Now I'm Ready To Start

Dress: Vintage

Belt: Asos

Tights: Ebay

Shoes: New Look

This day was a wash-out. We had a big bike ride planned but it rained on and off all day long so we postponed and postponed until it was too late to go out. It was the last proper day of my break before starting work again too. We went out for a short ride and luckily, stopped to take these photos just before it started raining again.

I picked up this dress in London on Friday. I've been looking to add more yellow to my wardrobe and I just fell in love with this. It even has polka dots on the sleeves. I had to wear a slip underneath because it was so thin but that just means I can wear tights under it when it comes to autumn. I'm trying to foreplan my suitcase for Denmark and Sweden and I think this dress will definitely be in there. 

It needed a chunky belt as it's a tiny bit oversized and needed something to pull it together. You can also guess I'm loving coloured tights this summer. I think it's the yearning to wear tights despite it being so hot. It's been raining today which I've enjoyed, moody weather to suit my moody mood. Work has been horrid but only three days left. When you read this, I'll be out for my leaving meal which I'm having on Wednesday as I'm having leaving drinks with the instructors on Friday in Camden. 

I got my final payslip today and it'll definitely tide me over for the summer. I've saved a lot of money by staying away from new clothes for most of summer. I've had a few slips but I've grown to love charity shops and there's a few things I need to go and get tomorrow, fingers crossed they'll still be there. I love working near so many charity shops. I can't wait to get up to Leeds to explore the charity shops up there too. It's going to be a fun trip next week.

I'm listening to Arcade Fire's new album, The Suburbs, while writing this. I'm really liking it. What do you guys think of it?

You Wanted A Hit, But Maybe We Don't Do Hits.

Shirt: Vintage

Tee: American Apparel

Shorts: H&M

Shoes: Vintage

I finally got my new bike! Here are the first phots I took with it. Admittedly the outfit isn't very exciting but it was perfect for a lovely bike ride out to a local village then into town for lunch and a thrifting mission. I haven't ridden a bike in a couple years because my last one was stolen but this one signals the start of a very active and adventure filled summer. I'm already planning a picnic for Monday.

Now that I have a mode of transport other than my own two legs I'm looking forward to hunting out some really cool photo locations. I kept with shorts for this ride because I wasn't sure how well a dress would fare but I've decided to either slip on shorts or cut off leggings underneath and off I'll go. I'm hoping this will help me get more in shape, I've been eating healthy and seeing a bit of improvement but combined it should work a lot faster.

On my little thrifting hunt, I finally found a straw hat that fits me properly! It has a lovely blue bow on it too. I also found a few other bits including a ring which is pretty. I really want to expand my jewellery collection because it's definitely lacking at the moment. I've never been that into it but now I'm going to show a bit more interest because I love what jewellery adds to an outfit. What's your favourite piece of jewellery?