ATTIRE - higher

when i was younger i had a gorgeous pair of spanish market espadrilles which i never wore because they were so impractical. so i thought i'd never buy another pair again, but these caught my eye when they came onto the asos new in page. i wore them all day saturday walking about a food market and then shopping in birmingham and they didn't rub at all. i cant be doing with summer shoes that rub! we don't have enough good weather to 'break them in' so they need to be perfect from the first wear. the denim dress was a random impulse buy, i had 20% to exploit so just chose anything. it was a good random buy though! for winter i'm planning to pop on some thick black tights and my black boots. 

dress - asos

shoes - asos

ATTIRE - note taking

i searched high and low for this h&m skirt last week. the sizing and fit of the skirt is a bit dodgy, i picked up a size 6 initially but it was i m p o s s i b l e to bend over so i swapped it for an 8 and then waist is huuge :( never mind, i'm crazy for the pattern (and price!) so i'll just make do. its a combination of different blues with a pastel pink running through it. to pick out the pink i teamed it with my trusty topshop jumper. alternatively, i've worn my primark navy turtle neck with the skirt for colder days. obviously i've worn my river island flatforms. they're just so easy to pop on and wear with eveything and anything. 

jumper - topshop (similar)

skirt - h&m

flatforms - river island (posted here)

DIARY - half marathon

five months into 2014 and i successfully completed one of my new years resolutions. earlier this year i did a post on why i wanted to do the half marathon if you want to take a look here. 9.30 am the race started at the worcester race course, harrison and i managed to complete the 13.1 miles in 2 hours 30 (ish) - which for our first attempt, and not training for the last month leading up to it, is pretty good! 

so it wasn't easier, the worcester route is quite hilly. i did find jogging was easier than walking though because your feet hurt less! every 3/4 miles there is a water station where you get handed bottles of water, cups of energy drink and a jelly baby (although harrison kept taking handfuls!)

we managed to raise £247! only £3 under our target! the atmosphere at the race was amazing, and the ages of people doing the marathon and half marathon was so inspiring! the full marathon winner lapping us and crossing the finish line together are the most memorable bits for me.

doing the worcester half marathon was a great experience and one of my best achievements! the achey legs, dead bum for the next 3 days and huge blisters hasn't put me off doing another one. i'm trying to talk harrison into the birmingham half marathon in october. although training in the summer getting sweaty isn't too appealing!