another day, another dollar...

and I remain hopeful that tomorrow at work will be much better than Friday.


despite the ups and downs of the weekend, my head feels a hell of a lot clearer. 


Sometimes life has a horrible way of throwing you out of your comfort zone and putting you in situations that make it hard for you to know what to do.


As I've said before and I'll keep swearing by, whatever decision you make, make sure it's the one that you would like someone to make towards you.


In other words, treat others as you like to be treated yourself.


Everyday is the first day of the rest of your life and I fully intend to put my best foot forward and walk tall without the baggage dragging me down anymore...

so my Mama was right...

Honesty is always the best policy.

Don't matter what happens now, 

I've done the right thing and stayed true to myself.

You could call me a lot of things but one thing I would never do is set out to hurt someone because I know how it feels to be hurt myself and that is something that I would not want anyone else to feel.

So I think all you can do in life and what I intend to keep doing is, being true to myself and treating other people as I would like to be treated myself.

Word. 

So I'm in love...

Things that I have learnt in the last twenty-four hours:

• I desperately need to stop eating the pies...the crisps, the fried chicken and the food in general.
• Must stop drinking alcohol on such a regular basis.
• Must start sleeping at normal hour.
• (Most importantly), must stop wearing my heart on my sleeve.

I have also concluded that I am completely, head-over-heels, in love with love. 

The thought of it, the butterflies, the passion. All of it. Besides the heartbreak of course.

I think someone people are designed to be single and some are designed to be in love and I'm the latter. Maybe it's an insecurity thing but it is definitely not a good thing. I hope they truly do come to those who wait though...

The problem with girls is we're all ever so slightly psychotic deep down even though most of us do a good job of hiding it. In the awful dating stage, we've all already:

• Ruthlessly facebook stalked you and hunted out any threats.
• Within the first five dates, we've tested our names as 'in a relationship' with yours.
• We check our phones upto every 30 seconds when we're waiting for your reply.
• And yes, we do read your nice texts over and over and analyse every word.
• Don't think that we don't want to kiss you at the end of a date, we're just worrying about if you want to kiss us.

And most of all, no we will never let any of this on even if it means killing ourselves trying to be casual and play it cool. Any sane girl would rather this to save face and avoid you knowing the naked truth.

In return? Please do not play games with us;

If you like us, tell us.

If you have a girlfriend, tell us.

If you've got a problem, tell us.

If you want to kiss us, kiss us.

As my previous post states: 

The truth hurts but it doesn't kill. Lies cause scars that may never heal. 

C. xo

fact.

The truth hurts, but it doesn't kill. 

Lies cause scars that will never heal.

C Williams

Being in love with Love.

So right now, when the emotional form is giving me hardship, I've had to look elsewhere for my Love fix; inlovewithfashion.com - if you girls aren't already head over heels smitten with this website, you will be after reading this blog!


Although I usually keep my fashion bits and bobs to the article, I've decided to everyone who doesn't know about Love needs to! 


I first fell in Love after a hectic shift at work one day when I was desperately seeking out a outfit to wear to St Paul's Carnival here in Bristol. After hours of trawling around shops, I finally picked up a cute Cross Bust Dress with a vintage floral print. After trying it on successfully, I noticed on my way out there was a cute playsuit with the same print and fell even more in Love with it!


After picking up gems throughout the Summer from maxis to party dresses, I was soon hooked. So the best day of my life came when I discovered that I wasn't the only one and Love had a website and a facebook page full of treats.


Now like an obsessive girlfriend, I check their pages daily trawling through endlessly drooling over their beautiful offerings and the best thing about Love? They just get better and better, adding new stock regularly maintaining a fashion-forward focus yet still holding onto that degree of uniqueness and originality. If you don't believe me, just ask most of The Saturdays, Lydia from TOWIE and all the other celebrities who have been papped clad in Love.


As well as not having to worry that you'll be one of 30 girls in the same dress on a night out, you don't have to worry about pricey delivery charges as their UK delivery is free and arrives promptly in time for the weekend! Perfect.


Don't just take my word for it, let my favourite Love picks of the week do the talking:

Love Cinnamon Sleeveless Dress.

There are so many beautiful things about this dress and its versatility is most certainly one of them. It can be dressed up for a night out with statement earrings, an oversized clutch, legs out and killer heels or you can throw on a denim jacket over it and sandals for the day!

