OOTD : 31st July, 2013 - Fire Alarm Fun

This morning we had a fire drill at college, and although I knew it was happening, it didn't make it any easier. Considering I only went to bed at 4am, a 7am wake up call was definitely not what the doctor ordered!

I cannot believe that it is August tomorrow! This year is flying! I need it to slow down just a little bit so I can gather myself properly before being thrown into uni work. I guess a spring trends and monthly round up post are in order. I better get onto that, and stat, before August is over!

Today I just have to do some preparation for the classes I have tomorrow, nothing too drastic. So I have dressed for comfort, as I usually do anyway!

Top : Asos Curve

Cardigan : Cotton On Mens

Skirt : Cotton On

Tights : Avella by Big W

Shoes : Rubi

Anyway, I hope you all have a fabulous day! I am still waiting on two packages before doing a haul but I tried on one of the dresses I got last night and unfortunately its a little snug, I will probably be selling it. Once you've seen the haul, let me know if you're interested!

Happy Blogging my Lovelies xo

OOTD Fail : 30th July, 2013 - Of Monsters and Men

I apologise for the lack of outfit today but I am super tired and I have to go to work soon so it doesn't seem worth getting dressed and then changing for work.

Last night was amazing, Of Monsters and Men blew the roof off! Considering they are one of my favourite bands of all time I was super excited to see them live and they did not disappoint! Afterwards, I quickly went to the stage door to see if I could get a photo with them. I managed to get a photo with Ragnur and Brynjar. I also managed to get a photo with Nanna but it is on someone else's camera and they're going to send it to me!

I find that the staff at the Enmore are really strict about rushing acts off before people can ambush them but I am a little disappointed they didn't let them all take pictures with us since there were only four people waiting at the stage door. It wasn't like there was a mob waiting, any other venue would of allowed it.

Also, the girl who plays the trumpet is a goddess and the guy who plays the drums is amazing! 

All in all, it was a great night. I even managed to get a park directly across the road from the Enmore, so there were no mishaps and me having to sleep in my car like last time I went to the Enmore for a gig.

I hope you all have a fabulous day!

Happy Blogging my Lovelies xo

OOTD - 29th July, 2013 - Migraine Monday

This morning I woke up with a migraine. Not all that convenient considering I am working this evening and then going straight to the Of Monsters and Men concert from work. Hopefully some migraine tablets and some sleep will get rid of it.

This is what I am going to be wearing tonight. I will probably wear this to work with just my work shirt and change into the lace one afterwards to save time. I will probably also wear my City Chic blazer and my Rubi slip on shoes.

Top : City Chic

Singlet : Cotton On

Jeans : City Chic

I am still waiting on the last of my items to be delivered so I can do a haul for you guys!

I hope you all have a fabulous day!

Happy Blogging my Lovelies xo

OOTD : 28th July, 2013 - Recovering

So hell week 2.0 at work is over and I could not be happier, or tireder for that matter! Today I just hung around college and caught up with my friends as well as seeing Cathie, Annie and Baby Josiah! Josiah is so big now, it hurt to carry him for long times. He is also smiling but I think I made him smile too many times because he got the hiccups and a bout of the sneezes and scared himself so he cried.

Tomorrow I am supposed to be returning to uni but because its the first week, we only have lectures. So I probably won't go to my class tomorrow because I need to do washing and get ready for semester which I haven't had the chance to do because of work.

This top is an oldie but a goodie.

Top : Jeans West

Singlet : Cotton On

Jacket : City Chic

Jeans : City Chic

Shoes : Rubi

I am waiting on three more packages before I do my haul post and hope to have them soon, I can't wait to show you what I bought!

I hope you have all had a fabulous day, or will have a fabulous day!

Happy Blogging my Lovelies xo

OOTD Fail : 27th July, 2013 - Finally

This is the last day of long hour days at work! Day seven of seven, I am so excited to have a good eat and sleep tonight! Also, updates will be coming more regularly because I will actually be wearing an outfit that isn't my work uniform.

Also, I am seeing Of Monsters and Men on Monday night! So excited. But before I go there I am doing a quick shift at work beforehand, I plan to get to Enmore by 9pm when OMAM go on, I have no issues skipping the support act.

I hope you all have a fabulous day!

Happy Blogging my Lovelies xo 

OOTD Fail : 26th July, 2013 - Bad Day

Yesterday at work was the worst day I have had at work by far. 10 hours of being rushed off my feet, being attacked by other workers and having no help from anyone else when I was super busy. I literally left work and sat in my car and cried before I drove home. Super upset.

