5 good things

I have been MIA again for a few weeks, but this time i have a good excuse, starting with my first good thing:

1. I have started an NVQ in Beauty therapy (level 2), my job was really getting me down and i felt like i would be stuck behind my desk forever doing laborious jobs i don't enjoy, so i did something about it, and while i am still working for my company i wont be office based for much longer as i can do all of my work from home as it is all internet/computer based now. So i get to keep the job which will pay for the course but i also get to do the course until i qualify then i can find work as a beauty therapist instead. more to come on this soon...

2. Back to school supplies, starting a new course means buying stationary and other fun things like multicoloured metallic gel pens, highlighters, sparkly notebooks and Hello Kitty pencil cases  and who doesn't like buying things like that???, at least now i have an excuse.

3. This Bag!!!!

Its by Gloria Ortiz (Spanish designer) and is super duper sparkly in real life with silver and coral/pink stripes and nude fabric woven through the handles which are long enough to go over your shoulder. The minute i saw it i wanted it, the minute i looked at the price tag i had to have it, it was literally screaming my name (look it says CHARLOTTE!!!!!) and it was 70% off the already reduced price of 99€ in the Corte Ingles outlet store. I cant wait to wear it!

4. I downloaded an App for my iphone & ipad the other week and as i had paid 2.99 for it and wasn't very impressed (as i thought a lot of things could be easily altered) i emailed the developer and told them so, the next day the emailed me back to tell me i was AMAZING, yes really, and if it wasn't for people like me giving them in depth feedback and suggestions they wouldn't be able to improve anything as they had exhausted their own ideas AND to top it off they sent me a 10 dollar Amazon gift card to spend on whatever i want as a thank you, so sometimes it does pay to complain.

5. The lovely ring Jay bought me for our anniversary, anyone who knows me knows that i love crowns, so much so that i have one tattooed onto my back, this one was bought from a small artisan stall in Guardamar night market on a midnight stroll, it is sterling silver and cubic zirconia and i love it, he also bought me a great pair of studded shoes, happy Charlotte!

What are your 5 good things this week?

Guessing games

Yesterday i went shopping, i found it quite amusing that now its only just starting to get cold outside, almost cold enough to wear a coat, but the shops are now stocking spring/ summer clothes and the last of the winter stock is on its way out with the sales.

So you have to guess what the weather is going to be like 3 months ahead of time to buy the clothes you will need for the coming season, in a few weeks time we will definitely need to wear a coat but you wont be able to find a coat in the shops because they have been replaced by swimming costumes and summer dresses.

The same thing happens in the middle of summer when you decide you want to buy a new pair of shorts, you go to the shops and they are full of woolly jumpers and coats and not a pair of shorts to be found anywhere.

For some people it might be fine to guess what they are going to need ahead of time but when you are losing weight you don't know what size you will be in 3 months time when you actually need that item and having lost over 6 stone in the last few years i always end up with a wide selection of sizes in my wardrobe just in case,

So is that the only solution? not only having to guess what clothes will be suitable for the weather in 3 months time but also having to guess how much weight you will have lost by then as well?????