It is a shape for everyone as it accentuates your waist by cinching it in and then lets your legs do the talking whilst still being very classy. 

It comes nearly ten other colours so the choice is yours. Be warned that it is not an easy one as they are all b-e-a-utiful. 

Love Royal Blue V-neck Playsuit.

Being an absolute playsuit lover, naturally I have this is 4 different colours and my goodness is it worth it. The cross-bust shape is so flattering as it cinches you in to define your waist but doesn't cling to the bits you don't like either. What's more, it's Summer's hottest colour.

One of the most important things about this outfit is, the lovely soft material means you're not faffing about when you need a wee on a night out. It slips down and back up and looks as beauitufl as always. A true winner.

It truly is the playsuit for everyone too. So many girls have complained to me that playsuits don't suit them and I always explain that it isn't that but it's about finding the right playsuit and now I've found this one, I'll never stray. 

Nutmeg Wide Leg Trousers.

In my opinion, the Palazzo is Summer '11's most unique trend but the beauty of it is, its wearability. Just like its sister, the maxi, the palazzo is one for everyone. Perfect no matter what your shape and these are especially fabulous as you can cinch your waste in with the tie-belt. Beautiful.

They come in two colours which will both go with everything. At the moment, I've been wearing mine with a plain top and denim jacket for the day and a blouse tucked in with wedges and statement jewellery for the evening.

There's no need to feel self-conscious of the wide-leg. It's the new maxi so embrace it!

So now you know! I hope that helps and no doubt it won't be long before you are all head over heels in Love like myself. I'd be delighted to hear about what you love and what you're buying, blogbabes!

C. xo

stacey day.

Stacey day was as mint as always.


Although in true Stacey style, she nearly missed her first day at her new job due to a leg-waxing issue. Opposites attract has never been more prominent in two people. She is cool, calm, collected, somewhat forgetful but takes it in her stride. Completely unlike my stressing, planning everything to a tee, quadruple-checking, worrying arse. It's funny.


So I want with her to get her wax on then pottered around and bought some bargs for work from Primark: 

• Black waistcoat (£3),
• Grey blazer (£7),
• Fuchsia chiffon sleeveless blouse (£8),
• Orange sleeveless blouse with black trim and colour (£6),
• Pleated camel maxi skirt (£12).

Okay okay, the last three are definitely more for recreational use but the blouses can multitask so I didn't do too badly.  On a massive Primark hype right now, they seem to be getting it more and more right with their fashion-forwardness. People moan about it but you need to know what you're looking for and (all systems) go. Hot trends they're channelling right now:

• Palazzo (Wide-leg) Trousers: They have so many options from florals perfect for the summer transition to navy/camel plain ones which can be dressed up or down with a blouse for a night out or a plain top and demin jacket for day (don't forget to check the office section for hidden gems).
• Colour-blocking: Colour-blocking is one to watch this Summer, it's a keeper. People are so scared off by colours that they don't realise what colour can do for them. Colbalt blue is my favourite thing at the moment. The reason it's so big is because it suits everyone's skin-tone from English rose to dark chocolate. It is a winner.
• Crops: Now anyone that knows me will know how I feel about the crop being over-worked and overdone. Primark are steering away from the tacky skin-tight bra-crop and we are seeing loose slightly cropped vests and tees which are amazing for everyone as for us curvy ladies, they look great livening up a tank top/leggings combo. Also remember, if it's got buttons, tie it up. All these buttoned blouses can be tied up for the a hot retro look. Boom!

So get yourself down there to stock up on your Summer essentials - don't forget the accessories section though. I could literally buy it all. They've cute straw bags, vintage-style satchels, wire headband galore, floral 'Raybans' and about everything in between. You know what to do!

Moving on...

My weekend plan:

Get absolutely shipwrecked.

Simples? It would be if people would man up and join me on yet another messy, messy bank holiday weekend. Friday and Saturday night - sorted but I'm a massive fan of Friday and Sunday so need to get the wheels in action for a messy Sunday too. I love bank holidays like Katie Price loves fresh cock. So I need to jump aboard the bank holiday camel and RIDE. Ha!

My verdict on Geordie Shore? 

MINT!

Loved every bit of it. Banterlicious.

Sleep time now, I think. I have a microdermabrasion appointment tomorrow...whatever that is! Cheers Stace!

C. xo