5 things I didn't know about pregnancy:

1) That I would completely go off drinking tea.
2) That I would feel so nauseous that I considered calling the whole thing off.
3) How quickly my boobs would get bigger. This is not a plus.
4) How terrifying it can be to have to consider "the future."
5) That I could be hungry, but not want to eat anything.

That changes everything....

Howdy. So I haven't written for a few days and I haven't done a give away and I haven't posted about the lovely blog award that Fashion Mr Paul sent me. And I'm not at London Fashion Week watching shows with Gem Fatale and Llymlrs or posting about September's Glossy Box.

  But ~I have a valid excuse, I promise! Last week, when I was staying at my mum's house, I found out that I'M PREGNANT. Der der der!!!!!!!!
  It was a bit of a surprise to be honest. Since then I have been feeling incredibly sick, I have back ache, I can only sleep on one side and my clothes are starting to get uncomfortable. So far, so good then.

  I'm a bit miffed that I can't wear any lovely new season clothes. I've already checked out the Topshop website and found some ok maternity clothes! They still make skinny jeans for whales and even a nice lace dress.

What else can I say really? From here on in, it might all be whinging and "bump watch." Feel free to tune out and feel cheated that this is no longer a fashion blog! I'll try my best but I'm not promising anything - I've heard bad things about maternity clothing!

So there you go.....

My week in pictures

Afternoon! Well, I can't say that I have been doing a whole lot up here in Wales.....lots of sitting and napping!

My outfits haven't been particularly inspired either. This is the only outfit pic I have taken and I'm not even that happy with it!

As I said, not exactly ground breaking.....

On Sunday, we went to the Bangor flea market:

It's a big warehouse that holds a car boot sale every weekend. I didn't find anything to buy this time (luckily, as my bank balance is low) but I nearly bought a coffee set that looked like this:

There was a small chip in one of the cups and I wasn't keen on the green saucers. Oh. and I have nowhere to put it!

We also went to Cheshire Oaks designer outlet village. The shops there are ok but nothing special. There weren't many bags to choose from in the Mulberry shop and the ones I did like were around £400.

I did however, buy these boots from Dune:

Yet another terrible picture (it's just not happening this week!)  They were £60 down from £130 which I thought was pretty good for leather boots. My old boots have come to the end of their life.

Also this week, I have been persuaded to play Scrabble (and lost) with my mum and step dad:

They play regularly and cheat by using lots of 2 letter words!

I have also been admiring my Danish Teak rocking chair that I got at the aforementioned flea market last year.

We covered it in some Ikea fabric but we're now thinking it needs a smaller pattern. It will have to stay in Wales for a while anyway, as I still have nowhere to put it. That seems to be becoming a theme.....

Long drive back to Southampton tomorrow (groan.) And then back to work on Thursday. Sigh.

A windy day in Wales...

Hey everyone!

I'm in Wales at the moment visiting my mum so I might be a bit lazy on the blog posts this week. It's not that I don't have my laptop, camera and the Internet but I seem to still be a bit tired from the long drive up (5 hours - speeding all the way.)

Me and the mum went to Bangor for a bit of shopping and I bought this cardigan:

Red Herring £25.40

They have a 20% off sale on at the moment in Debenhams so it was only £25. There were only 2 left so I ended up buying a size 14! There is no way it would fit a size 14 woman though.
  I'm going to be channeling "English Heritage" for the winter season. Think wax jackets, Aran knits and scarves! And maybe some nice riding boots.

I also tried on this cape expecting it to look silly (as I'm only 5") but actually really love it. Shame it's £40.

Aztec print cape- River Island.

I found a similar one in TK Maxx that was only £16.99 but it wasn't such a good colour....

In other news, I was given a blog award! I will post about it when I have a bit more energy :)

I would love to be at Fashion's Night Out in London this evening but I'm happy enough to read the posts of the bigger bloggers to see what I'm missing. Did you go?

Time to layer

Deer print scarf £4 from Primark

Evening! Now that it's supposedly autumn, I can turn my attentions to some of my favourite things. Scarves and gloves and woolly hats.....

