Body Conscious

Ok so recently there has been a lot of controversy in the news about Topshop mannequins being extremely small and giving out bad body image. Yes this is bad but imagine if shops did only use "bigger" mannequins then the slimmer people of the world would also feel like they are being judged etc. Body image is such a strong thing and everyone needs to realise that we are not all the same size. I feel as though I'm being a little patronising with that sentence and I promise I'm not trying to be.

I do work within a fashion retailer and there are many times I have heard people complain about items of clothing being pinned to fit the mannequins and there are perfectly good reasons for this. Most mannequins are designed to fit a size 8 or 10 in women's clothing. Now due to popular demand in stores the best product is not always available so it is not possible to dress the mannequins in the sizes that fit them so of course we opt to keep the best product on show by using bigger sizes but pinning them to fit so that customers will see how the item looks on. Fashion and its retailers will always be under scrutiny about body image and the messages people believe they are trying to convey.

We all have parts of our bodies that we aren't happy with. If you know your friends body hang ups why don't you compliment them on it and hopefully they would return the favour. Perhaps this way we can all start to feel better about ourselves and be accepting of who we are.

I know this has been a an extremely ranty post and I apologise but I strongly believe we should all be conscious of people's feelings in this area. Complaining about things being made for only "skinny" people or only "bigger" people will just cause upset. We should love ourselves and each other for who we are no matter what size or shape. We are all beautiful.

I also want to apologise for my lack of posting. I have been a little out of touch with my blogging self as I didn't feel like I was contributing much. However, I hope that this post helps at least one of you to accept and love yourself and others. Its taken myself a while to do but I promise you it is so worth it and you feel more carefree (at least I do).

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Books, Books and More Books...

So at the beginning of my blogging journey I told you all that I had studied English at University. There were many reasons why I chose to study that subject, these are just some of them: 1. it was one of my strongest subjects. 2. I enjoyed reading (so why not try studying Literature and discovering new texts to read). 

Of course this means that I love to read, although I took a long break from reading after University as the three years took it out of me. I thought I could do a post about my love of books and let you know some of the ones that I have come to love over the years (who knows it might end up that you are interested to read them). The list I will write is not in any particular order, just the ones that come to my head as I write.

Harry Potter Series
Who doesn't love these books?! I will always return to them as they are my happy place :)

The Infernal Devices Series
It took me a while to get in to this series (yes I know it's for teenagers) but it is something light to read after some of the texts from Uni and I definitely enjoyed it. (Read this series before The Mortal Instruments, handy tip).

The Mortal Instruments Series
Another teenage book series but its definitely a good read and again light compared to some from Uni. The whole series had me hooked.

The Hobbit
Ever since watching The Lord of the Rings films I have been interested to read them all. And The Hobbit is a really good read, no where near as descriptive as The Lord of the Rings.

The Lord of the Rings
I read this out of intrigue from watching the films, and I will admit that it is extremely long winded (Tolkien loves his description), however, they are worth a read as there are so many interesting parts that aren't in the films.

Girl, Interrupted
This is a more unusual book for me as it was one from my course, I really enjoyed it though. It was a text that I found difficult to read for personal reasons but once past that I realised just how good it was. The film is also worth a watch.

These will be all of them for now as I could ramble for ages about different books that I love.

What books have you been reading lately? Or what are your favourite books? 

Let me know in the comments or even via twitter!

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Things that...

This is a different post for me. It's going to let you know a bit more about myself. I really want this blog to be more than just reviews, fashion and beauty.

Things that make me happy: Harry Potter (books or films), spending time with loved ones, morning cuddles, a nice smelling candle, date nights, music, curling up with a good film (or a series on Netflix), Lord of the Rings (and yes I am including The Hobbit in that too) seeing cute Meerkats and my little Lupin :)

Things that I love: my R, reading (as it is so relaxing to me), my L, going on little trips with my R, the colour purple and the remaining family I have (for the most part, I mean we all have those few relatives that we wish weren't).

Things that I hate: snide comments, back-stabbing, being two faced, people who are rude for no reason, liars, spiders and being too cold.

There are many many more things I could write that I hate but I didn't want to seem too cynical. 

These are just some things I wanted to share. Is there anything else you want to know?  

Why not take a peek at some of the things that make me happy and the things I love in some pictures :)

Love x

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My little Lupin

My R (yes he enjoys pulling faces)

My Dad and I (from a wedding years ago which is why I look so young)

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Personal.

Ok so I have been a little outnof touch this month for many reasons including work and personal life.

The reason that this post is called personal as I thought I should give you guys some insight as to why I haven't been blogging (yes I know it seems to happen more often than not and I can only apologise about my lack of interesting life).

