The Rise of the Rat

 Good Evening my Sweetlings,
I've had no internet for the past few days and have also been struck down with a variety of types of what my Dad always likes to call 'the dreaded lurgy'. I've been sleeping approximately three quarters of the past few days and lounging about feeling thoroughly yucky. However I did manage to go out on Saturday with Steven and I had a lot of fun, I bought a really comfortable forest green cardigan, some beautiful hand dyed wool from a shop Steven scouted for me and some DIY materials for good measure. 

Shoes, glitter, gloss and a brush for DIY project, new wool for crochet.

Due to feeling quite poorly I've been mostly lounging in my house, occasionally venturing out in search of sustinance, which in this case is Raspberry Jelly, Chocolate and lots of cups of White Tea. I've also been knitting a lot and spending some quality time with my rats, so that's what this post is about.

I've been wanting to make a post about rats for quite some time and the thought for this post has been rolling around in my noggin for at least a few months. I am proud to call myself a Rat Advocate, I firmly believe that they make gorgeous and wonderful pets. This post is by no means exhaustive, I just want to share my experience of owning rats, what they are like as pets and dispel some of the myths about them. 

 I have had pet rats for around four years now, my first two were my pets when I moved to Uni and got two babies in October 2010, a few months after my first rats passed away.
In my time of being a ratmother (a term my friend uses that I always think is cute!) I have had the chance to see how amazing these animals can be as pets and it makes me really sad when I hear people in passing talking about how horrible, disgusting, dirty or mean these animals are.

 General Information

It's important to establish that pet rats, also called Fancy Rats, are completely different from Wild Rats. They are different breeds completely with completely different temperments, behaviour and are even weak against different things. 
Fancy Rats are smaller than Wild Rats which can reach pretty enormous proportions and as they are bred in captivity they have friendly and inquisitive temperments and dispositions. They do share the common rat trait of being nibblers though!
Rats live for around 2 years so their lifespan is relatively short, they mature very quickly. They love company and are very social creatures, both with other rats and with their owners. It is important where possible to keep rats together in groups of two or more, though there are a few exceptions where rats will not get along with others. Rats are very playful, they love to play fight and wrestle, chase and jump and they can get lonely without a playmate.
I have only ever had male rats however my parents had female rats at one point. Generally speaking my understanding is that male rats tend to be a little more docile and lazy whereas female rats are very fast and can be a little more difficult to tame. However both genders make excellent pets and with love and attention even the most skittish of rats can be tamed.
Rats will generally never bite although they do love to nibble and as babies you may need to teach them the appropriate force with which they nibble and explore. If a rat is happy they will not attack you and there is no need to be afraid of them, more often they will want to lick you. In my years of owning rats I have only ever been bitten once and this was not a deep or serious wound, simply a bit of a hard nip when Dumbledore was still very young. A gentle tap on the nose and a firm 'no' was all that was needed as discipline.

 Rat Personality

Rats love to explore and are naturally curious and very inquisitive. They are also incredibly smart, they can be taught to do tricks and will recognise and respond to their name. They love to run about and look at new things, they definitely keep you on your toes! Rats also love to spend time with their owners, sitting on shoulders and laps, grooming you and gently nibbling fingernails, mustaches, eyebrows... they are very affectionate, gentle and loving and show their affection by bruxing, a sort of chattering sound made by grinding their teeth, as well as running around and playing with you. They love to play games, one of my old rats Tolten loved jumping around inside tubes and my current rats Gandalf and Dumbledore love hand wrestling as well as playing with hats, paper bags, cardboard boxes, balls, pieces of fabric... Dumbledore especially loves tug of war.  

Rat Nutrition

Rats love food and they will be all over you if you offer them a treat. Pet shops often sell specially formulated Rat Nuggets which combine all the foods your rat needs for health and stops them from being selective about food (many rodents tend to have this habit). They also love a variety of fruits and vegetables and will happily take these from your hand making them great ways to train them. Ganny and Dumbles love carrots, avacado, grapes, apple, peas, sweetcorn, broccoli and also really like to drink water from your hands... they may have been known to steal orange juice, sandwhich crusts and big chunks of tuna also. The great thing about feeding them fruit and veg is that this is a good source of vitamins which may be lacking in a purely dry diet. The added vitamins and nutrients will help to keep their joints in good working order and also gives them good general health. 
Chocolate drops for rodents never go amiss either and there are many dried fruit and seed snacks available for a variety of rodents. My rats also like general hamster/guinea pig food which we mix into their diet.
However be careful not to give them too many treats or fruit and veg as this can give them digestive upsets. It is important to never give your rat human chocolate, it is highly poisonous to them and could cause huge problems and even death. Please only use rodent chocolate.

