with my blue shoes on

Next jumper, Matalan skirt, Superdrug tights, Clarks shoes from a super awesome friend.

Clarks isn’t the first place I’d look when searching for shoes, but one evening I was randomly browsing and came across this pair. Tempted to order them next month from Sarenza, I checked with a friend who works in a Clarks shop if they were as nice in real life as they looked online. Well, I guess they figured there was only one way to find out, as a few days later a parcel had arrived for me.

Have I ever mentioned how awesome my friends are?

What’s the sweetest thing a friend has ever done for you?

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USC Wishlist

USC is a shop that has flitted on and off my radar for years. To be honest, I’d kind of dismissed it a couple of years ago; I just didn’t think it sold the kind of clothes I liked, so when they got in touch with me to tell me a bit more about the store and I took a look, it was kind of a shock to end up with a MASSIVE wishlist…

This is just what I fancy from the latest arrivals!

USC has an unrivalled range of branded fashion and footwear across 38 stores nationwide including flagship stores in Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle and Liverpool and the web hosts over 3,000 produces online- www.usc.co.uk
They have some great brands include G-Star, Diesel, Police, Huntington & Co , Adidas Originals, Ugg Australia, Fred Perry, Soviet, Maggie & Me, Little Mistress and Replay. It is a destination shop for all the best known and loved brands and is one of the few multi-branded retailers in the UK.
I’d encourage you to take a browse online, or give the nearest store to you a chance…although please don’t blame me if you end up blowing your wages in one fell swoop!
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specs, studs and feathers

Dress c/o Motel Rocks, Tesco Tights, Buffalo boots c/o Sarenza, Glasses Red or Dead at Specsavers.

Finally, after *coughyearscough* much delaying and putting it off, I had an eye test last week, which revelaed I do still need glasses (I’ve had them since I was 9 though not many people knew!) and that I needed to wear them a bit more than I had previously. My old frames had literally fallen apart, so I treated myself to two new pairs (gotta love a buy one get one free deal) and picked them up this week.

How amazing is the world/how much easier is my job when things aren’t quite so blurred? I got the red/black pair you can see above, as well as a more neutral pair for when I feel a bit less bold.

I will not leave it seven years between tests this time. Promise!

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My Latest Addiction

I just wanted to take a moment to introduce you to my latest snacking addiction, who I first came across via the gorgeous Nicky
A new brand, Garbanzo make the most addictive roasted chickpea snacks in three awesome flavours; currently only available in larger Holland and Barret stores, but I have first hand knowledge that they plan to open an online store soon.

My addiction to these is a running joke among a few of my friends (Ellie, Trudi…) and those that have tried them have also got hooked! I wasn’t asked by Garbanzo to post this, but I contacted them to find out if they had any other stockists, and when I realised what a lovely bunch of people they are, I decided I wanted to spread the love a little bit more.

If you see these, buy in bulk…SO seriously good…especially the bombay firecracker flavour!

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from blue to pink

A-wear dress (bargain at £5), New Look daisy tights, Yull chelsea boots and Heart Leopard bag from Motel*

Thursday; the weekend is in sight. Not much to say today other than I LOVE this bag, it’s perfect for toting all my extra junk to work- glasses, water bottle, snacks, paper work, kindle…the list is endless. I am not one to travel light! I was on the search for THE perfect tote bag for ages before I found this one in pretty much the last place I looked.

Do you travel light? Or are you like me and pack everything but the kitchen sink for the shortest of trips?

xxx