Wednesday, 28 March 2012

Turkish Delights!

Evening! I'm back from my holiday! We got home late last night so I slept at my Dad's house and drove home this morning - stopping on the way to pick up Thomas from the in-laws. I'm sure I've only been gone a week but suddenly he looks like an adult cat! Still small enough for a cuddle though....

So, no "back from holiday" post would be complete without a few holiday snaps!


Is there anything better than a picture of a sandy beach to make you wish you were still on holiday??



Alaiye Resort and Spa Hotel


Our hotel was amazing. It definitely deserved its' 5* status. We came back one day to find some "swan" towel sculptures on our bed....you don't get that in England!

We took a couple of trips out of the hotel - one to the Managvat markets and also to Alanya - the nearest big town/city. It was in Alanya that I perfected my bartering skills and got my "Louis Vuitton" handbags!
The were about £12 each but in posts hereafter I will be just labelling them as Louis Vuitton - not "Louis Vuitton via Turkey!" Our little secret.....




As you can see, I also had to get a matching scarf and bag! I'm going to use the first bag as my everyday handbag and the second bag as my gym bag. That's how I can justify having two......I also got a Mammut fleece and a Lacoste polo shirt. I couldn't really leave without some Turkish Delight either! Luckily my boyfriend and housemate don't like it so it's mine, all mine!

Real Turkish Delight

Well, there you go. A brief run down of my holiday! I'll do a few more posts in a couple of days but unfortunately it's back to work for me tomorrow.....and the real world. Sad face!

Sunday, 25 March 2012

The wonders of technology

Am i the only person that finds it amazing that I can be sat by the pool in a totally different country and still blog?! I mean really.....that is pretty amazing. Who knows what the future holds!

Sunday, 18 March 2012

Leaving On A Jet Plane

Evening! So, I'm off on holiday to Turkey on Tuesday so there will be no blogging for about a week......
I've spent the day packing, fake tanning and generally lounging!



Don't miss me too much!

Monday, 12 March 2012

I'm gonna soak up the sun

Bonsoir! Have you been enjoying the sun? I got to finally see a little bit of sunshine yesterday as I headed to my Dad's house for Sunday lunch.


Wearing white and standing in bright sunlight is not a good idea!

Ha, not looking too happy in that photo! It was a struggle to get a good picture even with the sunshine!

Let's see if we can find a better shot.......

Hat - Primark, Cardigan - Bershka, Top - Benetton,
 Jeans - River Island, Sneakers - Sainsburys.
After I had finished posing in the garden, I went for lunch and later on I bought some fabric dye to revive the cardigan above and some other greying/ white tops. More about that later...

As I had previously mentioned, I spent most of the weekend of work, feeling really really ill! I barely moved from my bed, and if I did move, it was only as far as the sofa. By Sunday I was feeling mostly over the cold symptoms but still had a splitting headache. Below is the state of my death bed:


The scene of my demise....
I thought you might like to see it....in a voyeur Tracey Emin sort of way!! My sheets are more posh than Tracey's. Lol. 
Well, time to watch Gossip Girl....Ciao!

Friday, 9 March 2012

Sick as a dog

Howdy! Coming at ya from the sofa. In my dressing gown and pj's. That's how I roll.

Still feeling rubbishly ill so trying to find things I can do from the sofa or bed. So far I have painted my toe nails, applied fake tan, cut my own hair, had 3 cups of tea (number 4 on the way) and generally rotted. I think I'm probably the whingiest sick person EVER.

Luckily, it's now only 10 days until my holiday and I don't have to be at work for all of them. Yippee!

Whilst you're here, can I point you in the direction of my latest creation The Lists .....It's my new blog where I write lists! (Pretty self explanatory really....)

If you would like to write me a "guest" list then send your list to my email address - available on the contact me button at the top.

I look forward to your creations! Don't be shy....

Thursday, 8 March 2012

Girl Flu...

Hiya! How's you? I'm currently dying from "girl flu." Well, so far it's more of a cold but it still feels rubbish.

Therefore, I haven't been up to much.....I seem to spend my whole life working :( I'm even on the late shift tonight (gaaah)
I did get out the house yesterday for a costly visit to the vets (my cat has bad gums) and then to town to pick up my holiday tickets. Then me and the boy went to see "The Muppets" which was pretty good! Then I cam home and had a long sleep.....

I don't go to the cinema often as I think it's a huge rip off but we had an Orange Wednesday voucher and the boy has an Odeon Premier card which got us lots of free popcorn and sweets. Seriously, the prices for food are horrific! There should be a law against it.

I also finally got around to finishing my lomography fish-eye film and took it in to be developed.Watch this space!

Wednesday, 29 February 2012

What you need to be a popular blogger and gain followers:




Everyone is asking the same question. How do I become popular as a blogger? What do they have that I don't? Well, sit back and read. Here are the answers! (P.s this is meant to be humorous, not insulting!)

1) A monthly subscription to a beauty box



Preferably, you need to be subscribed to all of them......glossybox, feel unique, joliebox, carmine....the list goes on. A subscription to these boxes give you something to write about once a month. 
Unfortunately, someone has to be first, and everyone elses will be a copy review. It gets a little boring after the fifth read.

2) A love of Nandos or Wagamamas or Macaroons


Chicken breast pitta, chips and spicy rice - Nandos.

Cha Han and Chilli Squid - Wagamamas.

Macaroons - photo from http://www.thelondoner.me/.

I'm quite a fan of the first two but sadly I've never ever had macaroons. At £10 a box, I just can't justify it!
So there are the places to do your "blogger spotting." They're the ones taking pictures of their food!
Which leads us to:

3) A Canon DSLR Camera



I have no idea if the one above is good or not as I don't have a Canon! But they seem to be the camera of choice for bloggers. A camera is probably the most essential piece of kit for a wannabe blogger. How else are you going to take photos of EVERYTHING you do on a daily basis?

4) An endless supply of money and time


There's a reason that most bloggers (well, the popular ones) are students. They have access to a student loan and they don't have much to do during the day. I know this because I was once a student. An art student no less.
It's pretty hard to devote time to your blog and doing fun things to blog about when you work full time. It's also hard to post a new outfit photo every week when you have a mortgage to pay.....

5) Ombre hair


Lily Melrose http://www.llymlrs.com/

I love that when you type "ombre hair" into google images, the third image that comes up is this one of Lily Melrose! For the uninitiated, ombre hair is when your hair is lighter at the ends than at the roots. It should sort of fade downwards in colour. It's big in the blogging world. And so is big hair come to think of it!


6) An in-depth knowledge of html, the internet and photoshop

Er, I can't think of a picture for this one! You can survive with just a basic knowledge of the internet but sooner or later, you're going to have to watch some you tube videos and learn a bit more. Shabby blogs is a great (free) place to get some cute backgrounds and buttons and they have tutorials to show you how to use it all. I also downloaded a programme called Photoscape which is a free photo editor.

7) An account on every social network site available



There are quite a few sites out there where you can link and promote your blog. There's Lookbook, Pinterest, Facebook, Independent Fashion Bloggers, Twitter, Bloglovin etc
Sign up to every single one and get posting about every single aspect of your life!

What have I missed?
It helps if you can travel endlessly, change your outfit hourly and eat and photgraph lots of meals without putting on weight! You also need that Primark pleather skirt, some Jeffrey Campbell Litas and some sort of top from either a charity shop or Motel. Sorted! (Oh, and don't forget the YSL Arty ring and Mulberry handbag as accessories...)



(Three of my favourtie bloggers there - rocking the pleather skirt! Effies Make-up Box My Pretty Mummy http://www.llymlrs.com/ )