She poured the drinks and she poured the power. Diamond girl who could talk for hours......

Hi everyone!

Sorry I have been AWOL again (it seems a trend for me now) I havent been very well over the weekend and unable to do anything but sit and sleep!

Slightly better today still feel totally wiped out though have to get on with it..

Yesterdays outfit was completely thrown together as I didnt feel all there- I wanted to wear tights with this skirt but it was blowing a gale outside so though leggings may have been wiser.

I wore:




Floral ditsy print ruched hem skirt- bought in the Matalan sale about a month ago...not sure about this skirt yet i think its too puffy, would probably be better for the summer with sandals and a vest. Wore with black leggings, brown cami and black v neck top. My trusty black ruffle pumps. Like I say I wasnt "all there" when I chose this...





my hair is tied back as it was so windy. I wore my green and cream butterfly necklace and matching drop earrings.

todays outfit is casual...I wasnt going to blog this but after a recent discussion with the fashion girls on MSE where the point was made that we should show what we wear everyday whether it is glam or not. So hope you arent too bored lol

Im wearing:




Skinny jeans from new Look via ebay. Long grey pinstripe boyfriends shirt-Peacocks (not bought in the sale this shirt cost me £14!!- thats a lot for me and I dont do that very often lol). Knitted long waistcoat with slouchy pockets- ebay. This has a twisted halterneck which Ive tried to show in the first pic.




Green beads and my flower dangly earrings and my leopard print pumps. I wore my mac and a tigerskin patterned scarf when I went out.

And now a small idea thats just occured to when I was typing this up. A lot of my lovely followers are mad keen on reading, so Im thinking we should do a kind of book club thing...not that we have to read the same book and discuss it but maybe we do a book of the month (or every 2 days/one week if you are me and read avidly?!). Would be nice to see on other blogs what everyone is reading and get some new ideas for new reading material?

So this week I am reading a book I bought last year totally on a whim as I liked the synopsis. We have so many books in this house that certain ones tend to get overlooked for a while then its a treasure to find when tidying up.


Im currently reading this: Fiddleback by J.M Morris.



Ive never heard of this author before and I still dont know if they are male or female (have a feeling they are female though). Like I say it was bought on a whim and its a good little book. Its about a young woman who goes to search for her missing brother who seems to have vanished of the face of the earth. She finds herself in a small village in Yorkshire where her brother recently moved to from London...she discovers a lot of strange stuff going on in this village, and a lot of terryfying things happens to her, its all very pyschological...I cant explain it too much as there is a brilliant twist at the end, I love stories with a sting in the tail! Its nothing out of this world but a good book to curl up with at night (well I like to be a bit scared so this is good for me lol.)


Oh and check out my buttefly bookmark- bought at a recent trip to a museam.

So anyone else like to carry this onto their blogs? We could do it once a month even?

Have a great day everyone :)

Springtime is on my mind, Flowers blooming, all the time

Happy Friday everyone! Yay!

I apologise for the awful lyrics quote but I wanted something springlike and couldnt think of anything else!

Im feeling all happy today, the sun is shining (the wind is blowing but Im again ignoring that), the crocuses are blooming and it looks like the weather is finally changing (albeit with the wind). Ha probably jinxed it now!

To reflect this Im wearing:



White floral dress- Peacocks in the sale- had this ages and its just sat in my wardobe, the problem with it is it has a cutaway back with a big bow, which is lovely but the cutaway bit rests just where my bra strap is- not a good look!I tried to get a pic of this but everyone made it look cheap and tacky which is isnt really.

To conteract this and make it more for daytime, I have teamed this up with a brown cami underneath, black leggings and my cropped ruched sleeve cardi.
I may change it for my pink cardi though as that seems to go better.



I wore my purple pumps with this and my mac and scarf as of yesterdays outfit. My battered long heart necklace and diamonte heart earrings complete the look.


My hair is a MESS Im sick of it its too long the fringe is all outgrown and has to be tied back all the time...so I have decdied to get it cut at the end of the month (if I can get an appointment)...not sure what to go for need something easy to do, not too short but not too long...any suggestions my lovelies?

Have a great days everyone :)

No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight In the shadow of your heart

Happy Thursday everyone!

Sorry been bad blogger and been AWOL again the past few days to be honest I haven't been wearing anything worth picturing (well in my opinion) so I haven't bothered.

Still to get myself out of the jeans rut I have suffered over the past few days I decided the only thing to do was go with something that takes me out of my comfort zone as after all people will see me when I go out.