 Misconceptions about Rats

A very common misconception about rats is that they are dirty animals. This is far from the truth, rats are very clean and well groomed animals and spend many hours a day grooming themselves and keeping their fur and body in good repair. Many rats also love to have baths, swim and play in water (if you do this with your rat be careful to keep to their limits), if necessary you can use a wet flannel to gently wash their back or tail.
A rat in good health has shiny soft fur, bright eyes and is alert, when happy their ears will stick up and are often rotated around to listen to sounds. 
Rats do not smell or carry any more diseases than any other rodent you would keep as a pet. Like a hamster they are kept in a cage and as long as you clean them out they will not be smelly. They do not have fleas or carry the plague and as long as you keep to general hygeine such as washing your hands after handling them extensively you will not have any problems. 
Rats are also not nasty or vicious and are completely fine to keep as pets around children, as long as you make sure they are not hurt or mistreated by youngsters. People often mistake Wild Rats behaviour for that of a tame pet rat but they are completely different, just as a Tiger and a domestic Cat are very different! 

Rat Health

It is important to take note of your rats health as Fancy Rats can be prone to a few things.
Respitory problems can be common in rats, you should keep them in a warm environment and should use wood based cat litter or shredded paper in their cage. Try to avoid anything that makes a lot of dust such as sawdust, this often makes rats sneeze a lot as they have sensitive noses and respitory systems. 
Another thing to keep your eye on is tumors. Female rats in particular are unfortunately prone to developing cysts and tumors, especially in the mammary area. These may be operable or completely harmless, however they can sometimes be cancerous. If you spot one of these on your rat, male or female, don't hesitate to take them for a check up.
It is also very important to make sure the cage you use for your rats is big enough. Pet shops sell specific rat cages which will have different platforms for them to play and sit on. Rats are bigger than hamsters and gerbils and a cage for a hamster will not be adequate for a rat, please make sure you get them a big enough cage as it is cruel to keep them in a space that is too small for them. 

 Ganny looking for food in my pile of wool and keeping me company whilst I do my crochet.

Dumbles playing with my hat.


If you have any questions about rats please feel free to ask me. I don't claim to be an expert on them however I am happy to try my best to answer any questions you might have.

Friend Friday : Lights, Camera, Action!

This week we're discussing the mechanics of blogging, the camera and accessories we use, how to scout a location and the process of how a picture changes as it makes it's way to our blog. Please forgive the extremely cheesy title!


1. What technology do you use in blogging? (computer, camera, video camera, tripod, etc...) 
My camera is a Sony Cybershot DSC-R1 which my parents bought for me the Christmas of 2007. Since getting that camera my style of photography completely changed, I became a lot more passionate about photography as a whole and that's really when I started taking photos of my outfits, before that the only time I really had my photo taken was at school or family gatherings and you know how those come out!
I love having a DSLR camera and whilst I don't think it's necessary to have one to take good quality pictures it has definitely helped me to improve my photography skills and it's changed my life completely. I think mostly because it's the first camera I've ever had that I could get to grips with the macro, all the different settings and that I would just carry about with me everywhere, suddenly I just wanted to take pictures of everything so I started learning a lot more.

I do have a tripod which I used to use pretty much constantly however I don't think I've used it in about two years now. Nowadays I usually just rest the camera somewhere and then set the self timer, that works well but it does mean I have to take pictures somewhere with an appropriately high or low 'shelf', my secret is using my greenhouse when I take pictures in my garden! For anything where I don't have a shelf I tend to rely on my boyfriend or friends taking the pictures, I definitely want to start using my tripod again so that I can get more varied locations when I'm on my own.
After taking the photos I upload them all to my computer and look through them, resize, edit and so on.


