tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746537804873745472024-02-07T20:09:46.584-08:00Stray ClosetFashion is a statement, not a style.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15938991645656487855noreply@blogger.comBlogger166125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474653780487374547.post-76008084638192338602015-11-29T13:07:00.000-08:002015-11-29T13:07:59.932-08:00The perfect phrase for a pressured mind.<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #495762; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.6em;">
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Generation Y is known for this pressure, it’s what has birthed spikes in social anxiety among this group, as well as depression, a heightened level of selfishness and technology readily available at our fingertips making it that much harder to avoid.</div>
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I stress myself out so much thinking that I should’ve done much more with my life by now that I came up with a phrase to help me. I then wrote about it and submitted this to the popular well-being website <a href="http://www.elephantjournal.com/" style="-webkit-transition: 0.1s; background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 2px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #495762; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; transition: 0.1s; word-wrap: break-word;">The Elephant Journal.</a></div>
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I have read and loved the articles on this website for over a year now so it’s a pleasure to be published amongst the writers I admire to an audience of over 10 million per month. If you have time, I recommend checking out a few more of their pieces, full of inspiration and advice.</div>
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My piece is called The Perfect Phrase for a pressured mind, and you can read it here:</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The cream allegedly uses a special silver ingredient (<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">MicroSilver ™) to banish bad bacteria but all the while helps the good bacteria or "skin flora" ensuring your skins natural goodness is not stripped off which is usually the result of other skin products. It claims to help reduce bacteria related infection and inflammation (redness) of skin conditions. This means it diminishes what is already on the surface of the skin rather than the cause. To tackle the cause you will have to take care of other areas of your lifestyle that might account for your skins condition such as your diet, hormones, lack of hydration/exercise etc. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have suffered from acne since I was about 15, and have never been without one or two spots on my face, it's rare that it will be completely clear. They can be quite big lumps sometimes, so large that they might not make it to the surface and will protrude under a few layers as a red mass, untreatable and uncoverable. Topical solutions like this one will help the spots on the surface but will not tackle the cause, that's a bigger issue. I always like to try new products however to see what level they can go to to get rid of them.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When it arrived, I couldn't wait till bed time so I could start smearing it all over my make up free skin, to wake up the next day spot-free. As you can probably guess, this didn't pan out like I'd planned. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Being the intolerant soul that I am, I was a bit miffed when I didn't see dramatic results after the first day of wear. The tube does not give much instruction as to how to apply, so I just winged it for a while and applied it probably more than I should of but continued to see no results. After a bit of Googling I discovered it does take a couple of weeks to work, so I persevered. Three to four weeks later I started to see some improvement (pictures below). It initially brought out the blemishes, or rather my skin got substantially worse for a week, but the redness finally started to subside and the bumps got smaller. This only began working as I started to use moisturisers in conjunction with cleansers and make up removers as well as the cream as I felt using the serum alone dried out my skin before applying make up. It is easy and smooth to apply, leaving your skin feeling instantly softer which was nice. I was also intrigued to find that it didn't have much of a scent. Overall, I am pleased with the product and will continue using until the bottle is empty, however being on a beauty budget I don't think I'll be continuing to buy this cream because of its £12.95 price tag.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Progress in Pictures: You can see over the course of 4 weeks the significant improvement to my skin. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So that's my review of the Silver Serum. Everyone has different skin and therefore will have a different experience of this product, so if you can I would recommend trying it out for yourself to see how you get on. I hope this review has helped some of you!</span></div>
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The general gist is that the IUS or Mirena coil has a small amount of progesterone hormone which is slowly released throughout time, it thickens the mucus in the neck of your womb and thins the lining of the womb making it near impossible for those pesky ball bag swimmers (sperm) to make their way up to your ovaries to impregnate you. Some women do not just use it for contraception however, the Mirena can make your periods a lot lighter or stop them altogether. It can last up to 5 years, as opposed to Jaydess which has a smaller dose of hormones and therefore lasts for 3 years.</div>
