Yay!!! It is 6th of June and that means that it is time for Mike to choose what HE want to see me in. Of course if he could dress me in ANYTHING he want to I would probably have an adult warning sign here.. :) But don't worry. Not too much flashing of skin. :)

I really like this challenge and Mike is impressing me in his choices of clothes. It's modern and edgy and he get me to see a different side to myself.






 And in his own words

"This month I chose a short skater skirt in faux leather. It looked good and was unusual with the perforated design. The top he chose because it was an exciting and vibrant colour.
Combining the two together made it very edgy and stylish. The necklace topped the whole outfit off"

And I have to say I'm very happy with the outfit. I would definitely have chosen it myself. My only wish is that the skirt was a tiny bit longer as I will have to wear leggings under this on a normal day to not feel self conscious.





I love the necklace Mike chose. It's really cool and I know I will wear it lots in the time to come.

This challenge is so exciting and it kind of feels like the excitement you have got when you as a child are waiting for Christmas. I look so much forward every month to see what he choses. This time I think he did so well. I love the colour of the top and I like the pattern in the skirt. It's different that what I would wear, but that is what I love.

Do you guys like seeing what Mike choses for me?
Xxx 

Today I went up to London as a tourist with my Norwegian friend Heidi(she is a blogger as well, you can find her blog HERE). She lives in England as well and we live just down the street from each other so we have started hanging out together every now and then. She is a lovely girl who is quite inspiring as she has lost half her bodyweight in a few years time. She used to be a size 28, but now she is a size 14. I'm not going to talk about dieting or anything like that, just thought I would mention it as she has done so well.

We had planned to go to the Bloggers Love event, but it was cancelled so instead we decided to go to Covent Garden together since neither one of us had been there. We met in Guildford and took the train together up to London. As opposite to yesterday the weather wasn't great. In face it was raining most of the time we were there. But that did not stop us Norwegians from having fun! We had brought our umbrellas so we were happy! :)





We walked from Leicester Square and we soon found Mac! I had to go in to have a look as I have never been to that store before. I was very impressed as it was very big and the staff was very nice and friendly. I paid most attention to the lipsticks. They have so many nice shades. I found a new one I have to buy when I get paid. It's called Relentlessly Red and it is a beautiful summery matt coral red colour. I know I will get a lot of use from this shade in the summer. Heidi got a mini make over as the lovely Dean ( I think his name was) helped her find a foundation. I love going into Mac shops as they are so colourful and modern. It's always busy, but still the staff is so friendly and smiley. We then walked on to the Apple Market first. They have so much exciting accessories there and I ended up buying another pairs of sunglasses. I couldn't resist it!! They were too cute.






Mike had told me that when he was younger him and his friends use to go to the pub Punch and Judy and had a drink before we walked out in the rain.





We saw some rather intriguing street performers as well that was floating in the air. Can anyone tell me how they do this? Do they have a metal construction inside their clothes? Like a podium to stand on? Or have they just learned everything about levitation from Dynamo? :)

And now over to a little warning.

We got "hijacked" of some very eager sellers at Sakare where we got some free soap, but almost forced into buying something. They were talking so fast and clearly has been trained in cunning sales techniques. It felt like I was back in Egypt again and more or less had to buy something to be left alone. I hate aggressive sales people and I don't think it is a good approach by a company to almost force someone to buy something. Mac on the other hand doesn't have to work like that as they know that quality sell the brand.  My friend Heidi bought a nail kit which she found very useful. But they didn't respect our "we are not buying anything more" and more or less pleaded us to buy something more. They even half the price on a body butter to get us to buy it which is a big con especially considering they don't have prices showing in the shop for their products. We did not buy it. I'm so glad I didn't buy anything from there cause after I came home and got some time to think I felt a bit violated as a buyer.




After this very special episode we decided to go to Primark on Oxford Street. I know that is a brave thing to do, especially on a bank holiday, but it was fine. It was far from as busy as it was at Christmas so that was fine. I bought a few lovely bits which I'm sure you will soon see here. :)

We ended the day with a late lunch at Pizza Hut. It was raining quite hard at the time, so it was good to get inside and sit down.

London is a great city to visit and I'm sure a lot of people in Norway find it very exciting that I only live half an hour outside of where everything happens. It's nice to go there for a day, but I do find it a bit of a relief when I sit on the train home. The hectic pace and all the people makes it a bit too much for me. I think as you become older you feel more like seeking quiet and peace.

What did you guys do over the Bank Holidays?

xxxx Mookie.

I bought myself some new glasses the other day. I had wanted bigger glasses for a long time, but since I'm so blind as I am, my lenses has to specially imported from Japan. Due to the cost of my glasses I have tried buying glasses online, but with very bad results. Unfortunately. I ordered two pairs of glasses from online and both of them gave me blurred vision and head aches, so since then I have been scared trying again. Cause it is not just to get the pupillary distance right, but also get the pupil location in the lense right since few glasses are completely circuar the pupil might be higher up on the lense than the middle. So buying glasses online for me is very difficult.

This is how thick the lense is even with the thinnest glasses.

The lenses get very thick and even when I have the thinnest lenses they are still quite thick so it get quite expensive to get a new pair.  I have stigmatism as well so I could never have worn the cheap Poundland kind of glasses my dad usually wore.

I see so many nice glasses I would like to wear, but I can't afford getting expensive lenses in all of them so I have to settle with a nice pair that can go with everything.



When I chose glasses I didn't want black ones as I think black is very hard against my skin. I didn't want to have anything too vibrant either as I like my lips to be the eye catcher. I use red and pink lipstick the most, but also purple so when I saw these glasses I fell in love straight away. They are two toned with a darker purple colour and transparent parts at the top half of the rim and more of a pink colour at the bottom. They are from Red or Dead via Specsavers and are really gorgeous glasses. I have never had a nicer pair of glasses. You can buy them HERE



Here are some examples of my past history as a glasses wearer through almost 30 years.

Clockwise from top left, me aged 14, me aged 20, me aged 37, me aged 38

I even bought a pair of prescription sunglasses a few years ago. I wanted a pair that was a bit bigger, but due to my thick lenses the optician advised me to go for smaller ones. And here they are


If you wear glasses what is your favourite glasses and colours? Do you have prescription sunglasses?

Please ignore my hairy legs. I'm having them waxed tomorrow. :)

 






  When I was on holiday I thought I would try and wear things that brought me out of my comfort zone as I tend to opt for the safe dresses and things I know I feel good in. But since getting into the whole plus size blogger community I have become better at trying new things that I have not worn for years and years because I haven't felt comfortable in it. The thing I have dreaded the most to wear is the denim shorts. I have not ever owned a denim shorts and have not worn shorts that short for over 20 years. I bought these Denim Shorts with Fringing  from Asos before I went to Spain. I tried them on before  I went and wasn't sure whether I liked it or not,but chose to bring them. In Spain it was very warm so it was the perfect opportunity to wear them. I paired them with an animal print top from George as Asda that I picked up for a couple of pounds. My trusted sandals from F&F was the safe bet for my feet since we were going to be out and about all day. Wanted a casual look with a Spanish twist so added a red flower in my hair, my lovely sunglasses from Asos and my signature lippy from MAC  and some new earrings I bought in Spain.  I have to admit that I loved the look and I felt very comfortable and stylish all day. Will definitely be wearing them again. It also felt so good that I had overcome another one of my "fears". Do you have anything you don't feel comfortable wearing?