tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565049642146187312024-02-19T07:15:55.539-08:00Lucy Jane Fashion 🍒Lucy Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032306220771043888noreply@blogger.comBlogger383125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256504964214618731.post-38440311795934778882022-11-07T08:44:00.000-08:002022-11-07T08:44:08.350-08:00Northern Warrior<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Warrior - a brave or experience soldier or fighter.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Be brave, be strong, be a northern warrior. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A woman defying the odds, battling on.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The fight is every day, determined to win. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We see her armour, but we don't notice.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A skin of power, held so close to her heart. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">She wears it with pride, it's who she is.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">She is a northern warrior, she will fight on. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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She inspires me everyday with her ability to be 100% her authentic self and overcome the things she has. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love you lots x</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><br />Lucy Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032306220771043888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256504964214618731.post-57717401257442277962020-11-12T06:11:00.000-08:002020-11-12T06:11:00.408-08:00Welcome to the world of WIDTH Magazine<div style="text-align: center;">If you're a creative looking for a breath of fresh air then you're in exactly the right place!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/widthmagazine/">WIDTH Magazine (@widthmagazine) </a>is an independent Zine curated by the ever so talented <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hollystimpsonn/">@hollystimpsonn</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/widthmagazine/">WIDTH</a> is fashion, art, culture, pushing boundaries you're too scared to push and a place where people can well and truly express who they are.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdB9ywKyKvJS1NHoX0dT72paJOd_k42nYI3NPZw8k7bvd6GFXE1fEuodFiGOz8ulWEKUfzHb3lvxokk183Mt8oDOKPlehviMqSOhyphenhyphen3fFtFJJP86gYbx4KaVur6oJBnlyzGRkg6Hr96/s1800/q%2526a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdB9ywKyKvJS1NHoX0dT72paJOd_k42nYI3NPZw8k7bvd6GFXE1fEuodFiGOz8ulWEKUfzHb3lvxokk183Mt8oDOKPlehviMqSOhyphenhyphen3fFtFJJP86gYbx4KaVur6oJBnlyzGRkg6Hr96/s16000/q%2526a.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I got the chance to interview the angel that is Holly to find out about her ideas, inspiration and what to expect from Issue 1!</div><div style="text-align: center;">(Out Jan 2021)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Hi Holly, so I'm going to start of a bit different, if <a href="https://www.instagram.com/widthmagazine/">WIDTH mag </a>were a colour, which colour would you pick and why?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hellooo, so every WIDTH issue will have its own colour palette and extremely specific aesthetic. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Over time the collection as a whole will explore all corners of the creative industry and introduce readers to something new and different every time. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Issue 1 is heavily inspired by spring GUCCI couture so I'm gonna say PINK!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ooo yes, I love that almost as if every issue is it's own piece of art in itself!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/widthmagazine/">WIDTH</a> is a very unique name, what gave you the idea?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've loved art and people's creations for years yet the ones that always stood out to me are artists that play with visual reality and go beyond what the eye can see. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I wanted to bring that into my work by making all my imagery and visuals slightly incorrect or off balance, then the word width came to me!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>I'm guessing that's the vibe you're wanting to portray through WIDTH, breaking boundaries and playing with reality?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yeah absolutely! I want the readers to be introduced to new ideas, concepts and creative possibilities, every width possible!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0oro5ggPXmcwVEPn7DizrcGoZdFpTaLtrlJQb2TTBAIoaHYlpMDd_RJTZ7_36nzmzueG-xCSm02g2oD20uGzzz_jhbsu5IEPFYFUKmNMaxdody02-6kY-F28QQB0EeVTrxaj0czGi/s1800/q%2526a2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0oro5ggPXmcwVEPn7DizrcGoZdFpTaLtrlJQb2TTBAIoaHYlpMDd_RJTZ7_36nzmzueG-xCSm02g2oD20uGzzz_jhbsu5IEPFYFUKmNMaxdody02-6kY-F28QQB0EeVTrxaj0czGi/s16000/q%2526a2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Fab, I'm all for inspiring others! With issue 1 slowly coming to life, what should we all expect?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">100% lots of insanely talented artist features, plenty of articles, focuses on well being, beauty , fashion as well as academic features. An array of great independent businesses and some fab visual content that brings couture and streetwear together tastefully!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sounds like a dream! I'm definitely looking forward to seeing it and being involved!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Along with the strong creative influence, are there any social issues you want to cover through the mag?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Absolutely! I want to always support movements and social changes where possible, WIDTH will never fail to bring equality to the table. Anyone who would like their voice heard is more than welcome to participate and share what needs to be heard.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Love that, I think we all need to have that mindset these days.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>If someone were to ask you why they should follow and support <a href="https://www.instagram.com/widthmagazine/">WIDTH</a>, what would you say?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">If they want to explore the endless possibilities within art, fashion, beauty and culture, this is for you. </div><div style="text-align: center;">On the surface it may be seen as just a 'fashion magazine' but it's truly about uplifting one another and discovering new and innovative ways to be creative!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>YES! That's what we all need, especially in hard times like these. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Thank you so much Holly for answering the questions, I can't wait to read the issue and be in the issue!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Final question because I love this question, if <a href="https://www.instagram.com/widthmagazine/">WIDTH</a> had a playlist what would be the top karaoke song?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oooooff, that is an interesting one! </div><div style="text-align: center;">I'd probably say Xtina - Can't Hold Us Down because creatives are constantly pushed to the side yet in a world that is completely run by media...you can't live without us!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And that is so so true, in this world you really can not live without creatives!</div><div style="text-align: center;">WIDTH magazine represents everything I believe in and love which is why I can't wait for it.</div><div style="text-align: center;">In a world that is always trying to hold us back, we need a place to break boundaries, challenge the norms and collaborate with like minded individuals to make real art!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Holly has given us that with WIDTH magazine and I truly can't wait to see where the world takes WIDTH...