not nineteen forever
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edit: i wrote this post yesterday morning but didn't have time to post it. ergo, it's not all relevant for right now, but i'm going to post it anyway :]]]
okay, so I'm a bit sulky today. for several reasons. firstly, because i hate my birthday being over!! seriously, i'm such a child!! I've had an amazing few days and I'm sad that it's all over and I have to go back to the real world now. And I'm also a bit down cause I'm going back to work today and I have a horribly long shift.
my job really isn't that bad. i work in Asda making pizza. I do quite enjoy it. The people are lovely and I get to work with the public which I do love, but I find it all very restrictive. I have a hideous uniform (think bright green tabbard, hair net, oh and a green trilby hat) and obviously because I work with food there are some restriction. No jewellery or watches (later, pandora bracelet :[[),my hair has to be tied back, including my fringe and I can't wear nail varnish. Which I hate. After one shift I met up with my housemate who said she didn't recognise me without my nails painted. It makes me sad because I have two big long shifts the next two days and it means I can't wear what I want until saturday, and I am so inspired at the moment by my new clothes and other bloggers that I just want to dress up!! And going back to work also means I'm officially home for the next few weeks. And while I love being home, and I only left my best friends yesterday, I miss my housemates, my friends, my house, just uni life in general.
But still. I had a fantastic birthday. On Tuesday I opened my presents and then my mum and I went shopping to take back some of the things I wasn't sure about (I know that sounds harsh, but my mum said she'd rather I take things back and exchange them than keep things I wouldn't wear), went to see my grandparents and then came home and my friends came over for tea. And then yesterday we had a fantastic, but chilly day at Alton Towers, which was fab.
But alas, I am now twenty years old. Wow. But I got some fantastic presents!! I would have loved to have done these as outfit posts but I just haven't had time. Look out for them soon though!!
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Cake stuff!! My housemates and I love to make cakes so my mum got me this cake book, decorating set and cute little retro cake cases!!
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No birthday is complete (in my eyes!!) without new shoes!! My mum picked the heels for me, and I chose the flats as an exchange for a few things she'd got me that I wasn't sure about. Nude shoes a go go :]]] Can't wait to wear these with or without black tights, or with my black heart print tights. Heels are from New Look, and flats are from Next.
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New skull candy headphones!! yay!!
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I almost considered exchanging this scarf, but then my mum wore a similar one with my nude biker jacket and it looked fab, so I had to keep it!! It's from River Island. The skirt is actually a pinky nude, and is from New Look.
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Finally got a long sleeved lace body!! Yay!! It's quite sheer though so I got a plain black spaghetti strap body from River Island in the sale to go underneath :]]
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I exchanged the denim jacket my mum got me, which although it was gorgeous, was too long to wear with a high waisted skirt, so I got this cropped one from New Look. I can't wait to wear it with a floral dress or playsuit.
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How gorgeous is think pink and silver watch? Thanks mum!!
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I bought this myself from £10 in the New Look sale. The photo hasn't come out too well, but it's a gorgeous nude and black print. It will look great with my new nude shoes!!
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TEN BOTTLES OF TOMATO KETCHUP!! THANKS ED!! I am hopelessly addicted to this stuff. Seriously. I eat it with absolutely everything. This should keep me happy for a few days!!
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My tripod!! Look how big it is!! And it all folds up into a bag!! Can't wait to go out with this!!
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I got my Pandora bracelet for Christmas and I already have ten charms on it!! I got the fish charm from my Nan for my birthday (long story, my nicknames are Bunny and Kipper, and I got a bunny from my mum for Valentines day, so I decided I needed a fish too :]]]) and the Easter chick from my mum. My best friends also got me this gorgeous little suitcase, which I'd had my eye on for a while, to celebrate our travels round Europe over summer, and my trip to America!!
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So there you go!! I did pretty well this year I think!! Ooh and I'm also awaiting the arrival of the Pineapple playsuit!! But I'm starting to accept that it could look absolutely awful on, so I have back up playsuits just in case!!
With me being back at work (even though I'm only planning on doing two days a week) I'll try to update whenever I can. I have a few ideas so keep popping back here.
Thank you to all my readers, old and new, and I'd love to hear from you.
Charlotte xxx
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