Outfit of the day in Newcastle

Hello my gorgeous readers,
As some of you may know, i went away to Newcastle last week during the half term and i managed to get ONE, yes ONE, outfit of the day snap..
So i thought i would dedicate a WHOLE blog post to it, (because thats what you do right?)

First things first..
I tend to think doing Outfit of the day posts are a really nice way to see how certain people mix and match their outfits and their style, i love to see what clothes other people are wearing and if i would like to buy them too, BUT i do find a lot of things AWKWRD about Outfit of the day posts. I find actually taking part in them a little scary, I mean i do, do them, of course..like this one, right now, but the whole "posing" to show off your outfit does not come naturally to me, and its even more daunting if your doing the photo shoot (so to speak) in a public space with people staring at you wondering why your taking a close up shot of your footwear etc!? awkward..

Here's what i find awkward:
1. Posing, in general.. how should i stand?, arms by my side? hand on hip? Feet apart? feet together? maybe feet over crossing each other? either way the whole "posing" looks and feels weird.

2. Finding the perfect back drop to your photo. Are you going for grungy? maybe chic? elegant and classy? either way you have to find the perfect backdrop to match with your style and taste. Will you have people in your background therefore making it a busy photo maybe like a shot in Oxford Street in London or will you go for a slightly quieter shot like down a country lane?

3. The actual outfit. Are there key pieces you want to show off from the outfit, like for instance your new jumper which you think the whole world and it's mother should know about it, or is it a whole outfit kinda post. This will bring me on to part 4.

4. How will you go on to explain the clothes, "I brought it here and here for this price, it feels fluffy and keeps me warm, love the colour and would recommend it as it was a bargain", or will you opt for the "it was brought here, it was brought here and it was brought here" mode. Basically will you go into details about how the clothes feels on you, and what fabric its made from etc, or will you just name the shops where you brought the clothes from.

5. Photo heavy spam.. How many photos is too many photos, when does it go from showing off an outfit to just being a pure spam post. Also from what angle will the photos be taken, do you want close up shots or are you going to opt for full body shots etc.

As you can see, there are always a few things that i take into account and consider when doing Outfit of the day shots and posts, because as much as this is for me to see what i looked like and what i was wearing in a few years to come, i would like, when people visit my blog..that they can get an idea of what kind of person i am as well, so I'm not only doing a Outfit of the day post but I'm also putting some of my personality into the post too.

The outfit in this post, was basic and very simple yet i thought it was quite effective to what i wanted to pull off, Its the middle of October, i was freezing and these photos were taken up on a hillside overlooking the Angel of the North in Newcastle, we then headed on down to the beach in this weather, so i wanted something i could be warm in but also comfortable.
The jumper was a new one and i LOVE it, like not love it, but I'm literally IN LOVE with it. It might not look like much in the photos, but its amazing and was such a bargain, they had other colours too, but i decided that a nice bright red one was just perfect for the Autumn months. I'm also wearing a t-shirt underneath the jumper just for that added warmth but its nothing big, in fact its a £3 long sleeved shirt from Primark. The skinny jeans are a dark teal green and they are beyond warm, because the material isn't exactly Denim, its a little more stretchy then Denim, and my boots are just an old pair, like really old from about a year ago, but again they did the job of keeping my toes nice and warm. :)

Jumper - Market stall. £5

Skinnies - Market stall. £10

Boots - Market stall. £15

From the photos you can kinda see that i find the whole "posing" so very odd, but i thought this outfit was so cute i had to get it up.

What have you been wearing lately? Whats one piece of clothing your wardrobe must have in the Autumn months?
Ana X

Liebster Award.

Helloo, while i was away in Newcastle on my mini break i got nominated for a "Liebster Award" by Jenn from Hello, Guten Tag. I really enjoy reading Jenn's blog, not only does she have a similar job to me, where she works with the little kiddies, so i can totally relate to some of her posts, but she lives in Canada, and so its so nice to have posts with different perspectives and different tastes to just here in the United Kingdom.

The Liebster Award is giving to new bloggers by bloggers. It's a way to acknowledge each other and to say "you're doing a great job." It is for blogs with 200 or less followers, so its a great way to spread the word about other blogs and get them more acknowledgement.