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I feel I should explain a bit about my medical history in regards to contraception and why I wanted to get the coil to put this all into perspective. In the past I have had major problems with hormones and taking the pill. I initially went on the pill when I was 17, however this was not for contraception but for my skin. I had acne and was given Dianette which worked a treat. Now, you are not meant to take Dianette for over a year, which all medical professionals I saw over the next year failed to tell me. However when someone finally noticed, I was immediately taken off it and put on Microgynon. After a few blissful months taking this, things started to get a bit strange. I had headaches everyday which I just put down to dehydration and pour eyesight, my left arm would be continuously numb and tingly and I started getting heart palpitations. This was obviously not normal but stupidly I carried on taking it nonetheless. It then got really bad. One day whilst in Primark with my Mum I nearly blacked out and started retching into a bag. I then pretty much lost my memory for the next 12 hours, in which I either lost or had my bag stolen. I tried a couple more combined contraceptive pills but long story short, I could no longer take oestrogen, it just messes my body up and sends me a bit mad. I then tried a progesterone only pill (Cerazette) but that didn't take either. They too made me go a bit nuts in the form of becoming an angry, stressy psycho, even more so than my usual self as well as the arm tingle, which by the way, was still inexplicable according to those ever so knowledgeable doctors I asked. The coil was pretty much a last resort unless I wanted to whack out a condom every time me and my chosen sex partner got jiggy, and I'm not about that life. The small amount of hormones that are in the IUS are localised (to the womb where it's inserted) which means they shouldn't effect me like the hormones in the pill did, so this seemed ideal. </div>
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I was referred several times to the Margaret Pyke Centre (see website <a href="http://www.margaretpyke.org/services/services.html" target="_blank">here</a>) as they have a track record of being one of the best 'lady clinics', as I call them, in London. I rang them up, and they asked a few questions about my general health, if I was registered with a doctor and if I had been giving the STI all clear, etcetera. We then discussed why I wanted the Mirena instead of Jaydess or a copper IUD and how I would go about getting one. The nice receptionist woman made me an appointment to have a consultation at the clinic with a doctor to see if I was suitable. She asked me some questions and gave me more information about the procedure and the implications.</div>
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A couple of weeks later I was back for the real deal. Whilst in the waiting room, already riddled with nerves, I heard a woman screaming whilst having her IUS inserted, very off-putting. Before I could run, it was my turn. I was first asked to wee in a cup to make sure I wasn't preggo. Once that got the all clear I triple checked with the Doc that it was definitely the Mirena I was getting, didn't want one the wrong one shoved inside me after all. You ideally have to be in the middle of your period when having the IUS fitted, I was nearly at the end for mine, so the doctor still recommended condoms for the next 7 days.</div>
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Behind a curtain I removed my bottoms, all of them, but left my socks on, for comfort I suppose. I had already pre shaved everything which I would recommend as a doctor and nurse were soon getting acquainted with my hoo-haa. I laid on my back (and opened my crack… gross, sorry) scooted down to the bottom of the 'bed' put my legs in the stirrups and hollered that I was ready. The nurse came behind the curtain and stood at my side whilst the doctor sat down by my nether regions which were now covered by a long sheet of tissue. The nurse was very sweet and talked to me the whole time about general things, desperately trying to keep my mind off the pain I was about to endure. The doctor fished around a bit, stuck a couple of fingers up there, then lubed up the cold duck beak clamp (not sure on its actual name) and opened me up. She measured my cervix, whilst I watched 'This Morning' on the TV that was attached to the ceiling (fancy right?!) and answered the nurses small talk questions clenching my abdominals in anticipation. The doctor then made the insertion which pinched and hurt a bit, and then came the coil. I could feel it being pushed up into me, the pain wasn't too unbearable and I let out a little 'Oww!' and then it was done!</div>
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I was told to rest for 5 minutes whilst I continued to watch Katie Piper being interviewed by Phil and Holly, then wiped myself up a bit and put my bottoms back on. The doctor then took me through how to check for the strings to make sure it hadn't come out, told me to rest and take it easy over the next few days and asked if I wanted to take part in a survey about my experience, which I agreed to. As I filled out the forms back in the waiting room I was given sugary tea and checked up on regularly. The cramping had already started so I took some pain killers and made my way home. At no point did the ordeal feel clinical and cold, it was welcoming and warm. Everyone at the clinic was friendly and I genuinely felt well looked after.</div>
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I lay in bed for the rest of the day as I had the IUS fitted in the morning. I regularly topped up on pain killers although the pain wasn't excruciating. The bleed I experienced was pretty heavy, although I was too scared to wear a tampon because I was quite tender up there so I stuck to pads, which was fine as long as I changed it every few hours. I made sure to eat lots to stop feeling weak and drank lots of tea. I went back to work the next day and apart from the cramps and the bleeding I was fine. </div>
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After my IUS was fitted I made a check up appointment at the reception for 6 weeks time. When this came around my IUS had settled in, I could feel the strings and wasn't having any severe side effects. The check up only lasted 10 minutes. A nurse just checked that the IUS was still in place and looked healthy. This involved the same procedure as a normal check up, lying on your back, legs akimbo while they clamp you open and route around a bit, but it doesn't last long. I was glad to hear that everything was A-okay and that I only needed to return if anything was wrong. My next check up would be in a years time, or even later, only if necessary. </div>
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I have minor cramps every day, the pain lasts maybe half an hour and then subsides. I'm not sure if this is normal because the pain is quite sharp, like it is on the 1st day of your period, so much so that I think I will actually start my period at any moment. In the first few days of having the IUS fitted I had to keep running to the loo because I thought this was the case. I soon got used to it and learnt to deal with my daily dose of pain. I like to think that it happens because it's the time of day when the small amount of hormones are getting released into my system, which my body doesn't like, so my womb goes 'ow' for a while and then it stops. Although this might just be my imagination running away with me.</div>
