Fusion Injector

Okay, so that title is a bit of overkill for the actual content of today's but I wanted to add some fun to life, because who doesn't like fun? My lovely friend Hollie got me the sweetest little Christmas present that I wanted to show off  share with you. May I present, the teapot infuser

It makes a delicious cup of tea and it's super easy to clean, and lovely to look at obviously. But Michael asked me if we could brew coffee (from grounds) in there, I said no but I'm not 100% sure... do any of you know??

Goosey Fair

Every year, in Tavistock, a lovely little town near where I live, there is a fair. It's rumoured to be called Goosey fair because farmers walked their geese through the town to the market to be sold, which adds even more charm in my opinion :) I have never been before, but Michael and his family do not stop raving about it, and when Michael talks about it his whole face lights up like an excited little kid. So of course I had to go down and see what it's all about!

It was organised very well, with 3 different park and ride spots to try and relieve the usual congestion, which worked like a dream. Hollie, Josh and I drove to the car park, hopped on the bus and got excited about what we might find. I typically needed the toilet the whole way, why? why? why do I always drink a cup of water before I leave the house?? Why do you still feel thirsty even when your bursting for the loo?? One of life's unfair mysteries. So anyways, once we got there, I headed straight for the loo and left the others watching the fair ground rides whilst smelling the donut-filled air.

There were far more rides than I could photograph, and you all know what they look like anyways (plus I've reclaimed some shyness from not taking photographs all the time and felt hesitant at some points). So next it was onto the other streets (literally 3-4 full streets filled, I never realised it was so big!). These mainly offered food and old tat that you don't want or need as an adult, but loved as a child.

There were many different options for savoury food; chinese noodles, pork rolls, burgers, chips etc, the food you expect from this kinda thing! and also sweets, cotton candy, donuts, churros, cakes. 

We had pork rolls for dinner, which were slightly disappointing, but only because we then found a secret stall with venison and wild boar on it, that's much more up my street! oh well.

My favourite stall was this one;

I bought some goodies too! Those salt and pepper cashew nuts were incredible. 

We got on the bus home nibbling on our buys, and decided to have a fancy coffee (I bought Hollie an espresso maker for her birthday!), whilst watching Masterchef Australia. Certainly a great evening spent with wonderful friends :D

What I wore: Miscellaneous Pink Birds

Another item lovely miss Hollie gave me was this skirt. It's actually a boob tube top, butttttttt I knew I wouldn't wear it like that so I decided to make it into a skirt! I just took the sides in a little bit as it wasn't a tight top and I wanted the skirt to have more of a pencil-look (I have taken it in a little bit more since taking these photo's). I'm looking seriously moody in some of these photo's and I have no idea why.. I advise you to look at the skirt and just ignore the face, or laugh at it, that is also acceptable.

This time round I paired it with  my black peplum top (New Look). I just love the pattern of this skirt, I want to wear it all the time but I feel like it's too fancy to wear day to day.. its needs a proper event!

What I wore: Branching out... or not

This was another of the items Hollie gave to me, and this one was also a dress. Luckily I have friend who is as peculiar as I am and also shops in the kids section! ha! I am not the only one! Anywho, she decided she didn't want this number anymore, as there were too many ruffles on the top part of the dress. I agreed and again, changed it into a skirt.

 

 

I don't think I've done this skirt justice, so I may well restyle it at another point. I could decide on the best top - I tried a spaghetti strap, a boob tube but I also wanted to break out of my comfort zone and... wore a crop top. Better luck next time, eh? 

What I wore: Green and Paisley

I have felt a bit reluctant to blog recently, especially following Michael having to return to Afghanistan, but doing all these outfit posts reminds me why I like doing it. I like being able to take the time to put a bit of thought into what I'm wearing, to find what suits which outfits and what different aspects I can add in. I like standing alone in my room, figuring out the light, making all kinds of ridiculous faces and pretending Tyra Banks would totally love me if I went on America's Next Top Model. So yeah, there are going to be a couple more of these posts. I know I haven't quite got round to showing you my new room yet (apart from the sneak peak you can see in the background of these, and darn does it looks good) but I will get to it when it doesn't feel like a chore.

 

 

I feel a little bit like poison ivy with all this ginger and green going on, and I can happily say that I don't mind that at all! I forgot to mention that this was another dress from Hollie that I cut and made into a skirt - I wasn't sure how it'd go but I am very pleased with it :D The hair piece is actually hair band and I got it from eBay a long time ago. I think it came from Japan and cost £2 in total, bargain. How's your day going?

What I wore: Pink and Brown

So, not only do I have super generous friends in Leeds, a friend at home surprised me too! Hollie came round for dinner the other day and brought a big bag with her - she's just bought a house so I expected it to be 'what do you think of this...' and whilst there was some of that, she also said 'I've cleaned out my wardrobe and wondered if you wanted any of this'. PERFECT. Yes please. So I nabbed a couple of items, some I've kept as they are, some I've changed from dress into skirts etc. Here is the first piece - a very simple item that I can see coming in very handy in Autumn :)

 

  

This time round I kept it simple and paired it with a flowery pink necklace (London Market), brown scarf  (Primark) and black 3/4 leggings (New Look). The first time I wore it was to the post office, and I didn't wear the leggings. I felt self conscious the whole time and vowed never to wear it legless again haha. But in Autumn I reckon it'll be a tights-jobby.