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Give them a follow on insta to show some support!!! - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/widthmagazine/">@widthmagazine</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lucy Jane</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Lucy Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032306220771043888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256504964214618731.post-15712186691188642332020-10-22T10:59:00.003-07:002020-10-22T10:59:51.011-07:00Styling sustainably with Jeneral Store<p></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.jeneralstore.co.uk/">www.jeneralstore.co.uk</a></h2><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmRVGIzTOa6JioVXW1wg0afXR8gjr66vIuheyj9bF468pids_Fggdg7BcqyWTZCgMRkk4RLGZe8551x5YkI-Z99GZE-JV5XZnPNOBbWLzmbUzrktjaeM2RQlVuWXssCwVntyrsHaR/s1800/Untitled-3-Recovered.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmRVGIzTOa6JioVXW1wg0afXR8gjr66vIuheyj9bF468pids_Fggdg7BcqyWTZCgMRkk4RLGZe8551x5YkI-Z99GZE-JV5XZnPNOBbWLzmbUzrktjaeM2RQlVuWXssCwVntyrsHaR/s320/Untitled-3-Recovered.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuleTApf5k1B-5UILAuoWjbzDC5ivdxr3o10xh2LvfNoxc4DsIfj2gYaVVOqtQG6hswQB2iy7iXTsQRotSjW4Ffw58bHADDPybyzyj4px8ZjJZJN_StfFA1qhiflzhKQr8pIxAkc0H/s1800/Untitled-2-Recovered.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuleTApf5k1B-5UILAuoWjbzDC5ivdxr3o10xh2LvfNoxc4DsIfj2gYaVVOqtQG6hswQB2iy7iXTsQRotSjW4Ffw58bHADDPybyzyj4px8ZjJZJN_StfFA1qhiflzhKQr8pIxAkc0H/s320/Untitled-2-Recovered.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXy1-03L07zCVx_pbYDwCh2osCP9sO6otyK9kU1F1DH8if9TkxQynToXqQTIV3tGRPk7CGBLbD3kd33Lg-zSFphA_olMExWKGMhrgRnpvtUHMotzw0bMmhO8aAPhbfi-uwMELDuWOs/s1800/Untitled-1-Recovered.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXy1-03L07zCVx_pbYDwCh2osCP9sO6otyK9kU1F1DH8if9TkxQynToXqQTIV3tGRPk7CGBLbD3kd33Lg-zSFphA_olMExWKGMhrgRnpvtUHMotzw0bMmhO8aAPhbfi-uwMELDuWOs/s320/Untitled-1-Recovered.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All items - <a href="http://www.jeneralstore.co.uk/">www.jeneralstore.co.uk</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tucked away in a lil room amongst the Northern Quarter in Manchester, lies the hub of the cutest, up-coming sustainable brand <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jeneralstoreuk/" target="_blank">@jeneralstoreuk</a> . Describing themselves as 'Decadent Tonal Vintage and Sustainable Accessories' Jeneral store has an array of products old and new that you never knew you needed in your wardrobe! From classic vintage pieces to the signature Jeneral Store scrunchie, I would highly recommend shopping their site as I'm sure you'll fall in love!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jeneralstore.co.uk/">www.jeneralstore.co.uk</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A few weeks ago I got the opportunity to meet the ever so lovely Jen who's behind the brand and style up some of the new vintage pieces that dropped last Friday. My favourite look has to be the red dress, I felt like the real life spanish dancer emoji and that's truly what dreams are made of...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I had the best time boogying around to disco music whilst Jen snapped away getting some incredible shots that have been all over my instagram.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That day left me with a feeling of 'I want to do this!'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To style and dance and laugh and shoot pictures and simply be around other creatives who inspire you because seeing how Jen's little business was growing and how passionate she was truly inspired me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She's fab and has definitely sparked a new motivation in me, so go show her lil business some love!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="goog_380370814"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jeneralstore.co.uk">www.jeneralstore.co.uk</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Insta - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jeneralstoreuk/" target="_blank">@jeneralstoreuk </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /> <p></p></div>Lucy Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032306220771043888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256504964214618731.post-27734590291666029482020-10-13T08:33:00.002-07:002020-10-13T08:33:38.551-07:00Euphoria <p></p><h2 style="text-align: center;">'Extreme happiness, sometimes more than is reasonable in a particular situation'</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuajXozrm-Zw0XZ0nADAH7bYTEp4SEs4ytuM-even7ggZS6Q1f-PU9M3SfrAIxjJ3aNLuDe3V6MMSxr4CBM8ysj9ZFDPM29dT_xUCZDxYo2OYUBhx0WlPvRXxqKj37cWAU5u7psCts/s2048/IMG_4591.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuajXozrm-Zw0XZ0nADAH7bYTEp4SEs4ytuM-even7ggZS6Q1f-PU9M3SfrAIxjJ3aNLuDe3V6MMSxr4CBM8ysj9ZFDPM29dT_xUCZDxYo2OYUBhx0WlPvRXxqKj37cWAU5u7psCts/s320/IMG_4591.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgreFqhsAx0iZLx-UMlXTXMoukBsfgCu5x5Ob6PiDVhNXHTGddd4hdQyXxTicy6ijfvRmCJNhfK1KUJFl4FOCtxwYCvXB3FBFfhyphenhyphenahJBUwmxQurpvYyn2Rx3lxD7s5WlFPSzrH-VQwo/s2048/IMG_4570.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgreFqhsAx0iZLx-UMlXTXMoukBsfgCu5x5Ob6PiDVhNXHTGddd4hdQyXxTicy6ijfvRmCJNhfK1KUJFl4FOCtxwYCvXB3FBFfhyphenhyphenahJBUwmxQurpvYyn2Rx3lxD7s5WlFPSzrH-VQwo/s320/IMG_4570.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Euphoria both the state of indescribable happiness and the HBO drama series that took over social media over the last year. The influence of Euphoria was like a ripple through the online world, inspiring creatives to take our everyday looks and push them to something a little extraordinary.</div></div> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFRENnYydXKNM9HRoywmuh4gmJchqQExK6F4VuxfQdiIxPC8B7zPLQUbsqf4IVueNPmYKMflV3br8KUuib9XPW-E9uhvmzrWIJ36KGseplCG_S8ovs-eRuNLtnLABlvlsisVMZTzXw/s1800/NINA1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFRENnYydXKNM9HRoywmuh4gmJchqQExK6F4VuxfQdiIxPC8B7zPLQUbsqf4IVueNPmYKMflV3br8KUuib9XPW-E9uhvmzrWIJ36KGseplCG_S8ovs-eRuNLtnLABlvlsisVMZTzXw/s320/NINA1.JPG" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Lwpy0FkHQCTFQOXZCDaNgpHWB3Kh8nY123BcH76legL9BYyGGeTSPSQL7GZtEBKE1CP8jlAcHLxfQiqWsyxiLY2T9oPdR7i0GinXlTUEu8lrk_a9HQQYzPZ0xTAVWlZ92k3x29Ta/s1200/NINA2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1190" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Lwpy0FkHQCTFQOXZCDaNgpHWB3Kh8nY123BcH76legL9BYyGGeTSPSQL7GZtEBKE1CP8jlAcHLxfQiqWsyxiLY2T9oPdR7i0GinXlTUEu8lrk_a9HQQYzPZ0xTAVWlZ92k3x29Ta/s320/NINA2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Wearing face gems to do the weekly shop?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Why the hell not!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">From the costume to the make up to the cinematography, Euphoria oozed this mystical craziness that we all seemed to love. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_b-ysnmRJFpoliNw74fz8Y8GKvX-4pDZ9P3peXO4iaS0GKBFFskexiTVULjSnDBP6C8-tWwlWLOzvlkG8vV3LHmmNY3KwDEnAYI3d8lnvfBQjvdVrt9ZZ2pF2pqB_Wka4hrH9VdG/s1631/ninaaa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1631" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_b-ysnmRJFpoliNw74fz8Y8GKvX-4pDZ9P3peXO4iaS0GKBFFskexiTVULjSnDBP6C8-tWwlWLOzvlkG8vV3LHmmNY3KwDEnAYI3d8lnvfBQjvdVrt9ZZ2pF2pqB_Wka4hrH9VdG/s320/ninaaa.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We wanted to channel this unique individuality in our Euphoria inspired shoot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Be true to you and then times you by 10000!</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSojqWQlP5Zl9UmVIend0JbxoRHVsZOVb2r0gju5zYK6leedcp9KggwRfSG2F8_8qIZmt7GpPxQyV29drctsCzbPMXxWLFEl39R3jhV8BmsEmbh0C9RJtTPq0r2siaf7wc5FD9dLBv/s1800/nina.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSojqWQlP5Zl9UmVIend0JbxoRHVsZOVb2r0gju5zYK6leedcp9KggwRfSG2F8_8qIZmt7GpPxQyV29drctsCzbPMXxWLFEl39R3jhV8BmsEmbh0C9RJtTPq0r2siaf7wc5FD9dLBv/s320/nina.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Model - Nina @neenkat</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Denim Hat and Butterfly top were handmade by Nina!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's crazy to say that I'm finally back...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gone are the days of 'Infinity Of Fashion', we're now welcoming the new and improved era of </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lucy Jane Fashion!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've decided that Lucy Jane Fashion is going to be more of a portfolio than a blog. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A place to combine all my creative projects and share them publicly and who knows who might stumble upon them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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On 16th February 2019, one year ago, I awoke to a day that was going to change my life and my body forever...</div>