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My mood swings have been more sporadic and much more radical. The day before my period starts I usually feel a lot more stressed and angry. The day before my period started with the IUS I went NUTS! I have never felt anger like it, I wanted to actually kill someone, it was pretty scary. These mood swings happen more regularly than they used to. I will be in a horrific mood and not know why. This is nothing out of the ordinary for most of us though, ay! </div>
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My appetite has become greater. I am lucky enough to have a fast metabolism so I eat much more than the average girl and do not put on weight. I am now eating what feels like twice as much food as normal and only craving things that are bad for me. I have never really been a chocolate fiend but I need to get at least two daily fixes now. It seems all my body wants is fat and sugar, which can't be healthy and hopefully this stomach monster calms down soon.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's a new year, a time when everyone wants change and seems to reevaluate their life, me included. I've been at my current job for about a year now, and although I've learnt loads and it's been a great experience, it's really made me think about what my ideal job would be. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now, there is no such thing as a Dream Job, one with absolutely no complaints, it just doesn't exist. We're British, we will always complain about something, be it the fact you're worked like a dog or that you're desk is the wrong shade of grey, there will always be something not perfect about it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm 23 and I've had at least 12 jobs that I can remember, I can't remember every single one because there's not enough room to write them all on my CV. However I will always remember my first, shovelling dog poop at the local animal shelter when I was 14, the height of glamour! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So, having obtained these experiences, within many different fields, I feel qualified enough to know what qualities I would like in a position to get as close to that Dream Job as possible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The first is a job that allows me to divulge my creative flare at least once a day. I love to be creative, use my imagination, get crafty, brainstorm ideas, so to be able to do this everyday and get paid for it would be the dream. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Following on from that, a job that rewards you for hard work. Not in a 'well done for processing that data, here's a chocolate' kind of way, but working on a project from start to finish, seeing the final product and sharing success within a team. A gratifying job that makes you proud of what you've achieved on an ideally daily basis. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Also, a job that is engaging. I have had many a working day in many different roles when it's taken every ounce of energy just to stay awake because the boredom is so sheer. As well as this, there have been positions where it has taken every ounce of energy to get myself home because I've been so crazy busy day in and day out. A happy medium of sometimes busy/sometimes quiet would be the best balance. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Face to Face interaction. My current position requires me to sit at my desk all day, staring at a screen, answering emails. I hardly have any meetings, and when I do, they're short and sweet, with little input. My team are great but one thing I have really enjoyed about my past positions is meeting new people everyday, interacting face to face in meetings and discussing points to crack on and get stuff done. I think this shows more than anything what a technological age we live in, which saddens me. Let's keep client interfacing alive and make the effort to engage more with each other without clicking on a 'Reply' button. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A team who is quite laid back. None of this "you have been on your lunch for 1 hour and 2 minutes, this is UNACCEPTABLE!" stuff. Laid back enough so that everyone feels comfortable, without taking the mick.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A friendly, supportive team that will help out in stressful situations or when you can't cope on your own. As well as a team that doesn't feel hierarchal, one in which you can ask your superior anything and not cowl away from them under your desk. I'm lucky enough to have this where I currently work, and it's something everyone should experience in their roles. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well paid. I am a graduate with over 4 years experience in various office positions, is it too much to ask that I am being paid enough to be able to afford bread?! Living in London is probably the worst place to inhabit when you're skint and with the tax collectors nicking literally thousands off us each year, it's damn near impossible to have a normal, 'young, wild and free' life when receiving tuppence for a wage!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A tea loving office. Everyone must love tea and have at least 3/4 cups a day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A position that involved travel would be a bonus. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And finally, any building which has an office dog is one I definitely want to join, screw the other stuff!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I realise this is a lot to ask from a job but if one out there exists that is anything like this, I would jump on the chance right now!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you are thinking about moving positions or looking at a new job, I urge you to try and do this task for yourself. Really think about what you enjoy from your work or past positions and what you want to get out of a job. It could work wonders for your career! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As many of us do when a New Year comes round I have been looking at the year just past, what I did, the people I've met, the good memories (and some of the bad) as well as the prospect of the year ahead. Simultaneously, I have created a list (bloody love lists!) of all the things I want to achieve in 2015. Will it be the best year yet? Probably not, but I figure if I keep my expectations low, it can only get better!</span></div>
