Tan booze and religion

This weeks blog is about the issues that have raised my attention in the last week. The first is fake tan, what's it all about? I say this even though I have been putting fake tan on all week so I am in no position to judge but what I found myself thinking was who started the whole fake tan thing and when did it become the norm to look orange? These days if you haven't got a tan you are singled out and labeled pasty or pale or milk bottle legs, this is actually the minority these days as the fake look is the majority. Did it all start from programmes like the only way is Essex and desperate scouse wives in which they look like the have been painting themselves with cuprinol. When did we become such a society that is obsessed with vanity? I used to be the minority that didn't believe in the whole fake tan thing and actually thought being pale made me unique but then I got succumbed to it and gave in and started putting on fake tan and I have to admit it does make me feel better about myself, which makes me feel are we really that influenced by the media and what you are expected to look like? The answer I believe is yes. Another issue that got my attention this week is alcohol and society, I have been going out at the weekend every weekend for the last few weeks and it became the normal routine that when it got to Friday night it was time to have a strong drink. Why is it you go through the whole week not even thinking about having a drink, I mean it doesn't even cross my mind yet as soon as its the end of the week i suddenly think oh I could just drink a glass of white wine. At the end of the day it is just another day right? Just because there is no work in the morning all of a sudden it's perfectly fine to go out and try and drink as much as you possibly can! These days people go out not just to have a few drinks but to drink as much as they possibly can as they want to feel drunk and out of control. It all seems such a good idea at the time as drinking makes you feel like a different person and it gives you confidence you never thought you had, but when you think about it is the person you become really you? When I don't drink I would never think about just taking to a random person yet when I've had a drink it seems perfectly acceptable to talk to anyone. It's just utter madness when I think about it and then there is the after effects of the night in which I wake up and have to think about what happened and sometimes can't remember things that have happened and this is actually scary. Yet we as a society continue to do this week in week out, as it is the norm these days. This weekend I haven't touched a single drop of alcohol. And I have actually got. Clear head for once and I actually feel good nut then at the back of my mind a part of me feels like I have missed out by not drinking or going out, even though I should feel good right? The next issue of the week is when I attended a christening today and it made me realise a few things, since when did we subconsciously become brain washed with religion? As I was sat there and the vicar was reading out the verses I realised I didn't want to read out loud what it said as it was basically saying that I believed in god and Christianity. Which I do not. At what point was I allowed to decide for. Yes,f if I wanted to read it out loud? The fact is I was not. Do they just assume that as I'm attending a christening that I must be religious? That I want to sing hyms about Jesus and that I believe in the bible nd everything it means? The final issue of the week is cyclists, now I sometimes go cycling myself and I have noticed that some people think that as they are on a cycle that they have the same rights as someone who is on fact, when in fact they have not, they are on wheels so therefore they are a moving vehicle. Yet they think that when the traffic light is in red that they can go straight across, which is madness, if a car came out it would see the bike at all. Some people on bikes just think they can do whatever they want and this actually worries me. If you don't feel safe on the road on a bike then stay on the path please!! Bit of. Rant this week sorry guys Sarah Xoxo

Did you get dressed in the dark?

So I'm writing this blog as I need to express my thoughts on clothing or rather the ways people wear clothes, as I have noticed some rather unique findings on my day to day travels, My number one pet hate is when people where leggings that are totally see through I mean what is going on? No one needs to see your pink pants at 8 in the morning do they? And when these people aren't the thinnest people either it's just horrendous, seriously go buy some leggings that actually fit or wear a longer top! Another thing I can't stand is when men wear socks with sandals oh my god what are they actually thinking when they do this? Do they think that it is actually acceptable to have your socks as part of the shoe? Then there is men who wear them horrendous comedy socks, I see them on the train all in their business suit and then I look down and notice some bright green socks, oh and don't get me started on men who wear comedy ties! THe only comedy thing about them is that everyone is laughing at them as they look so ridiculous. Them there's them girls who wear those black rimmed glasses trying to rock the geek chic look but to be honest the only part of that they are rocking is absolute geek. Another thing that really annoys me is when girls just wear clothes that are at least 2 sizes too small for them, I feel like saying to them seriously love you may have been a size 8 when you was 10 but your not anymore its time you realised this! It actually makes them look bigger if anything! Then there are those guys who wear really dodgy shoes like those shoes boys used to wear at school, whenever I see a guy the first thing I notice is the shoes, if the shoes are dodgy I don't even bother looking any higher up! Those girls that wear crop tops in the day time and you can see all there stomach, what's that all about, the only time it's acceptable to wear a crop top is if it's dark or if your 6! Another thing I can't stand is when girls wear a backless dress or top but they wear a bra with it! I mean what is even the point it just looked ridiculous also them people who wear strapless tops but with a normal bra, I didn't know the bra staps was part of the top? People who wear those brightly coloured bras with a black top, seriously a bright pink bra all showing isn't a good look. What about those guys that have there boxers on show so much that there trousers loom like they are going to fall down at any moment, I mean why even bother wearing trousers when there boxers are the main feature, oh and it's even worse where they wear those comedy boxers with saying such as " boys on tour" just no People who wear sunglasses when it's not even sunny, there are 2 types of peop,e that wear sunglasses indoors these are celebrities and losers! And you are no celeb Girls who think it is acceptable to wear shorts so short you can actually see their bum cheeks I mean do I really have to witness this at 8 in the morning!! And those girls who don't know the difference between night time and day time clothes, when they walk around doing in this shopping in hot pants and a crop top, what's this all about??? THose girls that wear skin coloured tights that are about 3 shades darker than this actual skin tone it looks horrific Guys that wear those really low v neck t shirts with all their chest showing and when the tops they wear are so tight they look like popeye. Right I think that's enough ranting for one day! Xoxo

It fits it's a size 8

So recently I have been noticing something rather annoying in shops, that is the sizing of clothes. I was in a shop and tried something on in my usual size 12 and it was far too small and I actually had to check the tag to see if they has put the wrong tag on, but no it clearly said size 12, so I thought oh we'll il just try the 14 on and that was still too small! Refusing to settle for a size 16 I walked out the shop feeling huge and my confidence trampled on, I felt awful. I went to another shop another time and tried on a size 12 top and it was all baggy so i looked for a size 10 but there wasn't one only an 8, I thought that it would never fit but it actually fitted fine! I couldn't believe I was wearing a size 8 top, so I bought it straight away and left with a smile on my face The next time I went shopping I tried a dress on in a 12 and it was too small so I had to get a 14, another shop I bought a size 10 top and another shop I bought some size 14 shorts, this was just getting stupid, how can the sizing be so different? I decided to look at clothes online and so I looked at the online size chart, I was horrified when one particular website said I would need a size 16 when another website said I would need a 12, the amount of times I've bought clothes online and had to buy one in each size as they are always different, it was becoming a guessing game rather than knowing what size you are and ordering it. If I had something in a 16 I would cut the label out as I would feel embarrassed wearing this size! It made be feel like I'd put on loads of weight but really it was the clothes. When did sizing in shops become like this, I mean who actually decided on the sizing or do they just make it up, literally every shop is different it's ridiculous, then there is another issue and that is bras!! I range between about 3 sizes in every shop, why can't every brand use the same system! Xoxo