Man Down

 I have to admit I was getting very bored of Little Britain and Come Fly With Me but Walliams has definitely got my respect with his latest mission. Swimming 140 miles (seven times the distance of the channel!) along The Thames is not only highly commendable but also more than a bit mental. He is due to finish the swim today around 6.30pm and people have been told to gather on the banks and cheer at his arrival. It would be impressive enough to do his swim in clean water but The Thames is filthy! He's swimming to raise money for Sport Relief which is basically spent by Comic Relief on people who live tough lives in the UK and in some of the world's poorest countries. I've never really looked into exactly where the money goes before but I thought now was as good a time as any. The money raised helps young and old people, communities, people suffering from physical abuse and mental health problems among others. That's only in the UK. Definitely something worth donating a few spare pounds towards.

In support of David Walliams, people have been following a new craze called 'Trunking'. Sounds odd. It is odd. It's basically like planking (lieing flat like a plank on an object or somewhere strange) but in this version you have to pose like a swimmer. This might explain it a little more...

JLS

Lara Stone - The beautiful wife of Mr Walliams

Don't think I'll be doing that any time soon but I do want to raise money for Sports Relief so I did a bit more rooting around on their website...

The Sport Relief Mile is another great way to raise money for a very worthy cause. It takes place on Sunday 25th March all over the country and is half price to enter until 1st October. I don't want to sound too preachy so here's the Sport Relief website. If you're like me and haven't looked in depth at the things they do, then now is the time. If David Walliams can swim 140 miles in what is effectively sewage water, then I'm sure most of us can run a mile (even if it's just to get to the pint waiting at the end!)

All that writing about exercise has worn me out. I better talk about something closer to my everyday life. TV. The summer holidays meant I watched far too much tv for my own good and so have a few favourite adverts to share. I seem to be drawn to silly, fluffy things dancing around or making stupid noises...

FASHION FIX #11

As my magazine addiction spirals out of control I realise that I spend far too much money and time deconstructing each magazine, looking at the latest trends and decided what might suit me and what will obviously make me look like I got dressed in the dark. I probably buy about 2/3 magazines a week depending on travel or boredom levels. Mostly I buy Look magazine as it has a good mix of fashion, beauty and stories. They always seem to do features on blogging which interests me purely because I'm nosy. I like seeing how other people write, how they lay things out and what makes them tick. My blog is mainly just a space for me to share things I love and waffle about goings-on. Anyway, I reason that it's ok to buy all of these magazines as I always use them at school to teach Media or even in English when I'm feeling particularly arty/creative/lazy or need a nice display! I have a lovely big Romeo and Juliet board up at the moment which is full of collages made entirely from my hefty magazine collection. I can't deny that it does hurt me to see them cut up but I make sure I rip out the best adverts (for media) and inspiration (for me) before I hand them over to the little darlings. I have an entire folder full of adverts for media, even sectioned off into types. Yes, I am that sad.

My top three things today:

Top blog: LLYMRS I seem to view it daily just to see what she wears. Lily Melrose is only 21 but her blog has so many followers that she is making a good living off it and is even in Look magazine this week! She also has a jewellery shop (see link from her blog) which sells beautiful chunky rings (my current love) so I have just ordered 5 random rings for £10! Couldn't resist.

Top advert: Mayonnaise - I don't particularly like mayonnaise or Aldi but this advert does make me laugh. Good work!

Top trends: Emerald green, Polka dots and bright red lipstick.

Emerald green - Classy, easy to carry and will work right through to winter because it's such a gorgeous jewel kind of tone.

Gucci green is my favourite kind! It suits most people and can look really classy in a dark shade.

Dorothy Perkins - Love the colour, love the length.

Topshop - I do enjoy a good floral print!

Topshop - cute summery but good to add layers to.

Zara. This one looks a little Kate Middleton. Want!

Polka dot -  Cute and girly but I like it most when it's worn with tough accessories or mixed with another print.

Another of my favourites, Lanvin, doing polka dot with tough boots.

Whistles

ASOS - Really girlie but I would add a leather jacket and black tights.

Last thing I wanted to mention is Tumblr, another of my addictions. It's basically a kind of blog but in a different format. It depends on how you use it. I like to use mine to show photos, art and quotes that I love. I queue up various things that I like and it posts new things each day even when I'm not online. This is my tumblr - go and have a look if you are wondering what I mean. Even though they're not my pictures it still feels very personal as they are things that I love and I definitely think it says lots about me based on what I choose. If you are too lazy to click the link then here are a few things from my tumblr.