Thursday, 12 April 2012

Lonely are the brave

Everyone that knows me is aware that I am the clumsiest person ever. I can fall over thin air! I think when I was a teenager I suddenly grew pretty tall and still get a bit mixed up with my own limbs sometimes. Today started pretty badly... before 12pm I had managed to cut a finger, stub a toe, eat part of a mouldy banana (ew), notice that someone has dented my car and driven away (grr), find out that the post office have no idea where any of my parcels are AND (possibly the worst of all) I dropped an entire biscuit into my cup of tea. Not such a great start. I was tempted to get back into bed, have a nap and pretend that this morning never happened. But no! I decided the only way forward was to keep going and turn it into a positive and productive day.

I've begun a real markathon today and still have half left (I'm in the middle of a break, promise) and then after that I'm going to write a giant to-do list, do some cleaning, some exercise and possssibly watch a film. Ah, Easter holidays, you make me feel ever so productive.

Anywaaaay, here are a few items I was lusting over on the ASOS website last night so I thought I'd share. I can't afford to have any of them at the moment but there's no reason why I can't point them out to other people who might want a little shopping spree.


I always love looking at clutch bags and one day I hope to own loads in different colours and styles. At the moment I have a few staple clutches which go with most outfits but you can never have too many! The blue clutch (top left) would go with EVERYTHING and plus I need some colour in my life. The middle clutch with horse prints on just looks quite different to others I've seen and I'm really into horse prints. No idea why, I'm terrified of actual horses! The clutch (top right) is designed to look like a book. Now, as a total geek book lover AND handbag lover, I adore this. Plus it's a nice pastel blue which fits into current trends. Want.

The greeny coloured belt is another thing that I can picture going with everything without me having to buy into a whole pastel type outfit. I've actually included this watch in a previous post (but in a different colour) and I'm still loving it. I'm so tempted to buy but at £25 I don't think I can get it right now. Sob. And finally, the friendship bracelet is really cute and has the little forever/infinity symbol which I really like. However, I refuse to pay loads of money for what is essentially a piece of string! I would much rather have a real friendship bracelet than have to buy one for myself.

I've been really rubbish at blogging recently but I think it's just one of those things where if you can't be bothered to write, then don't just write something for the sake of it. I think I may be posting now because I've not spoken to anyone today and I need to communicate in some form! I had a little play around with links (on the right hand side of the page) so that people can find my profiles a bit easier. It was also for me, I always forget what online profiles I have and I'd like to keep track, at least until Facebook takes over the world.

That's all for now, I had better get back to marking and biscuits. At least the rain outside means I'm not too sad about staying in!

Oh, and I've been listening to insane amounts of music recently so I'll share some of that in a blog post soon. Unlimited Spotify is amazing - especially now I've figured out how to unlink it from Facebook. No one needs to know when I'm listening to Britney.


Thursday, 5 April 2012

Style Crush #14 : Claire Danes


 Claire Danes hasn't really been on my style radar until recently. My first thought of Claire Danes is as Juliet in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet with Leonardo Dicaprio. I have seen that film at least ten times and expect to see it plenty more as an English teacher! She was very young back then and looks totally different now. Another film I've seen (and loved) her in was Stardust. She's a fully fledged blonde in Stardust and looks like a mix between Gwyneth Paltrow and Reese Witherspoon.


The reason Claire Danes is my most recent style crush is because I saw her in the latest tv series Homeland. I haven't actually had time to watch the whole series but the bit I did see was pretty intriguing. I'm considering a Homeland marathon when I have the time! Anyway, I'd also seen a picture floating around of her in a red/pink Valentino dress and decided that I should have a look into other things she has worn. I liked what I saw so thought I'd share. Here are some favourites:

The Valentino dress. Just on the right side of Barbie!
Classy but still a little quirky
Love the red lace and simple black shoes
Another cute combition. I think she looks a bit Tess Daly here. Anyone agree?

Rocking the red lipstick
Dresses below: Not sure I'd personally wear the one on the left but I think it looks amazing on her! The black dress with lace sleeves on the right is beautiful. The cropped lace sleeves with flower details on look really delicate and pretty.





I have fallen in love with this dress. The shade of pink matches her blusher too. Love love love.

Dresses below: I wish I owned all of these. I actually wore a very similar dress to the dark blue one to my graduation ball. It was from Very.co.uk and cost me £70 which is the most I've ever spent on a piece of clothing. Probably not that much in comparison to others but it's loads for me! Unfortunately someone spilt a drink down it and I've never been able to get it out.  Anyyyyway, the orange dress is cute and summery but fitted enough to be an evening dress too. The glittery dress seems to be the obligatory celebrity dress but nevertheless it looks stunning on Claire Danes.


 Massive wardrobe envy right now. 

In other news, I downloaded the Ebay app for my phone which was clearly a dangerous idea. I bid away and ignore the fact that I will actually have to pay for the items at the end of it. So far I've bought too dresses and I'm bidding on two more at the moment. Think I might have to put some clothes of mine on there soon because I keep seeing similar things making a fair amount of money! I also discovered instagram for androids so I've been uploading snaps on there. Mostly food! If you want to follow me on any of my various accounts then the links are below:





Wednesday, 4 April 2012

Fashion fix #21: Urban Outfitters


Quick post today. Just thought I'd share some of the lovely accessories at Urban Outfitters. I did actually make this picture a while ago so I can't guarantee it will all still be available! Oops. I drafted this post and then forgot about it! Anyway, it all looks quite vintage style and I guess that's what I go for nowadays. I'm seriously considering buying this watch because mine is on the way out and I like the fact it has a little map in the watch face.

That's all for now. I did say it would be quick! I need to get watching The Apprentice on catch up before someone ruins it for me on twitter. Shh.. don't tell me!



Monday, 2 April 2012

I love #10

I'm not sure what I should have titled this post but I kept it as 'I love' because it fits in with my other picture posts. It's probably more of a thoughts and wishes post really. Here are a few things that have caught my eye in the last few days.
I wish this was my room.

Colour pop

If only my dressing room was this organised...

Sausage dog cuties

Outfit love



Ombre tulips

I want him so badly.



Perfect pins and pink




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