I'm having a bit of a tough week in my personal life so I decided I should treat myself to this scarf from Primark. It's really big and comfy and has Bambi's printed all over it. What more could a girl want?

I'm also wearing a Primark skirt and a Zara cardigan. I was trying to make my fringe into a quiff but it was a bit of a fail. I also spilt bolognese sauce on the white skirt at lunch time. Double fail.

This afternoon, I went to see The Inbetweeners movie which was hilarious as expected. I got 40% off my cinema ticket with Voucher Cloud which was a bit of a bonus.

I got a little box through the post this morning......if you click "like" on the Burberry facebook page at the moment and give them your address, they send you a free sample of their new perfume: Body.
  It smells lovely and the bottle is a good handbag size - it's 15ml.

Burberry Body free sample

If I needed a new perfume, which unfortunately I don't.....I would be tempted to buy this. It's not my usual style but hey, it's nice to mix things up a little.

I've been experimenting with my new Models Own nail polishes. Vintage Pink is one of my new favourites - very sophisticated and grown up. Unfortunately I forgot to take a photo!

But I currently have on "Champagne" which I also love. It's like melted silver and diamonds. I thought it would be a bit more gold but it's definitely more silver based. Here it is in action:

Models Own Champagne

I think it would be quite a good "night out" polish. I've been having a few issues with my camera recently. It keeps making everything blurry. Maybe I will scout around for a new one for my birthday in November...

Any camera suggestions? It needs to be compact and portable...

10 things I will NEVER wear:

1) Socks with sandals.

I don't think I have ever seen this look and liked it. It's just a basic fashion rule that you don't wear socks and sandals.

2) Dungarees. Denim or otherwise.

Dungarees just make me think of lesbians. No offense to lesbians! And they are NOT flattering.

3) Brothel creepers.

Seriously the most ugly footwear I have ever seen. Enuff said. And with a name like that, it was never going to end well.

4) Harem pants.

It looks like you pooed in your pants then put trousers on.

5) Crocs.

Some things that are supremely comfortable (so I've heard, never tried them) are still very wrong. I would rather be uncomfortable than wear plastic shoes.

6) Jeggings. Or treggings.

It's a stupid word and they look cheap.

7) A "moo moo."

Hopefully I will never be huge enough to need a "moo moo." (If it turns the paper clear, it's good to eat!)

8) Pussycat bows.

I don't want to look like an old lady until  I am an old lady.

9) "Waterfall" cardigans.

Show me one person that looks good in this style of cardigan. Go on.

10) Double denim.

Is that Britney Spears? Shame on her. You can definitely OD on denim.

Ok, so that's my wall of shame. What would you add?

Notes to my teenage self.

There are going to be some tough times ahead. Luckily, you will come out the other side and everything is going to be ok.
  The most important thing you will learn is: not every teenager feels like this! You are actually suffering from depression and you will get help and come out the other side as a "normal" human being. If only you had learnt this sooner, you would have enjoyed things so much more. You should have made the most of travelling around the world and being super skinny! You aren't fat and actually you will never be this slender again. So enjoy it, and wear inappropriately short skirts.
  You might want to start saving your pocket money for a nose job. You are going to develop a bump in your nose (handy for keeping your glasses on..) and you will be too busy paying a mortgage to get the op to straighten it out. You might want to think twice about getting said mortgage as the housing market is about to plummet and you will be left in debt.
  You mostly did well. You won't end up marrying your first love but you will get to walk down the aisle with him! You'll get bored of your first "real" boyfriend and end up dating 2 younger guys in rapid succession. This is a bad move and it would be "cooler" for you to remain single. You will also sink to an all time low and date a loser whilst at university. This will almost cost you your friendship with your best friend. Never believe a boy over a best friend!
  Life won't turn out the way you think. Your parents will get divorced, you won't learn Italian and move to a foreign country and by the time you are 30 you won't have a dream job in fashion. But hang in there, there's plenty of time to achieve those things. The main thing is, you end up happy. So stop worrying so much and enjoy being young.