2. What computer and online technology do you use? (blogging system, photo storage, photo editing tools, etc..) 
I just got a new computer for my 21st birthday which makes it easier for me to view my pictures, my laptop often changed the colours a bit so they appeared differently to me than to other people. That made editing interesting as I was never sure that what looked good to me necessarily looked good to other people, luckily the new computer handles things like this better.  
I use Blogger for my blogging system and bought a custom domain to change the web address :) I upload all my pictures onto Blogger since I find that the easiest and most straight forward way to put my pictures here. I also use Photobucket quite a bit although not often for this blog.
I use the program Photo Scape as my primary editing tool, it's free to download and I've found it incredibly useful since I started using it in 2009. You can download it here. I have used PhotoShop in the past but always found it too complicated, I could never really get to grips with all the different settings and ways of doing things with it so I like to use a more simplistic program.
One thing I don't really do is back up or store my photos outside my computer/blog, I don't actually have an external harddrive which is sort of asking for trouble.


3. What is your process for taking pictures? 
It's nothing complicated and perhaps not especially interesting! I get dressed and then decide where I want to take the pictures based on the theme, time of day, type of outfit and so on. Usually I take pictures in my living room for pure outfit shots and then outside in my garden for something a bit nicer, brighter and more interesting.
After that I just grab my camera and start taking pictures! I tend to use timers for all of my long distance shots which means a lot of running backwards and forwards to the camera, I must look really silly to anyone that can see me. Close ups I either use the timer or just hold the camera, I admit that I need to learn to use the timer more for close ups because usually if I try to do that at the moment they are more blurry than if I just hold the camera (but then you get the awkward arm shot...) 
If it's my boyfriend taking the pictures then it usually just involves me frolicking around whilst he snaps, he likes to move about, get interesting angles, use the zoom more... I think he has a lot of fun being my 'Official Blog Photographer' (he gave himself that title with a huge grin on his face!). The only downside to having somebody else take my picture is that I find it really hard to be serious if somebody else is taking the picture for me, also I can get a little self concious. This usually results in a LOT of really unflattering pictures of me making terrible faces but we also get some really good pictures that I wouldn't be able to achieve myself.
I usually take about 40 - 100 pictures in one go, a lot! Out of those I use about 10 - 20 for my post so it's a lot of picking and choosing of the best. After that I edit, usually brightening and colourising a little bit (I put a red filter on most of my pictures), I use the Fade Style feature quite a bit as well.  This is when resizing is done also since my camera takes massive pictures.



4. When it comes to backdrops for your photos what do you consider? Do you scout locations or shoot the same spot daily? 
 If possible I like my back drops to be pretty and to reflect the mood of the photograph, I love to work with the background as part of the overall feel of the photos I'm taking and I like everything to blend well together. I really love being outside, I like nature, I love being in my garden, so I find that a great place to take my photos and it's especially good when the flowers are out and it's been cleaned up.
I think natural light is best for photos so you need somewhere that you can get a lot of natural light, another reason I like taking pictures outside. Inside it's harder to get that since I've found, at least in my house, only certain spots get good enough lighting to take pictures in and they're usually right by windows. You can edit the lighting to some degree but starting off with good lighting really helps.  I generally only use flash on photos if it's dark and I really want to or need to take a picture right then.
Of course natural light can create some problems as well, trying to get pictures at midday or when the sun is right behind you is really difficult and frustrating.

 Occasionally I will go out and take pictures somewhere specific like in the picture above which was taken at the Common near my house. I really like seeing pictures taken in different places, they create something interesting and dynamic to look at and you can interact with different environments differently.

 5. If you could splurge and get one new piece of equipment what would you be buying? 
 I can't really think of anything I especially need or want right now! I suppose a smaller and less bulky DSLR could be good, mine is very heavy and is pretty much like carrying a brick around with you, I'd like something a bit lighter and less hefty.


Friend Friday, an initiative started by the lovely Katy of Modly Chic, is a great way for fashion bloggers  to connect with one another and share more about themselves in a friendly and encouraging community. You can find out more HERE and join in by joining the Fashion Beauty Friend Friday Google Group.

Earth Tones & Makeup Musings

 Hello my darlings, how are you all today?
Today my boyfriend and I went out for Sunday Lunch (which was so tasty and filling, I was practically asleep at the table by the end!) and I took the opportunity to wear my new Moss Green top. I think I am officially in love with it! I also think I say this about many, many things but that's a good thing right? Feeling in love with your clothes means you're doing something right.
I paired it with this gorgeous deep brown skirt Steven got me for my birthday, it's the same material and shape as a skirt I used to have before Mother Nature bestowed me with these rather curvy hips so it didn't fit me last time I tried it on (I may have broken the zip finding this out...), Steven got me the new one for a surprise and I love it so much. I think the two pieces go really well together, I've grown to really like Earth Tones but I like quite zesty one like natural greens, yellows, oranges and so on.
I have to admit I didn't wear the wedges out, my feet would have gotten far too cold. I wore some polkadot sneakers that I've been living in for the past few weeks and which are at least one billion years old.

