Outfit!

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Following on from my last post I have decided that I will post outfits occasionally. If I'm wearing something interesting that is... Stuff like jeans and my Batman t-shirt or black trousers and lilac polo-shirt will probably only get posted once to showcase a casual outfit in my world even if I wear them regularly.

This is me in all my fat glory in yesterday's outfit (today is a pyjama day) :D sorry for not smiling but I seem to have the whole Bitchy Resting Face thing that I read about somewhere XD smiling is not my natural face shape. Also excuse the pile of pyjamas on the floor (the red lump) the space by my bed in front of the bookcase is the easiest place to take pictures, I can't figure out how to get my whole head, body and feet in though... The bookcase shelf I used is a little high but the next one down even using boxes is too low. My room is light green though I'd prefer purple. You can see some of my many ornaments behind. There are some dolphins, a dragon, a faerie, some horses and some of the owls. They are a minuscule amount of my collection. I have shelves all over my room. I might take some pictures for another post. And of my bookshelves. My books have flooded out of my room to the hallway and mum's room XD.

So the outfit. The top is from Evans when I was still at school, maybe aged 16/17 or so, I remember wearing it on a day trip to Weymouth with my best friend/ex-girlfriend and her grandparents so they could book a caravan holiday for the four of us for the following September. I'm pretty sure that was my second sixth form year as Sarah only did one year of sixth form where I did 2 (trying to pass Maths and English which I eventually did on the second year so third go) and I remember she didn't go back to school with me.

Anyway enough rambling about the past... I don't remember what size the top was unfortunately. Only that for years it was too small but has recently become quite loose - side note I weighed yesterday morning and have lost 3 pounds, and this is without any specific diet/exercise routine - so I'm wearing it more, it's nice and light for the non-summer summer. The trousers are also Evans via the PDSA charity shop where I work. They're a size 26 which I expected to be too big as I have some old Asda jeans in a 24 which are too loose. I don't usually like polka dots, they seem old lady-fied to me but I really like these trousers. They needed taking up though XD short-ass 5 foot 4 here. I think they were designed for someone at least 2 inches taller. You can't see my feet but I'm wearing old Converse high-tops with light blue laces over multi-coloured red, yellow, white and orange striped socks.

This is my face when I was at the charity shop. I added my snake necklace (bought off of eBay for 99p) and a touch of make-up: eyeliner, mascara and a smidgen of blue eyeshadow though it had probably been sweated off by the time I took this on my phone - hence the quality.

I love the charity shop, I always find such interesting things and because I work/volunteer there (2 years 3 months) I can get things dirt cheap or even free. This week I got 4 books (Thud! by Terry Pratchett, Is It Just Me? by Miranda Hart, Understanding Cats and Radio Times Doctor Who) and a little notebook. I also got a dress. Pauline the manager was steaming this red and white striped halterneck maxi dress and I commented that it would make a nice skirt, then Pauline saw what appeared to be a stain (it was actually just a clump of thread stuck to the inside) so she let me have it for free! It was brand new with tags as well, £10 from Primark in size 12. For the fun of it I decided to try it on and the elastic stretched enough to fit round me, though a 14 would have better stretch since the overstretch made a couple of tiny holes... I have recently learned that some Primark stuff is available via Asos and although they only go up to a 20 (and I'm usually a 24-ish though I have got as low as 18 in my wardrobe) after this experiment I'd be inclined to try their stuff. Particularly as it's all so cheap.

So yeah I'm going to get mum to make the dress into a maxi skirt, she should be able to do it fairly quickly. After that it's just my jumper needs finishing... I have this men's jumper from H&M (if I recall) which fits perfectly slouchy on the body but the sleeves are so long I have to turn them about 3 times which looks scruffy. Mum has taken the sleeves off to shorten them but that's as far as she got which didn't matter as we had those couple of weeks of sunshine but then it went miserable and today it's back to sun. I think British weather is bipolar with more downs than ups. Though from what I know from friends in Europe, Canada and America it's been the same everywhere. Wintery-type weather lasting longer than normal. It's odd...

Here have a manicure, excuse the awful skin. I have a tendency to pick at the skin round my nails, my right hand is the worst currently. Both varnishes are by Avon. Nailwear Pro+ in Starry Sky (silver) and Mosaic Effects in Plum Illusion (purple crackle). Covered by an ancient clear topcoat.

So coming up on the blog. Shoe Showcase where I show you the shoes I own and review them for comfort, things that could be improved etc. Unfortunately I only own one pair of girly shoes and they were a lucky charity shop finds. Generally I prefer the look of Converse, Dr Martens etc over stiletto heels anyway but I am very limited by the fact that I have size UK 9 feet. They are also fairly wide though not as wide as the wide fitting some companies do (example some Evans biker boots I had, can't remember what width they were but they were too wide and kept falling off), my feet are also flat and turn out which leads to a lot of issues with comfort. Also coming up... More outfits I guess, and showing you my room and all my books.

I am going to try to be more of a blogger. I want to up my confidence and I often read on blogs that their blogs have helped that. I want to showcase my thoughts more. E.g. Family and Friends. My dreams. Wishlists as well.

Stef Out xx