It's been a while!

I'd been doing so well with this blog, I'm quite impressed and even surprised that I've managed 11 posts! I've started blogs in the past and then given up after 2 or 3 posts. But then I had a pretty awful few  weeks and just haven't been in the mood for blogging. I wasn't well, and ended up in hospital being severely anaemic. I'm much better now, but still in the process of trying to find out what caused it. Was a pretty scary couple of weeks. Then last week, my boyfriend of seven years broke up with me. This blog isn't really the place to go into details about it all, but it came as a huge blow. We'd been going through a rough patch but I genuinely thought we'd come through the other side and things were picking up, but he clearly didn't feel the same and that was that.

It hurt. A LOT. It still does. But I'm trying to keep busy. I'm off work for a week now, and luckily have a lot to keep my mind occupied. I did the Race for Life today, which was brilliant. It was my third time, and the weather had always been lovely for it. I wanted to crawl back under my duvet when I woke up this morning and saw the miserable, grey, rainy weather outside! It rained pretty much the whole way round, and the moment we got back to the car after the event, the sun came out - typical! I've raised £150 for Cancer Research and will certainly be back again next year.

Me and Mam at the Race for Life at silly o'clock this morning!

Then on Tuesday I'm going to see Take That!! I am so so excited, I'm like a kid at Christmas! I'm doing my best not to find out anything about the show,  I'm determined to keep it as much of a surprise as possible! I'm actually really looking forward to seeing Robbie. Wasn't too sure about him rejoining the band at first, and to be honest I'm still not 100% sure he deserves to be back with them. But I'm looking forward to seeing him doing a couple of solo numbers as well as performing with the others again, so bring it on! I'm also having a girlie shopping trip on Wednesday, and a day out with Mam on Friday, and then it's my birthday on Saturday! Hopefully I'll be able to squeeze in a couple of blog posts too!!

So yes, it's been a hard few weeks, and I'm sure the next couple of weeks will be hard too. But I'm determined not to dwell on what's happened. It'll take time, but my family and friend have been brilliant - they're all looking out for me and keeping me busy. I'm sure with them, and this blog I'll be able to move on.

Naughy shoe purchase!

Nine times out of ten, my working week tends to be Friday-Tuesday, meaning Wednesday and Thursday is my "weekend". So after a busy day at work on Friday, I had a serious case of the "Monday Blues" and found myself wandering into Dorothy Perkins once I had finished my shift.

I was only planning on going in for a browse as I've treated myself more than enough this months and I really should be saving more money, but I spotted these cute little pumps and decided I needed them in my life!

To be fair, I kind of did. I threw my old pumps away at the end of last summer, as after constant wear they'd got really tatty. I'd been wearing my trusty flat black sandals while the weather has been warmer, but had nothing for when it's slightly cooler, or when I just fancied a change, other than some rather boring lace-up canvas pumps, but they're not exactly pretty are they?!

They were a little expensive at £23, but I just fell in love with the gorgeous dusky pink colour, and the chiffon bow. They seemed the perfect way to dress up a casual jeans & tee combo. I am a little worried as to how log they'll last, so I'll probably get some cheaper pumps too form Primark, and keep these for when I want something a bit fancier on my feet!

With my purchase I received a VIP voucher which gives 25% off between the 14th and 22nd May, and two 15% off vouchers, which are valid til July... looks like I'll be shopping some more then! ;)

Sarah Xx