WINTER BLUES

 Jumper - New Look

I love and hate winter equally. Its always lovely to snuggle up, watch a film and drink hot chocolate, something that never feels as good when you do it in summer. I'm also not one of those people that hate the dark nights so I guess that's a plus :) However something that I do hate is winter fashion. So many people are like...obsessed with it? I don't understand. 

 Don't get me wrong, I always find scarves and gloves really cute with all their christmasy patterns and fur trimmings but when putting them on it's another story. Scarves makes my head looks massive and completely neck-less and gloves are just impractical, especially with Blackberrys and Iphones; it is just impossible!

 Then you have coats. After making a massive effort with a cute new blouse and skirt, your then covering up your outfit with the same thing you'll wear most days for 4 months. They are also so ridiculously expensive and require a new one every year.

 Lastly, there are jumpers. Unless your wearing one five sizes too small or something that resembles a long-sleeve top more than a jumper, they add about ten stone to your weight. You also have the problem of making sure the fabric isn't that stupidly itchy crap or the stuff that is so thin that you might as well be walking down the street naked. Saying that... I have a new addition :) 

 Its the kinda 'in' colour at the moment but slightly more red. It is also the softest jumper I own as well as being really thick. This one is a size 6 and it still comes up massive but not in a bad way at all; its the perfect jumper for those long winter days. I also wore it to Sixth form today with a shirt underneath and a skirt and it didn't look bad! I guess a gazillion hours of online shopping paid off for this one item. Hopefully I'll find another 'Winter Warmer' by next year...

ALL THAT GLITTERS...

Saturday night i'm off out with my girlies again and so ... of course ... I bought a new dress. I got this from a boutique type place where I live but I'm pretty sure it is on Missguided... if anyone is interested!! I've always been a bit weary of buying sequin dresses but I saw this and just fell in love! The back isn't sequin either so its not too much sparkle!! ...although its still pretty shiny ...

 *Note to self, don't do any spin like movements when dancing, you'll look like a disco ball*

 I'd never have thought sequins would be so 'in'. Then again, we've had some pretty odd fashion pieces. At first its always like...Woaaah, who would wear that bright yellow feathered dress? A month later and you wish you'd bought it because they're all sold out!! (I pray that bright yellow feathered dresses will not come into fashion anytime soon!) I don't like to imagine what  'fashion' will be in the future though. Sooner or later we'll be walking around as different animals, painting ourselves blue or making space man costumes out of recyclable tin foil.

 Considering I have never really worn this type of thing before, I feel really out of my comfort zone. So help me please?
 1) Which bag?
 2) Black tights or bare legs? This one scares me as the dress is quite short and I really want to avoid a repeat of London!!
 3) Can I get away with wearing shoe boot type heels??

<3

MY GUILTY PLEASURE

The days before he arrives at my door remind me of the days before my birthday; being happy, excited and being filled with butterflies. However as time goes on, I encounter sleepless nights, daydreams and obsessive thoughts. It feels like forever since I've seen him but I know that its been less than a week. The buzzer sounds and that's it, i'm a gibberish mess. My heart is beating out of my body and my hands are shaking. I open the door to find Andy. Oh Andy....

  I can see that he doesn't share my excitement when he frowns at my stupidly large smile before handing over what he's came here to deliver. I snatch the parcel, slam the door and run into my living room, ripping open my beautiful beautiful package. This is my guilty pleasure....parcels. 

 Not Andy...Let's just clear that up!  :P

These babies make my life ... I'm being serious. If I have had the worst day ever and then get a package come through the door i'm instantly happy. Every stupid worry of mine simply disappears....until about half an hour later. Then I'm bored and back to browsing for something else to buy. Its a dangerous game that leaves me incredibly skint... yet for those 30 minutes, i'm ecstatic. For those 30 minutes having ten pound in my account doesn't feel like a problem. 

 This is what I get in either one week or two. Yet its not enough. Every day I come home to find no package it feels like I've just broken up with a long-term boyfriend... I feel unloved, unwanted and incredibly lonely.

Jesus Christ I sound like a drip , so I shall end with this plea...

 If anyone....ANYONE....can find a cure or a way around my obsession with parcels, you have GOT to let me know. All suggestions welcome, whether you think they sound bonkers or not ;) 

WEEKEND WORKOUT

Shirt - Topshop Sale 

Cardigan - Topshop Sale 

Earrings - Primark 

Bracelets - Topshop, Accessorize & Primark

Satchel Bag - H&M

Clutch Bag - Miss Selfridge

My two new bags are definitely my favourite buys. That clutch ...Uhhh...it has the season's 'leopard print' and 'metallics' mixed in to one...Bloody Perfect. Also, the satchel is a really good size and I love how you can wear it a couple of different ways. 

 The shirt I did a slight DIY on. It came with no buttons actually so I popped to a little haberdashery and bought some for 60p ... Vivienne Westwood in the making ;) 

There is one sport that I can successfully partake in and that is shopping. Don't scream at me and tell me it isn't a sport because I seriously do run a Marathon when I shop. Whether its round the actual center, round the shop ... or both, I find myself running laps. I'll run round Topshop once, then think 'I bet I've missed something', so lap number two starts. After the trip to the changing room a third lap will commence in order to find the jewellery or bag to match the outfit you've just tried on. This tends to happen in the shopping center as well...you buy a dress and then march back to a shop you've already been in because something in there might match it perfectly. Then the 'lapping' continues with the newly purchased carrier bags of heavy clothes....There's your weights done!

 ... I guess it even works your brain cells! Thinking about what to buy, what it will go with, adding up how much it costs and subtracting that from your weekly wage....oh so technical. 

 Imagine if shopping was an actual exercise and people applauded me for having the motivation to go out and do this. It would actually become rather popular considering you'd get INSTANT results ... ;).  Also ... No-one would have a leg to stand on when telling me I spend too much, or that I don't do anything beneficial. 

... A Girl Can Dream. 

I LIKE SHORT SHORTS

Berry Shorts - Miss Selfridge

Top - Asos

Bangles - Topshop

Bracelet - Accessorize

Some people have nightmares about Clowns, others about falling from a cliff or being beaten to death by a masked man. I however, have nightmares about shorts. 'How did this fear of shorts start?' I hear you cry, well ... 

•  Reason Number 1 -  Being on holiday taught me that dried sea water mixed with chafing legs and denim leaves a rather painful rash! 
•  Reason Number 2 - Topshop size 10 jeans...fine. Topshop size 10 shorts will not pull over my bum! I have to go one or two sizes larger in order to get my stupidly large derriere to fit comfortably without any cheeky bits hanging out. With this comes the problem of them then being MASSIVE round the waist...It's just not worth it.
•  Reason Number 3 - They ride up my inner thighs when I walk. This then creates some stupid shaped piece of clothing that looks like I've cut my own shorts, very very wonky! 

A lot of my friends own some really nice denim shorts. A couple of them are old levis cut up and some are just from the high street. I've always become really really envious when seeing how great they look and how easily they can be dressed up and down. So when doing my usual daily browse on all the different clothes websites, I decided to brave it and click on 'Shorts'. With my hands shaking and beads of sweat trickling down my neck,  my persistence to keep scrolling down the page amazed me. 'Keep going Chlo' I told myself, 'You can do it'. Then I saw them...they were beautiful. 'Should I buy them? I won't be able to try them on! Click buy Chlo, Click it!'. If that wasn't bad enough, the days after until they were delivered haunted me...more nightmares....more irrational thoughts. 

Then the package came. It was like I was expecting a nutter to have sent me my mum's hand or something!  But believe it or not, I love them. They fit perfectly and the subtle high waist make my legs look much longer. The high cut also means that even if my thighs do touch ,the denim would be above the crucial point and not cause any chafing problems. The colour is also beautiful and now I just need to buy some more tops to go with them....damn. 

All in all...I'm chuffed. And that isn't all!!...

I made it into More! Magazine's Blog Boudoir. I entered and completely forgot about it, with some many amazing blogs I honestly didn't think I stood a chance. I got an email through to my phone yesterday with the news and at first thought it was spam! Then I couldn't wipe my smile off my face for the rest of the day and kept making weird little squirming noises because I just wanted to scream. So THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU thank you, More! Magazine, words cannot explain how happy I am!