Listen to the colour of your dreams

     Hello! These last few weeks have been so incredibly mental, in a good way I guess. I haven't posted once since I started sixth form - that's crazy! It has been so madly busy for the last five weeks though. I'm really liking the sixth form at my new school, but the work load is ridiculous. I have been permanently shattered for the last five weeks, and literally haven't had a day off!
     Subjects wise: Spanish, is good but its probably one of the hardest at the minute. When the teacher starts talking about 'the imperfect subjunctive' I just lose it and go off in a bit of a daydream, to be perfectly honest. English Lit is pretty good; we're studying 'The Kite Runner' by Khaled Hosseni (Think that's how you spell it?) for the exam, and it's a really good book, would definitely recommend it if you want to read something a bit different. We're also doing 'The Taming of the Shrew' for coursework, which is just annoying me really because it's such a sexist book and I have a feeling I won't be able to write anything positive about it at all! History I am really enjoying and I'm so glad I did take it, although it is very politics based at the minute. Saying that, we should be getting on to WW1 soon, so things may liven up slightly! Textiles was a bit of a pain in the bum at first, as I didn't quite see eye to eye with the teacher but seems to be progressing nicely now.
     Saying  all of that, there is SO much work every single day. But, moving on, I did have time last Saturday to nip down to 'The Vintage Kilo Sale' that had come to Leeds. I was desperate to go as I missed the last one because of exams and the next one is on my 17th birthday.(Next Saturday ahh!) I was really happy with my outfit - you now those days when it really just works and you feel so satisfied? One of those days. I apologise for the random rubbishy pictures: just before I ran out get the bus I remembered to take some but no one was in the house so I had to improvise.

     I know I'm pulling a face here - think it was the sunlight. The shorts are New Look, literally haven't worn them in years but they were the only thing that I liked with my new shirt. I say new, I mean from the charity shop in Wetherby. It was about £5 but its soo cute, it has little pens on it! I couldn't resist.

     I love how the shorts bring out the colours in the shirt and it feels like to jacket just brings it all together really well. I loved wearing it anyway - I felt well suited to be at a vintage kilo sale!

I think you can just about see the ring I'm wearing - it's from 'Culture Vulture' in Leeds. A brilliant shop, full of odd little trinkets and pieces of jewellery, like this one, which is a pug. I have a camera necklace and sewing machine necklace from there too (that you can see I'm also wearing in a few pictures); I just love the quirky things they sell! Also, the watch I got from a  charity shop for £1.99 and, fair enough I had to fay a fiver to get it working again, but I was looking on the Topshop website this morning and they are basically selling the same watch for £65!! Total bargain.

Being smiley with my favourite red lippy.

     The coat was SUCH A BARGAIN - it was part of a suit that I nabbed at a car boot sale the other week for - wait for it - 50p!!!! I really wasn't sure whether to get it or not, as my mum thought it was too 'granny-ish', and, to be honest, I agreed but it was my size and I figured, for 50p, I could at least use the fabric if I didn't want to wear it. I tried it on at home and together it does look a bit naff, but separately it's like a godsend. Lovely high waisted, creamy check trousers and a warm, fitted jacket made brilliant additions to my wardrobe.

    The kilo sale was brilliant and I feel as  though I spent my money more wisely than last time - I actually tried on the things that I wanted to buy! I did have to restrain myself from buying some things that I am instantly attracted to but its because I already have something like that, like tartan/checked coats, checked shirts. I guess it's mainly coats at this event, as they have so many, but I did allow myself to buy one, as it was so different from all the ones I have. In the end, I bought a lemon yellow chunky cardigan that is SO comfy and a bright yellow coat with false fur around the collar - it is so lovely, even though it did shrink slightly when I washed it.

     I am really going to try and not spend to much in the near future - I feel like I've gone a bit crazy on clothes recently and I need to actually wear them before I buy more! The thing is, when it's from a charity shop, and cheap, I can convince myself that it's such a bargain, it would be silly not to get it.

     We're doing Hairspray at my drama school for the end of term show this year (I'm playing Tracy, ahh!) and today I also started rehearsals for the Christmas Cabaret show we're doing. It's going to be full of amazing Christmassy songs and I can't wait to get on with it! I think because last years Christmas was practically stolen by mocks, to drag it out a bit this year really won't be a bad thing!

Hope you're having a lovely week.

Wim x