The next chapter.

I guess for a while I'd been unhappy doing my a levels. I felt like I wasn't giving myself enough time for me, and the work I was putting in, I wasn't enjoying. So I made the decision a few months ago to apply for college and I found out today that I have got a place on the course I wanted, so I'm incredibly excited. Finally, I feel like I'm doing something I want to work towards and I can't wait for this next chapter of my life!

I've also travelled back to the centre of my hair... and I'm sticking with it. So a bit of a new me, a bit of old. Obviously before I went on holiday I did a ickle bit of shopping, so I bought this Aztec patterned skirt from H&M. I was a bit worried it was too short, but I love it too much so I shall just have do a strut that makes my bum look good and embrace the shortness!

These photos are from my visit to Sandringham, which is the Queen's home in Norfolk and it's also where she spends Christmas with the rest of the Royal family. I've never been to Buckingham palace so I could never compare the two but it was a lovely place and if you're ever in Norfolk it's definitely worth the visit! It was a lovely day.

Keep Dreaming xoxo

Stripy.

So, I've been on holiday for a week in Norfolk, hence the desertion of said blog yet again. It was a family holiday consisting of posh houses and a lot of bird watching.

I think it's a holiday rule that those things you perhaps wouldn't wear around your home town (cough cough pigtails) are suddenly now acceptable... I have nothing against this.
This stripy top is kind of staple isn't it, it's basic but it works and it's not completely plain; it goes with everything.

On the first day, we went bird watching. No, I'm not a birdy kind of person but my parents are so that's where we went. At least we found a beach at the end!

'Just people watching.'

It feels only seconds ago, I was ‘straightening’ my hair for my first day of secondary school, getting very nervous at the prospect of starting a new life. And now I’m seventeen; not sure which path of education to take next and watching I and my friends live different lives.

One of my friends has just got a first job, another is volunteering in Kenya, others holidaying in Manchester, Spain, Scarborough and another going off to University. But slowly, by natural ‘growing up’ my friends and myself are drifting away which is only natural right? But why does it have to be that to grow up, your friends must change? I find it a sad fact of life that we have to loose friends, but it’s something that’s becoming ever more apparent to me. Don’t get me wrong, I still have various close friends and I love all of my friends dearly, but there’s the odd few I’m seeing less and less of. And I wouldn’t change this, because it’s making them happy and it’s there choice (and I still get to see them from time to time obviously) but why does lift take us apart? Is it necessary to loose the people you love to live a ‘healthy’ life. Is it all part of our big plan? Or is it ‘just life’?

I haven’t come to a conclusion yet…. I’m ‘just people watching.’

May I borrow your wardrobe?

Decidedly, I'm not great at remembering Wednesdays... or when I do realise it's Wednesday being able to think of any of my style inspirations, which is bizarre because I have so many people's fashion I love! Granted, I get a lot of inspiration from web browsing, magazines and catalogues but that still means I'm hugely influenced by celebrity clothes!

Having said all that, this woman was not hard to pick! I am literally obsessed with this woman's music, and even more so her hair... I'm speaking some serious hair envy here! If only I knew the colour of dye that she uses! Obviously, I speak of the wonderful Florence Welch who is one of my favourite musicians. Unfortunately, I've never seen her live but one day I shall be there!
My favourite things about her fashion? Hats and midis! I lovveee felt hats and so help me if I don't finally purchase one this year I don't know what I'll do! As for midis? I feel I'm too short for this style, but I can admire them right? Take a listen to her stuff, she's amazing!

Keep Dreaming xoxo

Single?

Female and single. It’s no secret that this world is controlled by men, a perfect example of which is that a man who is single is a playboy; a stud. A woman that is single? We’re written off as cat women, who will clearly never be happy if they don’t have a powerful man by their side. It’s my belief that however against this view we are, we still find ourselves being judgemental from time to time. ‘...She's thirty and single? Doesn’t she want to be married?’ And what if she doesn’t? Does that make her odd? It’s meant to be an empowering fact of life that we can do what we want with our life. We can pretty much get out of most situations: most things are reversible. So why is it that society frowns upon your life choices? Women are always followed around by the biological clock and that’s something that scares most women even if they don’t want that life, it’s nice to have the option right? But even if you don’t agree with society there’s still that voice in our heads that tells us we must get married. We must have children. We must have a good job. And how can we not avoid this? We’re surrounded by the constant media…. Bridget Jones’ diary is a perfect example ( a film by the way which I love) it begins with her wanting to turn her life around because she can no longer be a single woman. And that’s the thing. Why is it so bad to be a single woman? Now a days, a single can get everything a married woman has minus the stability, but do married women really have stability? With divorce rates on the rise why is it so good to be married with children? Aren’t you just going to end up hurting a hell of a lot more people?

I must add to this, I am all for marriage. If you’re in love and want to get married, then why not? You should be celebrating life. My point being, why if you’re not married and you’re not in love can you not be perfectly happy? What has society got against single happiness?

Three little birds sat on my window.

I think I'm one of the few people that don't look forward to the summer holidays. Don't get me wrong, I love the sun (even if I prefer Autumn) but summer is the time for holidaying, which means you're never in the same place as your friends leaving very little to do. In one way this could be a positive as it means I spend more times with my parents. So today I got dragged out of bed (you think I'm joking) and we went to Sherwood Forest... I guess that's a positive as to where I live, it's fairly central.

I think this dress could be a new favourite... I love the way it fits and also think it'll become a Winter favourite too. Bonus? It wasn't expensive plus student discount on top; see there are perks to student life!

This tree said that it was the ,'protector of the forest and bringer of laughter and joy to the Green Wood.' I thought that was pretty a cool message, I'd like things around my house to warn things off, hence why I'm dyeing to buy a dream catcher!

Keep Dreaming xoxo