What I Wore: Who Does Your Hair?

Here's what I wore last weekend to go shopping. I've since cut my hair a little so it's less lame. Not very exciting but I need to tell you that those trousers are the most comfortable ever and I'm doing everything I can to stop myself from buying ten in every colour.

This was the day I was taking fashion inspiration from my style-guru boyfriend. Exactly why I need to get myself some new cute dresses promptly. I do like this outfit though, it was really comfy and the colours make me happy that autumn's well and truly here.

Hair bow: Gift
Necklace: Found
Vest: New Look
Shirt: New Look
Trousers: New Look
Shoes: Converse
I might need to look in some other shops at some point because even my socks were New Look...


This bow was a cute gift from my #PhotoSwap2012 partner, Alejandrina. Hopefully I'll be able to share these with you soon as I've sent my photos to Alejandrina now and her photos are currently being processed. I'm so excited for the results! You can find out more about the photo swap over at For The Easily Distracted.


We actually left the house like this. :3

What I Wore: Cover both your ears..

Jacket: H! by Henry Holland (a few years ago)
Dress: New Look
Necklace: Anna Lou of London for Topshop
Belt: eBay
Sandals: Primark

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This was a really fun outfit to put together and wear, I just wish it had been a smidge warmer. I spent a lot of time in Moon's Dad's car yesterday but in between the sun when we left and the rain when we returned there was a bite in the air. I soldiered on though, even wearing this out in the evening when I headed out to the cinema with Long and Moon to see The Dark Knight Rises (which was incredible). I feel I've grown a little more confidence to step away from leggings and tights recently, which is such a nice feeling as I've never really felt this at ease before.


I've actually had this necklace for ages, although I'll admit that it fits well with the theme of patriotism that has run throughout 2012, I have it mainly as someone who finds it hard to resist cute animals hanging from jewellery (or printed on clothes).


I really love this dress, even if it's one of those one's where I have to worry about what kind of bra to wear as it tends to get a bit 'booby' in some cases. It even broke on it's first wearing, but I fixed it and love to come back to it as I adore the print and the cut.



Base colour: 'Country Bumpkin', Topshop
Design: 'Shelton Street', Nails Inc. & eBay nail art pens.
I'm really sad as I've yet to invest in a new topcoat, so this manicure chipped really quickly. It's one of my favourites I've done in a while too, I used the ombré cheat of a sponge to get my glitter tips. I've thrown a lot of polish out so my collection is a lot more manageable and I justified picking up a bottle of 'Country Bumpkin' and 'Gypsy Night' Topshop polishes when I was in Reading the other day. The Topshop polishes are great, they go on so well with most of them only needing two coats, they're well worth it considering other polishes in the same price range. I'm in love with this burnt orange colour, I think it will be amazing for Autumn, without wishing the year away though, of course.

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Maps, Cake, Cat & Dip-dye.

I was pretty lazy for most of yesterday, but that's what happens when you get home from work on the wrong side of midnight. It was our friend Long's birthday yesterday, we didn't do anything big for him as it's only the three of us that live near each other and it was a Tuesday night. We got him some pretty neat locally-brewed beer, I also gave him an 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' poster from work and Moon picked him up a solid lump of sugar cane when I sent him out to get candles for a cake (as you do).

I also baked him a pretty special cake too, it's one of the best I've made, so light and moist. I will admit that I had a bit of help from the Innocent Cook Book though, for measurements, and to help with the strawberry buttercream, which was great, even if I do say so myself.

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Here's what I wore during the day, I had planned to stay in it but the New Look sale was too good and I had to wear what I bought straight away, anyone else get that sometimes? I'm still totally digging this map t-shirt, I've just realised I hardly have any bottoms to go with it, definitely something to go on the list come pay day.

T-shirt: Tee & Cake for Topshop
Necklace: Vintage
Brooch: Cath Kidston
Skirt: H&M
Leggings: H&M
Shoes: Converse


This brooch is my favourite right now. The colours are lovely, plus it has little pigs on it, PIGS!