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Due to the severity of my Ulcerative Colitis I underwent surgery having a sub-total colectomy leaving me with a stoma/ileostomy bag and a very sore stomach!<br />
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Writing this a year on I really can't believe how quick the time has flown by, I've achieved a lot and done a lot in the last 12 months which were all things I never thought I'd be capable of living with Ulcerative Colitis. A year ago today I made the decision that this operation was going to change my life, it was going to make me into the person I was always meant to be and I wouldn't let it stop me.</div>
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A year on I'd say I still do have that mindset but you do have hard days, so here is what I've learnt a year on living with my ileostomy and what I wish I knew...</div>
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1. It's all about your attitude and mindset</div>
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The easiest thing to do when life throws something challenging at you is to give up, I was on the verge of doing just that leading up to my operation as my illness had consumed me. I read back over some of my thoughts I'd wrote down and it makes me feel so sick, I was so low, so tired and I hated life. As soon as surgery was presented as the only guaranteed option I knew I had to pick myself up, put that smile on and think this is the break I needed to be able to live my life again!</div>
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Throughout the whole journey from my op to now of course I wanted to break down, give up and may be I have done in some ways but I will always try to remind myself of the attitude that kept me going through the hardest times.</div>
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I was a diamond, life was throwing all these cuts at me but at the end I was going to shine...</div>
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2. Fake it till you make it, looking different doesn't mean you are different!</div>
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Having an ileostomy bag means I don't look the same as everyone else, I have a bag of poo attached to me at all times and a lovely long scar down my belly. Over the past year I've shown my bagged body online many times, walked down beaches all over the world with my bag out and I won't lie, at first it's scary and I was so so anxious but push yourself, fake the confidence and then owning your bag comes easy. I will never look like the instagram models or the influencers so I really don't care, the world can see me as I am and I won't hide it for anyone.</div>
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The only way my body confidence has been knocked is through intimate situations and that's still something I find hard. When you've been through illness and have constant hospital examinations, invasive procedures and surgery the way you view your body almost changes. From being 17 I underwent so many colonoscopies, scans, examinations of my body that over time you start to desensitise from it and your body is more of an 'problematic object' than a person. </div>
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I have body confidence in a way that yes, I can show the world my body but when it comes down to one person it terrifies me. </div>
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I don't really view my body as anything anyone would ever want, but that doesn't mean I don't want to be in this body, it's just something I'm still trying to figure out and I know one day I will.</div>
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3. Bag changes become like brushing your teeth</div>
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At first changing your bag feels like such a big thing, I remember thinking 'How is this ever going to become part of my morning routine?' but it did and it's all fine!</div>
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It takes me about 2 minutes to change my bag now, I do it every 2 days and have very little problems. I have my routine, try and use as little products as possible and it works well for me, it takes time but you'll find your way!</div>
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When you think of the literal version of what my body does, I simply shit into a bag and that doesn't sound pleasant. The one thing I've realised is most people don't care if anything, they're pretty interested in finding out how everything works. I've always been the most open, responsive person when talking about living with Ulcerative Colitis and my ileostomy so I'll explain every detail if someone wants to know.</div>
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It's pretty cool that I'm walking around without an organ I guess...</div>
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In the 2 years between my diagnosis and operations, I probably went to the toilet more times than I had done in the 17 years I'd been alive and I will tell you know I don't miss that at all!</div>
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Personally I think pooing a big is a lot more efficient, I have control over my body, empty it when I need to and that's something I didn't have! </div>
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It will be a song or a picture or even a smell that takes me back to what I went through. I still don't think I've faced the trauma I went through properly because my way of dealing was ignore that part of my life and start a new journey. At the end of the day it's what I went through, it made me, me and I can't run away from it forever. </div>
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I think the next step for me is to stop putting on such a brave face and speak to someone about how everything truly effected me and how it still is. The smallest things bring it all back but if I confront what happened, I won't fear it anymore. </div>
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7. Facing reality is daunting but you can still be a dreamer</div>
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For the first 6 months after my operation I was simply living my best life, going on holidays, to festivals and absolutely having the time of my life! I realise now that euphoria I felt was because I was doing whatever I wanted, not really living in reality which was amazing, but then I moved to London, reality hit and I really couldn't cope. </div>
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I'd lived in a bubble for a long time and when that bubble popped everything in me fell away and I couldn't really figure it out. I hated what I thought I'd love and became quite lost, negative and scared by the world. </div>
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Since then I've been balancing work and doing what makes me happy and in some ways I still do feel lost and scared, but I've acknowledged it now and want to make changes to fix it. My life at 17 was fully planned out, but then life threw a storm at me and I couldn't follow that plan. Now I know I have huge anxiety over committing to big goals because I'm so scared of a second storm coming along. </div>
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A year on from my operation and I still stand by the fact it was the best, most life changing thing that's ever happened to me and I am so grateful to be able to live like me again. Throughout the last year I have been a little lost, confused by what I really want out of life but I think I need to sit back a bit more, relax and let things work themselves out. </div>
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I live in a healthy body and that felt like an impossibility a year ago and really if you have your health, you can't ask for anything else!</div>
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Today is Blue Monday and I want to start my post by asking how are you?</div>
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You don't have to tell me, tell yourself, check in on yourself and write your answer down. </div>
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Give yourself time to think how your mind and body truly are, it's important.</div>
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Blue Monday is supposedly the most depressing day of the year but I don't know how statistically true that is. Regardless of the science behind it, it's important to understand that every day, not just today, can be hard for people. </div>
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Rather than having a Blue Monday have a You Monday.</div>
