Sunday 15 October 2017

New Vegan Ben & Jerrys



Thank you Tesco! I couldn't find this new wonder anywhere, and just as I felt like I was getting even more behind the times I stumbled across the last pot of Peanut butter & cookies DAIRY FREE /VEGAN new BEN & JERRYS in Tescos normal ice cream section (so if you've been looking for it in the freefrom frozen section it might be why you've missed it)..opening the freezer door with one hand and grabbing the small tub of freezing cold almond paste (they've magically turned into icecream) I clocked the price... £5.50 for this tub, it better be good...
it was worth it though, and even though I'm not a great fan of peanut butter, the squidgy Oreo esque cookies that lay within the nutty ice cream made it a true delight πŸ˜‹

I cannot wait to try the other two flavours I've heard are out!



Click here to see my Instagram post Ben & Jerrys Dairy Free  πŸ’š

Autumn outfits



I LOVE autumn...nearly as much as I love Spring. I think it's just that Spring is a more welcome thing after a long cold Winter, whereas we are never quite ready for Summer to end and turn into Autumn...

I do love getting cosy in autum outfits though! So far I've been loving TopShops jumpers perfect with velvet skirts and River Island & New Looks cosy oversized knits perfect with leggings or skinny jeans... (but I don't own a pair of jeans at the moment so a pair of leggings from my extensive BlackMilkclothing collection will do just fine!)



The Jumper pictured is from TopShop, size 8 & was £22. I love the gold button detail on the sleeves, the neck is a funnel neck which along with the cosy knit material it keeps you really warm! It's slim fitting so great to tuck into a skirt instead of faffing around with bodysuits.
My skirt is by BlackMilk Clothing and is a velvet pocket skater skirt, also super soft & warm!
Today I'm wearing this jumper again paired with another leopard print skirt by BlackMilk, but this time the skirt is is pocketless, but what it lacks in pockets it makes up in matierial as it is perfect for swishing & twirling!

I also picked up this coat from NewLook this year, along with another velvet dress, I love wearing black with a bit of tartan thrown in there as you can see! Scarf from Riger Island, Tartan dress by BlackMilk Clothing (sorry I really should sort out my links!) & belt by Fox&Owl who should still have a shop on Etsy run by an amazing couple from America! Third pic is a BlackMilk Clothing skirt with my BAM Clothing tee tucked in and a cute green hat I found in TK Maxx. Finally in the last pic I've got an American apparel crop over a green tartan dress and that's also from (you've guessed it) BlackMilk Clothing! So these were my favourite pieces this Autumn, and probably will be next autumn too! As well as my tartan leggings and red velvet leggings too! 
Gotta love a warm colour scheme in Autumn πŸ‚ 



Saturday 14 October 2017

Why start blogging?

Thinking about why I started this account up in 2010 and never did anything with it... everyone had/has a blog, why do I need one? I think it was probably the thing everyone did at uni and I didn't want to be like everyone else, I thought too much back then, considered far too much and didn't live in the moment. If I tried to be like everyone else but then failed, that would be far worse than being myself, I could do me, I just didn't trust anyone enough to see the real me. Too many nasty people around my GCSE years... It's so strange to think I used to worry so much it's like it's all just fading away from me now (finally!)... lifting me out of its evil grasp of that sick in your stomach, or heart beating too fast - suddenly stuck in your throat feeling... I can very slightly almost make my face start to go cold & pale at the thought of it - a panic attack for no reason, deciding I am hideous & I cannot leave the house - that's all going away now, I'm learning to LOVE me, and quite a lot too! It's an amazing feeling and it is still a daily battle with my anxiety, worrying about things that could go wrong so often, but I'm stronger than it now and have the power to be in control of it.
Which is probably why I've finally decided to do the blog thing. I'm confident as me. I thought I was sure before, but didn't want to jinx it. Now I don't even believe in jinxing something πŸ˜‰
P.S i will get into some less intense causal blog stuff soon πŸ’œπŸŒŒ

Friday 13 October 2017

There's always going to be that first ever post...

How do you start a blog off? I've only used Instagram (a lot!) and dabbled a little bit on tumblr & twitter...
At the moment I am 27... definitely feels like since I turned 20 the years have zoomed by so I thought before it's 2018 (2018!?!?) I want to start a proper blog. So here it is, my 'proper' blog.
I'd also call this a bedtime procrastination blog, seeing as I gave up editing half an hour ago at 3am, I should surely be in bed right now? No, starting a blog is far more important, it can't be held off any longer (apparently!)! So while my pup (Roxy the nearly 3 year old Chihuahua) stares at me through her crate, doing 'tilty head' at the sound of the rain on the window, I sit cross legged on the end of my bed, (close to the plugs as my iPad mini is low on battery from being used too much), back hurting from sitting like this too long whilst editing photos from work all day (I am a professional family photographer) doing my first ever blog post... 😴😴😴 anyway goodnight, even though it's been a cloudy one 🌌

P.s My fiancΓ© Jason is out night fishing for the second night tonight which is why I have bed to myself! I met him 10 years ago now when I was 17...we are getting married in 8 months so I will probably be blogging a bit of wedding inspiration too πŸ˜‰πŸ‘°πŸΌ