I'm alive...

Ok, so it turns out that I'm one of the worst bloggers in the history of blogging.. I have been SO crap recently it's actually unbelievable.. so:



I really am. I know that my posting makes or not makes no difference to any of your lives, but I still feel bad for having practically abandoned my blog. There's just too much going on at the moment. And even when I'm not doing anything at all, there's too much going on in my head, to concentrate on posting. If it makes you feel better, I'm also not reading or seeing my friends or watching dvds or anything else I'd normally be doing either - basically anything that requires any brain power at all, is out!

But I thought I should probably just remind you of my existence.. So here I am.
I've got a helluva lot of stuff I could show you.. It's all online shopping purchases, because I STILL can't find my camera, so website photos are the best I can do for the moment..

So here's some things I've been buying:

www.boohoo.com:




These were both sale items. Had them a little while, but haven't worn either. In fact, bought them bank holiday weekend, because there was a free delivery offer (which I can never resist!)
I've ordered from Boohoo a few times & never really had any problems, but they took the piss a bit with this order for various reasons - the main one being that it took more than 2 weeks for my parcel to arrive, which is pretty ridiculous! Also, was quite gutted when it actually got to me - because I was really excited about that dress, but it's FAR too short so I can't even wear it. Really disappointing.
The shorts are really cute, I love them. When I tried them on my Mum informed me they looked like pyjama bottoms though.. but, I don't care, I like them :)

Placed an order with www.dorothyperkins.com the other day. Should hopefully receive it tomorrow.
Again, this was inspired by a voucher code for 25% off, which I certainly put to good use!

Here are just a couple of things I chose, I'll maybe show you the rest when they arrive:






Y'know the last time I posted I told you about a www.clothingattesco.com order I'd made? Well, I only a few days later bought a whole load more stuff, including:




Absolutely LOVE that skirt, it's gorgeous in real life. Love it!

Then last night, I somehow ended up back on the site.. Oops. Yep, another order placed.. Honestly, I have a problem.
Last night's order included the following:






Plus a few other things, including 'Toy Story' pants for my nephew for Christmas - he'll love 'em!

Right, I'm going to make a move & say goodbye now. I do apologise for not having been around as much as I should've been - posting, commenting, replying to comments etc. I am aware of how shite I am as a blogger. However, I'm making no promises for drastic improvements as yet, because I don't like making promises I can't keep!

Take care,

Dx

PS. I apologise for how messy & un-put-together this post is, but I literally can't be arsed to faff around with those pictures to make the layout right..

Rings & Things

Right, first things first, before I forget: how do I delete blogs from the list that I follow..? I'm not going to have a massive cull or anything, but there's a couple (ok, one in particular) that's doing my head in & I don't want to follow anymore.. It's just turned into a string of adverts basically & that really doesn't interest me. But I can't work out how to 'un-follow'! So please help if you can, thanks :)

So, as always, I've been buying stuff. Yes, I know, I have a problem..
I'm going to share with you just a tiny proportion of what I've bought recently. Mainly because I haven't had chance to take photos of the majority of it..

I had a big Primark trip last week.. Bought quite a lot, but the most expensive item I bought was £5, so definitely got my money's worth!

That £5 item was this:




Love it. Totally got a thing for polka dots at the moment.

One of my other favourite items from that shopping trip was this:



Yeah yeah, we've all got a million & one lace things.. It's old hat. However, for £2 I couldn't resist it. And I actually love it. I'm planning on wearing it over the top of my grey tshirt maxi dress. What do you think? Actually, I'm planning on wearing it with lots of things, but that's the main one I have in mind.

I also picked up this baby:



Again, yes I know, everyone has it. Yes I'm jumping on the bandwagon. But, oh well! If you've read my blog before, you'll most likely be aware of my obsession with rings, so therefore I feel quite justified in having to get this when I saw it, even if everyone else already has it!

Ok, so seeing as I appear to have moved onto rings.. I got these pretty packages in the post this week too:



They contained...