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influence people' because even though I read some incredible Fiction, this book taught me a lot and made me look at life a bit differently. Some other favourites were the book thief, catcher in the rye, the fault in our stars and the curious incident of the dog in the night time. </span></div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">See a bit more of Europe: I am lucky enough to have travelled to America, Asia and bit of Africa but never really experienced much of Europe. The places currently on my hit list are: Amsterdam, Berlin, Prague, Sweden,Vienna and Munich.</span></li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Learn Ukulele: I got two for christmas (there was a Christmas list mix up!) I've already kind of learnt Somewhere over the Rainbow so I'm getting there.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Learn Spanish: I have a growing number of cousins who all live in spain. I have been to Barcelona and Madrid, where they live countless times, so it's about time I learnt what on earth they're all talking about. #lostintranslation</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Learn how to do make up/hair properly: I can't see this happening any time soon but after discovering more and more beauty blogs I am going to attempt to be a girl and learn how to do these things correctly instead of looking like a tramp 90% of the time. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I never ever treat myself to nice undies, I usually just grab the nearest bra to me in Primark and think that'll do. I've wanted to try the triangle unpadded bras for a while so when I came across this one for £6.50 on ASOS with its delicate feminine design I thought I'd give it a bash. Being bosomly challenged, I'm a bit skeptical on how it will look but fingers crossed! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And lastly, the off shoulder, bardot style top is caked across the sale pages right now. I'm not sure if the trend has been a flop or if it's just getting started, but I love the look of the necklines so I ordered this one from Boohoo for £6. It's always a bit hit and miss with this site so we'll see how it turns out!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The story line follows Bryony through her twenties to early 30's on a whirlwind adventure (without sounding too Enid Blyton) of a career, boys (mainly boys), friends, drugs, sex, food and happiness in a discovery of realisation that your life will not pan out how you dreamt it, but the journey brought you self actualisation and a book deal. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Critics are calling it the new age Bridget Jones, and I wholeheartedly concur, although I would say she is also a cross between Bridge and a grown up Georgia Nicolson (from the Angus, thongs and full frontal snogging series, for those who live under a rock). However be warned, only read this book in public if you are comfortable spluttering and snorting with laughter in front of on-lookers. For me, reading this book and giggling quietly to myself was not only fun in itself, but a revelation. How often do you see people genuinely about to wet themselves purely by what they are reading, and thats what this book did to me! The disastrous attempts at being the 'cool-girl', the numerous cringeworthy dates/ sex-capades and embarrassing tales left me in stitches and even better, left tube goers flocking to different seats, because heaven forbid I laughed in public. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was even weirdly relatable, it was like she was living my life, but doing it better. It started as her being a 22 year old (my current age), living on bethnal green road (my current address) with a best friend called Sally (my current housemate), the job I longingly crave for (working for a magazine) and crazy single girl nights out (not too fussed about this one for now, boyfriend and all). She became a writer for the magazine, and like most bloggers who don't have the bottle to pose for the camera in their OOTD but take to their blog to write, thats my dream job. For years I've wanted to write a book, and it almost felt like she was ripping the words from my mouth, but with greater conundrums and anecdotes and fuck up stories. By page 50, I was getting down right freaked out! But the pages turned and the plot changed. As Bryony progressed into her later 20's, the similarities faded and what was left was more hilarity, gossip, drama, and a rather happy ending.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If anything this book inspired me. It made me realise I want to write, it's what I really enjoy. It's also an easy read, one that doesn't require much thinking, which is perfect for a half asleep journey to work. A thorough recommendation and a 4 out of 5 star rating from me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">LFI <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: center;">is a community to come and share your internship experience with others or read about other peoples experiences in fashion internships. The day to day tasks, the ins and outs, in order to let others discover what being a fashion intern is all about. There are thousands of fashion companies and hundreds of different job titles within each one. Interning is a right of passage in most companies, therefore knowing what each one entails, how to get by and get the best from yours is a great way to get where you want to be with ease. LFI can also act as a support system for struggling interns. It’s a very competitive industry to be in, especially being paid next to nothing. Reading about other interns, knowing you’re not the only one struggling, how each person is coping and the option to contact each other is a great way to make it a bit better for everyone.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We've already had a few contributors including fashion bloggers, Katie Meadway from <a href="http://www.aimabovelimits.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.aimabovelimits.co.uk/</a> and Essy Park from <a href="http://www.noirfairy.com/">http://www.noirfairy.com</a> on their experiences as fashion Interns. If you would like to read about them, head over to <a href="http://www.londonfashioninterns.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.londonfashioninterns.co.uk</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It became my social media baby, my pride and joy, and it pained me to leave it to someone else. So I started my own Tumblr page for this blog, and filled it with my own inspiration and some awesome photos which reflect my style and personality. It's my new fave by far! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hello little bloglings! Since I've been gone (no, I'm not going to start jotting down kelly clarkson lyrics) I've acquired a brand spanking new job (PAID this time) at House of Fraser in the multi channel department of their Baker Street office! I'm still learning the ins and outs but my team are lovely and I can't wait to get settled there!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Secondly, to celebrate my first pay cheque in over 6 months, me and a couple of gals booked a holiday to Ibiza for the grand price of £200! Flights, hotel and parties included, well chuffed! The party places are not my sort of thing anymore but I just couldn't turn down a deal like that! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Another bit of exciting news, Stray Closet has now reached over 40k views! That's probably a days work for a lot of you, but this has been a long time coming for me! So thanks guys!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So, to kick off, I purchased this cheeky number a couple of days ago whilst watching Eurovision (who else is loving Conchita?!).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> I recently watched 'She's All That' and simply had to find a gorge 90s trend spaghetti strap dress like Laneys, and Fashion Union made this happen for just £12! This one also looks a lot like Cher's little white number in Clueless, you all know the one! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Working in the Press Office Show Room on Great Portland Street, my title is Social Media Assistant and I love it, it's one of the funnest jobs I've done! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When I started off there in January, I was collating imagery and writing the content to publish across all of the social media platforms which include Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Polyvore, Tumblr, Pinterest, the list goes on and on! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I now act as Blogger Representative, dealing with all the 2000+ existing bloggers on our system, gifting them samples, finding new ones to collaborate with, and ensuring they feature anything we send them! So if you're a blogger wishing to collaborate with us, you'll most likely be in correspondence with me. Until April any way! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well the main thing is the amount of followers. If you have over 5000 followers on one platform such as Instagram or Lookbook (they're the best for imagery) but I will look at Facebook and Twitter as well, then you've got through the first stage. However if your imagery is extremely good, but you've only got 2000 followers, I may be able to overlook this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I then look to see if you wear Motel, or the type of clothing Motel sells. If you do, and you have a good look/ styling ability and the pictures are quite editorial and would look perfect across our social, then you're in! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's quite strange having this sort of power. Not saying I'm the bloody Queen, but when I'm sending out my endless emails to bloggers from all over the world, it's nice to know I've made someones day by offering a collaboration (A.K.A free clothes!). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I do still dabble in the social world, I write a few tweets, maybe help out with Facebook posts and Instagram imagery, but the one I still collate everything for is Tumblr. The Motel Rocks Tumblr page is my absolute social baby, I LOVE finding the images and seeing the followers grow, it's become my favourite platform by far. If you fancy checking it out you can do <a href="http://motelrocks.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">here</a>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I also got to help out at LFW on behalf of the brand which was an experience to say the least! I was in charge of collaborating with brands to get samples for about 300 goodie bags we were giving away, organising the girls to work to give out the goodie bags, as well as contacting all the bloggers that were going to LFW and arranging to meet up so we could get a few snaps of them for the blog. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love a good slogan sweater. I have my own 'that shit cray' in burgundy, however I'm looking to invest in another as it is too explicit to wear out doors. I already frighten small children, I don't want to scare the parents as well. I love this outfit (above), simple yet stylish. Although I dislike 'sneaks' being worn for anything other than exercise, this ensemble screamed Nike. Monochrome and Mean Girls, it works! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You must have noticed the midi skirts at the moment, my favourites are in Topshop. There's something 50's Givenchy glamour about them. I tried a few on, but settled on this light pink one from Dorothy Perkins because of its price (£20) and its colour. In essence, this should be a cute little outfit for a winter dinner in a fur coat. In reality? It looks awful. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The skirt was not at all what I expected when it came in the post, the colour is completely different from the picture, its a brighter pink, and the fabric is thin and cheap looking. I mean, it is cheap, but you can buy stuff in Primark, which when asked where its from and you say Primark, they go "OH MY GOD, WHATT?! I CAN NEVER FIND ANYTHING LIKE THAT IN THERE!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So there was no excuse. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In this day and age, where online shopping is so popular, and the line between bricks and mortar and websites is getting rapidly smaller, being able to see a product up close and know what you're getting for your money is a bonus. When it still doesn't look like the picture after zooming in and examining it on the web, and you've paid a good few quid to get it delivered, or schlepped through the shoppers to get it from click and collect, this is somewhat less impressive. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But I guess there's an essence of mystery about it, hit and miss, and when you hit, you feel accomplished, when you miss, its just a ball ache to return. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Has anyone else bought a midi this season? Where from? I'm still on the look out after this disaster! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Apologies for my recent absence, but with moving into a flat comes the joys of landlords, bills and no internet for three weeks. Thankfully we are getting Talk talk in next week so I can get back into posting! In the mean time, I thought I would show you a few snaps of my new pad, which I'm sharing with a girl I went to Uni with. I am very house proud with this one, its in a great location (right near camden and only 20 mins to work) and its really coming together with our little homey touches! These photos were taken just after we moved in, so its a little more lived in now, but you get the gist! </span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15938991645656487855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474653780487374547.post-86039291796074056312013-11-12T19:46:00.000-08:002015-01-10T08:10:09.864-08:00How times change<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I wrote this little exert back in May when I had just finished Uni, had no job, living in Jersey and was feeling pretty sorry for myself. I am now living and working in London, for a major designer, with so many exciting opportunities and projects coming up. Looking back on this has really made me appreciate how lucky I am to be in the position I'm in now. Its funny how times change isn't it?!</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Right now its may, which means the hoards
of newly grads are going to haul themselves back to the island any minute and
snap up every available job going. The good ones get the best roles first, and
then what’s left for the rest of us is pretty slim pickings, so I’m attempting
to act fast. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As you can probably tell, I’ve had no luck
as of yet, although I think I’m punching a bit above my weight as I refuse to
go back to shop floors, and I hope I’m not the only one struggling. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As soon as I say Fashion in an interview people tend to
switch off before they even let me finish with marketing. "Oh, I suppose you
want to be working for Chanel with the fancy bags and the fashion shows or a pretty magazine." Well, no. My course involved logistics, accountancy,
internationalization, the economy, consumer behaviour, however all anyone ever
hears, is dresses, shoes, designers. It was no easy feat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>As much as it’s a dream of mine, I highly
doubt I’m the next Carrie Bradshaw, mainly because she’s fictional, and also
because that’s a dream. We are all encouraged to dream, it gives us goals. But
the reality is, most of us are destined to be the next admin assistant in the
photocopying cupboard saving for months for that amazing trip or a gap
yah.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m also way too cynical, as this
rant might have already shown, which is why I can look at the people who say
“chin up” and “dream big” but the reality is, if you want something you have
to work for it, so I guess I should stop complaining and get to it, because although
I might get stuck making little penguins out of blue tac, its experience at the
end of the day, and I should be grateful for any sort of job. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What makes it worse is that, whilst sitting
at home, perfecting my eBay selling skills (not one to put on the CV) and
watching the dreaded day time TV, my Facebook newsfeed is filled with the lucky
ones who’ve managed to nab their dream jobs. “OH EM GEE, starting the new job
today, eekk!” really?! That’s fantastic, please keep reminding me of your
amazing success and your super duper organization
skills, while I slowly but surely slip into the realms of bum-hood. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I’m not judging those who got their dream
jobs, seriously, congratulations. You are the talented, smart ones destined to
achieve greatness, as Will Shakes said, however, for the rest of us? The
mediocre, run of the mill types? We’re lucky if we have any greatness thrust
upon us. But that’s just it, its not lady luck who’s stopping you from getting
these jobs, its someone with better skills and more experience, don’t wait for
the greatness and don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do something. Yes,
that is a quote from Will smith in the pursuit of happiness, going for a will
theme here. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">At uni they make a big deal of telling you
of all the things you can achieve with this course, all the opportunities that
are going to open up for you, you leave with a sense of hope and a lump of
giddy excitement in the pit of your stomach to get out there and start a new
chapter as a proper grown up. Turns out the hope is actually naivety and the
pit is pure fear. Naivety of the fact that the reality is you will probably not
get that dream job for a while, and your going to have to work bloody hard to
get there, this has then made you think if that’s what you really want to do,
contemplating the rest of your future, with all its choices, decisions and
problems ahead, there’s the fear. So we can either bite the bullet, or dream
on. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now that’s been said, its time to get back
on the job site, maybe a new position has been posted in the last 5
minutes."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I decided a while back to take the plunge and move to London. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">With the pursuit of getting a job in the fashion industry in mind, I started applying for internships and such, but after a failed interview at Motel Rocks I wasn't having much luck. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Pretty much the same day, my dad rang me saying "how fast can you get to London to work for Vivienne Westwood?" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After a bit of explanation, it turns out my Uncle knows someone who's daughter is Viv's right hand woman, well for Press anyway (Laura McCuaig). As reluctant as I was to accept help from others and to make it on my own, this was one contact I just couldn't turn down! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She put me in contact with Jess Moloney, who also works in the Press Office, and after a few exchanged emails and a phone interview, I was offered the three month internship! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">From what I could gather I will be dealing with samples, helping to organise press days and keeping the showroom neat and tidy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I start this wednesday and I am so excited! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You may have seen what's been said in the news about her supposed exploitation of interns. Well I say, if you want something bad enough, you have to be willing to work for free for it. In such a saturated and competitive market such as fashion, what do you expect! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And not only that but work hard whilst working for free. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am baffled by anyone who goes into a job and does it half arsed. You're there to work, to make an impression, so why not (for want of a better phrase) put 110% into it? It doesn't matter if you're getting 1 mil a minute or tuppence a day! And that also means being more than happy to make the tea, run half way across London for a sample and of course, the photocopying. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You will only be rewarded for your efforts surely? Instead of being known for your laziness and unapproachable attitude. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I started out picking up dog poo as a volunteer for the Animal Shelter, just so I could play with dogs. So I am very willing (if not privileged!) to work for an iconic British Designer just so I can get a proper job in fashion! </span></div>
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I will be working here, at the Press Office on Conduit Street. I will be blogging about my experience there and the things I get up to, and I really hope its a great experience. I have all the faith that it will be! </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So this year I'm asking for some guitar picks (those things with the eyes), not specifically those ones, but I do like whacky ones. I used to have spongebob ones, but they disappeared. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A couple of Camilla Morton's books. I watched her speak at London Fashion Weekend (post to come) and she was so lovely and funny and I left feeling inspired to write my own book, but I think I'll start by reading hers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A new iPhone case. Not that crazy, but the one above definitely is! I saw it on the internet, and then in Topshop on Oxford Street and I love it! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I wanted to do a quick post about my amazing trip to Indonesia.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I really hope the pictures give some idea of what its like there. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After a bit of trouble with the friends I went with, I went off on my own, met some great people and had such a fantastic time. By the end, I didn't want to leave.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I would now recommend travelling to anyone, there is no better way to really experience a place than when you're with travellers like yourself, visiting new places, exploring and enjoying the culture.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We started off in Kuta, Bali. This had to be the craziest place I've been. Scooters, cars and people fill the tiny roads of Poppies, a complex packed with shops, bars, hostels and restaurants, as well as young people from everywhere you can imagine. Kuta beach is close by, and the nightlife is everywhere, so if you like chilling by day and partying by night, this is for you. I think a week there was enough for me, the hectic streets and constant crowds got to me, so we organised a day trip around Bali. We visited Ubud, the main cultural place, where there were temples and monkey forrest. Soon after, we all went to Gilli T, a small island of paradise just a short boat ride away. No cars, no scooters, just beaches, bikes and horses. It was so chilled out here, and so beautiful. There were only two main bars which became packed each night. The snorkelling was amazing, and we cycled round the island. Chilling by the beach all day, then listening to the live music in the reggae bar with a few cocktails at night was the usual routine. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We headed back to Kuta for a couple more nights out before I had to leave. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I would definitely go back, or at least stop over on my travels through the rest of Asia. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Fun, new experiences mixed with rich culture and stunning places just make this place a great place for any traveller. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The next is a roast I was served in the hotel I was staying at. My first proper english meal in 3 weeks, it couldn't have tasted better! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The next few are from my trip to Cayman in July, the mug was at my aunties house (where we stayed before our flight). She has loads of them with sayings on but I somehow always end up with this one! love it! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As I was eating my cereal that morning, one of her cats stared at me the entire time. I gave in and gave her a cheerio, or two. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Just one of the amazing sunsets we experience out in Cayman, they definitely rival that of my hometown in Jersey! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Me and my sister went out a few times while we were there, and considering most of the tourists and residents there are American, we got native and played some beer pong! Turns out we were doing it wrong.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The next photo has to be the most spectacular photo of a sunset I've taken so far, with a bit of editing I must admit, but still pretty amazing! Every time I show someone, their reaction is "wowww". </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Blackbeard's vodka, the stuff of pirates and rather lethal at that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This lizard was a friend of ours, he hung out by the pool every day and we called him Yoshi. He even jumped in and came swimming with us once. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love this key ring I bought out there. The whole ethos of the island just seems to be this saying. Its so chilled out and everyone is always happy, I bought this to remind myself to be the same! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And finally, my little sister went to Turkey shortly after Cayman, I've been before and therefore know all about the fake goods they import there. I asked for a Mulberry purse and this is what she got me, its so beautiful I almost can't believe its not real!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So I made two outfits, one casual, one dressy. One inspired by Olivia Palermo walking her pooch there, and the other is just something I liked. I love the pop of colour that these courts can bring, and the jumpsuit could be mixed with some bright pumps but I just loved the mesh on the black ones!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So if you're hitting any fashion events for this coming season (like me..post coming soon to explain) make sure you're strutting around in a pair of these, you literally have no excuse not to (unless you hate them, of course). </span></div>
