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Sunday 27 April 2014

Wardrobe Fortnight!

Argh I've been BUSY recently! I've spent far less time relaxing than I'd like, and have therefore not had time to do my wardrobe weekly. I figured that the long bank holiday weekend gave me the perfect excuse to combine the last two weeks to do a fortnightly look back at what I've been wearing. I forgot to take pictures on Saturday, but I basically wore a my little pony jumper with jeans and boots to go and see my best mate, and on bank holiday Monday I stayed in bed so long that I felt confused for the entire evening, so jogging bottoms and a jumper with big fluffy socks was all I could muster! I did manage to wash myself though, so that was a bonus.

Monday
 These shoes are so darn comfy. A wide footed girls dream!
Dress 20 - Asos curve
Leggings 22 - Very (south high waisted / tall)
Shoes - Primark

Tuesday
 I've had this dress hanging in my wardrobe for a while, it was an impulse buy which I'm not really sure about and I thought I'd take it out for a test run.
 I do think it's lovely, but I don't think it's me. Considering I need to downsize my wardrobe I think I'm going to sell this. It's the same colour pallet as another of my Scholz dresses so I'm not too sad to wave goodbye to it!
Dress 22 - Anna Scholz black label (email me if you want to buy it, I'll be listing it for £35)
Cardi & leggings 20 - Primark
Earrings - H&M
Shoes - Dorothy Perkins
 Primark do such good nail varnish, these two glow in the dark!

Wednesday
 Today was a bun and shirt kind of day. Another pair of comfy and lovely Primark shoes. I particularly like these with trousers so I'm happy that I got the blue pair too!
Not sure I was colourful enough....
Shirt 24 - George
Jeggings 22 - Dorothy Perkins
Shoes - Primark
Ring - Forever 21

Thursday
 I fancied wearing my green shoes, so what better than a green dress to match?!
Dress 2XL - H&M+
Leggings 22 - Very
Shoes - United Nude

Friday
 We had a birthday party to go to on Friday, and as it was in Kingston I took the opportunity to visit Taking Shape, so I'm standing in the changing rooms before my trying on session... the least said about the party the better, it was 'bandeoke' and I heard many a beautiful song slayed.... don't even ask what my boyfriend did to Bill Withers!
Dress 24 - Matalan Rogers and Rogers
Leggings 20 - Primark
Shoes - Primark

Sunday
 Dress 24 - Asos Curve
Leggings 20 - Primark
Boots - Asos

Another day, another birthday party. I almost forgot to take a picture of this, and sadly this is when I got home... I looked much more impressive at the start of the night! The party theme was 'around the world', so I wore a kimono dress. I was one of the few people who bothered, so thank god I didn't go full on geisha! It was raining buckets so I just wore boots.... fuck it! I guess it says a lot about me and the way I dress that nobody realised I'd dressed up for the theme until I told them how lame they were for wearing jeans and t-shirts!

Tuesday
Tired, so wore weekend clothes to work!
 Sour puss face - My own
Jumper 20 - Primark
Trousers 22 - Dorothy Perkins
Boots - Asos

Thursday
 I had a bit of a health scare on Tuesday (you don't wanna know) which sent me to the doctors and my issues are down to the fact that I have been so heavy for so long. It scared the shit out of me and cemented in my mind that I have got to start taking my health seriously and loose a bit of weight.... since I hit 30 my life has gone uphill, but my health and body have taken a nose dive. Some people are perfectly fit and healthy at my size, but apparently I'm not, so something must be done. This is not my 'I wanna be thin' post, what I'm saying is that if I don't loose some weight there are bits of my body that are going to be irreparably damaged. I'm happy with the way I look, but that's not going to be much solace to me when I end up in a wheelchair is it? No. It is very unlikely that I will ever be out of the 'plus size' bracket, or light enough for my GP to be happy with my BMI, but I need to be a bit lighter because it's beginning to cause me mobility problems. I want to be fit enough to go for brisk walks with my long-legged boyfriend without getting out of breath you know?. That's my first goal! This photo marks the start of my (slightly) more healthy attitude to life. I'm not giving up chocolate (fuck that!) but more walking, more exercise, more fruit and veg, less meat, fewer fizzy drinks and smaller portions. That last one is really important.... I'm used to massive Viking-man sized portions because I'm a greedy bitch and I have such a passion for food that I am not willing to eat lettuce all day, but I can have smaller portions..... it's actually as easy as using a smaller plate! You'll see some of my healthier recipes here and maybe my zumba & swimming outfits (that's if I can actually learn to swim lengths!), but this blog is not going to become a weight-loss one, they bore me!. Time to admit defeat. By the way, there is genuinely a part of my brain that was like 'but you can't loose weight, what about all your beautiful dresses?'. Thankfully my lust for life is rebutting with 'THEY'RE JUST CLOTHES YOU KNOB HEAD!'
 Dress 24 - Matalan
Leggings 22 - Very
Boots - Asos

Friday
That was a bit heavy (hehe) wasn't it?! On to other things now....
 You may have noticed that I've been wearing these boots everyday. They are comfy enough, but it's mainly because I packed most of my boots away, but the rain has confused me so I just keep putting on the same thing!
 Jumper 20, leggings 20 & Parrot earrings - Primark
Skirt 22 - vintage via ebay
Boots - Asos
If like me you love bright pink lipstick (of the cerise nature) but look like a clown in the intense matte paint-like versions, or those with a strong purple tone then may I recommend this vivid little number; Max Factor colour elixir in 'Vibrant Pink'. It's much brighter in real life than this picture suggests. I love the red version ('designer blossom') too, but the pink is definitely more intense. The website makes them look metallic but they're not (Try Barry M lip Lacquer crayons for glitter - they're AMAZING!) and the colour elixir crayons are just brilliant for lip-liner-phobic ladies like me!

5 comments:

  1. Good luck on the healthy living front missus. I had the same kind of thoughts about clothes if the juicing causes a bit of weight loss for me. Then I just thought - I'll wear a fucking belt if things get a bit big! I think our minds try all sorts of crap to scare us away from making changes. x x

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  2. Oh no, Cass! I hope you're feeling better now and the scare wasn't too scary (if that makes sense). You have to do what's right for you sometimes and just screw anyone else. Your blog is bad for my bank balance though, I'm obviously off to Primark to get those shoes!

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  3. I think I'm in love with your ASOS boots! And just think of it all as a lovely reason to buy new clothes (within budget obviously!) xxx :-)

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  4. Your health takes priority always! On the bright/expensive side; there will be even more clothes to try on. Good luck!

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  5. Thank you for all your lovely support ladies! xx

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