Girl about town OOTD!

Evening lovelies!

As promised, a little catch up post with you all! After Daily Fail debacle I really wanted my last post 'My Health, My Business' to hold some ground for a while and be quite visible. I really did feel quite strongly about that and wanted any traffic that came this way from the article to see it. Whether they scoffed at it, made fun of me or what, I don't care but I did want to make sure my thoughts were out there.

Anyway, onto moi! As usual I have been busy working away. I have been in training at work as there have been some changes to my role (I work in a customer service complaints team for a large bank if you didn't know.) So I have been coming home feeling a bit brainwashed from that in all honesty. But, this past weekend I did have a lovely time letting my hair down and catching up with a very special person, whom I hear you cry? Well, for now I am going to be keeping that under wraps (but I can't keep my mouth shut very long and it's probably blatantly obvious to most of you! LOL!). We stayed in a really lovely hotel in Birmingham called the Macdonald Burlington where the staff were wonderful. We had awesome munch at good old Nando's, gotta love it and frolicked with the fishes at the Sealife Centre! Muchos fun!

In the midst of all that I did also have chance to do a little bit of shopping, I picked up a really cute floral dress and a pair of teal ballet pumps from New Look in Birmingham city centre. A bargain in all honesty! What do you reckon? I pretty much j'adore the dress!

Floral Printed Dress - New Look £16.99 (Bargain!!!!)
Teal Ballet Pump - New Look £12.99 (Bargain!!!!)

I loved the shape this dress gave me, I love when something really nips in at the waist and gives that lovely hourglass shape like I felt this did on me. Also very in love with all the jewel tones this season so the ballet pumps were a must as soon as I saw them! New Look has lots of them in all different colours so I would seriously check those out, spesh for the bargain price!

Anyway here is a little picture round up of the weekend!

I had a really lovely time, as you can see lots of yummy noms were involved! And the jellyfish really intrigued me! Don't overlook Birmingham guys, seriously, it's not all chavs and cuppa tea's! Lol! The German Xmas Markets will be along soon and they are a fantastic day out that really gets you in the festive mood! Check them out!!!

Lastly, I needed to give this a mention. I got home a few days ago and checked my emails, I came across an email from a reader of the blog, Andrew, when I opened the email I was wowed. This lovely fella had taken the time to do this amazing canvas of me!!!! I cannot believe how seriously talented he is and I just want to say a massive thank you for it, I can't wait till it arrives! Andy you are a star and if you decide to start doing commissions I am more than happy to start promoting you! What do you think of it guys?!

Anyway, I am off to eat supernoodles and sort my horrid hair out (I really need to sort it, really need a change, any ideas as to what I should do with it, please drop me some inspiration!). Until next time guys...

BIG LOVE!
XOXOXOX

OOTD...A pretty tunic, or 2 and Fat girl arms!

Hi guys,

Just a quick double outfit post! (I'm getting better at this outfit posting malarky!)

A few weeks ago I picked up a gorgeous tunic from New Look's Inspire range, I threw it on for a casual night out around town with friends and absolutely loved it! About a week later I found myself in New Look, again (I know!) having a nosey through their summer sale rack. Not much caught my eye until I skimmed past something with a really pretty vintage type print. I pulled it off the rail for a closer look, it was the same tunic I had bought a week before but in another print, in my size and on sale!!!! (Wahooooo! I do love me a bargain!)

I knew after loving the cut of the one I had bought the week before that this one was also not going to disappoint, so I left the store a very happy lady! Get ready for the pictures...

*Rose Print Tunic Outfit*

Rose Print Tunic - £22.99 New Look Inspire
Diamante and Pearl Ring set - Primark
Peeptoe Flats - Primark
Clutch - Primark

*Bird Print Tunic Outfit!*

Vintage Bird Print Tunic - £12 New Look Inspire (On sale, also not on their website! Booo!)
Turquoise Ring - £1.50 Boots jewellery concession
Turquoise Owl Necklace - £1.50 Boots jewellery concession

The picture of me wearing the bird print tunic is a bit of a big deal for me. I absolutely hate my arms, I have always been so conscious of my big chubby arms that I am guaranteed to always have them covered up. Why am I so conscious of them? I don't know, but I am. Anyway I was out at the bus stop on Saturday afternoon, it was so hot and I was dying! I knew I needed to get cool and take off my cardigan but I was terrified of what people would think of my fat girl arms. After a quick tweet, and a few replies of encouragement from you lovely people, the cardigan was whipped off and my arms set free, no one stared, no one gawked, no one cared!!!! REFLIEF! What was I so bothered about?! So, the picture above is to document my little personal journey of freeing my bingo wings! Why do we have these little hang ups over absolutely nothing? I have no idea, I don't care about my big tum, my big bum, my double chin, but my arms bug me! Crazy! Any of you ladies out their who have hang-ups, seriously LET.THEM.GO! Life is too short girls! *inspirational speech over* ;)

Anyway, this was meant to be a quick post. Im gonna go now, but also, check out the lovely Laura wearing the rose tunic and see how she is rocking hers! Super gorgeous lady!