So because of that, I am dreading today! 12 hour shift. I can't rely on others to help me, I know that, but I don't think its fair to have four people serving nine people and only me serving nine. The four serving the nine thought it was totally fair for me to have to serve nine by myself and that I should be on top of it.. 

Anyway, this post is pretty much a rant. After today I have eight hours tomorrow and then hell week is over and I return to uni on Monday!

I hope you all have a better day than I'm going to have!

Happy Blogging my Lovelies xo

OOTD : 25th July, 2013 - Working Hard to Make a Living

So due to being sick yesterday, I got sent home from work which meant that I had a chance to properly shower and wear an outfit up to the dining hall at college so I took a photo of it for you to post today.

I have today, tomorrow and the next day at work and then I have finished hell week! I am going to be so happy when its over, theres nothing worse than 10-12 hour shifts at work running around like a crazy person with minimal breaks. 

I also realised for you reading this on Tumblr that the embed for the Curlformers video did not work. So if you want to watch that just follow the link on the post!

I have been in love with this blazer lately!

Top : Avella by Big W

Blazer : City Chic

Jeans : City Chic

Shoes : Rubi

I am pretty sure I will be doing a haul soon, I have been going crazy on eBay since I haven't had the chance to go to a physical shop for a while because of work! It'll probably be a bit of everything, clothes, shoes and maybe some accessories if I have bought any by the time I post the haul!

I hope you all have a fabulous day!

Happy Blogging my Lovelies xo

OOTD Fail : 24th July, 2013 - Curlformers Video + Food Poisoning

So, I was up all night with what I think was food poisoning. Now I am off to work for 10 hours with barely any sleep but my stomach is feeling much more settled otherwise I wouldn't be going into work.

I also realised that I have pretty much no money until next Thursday when I get paid and will need to pay for parking at the airport on Saturday and get petrol sometime this week, I should not of spent my money on clothes... But they were so pretty, and I will just borrow some money off mum to tide me over and pay her back when I have money I guess.

So yesterday you got the Curlformers text post and today is the video.

You can watch it below or click here to watch on the YouTube site.

Have a brilliant day!

Happy Blogging my Lovelies xo

OOTD Fail : 23rd July, 2013 - Curlformers

I said I was going to film a Curlformers tutorial for you even though it may not interest some of you and I decided to keep it until this week because of how busy I am at work. Today, however, I thought I would write a text post about the product with some pictures I did not put in my tutorial video.

Curlformers are a product made my Hair Flair and are used to curl hair with or without heat. I was introduced to these in 2010 when I was looking into ways I could style my hair with no heat and they have not disappointed me. Basically, the are tubes made with a mesh that are then spiralled. You put a hook through the tube and hook your hair and pull it through the curler where your hair dries and forms perfect curls.

Curlformers come in many different lengths and three widths, narrow, wide and extra wide. I have the wide and extra wide set.

Length comparison.

Left to Right : Extra long & extra wide, super long & wide and extra long & wide.

Width comparison.

Extra long and super wide width.

Width comparison.

Super long and wide width.

Hook that snaps together.

The curlers come in super handy carry bags to help when you want to use them. It keeps them all in one place and they are easy to travel with. The carry case also includes instructions.

When you remove Curlformers you have perfect curls... Most of the time.

Curls made with extra long and extra wide Curlformers.

In terms of staying power I definitely prefer the wide width instead of the extra wide width. The extra wide curls do drop much faster than the wide, I am able to get 3+ days of wear with the wide ones but only 1 day, if that, with the extra wide. They are good if you are after the messy wave/curl look though where the wide width are definitely a lot tighter.

Curls made with the extra long and wide Curlformers. Definitely more versatile, can leave them tight or brush them out so they look messy.

In all honesty, I have never found a product that curls my hair as well as Curlformers do, that includes heat tools such as curling irons. Also I like that you can leave them in and go about your business and then quickly take them out.

I hope you learnt something new today. I have purchased all these products myself and am in no way, shape or form being reimbursed for this post.

Happy Blogging my Lovelies xo

P.S. Keep an eye out for my video tutorial with Curlformers

OOTD : 22nd July, 2013 - Technicalities

So technically, this outfit was what I wore when I got home yesterday afternoon but I decided to post it as todays outfit-of-the-day because it seemed silly not to. I figured that an ootd is better than none!

Top : Asos Curve

Blazer : City Chic

Singlet : Cotton On

Jeans : City Chic

Shoes : Rubi

It was kind of depressing to be at work all day yesterday when it was such a nice day! The sun was shining and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. 