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Mental health is something we all deal with on a daily basis and whether you like to admit it or not, it is just as important as physical health. We dismiss it, don't want to talk about it because we feel 'silly' or 'stupid' but the more you don't talk, the more isolated you become. When you open up to people you realise you aren't the only one going through it, the world is a scary place and we're bound to think scary things. The right people will always be there to talk to, always be there caring for you and always try to help. A problem shared is a problem halved is what I always believe and I wish more people would realise that, no matter how bad things get telling someone feels like a weight lifted off your shoulders and that's when things can change. </div>
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Reading this you might be sat there thinking</div>
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'You're some positive fashion blogger with 0 problems preaching at the internet'</div>
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I'd agree I'm a positive fashion blogger but my mind has dealt with a lot, I got the help I needed and things did change so that's why I'm sat here preaching to talk about you!</div>
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Recently the world has felt like a crazy place to me. </div>
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I've seen so many people I love hurting and it's frustrated me that I can't take that hurt away from them. I tell myself everything happens for a reason, you grow from every single thing but it seems so unfair watching people go through these things.</div>
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I've realised the worst things always happen to the best people and that's life.</div>
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I have incredible people in my life, they make me stronger every single day and they make me want to smile more because I know I've got them to smile back at me.</div>
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Please make today You Monday not Blue Monday.</div>
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Ask yourself how you're doing and whatever the answer is, listen to yourself. </div>
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Reach out to your friends and family, let them know you care and take all of the crazy stuff racing around your mind seriously because it's important. </div>
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Do what will make your day brighter, bring a smile to your face because life is too short, it's made for living so please don't live it feeling alone!</div>
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A slightly belated one but I survived through the stress of working Christmas in retail and I'm ready to take on 2020 with a bang. A new year definitely doesn't mean a new me but I think it's brought a new attitude and I'm kinda loving it...</div>
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2019 was a weird one for me having the highest highs and the lowest lows it was all a bit crazy. It started consumed by illness, I lost my large intestine, gained an ileostomy bag and got my life back. I then had the best summer imaginable, moved down to London for University, absolutely hated it and ended the year back at home. Amongst all this was a whole load of other things but as a general round up, my 2019 was completely unexpected. </div>
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An uncontrolled yet exciting mess...</div>
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Heading into 2020 my mind is a bit of a shambles but all I know is I want this year to be filled with everything I adore. </div>
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To travel, to create, to laugh, to dance, to be healthy, to love, to inspire, to grow, to write, to explore, to learn, to express and what I really want to do the most is to help people.</div>
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This time a year ago I was completely helpless, I never knew how I'd get better mentally and physically. Ulcerative Colitis was my life as I slumped into 2019. Now, I've got everything I could ever dream of back and I can strut my way confidently into 2020.</div>
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Who knows what 2020 will bring but for once the unknown is pretty exciting to me, having a life plan is over-rated because when I did have one it all went tits up!</div>
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IIIIITS CHRIIIIISTMAAAAS!</div>
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Merry Christmas to you all, here's to a day filled with lots of love, happiness and amazing food and a night of laughs, prosecco and new Gavin and Stacey ( I AM SO EXCITED!). </div>
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Christmas can be the best time or the worst. It can bring people together or remind people who they've lost, it can be a time for family or a time spent feeling completely alone, it can be a day off work or the busiest day of the year and understanding this makes Christmas not seem so shiny.</div>
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Life is hard, some days it feels harder than others and for many today is one of those days.</div>
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So I want you all to put what you have right now into perspective and think of what you're truly grateful for this Christmas Day 2019...<br />
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1. That I can eat all the Cheeses on our Christmas Cheeseboard without suffering!</div>
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Sally the Stoma did a lot of things for me but making me be able to eat dairy again was definitely up there at the top.</div>
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2. That I have the pleasure of knowing some of the strongest, most inspiring people in the world.</div>
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You're all diamonds and you make me shine brighter every single day!</div>
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3. That I was able to follow my dreams this year and accept that it didn't work out, it all happens for a reason...</div>
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4. That no decision of mine is ever a wrong decision in the eyes of my Mum and Dad, whatever I do I know they support me and forever will be proud, I love them ridiculous amounts!</div>
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5. That I still have a belly button...</div>
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Well my surgeon could've cut through it and he didn't so we got to be grateful!</div>
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6. That I let myself feel emotions I'd blocked off again this year, I never thought I'd be capable of feeling that after so long of being numb to it, but I did and it was nice to feel normal again.</div>
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7. That when I get to see the world I see it in it's beauty, I know the world hides some cruel truths and it's important we recognise those but what I've seen and explored has held sheer beauty and I'm so grateful nothing damaged my view.</div>
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8. That I have found my iconic hairstyle and know I probably won't be changing it anytime soon.</div>
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9. That I don't have a CLUE what I'm doing but I know it will all be okay...</div>
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10. That I have a home, a family, a job, an amazing set of friends and that I am alive, I am not normal but I am rare and I am a lil crazy shining diamond...</div>
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Lucy Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032306220771043888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256504964214618731.post-34871579030125888242019-12-20T00:45:00.000-08:002019-12-20T00:45:58.230-08:00#CharityShopBop - The Christmas Drinks<div style="text-align: center;">
Charity Shop Bopping my way back into the blogging world and hoping you're all happy about it!</div>
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#CharityShopBop is something I've done for years on my blog, it's my own little way of trying to make a tiny difference in the world by inspiring you all to shop more consciously as we all know how damaging the fashion industry has become.</div>
