Making an effort!

Hiya, so it's obvious that I've been a bit down on my appearence recently so I decided to make a bit more effort today. That means a bit more make-up and some high heels. It's funny how the little things make such a difference!

Dress and parka from Primark, shoes from Dune

Yep, I think I can cope with this picture!!! Defnitely need a bit more of a tan though!

I spent the day tidying up the house for a viewing tomorrow and then going into town to try and get THAT jacket from Fat Face. They have taken my name and phone number and have said they will call me when they ship off the sale stock from out the back. (They didn't want to look through 30 bags of stock just for me!)
Fingers crossed....

I also went into Gap to check out the sale....and ended up buying a top and shorts. I loved the fact that I could get into a size 8 in there!! The pics aren't great....the shorts look like charcoal silk which you can't really tell from this.

Super atrocious picture taking. I'll try and post a pic of me actually wearing this outfit soon.
The shorts were £6.99 down from £30 and the top was £6.99 down from £15. Bargain!

I also tried to buy something with my credit note in New Look as they also have a sale on but their sizing is just ridiculous. I tried on a size 12 skirt that was just too tight. I'm really not loving New Look at the moment. The clothes look quite cheap but are reasonably expensive and the fit is just awful. Fail New Look!

River Island are apparently going into sale instore this evening which is a pain as I'm not off work now til Monday!

In other news, on Saturday nigth I will be going out for my best mates 30th birthday and the theme is Jurassic Park! I have an outfit planned based loosely around being a safari keeper....bet you are dying to see that one...

Festival summer days

Festival summer days by doingitinstyle featuring rubber wellington boots

Wanted! Have you seen this jacket?

I NEED NEED NEED this jacket that I didn't buy in Fat face.

Fat Face jacket (see more hooded jackets)

It went down to £35 in the sale but I was poor at the time and couldn't buy it :(  

I have since decided that this jacket is the answer to all my problems. So, I emailed the Fat Face customer services and they told me there are 2 size tens in Southampton. Then I got my boyfriend to ring them and they said they didn't have it or it was being sent somewhere else or something....

Now do I go in to the store tomorrow and ask again? What to do, what to do???


If you have this jacket, sell it to me now!!! I need it in my life!!!

The dreaded "d" word

As you may have noticed recently, I have been whining about my weight! I'm finding it really tough to eat healthily and maintain the exercise :(

  The scales are showing no signs of a weight reduction but I'm going to stick at it as I do not want to be an "unhealthy" size. By this I mean that I do not want my stomach to be out of proportion to the rest of me!
I decided the best way to "diet" was to cut out some of the slightly crappier foods from my daily intake and replace them with more fruit.

  I thought people would be a little bit more supportive.....my boss at work told me I was eating the wrong things still (white rolls instead of brown etc) and then proceeded to buy donuts for the staff! How mean? My boyfriend and ex-boyfriend have just made themselves toast (it's quarter to ten at night) and now the whole room smells like fresh bread! Torture!!!!!!!

So for all you other girlies out there fighting for your fitness, here is some inspiration!

I feel your pain Homer!

It's what's on the inside that counts!

If the cookie monster can do it, anyone can......

Devon days

So, this is where I spent my holiday.....Brixham in Devon. We stayed on a holiday park which was a little basic but luckily very cheap!

We spent some time walking along the South West Coast Path....

We didn't plan our walk very well - we didn't take any food or water as I wrongly assumed there might be some tearooms on the way! Fail. Five hours later, we were pretty hungry!

We also walked down to the beach nearby but the weather was not really good enough for a "beach day."

You might notice that I'm not in many of these pictures....that's because I'm currently on a diet and don't really feel like I looked that great in any of the pics I took!

We spent one of the days at Paignton Zoo which I highly recommend. It's only about £12 each and a lovely place to visit. One of the peacocks put on a display for me!

You can see why that impresses the lady peacocks!

 We also went for a day out in Torbay. It's quite a nice little place and I was relieved to find some high street shops to wander around, including a little boutique stocking Mulberry handbags....I couldn't afford one unfortunately :(

Torbay:

On the whole, I thought Devon was a beautiful place but I don't think I could live there as the traffic was awful and there weren't many shops!

I am in a couple of pictures...

Not great but hey. They prove I was there!

Time to throw in an arty shot....

In other news, I finished making the phone cover from the first issue of "Mollie Makes:"

I love it. Makes a change from the bright orange, rubbery thing I had covering my phone...

And lastly, whilst I was shopping in John Lewis with my gran, I was coerced into receiving a free sample of foundation from Clinique. I liked it so much that I used my gift voucher to buy the full size version and got a free sample of the moisturiser instead!

The coverage is much better than the 17 foundation I was using.

Oh, I forgot! I didn't tell you about my day at the gym did I? It was actually quite good fun. We played around on the machines, doing some running, cycling and rowing. Then we were able to get in to a yoga class which was interesting....
   I thought it would be reasonably easy as I am a "yoga master" on the wii fit but it was actually quite hard! I tried not to giggle at the chanting......I have concluded that yoga is best suited to hippies. Sorry.
  Then we went for a swim and into the sauna and steam room. They rang me today to ask if I wanted to join as a member......Unfortunately there is no way I can commit to £30 a month for a year so I have been going for a jog in the evenings instead.....
I'll be thin in no time......Watch this space!

Hello again!

Hiya! I've been a little bit absent recently, haven't I? Did you miss me? :)
The reasons are as follows:

1) I've been putting on a lot of weight so I have been forced by my body to do crazy things like a free days gym membership and jogging. This means that I have a whole lot less time on my hands!

2) I did a shopfit and then went on holiday for the best part of a week to Devon. And since then I've been jogging/lazy.

That probably is the only reasons. I don't even have time to blog now! I promise to bore you on Saturday with my holiday snaps and my review of the free gym day. See ya soon! xxx

I love your style...

Do you ever see something that is totally you? Gem Fatale has posted a link to the AW lookbook for Topshop where I found these beautiful, seventies style outfits:

Well, that's my autumn/ winter wardrobe sorted.......I always love the new season clothes :)