I know this post has been short, but again, somethings better than nothing!

Happy Blogging my Lovelies xo

OOTD Fail : 21st July, 2013 - Why I Blog

So as you know I am pretty busy with work this week so I've decided to write posts early on and schedule them throughout the week, I hope you enjoy. The topic I decided to mention today was the reasons why I run a blog. I haven't been doing it for long but it has already made me super happy and a lot more confident that people are actually interested in things I do and say. 

In April when I decided to start a blog it was because I had lots of clothes in my wardrobe and decided that not enough people get to see them and I knew there was a niche for plus size fashion blogs, or fatshion blogs as most bloggers call them. I haven't always been confident or comfortable with my body and I was quite badly bullied for my appearance in late primary school and high school and it just got to the point where I had lost the weight but it didn't make me any happier and people still didn't like me any more than when they did when I was bigger. Because of this I decided that I wouldn't go out of my way to change who I was to make friends. I want friends who love me and want to spend time with me for who I am, not what they want me to be.

When I was in the beginning of Year 11 I was always getting sick and just generally feeling panicked about going to school everyday that I wound get myself into such a state that I would be physically sick. This went on for a few months before my mum had the thought that maybe I had anxiety and a few weeks later I had been diagnosed with anxiety and depression, pulled out of school, started on antidepressants and spent seven or eight months in therapy. During that time, I lost quite a few people I cared about because they didn't understand the implications of mental illness and thought that I could just 'snap out of it' and I decided that I needed people in my life who didn't make me feel inferior because of an illness. After two years of recovery, I am in a much better place, but I still get anxious from time to time.

In the beginning of 2012 I moved 2 hours away from home to start university and I became more and more lonely. I had no way to express myself because uni is all about academic success, not your character and I found that being able to write down my feelings and share them to a bunch of people on a daily basis made me feel better. It made me feel like I wasn't so alone! Writing my posts has become something I look forward to and I hope reading them is something you as a reader looks forward to as well. It's somewhat cathartic for me and its also nice for me to be able to get in touch with people like me.

As much as I update this blog for readers, I also do it for myself! This journey has also helped me feel much more confident and open about who I am as a person without fearing judgement and more comfortable with my body! It's like a personal diary that I share with anyone willing to read.

I hope you all have a wonderful day! I do realise that this post is a little bit of a jumbled mess.

Just to end, I'm going to leave you with some more pictures from my trip to the park with my cousins yesterday.

Happy Blogging my Lovelies xo

OOTD : 20th July, 2013 - This Swing is out of Control

Today my cousins are down for the night and the volume on the tv is now killing brain cells! hahaha. But they're quiet for the moment which is better than when Mitchell is crying because he wants to go to the park!

Back from the park, it was so much fun! Mackenzie was hilarious as usual! Spent most of her time on the swings, hello muscles. Pushing a 3 year old on a swing is pretty tiring!

My personal favourite photo of the day is below. I've decided to caption it : This Swing Is Out Of Control! I mean, look at her face!

Comfy outfit-of-the-day! Pretty much what I was wearing yesterday with a different top on today!

Top : Asos Curve

Jacket : City Chic

Scarf : Cotton On

Leggings : Avella by Big W

Shoes : Rubi

I hope you all have a wonderful day! This will be my last regular update for approximately a week because of work. Hopefully I will get some posts scheduled for you guys.

Happy Blogging my Lovelies xo

OOTD : 19th July, 2013 - Sick

Hi everybody! So yesterday I went to the doctors because when I was at work on Wednesday night I felt really faint and my head was spinning. I thought maybe I had an ear infection but there were no signs of that so the doctor prescribed me anti-dizziness and anti-nausea tablets to help. The only issue with that is that they cause drowsiness! I am doing a hell of a lot of work this week coming and I am hoping I am feeling better otherwise this week could be interesting. 

Also, my boss called this morning, I am also working Sunday now too. My week coming is as follows:

Sunday 21st : 12 - 5pm (not too bad, 5 hours)

Monday 22nd : 11:30am - 9pm

Tuesday 23rd : 11:30am - 9pm

Wednesday 24th : 11:30am - 9pm

Thursday 25th : 11:30am - 9pm

Friday 26th : 10:45am - 9pm

Saturday 27th : 9:30am - 5pm

Sunday 28th : Day Off! Preparing for Uni, washing etc. (All the fun adult things)

Monday 29th : Return To Uni! Seeing Of Monsters and Men!