She's been as good as gold recently and incredibly well behaved. I wonder if it's to do with her hormones finally having calmed down so she'll now be a normal cat but she's even coming to sleep with us when we go to bed and doesn't wake us up at 4am anymore.
I'm pretty much more in love with her than ever!



If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram (search: intoruth), then you might have caught a glimpse of this beaut. I'm more than pleased, I've been admiring cut-out dresses for a while now but haven't really be able to find the right one. After seeing Ting's adorable boat-print dress over at BENLOVESTING, I knew I wanted a dress with that cut eventually, I just hadn't figured I would see one straight away. It was just £10 and the fabric is lovely, it's so soft and flowy, I also love the dip-dye trend but haven't seen anything practical that's really caught my eye. It's a little different from what I usually wear but I'm hoping with the promise of the weather brightening up, I'll get a lot of wear out of it. I'd definitely recommend checking the New Look sale now, there are so many bargains.

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We got these are our local farm shop, I hope Long enjoys them, even if he just appreciates the feathers.




Don't pay too much attention to the time, we had Chinese takeaway and spent most of the evening vegetating. We watched 'Project X', which made us feel terribly old and was generally a pretty bad film.



You know you need to buy new knives when the only decent thing to cut cake is a meat cleaver...


Has anyone else heard this, it's a bit eerie but I kind of like it.

Gung Hei Fat Choy.

So, I've been feeling low the last few days, the job situation is pretty dire at the moment, with not even a sniff recently, so I'm in total slump. However, things are a bit better, I've landed a temp job for the next couple of days, it's only stuffing envelopes, but the money will be good and it's much better than JSA. So I'm feeling a bit more motivated.

And it's Chinese New Year, Happy Year of the Dragon. I spent most of today in my pyjamas (see above) but had to pick up my job spec from Kingston in the late afternoon so took the opportunity to browse the shops afterwards. It have meant that I practically lost a day of job hunting but I'm feeling positive about the next two days so the pressures not as 'on' as it was when I woke up this morning.

Here is what I wore today:


Cardigan: Primark
Shirt: Primark
Necklace: Found
Brooch: Gemma Correll
Belt: eBay
Skirt: Dorothy Perkins
Socks: Primark
Shoes: Dorothy Perkins


Thanks to a marvellous cock-up by New Look, I got money back on the voucher that Moon's mum bought me for Christmas. I spent it online on Boxing Day but sent it to my old student house, so it's entirely my fault but I wasn't able to get it re-delivered so got refunded, which is better really as I had changed my mind about most of the items anyway.

I ended up buying socks, to make up the money and went £1 over but I'm quite please with my purchases. I bought a pair of (boring) grey wide-leg suit trousers, that need taking up because I'm too short and this red dress, which looks better on and was marked down to £12 from £39.99! I can see why it was reduced because the petticoat is a bit annoying but I think I can live with it, for a half-Chinese girl I don't have much red in my wardrobe so this will make a bit of a change and I thought it would be nice for Valentine's Day (yes, I'm sopping-out over it already).



I actually kind of love Valentine's Day, I know it's lame and pointless but it's also kind of great, because what's more great than love? So, I popped into Paperchase to check out the cards and picked up a lovely one, but it's a secret.
I also picked up this mat, which is actually a cutting mat but would obviously get ruined if you were to use it as such, so I'm going to put Dolly's food on it because she makes quite a lot of mess when she eats.

I also got this great paper. I got the reindeer one because it was a bargain and might come in useful next Christmas. I thought this world map was pretty neat and far too nice to be wrapping paper, if that is what it's meant to be, so I'm stuck it on my wall and hope to frame it eventually.

So, hopefully I'll be able to find some inspiration/time to post some 'real' photographs soon. I have a lot of stuff to share for tomorrow though, just need to get the motivation I had at the beginning of the year back, January has been such a long month.

NYEE2K11!

I guess that this will probably be my last post of 2012, so I thought that I would make it a big one.

(via HelloGiggles)

I don't think I'm really doing anything for New Year's Eve, as per usual, but I'm saving my energy for the whole year so it's irrelevant that I happen to be spending New Year's Eve just like most Saturday nights rather than with my spread-out friends as I would want to...

