THE EFFECTS OF SQUASH

From the title of this post, you probably think I'm talking about your everyday orange squash. It could be very easy to ramble on about the additives, the sugar, the artificial sweeteners etc etc etc. But no.

The motive to this post: an aching bum, painful arm muscles and the desperate need to stay in bed all day...

taken with Instagram: angelseebs1

...which, in fact, I am doing. By the way, meet Ginger, my teddy who's keeping me company today (actually can't live without my teddy's).

SO the cause of all this? Yesterday, I went to play Squash with my boyfriend and his Dad. Rest assured, I made certain I dressed appropriately (after trying on 3 different pairs of shorts) but I seemed to have forgotten one important detail... I haven't done an ounce of sport since Dance Leaders back in Year 12 - 2 years ago, and I DEFINITELY felt the effects.

Initially, I stood over court 2 watching the boyfriend and his dad battle out a game. I had never, ever played Squash before in my life, and I was frightened. There was no way I could have hit the ball that hard whilst continuously running up and down! HAHA they must have been kidding!!
So I thought that maybe I'd just watch at first, then maybe next time get involved with a bit of hitting the ball back and forth, until..

"Shall we give it a go?"

My heart literally started beating at about 100mph. I played my boyfriend's dad and, embarrassingly, was out of breath after hitting the ball about 5 times. Not only that, but the amount of times I missed the ball on a serve, or accidentally ran into the wall, or tried to do an impressive shot but failed, I just wanted to run away. Didn't help that I was frequently asking for water breaks when everyone I "played" weren't even out of breath :(

Regardless of the humiliating situation I put myself in, it was a damn good workout, and even though right now I'm suffering from an aching and tender bum, it will be worth it! And yes, I have plans to go back...not saying it's such a good idea after what happened yesterday, but I'm willing to give it another go!

Come at me firm bum. 

This should read *squash: MOTIVATION

A/W12 - BAROQUE ROCKS!

Embellishment, embroidery, extravagance - the 3 "e's" perfect to describe A/W's rebellion of ornate clothing!

We've gone back in time to the 17th Century where the Baroque and Rococo periods made an appearance and have now come alive this season through eye catching golds and blacks! The runway produced a heavy amount of patterns, jewels and other shimmery stuff, outlining the complexity of the Baroque and Rococo movement.

From dresses to jackets to trousers to accessories, opulent and lavish couture from the catwalk hit the high street quickly as we see a parade of elaborate Rococo-inspired prints and ornamentation; perfect for a sexy yet luxurious night out!

Runway VS High Street

Baroque fashion on the catwalk

From catwalk to high street, Baroque fashion in our everyday high street stores

I'm in love with the patterns; and gold and black? The two most "look at me I'm rich and glamorous" colours...need I say more?

My fave STYLE SPOTS for this trend so far...

ASOS Premium Knicker Short with Floral Embellishment

ASOS Brocade Metal Plate Waist Belt

...and only £45 and £18! Bargain!... (I wish)

What do you guys think? Baroque brilliant? or Baroque bore? Let me know in the comments!

INTERNSHIP

Could it be?! La Palabreuse is actually DOING something with her gap year!

I never thought the day would come, but I've landed myself an internship and YES, the first day wasn't an all round disaster!

Okay, I'll admit, when I got the email from the guy asking to meet at the shared office space in a hotel, I was freaked out. Typical really to think the worst of things...

Oh my gosh, I bet this is a fake company

Oh no, he's going to take me away

What if he's an old weird man?!?!?!

Of course, I was being unnecessarily over the top. In fact, I felt ridiculously bad when I met him. He was young, lovely and really easy going! Damn my instincts. 

So I started off yesterday with some market research, and as much as all 3 workers that were there were lovely, I don't think I fit in quite yet...yes, it was the battle of the laptop.

There I was, sat on a table with everyone tapping away on there virtually silent MacBook's and I had to pull out my chunky, MAHUSIVE noise maker: the HP lappy. 

Why is it that this laptop continuously has to make weird, random noises. And it's got a bad habit of overheating and making this stupid JJJJJHHHH sound. Now, you can only imagine the ridiculousness of sitting in a room full of business men and women, all with their MacBook's, concentrating intently, whilst I tried to tame my beast of a laptop. Embarrassing :'(

A NEW OBSESSION

Fashion mad?! Or just plain crazy...

As a new blogger, I want to introduce everyone to my journey; a journey of new experiences, new passions and new obsessions.

SO, the theme to this blog. 

Speaking of new stuff, recently, I've had a new obsession with fashion. High Street fashion, catwalk trends, you name it. 
Funny really, seeing as I have no money to keep up with any of it...sigh.

So prepare yourselves for an amateur and rookie-style blog defining the new things happening on my journey to the top, along with new styles that I think are hottest this season!