Interior Design: Bedroom

Laura Ashley: Neisha Curtain fabric and wallpaper / Provencale Cabinet / Provencale Chest of Drawers / Farringdon Bed //          John Lewis: Bed Covers / Candlestick lamp base / Oratorio lamp shade / Newgate alarm clock / Candle                 // Tesco Raspberry Throw / Long Mirror jewelry cabinet / Revlon 3 set mirror

On a trip up north before Christmas I nipped in to a Laura Ashley store with my step mum and I instantly fell in love with the whole store! Ever since then I can't stop window shopping on the online store. Dangerous thing to do I know

Then my sister in law told me she is thinking about how to decorate her house once her build is finished, poor her the house is in total over haul atm. So I thought I would make a few lookbooks to help her out. Of course if she doesn't use these ideas then I will just keep them for my future house :D ...perhaps I wont give her these on second thought, I shall just keep them for my house! Better start saving :(

O if only I had lots of money...and my own house.... I'd buy everything from Laura Ashley!!

Burlesque Costume

Outfit: Cocu Corset, New Look Shrug (originally attached to a basque), H&M Skirt, Primark Tights, Primark Bag

Sorry folks for the horrifically unclear pictures! We have a few from the night but to be honest we were too busy having a brilliant night and so forgot to take proper ones, oops! Anyway this was my Moulin Rouge burlesque outfit and luckily it was easy and relatively cheap to put together. All you need is a tutu, corset and heels!

Fairisle Faux Coatigan

Bag: Amazon // Boots: River Island // Rings: River Island // Cardigan: River Island // Top: Asos // Jeans: River Island

 Hi folks :)

The star of this outfit is definately the cardigan, I love it! It adds texture and pattern to an otherwise boring outfit. As an aded bonus it incorporates the fur scarf trend.

I wanted to add more arm candy to this look and I came across this watch. Its so cute with the little moustache detail but I hate when you have to guess what time it is as there are no numbers on the watch face. So annoying!! Defeats the while point of a watch. So in light of that, I decided to leave it out.

Valentines Outfit

Jumper , Necklace and Dress : River Island

Hi folks!

I started creating this OOTD and realised with a sudden jolt that its valentines day! oops! Well luckily this suits the day, after all it is red. Team this with some tights, black wedges and a leather jacket. Feminine but with enough edge to stop you being too cutesy. 

I would wear this to a few drinks but whats good is if the night progresses and you move on to a club just whip off the jumper and tights to be dance floor ready :)

I hope you all enjoy the day xx

LWGS: Gym alternative and Weigh In

Pic from here

So I was a bit worried about weighing in yesterday. I hadn't been to the gym in over a week and at the weekend I wasn't exactly sticking to the diet, unless massive chocolate bars are allowed! So I was sure I'd gained weight despite sticking to the diet the rest of the week. However I lost weight! YAY! Its only a 1lb but it sounds more impressive in kg; from 60kg down to 59.4kg. I think its down to the powder meals I took for two days. Bad health wise but great weight wise!

Unfortunately I'm not headed to the gym today, important ucas stuff to do, so I decided to do the Beyonce work out instead. I love this. Doesn't feel like I am exercising but it doesn't half knacker me out! So I did it a few times through this morning and I'm gonna do it another two times this evening, in heels!

On the subject of Beyonce, shes touring. SO EXCITED!!! I have to get tickets! Never bought concert tickets before and I'm worried I'll miss out. Does anyone have any tips or tricks on how to get tickets?

LWGS: Shake or Powder Meals

Caramal Shake from Allizone

If I gave anyone dieting advice one of the first things I would say is steer clear from drinks, shakes or powder meals. Anything that extreme is bad for your body and it usually tastes foul! Eat healthily and reduce your portion size, simple but effective. Plus it makes your skin glow :) However my old room mate left me some diet meals he'd spent a fortune buying so last year I thought I would give them a try.......

Loose Weight and Get in Shape (LWGS): Journey so far

Now: 60kg = 132lbs // Then: 66.7kg = 147lbs

Hi Folks :)

I am in the middle of a slim down. A year into my battle I thought it would be really helpful to keep me going if I blogged about my experiences; whats worked for me, what hasn't and a monthly public weigh in to frighten me into staying on track.

So today I first wanted to share with you my ongoing struggle and so far marginal success in my war against my own bulge! I'm having trouble getting back on the bike and diet after Christmas so I thought this might help motivate me and may help some others out there who, like me, want to make 2013 the year they got in shape.