Glasgow Mini Shopping Haul!

Hello!

I mentioned the other day, in THIS post, that I spent a few days in Glasgow last week when a friend and I went to see McBusted! Whilst we were there, we managed to fit in a little bit of shopping time, so I thought I would show you what I bought.

The majority of what I bought is from Forever 21 because we don't have one of them in Nottingham, or anywhere near my home town either as far as I know, so it was a bit of a novelty shop for us!

Everything from Forever 21 was from their plus size range because I'm a UK size 16, which is classed as a plus size in the US, I believe. That was my only problem with the shop; it was very limited for my size and I had to try and understand American dress sizes (I ended up googling it - hurrah for google!) but I did love the clothes in their plus size range. To a certain extent it was probably better than shopping in their 'normal' range because all the clothes were catered to the curvier person.

Forever 21+ - £16.75

The first thing I picked up was this striped dress. It caught my eye because of how the stripes change from vertical on the top, to horizontal on the bottom (I think I've get that the right way round). I also loved the zipper down the back of the dress because, although zippers can be awkward to do up when you're lonely (like me), I think they add that nice little detail and, in my opinion, just adding that zipper down the back makes it seem like a dress that I could adapt to any situation or event in a day/night.

(I'm going to add in a little collage at the end of me wearing the clothes I bought too, because I know a lot of things can look different when they're actually on a real-life, human being).

I also have some really pretty shoes that I've had for a while and haven't really got much that they go with and I think they would look super pretty with this and add that pop of colour because they're bright orange and I mean bright orange.

Forever 21+ - £18.75

The second thing I picked up was another dress! I must have been in a really summer-y mood thanks to the gorgeous weather because it is not like me to buy so many dresses - I'm more of a jeans and a tee kind of girl.

The colours in this really caught my attention. I only owned one dress from Forever 21 before I went on this mini, little shop and it has the similar kind of aztec theme going on and it's one of my favourite dresses. I'd been looking for something like this dress too, when it jumped out at me. It reminds me of a dress I saw in Primark that I really loved until I saw it had part of the back cut out and I'm not that confident to wear a dress with no back, so I saw this and thought it was a great alternative. 

Again, it has the little zipper down the front but you don't need to undo that to put it on or anything, it's simply for show. It's also got a tie round the waist which I really liked because it means you can have it as loose or as fitting as you want it.

Forever 21+ - £18.75

These lovely shorts were the final thing I bought from Forever 21 because I really, really, really loved the lace pattern on them. I love the whole lace trend that's going on at the minute and I have quite a few tops which have lace on the shoulders or just above the chest, etc. so I thought it' only right for me to own a pair of lace shorts too! 

I'm super picky when it comes to shorts; I don't like the 'booty' shorts that a lot of people seem to wear these days but I also don't like shorts that are too long and go to just above your knees and I find it quite difficult to find anything in the middle, but these are perfect for me - I love them!

McBusted Merchandise - £20

As I said, my friend and I were in Glasgow because we went to see McBusted and there was no way I was travelling all the way from Nottingham to Glasgow without coming back with the most awesome t-shirt that I now own! (If you can't go to a concert (although I'd highly recommend it) I think they have an online merch store if you wanted one of these t-shirts).

It has a picture of them doing their signature McBusted pyramid on the front and then, on the back, is a list of all their tour dates and where they were at, on what day. Definitely the best thing I bought whilst I was in Glasgow!

New Look - £3.99

This little flower-power headband was the last thing I bought. It was a bit of an impulse buy, I'd already had my little shopping spree in Forever 21 so I didn't plan on buying anything else but we went into New Look, where my friend bought a few things, and I saw it as we were in the queue to pay and I fell in love with it, so I grabbed it!

I just think it's a cute, spring/summer thing that will add that little something on a day you can't be bothered to do anything with your hair (which is most days for me). The flowers are also in my favourite colour so I was instantly drawn to it!

And that's it. That is everything I bought whilst I was in Glasgow! I hope you like it and it's maybe given you some spring/summer inspiration for your wardrobe!

