Life Lately including my rebrand!

Hi lovelies!

It's been a while since I did a life lately post. So, what have I been up to? A lot. July was an incredibly busy month for me. It was such a good month, full of family and good times.

Fun and affordable plus size dresses from CowCow

Hello lovelies! Did you know you can get plus size dresses in fun designs like unicorns, cupcakes and penguins up to a US size 5XL and for less than £15 each? No? Then read on, my friends!

***See updated sizing info at the end of the post***

Visiting the Big Tights Company

Hello love bugs! When I was on holiday in Cornwall a month ago I went to meet the lovely ladies of the Big Tights Company. I've spoken to them over email a lot over the last few years and I really wanted to meet them. They were one of the first companies to deal with me as a new blogger and as such they'll always have a special place in my heart. I also think it's important to show you, my readers that the companies I work with always have a human touch - they're not nameless faceless corporations, but often women just like us.

Outfit August | ASOS Curve night foil metallic leggings

Hi loves,

OMG, I've bought the best leggings in the world. I'm basically living out ALL my childhood dreams as an adult because when I was a child/teen there was never any fun clothing in my size.

I'm not stranger to 'out there' looks - blue lipstick, undercuts, hell I even shaved my eyebrows off once. (No you can't see the photos, I looked like an alien!) But this might be my most out-there post of them all. Tank Girl and Mad Max are being channeled in this look.

Trenance Gardens, Newquay and OOTD

Because I've been such a slacker over the last month I have many things to share from the last 4 weeks, including my holiday to Cornwall.

One sunny day we went to Trenance Gardens, near Newquay. It's comprised of two parts either side of a main road. You arrive at the car park near a children's play park and a small cafe, and there's a lovely garden with lots of mature trees and a gorgeous rose walk on the other side of the road, along with facilities like a tea room with a large seating area and toilets. We spent about an hour in each part. It's a nice place to go if you have people of all ages you need to keep happy. It's wheelchair accessible too, which is always handy. We were a family unit consisting 3 generations and we all found something to enjoy here. Of course I was in my element soaking in the views and admiring all the flowers.

What my periods are like & about my future operation to remove my ovary

Hi loves,

There's something I haven't mentioned about my future operation to remove parts of my reproductive system. (Read this post first). Basically this future operation to remove my ovary comes with a proviso. I have to lose weight first. 

Because the entire medical community has no idea why anaesthesia works (no shit, this is absolutely true) anaesthetising people of size is something doctors really don't like. To be fair to them they haven't said 'You have to lose 5 stones or we won't do the operation'. They haven't given me a figure of weight to lose at all (yet) but I'm keen to make sure this operation goes ahead at all costs. You'll see why when you read what my periods are like.

Sprinkle of Glitter denim dungaree dress

Hiya lovelies! Before I went on holiday earlier in the month I bought this dungaree dress from Simply Be. It's from the Sprinkle of Glitter range and is currently just £20 (at time of writing).

Outfit August 2016

It's August and as such I'll be doing Outfit August again just like I have for the past two years. If you're a new follower it's basically a month long exercise in dressing for fun. I normally use the month to re-wear older things from my wardrobe which need a little more love, or to accessorise more, but its interpretation is entirely up to you. I've fallen out of love with getting dressed to please myself recently as blogging pressures found their way into my head, so this'll be just the thing! There will be no view to entice the attention of brands or sell product for anyone, just the joy of experimenting with different looks and seeing what happens.

When I first started Outfit August in 2014 I used to post daily, but I won't be doing that this year as I have so much going on both personally and professionally. I'm not putting any pressure on myself, so I'll be sharing outfits when I can, and you can join in as frequently or infrequently as you like. Just pop the image (above) at the end of each of your posts. Right click to save it, and if you have any problems give me a shout and I'll email you it. Once I have a list of participants (register your interest by commenting on this post) I will include those links in each of my Outfit August posts. It's for everyone - all genders, all ages, all sizes - and representation from people of colour, disabled people, LGBTQ peeps, alternative folks, androgynous dressers, the little seen chubby men, etc etc are all important so please feel free to take part. Diversity is the bomb.

Participants so far:
Me
Hanna
Christy
Nikki
Becky

You can read through the last 2 years' posts here and here if the urge takes you.
Leah xoxo