Goodbye GCSEs!

Today I ventured into the mess that is my desk, sorted through piles of paper, books and generic stuff I've collected there over the past few years while studying for my GCSEs. I decided that now they're done and dusted, I'd compile it all together in a primark bag (well known for their sturdiness- smart one Charlie) and take it to the recycling bin.

Now I've done this, I feel so refreshed and free! Having a good de-clutter always feels really beneficial to me and now I've got rid of pretty much all of my work from the past 2/3 years, I feel really excited about what challenges A-levels are going to present me with (I bet I'll regret saying that once I get into the swing of them in September). 

A rather hefty amount of paper

Have a lovely day, whatever you're up to :)

Charlie x

Bucket List #1

Today I came up with an idea that's not necessarily original, but I think quite a fun and interesting thing to talk about: things I want to do before I die (aka. my bucket list).

I started making my list a few months ago now and thought it might be a nice idea, maybe once a week/ fortnight, to share some of the things on it. I thought writing these bucket list posts might give other people some ideas and would give anyone who is giving up their valuable time to read this a little more insight into what goes on inside this brain of mine!

#1- Perform on a West End Stage

 

Since around the age of 10/11, it's been my dream to train in musical theatre and be in the west end performing to packed theatres every night. Seeing musicals, plays and ballets has always felt magical to me (as cheesy as that sounds) as I can watch people who are doing precisely what I want to do with my life.

In March last year, I went to see Wicked for the first time, after wishing I could see it for around 2 years. It was honestly one of the most important days for me in my life so far. When I walked out of the Apollo Victoria theatre, humming 'Defying Gravity', I felt the most inspired I've ever felt. In that moment I told myself I wasn't going to give up on my dream until I'd made it a reality.

 I truly believe that if you want something hard enough and you're willing to put in the hours of work and effort to get there, you will get there. I don't care how long I have to persevere, I'm determined to get there one day and be able to tell people that I achieved my dream even though the odds are most definitely against me in such a tough business.
 

Where it all began!

To anyone reading this who knows me, I want to apologise to you for all the times you've had to put up with me playing/ singing/ humming songs from musicals, as I know I annoy the hell out of some of my best friends in particular!

Thank you for reading and have a lovely day, whatever you're up to (I've adopted this as my closing line for my blog posts now!)

Lots of love

Charlie x

Primark Haul, June 2013

Hello there fellow earthlings :D
This is my very first 'proper' blog post so it's fairly nerve racking typing this.

Today I ventured into the Bullring for a bit of me time and a chance to do some damage to my bank account, a chance that I definitely made the most of I'd say!

I made some cheeky purchases from Primark, New look and H&M. Since primark don't have a website, I love reading blog posts or watching videos about what's in primark. This post will only be of the bits I bought from primark, as I think it would be too long if I included everything I bought today! 
So I'll be doing a separate post with those things in at some point soon.

Navy polka dot boxy shirt, £10

 This shirt definitely doesn't seem like it's from primark. It's such a light, soft material you could easily assume it's from somewhere like Topshop. It's somewhere inbetween cropped and normal length which I quite like.

Blue roll sleeve oversize crop top, £3

 This is basically the same as the Topshop ones but a fraction of the price and pretty much the same quality. 
They're oh so very comfy and easy to style!

Grey runner shorts, £3

I can tell I'm going to be wearing these shorts a lot over the summer when I'm lounging around the house because they're so stretchy and comfy.

White fitted crop top, £3

Black fitted crop top, £3

I think these tops are flippin brilliant and I've been wearing them rather a lot recently with skater skirts, high waisted jeans and under a pinafore dress.

Black, blue and grey frilly socks, £1.50 each

I've been looking for these socks in my primark for ages. I love the ones in topshop but couldn't justify spending £4 per pair when primark's are exactly the same and only £1.50 per pair... What a bargain hunter I am ey.

Brown moccasins, £8. White plimsolls, £3

I've been looking for moccasins for ages and these are perfect! Hopefully they'll be as comfy as they look (they're the special 'sole desire' ones). The plimsolls are a repurchase for me. My old ones got rather muddy but I loved how comfy they were and they're a complete bargain at a tiny £3!

'Disco pant' style trousers, £16

For months I've been lusting after the American Apparel disco pants but just couldn't bring myself to spend £74 on them! These are a brilliant copy, very stretchy but they are quite long on me (I'm 5 ft 5) so may have to take them up a bit. Hopefully I'll be brave enough to wear them at some point.. if all else fails I can always wear them to a fancy dress party as Sandy from Grease!

Tan bowler bag, £8

 This is a perfect sized bag for me. Such good quality for a primark bag which are typically a bit hit and miss. It has short handles and a long detachable strap; I'll most probably be using the long strap more. 

Contrast sleeve jersey dress, £5

I spotted this in the childrens' section. These casual dresses are so 'me' as I can wear them day to day and not look too dressed up. I'm a size 6/8 and age 12-13 fits me perfectly. 

Floral hair bobble- £1.50, Chiffon bow bobble- £1

I'm loving all these little hair accessories at the moment! This floral one especially would be perfect for a festival (I'm not lucky enough to be going to one). It's so pretty and will be perfect for adding a little bit of summer spark to an outfit. The black bow bobble is also really cute and very me.

PHEW...that really did take a while to write! 

Just as a disclaimer, I haven't made this to boast about the things I've bought. It seems a lot of people (including myself) find these helpful to know what's in primark at the moment- as I mentioned at the start.

 I'll be showing the other few bits I bought from the other shops very soon, along with possibly some reviews of some beauty items I've recently bought.

Thank you for reading!

Have a lovely day, whatever you're up to.

Charlie x

'Behind the Fringe'

This is quite an odd feeling; sitting down to type things about my life, wondering whether anybody will actually want to take time out of their day to sit down and read... but here it goes!

Introductions 

Hello there reader! My name's Charlie, I'm 15 years old, born on the 1st August 1997 and I live in the UK in the West Midlands. I love music, shopping, fashion, beauty, theatre, food.. pretty much your average teenage girl. I have two brothers and a wonderful Mum and Dad, who don't actually know about this yet (I'll decide in due course if they're allowed to know!).

For years now I've been umming and aahing about whether to start a blog or maybe a youtube channel. I've been reading blogs and watching youtube videos for ages, always fantasising about having my own little space on the internet and never pushing myself to do it in fear of what people around me might think. But a few days ago, two of my best friends persuaded me to finally give it a go, helped me think of a name for my blog and now here I am, at 1am (I can't sleep), talking to you.

This is my challenge over the summer, as I've now finished my GCSE exams, have 3 months off and don't really know what to do with myself! I think what I'll be posting about will mainly be lifestyle, beauty and fashion and related things, as that's what I enjoy reading about on other peoples' blogs. For now I'm just going to post about things that spring to mind over my summer holidays (as often as I can ), see where that leads me and hopefully learn how to be good at writing a blog! I feel like I'm starting to ramble now..

If you have taken the time to read this, I could just give you an enormous hug of thanks (*enormous hug of thanks*) and if I'm honest, I'm quite interested myself about what I'm going to end up posting on here!

Have a lovely day, whatever you're up to :)

Charlie x 

(P.S. If anyone has any good tips on writing a blog, I'm always open to advice!)