100 followers!

shirt: h&m

t-shirt: tesco

skirt: same as y/d (it's clean)

tights: next (diff. pair to y/d)

bracelets: all wallis, except 1 from when I was a baby

nails: barry m - cyan blue

Oh dear, look at the sneaky tag in the first picture! I cut it off when I realised it was there but I couldn't really be bothered to take more pictures (sorry). Also, one more thing to clarify - the t-shirt is plain white but the top looks different because my boobs stretch the t-shirt & flash exaggerates it.

I reached 100 GFC followers yesterday *happy dance*. I know it doesn't seem much to most people but I never expected to reach 10 followers, never mind this many. Thank you to everyone who follows/reads my blog! I can't afford to do a giveaway at the moment but I will do one when I stop being so god damn poor! Also, big thank you to Tonya from The Moptop for being my 100th follower. If you don't already follow her blog, you definitely should - it's one of my favourites!

I'm off to the bank to put money in today, it'll be nice to actually have some money in there for once hah! Have a good day :)!

tramp

I cannot think of anything to write, bad times!

top: superdry, my brother's

skirt: h&m

tights: next

Excuse the dodgy poses, it's one of those days when make-up & hair go wrong, no photos turn out right, and everything just looks wrong *pouts*. I'm a little bit excited about watching Torchwood and Trollied later; though I wish Bones/Lie to me/House was on Sky1 instead. I also miss Gossip Girl. And it's a week until A level results. AND blogger still won't let me put pictures next to each other & I'm still clueless why! Can you tell I'm feeling sorry for myself?

On a happier note, You Me At Six's new song will be played for the first time on Radio 1 later (between 7 & 9 if you're interested), gahhh so excited!

How's your day been? What are you wearing today?

sittin' on the dock of the bay

Keeping it casual -

top: next

bottoms: h&m

Super scruffy outfit today! I only left the house to go and visit my Bampy in hospital, and I tend to faint every time I set foot in a hospital, so I definitely dressed for comfort rather than style! Anyone else faint in hospitals? I have no idea why I do. My brain knows it's a safe place but my body just freaks out and shuts down. Blergh.

I came close to including my face in the photo but chickened out at the last minute and cropped it out hah, I'll do it one day. Eventually!

What are your thoughts on the riots? I'm getting very annoyed with people using excuses about political messages/people being brought up poor. There is no excuse for what they've done! I'm also annoyed with people criticising the emergency services - they're doing what they can! Plus people would complain if they were more hands on, so it's a case of damned if they do, damned if they don't! #rantover.

pow

Hello! I can't believe it's Friday again, time seems to be flying by lately.

tights, skirt, top: h&m.

cardigan: mother's.

ring: wallis.

Just a quick outfit post before I go shopping with my parents. I love the first day after food shopping, there's so much goodies here! Nom. I'll be wearing this with brogues and my trusty Primark bag (favourite bag ever). I tend to carry this cardigan everywhere "just in case." I have no idea what it's in case of, suppose it's just a habit hah.

Blogger's being really silly and won't let me put the pictures next to each other? Hmm, I wish I was good with a computer. Anyway, anyone got any plans for the weekend? I'm having a night in with my boyfriend tonight, don't think we've spent a Friday night together in a while! I may push my luck and see if we can get a Chinese *evil laugh*.

Have a good weekend!

cabin fever

I am so bored! I normally love lazy Sundays but I've been awake since 8 so I've run out of things to do, grr! One of the things I've kept myself busy with today was scrapbooking..

I won't include photos of every page of my scrapbook because that would make for one seriously picture heavy post.

The front of my scrapbook is dedicated to clothes and the back is for accessories but so far I've only stuck shoes in..

I'm still on the look out for another scrapbook for hair & make-up and another for interior design type things, but it's surprisingly hard to find a book with plain paper (rather than lined paper). Feel free to let me know if you come across any! Do you have any scrapbooks?

Hope you've all had a good weekend!

P.S. the nail varnish I have on in the pictures is Barry M Mint Green but it looks quite different in real life.

something different

So this isn't like what I normally post, but I was deleting e-mails earlier and came across a chain-mail i received way back in 2009 but didn't delete. I didn't delete it because it puts a smile on my face every time I come across it and I think everyone should read it.

It was written for an American newspaper by a lady called Regina Brett to celebrate her growing old; if you google it you'll get a version that's slightly different to this one. I'm a little bit impatient with the lines relating to God but I still think it's worth a read. My particular favourites are numbers 2, 11, 17, 21, 22, 26, 29, 40 and 43 :).

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

4. Your job won't take care of you when you're sick. Your friends and your parents will. Stay in touch.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

8. It's okay to get angry with God. He can take it.

9. Save for retirement starting from your first paycheck.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up your present.

12. It's okay to let your children see you cry.

13. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.

16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

19. It's never too late to have a second childhood, but the second one is up to you.

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the nice lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion; today is special.

22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.

23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait until old age to wear purple.

24. The most important sex organ is the brain.

25. No-one is in charge of your happiness but you.

26. Frame any so-called disaster with the words "in five years time, will this matter?"

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive everyone everything.

29. What other people think of you is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.

31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No-one else does.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

36. Growing old beats the alternative - dying young.

37. Your children only get one childhood.

38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

39. Get outside everyday. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.

41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

42. The best is yet to come.

43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

44. Yield.

45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

better late than never

happy easter, bloggers! i think this is my second favourite holiday type thing, after christmas obviously. i'm such a chocoholic; are you a chocolate person or not?

this year, i had a few eggs and some money, then i went over my boyfriend's house and him and his mother surprised me; sneaky sneaky!

this was off my boyfriend; i'm considering keeping the rabbit's foot and giving it to my bampy for luck, how stupid haha. then his mother got me a few things from lush, bless her :) do you still have easter eggs or are you a money person? or do you just do nothing for easter?

25 things i do when i'm on my own

so i was just catching up on blogs when i came across a certain post on one of my favourite blogs, kelanjo. if you haven't guessed from the title, it's just 25 things i do when i'm on my own..

this will probably be boring to read, but i'm bored so it was just something for me to do :')

1. re-watch gossip girl in bed.

2. read blogs.

3. file my nails and glare at my cuticles, then paint my nails.

4. mess around with my hair.

5. watch films. i have about 6 piles of dvds and i pick a pile, then have to watch a dvd out of that pile :').

6. eat.

7. try drinking as much green tea as possible for some much needed anti-oxidants.

8. housework. i'm not even going to pretend i don't enjoy it.

9. catch up on all the stuff stored on my sky+ planner.

10. read magazines (favourites include elle, cosmo, company, and instyle).

11. eat.

12. think of things that i could write a book about, then realise i'll never be creative enough to write a book, then wallow in self pity at being so talentless.

13. read the back of all my criminal minds boxsets in the hope i'll find an episode i haven't seen.

14. go on the treadmill and attempt near impossible yoga positions.

15. close all the windows, turn the telly up, and sing like there's no tomorrow.

16. eat.

17. listen to radio1 and randomly dance around.

18. look at all the work i've got to do, then decide that doing nothing is more important.

19. browse the internet, mainly looking at things i'll never be able to afford.

20. go on people stylewatch and vote on everything.

21. eat.

22. text my boyfriend random things to wind him up (today's random texts included "why don't you come on over vaaaaalerieeeee")

23. randomly order something on amazon or asos.

24. sing in the bath.

25. every now and then get scared someone else is in the house, so i check every room just in case.

this song just came into my head for some reason, i think it's because the sun is out and i keep getting annoyed at people for not wearing enough sunscreen ha.

i just came to say hello

i thought the easter holidays would be all about sleep, but it's been all about revision :( i've been at it since 11 and now i'm taking a break for a piece of pasty (homemade by my mother - delicious), a cuppa and some blogs.

i can't believe i missed out on this week's wishlist wednesday, so i'll just mention one or two things i want atm. desperate housewives series 1 is one thing i want, my dad's been dispatched to tesco to look for it and if he can't find it, i'll order it off amazon later. isn't amazon amazing?

i'd also like the weather to stay as it is right now! it's all cloudy and rainy at the moment, my perfect weather.

a dog! puggles are quite possibly the cutest dogs ever, just look at their little faces..

just imagine snuggling up on the settee stroking one of those adorable little things! it's so depressing knowing i can't have one :(.

just another manic monday

i'm baaack! how was your weekend? saturday i went to cardiff for a close friend's birthday. her birthday was actually on the 31st march but we only now got around to going out for it. we had a party bus to cardiff, which i loved. have you ever had one? for those who don't know, a party bus is basically a minibus with karaoke and disco lights inside - brilliant.

a few of us with some random boy who jumped in our picture, cheeky bugger :/ haha, i didn't get around to taking many of my own pictures so bear with me with the "picture-pal" tags.

we started in a local pub type thing, then went to glam (in cardiff) and then spent the rest of the night in cardiff's oceana :) i love how oceana sell hotdogs, they're delish - especially when you're drunk and pretty much willing to eat everything in sight. i had two *evil laugh*. i also bumped into two old friends so we had a nice catch up, all in all was a brilliant night! definitely paid for it the next day though, damn hangovers.

sorry for the lack of reviews lately, i'm trying to save money for uni so all my money's going into one of those tins you can't open - boo :(

in other news, the school i go to finally breaks up for easter this week and gossip girl is back on UK telly on the 20th april! i'm not sure which i'm more excited for; do you watch gossip girl? & do you still have easter eggs or do you have money instead? :)