Can you understand now why updates will be few and far between next week? On the plus side, I'll be mega cashed up which will be nice for a change, especially because I can't do as much work during the semester because of uni.

Also, yesterday I went into Rubi shoes and bought some awesome Jelly Sandals and some more of the slip-ons that I always wear. It was such a good experience, the shop assistant was so friendly and helpful, we had a good laugh together! So kudos to you, shop assistant that works at Rubi in the Macquarie Centre! While I was at the shops I saw a new store called 'Curve Zone' and thought, "I'm curvy, maybe I'll fit into some clothes in there", they only went up to a size 14/16. How ironic, calling a shop Curve Zone when an actual fact is that those clothes won't fit curvy girls, surely they could com up with a better name!

Its cold again in Sydney, breaking out the jackets again. This jacket fits much better than I thought it did. It a couple of sizes too big because it was in a sale and they didn't have my size... Its a good relaxed fit though, and the black and white lining is to die for!

Top : Bloch

Leggings : Avella by Big W

Blazer : City Chic

Shoes : Rubi

I hope you all have a fantastic day! If you are curious about anything or just want to talk send me a comment or message me if you're reading this via Tumblr!

Happy Blogging my Lovelies xo

OOTD : 18th July, 2013 - I'm Feelin' Hot Hot Hot

I woke up this morning and it is so warm for it being the middle of winter in Sydney! Yesterday was the same as well! Weird.

Last night and this morning I filmed a Curlformers video for you guys and it will be going up next week because of the fact that I am working all week and will obviously be scheduling posts. I might take some OOTD's this weekend to use next week even though I won't be wearing those outfits on the day they are posted.

If you would like to request videos, send me a comment on what you would like to see!

Dress : City Chic

Wow, that was an easy list of items I am wearing. I may put tights on later if it cools down once the sun goes down but its overcast now and still quite warm.

I hope you all have a wonderful day! 

Happy Blogging my Lovelies xo

OOTD : 17th July, 2013 - Organisation

Today I went to Officeworks to buy some uni supplies for when next semester begins in a week and a bit. I am hoping that higher levels of organisation will have a positive effect on my marks. I also dropped a subject for next semester and will now only be doing three instead of four, hopefully that also helps! 

Next week, updates will probably be a little sparse because I am working 8 hours everyday all week except for Sunday. Although this will be challenging and tiring for me I do hope to put up some updates through the week but they probably won't be OOTD's. I do have four days off this week so I will try and maybe film some videos for you to keep you entertained during that week. I did say that I would do a video on Curlformers... Fingers crossed that I can get that done for you!

Top : City Chic

Jacket : City Chic

Jeans : City Chic (You might not be able to tell but they are the Wet Look Jeans)

Shoes : Rubi

DONT READ BELOW IF CORY MONTEITH'S DEATH / HEROIN IS A TRIGGER FOR YOU!

In sad news, Cory Monteith's autopsy revealed heroin and alcohol in his system when he died, I know he was trying hard to recover but the problem with heroin is that you build up a tolerance to it so addicts use more when shooting up and then when they stop their tolerance lowers. The problem comes when they haven't used for a while and decide that they are going to, they go back to the same amount as before they stopped and because their tolerance has dropped they overdose on much less than they used to use. Unfortunately, its a sad reality that many people don't realise.

So for those saying that he wasn't trying to get better, he probably was trying really hard.

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In more sad news, Talia Castellano also lost her battle with cancer. Its a very sad day, she was such a positively spirited little fighter!

I hope you all have a great day! If any of you have anything you need to get off your chest or talk about just message me!

Happy Blogging my Lovelies

OOTD Fail : 16th July, 2013 - A Workers Life For Me

No OOTD today due to the fact that I am working most of the day! Again, I apologise. I hope you all have a fantastic day!

Happy Blogging my Lovelies xo

OOTD : 15th July, 2013 - Meeting with the Master

Today I had a meeting with the Master of the college I live at about my marks that I had just received for the semester. Talk about awkward. I then ventured across the road to the shopping centre to fill in some prescriptions and get my eyebrows waxed and tinted as well as my eyelashes.

How exciting my life must seem to you!

I realise now that my camera lens or my mirror is quite dirty, my bad!

Top : City Chic

Singlet : Cotton On

Jeans : City Chic

Shoes : Rubi

Also, the last 24 hours or so in the world have been some pretty messed up ones. Zimmerman was acquitted and Cory Monteith died. Just to name two incidences. I am certain there were many more in the world that we haven't heard about!

I hope you all have a wonderful day!

Happy Blogging my Lovelies xo