 I find the shape of the clothes far more flattering to buxom ladies such as myself than some other clothes which are super tight and frankly make my chest look all kinds of weird! The cut of the top is more flattering in the right areas and more flowy in the right areas too and the skirt follows a more natural shape so it hugs and flares at just the right points.
The top is from Salamander in Lincoln, it's an alternative shop selling gothic and new age/hippie clothes. I always feel a bit strange trying to think of a term for hippie clothing, personally I'm completely fine with being called a hippie but a lot of people get offended by that? What do you call these type of clothes my sweets?

 I wanted to quickly mention Makeup here. It's a big topic and something I muse over quite a bit but I'll try to keep it succinct.
I've always listened with interest to ladies talk about makeup (and men too!). There are so many opinions out there about it, how great it is, how terrible it is, how it makes us look better or worse or what have you. I've heard people on all ends of the spectrum, from pretty much worshipping it to lamenting it.
Yet so many women say they couldn't leave the house without makeup on or they couldn't be seen in public without it on. They find it comforting, like a sheild, or empowering so that it brings out your best qualities. I've heard of many who feel uncomfortable and exposed without it and would be horrified if they had to go out without anything on, whether that's full 'face' on or just a bit of concealer, a dap of eyeshadow, lipgloss or whatever.
I find this really interesting because I hardly ever wear makeup in my day to day life. I would say that about 95% of the time I am wearing no makeup whatsoever when I go out or when I'm around the house. I like to wear makeup to get dolled up, I love wearing red lipstick, a flick of eyeliner and copious amounts of glitter on my eyes and face and everywhere else I can put it, I love blusher, I love colourful eyeshadow, I love experimenting with makeup for different outfits and characters... I really like wearing makeup but the fact of the matter is that I hardly ever do unless I specifically plan to and make time for it.
I go out on the street all the time wearing no makeup at all, I never wear makeup at work or school, my boyfriend and friends see me far more often with no makeup on than with it done properly.
Just like a lot of women can't imagine not having it on, I kind of can't imagine having to wear it all the time. I would feel completely suffocated by it if I wore it every single day and the idea of that just makes my skin feel clogged, just thinking of it.
Now I know the wonders makeup can do and when I have spots, which I do still get quite regularly, I often find myself looking in the mirror and thinking about what concealer could do for me. Same for eye circles which have invaded my life on a regular basis lately. Yet I still don't do much about those, even with spots and eyebags I rarely find myself putting makeup on.
I have to be honest, I think half the reason I don't wear it often is pure laziness. I can't be bothered to make time to do my makeup, it's the same reason my hair never gets straightened even though I realised recently that it can look really cute when I do. I'm lazy, a giant slug!
I don't want this ramble to come off as somehow holier than thou, I'm not sure if it could be read as that. I have nothing against makeup, nothing against anybody who chooses to wear it or doesn't, it's completely personal. I just often wonder about peoples feelings and thoughts about it because they seem to be so different from my own. 


Ladies (and Gents too of course), how do you feel about makeup? How do you feel when you wear it? How often do you wear it? Do you feel like you need it? Anybody with a Significant Other that wears makeup, do you like it? Do you prefer natural? Is there any type of makeup you love seeing on them, or hate seeing?

 I went a bit ring crazy today. I stopped at the Sun Dance shop on the way to get food and ended up buying these three and the two cat ringholders because I thought they were too cute, and also I can pretend to have duels with them (Glitter Cat vs. Wooden Cat, who will win?)

 I've decided to buy rings to reflect the elements in some way, mostly because the ones that I have already are quite elemental and I find these ones are too.
The top ring is wooden and would represent Wood. It was £2.
The bottom one would represent Metal and Fire, it really reminds me of Howl's Moving Castle. It was £5.

This one, which Wooden Cat has so helpfully turned around for me, would be Air. It was £2.

Dumbledore greets you from inside his tiny Sundance bag! Both my rats love bags but this one in particular is a fiend for them, he adores them! He was in his element, it is perfectly shaped and sized for his mischevious little rat bum.