I suppose I should finish off this year the way that I would plan to start any new year, with my resolutions. I dislike the assumption that people who make resolutions end up breaking them (and therefore become depressed about it) within the first few weeks. Maybe I will break them or fail in the first few weeks, but it might be spectacular, and I have a whole year to come back to it and achieve it if I want to. So here are my goals for this time next year.

1. Get a job.
This one is a pretty big deal and integral to doing what I want ever, I don't want to be on JSA any longer than I have to. I hope that the New Year brings more prospects and the chance for both further work experience and the chance to earn some cash.
2. Make it so my someday home is just my home, i.e. move out.
Both this and the first are linked, as fine as I am with living at home, I would be happier with my own space, my own kitchen, my own lounge, it will be great and it will be mine with my things. Probably the worst thing about 2011 was moving home and back to just having a bedroom, which is fine for the holidays but not great for any longer than that.
3. Spend less, way less.
I'm coming to terms, hard and fast, with how important it is to save money and how I need to not live so hand-to-mouth. It's lame not having any money for big fun things like trips and holidays but more dresses that I will ever wear in a year, I don't even have anywhere to go because I spend all my money.
4. Do at least one creative thing every week.
I had wondered whether it would be a good idea to begin a '52 Week Project', but that feels a bit too forced and camera-centric. Additionally, I also think that I do need to keep myself creative in other areas, start drawing more, making things and even watching more films, plus if unemployment continues, at least it will keep me active.
5. Pass my driving tests.
With my theory test looming, I'm keeping my fingers and toes crossed that I'll be able to pass and have a car by Easter, I'm still a bit wary of it but not nearly as scared as I was before I started driving. I need to do it and most importantly, I want to, it will be fun.

Other than the standard 'drop a dress size' that comes with the calorific season that was Christmas, I don't think I'm asking myself to do anything particularly unachievable. This is going to be the year that I turn into an adult, probably.

(via The Dainty Squid)

Awesome time-lapse/stopframe video of the view from Eirik Solheim's window. Captured in 2007/8 but still a pretty nice way to see away 40 seconds, and people are still reflective in 2011/2 are they not?

(via The Dainty Squid)

All the Buzz Satchel, Modcloth, $79.99


Bronx Lace Dalmation Brogues, New Look, £69.99
V. high on my wish list, other than those (now discontinued) Minnie Mouse creepers from Lazy Oaf, these are the most awesome shoes of this kind that I have seen. I think I need them and it's important that I have them.

This is probably the last 'new to me' film of the year that I will see and man, did I make it a good one.
I picked up on it thanks to Verbal Vomit's 'How to Be A Hipster' post. I figured that, apart from Garden State and Donnie Darko, that I liked all the other films mentioned so I may as well give this one a go too. URGH, it's too perfect, I've already downloaded the soundtrack and am keeping some serious tabs on Glen Hansard. Who knows? Maybe I am a hipster... #fangirlend

I think I'll round up this post with a final Verbal Vomit related recommendation. 'The Internet Owns Me' is v. relatable both to how I feel after using the Internet for extended periods of time and in relation to my 13-14 year old self, who totally 'had a website' which is definitely probably still discoverable in the deepest, darkest depths of the internet, not to mention the Myspace days; guess who always unnecessarily had the best one? Yep.
If you're willing to check out the above post you should definitely look at the rest of her blog, it's awesome and she posts some of the best links to things through the medium of her neat drawings. Run by Hannah Hillam, an American illustrator, it's probably one of my favourite illustration/lifestyley blogs at the moment.

Verbal Vomit.

Well, I suppose that's it. Finito, done and dusted.
Tomorrow I think Moon is making Mexican food and I'm going to be forced into watching Black Dynamite, something I probably wouldn't have any scruples about if it hadn't be quoted to death at me despite the fact I have never seen it. #goodjob
If I'm not going out, just as long as I get to watch the fireworks, I don't mind.

I hope that you have a very happy new year, and would like to thank you very much for reading. ♥