Apologies for the pic - could not for the life of me get a decent pic of this one, dunno why!

And:





And probably my favourite of today's bunch:



Love :)

Now, this may seem like a random recommendation, but I suggest you all go & check out www.clothingattesco.com. Yes, I did say Tesco!
I placed a rather large order from them very late Saturday night. It arrived yesterday morning, & I gotta say, I'm very impressed! All the items I chose were sale items, & man did I get some bargains!
Definitely worth looking if you've got children too (or nieces/nephews/cousins/brothers/sisters/friends children etc) - I got LOADS of great stuff for my nephew. Going to put most of it away for Christmas though, because I'm trying to be sensible..!
I haven't taken pics of any of what I bought yet (haven't even tried them on yet actually) - but here's a couple of pics I've nabbed from the site:






Good stuff hey?!

I googled before I ordered & managed to find a 10% discount code - so what were already serious bargains were even cheaper!

* Studded shoes: £4.50
* Longline tunic: £2.70
* Spotty shorts: £5.40
* Cut out shoes: £4.50

How ridiculously cheap is that!? I'm sure you can see now why I ended up with a huge order.. and I could've bought LOADS more! And I got free delivery (because I spent so bloody much!)

Anyway, I'm going to stop babbling about Tesco now. I just really wanted to share that little tip with you - let me know if you do check it out, I'd love to hear if you order anything - purely because I'm nosy!

Right, going to leave it there. Gone on long enough I think!

Take care,

Dx

Bit of an update

So turns out that being off work doesn't make me a better blogger. In fact, I've been even more rubbish than I was previously! I do apologise. I don't even know why I've been so rubbish recently. I've still been reading & trying to comment, so hopefully no one's missed me too much :)

Don't really know what this post's going to be about. Just figured I had a chance to do it, so I should really make the most of it!

My sister gave me another new nail varnish last week - I haven't used it yet, but planning on doing my nails with it tomorrow so we'll see how it turns out. Here's a pic of it, just from Google:



So, do you want to see some of my favourite recent eBay buys? There's been a few, as always! Here's a couple of them..

I had my eye on this in New Look for ages - it was originally £18, then went down in the sale to £12 but I still thought that was a bit much really for what it was.. then I spotted it on eBay (brand new with tags), paid about £4 including postage - thank you v.much!



It's nice & versatile - a good length to wear with leggings but it's not too long, that I could wear it with trousers for work too. Good stuff :)

Now this is probably my favourite eBay buy in quite a while. I paid a whole £7 for this baby:



It's from Miss Selfridge, & was originally £49!

Check out the detail:



It's so pretty :) Thinking I'm going to wear this for my friend's birthday night out on Thursday this week, so you may well get to see me in it!

I've also recently bought these bits from Chiara:






Haven't tried the clothes on yet, but I'm pleased with them so far- they look nice. I'd definitely wear a vest underneath that top though! I've lost a bit of weight recently, but definitely not enough to be baring my belly!
I really liked the pumps, not even sure why, coz they're not really my thing, but I couldn't resist them! However, they may have to go into my impending blog sale, as the size 5 are too small & the size 6 are too big! I'm going to try them again though & see..

Speaking of my blog sale, I can't believe I haven't sorted it yet! As I said, I've been particularly rubbish at all this recently. But I really have got a ridiculous amount of stuff that I really think some of you would like :) & it'd be seriously good for me to have a bit of a clearout.. I'll get round to it, eventually, hopefully..!

I remembered recently how I ALWAYS used to include in my posts what rings I'd been wearing, & I don't think I've done that for a bit, so here we go:



This is one of my favourite rings at the moment :) I bought it AGES ago, wore it once & then it disappeared from my life. I looked for it loads but thought it may well have gone forever, but then it turned up again yesterday - woo! So of course I had to wear it today - & I'll definitely be wearing it lots now I've found out. Love it.

