I can't wait for the end of may because...

...it means getting 6 pieces of clothing with mega discount - UNIFORM TIME! It seriously feels like forever since the last one and because its 6 things every 3 months you do tend to very quickly get bored of the clothes you got (bear in mind that I work 5 days a week).

Uniform time for me usually means not having a clue what I want when it comes round or loving loads of stuff but looking crap in it. This time I do have one piece in mind and am pretty certain it will suit and is a style that'll fit me well. It also fits in with the new wardrobe I'm trying to create for myself - pieces that are fashionable now but that won't date too quickly, that I can mix up with items I already have and that I can get more than one look out of:


As with anything I buy that comes with a belt, the matching waist tie will be removed (and most likely utilised as a hairband or possibly a contrasting belt for my cheapo nude trench coat). I'd dress it up with my leather look leggings, so heeled gladiator sandals and my uber-long studded leather belt for a rocky/Westwood look. When it gets to high summer I'll go for a relaxed vibe with a tan and flip flops. And I'll do a cute, kitschyness with jersey leggings, nude ballet pumps and my big plastic red heart necklace. Very excited by this purchase!

Out of Vogue

For the last ten years I have been a devoted fan of British Vogue magazine, buying it without fail every month - even when this meant spending half of my weeks wages when I was paid a pittance for washing pots in a pub. But that love affair, over the last few months, has sadly ended. For a while I was buying it, reading the Miss V section (which has recently gotten smaller and smaller anyway), flicked through the rest and discarded it somewhere in my room. Unlike with Elle and Nylon it was no longer getting my full attention and I wasn't willing to pay nearly £4 for three pages of back and forth e-mail conversations!

However, on a recent three and a half hour train journey, and in need of something to take away the mind numbing solidarity of long solo journeys (alongside the fear that I would miss a connection leaving me stranded in the wrong city), I purchased this month's copy. I will admit that, this time around at least, there was more articled I could get my teeth into. And while the pieces featured are way out of my price range, I did see a lot I liked and will search for copies or vintage originals/make my own versions.

But then, towards the back of the magazine, I came across what I can only describe as an article which was the most ludicrous waste or paper and ink I have ever seen! What makes it even worse however is that Vogue's chronicling of a new trend being seen among celebrities is in fact already filtering down to the hip stylista's of our countries capital as seen in the style spy section of Grazia magazine (with one commentator labelling it 'so of the moment').

I am of course talking about HOW YOU HOLD YOUR HANDBAG! Apparently gone are the days where you could just sling something over your shoulder or into the crook of your arm. Oh no, that is so O-V-E-R. Apparently we must be more insouciant and devil-may-care - crunching an over sized clutch up in our hand or leaving handles dangling rather than draping from our bodies.

I think I'm gonna sit this one out - maybe I'm not cool enough; maybe I'm just not sure HOW you hold an item can be of any relevance or importance and how it's suddenly become a bonafide trend!!! One thing I know for definate is I won't be wasting that four quid again.

Not getting the blog off to a good start!

It's 1.27pm GMT. I have yet to properly get out of bed and have been no where near the shower. That's right...I'm hungover! But then that's what you get for drinking a half bottle of white wine, a little beer, 3 vodkas and then a large quantity of a friend's whisky and coke. Bread and butter, OJ and salt and vinegar crisps have helped for the most part, and a nice hot shower, clean hair and a make-up free face I'm sure will help with the rest.

So, obviously this is a brand new blog and is something I've wanted to set up for a while. There's not really any set themes that it will revolve around, just the general goings on of my life - though I will try to stick to the more interesting things when possible.

I am going to try my hardy hardest to keep the blog up-to-date. Occasionally this WILL slip as I have some laptop issues that no one seems to be able to pin point to one problem. All I know is it randomly turns itself off while I'm halfway through doing something and then won't turn back on and whatever the issue is it downright annoying!

In a few weeks I will however have the use of a PC when we exchange contracts and finally get to move into our house! I just received the jersey cotton bedding that I bought off Ebay and its made me excited all over again (the fact we don't yet have a sofa, haven't looked for one, and probably won't have one for our move in date has been conveniently pushed to the back of my mind).

So now I've introduced myself a little I am going to scrub myself free of the smell of stale cigarettes and booze, hopefully post a little more throughout the day, then make my way to the boy's house for a vegging out night.