Catch Up and Old Photo Alert

So my news. As I said on my last post my glasses broke. Here is photo evidence:

We tried glue and tape but the lens kept falling out. I went to my Optician and he said the only option was to replace the frames at a cost of £21. Yeah no thanks. I've had the old ones since 2009 I believe and I felt like a change so I had a scout around online and found Select Specs where I managed to get some for £6 (£12.95 with postage), I chose the P2267 - Demi. They took a while to arrive so I was rather headachy and avoiding the computer so as not to strain my eyes. 

This is them :D they look great I think and they're pretty comfy. The main issue with buying online is worrying about fit and arm length but these are fine. They were a bit tight at first but they seem to have worn in now though :)

Anyway now for the outfits: 

Top: Evans, Skirt: Charity shop, Socks: Charity shop, Trainers: Shoe Zone

T-Shirt: Evans (says Rock 'N' Roll Snoopy but Snoopy got washed out), Jeans: Bon Prix, Trainers: Vans.

Top: Evans, Jeans: Oxendales Catalogue (I think...), Trainers: Vans. These jeans I've had years. The last time I tried them on they were too small, now they are loose.

Just for fun here's an old photo from when I was at college when the animal (and probably horse) care students did our Key Skills certificate. We went on a day trip somewhere I can't remember the name of. I do remember I'd been on a camping trip there with my secondary school once. They do things like fire starting, shelters etc. I nearly had an asthma attack walking from the minibuses up to the site. Once there we were put into groups and had to make a shelter. I was on wood collecting duty for my team and I reckon our shelter was pretty good. Our photo was taken at the end and I received it at the end of the year.

Today I was sorting out my drawer and found the photo and I was shocked by the change. I didn't think I'd lost much weight in recent times but looking at this - bad pose aside - I have lost a lot of weight. I look awful here. I've ripped the picture up now - mostly because the only people's names I can remember are Sarah (pictured above) and Sam. I do remember I had a crush on Sarah (damn it what is it with girls called Sarah? That was my exes name...) but nothing ever happened. I don't know if she was even anything other than straight, she was awkward and spiky but good fun, we lost touch after college though. Despite the fact that the picture is awful it was a good day and I loved college. I wanted to do the follow-up course but I couldn't afford it (same old, same old).

There is more to say but I'm going to leave it there for today as this post is rather long (even if it's mostly pictures XD).

Stef Out xx

Catch Up + Outfits

Sorry I haven't been around lately, haven't really had much motivation *sigh* I'm kind of back now and thought I'd better do an outfit catch-up. I can't really remember dates/places for these outfits but they are posted in order of wearing I think (I number my photos in my computer folder).

Dress Marks and Spencer via charity shop, cardigan from a friend, apple necklace from Oxfam online shop, shoes are Converse and I can't remember where I got my socks but they have rainbow stars on them :)

Top charity shop, shorts used to be my school trousers, shoes are green Vans and I've had the socks for years. I apologise for shutting my eyes at the exact wrong moment. Didn't have time to retake XD

Top from New Look, skirt was originally a size 12 Primark dress which mum altered :) It's really nice and light. Can't see but shoes are the Converse again.

Dress New Look via the charity shop, leggings from eBay, Peacock necklace is from Avon and the shoes are the ever reliable go-with-anything Converse. Side note I love this dress! It even has pockets! :D

Dress from Evans and of course Converse shoes. I'm so predictable XD This is my favourite dress, it drapes really nicely although it's quite loose these days. Course it was like 29*C *faint* so it was a little heavy.

T-shirt from Evans, trousers from Yours Clothing and shoes from Vans. Hair has also been freshly dyed in Schwarzkopf Live Color XXL in Mystic Violet. Apologies for squinting I think I must have been mid-blink...

So life. Mum and I are still unemployed. I did my trial shift at Brewer's Fayre and it went alright and although it was exhausting and boiling out in the kitchen I quite enjoyed it but sadly I didn't get it. I've applied for several others since but the only one to get back to me is McDonald's and that's a bloody no. Typical. I might reapply though. I just want anything at the moment.

Mum had an interview at HomeInstead to do help within the home, cleaning, washing, a bit of shopping, driving to appointments and minor cooking. The interview was over in Long Ashton which while fairly close to here (it took around half an hour to drive there from Portishead) isn't an area mum knows so I printed a map off of Google. We took two wrong turns on the way there before finally finding it and of course it was pouring with rain. Mum was in there for ages while I sat in the car and read In the Midst of Life by Jennifer Worth. It seems like the whole thing was a bit pointless. The woman told mum she'd have to help with washing and changing - which she didn't want to do and was led to believe she wouldn't have to do by the company leaflet - and she'd told mum on the phone that the CRB check would be a reduced cost of somewhere around £12 which was possibly affordable yet told her at the interview that the full cost of £52 would apply which mum would have to pay (and can no way afford). She would also have to go to Long Ashton for 3 days the next week for training and then would have to go there every week to drop in her client list stuff (I'm not really sure) so mum has decided that would be it. It wasn't the end of the day though, mum accelerated instead of braked going round a sharp corner and if there had been anything going the other way there would have been a crash! I nearly peed myself since I already needed to go (not like there were any loos around) and then we somehow ended up driving home a different way. Overall not an experience we'd like to repeat...

Otherwise things have been fairly quiet except my glasses have also broken :( This image I found on Google is most similar so mine except my arms are a lot thinner and plain black. The bit that is circled red is where mine have snapped. Mum glued and taped them and the lens was sitting alright for a few days but now it keeps falling out so I'm getting some new ones. The Leopard Savannah (very bottom right) from here http://www.selectspecs.com/cheap-glasses/ which is about £12 with postage. The opticians I got my originals from could only replace my frames which would cost £21 but as I've had them since 2009 I kinda feel like a change. I'm due an eye test in October though which means I'll get a second pair of glasses since the ones I want in Specsavers are £69 currently or I'll pay £10 with an NHS voucher.

My last bit of news is that I've joined OkCupid. I've been thinking about it for a while and finally took the plunge :) I'm looking for friends and maybe more although I haven't exactly had much experience with relationships or dating. I've only ever had one girlfriend (and a boyfriend when I was 10) and it's not like it was ever following proper relationship rules. We never went on dates as such... We were friends in school, then best friends and we'd stay at each others house a fair bit, I actually stayed at hers for a whole weekend once, I confessed that I liked her, she said she liked me, we kissed and that was it we were together. I even went on holiday to Weymouth with her and her grandparents for a week which was great. Then we kind of had a break, she met a guy, they had an open relationship so we kind of saw each other still for a while. Eventually it ended, I don't really remember how. She and the guy are married now with a son and I took a long time to get over her and I do still think about her sometimes. Hence OkCupid I guess, I'm feeling the need to maybe meet someone. Anyway my username on there is Summerlinn so check me out if you like, gay and bi ladies only ;) preferably in and around Bristol, Weston-Super-Mare and the surrounding areas but if you're cute and we get on then I'm open to suggestions/options.