I Wish That I Knew Now When I Was Younger

Dress: Vintage

Cardigan: H&M

Tights: M&S

Shoes: Primark

This dress has been one of my wardrobe staples since I bought it last summer before my trip to Sweden. I have never owned a dress that I could remix quite so many ways and still love it every single time I get it out of the wardrobe.

I wore this outfit for a friends birthday and then again at the day after the wedding where we all got together for more food and drinks and even some entertainment from bagpipes. Going back to Ireland was exactly what I needed after a hectic summer it was nice to get back to family and take things slow. I miss it already and can't wait to get back there. It's such a beautiful place and if you ever get a chance, you should definitely visit!

Filming for a short film I've been producing starts tomorrow and I'm super nervous. I always turn into a big ball of anxiety whenever it gets to filming so it'll be a highly strung four days for me. Then I'm off to Leeds for a week with Mel to sort out our house a little more including getting an internet connection. I will be vanishing again for about a week but as soon as I get a chance to get online, I will be back.

Grapevine

Dress: Urban Outfitters

Cardigan: H&M

Shoes: Primark

Necklace: Gift

I'm currently sat in an attic bedroom in Ireland about to get ready for my cousin's wedding. I feel like there's been so much stuff going on in my life recently that I've failed to keep my blog up to date with what I'm actually doing. I've got a busy few weeks of travelling up and down the country when I get back from this little trip but I'd rather be busy than bored.

This is the outfit I'll be wearing to the wedding later. It's a really casual, homely wedding with the ceremony in a local church then the reception in a marquee in their garden. Gardens in Ireland aren't exactly the same thing as gardens at home as my family live out in the countryside near Kilkenny. It's sure to be a lovely day, seeing lots of people I wish I got to see more often. My irish family are some of my favourite people but obviously visiting can't happen too often any more. We used to spend lots of summers here when we were younger, playing with the sheep, riding the mini-tractor or kayaking down the river in the village. It's strange being back here after a few years away but not much has changed.

P.S I know it looks like I blend in with the cream dress and I know I'm pale but this time it was just a bit bright when taking photos!

Five Years Time

Top: Tesco

Cardigan: Topshop

Shorts: Vintage

Shoes: New Look

Bag: Vintage

Another lovely day was spent in London with Laura yesterday. We started the afternoon with a picnic in Regents Park before walking down the canal and up to Primrose Hill to take in the lovely view. After lounging around we walked back to Camden town and met up with our friend, Dom, who is living in London for her year in industry. We spent the evening watching Adventure Time and planning parties for Dom to come back to Leeds for.

It was a really warm day despite the sun being hidden behind clouds for most of it. I had hopes of getting a small tan this summer to take the ghostly look of my skin but unfortunately, it looks unlikely. I will forever be a milk bottle.

Inspiration For The Week

This past week has been the last week before things get truly hectic so I spent it seeing friends, drinking lots of wine, sorting out work things, dashing around London and visiting the cinema. From now on, my summer gets a little bit crazy time-wise so it was nice to have an easy going week with some of my favourite people who I might not get to see for a while.

My favourite looks of the week.

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I Swore Not To Say I Loved You In Song

Dress: Dorothy Perkins

Belt: Vintage

Shoes: Vintage

Hat: Charity Shop

Badge: Gift

"There are countless things in life I wish I could capture and hold on to. Capture on film, distill into a photograph or find the right words to cling onto someone else’s senses, wrapping around until the feeling is in their bones too.
The summer train rides home from the city. If only I could keep hold of that exact colour of light that fills the carriage as the sun sets outside. Half blinding and half intoxicating as everything appears beautiful in the glow. If I could pause, outside of it all, and memorise the caress of the breeze against necks, whipping up those soft hairs with that song playing in your ears. The satisfaction of being on your way. Even if your destination is nowhere special, the happiness spreading like warmth through your limbs makes you forget.
One day I'll be able to curl my fingers around those moments and grasp them tightly until, in the grips of winter, I can crawl under the covers, peel back my fingers and soak in those feelings again. To feel it all again."

An easy summer outfit to soak up the sunshine.

Rapture

Top: H&M

Cardigan: H&M

Shorts: Vintage

Shoes: New Look

Dear Bank Balance,

I would like to offer my sincerest apologies for how much I have been abusing you recently. I know I promised this summer I was going to save my pennies for a holiday or to store away for when I graduate but it's never so easy in real life. There's always sales and vintage shorts that fufill the search that's been going on for months. I'm well aware there is no room left in my wardrobe and I have a massive pile of clothes to sell on ebay but I just can't seem to help myself. I need a new camera, only a point and shoot not a whole new DSLR, so I'm going to promise you and myself that if I don't buy any clothes for a month I will treat myself to a new camera. If that seems counter-productive then you clearly haven't been paying attention to my receipts either. It'll be a big remix month and a challenge for summer.

Love,

A chronic spender.

I wore this for my little brothers birthday meal as the weather decided to take a turn for the worse.

Antlers And Hooves

Top: New Look

Skirt: Vintage

Shoes: Urban Outfitters

Necklace: Gift

Brick Lane is one of my favourite places in London. There's an endless amount of vintage shops to pull the money out of my purse, lovely cafes for a break in between and there's always people wandering around to steal inspiration from. After a successful job interview yesterday, I headed there to spend some time with my friend Laura. We're moving in together up in Leeds, along with Mel, but luckily we live close enough at home that we get to spend time in summer together too.

It was another scorcher so crop top and skirt was the only option really. The only thing about London in the summer is getting on the tube is disgusting! I've got a whole month of travelling in rush hour to look forward to when I head back to my office job in August. Groan!

My summer is filling up so quickly, what with this new producer job, my office job and a trip to Ireland for a wedding. I'm hoping to also fit in a trip to Leeds to settle in to the new house, a road trip to Brighton to enjoy the beach and maybe even a little holiday in September. Good thing I enjoy planning so much. Hope everyone's summer is going swimmingly!



What I've Been Up To

In the whole year that I've been blogging it has been one of the most regular things in my life but these past few weeks have been so hectic and crazy that it just made more sense to take a step back from the blog and take full advantage of everything that was happening.

Since I last posted properly I have moved out of my Leeds house, been to Long Division Festival, celebrated my 21st birthday, gone on tour with my best friends band, cheated the system in Nandos, travelled all over the UK, seen Arcade Fire in Hyde Park, survived a million travel disasters, moved into my new Leeds house and had plenty of other things on my plate too.
I'm going to be back to normal blogging tomorrow but I thought I'd put together a post with a few photos (rubbish quality as they're from my blackberry) to fill you all in on what I've been up to while I've been gone.

and a few instagram ones I stole from Tom

 (Tour was tough)

Back to normal proceedings tomorrow!