This month has seen a family loss. Of course it is not the first I have suffered through, yet the first ones were when I was at an age that I never really understood. That is until December 2011. A major loss happened within my family and it has never been right since. The "layout" of my family was changed forever. It has taken me a long time to come to terms with some of the things that have happened over the last couple of years.

So last month another member of the family was lost (it sounds as though we just misplaced them when that phrase is used, but what else is there without sounding extremely morose?). Now it wasn't someone I was very close to, however, I did spend a lot of time with them throughout my childhood. So I was of course saddened by the loss, it was the first funeral I had attended since 2011 and it was a lot harder than I thought it would be. I suppose it is never easy to attend funerals without thinking about those previously lost to us.

I'm sorry that this is such a morose post this evening. I did feel the need to explain my absence, and of course you needed to kmow the truth, maybe not the full truth (family dramas are unnecessary).

I hope to start posting more again soon (even if it is just boring stuff)

Love x

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London's Calling

So last week was my first trip to London :) For years I have been saying that I want to live there when I grew up, well after my trip I am definitely considering the move even more now!!

Of course I mainly did the touristy things whilst I was there for a couple of days as I had never really done any of them before. So of course I went to Madame Tussauds (I wasn't overly amazed by the place, however I can now say I have been!)

Yes I had to show this picture of me being a little like Wolverine ;) 

I also went on the London Eye (for the first and last time), it was lovely to do something I had never done before, but it was sooo busy, thus, I didn't take many photos whilst on it.

Weirdly enough my favourite part of doing the touristy things of London was the Sea Life Aquarium! I made a friend with a Shark ;)

Other things I did whilst visiting London was look round Harrods in which R and I purchased some chocolates :) And of course looking round the shops in Oxford Circus and having a browse round Covent Garden which ended in a Shake Shack (first ever experience and its definitely a good burger!) and trying my first ever Snog (yummy!!)

I will most definitely be returning to London and will be moving closer when I can! The Midlands just cannot compare to the sights of London! 

So I also had a trip to Baker Street (but I didn't have time to go see Sherlock) and I almost made it to Hogwarts!

Love M x

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Film Review

Ok so this is a slightly different post to normal as it is very rare I do a review of anything let alone a film...

However, I have decided that the only way to try and start doing daily posts or at least 3-4 a week will be if I review the things that I do of a weekend when I finally get some time with my partner.

So this weekend we decided to have a date night on Saturday which involved a meal and then going to the cinema. So we decided on Pizza Express as where I live is extremely small and does not have much choice for restaurants. I have to admit I tried one of the new pizzas that are under 500 calories and thought it was such a good idea as I did fancy some salad and these new ones have a hole in the middle of the pizza to fill with salad (super yummy!)

Now for the film of course I had to have my Channing Tatum fix so we went to see 22 Jump Street. Now both R and I had heard bad reviews about the film (thus the reason for doing a review). However, I have no complaints whatsoever, I haven't laughed so much during a film for a long while so I sincerely recommend a watch! If you liked 21 Jump Street then you will like the sequel even more (or at least I believe you will). It is of course a film for guys with action and the plot, but why shouldn't girls find the plot and action just as interesting?

I love Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum working together, they just seem to work so well together and both 21 and 22 Jump Street have worked well in my opinion. Although I do have a soft spot for Jonah Hill and any film he is in recently.

So girls have you been to see 22 Jump Street? And did you find it funny and "laugh out loud"? I certainly did :)

What were your thoughts? Let me know in the comments, twitter, instagram or email :)

Love M x

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Cat Acquisition!

So I have had the new man in my life Lupin now for 10 days (yes Lupin is my kitten and he's so cute!!) When I first got him he was extremely shy and ran away as soon as he heard you I was calling him my little scaredy cat as he was running away from all his toys!

It all started with a pink shoe lace and that was it he has gone mad for all his toys, his favorite being Mr Duck who is now a casualty and missing both a leg and a wing! But he is obsessed with a pink plastic bag (yes I know a running theme here).

I believe that Lupin likes to sleep all day and party all night as he wakes up at about 9pm and has a mad fit of running all over the place and playing with his toys (and getting tangled up in them! :) so cute!).

My instagram has definitely started to fill up with pictures of Lupin but that's because he makes me laugh and he has definitely improved my mood since he came in to my life :) That's all I am going to say about him for now but if you want to know anymore then comment on here or ask me on twitter or instagram! But here are some more pictures of Lupin being cute...

Hello, this is your 5am wake up call!

I like to sit in the most weird positions...

I just want to go and chase the birds though...

I look so cute when I sleep

I like to sleep all day and party all night...

Who said this wasn't comfy?

I want to jump on this #selfie bandwagon!

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