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Fast fashion is now the second largest polluter in the world. <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "crimson text" , serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">Every year we create over 80 billion articles of clothing which is a ridiculous amount to even fathom. With 95% of it being recyclable and 100% being reusable, why let it become waste?</span></div>
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So get #CharityShopBoppin and let me see what you find...</div>
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Jacket: Scope // Top: Kilo Sale // Jeans: Scope // Bag: From my lovely Grandma !</div>
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IT'S MAD FRIDAY!!!!</div>
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So tonight I'll be having some festive fun and tomorrow morning I'll be feeling festively hungover, working through the pain but it's Christmas, it's allowed! </div>
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Mad Friday is like an actual holy day where I live, I'm only from a small town between Manchester and Leeds but we definitely go big or go home. Everyone is out, everywhere is packed and everything is regretted the following day, oops...</div>
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Christmas is such a social time and being the social butterfly I am, I absolutely thrive. I love going for drinks, going for food and generally just being out and about and one of my favourite parts of the whole process is picking the perfect going out but not 'out out' outfit! </div>
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I'd say this look is quite subtle for me, not much colour but I think the sparkle compensates for that. I am OBSESSED with this sequin corset I found hidden away in the kilo sale last year. I bought it without knowing when I'd ever wear it but I knew I couldn't leave it there, it was too beautiful and too special to not come to such a loving home. Pairing it with plain jeans makes it that little bit more toned down, something I didn't think I knew the meaning of, but if I was to dress it up even more O\d wear some leather pants, it would look looooovely. </div>
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Both the pants and blazer cost me £1 from my favourite Scope store in Rochdale and look how good they look!</div>
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As for the bag it's old style Russel & Bromley bought on Bond Street in London by my lovely Grandma many years ago. Right now I'm in love with rewearing my Grandmas old things but putting my own style to them, it just shows how fashions come back around so don't throw out everything!</div>
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It will be vintage one day...</div>
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I urge you all to go root through your Grandparents wardrobes, obviously with permission, because I bet you'll find some amazing, one of a kind pieces you could make work!</div>
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I'll be #CharityShopBoppin my way through Mad Friday with a bottle of prosecco and a few jagerbombs, Merry Christmas!!!!</div>
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Lucy Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032306220771043888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256504964214618731.post-68533055772954100702019-12-16T02:45:00.000-08:002019-12-16T02:45:14.913-08:00#CharityShopBop - The Christmas Disco<div style="text-align: center;">
AAAAAAAND SHE'S BACK!</div>
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Charity Shop Bopping my way back into the blogging world and hoping you're all happy about it!</div>
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#CharityShopBop is something I've done for years on my blog, it's my own little way of trying to make a tiny difference in the world by inspiring you all to shop more consciously as we all know how damaging the fashion industry has become.</div>
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Fast fashion is now the second largest polluter in the world. <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "crimson text" , serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">Every year we create over 80 billion articles of clothing which is a ridiculous amount to even fathom. With 95% of it being recyclable and 100% being reusable, why let it become waste?</span></div>
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Dress: Oxfam // Jacket: British Heart Foundation //</div>
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Growing up one of the most exciting things about Christmas was getting an outfit; one for the school disco, one for Christmas day and probably another because I was indecisive and thought I needed everything. Saving those special pieces felt so exciting, the presents were simply a bonus on Christmas day, all I was excited for was to wear my new outfit! </div>
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Now I'm older and I hate to say it, an adult, I get so consumed by the rest of Christmas that my tradition of buying something special has been lost but this year we're gonna rediscover it...</div>
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If you can't be the glitziest, glam gal at Christmas then when can you be?<br />
I think of glitter, reds, silks, velvets and all the luxurious things in life when it comes to tackling the Christmas Disco outfit. You want comfort but to impress at the same time, so a cute silky slip is definitely the answer. Head to the nightwear section of the next Charity Shop you're in and I bet you'll find a lovely slip just like this one!<br />
My textured leopard print trench coat is one of my favourite Charity Shop finds of this year. It was a bit pricey at £14.99 but it's probably the chicest item of clothing I own, every time I wrap it around me I feel so much more important!<br />
I adore the long line silhouettes of both the jacket against the dress, something about it feels so sophisticated yet fun, the perfect combo to dance around the Christmas Disco...<br />
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Lucy Jane<br />
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Lucy Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032306220771043888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256504964214618731.post-26115122681289986802019-12-11T11:02:00.000-08:002019-12-11T11:02:45.603-08:00And that's what happened to me...<div style="text-align: center;">
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When you want something so so badly that it almost feels impossible to reach, you'll fight and fight to get it and when the whole world finally feels like it's in your hands, you realise you just can't carry it.</div>
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That's what happened to me. </div>
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17 year old Lucy dreamed of moving to London to be a fashion student so 20 year old Lucy thought she'd live that dream but what she didn't realise is her life had majorly changed.</div>
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Helloooooo everyone, it's been a long time since I've posted but I felt like right now I need the space to breathe on my blog to get my head around life because life is harder than I thought. I've been through a lot more than most 20 year olds have so I think I can justify myself in saying 'My life is hard' but I'm also not sat here wanting pity. The last 3 years have tested me from living with Ulcerative Colitis to having life changing surgery, I can't really comprehend everything that was thrown at me.</div>
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I'd decided that the life I'd put on pause 3 years ago I was going to hit play on again without even considering the fact a lot has changed and I had changed.</div>
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In September I moved to University in London, I was finally fulfilling this goal of my mine that I'd always wanted to achieve and I was ready to run at life full speed, or so I thought. It'd been so highly anticipated for me through the past 3 years, I had this incredible vision of creativity, excitement and finally having the buzz for life that I'd forgotten.<br />
But the reality of it just wasn't what I'd expected.<br />
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The way I like to describe what happened is I arrived at University feeling like the shiniest, most confident diamond of the bunch and I left feeling scratched, bruised and slightly broken.<br />
