LESSONS

Since I quit my boring job in Nottingham I have been feeling better - more free, more positive, happy basically. But as I still don't have another job to go to, there has definately been some panic setting in. 

This abated slightly this week, lots of interviews and a day as a supply, which earned me a bit of coin.

This made me SUPER HAPPY, so I then spent a few pennies in H&M. It was a very successful shop, a super cute lightweight army-khaki-oversized shirt for only £7.99, a cute white sundress for £19.99, and the perfect long marl grey t-shirt, £6.99. All brilliant for sunny Barcelona and sweaty SONAR. Eek.

I attempted to go into Primark for the first time in nearly a year the other day. Maybe choosing the mega-Marble Arch store wasn't the best choice, but I just couldn't hack it. Too many people, most of them were rude, and it just didn't seem that cheap anymore - not cheap enough to justify how cheap most items looked, anyway. I escaped with the black straw circle bag that I have wanted for aaaages (in fashion terms that is, i.e. a week's worth of blog reading), and most importantly, my life.

Will get some photos up soon, but in the mean time these are the 2 things I really wanted to buy but have now sold out in every Topshop everywhere. But of course.

I just love popper fastenings. So satisfying to snap them.

ZOOEY

All taken from this tumblr

KIDS

TACKY MIU MIU PLATFORMS

Courtesy of River Island. If it were not for my strong hatred of cherry prints, I would certainly be tempted. Would you?

[£54.99]

DANCE ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT

Finally found somewhere cheap(ish) to stay in Barcelona for SONAR FESTIVAL WHICH WILL BE AMAZING OH MY GOD I'M SO EXCITED. But what to wear?

In my dreams I would pull off something like this:

LOT OF LOVE FOR MARGAUX IN THERE...even though we are essentially physical opposites, I can't stop wishing that I could look like that.
Most of the pics are from the always inspirational knightcat and jakandjil.

Parma Violet Spree

Just bought the Topshop nail varnish I was stalking, and grabbed the sun-shower crayon and a maxi skirt and a ruffle AMAZING top while I was there. Argh why do I do this? Of course, this was after a spree in H&M where I nearly had to body slam a woman out of the way to get the last one of this beaut...

[H&M, £39.99]

I swear, as soon as you buy one little thing, it loosens you up and then you just don't get a chance to shut your damn purse. Well, this happens to me anyway... i'm a spendy spendaholic. Some of my spoils...

[Topshop, fiver]

[H&M, £9.99]

[Topshop, £25]

There was more, dear reader, but you care not. Also, I don't want to document the true extent of my shopping addiction in a public place.

The last photo shows what I think may be the most amazing top I have ever owned. I would never normally buy a full price top from Toppers, as they are usually overpriced, but the detail on this, and the soft fabric, and the fact that it's in lilac pas-tell, and it goes so nice with the navy maxi skirt I bought...I just had to.

H&M have got lots of plain (and not so plain) skirts and tops for £2.99...and little dresses for £4.99, so I stocked up on some of those bad boys in preperation for Barcelona, and SONAR festival. Too excited.

Just finished reading 'Modern Baptists' by James Wilcox. It made me want to move to the American South and go to dusty bars with guys called FX and girls called Burma (I'm pretty sure this was not the author's intention). It was very funny, anyway.

MMM, wedges...

 

Only £40 at Asos, bargs.