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If you're around my age, and have friends at uni, your FB newsfeed over the last few weeks will have been filled with flying mortar boards, happy families and robes. If not, you can only imagine how annoying it is after the first few, but after hundreds of 'friends' graduating, it is just too much. </div>
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However, I'm going to bore you all with my special day pictures, because after three long years, and so much stress and hard work, I finally graduated with a 2:1 in International Fashion Marketing (with a 1st in Financial Management) and I couldn't be prouder of myself. </div>
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As soon as my mum saw me in my attire she burst into tears crying "My little baby!" which was sweet. </div>
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There was laughter and gaiety amongst friends, champagne and ceremony selfies. It was just the best day and I didn't want it to end. </div>
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This post is going to be half rant, half 'name and shame', all about Monsoon. </div>
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I thought I would put this out there because I found the way I was treated by this company was degrading and frankly disgusting, especially as a struggling grad looking for work, like many others. </div>
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So, at the moment I'm applying for jobs in London for my big move there in September. I have a degree in International Fashion Marketing and so applied for the Merchandising Admin Assistant role for Monsoon on the off chance, knowing that I have studied merchandising roles (so I know what they involve) and have experience in admin. </div>
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I was surprised and excited when I received an email for the Monsoon careers office asking me when I'd be available for a telephone interview. After booking the time slot, re arranging my work shifts around this and then spending hours preparing standard interview answers to what I thought would be an interview, I did not expect to be treated the way I was. </div>
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After answering the call from my 'interviewer' she immediately asked me why I even wanted the merchandising role as I have a marketing degree. I replied because I'm interested in the field, have studied it as a module, and want to work for a large company. She told me that I would find the role boring, questioned what I knew about it (and when I answered told me I was wrong) and with a very patronising tone suggested that I try for marketing positions in future as I 'clearly' do not have a passion or an understanding of merchandising. </div>
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Before I even put the phone down I was in tears. Not only because I'd been made to feel small, insignificant and had all my confidence battered out of me in one swift phone call but mainly because I was in shock. </div>
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After being told I was to have an 'interview' for the position, I did not get asked one interview question but instead was basically asked why I had even bothered to apply for the role. </div>
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Maybe it was fair of her to ask why I thought I was qualified, maybe she didn't think I had a genuine passion for the role, but then if so, WHY ASK ME FOR AN INTERVIEW?! This is the thing that really bugged me. Why even ask me for an interview when you don't think I'm qualified or passionate! </div>
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The whole thing really upset me, and I have written a strongly worded email about it to them. However I highly doubt that this made a spot of difference to how they are treating candidates who have shown a genuine interest in the company. The whole situation has surprised and baffled me to my very core. </div>
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But like all other graduates struggling to find a good job, that is worthy of the constant rejection and your time, I have to keep my head up and keep trying. But I can tell you all now, I will never step foot into Monsoon again. </div>
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Do you think I was treated unfairly? Please leave comments below!</div>
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I got my hair done today, finally. I hadn't had it highlighted since May, so yes, I was sporting the badger look with my roots which as we all know is never very attractive. </div>
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When my lovely dresser was done blowdrying, she said "I'm going to show you my new toy". Now I was slightly hesitant as we never want to be experiments in the hair department, those of you who are very attached to your locks would sympathise. Anyway, she bought out this long black plastic thing with a cylinder on the end, explaining that it was a curler. </div>
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In fact, (after a bit of investigating) I found out it was the Babyliss Pro Curl curler, which costs a whopping £165!!</div>
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Apparently, it's going down a treat in the UK, (we're a bit behind the times here in Jersey) and have sold out practically everywhere, and I can see why!</div>
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My hair is so thick and so long that it usually takes a good hour to curl the whole thing, but with this product, it took roughly ten minutes. </div>
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I have posted a video below so you can see how it works, but the device sort of traps and wraps your hair, heats it in the cylinder and when you release it, theres a curl!</div>
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Now Babyliss haven't always had the best track record with these sorts of things, especially with this product, as you can see how your hair could easily get caught whilst being wound up, but I was actually very impressed! </div>
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