When you receive the award, you post 11 random facts about yourself and answer 11 questions from the person(s) who nominated you. You pass the award to 11 other blogs (make sure that you tell them you nominated them) and ask them 11 questions. You're not allowed the nominate the blog(s) who nominate you. (To get the button, right click the picture on my page and save the picture to your computer. You can then upload the picture to your blog.)

So, here we go with my 11 random facts..

1. I was born in Portugal, lived in France for a while and grew up in England which is where I'm currently living.

2. I have a bad "biting my nail" habit, that I've had it since i was old enough to chew and i also hate it.

3. I am a BIG Harry Potter fan, as in.. read the books, seen the film, done the tour, and all the jazz in between.

4. I love stand up comedy, i think Lee Evans and Michael Mcintyre are 2 of the funniest people I've heard before, they make me cry tears of laughter.

5. I'm very loud, opinionated and I'm very direct, i will tell it how it is.

6. I have the biggest crush on Enrique Iglesias and i want to bore his children.

7. My mother isn't around anymore as she moved back home to Portugal, i don't really speak to her.

8. I have had 3 other blogs apart from this one.

9. I think Jennifer Lopez is one hot Latina mama, she is just beautiful.

10. I wish i did more baking in my free time, (Might have to take it up as a hobby).

11. I get really nervous when people ask me to to do guest blog posts on their blogs because i always feel like i might let them down with it, i hate pressure.

Now to answer the 11 questions by Jenn.

1. What is your favourite TV show?

This changes depending on the time of year, i loved watching LOST, and FRIENDS, but at the moment I'm enjoying Arrow, The walking dead and Strictly come dancing which is on here in the UK.

2.  What is your favourite book?

This question is IMPOSSIBLE for me to answer as I'm the biggest book nerd there possibly is, i love reading and always have a book on the go, at the moment I'm enjoying books by Harlan Coben..but i loved reading The Help recently (i also did a book review about it on the blog).

3. Do you have any kids, if not do you want any?

No i don't have any, and yes i most defiantly do want some, when the time is right and i feel that i am financially better off to support them then yes. I also cant wait for that day! :D

4. What is your favourite blog?

Again this question is like the book one, i follow and read far too many blogs to pick just one but I'm going to pin down 3 that i really enjoy going to.

Life of Bon

Le Beauty girl

The Black Pearl Blog

5. What is your favourite drink?

A bit boring i think, but i love my Coke a Cola. :)

6. If you could be on any TV reality show which would it be?

I hate the reality shows that we have over here in the UK, i would love to have been a part of Jersey Shore as i love that show even if it is a little over the top, and I'm counting it as a reality TV show regardless, over here we have Geordie Shore which is supposed to be the version of that..its funny, but i would NOT have liked to have been in it.

7. Your favourite song at the moment?

At the moment, my favourite song is One Day by Matisyahu, kinda old but I'm still loving it. Although this changes every day!

8. What is your favourite thing about blogging?

I love the freedom i have with my blog, it literally is my little place on the net that i can rant, rave and generally talk rubbish on, i love that in years to come i will have something that i can look back on and giggle about what i was loving and hating in my early 20's.

9. Do you have any weird hidden talents?

Urm, not weird i don't think, i can play the piano but only The wedding march song, that being the song most people walk down the aisle to get married to. LOL

10. Are you going to dress up for Halloween?

Well Halloween is already over but yes i dressed up as an Dark Angel, (i did a post on it just below :P)

11. Whats the one thing you must always have on you?

Apart from my phone that literally comes everywhere with me, probably a lipstick of some sort, so i can brighten up  my lips with a splash of colour. :D

Time now for my 11 questions to my nominees..

1. Whats your dream job?

2. Whats one blogging tip you can give to people just starting out making their own blog?

3. If you could go to any country in the entire world, where would you go?

4. Whats one piece of advice you have been given that you carry around with you always?

5. Who's your favourite actor and actress and why?

6. Can you tell me a fond memory of when you were growing up, it could be anything?

7. If it was your last day on earth what would you want to do with it?

8. What do you love about your family?

9. What do you think is the greatest invention in life?

10. What would you like to be remembered for when your gone?

11. If you could tell one person one thing, you have always wished to, who would you tell and what would you tell them?

 

And now finally its time to nominate 11 blogs i think deserve this award too..

Andddd the nominees are..

1. Sarah @ Clothes Drawer 

2. Sarah @ The Purse Snatcher 

3. Jayde @ Badromancejayde 

4. Rachel @ Along the way with Rae 

5. Vicky @ Daily hoots|Lifestyle blog 

6. Marta @ Everyday Vogue 

7. Rebekah @ It's kind of lovely 

8. Sarah @ Life as a wallflower 

9. Jess @ Live Life, Save Money 

10. Alannah @ Rock that chic 

11. Gina @ Through these brown eyes

Thank you once again to Jenn, i had so much fun filling this in as well as being creative in coming up with my own ideas for questions, and i discovered so many new blogs, from reading other peoples Liebster Award posts.

Hope your all doing well.

Ana X

Sunday Social (Been a while)

Heyoo,
Bringing this back just because its been forever since i actually took part and i missed it! :)
A Sunday Social, BOOYAA!

1. What is currently on your wish list?

Urm, it would have been a Macbook Pro, but I'm so good as i brought it this past week, i would love the new iPhone, unfortunately i have to wait till my currant contract runs out before placing a new order as i want to change companies. :|

2. Share a new iPhone, droid or iPad app you have recently discovered that we all need.

OK, I'm really sad but i downloaded the "Kindle" app for free, and I'm just loving it, i think maybe a Kindle should be on my wish list too! :P


3. What is a new fall TV show you have added to your DVR? It's not really new but I'm still loving "The walking dead" and i have watched "Arrow" and really enjoyed that so i may tune into that weekly now too. Over here with English TV I'm currently addicted to "Strictly come dancing" as i am every year! :D

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4. Share your Social Media links for us to follow you on (pinterest, twitter, facebook, etc). Tell us which is your favourite and why.

TWITTER TUMBLR PINTEREST YOUTUBE INSTAGRAM

Twitter is for sure my favourite, i love just being able to tweet whenever i want and being as random as i want.


5. What is a TV show, movie and song you could listen to or watch over and over and never get tired of...feel free to name one of each!

TV show - Lost, Strictly come dancing.

Movie - The help, Dirty Dancing.

Song - Born to Die by Lana Del Rey.

Now its your turn to grab the button, link up to Ashley and Neely and answer all the questions too. If you do decide to take part in this, i would love if you left your blog link and your name below so i could check it out and have a peek!

Ana X

My Halloween look..

Hello all,
Ive had the busiest 2 weeks ever, at work it was the last 2 weeks before the half term, and we also started a new topic, so we had a lot of things to do, parties to attend and displays going up, we also had the Halloween disco which was just so much fun with the work girlies. I sorta had to push the blog to the back and do what i needed to do work wise before i could fully focus on it. I'm on half term now, and therefore have a bit more free time on my hands in order to post a little more regularly and I've also got a few posts already lined up which I'm super excited about. I have also been nominated for a Liebster Award which i am going to dedicate a whole post too, and I'm super excited about it, so thanks to Jenn from Hello Guten Tag.

So last week Friday was the spooky disco at work, the kids were dressed up and so some of the staff got in on it and dressed up too.. i of course, had to take this chance to get involved and dress up, as i LOVE it. I went as a Dark Angel after doing a post on it here a couple of weeks back and the feedback i got was more in favour of that costume, so that's what i went as.

My outfit and my face before the make up was applied, i actually had black lipstick on and white face paint all over my face, my friend applied so much face paint I'm not sure if i looked like a Dark Angel or a Holy Ghost. LOL

I did however have a blast with the children as well as my co-workers, we did loads of "Gangnam Style" and it was so funny to see how much of the dance the kids actually remembered. It was a brilliant night filled with dancing, singing, food, and loads of scares along the way.

Outfit including wings - Matalan - £14

Tights - Asda - £3

Mask - Tesco - £1

Spider hairband - Asda - £3
Bat earrings - Asda - £2

What did you guys get up to this Halloween? If you guys have done any dress up posts, i would love to see!
Leave me your link below for me to check it out.
Ana X