Spring is approaching so i've decided to start pulling out the dresses & basically make myself look a little bit more girly. I can't remember the last time I wore a dress tbh.. even my boyfriend was in shock when he saw me wearing one, so clearly that's saying something!
I'm not always a fan of wearing dresses & skirts as I find because i'm so short my legs just look dumpy; plus my legs resemble milk bottles most of the time and that's never a good look. However i'm beginning to step out of my comfort zone and I actually really loved wearing this outfit.
*I wore this on my travel up to London from my previous post.*
Dress: Matalan
Coat: Primark
Scarf: Urban Outfitters
Boots: New Look
Tights: Primark
Socks: Primark
Bag: New Look
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Charlotte
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On tuesday i decided to treat George to a well deserved day out in London, and I wanted to share our travels :)
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The first stop off point for the day was taking a trip over to 'Choccywoccydoodah', now you may be thinking "have you just made that word up?" and the answer to that is surprisingly no. This place is a chocolate lovers dream with a shop packed with chocolate downstairs, and a chocolate themed cafe upstairs! Basically you get in there and you just don't know where to begin, it's heaven for me. We only really went for the cafe as I was craving a certain item from their menu.
Top: Ice Cream Sundae (Chocolate icecream, brownie pieces, molten chocolate, raspberry coulis, whipped cream, chocolate curls, strawberries and shortbread)
Bottom: Banana Split (Bananas, chocolate vanilla and strawberry icecream, chocolate buttons, melted dark & milk chocolate, whipped cream, cinder toffee, chocolate curls & strawberries)
Admittedly we were defeated by our choices but they were oh so good, and I could eat one right now!
This place is amazing, they do everything from cakes to brownies to milkshakes. I highly recommend the dipping pot & now the banana split! If you want to check it out it's just off Carnaby Street.
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After our massive chocolate overload we took a little stroll over to St James's park & chilled for a couple hours and enjoyed the sun before heading back into the hustle & bustle of London's streets.
-My main reason for dragging George up to London with me was to take him to see the well talked about show 'The Book Of Mormon'. We had both been cracking on about it for ages saying how much we wanted to go, but the tickets were just too god damn expensive but one day i thought 'Ay what the heck' and brought a pair of tickets.
Now after watching it the money i paid was so worth it, and i'm so glad we were both able to experience it. To my knowledge it's not going to be in London for much longer (i could be wrong) so if you're thinking of going GO! I was laughing and smiling the whole way through, however i would warn you there is a lot of inappropriate language, so if you get offended easily this show is not for you.
Definitely, definitely not for you...
All in all we both had a lovely day out and were absolutely zonked on the train journey home.
I do love London.
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Take Care
Charlotte
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But i'm fully aware not everyone will be doing so, therefore I raided my wardrobe and put together what would have been my go to outfits whether I was going out for a posh meal, or even if I was hitting the town with my girlfriends.
Black & white two layered feather print playsuit with open back;
Motel Rocks- £45
Wore this on New Years & i'm in love with it, need to find an excuse to wear it again!
I know Motel Rocks can be a little on the pricier side but in my opinion it's definitely worth it, especially when you know you'll get a lot of wear out an item. PLUS you do get a £10 voucher when you sign up to their newsletter & they always have offers going on!
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Now if you're like me & are not always a fan of showing your legs off (either wear tights) OR do what I do and wear some funky trousers or a full length skirt
For example:
Black crop top- Missguided
Floral Maxi skirt with zip & slit detail- Miss Selfridge
Black crop top- Missguided
Patterned trousers- Missguided
haha i ran out of ways to pose at the end.
Black crop top- Missguided
Printed trousers- Missguided
Those trousers are only £8 at the moment what a bargain!!!!
So there we have it, me awkwardly attempting to look cool in my bedroom... Hope these ideas inspired you in some way. Maybe not for valentines but even for a date night or a night in town, whatever you're doing have a wonderful time and if you're lucky enough to have a valentine I hope you get spoilt rotten!
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Take care,
Charlotte
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Why don't I look like that?
How can he/she be so happy all the time?