My time at University left me on my own a lot and it was the first time in a long time I've had to sit and deal with myself, on my own, no support nearby. Having so much time to think lead to overthinking and my mindset on life completely turned upside down. Throughout my journey with Ulcerative Colitis, I dealt with mental health issues and I will honestly say they were some of the hardest hurdles to overcome so when things started changing I was terrified.<br />
To the outside world I was still this shining diamond but inside, I didn't feel like it.<br />
So I left.<br />
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Of course there are other reasons that the whole world doesn't need to know but the main reason was I didn't feel happy and when you've experienced life the way I have, you don't take happiness for granted. May be if I hadn't have been ill, I'd have gone at 18 and adored everything about the place but that didn't happen and what's the point in dwelling on it?<br />
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Right now I don't really know where my life is going but honestly, who actually does!?!?!<br />
I'm surrounded by people I love, I'm working somewhere I enjoy and I am slowly getting back my sparkle for life!<br />
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My advice would be this...<br />
Think about all the aspects of your life right now and weigh up the impact it's having on you, if the impacts are heavily negative then don't be afraid to make a change.<br />
I have dreams and I have goals but I am in no rush to get there, all I want to do is be happy, be healthy and stay shining!<br />
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Lucy Jane</div>
Lucy Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032306220771043888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256504964214618731.post-50977132605454487872019-06-05T06:29:00.000-07:002019-06-05T06:29:33.743-07:00Budapest Diaries: Waking up at 4pm (oops) and an evening on the Danube<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If you thought Saturday was a belated start then I bet you can't wait to know when we woke up on Sunday...</div>
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As Ell is a big Man City fan, we found an Irish bar and watched the football which is becoming a bit of a tradition on our holidays. Our first drink of the day was an alcoholic one and if that doesn't sum up Budapest I don't know what does, when theres such cheap beer it would be rude to say no!</div>
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After watching the football and City winning, Ell was one happy gal and I was one hungry gal so we went off to find some food. I'm not really sure what the area was called but it was where all the main shops were and we wandered round there for a bit. Our culinary tastes really aren't that exotic so we found yet another lovely Italian restaurant and got some food. Ell ordered margarita pizza for the third time in a row, it's basically tradition now, and I decided on some Calamari which came out looking more alive than I've ever seen before!</div>
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Being the spontaneous queens we are, we walked down to the river, found a boat trip and hopped on the next departure. It was the equivalent of £8 for a one hour boat trip down the Danube which I thought was so good compared to what you'd pay in London for something like that! The boat was basic and we were freezing cold but we got to see all the landmarks lit up in the dark and it was extremely beautiful. We saw Parliament, Buda Castle, Chain Bridge and all the stunning architecture along the Danube which seemed to come to life in a different way at night.</div>
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I had a bit of a moment on the boat which I'll always remember, I went off to the toilet to queue up and it was at the back of the boat where nobody was about. I stood there looking out at either side of the river which was lit up shining so bright and thought... </div>
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All the fun I'd had in the past three days, all the things I'd done and not at one point had I felt too ill or too tired or had even had a single worry cross my mind! </div>
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Yes, I know last year I went on a lot of trips but nobody actually knows what I dealt with on those trips. Trying to translate 'Can I use your toilet?' into so many languages, taking packets and packets of Imodium everyday and the main thing, being terrified to come home because I never knew what was in store for me next. </div>
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Dress: Charity Shop // Bag: Primark // Earrings: Primark // Shoes: Steve Madden // Sunglasses: Monki</div>
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After my week in Cyprus, I did a lot of thinking about a lot of things. I want to take things back with my blog, write about whats been on my mind, share my inner thoughts rather than being impersonal. </div>
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I suppose it's something personal that I don't really share on social media which is kind of strange as I can share the fact I poo into a bag but when it comes to speaking about love and all things related, I feel so vulnerable and can't open up. I've never been that close to someone that I felt I was falling in love so I guess I don't know how to. </div>
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Love is such a personal thing and I think there is a huge difference from being widely loved by a lot of people, to being loved by an individual. I know I'm loved by a lot of people and that's not me being self-obsessed, I simply know that my friends and family are the most loving, incredible people ever and I feel their love constantly. But when it comes to being whole-heartedly loved by an individual, I have no idea how that feels and recently it's started to play on my mind...</div>
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So I have an Ileostomy bag which I'm sure many of you know, I poo in a bag and my body looks different to everyone else's. It's changed my life but it's obviously a huge thing to adapt to.</div>
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I'm confident with it, I own it most of the time but I still get hints of negativity sneaking in and if I'm honest, it's mainly around other people accepting me for me.</div>
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I worry that when I do truly open up, someone will reject it and reject me. </div>
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Yes, everyone hates rejection but I'm scared that rejection from others might spark rejection from myself and that's terrifying to me. I love my bag, I love my body and I love the way my life has been since surgery and I never want anyone to make me think any differently. I have the whole 'fake it till you make it' mantra when it comes to body confidence and honestly, it works so much for me but I suppose I'm putting up this guard by doing that. </div>
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I do have down days, I do feel self conscious and I'm scared that falling in love could hurt me like an absolute bitch.</div>
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I don't know if this makes any sense or if anyone cares but I was watching a video on disabilities and relationships and one lady spoke about something someone had said to her...</div>
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'If you're in a toy shop and theres a shiny new toy next to an old broken toy, why would you chose the broken one over the shiny one?'</div>
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It's weird to write about this but I hope someone understands. </div>
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Right now I am happy as can be, I've never had a relationship so all I've known is being an independent boss bitch and that's exactly what I'm channeling! </div>
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These thoughts are some of my most vulnerable and the only time when negativity seems to push it's way into my mind. </div>
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I'm not sad about it just anxious but I suppose life always works itself out in the strangest ways and for now I'll continue to feel loved by the world and figuring out falling in love will come with time...</div>
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(P.S. Enjoy the pics of me living out my Mamma Mia dreams in Cyprus, when I do fall in love a Greek wedding is definitely on the cards)</div>