Katie x

Best Concert EVER!

Hello!

I think I mentioned in THIS post that I was going to see McBusted last week. Well, I did and they were fantastic!

(Don't worry, I don't plan on writing about any spoilers or anything if you're planning on going - I'm just going to say how amazing it was!)

I had such an amazing time and it was, without doubt, the best concert I've ever been to! I just wish I wasn't a poor student and could afford to go again... And again... And again... You get how much I loved it, right?

Here's a few pictures that I took, I didn't take many but here they are!

Once the concert was over (*sad face*), my friend and I spent most of the next few days trying to figure out what it was that made it so much better than any other concert we'd been to. At first, we thought it was maybe because it was like reliving our childhood getting to see Busted again and we've always loved McFly anyway, but it seemed too amazing to just be that. Although it was amazing getting to see Busted on stage again (or two thirds of Busted). Dream. Come. True!

We also came up with the idea that it was because we were so close to the stage - I could see every feature on Tom's face, it was incredible. I think our great seats had a lot to do with it but they weren't the main reason for the concert being as great as it was. I'm sure if I'd been sat up at the back I would have had just as much of an awesome time.

I think the reason for it being the best concert I've ever been too was how funny they were. It was like being at a stand-up comedy gig at the same time! Just the way they were constantly laughing with (and at) each other made you laugh and the constant jokes they made, often at another band member's expense, changed a concert-music atmosphere into a hilarious-concert-that-we-didn't-want-to-leave atmosphere.

Also, this maybe isn't to everyone's taste but I enjoyed that they didn't hold back. By that I mean they were completely themselves on the stage and looked really at home. There were a lot of innuendos made and they didn't use the 'clean' versions of their songs and I personally loved that because it made it seem so much more real. I don't know of a single time where Busted ever held back when they were a band and it seems fitting that they don't now either. Obviously, a band like One Direction know they have a much higher percentage of younger followers and couldn't get away with that kind of thing, whereas, if you're going to see McBusted, chances are you're going to be over the age of 18, unless you've gone with a parent or sibling who once loved Busted because they only performed their old songs which most young people wouldn't know.

I can't wait for them to tour again, I'll definitely be making sure I grab tickets! In fact, it was that good, that I would even invest in OMFG! tickets next time, or whatever their VIP equivalent is in the future!

My friend and I also did a little shopping whilst we were in Glasgow so I might do a post on what I bought at some point because I found some lovely summer clothes on my venture! :)

Katie x 

Like Mother, Like Daughter

Hello!

As you read this, I am on a train home! Yay! The reason I'm going home is way more exciting though - I'm meeting my friend and then tomorrow (Thursday) we are travelling to Glasgow to go and see McBusted! I'm so excited, and I just can't hide it (if you're singing along too then you're awesome)!

I was in the middle of packing my case and bag today when I had the strange notion that I had turned into my mum. Not my weirdest thought of the day either, I promise you. The way I was folding everything up and organising it into separate little piles just reminded me so much of watching my mum pack. She's a master packer; she knows where she wants things and how she wants them and they will be that way or there will be hell. Trust me. So it scares me a little to think I might become that strict just with a bit of packing.

It made me think, is there a certain way to pack things? My mum has her way and, apparently, I've adopted her way, but does it matter how you do it?

I remember when I used to literally just throw everything into the case and that was me done (whenever I got to wherever we were going though, I'd open my case and find everything was neatly folded and organised, and things I hadn't thought of packing were packed - thanks mama).

Although that was easier at the time, it wasn't when I couldn't fit everything I needed into my case because I hadn't folded things neatly. I've learnt my lesson though, I promise. Now I much more prefer the organised way of packing, if for no other reason than I'm an over-packer so it means I can fit more in!

My neat, little piles before I put them in the case. So cute!

Everything that needs to go in my carry-on bag - told you I over-pack.

And finally, it's all packed away.
I love that black, River Island bag; it's like a Mary Poppins bag!
I fit everything from the second picture into that one bag!

Katie x