I also have a pic of the newest ring I've added to my collection:



This one is definitely going to turn into a favourite too :) Picked it up in the Miss Selfridge sale, for only £2 - well pleased!

I was about to apologise for the state of my nails, as it's been a week & a day since I painted them - but actually, they don't look that bad considering!

Right, think I'm going to leave that there for now. By the way, if you've commented me & I haven't replied, I do apologise! I really do appreciate every single comment I get, so thank you :)

Take care,

Dx

31st July - 31st Post!

Ok, so I don't want to talk too much about what I finished with last time - just because.. well, I don't want to! But I did just want to say: thank you all so much for your kind comments & support. You can't know how much it means to me. I really do appreciate every word. And I am actually attempting to take some of the advice - which if you knew me, you'd know is quite a big thing! I'm not good at taking advice!
I want to leave that at that for now. But wanted to say thanks :)

Ok, so, I was planning on sorting my blog sale, but then realised I still can't find my camera.. so.. I'm putting that off for now. I did start having a sort out - which led to me discovering about 15 pairs of shoes I've never worn. Literally NEVER worn. There's loads more that I've only worn once or twice, but I literally have a massive bag full of ones I've never worn. Which is crazy. But pretty much sums up my problem!
But anyway, I'll get back to the whole blog sale thing - it is going to happen in the next few weeks - promise :)

Right, so I thought I'd been really good recently - but then I remembered all this stuff - oops!

Made ANOTHER order from asos the other day. I wanted to use the 10% discount code they'd sent me, so thought I'd have another look.. here's what I ended up purchasing:



This looks really pretty - hope it lives up to expectations when it arrives :)

Also got this dress:



But NOT in that colour. I got it in THIS colour, much more 'me':



Check out this bag - I won it on eBay earlier, but it's an asos bag:



Think I got a bit caught up in the moment.. I don't even know if I like it! Part of me thinks it's pretty hideous. But I'm not sure if it's hideous in a great way, or just plain hideous..! Oh well, too late now - we'll see when it turns up!

I placed an order on the Asda site the other day - think that's a new one for my blog! They can be a bit hit & miss, but generally they do have some pretty decent stuff. They also do great kids clothes :)

So, here's SOME of the bits I got - I'm going to pick them up in store on Monday - saves on delivery charges!







Those items range in price from £3 to £6 - bargains!

I also got these couple of bits for my nephew:




He's obsessed with motorbikes - so when I saw that tshirt, for the price of £1 (yes, £1!), I really couldn't resist. It's not even in the sale, that's just the price. Honestly, you can't go wrong!
The hoody was reduced from £3 to a whole £1.50 - such bargains!

Also got this little tshirt for my friends baby boy:



How adorable? And I got him a cute Tigger t-shirt, but can't find a pic of that for some reason..

So, slightly different topic now: mobile phones! I've been looking into getting a new phone for a little while, mine's started to go slightly mental, so it's getting kinda vital that I get a new one..
This is the one that I think I've decided on:



Just wondering if anyone had this? What you think of it? Pros, cons? I'd really like to hear some real-life opinions before I commit to it! There's no returns policy anymore either on contract phones, so if I got home & decided after 2 days I hated it.. I would be stuck with it for the next 2 years! So, I really want to be sure :) So anyone that can offer me any input I'd be really grateful :)

Also was wondering - does anyone have/know of any Boohoo free delivery codes? There's a few things I want in the sale, but I really begrudge spending that much on postage! I only ever order from there when I have a free delivery code, but I can't seem to find one, so thought I'd try you lovely lot :)

Anyway, this post seems to have been going on forever now.. so I think it's time I finished!

Take care,

Dx

More...

Before I start I just wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who's been commenting me & my new followers - I know I've been really rubbish recently, with commenting back & stuff, but I do really appreciate it all!

Ok, so my spending has kinda got out of control recently it seems.. but at least that means I've got lots to show you!