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Day two was Saturday which began at a slightly delayed start of 2pm as we'd got a bit carried away with our antics on Friday night, oops. Saturday was the day we were visiting <span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588);"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Széchenyi Thermal Baths</span></span>, we'd pre-booked it online and was about the only planned thing on this trip!</div>
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As we were a lil bit hungover, having a relaxing afternoon in the baths was just what we needed. We explored all the outside and the inside but personally, I didn't really like the inside baths. The architecture was cool but I thought it smelt and was a bit uncomfortable, so our day was spent out in the sunshine definitely getting sunburnt.</div>
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One of my favourite memories of this day was watching this old lady in the jacuzzis (I promise its not as weird as it sounds!). Basically there is 2 sections in one of the baths that act as jacuzzis, one come out of the floor under your feet and one comes out the wall but they alternate and are never on at the same time. This lady knew exactly when the jets would switch and would move from one to the other just before it did she was honestly iconic, spending at least 2 hours going back and forth from the jacuzzis making sure nobody else got on them. </div>
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We left the baths about 6:30pm and wandered over to Heroes Square where we sat and watched the sunset, looking like such tourists. Honestly these moments are some of my favourite moments when Ell and I go away, we just sit, watch the world and chat about absolutely anything and everything and I couldn't be more content with life. It was a plus as well that for the first time since we started our lil trips, I could actually sit and not be anxious about there being a toilet nearby, so to Sally the Stoma and my surgeon...</div>
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After realising it was nearly 8pm we wandered back near our hostel down <span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">Andrássy</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>Avenue<span style="font-family: inherit;"> passing all the different Embassy's which was so interesting. Then </span>something<span style="font-family: inherit;"> strange </span>possessed<span style="font-family: inherit;"> us and we decided that we needed to go to a supermarket because we both really wanted some cheese slices, we're not right. We spent the </span>equivalent<span style="font-family: inherit;"> of around £5 and bought so much food to try, most of which was awful but some was okay!</span></div>
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A few weeks ago I hit the 3 month post-op period and it was time for me to get back travelling! My best friend Ella and I like to plan trips around our birthdays, last year we went to Barcelona and Stockholm so this year I picked Budapest. Budapest is in Hungary which is a country I know very little about but after seeing the beer bikes on Jack Whitehall's 'Travels with my father', hearing rave reviews from friends and of course loving George Ezra's song, I decided it was where I wanted to go.</div>
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After a surprisingly short flight and not much sleep, we got to Budapest around 2pm and checked into our hostel. We stayed in 'The Hive Party Hostel' which if you're like us two and love a good night out, then I would highly recommend staying there! But if you actually want to sleep at reasonable times and get up early then I'd suggest somewhere else.</div>
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It was pretty basic but it was cheap, we paid £90 each for 3 nights and got our own private room, bathroom and the location of the hostel was perfect.</div>
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We spent the afternoon getting our bearings and wandering over to the Buda side to see Buda Castle and Fishermans Bastion. As we hadn't done much research on Budapest, I was half expecting to have to pay when we got to these monuments but nope, you could walk just about anywhere and it cost nothing! Buda castle was pretty impressive, the grounds we walked round were so beautiful and I was 100% living out my Princess fantasy in my head. Something so small but something that made my day was the fact they had escalators and lifts so you didn't have to do the steep walk up to the castle. I'd say we walked half and got the escalator half but still, I'm on my holidays I'm allowed to be lazy!</div>
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Fishermans Bastion was so impressive, through the archways you could see the whole Pest side and it seemed to go on forever. The architecture around Buda Castle and Fishermans Bastion was so breath-taking, it reminded me of buildings described in all the gothic literature I studied at college so I was just imagining Dracula popping out to say Hi. </div>
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One of my favourite things to do is to just wander around and thats exactly what we did, we crossed Chain bridge getting back into the Pest side and found a lovely restaurant to eat at having the classic Hungarian food of Pizza (oops).</div>
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That night we hopped around the city and it was so so fun.</div>
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We started at the ruin bar called Szimpla Kert and I've never been to anywhere like that before, it was so cool! I'd describe it as a big alleyway filled with bars, beer and a lot of buzzing people! We ended up watching some live music which was pretty good and trying to be chatted up by many 40+ year old men, this we came to accept as a common thing as it's such a huge place for Stag do's, you've just got to role with it!</div>
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After there we headed to a club called Instant which was AMAZING!!</div>
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I always go on about Razzmatazz in Barcelona being my favourite club ever but Instant was certainly up there. We didn't have to pay entry, drinks were cheap and they had 8 bars in the club all playing different kinds of music!</div>
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I've been on a fair few nights out in my time and this was definitely up there.</div>
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<br />Lucy Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032306220771043888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256504964214618731.post-69546863028428888732019-05-22T03:21:00.003-07:002019-05-22T03:21:54.982-07:00Happy, healthy and having the time of my life!!So I've been wanting to write a blog post for the past three months but didn't really know where to start. There's been so much going on and I'm only just about getting my head around it all. Life went from hospitals and doctors, to taking it easy in recovery, to living my absolute best life and not looking back! There's so much I want to talk about, so much that I want to do but I'm just going to start by sharing some moments over the past three months of the new and improved Lucy Jane...<br />
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1. Creating the Bag Ladies</div>
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If you don't know, the reason I've become the new and improved Lucy Jane is because in February 2019 I had my colon removed and I now live my life with an ileostomy bag. Throughout my journey with Ulcerative Colitis I was constantly sharing online and reaching out to other people in the IBD community, when the prospect of surgery became very real I knew I needed to find support online so I didn't feel so alone. It astounded me how many people similar age to me reached out and offered their advice and words of support. I always say it and I'll say it again but if it I hadn't have had people their to look up to or to chat to about what was going on, I know I wouldn't have handled having surgery in the same way.</div>
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A few weeks after surgery, my friend Alisha (who also has a bag) and I came up with the idea of creating an instagram account which was like a girl gang but for ladies with stomas. We came up with the name The Bag Ladies and the account was made straight away! </div>
