Girl In The Pretty Dress

Way back when I was a student, I spent most of my spare time binge watching 'The Hills' and desperately wishing I could move to LA and get a job working with LC and the gang. Then they brought Kelly Cutrone into it and I changed my mind - I wanted to be a tour de force like her. I've always thought her 'all-black' dress code at fashion week was a stroke of genius. It's smart, yet unobtrusive and it's quick and easy to achieve. I love this shirt dress from New Look Tall at ASOS . In fact ASOS is doing a stellar job lately of catering for us leggy lovelies. However, if I'm going to be honest, this is one 'tall' item that falls a little 'short'. In the tall blogging community I'm a bit on the short side at only 5'10" - and this dress only just fits me. But it does fit. Just. Yay! Dress: New Look Tall via ASOS (exact one here ) Tights: F&F Boots: XTI...

As I've mentioned before, we have a penchant in our family for handmade gifts (as demonstrated here ). So with Mother's Day coming up this Sunday in the UK I've been mulling over what to make. I thought this recipe I came up with for Dark Chocolate Chip Banana Bread would be perfect, after all my mum is forever telling me I need to eat more fruit and veg... Unfortunately my mum has decided to give up chocolate for lent so it's back to the drawing board for me but I hope you all get chance to try this delicious recipe for yourselves. If any one asks, it's one of your 5 a day! Recipe: 200g (1 cup) Golden Caster Sugar 120g (1/2 cup) Soft Margarine for baking 250g (2 cups) Self Raising Flour 2 Eggs 1/2 tsp Baking Powder 1/2 tsp Salt 3 Bananas 200g (1 cup) Chocolate Chips 1) Preheat the oven to 180 °C 2) Grease and line a loaf tin 3) First, cream together the sugar and margarine (can be done with an electric beater)....

Self-shooting is hard. Sometimes, for whatever reason, it just doesn't come together like you hoped it would. This is one of those times... I struggled with the exposure and focus on all these images, but I'm taking comfort in the fact that in the 1950s all the images of actresses were in shot in soft focus, on purpose. It was considered flattering. Today people expect more and more of the images they consume. Well... here's hoping you find this nostalgic and not annoying... I've been investigating and investing in more and more tall clothing recently. This super snuggly cardigan is from New Look's Tall range (via ASOS). Unfortunately it came out a little oddly coloured in each image - the close up (5th image down) gives a more accurate idea of the colour and material. But the tall item I love most at the moment has to be my long length skinny jeans from M&S (the unsung hero of many an outfit of mine). In addition to being tall, I'm also pear shaped - ...

If you're single, chances are you're not looking forward to this weekend as much as you'd like to. I use to hate this holiday for it's commercialism and focus on couples (I mean, why can't I buy a valentine for my best mate? Why do they only come in 'boyfriend' variety?) but 3 years ago I changed the way I thought about it. I started treating myself. I went out on Valentines day and bought myself an oven. Ok so I was in the middle of fitting out the kitchen at the time but still... I loved that oven, it was exactly what I wanted. And no one else could have got me a valentines present to match it. Because here's the thing, if you're going to spend an obscene amount of money for one particular day of the year, you may as well spend it on yourself. That way you benefit from you. My presents to myself in recent years haven't quite lived up to the oven but then what could? So, in summary: Treat Yourself. ...

Jumper Dress: F&F | Leggings: Topshop Tall | Boots: Debenhams | Mittens: Next This time last year I wrote about my ' 14 for 2014 '. I've never been one for resolutions, but I'd suddenly found myself with a lot of spare time on my hands and it seemed like a good way to organise my spare time into something more productive and enjoyable. So far so good-intentioned... I started as I meant to go on with Number 1: Blog more - and managed to do this for the first few weeks. Then in March something rather wonderful and unexpected happened... I got a promotion at work. And all of a sudden my spare time started to shrink. So number 1 had to be re-assessed whilst I adjusted to my workload. A few of the other numbers were also neglected whilst I was enjoying my new role, so this year I've decided not to make new resolutions, I'm just going to carry some forward: 1) Blog more 2) Keep a Journal 4) Get back in the saddle and go...

One of my favourite things about blogging, and following other people's blogs, is that it opens up a world of style you might never have considered before. I've followed Vanessa of Wardrobe Under Construction for a while and I'm always fascinated by her posts because her style is so wonderfully unique and so completely different to my own. I've always felt that my style is fairly 'classic', and usually, I feel safer in my style comfort zone. But there's a growing trend for quirky bags that I can't ignore... because they are just too damn cute! I spotted them cropping up first on Vanessa's Instagram but now I find another one to add to my wish list every time I open a magazine. Here's what it looks like at the moment... New Look Burger Clutch £12.99 New Look Donut Clutch £12.99 New Look Milkshake Clutch £12.99 New Look Chocolate Coi...

Dress: ASOS | Belt: Oliver Bonas Tights: tightsplease.co.uk | Boots: Faith The fashion world goes crazy for fall, but I've always been more of a spring/summer girl. I'm learning to love it this year though - and it doesn't hurt that the sun has stuck around, so I can actually get out and enjoy the scenery as the colours change. I've been spending lots of time with the two critters below - but unlike me they don't appreciate hot weather. They're both mountain dogs and they're much more at home in the cold.