you keep your desk organised :)

Lucy xx

Hi guys,

So Tuesday (the 21^st July) was my birthday. This is The Gastronomic Tour because it felt like all we did was eat (of course, this wasn’t quite the case though ;) ). 

This post is a collection of the photos from my birthday, and as my mum put it, our gastronomic tour.

 I hope you enjoy it, let me know what you think of my photo posts :)

Lucy xx

Hi guys,

So today I have a quick, fun post for you. This is my summer bucket list 2015, it's just a few little things I would like to do this year. If and when I complete things from this list I’ll come back and put a cross through them, hopefully by September it will all have been crossed off!

Be sure to let me know your summer bucket list in the comments :)

Have a movie marathon

Make a summer playlist

Watch a sunrise

Blog at least once a week

Spend a day at the beach

Laugh until I cry

Have a huge water fight

Run more

Write more Pitch Black

I hope you liked this slightly different style post :)

Lucy xx

Hey guys,

Again, I’m so sorry I haven’t posted yet in July. I’ve not even been that busy, I’ve just lost my blogging rhythm.

Now, considering I am a massive bookworm, I can’t believe I have yet to do a book post. So here it is.

Although it is only the start of July I have already read quite a few books, so today I thought I would do a ‘What I’ve been reading’ post. I will try and post one of these monthly but you all know how bad I am when I try to do a series! 

(Also, the reason I haven’t got my own pictures of the books is because I have been reading them on my kindle)

The first book I read this month is ‘Don’t Even Think About it’ by Sarah Mlynowski.

The description for this book is ‘This is the story of how we became freaks. It's how a group of I's became a we. When Class 10B got their flu shots, they expected some side effects. Maybe a sore arm. Maybe a headache. They definitely didn't expect to get telepathy.’

I read this book in one day...

I thoroughly enjoyed it and I would recommend it to anyone who wants a light read. The book is written in the perspective of all the teens who got telepathy. It is written as ‘we’ instead of ‘I’ and I really like this idea. I was instantly sucked into the world of these teens and I couldn’t put my kindle down!

I then went on to read the first two books in Lauren Oliver’s ‘Delirium series’.

The description for the first book is ‘They didn’t understand that once love -- the deliria -- blooms in your blood, there is no escaping its hold. Things are different now. Scientists are able to eradicate love, and the government demands that all citizens receive the cure upon turning eighteen. Lena Holoway has always looked forward to the day when she’ll be cured. A life without love is a life without pain: safe, measured, predictable, and happy.' 

I had previously read her book ‘Panic’ and I really enjoyed that so I had some high hopes for this book. I was not disappointed. I am just under halfway through the second book in the trilogy ‘Pandemonium’ and I am very much enjoying that one too. These books are really gripping and there are some moments that make your heart race, which make it even harder to put down. A lot of people will probably be thinking that it is just another `Hunger Games’, a trilogy about a group of teenagers set in a dystopian future but, in my opinion, it’s not.

I would also definitely recommend this series as well as any other books by Lauren Oliver.

I hope you enjoyed this post, let me know if you would like more book posts and I’ll get round to those!

Lucy xx