I had a confidence crash last night when trying to choose my outfit today but decided to just go for it, I mean whats the worst that could happen eh?

So today I'm wearing:



Black wrap dress: New Look via ebay
black cami under (for modesty lol)
black ruffle front pumps (I love these they are such a good staple item in my wardrobe!)
and *fanfare* bright bright blue tights! The pic show these as slightly darker but they are proper neon blue!
turquoise long necklace, dangly turquoise earrings and a turquoise wooden bangle.

to go with the bright blue I wore when I went out:



My bright mac, white sequin scarf and my over sized sequin bag (with added charms as the previous blog post shows)



I have tried to get a pic of my eye make up just a flick of turquiose eyeliner, it really suits my blue eyes I think.

I felt rather self conscious when I went out but my Oh said I looked lovely (his reaction was actually WOW you look great I love it!)...so I thought stuff it let people look if they want! And they did! I got some funny sidewards glances and one guy looked at me like I had grown two heads and threaten to eat his children! But hey I kind of like people looking at me now lol


And as promised as its Thursday I will announce the winner of my giveaway!


the winner is *drumroll*








..........Vix aka the lovely inspiring Vintage Vixen! Congratulations huni email me your details and i will pop your goodies in the post :)

So that's me for today what do you think of the outfit? Did I get it right?

Have a great day everyone :)

I don't care if it hurts, I want to have control. I want a perfect body... I want a perfect soul

Happy Monday everyone!

Hope you had a lovely weekend. Sorry I have been awol this weekend as Ive had some bad news and I havent had the energy to update.

Quick post today with my outfit from Saturday and todays (Sundays clothing doesnt even count as an "outfit"- think old leggings and an old t shirt, with pink slipper sock- shexsy!).

so on Saturday I had to take Jas to a classmates birthday party, I wanted some comfort but didnt want jeans...so I went for:



Floral tunic dress- Next via ebay...I have worn this a before on the day I couldnt find my camera but with tights which I instantly regretted as its a tad short! So I teamed it this time with black/blue jeggings, my black belt tied at the waist (love wearing this like this now lol),



my black ruffle pumps from Tescos and wore my green (p)leather bomber jacket and green scarf when I went out. I wish I had worn a cardi with this as the hall the party was held in was freezing so I had cold arms and feet when I got home.



Today wanted to wear a skirt but its mega windy out there so I had to go with something a bit more fitting than floaty. Im wearing:





Denim tulip skirt- Oasis via ebay, white wrap shirt- Peacocks rescued from the work wardrobe, tied in a bow at the side, Black cami under and black leggings, my Argyle knee high socks from Next and my brown biker boots. I wore my green jacket and scarf off Saturday when I went out. Its getting too warm here for a big coat but too cold for a thinner one!

Im wearing for the first time my new butterfly necklace:



Its only a Primark one but I bought it off ebay for only 49p, I really like it.

Anyway not much to say today, but remember you can still enter my giveaway until Wednesday this week, just leave a comment and let me know what your favourite tiem of clothing is and why. I will reveal the winner on Thursdays blog post! Good luck!

Have a great day everyone! x

I don't claim to be perfect - I know I'm damaged goods, but I wanna be let out of darkness, just like every lady would

Happy Friday everyone!

Yeah! This week has gone so quick for me...Im looking forward to the weekend especially Sunday as the boys of the house are off to the footie (Sunderland v Man city) and Jas is at the in laws so its just going to be meeee.....all alone on Mothers day! Reiss asked me the other day what my perfect present was and I said some peace and quiet haha, look like I got it! I will have to think of things to do with myself!

I have received my first award! Yay!



I received this from the lovely Alex of http://oddsocksandprettyfrocks.blogspot.com/. I am supposed to share my fantasy bag with you all..erm ok here goes.


Ok I must admit Im not a designer whore.I dont hanker after any of the Spring/ Summer fashions that were on the catwalk and I dont (*gasps of horror) really give a damn about London fashion week.....but when it comes to bags I have big dreams. And I dream of a Chloe! Ever since I saw a picture of a Paddington I have wanted one, and currently this is my favourite!



A snip at a mere £895, I can buy 2 right?? Ah a girl can dream cant she? Actually to be honest if I did have that money to spend I would have a problem with my conscience buying something that expensive, I would have to donate the equivelant to chairty..... but its soooo pwetty!!!