How does he/she make everything look so easy?
Why me?
But i've decided to change all that starting from today. It's a poisonous thing to have in your mind constantly and you can easily fall into a hole of negativity and it's hard to climb back out of that hole.
This sudden urge to become more confident and positive with my life only became apparent yesterday after watching one of my favourite Youtuber's Melanie Murphy new video targeting the key area of body confidence. I've watched a couple Youtube videos & read a few blog posts all about this sort of thing before, but never really thought into it too much until yesterday. I don't know what stood out so much to me, but the way she explains her thoughts about the issue is really eye opening, and it's reassuring to know you're not the only one and it does get better!
After watching it I had a lot of questions running through my head:
After watching it I had a lot of questions running through my head:
Why do I feel this way? Stupid reasons that make no sense.
Why should I feel this way? You shouldn't.
Who should I aim to please? Myself.
Do I want to be happy again? YES!
This also reminded me of videos i've viewed in the past by another brilliant Youtuber BeautyCrush , where she also spoke about body image, comfort zones, comparison to others etc. Re watching these too has really made me second guess myself. I'm not going to get too personal with why body confidence is an issue with me as it can be a very emotional & stressful thing to deal with. It used to really bug me when people would question me as to why I would get so down about it, but I felt like I didn't really have a good enough answer. If you don't understand why you're being so negative then others won't understand either, it can become extremely confusing but give it time. Don't give up on yourself, surround yourself with happy people & it will reflect onto you.
Now thinking back why did I allow it too get this bad, everyone's different, whether it be body shape, face shape, hair colour, how you dress, what you eat. Just do what works for you, if you want to lose weight or gain weight do it! If you want to dress a certain way what's stopping you?
Nothing will be easy but why would you want it to be that would be boring otherwise. No one's perfect, everyone has flaws but someone will love those flaws, and so should you that's what makes you, you. Just think about you, no one else's opinion matters, nor should your's for other people feeling the same way.
I could go on for day's talking about this as it's such a wide topic but you get the idea, and hopefully it's opened your eyes up too.
How great are these quotes, I want them framed all around my house! haha.
(All found from pintrest)
Keep thinking positive.
Charlotte x
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30 inspirational body confidence quotes by Marie Claire. <- An extra boost of confidence for you.
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A couple weeks back I stumbled across a Buzzfeed post suggesting ' 21 delicious thing to eat in Canterbury', and seeing as i'm a short drive away from there I was very intrigued to check these places out, and as I mentioned before I love trying new places.
With my boyfriend being a big foodie he quickly hopped on the band wagon too and we made a decision to try a place every month, plus it's an excuse to escape sitting in his room watching endless amounts of films on Netflix. Our first stop was at a bar/restaurant called 'Alberrys' where a company named 'The Burger Bros' situated themselves, along with other places around Kent.
Now both my boyfriend (George) & I are massive lovers of burgers, so we had very high standards for this place. When we received the menu I didn't know where to begin, I think I had forgotten what a proper burger was being so used to nipping down to Maccy D. I opted to play it safe this time however and kept it simple, as I didn't want to get too full and end up wasting what could potentially be an amazing burger. Plus I wanted a starter & many sides, George on the other hand went all out & went for the monster with everything crammed in... he doesn't hold back.
And here was the finished product. The above was George's, now it doesn't look the most appetizing thing but in George's words 'Corrr', so we'll take that as it was pretty dam good. Mine was pretty good too just regretted keeping it simple because honestly it just tasted like a posh cheeseburger. Guess it gives me an excuse to return though really doesn't it!
I just wish I took a picture of the nachos we had for starters, because oh wow! They were beyond amazing, I feel like I want to recommend this place to everyone just for the nachos but that's not meant to be the selling point...
Say cheese George.
I seem to have started my blog off by just recommending things to do haha, but why not? if you find a place/thing you love share it with everyone else to enjoy to! I'd appreciate it if someone did the same to me.
If you live in the Kent area why not check the place out, The Burger Bros.
OR follow me and George on our food mission around Canterbury if you want.
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Take care,
Charlotte x
