I'm wearing aaaall of my favourite things in one outfit today. In fact, I've been wearing this pretty much every day and just changing the t-shirt because I love it all so much. I've not stopped wearing my leopard print coat since I bought it in the sales and my boots have only left my feet when I swapped them for wellies in the snow. I do wish I had kept this for the gig I'm going to tonight but then white t-shirts and people spilling beer do not mix.

My bag is probably my all time favourite thing I've ever owned and I feel super grown up walking around with it although I'm worried it has sparked some designer bag desires and I'm eyeing up another one already... I bought it with a mixture of store credit, my own money and a 20% discount code through Spartoo who always have good sales on bags.

1. I don't have any tattoos (too much of a wimp) but if I did I would probably have FAC.33 on the back of my neck.

2. I get most of my inspiration for my outfits, music I listen to and books I read from Nicky Wire and Richey Edwards from the Manic Street Preachers. They are the only beautiful thing to ever come out of my home town. I have so much love for them, they are my heroes. Make up inspiration comes from Caroline over at Sparkly Vodka and my female fashion icons are Daisy Lowe and Marina Diamandis.



3. My favourite book is The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.

4. I lost 6 stone in two years. My weight has always been an issue and I find it hard to talk about. I was happy when I was bigger but I am happier now. I wish weight wasn't such a big issue in our society, I wish people didn't feel pressured to look a certain way and I wish some people hadn't said I only used the tag 'Fat' when it suited and dropped it when I lost weight. I love clothes and wanted to be a size 14-16 to be able to shop anywhere on the high street. I've kept it off by keeping a food diary and being good all week and letting loose on the weekend. My weight is such a confusing topic and I've given myself a headache thinking about it...

5. I have a scar in my right eyebrow where I had two stitches after falling off a wall when I was five.

6. I love Manchester. Most of my favourite bands are from there, I love the city and its history and the people. I wish I had gone to uni there to do an MA after graduating but I was too scared to go on my own. I have been to Manchester five times now and I would quite like to move there before settling back down in the Valleys.

7. I have always lived in Wales and the longest I have ever been away from home is for three months when I went to New Zealand. I'm close to my mum and brother and get home sick quite easily.

8. My teenage crushes were a little odd and included Jarvis Cocker, Matt Bellamy, JC Chasez from *NSync and Reece Shearsmith.

9. I got full marks in all of my History A Level exams and then went on to do spectacularly badly at university because I lost all interest in being academic.

10. I have dyslexia and dyspraxia but didn't find out until I was 20, which meant spending the first part of my life thinking I was an idiot.

11. I have been to see Britney Spears with my brother three times, I am not ashamed.



12. Not sure if the happiest moment of my life was getting my dog Sookie on Christmas day three years ago or seeing Morrissey at Wembley Arena.

13. Working in a library was never something I planned or dreamed of doing but I am enjoying it. I wanted to be a radio DJ or be in a band but I lack any musical ability and I am the least rock and roll person ever. Previous jobs include barmaid, cleaner, sales assistant at Topshop and club promoter.

14. I had about 40 driving lessons but never took my test. I have no interest in driving, my dad made me have lessons.

15. I'm scared of the ocean and going on boats. I went on a cruise down the Nile as a child and saw crocodiles in the water and cried.

16. I am a member of the Labour party and try to be as actively involved as I can be.

17. Most people want to travel to exotic destinations, I just want to go back to Florida as an adult and visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. I'm such a big fan, 'Always' *sobs*

I really was spoiled rotten on Wednesday. I attended the National TV Awards as a guest of Echo Falls wine and I had a truly memorable evening. Not only did I get to hang out with Sarah, Ashley and Charlie, I also had the opportunity to watch all of the awards ceremony live and and feel like a VIP for the night. I spent all week worrying about getting stuck in London because of the snow and had to wear my snow boots until we got to the venue but quickly changed into heels once I got inside. A bit of snow would never stop me from being in the same room as the cast of Dr Who.

We had a great view of the ceremony from our suite and got to kick back with some lovely nibbles and a glass of wine. I would normally be watching the show with a mug of tea in my dressing gown so it all felt very posh.


Charlie and I were whooping and cheering when Sherlock and Dr Who were up for awards but sadly they lost out to (in my opinion) far inferior shows.


There were performances from Kimberly Walsh (who sounded fine in the arena) and Ella Henderson. Two of my favourite women, Mary Berry and Clare Balding presented awards.

I had a bit of a nightmare trying to find something to wear and I currently have five dresses waiting to go back to ASOS because nothing was quite right for the event. I eventually ended up buying this dress from Whistles the day before the event:

Not being able to take photos outside was starting to get me down a bit, I always prefer my shots in the garden with my stone wall and some greenery. Never mind, I will probably be housebound over the weekend in the valleys because snow is on the way and I can take photos outside to my heart's content.  I was either delirious or having some sort of crisis brought on by S.A.D when I took these photos. I do hope you have a little chuckle...



My rather lovely handbag is from Dune via Very.co.uk. It's huge! I used it as a weekend bag last week and managed to cram a clutch bag, bottle of rum, heels, full outfit, pjs and toiletries in there. I've also been using it for work because I can fit my book and lunch in there instead of carrying them in a separate tote bag. I also love all the studs and buckle details and it the neutral colour leather makes a nice change for me because all my bags are plain black.

Here we go, my mental face: