30 Thoughts Every Girl Has When Working In An Office

1. Why don't men just wear suits all the time?

2. It's so bad that most men do not know how to tie a tie. Why does nobody teach them? They should learn that in school.

3. I wonder how bad it is that I sit down for eight hours of the day everyday...?

4. Shit, I drive to work too. Make that ten hours of the day.

5. Gonna have to go and buy a packet of Doritos after this salad.

6. She knows how to wear a pencil skirt, I wonder where it's from...

7. I probably, definitely, don't need that sixth coffee.

8. Fuck it, if I want one I'll have one.

9. His tie looks good...his girlfriend must have done it.

10. Better cheek my Twitter feed for the 60th time today.

11. I wonder what I look like when I'm just sat here concentrating?

12. Look at him with all that chicken. Why can he eat KFC everyday and still be skinny?!

13. Mind you, what lad wants to be skinny.

14. I wish KFC had zero calories.

15. I wonder if anyone has written anything about exercises to do at your desk?

16. "Squat twice at the bottom and top of every staircase" - Is this real advice? I'd rather be fat than put myself through that. 

17. I wonder if my boyfriend will ever send flowers to my work.

18. How can I get him to...

19. What am I going to wear this weekend?

20. I literally have no clothes.

21. Nothing is as good as the outfit I tried on in Topshop at the weekend. 

22. Should I just buy it? I probably deserve a treat with all this saving. But then I did buy those Mango trousers the other day. But they were in the sale. Arghghgghghgh 

23. I should go to the gym later.

24. But I'll probs just catch up on TOWIE.

25. I couldn't wear those heels everyday. How is she wearing those heels everyday?

26. Another day another dollar.

27. I feel so much more sophisticated in office clothes. 

28. I wonder if I would suit glasses...

29. How does my flapjack have the same calories as a Krispy Kreme donut? This is a joke, I have been tricked.

30. Why can't I just buy a can of diet coke at this machine? Why are you making me pay £1.60 for a bottle?

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Find Happiness in Your Week - September 2014

I wasn't sure how I'd feel moving back to Manchester. Not that I don't enjoy being at home with my family, having a full fridge, living 5 minutes away from the girls and getting unlimited cuddles and therapeutic strokes off our family dog Max (or that I'm not hugely grateful to be able to save money instead of paying £500 per month on rent in Brighton!) but being told to tidy my room again, getting used to saying 'tea' instead of 'dinner' and de-Southernising the small parts of my accent which had changed in the last three years, was a little strange. Oh and the small matter of now being in a long-distance relationship - going from seeing someone everyday to at the most every fortnight, is an adjustment!

I miss Brighton; I miss the beach, the quirky people round every corner, my boyfriend, my southern friends and the coloured houses - but in the same way I missed Manchester, my family, the girls - when I first moved to Brighton. I once read that people feel unhappy when they idealise the past and take away from the present. Here's what's made me happy this week xox

1. SUNDAY READING - One thing about being at home is my mum's extensive collection of interior design books. This one is Vintage Home by Sarah Moore, £12.59 Amazon.co.uk. 

2. THINGS TO SPREAD ON TOAST - Standing at this shelf in Tesco, in awe of how many different combinations of chocolate, peanuts, caramel, hazelnuts and biscuit spreads they have. I couldn't believe this selection and only £1.50! 

3. Seeing the girls together more times in three weeks than in the past year and realising how much we had missed living so close to each other whilst we were away at uni.

4. Getting one of my articles published in the local paper and seeing my name in print for the first time!

5. THE ZARA LOOKBOOK AW14 - The Zara lookbook never fails does it? And this season is no different! I just want them all #controlyourselfgals.

xox

The Autumn Shoe Edit xox

With the new season change comes a major wardrobe re-vamp. Sooner or later we'll be swapping bare legs for knitted tights and stocking up on winter wardrobe essentials - such as the signature high-waisted black jeans and chunky knitted jumpers and scarves. The 'winter coat' most often takes centre stage as the must-have new garm' once the cold weather kicks in...but unless we want frozen toes, the AW shoes are just as important - and there are SO many jaw-dropping styles out there at the moment - think tomboy styles this Autumn with chunky flats, buckles, t-bars, Victorian-style lace ups and of course the timeless chelsea boots and loafers. Here are my faves xox

Topshop KALLY FRINGE MOCASSIN LOAFERS, £52

Next Pointed Loafers, £28

Next Brown Luxe Leather Loafers, £58

Clarks Busby Folly Dark Green Leather, £69.99

Office Extravaganza Loafer Black Patent Leather, £65

Office Kim Black Patent Leather, £55

Office Tag Line Black Grey Leather, £65

Office Verse Fringed Loafer Black Patent Leather, £65

Office Vaccine Buckle Burgundy Box Leather, £65

Shoe the Bear Chelsea Boot Ox Blood Hi Shine Leather, £135

Office Valet Tasselled Loafer Black Leather,£45

Office Vectra Brogue Loafer Black Suede Black Patent, £65

Office Villain Three Part Point Black Leather, £60

Dr Martens Modern Classics 1460 Patent 8-Eye Boots, £90

JuJu Black Chelsea Jelly Ankle Boots, £25

Faith Australia Slipper Shoes, £25

Whistles Riley Pointed Loafer Mid Heeled Ankle Boots, £185

ASOS MAGGIE MAY Pointed Flat Shoes, £20

ASOS MIDAS Leather Loafers, £60

ASOS MAKESHIFT Brogue Lace Ups, £25

ASOS MINNIE Flat Loafers, £28

ASOS AMSTERDAM Leather Chelsea Ankle Boots, £55

ASOS MOLLY T-Bar Flat Shoes, £25

ASOS ARIZONA Chelsea Ankle Boots, £35

River Island Black Pointed Toe Patent Loafer Shoes, £25

Think Ankle Boot, £149

MISSGUIDED KARMENKA PATENT CUT OUT DOLLY SHOES, £19.99

Jeffrey Campbell Irving Loafer - Black, £89.45 (nastygal.com)