These are just another few things I've bought recently - I've not got pics of the rest yet. In a week's time, I've got the house entirely to myself, for a whole week - so I'll probably take that opportunity to take more pics for my blog. In fact, I could even use that time to set my blog shop up too.. hmm, that's an idea.. Right, we'll see. But for now, back to it!

More sale purchases:



Saw this pretty floral & crochet smock top in the Topshop sale the other week for £15. Liked it, but managed to resist it - glad I did, because I then saw it again this weekend - £7! So for that price, it had to be mine!
I'm actually really not convinced that it suits me at all. But I've decided, I don't really care & will probably keep it anyway!

I also bought this in Topshop:



It's really cute :)

Ok, I'll stick with dresses for the minute. I've picked these couple up, reduced in Primark:




Both things I'd liked full price but had managed to resist, so obviously had to snap up now they're in the sale!

I also bought one of the Primark jersey tshirt maxi dresses - a grey one. Haven't got a decent pic of it, so I'm not showing you. But it's really really nice! I've worn it a couple of times already & I'm loving it rather a lot.

Picked this top up in H&M:



for the bargain price of £2.99 - that's not even in the sale! Love this top, it's really light & flowy so would be great as a 'holiday' top, but I also wore it the other day to work - belted, black trousers, cardi etc & it worked that way too - very versatile & at that price, how could you resist!?

After my last post, asos released that 10% discount code, so I had to go back & have a little look.. honestly, I'm so naughty!

There were a few bits that caught my eye, that had gone further down in the sale, so plus the discount = must-have purchases!




Both of these are actually MUCH nicer in real life :)
I also got a couple of other things; a top & a necklace. But can't find either of them on the site now, so I'm assuming they've sold out - so no pics of those! The necklace actually arrived broken anyway - so I really wasn't impressed. But, I emailed asos this evening, & they got back to me REALLY quickly. Not just with an automated reply, but a real response - telling me a replacement item is on its way & also a discount code for my inconvenience. So.. although it's not ideal to receive faulty items from a company, I'm really impressed with how they've dealt with it. Just so you all know!

The last thing I'm going to show you isn't new, but I've rediscovered it recently! Had it a while, & used to wear it a lot, but then put it away & kinda forgot about it. But as I said, I've rediscovered it, so it's made a couple of appearances recently:



Silly really isn't it, all this new jewellery I've bought recently, & so I dig my old stuff out!

Ok, so I might as well mention.. I'm kinda going through a bit of a rough patch at the moment. I'd just thought I'd come out the other side of the last one, but turns out I hadn't quite.. I promise I'll not abandon my blog again & when I'm off work I'll actually try posting a bit more often.

Speaking of being off work: I have one day left, then 5 weeks off! The perks of spending my every working hour dealing with hormonal teens & all their dramas ;)
I'm actually feeling really conflicted about the holidays.. Which sounds so ridiculous, but let me try & explain.. Bit of insight into the crazy workings of my not quite right mind.. I'm really tired & really in need of a break, so am looking forward to having some time off - I'm really really looking forward to NOT hearing the alarm clock on Monday morning! BUT, I actually think work is the best place for me when I'm feeling like this. The routine, the structure of the school setting, really suits me. Work gives me something to focus on & in the most basic sense, gives me a reason to get up in the mornings.
Also, my main support network at the moment, is through my work colleagues. So, the thought of not being there for the next 5 weeks, is worrying me a bit.
It's a bit of a double-edged sword as well really, because THEN, come September 1st - I'm not going to want to go back! It'll be really hard to readjust back into it.
Believe me, I'm not complaining about the time off - I realise I'm very lucky to get such good holidays & most people would kill for holidays like mine. & normally, when I'm 'better', it wouldn't be a problem at all - it'd all be great. It's just because of how I am at the moment.. that this is all the stuff going on in my head.

In fact, I'm thinking it's definitely best to leave it there! Rather tempted to just delete that whole last paragraph.. It probably doesn't even make sense.. Ah well, told you I was feeling conflicted!

Take care,

Dx