Keep Calm and Marry on.

Happy Royal Wedding Day! (i know, i know, not the most original post ever, but here we are. i'll keep it short and sweet.)

I didn't really think I'd go in for the Royal Wedding much today, but funnily enough I've ended up spending most of the day in front of the telly, with my family, watching the wedding and reading/re-tweeting the various hilarious tweets going about. 

It's got to be said that Kate looked gorgeous in her Alexander McQueen (ahh!) dress, Wills looked very handsome, Harry looked even better and Pippa looked HOT. Also, the weather stayed sunny! Hurrah for street parties everywhere. I have to stay though, aside from the balcony kiss(es) and the cool Aston Martin departure (the 'JU5T MARRIED' number plate, genius), my favourite moment was when one of the guards held open the car door for the Queen and she climbed out the other side instead. Ha! Oh, Queenie. You joker. 

Anyway, I said I'd keep this short so I'll end it on a Congrats Wills and Kate! (finally, some cool(ish) royals)

I'm not the kind of fool who's gonna sit and sing to you...

Denfield Tee, £34.00

Carven Wool Skirt, £225.00

Patent Apricot Mary Janes, £68.00

Chanel Tote Bag, £1800.00

Just another "I wish I was wearing..."

Now I know there may be a beautiful skirt, some lovely matching Mary Janes and the token Chanel bag up there, but I actually think my favourite thing about this set is the tee. Oh, that little posh ampersand. I may actually have to buy him when I've actually got a bit of money.

Happy Easter!

Charity Find: Denim Shirt

Top: Whistles

Shirt: Charity shop (topshop)

Skirt: Whistles

Necklace: Gogo Philip

Bracelet: Charity shop

I'm slowly but surely building up my summer wardrobe (so, you know, prepare for torrential downpour any moment soon) and it's going surprisingly well! I bought this denim Topshop shirt for £3 from a little charity shop in Southbourne yesterday, and I also found a nice coral shirt along side it too.

Today, aside from take those two photographs up there (and a whole load of others that didn't make the cut) I've done absolutely nothing but watch telly, read blogs and eat egg and soilders, which I'm starting to feel slightly guilty about... I've got a constant nagging in my mind telling me to get outside and enjoy the weather because it "won't last forever, you know!" but I'll ignore it for now. I'm going out this evening, that'll do!

Hope you guys are well! (you know, you really shouldn't be indoors on a day like this.)

Orpheus melted the heart of Persephone, but I never had yours.

It's funny, I swear I have far better luck charity shopping in Bournemouth than I ever do in London. Last week I managed to find quite a few gems down the high street, but that old tapestry sewing chest up there is the thing I'm going to share with you today.

£3.49, my friends! Quite the bargain, yeah? Don't worry if you don't agree, I understand... got a proper good ribbing from my dad for it already; when he saw it he just burst out laughing. He thinks it's hideous. Hm. Suppose it's not to everybody's taste.

I'm not entirely sure what I'm going to use it for just yet (maybe i should get my sew back on!), but it does seem to be doing a pretty good job of being a cat bed at the moment.

I dreamt about you last night, and I fell out of bed twice.

Pinafore Dress, £45.00

Oversize White Tee, £30

Movado Black Watch, £245.00

Russell & Bromley Loafers, £110.00

I cannot believe the weather at the moment! It's infuriatingly glorious and I am not prepared for it at all; I have absolutely nothing in my wardrobe I fancy wearing, especially without tights (no, i am not ready for bare legs. not at all.), and the fact I'm in a seaside town where everyone is constantly dressed for sun does not make me feel any better.

How are you lot dealing with it?

The outfit up there is something I'd happily wear if I just had bit more money (and a tan). Creating it hasn't really solved my no decent summer clothing dilemma, but I'm certainly inspired to get shopping!

And now there's an angry bee stuck in my room. Great.
    

Yeah, I put some new shoes on and suddenly everything is right...

Oh, Paolo, never have truer words been spoken...

Allow me to introduce you to the new Barker Brogues I managed to nab for an amazing £30 on eBay last week (yep, the ebay obsession is back in full swing) I've wanted some proper, well made brogues for a while now, and this new purchase may even mean my R&B loafers can finally have a little bit of a rest! (told you they were worth the investment)

Anyway, I slipped them on (slipped being the exact word i'd use) as soon as they arrived this morning and, to my surprise, they were a perfect fit! Shoes are never a perfect fit for me (i'm an awkward size 6.5) but these really were perfect. Really. Not one pinch! Not even a rub! Amazing. No breaking in for me, I thought. Sweet! 

Ha ha ha. Oh, how naive I am... six hours of walking around Southbourne in the sun? OW.

What I've Been Up To...

1) Had a hair cut. For free. And, if I may say so myself, Abi did a great job! If you're London-based, check out Brooks and Brooks in Holborn, they're absolutely brilliant.

2) Turned twenty on the 29th! Oh yes. Alas, I'm no longer a teen... quite a shocker. Sadly, for the first year ever, I couldn't be with my family, so my friends went that extra mile and woke me up with champers and chocolate and cake and presents and it was just lovely. Of course, I'm sure you've also got lots of presents/cards/money for me - just drop me a line for my address, yeah? ;)

3) Visited the Titanic Exhibition at the O2 arena, which was really fun (did you know a first class ticket on board would have cost you £63,000 in today's money? oh yeah. interesting, ey? got plenty more where that came from.) Upon entering you're given a boarding pass of a real passenger, and at the end you find out whether you survived or not. My name was Miss Jean Gertrude Hippach, and my mother and I switched our tickets from Olympic to Titanic in order to have more time to shop in Paris... Despite this unfortunate change of plan, I'm pleased to say myself and mother survived!

4) Bought my Bestival ticket (yesss!), and also tickets to see Morrissey in July! I'M SEEING MOZ! Oh man. You have no idea how excited I am.

5) Ate. A lot.

And now for the final big two...

6) I quit my job

7) Today I moved back home to Bournemouth.

Ha! Told you big changes were afoot.

Unless you follow me on Twitter, you're probably not aware that for a little while there's been a plan for me and my housemates to all head back home (this is partly the reason i've been so crap on the blogging front!) It was a really tough decision to make. I love living in London so much, but as the lease on our house was only until April, we figured that rather renew it/find a new place and carry on with what we're doing (working a lot, paying rent, working a lot), it'd be nice to go back home for a little while and then return.

I'm back back back!