Five tips for shopping success!

I am constantly shopping, but I usually only picks up two or three things a new bra or a cute shirt, that kinda shopping. Then once or twice a year I find myself bored with my wardrobe and desperate to go shopping and buy out the whole mall! (This is a bad thing, I just can't control myself.) These are the least successful I think because I'm buying so much I usually buy stuff on a whim and never wear it or buy stuff I will wear and yet never do, and after these trips I usually go back the next day with 75% of it because I just got too over-excited and actually I hate that bright orange top I just paid £12 pound for? I'm going shopping tomorrow because I'm desperate for some new spring/summer pieces and came up with a few tips to help mine and your shopping trips a whole lot more successful!

KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE
I did some spring cleaning today, including my wardrobe (post soon if you're interested). So I know what exactly I have in their, I found a lot of items I had just forgotten about which I can't wait to start wearing again and I also realised I am lacking in the cute shorts and swimwear department. While I was cleaning out I made a vague list to make sure I at least picked up things I needed. I love making lists and following them so that works perfectly for me!

TRY IT ON
When you just pick up one thing it's so easy to skip the dressing rooms which can be stressful and way too hot around now, but it's definitely important to check them out. I find that a lot of the stuff I throw in my basket actually looks terrible on my own body shape, and if your a woman you know how crazy sizing is these days. I could be an 8 in one store and a 12 in another! It's not just that but some items look more flattering in a size bigger or smaller than your regular size sometimes and you end up with better results!

OUTFIT AHEAD
What I mean by this is before you decide to buy something think if you have something in your wardrobe you can wear it with already and if not find something! It's always a bummer getting excited over a new skirt and you can't find a shirt to pair it with.

LEAVE YOUR COMFORT ZONE 'SENSIBLY'
Sensible sounds so old! Like your nan looking at your first pair of heels and going "are those shoes sensible?" When they can't be more than a few inches tall! ;) What I mean is it's great to leave your comfort zone and buy stuff you wouldn't usually wear because there is always room for your style/personality to grow, but it's best to decide if you like the item first. If it's quirky and catches your eye, follow steps 2&3 first!

BUDGET
If you are in a financial position where you don't have to budget then great, but if you can't splash too much cash it's great to make a mental note in your head. It doesn't have to be set in stone but I find when I start shopping and I know I'll be getting a lot, it is so easy to get carried away. If you're like me and have to be careful with finances then check what money you can spare on your fashion addiction first and try and stick to that amount. There has been many times where I have bought too many clothes and had to sacrifice (probably more important) things!

I hope you find these tips useful, I just thought I would share. Shopping is so overwhelming these days with so many different styles, shops and pieces! I would love to know any of your shopping tips as well, so leave a comment if you have any!

Dear Mom,

Shout out to my mom, who birthed my nearly sixteen years ago. I have no idea where I would be without her! Since it was mothering Sunday yesterday I knew exactly what to write about, it was the perfect day as it was super sunny and my family headed down to my nans for a bit. We had McDonalds after, I love Sundays!

  I don't feel like writing a recap post hence the short paragraph above so I'm going to do something different, I'm not sure how this is going to turn out so I'll just let you start reading! 

This was going to be a photo heavy post but my mom does her best to avoid the camera! I have no idea how I turned out to be such a camera hogger.

Dear Mom, I loved it when...

We danced to it's all about you by Mcfly and a ton of other country songs in the kitchen while you washed up and I talked your ear off.

When you would let me set up singastar and sing high school musical for you and your friends.

When we covered the hallway with paper and walked up and down it with paint coated feet, even if I did walk to far and stain the carpet with black paint.

When we built a big snow man one winter over the park.

When we played swingball the next summer.

When we walked down to the shop together and I would always ride my scooter.

When we would pick Kayleigh up after cadets and would play the music super loud even thought it was late and if our favourite song came on we would drive round the block so we could listen to it before going home.

I'm grateful that... 

You do actually listen to me even when I think your not.

You put with all my strops.

You've never grounded me, that ones my favourite.

You let me talk about Supernatural and Misha Collins for days.

You read out my German script twice a day for two weeks so I could learn it and still did it when I laughed at your pronunciation.

I can't wait till... 

Till you help me get ready for prom and university and my wedding day. 

(The last one might be a little far fetched, for that I would need a man willing to marry me.)

Till I have my children and make you a grandma, I know you'll be great it.

And till I can grow into a beautiful young woman and make you proud. 

I hope you all had a lovely mothers day, whether you spent it with your mom or your children. 

Ah, pinterest.

I got my haircut. To say the least I hate it, I can't have had more than four inches off but it looks so short. (So short that nobody could notice I'd had it cut not even when I pointed it out.) I vow to never cut my hair again. I finally got an interview for my first college choice but now, I just want to stay at my schools sixth form. New teachers, friends and a new bus route? It seems a little too scary for me. Then again, I don't think it'll be good if I curl up in a duvet cocoon and shut the refuse to acknowledge what's out there, that wouldn't go too well.  I've come to the conclusion that I fear any sort of change but I have a choice to make.

1) Love my shorter hair, go to college and be totally positive about it.
    OR
2) Grow my hair back out and go to sixth form and feel safe.

Oh the dilemmas we face, if this is what being a teenagers like then I certainly don't want to be an adult. And like all times when I need something to push me in the right direction, I head to pinterest for some lovely words of encouragement. Ah pinterest, where would I be without you.

All good months must come to an end.

But not without a monthly favourites!

Hot showers: 

It's getting colder, that's for sure. I got out the other day and the back half of my leg was white and the front half red.

AM: 

I don't mean the time of day either...

I never really listened to anything from the Arctic Monkeys before but after my new twitter addiction means that one of the girls I follow never stops talking about them. So, obviously I had too check them out and I'm so glad I did! 

Twitter:
I'm obsessed with twitter! I've had my account for two months and I have already tweeted over fifteen hundred tweets. Wow. Haha, it's so great for meeting new friends and live tweeting supernatural episodes! Feel free to follow me here ! My account is definitely very supernatural based so be warned, even my icon is supernatural and my bio. Oh yes, just in case you do decide to follow me I do not run over dogs my bio is a quote. I REPEAT I DO NOT RUN OVER DOGS IT'S A QUOTE. Glad that's covered.

Supernatural, 24, freshers:

Television, something I am way too invested in. There was a big twist in 24(season1) and I literally spent five minutes running around my room like a headless chicken sounding like a dying duck. It's bad. 24 is about an agent called Jack Bower who's trying to save the president but his daughter gets kidnapped followed by a load of other hurdles. That's really good, you should watch it. You should also check out Supernatural because it's beyond amazing, I am literally, obsessed. It's basically about two brothers who fight off supernatural creatures. Down the line angels and demons are brought in and it just gets crazy, I love it. The writers also throw in little funny episodes now and then. It's great. On supernatural anything is possible. Also, freshers. It's been on for a few weeks and it follows a few different students as they experience freshers week. New friends, lot's of drinking and there's an episode based on the orienteering and signing up for classes. It's funny and an insight into the lives of university students. I especially love Forrest and I think you would too! 

Leather jacket:

Everything about them. I'm obsessed with them, boys wearing them, different styles. A leather jacket and a cute scarf is key to not looking dull in your uniform, true story. Oh and boys wearing them, wow. With some dark hair and converse and hipster glasses and I'm getting sidetracked.

It's already November 4th and I can tell (apart from my exam tomorrow morning) it's gonna be a good one. I hope yours is too!