Lace & Flora

 I have had the strangest few days, truly. This week I finally got all my school work handed in, my mind was so frazzled by the end of it that I was exhausted and simultaneously so wired that I couldn't sleep.
On Thursday night I went out to play Bingo with a group of friends. I hadn't played since I was 12, I used to play with the old ladies and gentlemen at my mums work when I was little. It took me a while to get used to playing but I won £10! The game was free so I was really excited and happy with myself, I even called my mum and dad to tell them!
Yesterday night I went out to a meetup with some of the herbalists from my Uni and it was lovely. We went to a pub and my friend Natasha and I drank cups of tea (seriously!). Another girl with us called Ruth is so lovely, I've known her in passing for a while but last night was the first time I've really gotten time to make friends with her. She told me she went to Faery Fest for a few years running and she used to work dressing up as a Granny in this costume café in Cornwall, how strange is that? We talked about how we both love walking in nature and I told her about the Common where she has never been, she lives next to the Arbotorium which I've never been too so we decided to hang out more often and go to those places together. Also she got really excited when I told her about how to make Faerie Wings so we're going to make them together.
It was so much fun going out with these girls, we laughed so hard my stomach hurt and then Ruth decided she really wanted to dance so we danced around the pub together with swishy skirts (I wore the one above) and our hair flying about. Bear in mind this is a biker pub... it was actually pretty thrilling to just do something so spontaneous and silly.
We ended up chatting to a few strangers who joined us because we looked like we were having fun, one of them was an Animal Behaviourist who was in a Chicken Training club and the other had a tattoo on his arm saying 'Remember '68' which he told us was because of all the amazing movements in things like the Green Movement, Gay Rights, Feminist Rights at that time in history.
Natasha and Ruth also have amazing style, they just look fantastic! They told me a few places to buy clothes and some awesome websites for reconstructed clothing. I hope to do a post on those at some point soon.
I feel like I've met so many new people and made so many friends over the past two days.

 Today I went out into town with Steven to go and hunt through the sales in one of the shops the girls reccommended to me and I got a gorgeous moss green shirt for £11. I'm trying to buy better quality even if that means spending a little more... gosh, I came so close to dropping nearly £60 on a dress, it was just not good! I think I got a little too far ahead of myself there but luckily I didn't do it, phew!
We also went to the magic shop and bought six tall candles and I got a mood ring and a bracelet with little shell and sealife charms on it.

 Tonight, if all goes to plan, I'm really hoping to cuddle up on the sofa or in bed with Steven and watch some Buffy or some Waiting for God. I've really missed spending time with him the past few weeks, don't you hate it when you have so much to do that you just feel that you can't be with the people you love? I really miss him even though we've been together, time to remedy that!

Outfit rundown:
Hairbows: A gift from my parents for my birthday
Hairclips: Disney for H&M (£5)
Earrings: Primark (£3)
Necklace 1: Unknown (it's ancient and broken!)
Necklace 2: A gift from my Nannie
Ring: Vintage 1930's, a gift from Steven
Bracelet: Naturally Gifted (£2.50)
Dress as Top: Primark (£5)
Skirt: Primark (£5)
Belt: Primark (2)
Leggings: Unknown
Socks: A gift from my parents
Shoes (Gold): Ebay (£5)     Black: Primark (£4)

 P.S: Look who has started shooting! My Mint plant! Oh my gosh, there are not enough exclamation marks in the world for how excited I am about this. If you rub the little shoots they smell of Mint and I just find that adorable. (Seriously, exclamations!!!!!!)

P.P.S: Here are some outtakes, somebody kept photobombing me!

Friend Friday : The Need for Authentic Blogging

Another Friday rolls around and with it another spectacular and mind tickling Friend Friday.
This week our topic has turned to blogger autheticity. What is it? How do you get it? How do you convey it? Who has it? These are all on the calling card this week so lets get this show on the road!