Big Love Guys!
xoxox

OOTM

OOTM? Whats that?
Well, OOTM for me is 'Outfit Of The Moment'.

I, my dears am a bit of a creature of habit. If I like a song I will play it non-stop until I cant stand it, if theres something I have eaten that I love, I will gorge on it until I am probably repulsed by it, and, when I find an outfit that I feel really comfy in but I also feel it shows off my personality perfectly I will probably wear it till its thread-bare....

Queue New Look Inspire dress that I bought in a sale one season and never wore. Shunned it to the back of my wardrobe for it to never see the light of day. Why? I have no idea now come to think of it. I remember buying it, loving it, but then never putting it on. I recently had a massive wardrobe clear out and I was about to put it in my 'to bin' pile, when for some reason I decided at the last moment to give it another chance.

The straps were falling away from the bodice, so I tacked them up and it has lost a few sequins through being thrown about in the back of my closet, but its now become a firm outfit staple for me in this unforgiving rainy, on/off summer we're currently having. Put together with a cosy cardigan and my very favourite Evans boots that I recently had from their online sale and I'd pretty much say Im a happy girlie! If I fancy a change I'll throw my denim shirt over the top just to switch it up a little.

Now heres something I need to say, because sometimes I get a bit worried when I'm blogging that people are looking at me and thinking 'why is she blogging, she hasn't got any style, blah blah blah, ya-da, ya-da, ya-da'. And here it is, in no way do I believe I am the best dressed person out there, I am, just another fat girl, who loves clothes, who loves dressing up, who loves to feel good. I have my own unique sense of style. I am a full on girly girl, I like to wear dresses that I probably wouldn't have given myself the option of wearing say 5 or 6 years ago, I love anything sparkly, glittery and probably a bit tacky. I'm no high fashion, high trend diva, I pick and choose elements of whats currently riding high in the fashion stakes that suit me and my style and personality. What I have learnt over the past few months is that I need to dress for me, and what makes ME comfortable and happy. I remember going through a bit of an identity crisis a few months ago and I was lost in a sea of 'OMGZED WHAT DO I WEAR?'

So I suppose this little excerpt today is to all you girls who have maybe lost their way. I want to say to all of you, JUST BE YOU! If you like my style, if you like X,Y, Z bloggers style, than go for it, attempt it, but somewhere, in amongst that replication make sure you leave room for you!

Im not really sure why I am putting this out there, maybe its down to me being a bit lacking in confidence at the moment, so more a stark reminder to myself, that I need to start getting confident again, but whatever it is, I hope you all remember to just be yourselves!

P.S my 'SOTM'

(song of the moment)

I *heart* Spring!

So, is it me, or does it feel like winter has gone on for like FOREVER this time around?!?! I feel like Ive been getting up in the dark and going to work in the dark and coming home, in the dark for the past 10 years or something! Maybe that has what has been adding to my lack of blog-spiration at the moment? (Which I apologise profusely for!)

So, the last few days, with that tiny hint of sunshine gleaming through our windows, has perked up my outlook somewhat and had me all excited about wearing pretty colourful clothes and cute shoes! Ive noticed around the office over the past day or two that the girlies are starting to don pretty dresses and it made me smile. Me being a massive girly girl cannot resist a floral print, a pretty tea dress or cute ballet flats, they are what I reside in probably 85% of my clothed life at the moment, but I am always on the hunt for the wardrobe to be extended of these pieces, so after a little nosey around the t'interwebs I found a few of my fave super cute floral bits and pieces...

ASOS Curve Exclusive Summer Floral dress £40

Simply Be Blue Floral Vest £19

Lovedrobe @Evans Ditsy Print Dress

Forever 21 Floral Open Cardigan £23.80

Evans Pink Slingback Floral Court Shoe £25

Yours Clothing Floral Sequin Bag £15

New Look Inspire Rose Print Denim Shorts £22.99

There are absolutely loads more things around that I like but those few stood out to me, I foresee myself owning the sequin bag and I may try get my hands on that Forever 21 cardigan. Im yet to purchase an item of clothing from them so I think I may have to take the plunge sometime soon, but like I think I have mentioned before, they're pricing and quality is something to be desired in my opinion, hmmmmmmm. What are you all eyeing up at the moment? Id love to hear whats getting your votes this coming season....

Also on the grapevine I hear the release of the H&M Inclusive range is this Thursday coming, I know for myself alot of the pieces will not fit (me being over and above a size 24) but I am definitely going to be having a look to see what they have done with it and how it is looking, I know a lot of bloggers are really excited about it and it was great to see some of the samples at the Plus London blogger meet, so eagerly awatching this space! Let me know what you think of it!

Oh and to round up, Im thinking of having a little giveaway and maybe a challenge? As I have been severely lacking on the posting just recently Im thinking of things to keep me in check and get me motivated, anybody have any ideas of a weekly challenge I could do to keep me blogging? Answers in the comments box, and if any other blogs are interested maybe we could make it a group thing?! Ohhhhh Im excited!

Anyway, I promise to post again soon! I am busy this weekend, checking in with friends birthdays etc, but I promise to post any gossip and any good outfits! But for now bloggies....

BIG LOVE!
<3