I think Im supposed to tag some others in this so I nominate the lovely Laura from http://www.adaisychaindream.blogspot.com, D from http://heart-shaped-bruise.blogspot.com and Charlotte from http://charlotte-lifesaboutthejourney.blogspot.com...so girls confess whats your dream bag?? Apologises I dont know how to do fancy link like the others lol


So onto todays outfit I am laughing in the face of the wind and rain today and wearing something springlike. I will probably regret this when I come home this afternoon freezing and soaked but heyho!

Im wearing:



Long tshirt top from ebay tucked into a cream, pink and green patterned skirt. I wasnt too sure if this would work as the top is a baggy shape so I have belted it in with a chunky stretchy belt. thick tights were needed and all the colours I have didnt match so I opted for black.



Green mary jane shoes as I didnt want to wear boots (again).



My lovely in laws got me this necklace for Christmas, I love it as it has an antique/ vintage look to it.



I tied my hair back as theres not much point in this weather trying to do it as it tangles up so easily. I wore my blue mac when I went out.




I wanted to share another little something I got from my lovely mother in law. She actually gave me this to ebay but i decided it was far too nice for that and it goes really well on my slouchy bag. Its an oversized bag charm with flowers and a little bird. I have also attached a brooch I bought a while ago from Char at trexesandtiaras..I think it goes well.


So...onto my mini giveaway...its not much but a few little things I thought would be appreciated to celebrate my getting to 20 followers:


The winner will receive:



Green sequin scarf, Snake skin print card wallet from Accesorize, some body lotion and shower gel from the body shop in White Musk and sweet Clementine body scrub (smells yummy!). A purple sparkley make up/toiletry bag to put it all in. And a lovely black hairband with sequin bow.

All you need to do to enter is leave a comment for me below and let me know what is your favourite piece of clothing and why?

So enough from me after this mega long post! Enjoy your day no matter what you do :)

Ps you can enter my giveaway til Wednesday next week when I will announce a winner Good luck!:)

My odds are stacked.... I'll go back to black ....

Happy Thursday everyone!

Suns shining again and the weatherman has predicted the temperatures will reach the giddy heights of 10 degree this afternoon...oh my that feels positively tropical after the past few months! just a quick outfit post today as I have so much to do this morning!

Yeah.... so.... as the title suggest I have gone back to black...I cant help it its an affliction I must live with...and I cant live without black! so given that I'm supposed to be pushing myself I teamed todays black with some colour. Excuse my face as I have no eye make up on since my hayfever seems to have started early booo!!

I'm wearing:



Black skirt with rose print- Primark purchased last week.
Black v neck top- again Primark
green tights- oops Primark again..
pink scoop neck cardigan- Peacocks- ancient but I love it- it has a tie waist but I tied this at the back.



Black ruffle front pumps- Tescos.




Imitation pearl necklace with gold bow- Asda (Im also wearing pearl drop earrings that match this).

So there you go. A very girlie twirly outfit today :)

I promise I will have the giveaway up soon...dotn get too excited it will onyl be an ickle one...and I also promise to try and post about something other than my clothes...maybe I will show you how far our seedlings have come tomorrow or something? lol

Have a good day everyone :)

Baggy Trousers......

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Sun is shining and Ive been very productive this morning. Still cold (feel like its always going to be cold) but I always feel cheerier when the sun is out. I have done my food shop, bought birthday presents for a party on Saturday tidied up and hung the washing outside for the first time this year!

Todays outfit is casual again but no jeans so thats a bonus! I find it really hard to put a pretty dress on when I know Im not going anywhere special so its an effort not to reach for the jeans every morning. Excuse the circles under my eyes some lovely birds decided it was time for me to wake up at 5 this morning!

Today Im wearing:





brown checked wide leg trousers: Asda
white wrap shirt: Peacocks
grey lambswool tank top: Primark (somewhat stretched as I washed it on a too high setting- oops)
Long butterfly necklace
long earrings with purple discs



Purple patchwork wedge shoes- Clarks via ebay (I love these shoes and dont wear them enough), sorry for the dodgy pose couldnt get a good pic of them!



Grey nails by collection 2000 was found in a bargain bucket at Tescos yesterday at only 99p.

I will probably change the shoes for flats later as I want to take Jasmine out on her bike and these wedges however comfy, are not good for running after a 3 year old in!


Finally I thought I would share my winnings with you.



This little parcel came the other day courtesy of Alex at oddsocksandprettyfrocks blog...along with the make up and scarf she added a pair of love earrings which Im so pleased with as everyone was going on about them! So thank you Alex!

Have a good day in the sun everyone :)