(painting of me done by the amazing Alice Le, this girl never fails to amaze and flatter me!)
1. Most readers and fellow fashion bloggers value authenticity in the blogs they read. How would you describe blog/blogger authenticity? 
It can be a really hard and intangible thing to describe or measure I think, partly because everyone sees it a little differently. What I find really authentic and honest somebody else might find false or totally manufactured, there is no one size fits all for this I don't think (as with most things.)
For me I like a blog that makes me feel as though the blogger is talking to me personally. I don't like to feel as though I'm part of a massive crowd, I like the writing style to be a little more intimate than that. I like to know somebodies opinions and thoughts on something, that makes them seem more authentic than simply saying something like 'hey everyone I bought this today!', not that I have seen many blogs like that on my travels. 
I also like a blog where the writers voice comes through in how they type, whether that's little quirks with certain words or the way they structure things to sound like speech. I tend to enjoy those blogs a lot, they definitely feel authentic to me.


2. When it comes to your blog how to you infuse it with that true/authentic feeling? 
It sounds a little silly I guess but I just write about whatever comes to me. I don't especially plan things out with what I can and can't blog about, or something I can and can't say (although I definitely keep my every day workwhinge out of here!), I think that gives my blog quite a stream of conciousness type of feel which feels authentic to me, and hopefully does to you too. I have to be honest I'd love to hear what other people think on this one, does my blog feel authentic? How do you feel when you read it?
When I look back over my blog it feels as though I'm looking at the contents of my brain put onto a page, I feel as though it really lets people into the way my mind works, the things I like, my inspirations, my dreams, just who I am overall. Plus it helps me to keep track of things and to chart my progress from the past to the present, that can be important for a Moon Arien like me who is prone to flitting about a bit (oh dear, the zodiac has wedged it's way in here!)


3. Have you stopped following a blog in the last three months? What made you lose interest? 
I have a confession to make... I am a serial blog follower! I tend to be quite click happy with that 'follow' button, which isn't to say that I don't read the blogs I follow or that I'm fickle, more like I will follow anything I find interesting and I find a lot of things interesting!
That inevitably leads me to having an absolutely massive feed that I just can't keep up with so earlier this month I sat myself down with my (highly intimidating) feed and weeded through everything. I hadn't done that since I started in 2009 and boy was it crowded. I had a lot of blogs on there that had been deleted and quite a few that had gone private which I didn't even notice and some that I had just outgrown in the two years I've been blogging.I went from just over 200 blogs to about 130.
The authenticity (I'm starting to not be able to spell that word the further I get into this) was never a problem or a reason for me leaving, I just went by what was interesting to me now or not and took out anything that wasn't. I tend to feel guilty for stopping following blogs although I'm not sure why, I worry about upsetting the blogger because they lost a number!


4. We can't communicate effectively on our blogs, something we don't live in real life... what are some ways you try to live an authentic life? 
I try my best to follow my heart at all times. I know very well that I can be a bit of a pushover when it comes to other people and in the past I've had a nasty habit of putting others needs before my own, so if someone said to me 'I want to go here!' I would do that, even if I really didn't want to go or I had my own places to go.  Last year I made big steps to challenge that and this year one of my resolutions was to 'be more assertive' which I have been doing well on so far. I have to say I'm a lot happier now that I can say no when I want to!
To live an authentic life I try to remain true to myself and do the things I want to do, be interested in what I'm interested in, take part in things I want to do and I just try to be myself. Sometimes I get those sudden flitters of thoughts like 'she's so cool, I wish I was into things like that!' or 'I wish I had thought of that!' but copying behaviours that seem cool never really work anyway.
The other day I told my patient that I was weird and my boyfriend and I were an oddball couple, she looked at me kind of strangely as though being weird was a bad thing, or as though it was strange for me to chirpily call myself weird with a smile on my face. That's the thing though, I am weird! I'm definitely strange and I think being able to say that sort of embodies my lifestyle and it's honest, I just hope most people find me strange in a charming way, not strange in a scary way.


5. Give a shout-out... Which bloggers do you think are truly genuine and why? 
One person I really enjoy and who I find very genuine is Tavi of The Style Rookie, I love the way she writes and the things she posts and I just feel like it's a very truthful representation of who she is. 
Alice of Love Lorn Frog, I could sing this girls praises forever I think! Not only is she an amazing friend and a talented artist, she has absolutely amazing fashion sense and puts together such fun outfits. I wish she were my sister, I really do. Also I love how honest and unapologetic she is on her blog, it's fantastic. 


Friend Friday, an initiative started by the lovely Katy of Modly Chic, is a great way for fashion bloggers  to connect with one another and share more about themselves in a friendly and encouraging community. You can find out more HERE and join in by joining the Fashion Beauty Friend Friday Google Group.