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The support we are receiving is incredible and I hope that big things are to come for these girls and I, I treasure them all so dearly and honestly think they're some of the most inspirational people in my life!</div>
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2. I did some photoshoots... IN MY UNDERWEAR</div>
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I'd never class myself as a model but here I am having done a few photoshoots and absolutely loving it!</div>
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Pre-bagged life I was pretty insecure about my body, I was always wanting to loose weight, get more toned and if I posted any exposing pictures online I had to look a certain way which you can tell by some of my posts last year. It's sad but social media wrecked my perception of myself and I never valued my body for how amazing it actually was. </div>
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After my operation I sort of had an epiphany. </div>
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My body has been cut, battered and bruised and now I've been given the chance for it to shine.</div>
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I'd look in the mirror and feel a sense of comfort and happiness by what looked back when I'd previously thought what I'd feel would be disgust and shame. </div>
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My bagged bod was a healthy bod and no summer body goals could ever compare to what that felt like!</div>
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When I was asked if I'd be involved in an underwear shoot 6 weeks after my operation I was terrified but thought to myself...</div>
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'Lucy, if you can do this 6 weeks later, own your bag and wear it with confidence, who knows what you'll have achieved in 6 months time! This bag doesn't define you but it makes you unique and if the world can't appreciate that then cyaaaaa!'</div>
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So I did it, bared my bag and it felt amazing. </div>
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I'll always think of that day as a big milestone in my recovery and the girls who were involved made me feel so at ease, it was a day of celebrating all our bodies and girls supporting girls!</div>
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WE SHOULD DO THAT MORE OFTEN!</div>
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I turned 20 and had the festival party I'd been dreaming of for the past two years, LSB FEST CAME TRUE!</div>
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All my friends came and to be surrounded by the people who I care about so much for the first time since surgery felt incredible, a lot of these people were the reason I kept a smile on my face the past two years and I thought I may as well throw a sick party to thank them!</div>
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My birthday was the first birthday in a long time that I loved and will remember forever.</div>
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Fuck Coachella, it's all about LSB FEST!!</div>
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4. Sally took her first trip abroad!</div>
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I went on my travels to Budapest and I'm off again to Cyprus tomorrow eeee!</div>
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Travelling for the first time after surgery made me a little bit nervous I won't lie, but as soon as I jumped on that plane I knew everything would be fine. I think the saying fail to prepare, prepare to fail is so true when travelling with a bag as if you plan for every possible outcome then nothing will come as a surprise!</div>
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Budapest was probably up there with one of my favourite places I've ever visited, it was so much fun and I think I'll do a few posts on what I got up to as I snapped so many pics I want to share them.</div>
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So that's a quick update on me, I'm 3 months post-op and pretty much living my best life. I'm making the most of waking up everyday happy and healthy and I don't think there's anything wrong in that.</div>
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After what I've been through, I deserve some fun!</div>
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I'm considering starting a youtube channel as I want to write more posts about my hospital experience/what I've been through but I feel it'd be so much easier to put across on camera, plus everyone seems to want to see more Charity Shop DIY's over on insta so may be I'll get into doing those!</div>
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Who knows where life will take me but I'm happy, healthy and having the time of my life!!</div>
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The art of fashion and having my own style is something I treasure so dearly. It's my way of expressing myself and freely experimenting with anything and everything without being scared of judgements! When it became apparent to me that the prospect of my fashion freedom may become slightly more limited due to my ileostomy bag, I thought to myself 'Absolutely not!'. Some people completely change their wardrobes, find things more adaptable to your new body but I didn't really want to change my look!</div>
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Getting out of hospital was a huge relief to me, it sounds so silly but I was so excited to see my wardrobe! I'd spent 16 days rotating between my primark sloth nighties, old band t-shirts and we can't forget the beautiful stockings that 100% finished off the look. When you're ill, appearance is the last thing on your mind and I knew I was starting to get better when I wanted to make an effort and actually get dressed!</div>
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My go-to comfort pieces were high waisted joggers, wide leg trousers and midi skirts. Anything with an elasticated waist which wasn't tight became my best friend as my abdomen was still very sore from my wound and basically from being sliced in half! As my stoma lies about the same level as my belly button, I opted for all my high waisted clothes as you don't want to be putting pressure on your stoma or on your bag or else it could be a bit of a mess! Luckily for me I generally go for high waisted things as they've always suited me much better so there was no pieces in my wardrobe which I looked at and thought </div>
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Midi-skirts were and still are my go to piece for when I'm wanting to look slightly more chic, yet 100% comfy. Our high street is completely riddled with a variety of midi-skirts but honestly, the nicest ones are hidden in the Charity Shops! I'd been after a black one for so long and had been tempted to purchase a Topshop one but of course, I came across one in my favourite £1 Charity Shop.</div>
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It has a slight floral pattern to it which adds a lil bit of interest, but the main thing is that it pretty much feels like I'm wearing nothing, what more could you want?! It's not tight anywhere, doesn't cling to anything and is a piece that has made me feel really confident with my look now I'm living the bagged life. </div>
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'How are you so positive?'</div>
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'How are you still smiling?'</div>
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The simple answer is because I have so many reasons to do so but the one main reason that keeps me going is you.</div>
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The past 6 weeks may have been the hardest 6 weeks of my life but I have never felt as loved and supported by so many people as I did then and still do now. Every message or comment I received online, every card that I got sent and every single person who has seen me, given me a big hug and said the loveliest things to me is truely the reason why I've handled everything so positively.</div>
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I wish I could come hug you all or buy you all a drink but for now this will have to do!</div>
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So thank you so much and I honestly will cherish the support forever!</div>
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Thank you to anyone who commented on any of my instagram, facebook or twitter posts, so many people are quick to be negative about social media but those little comments pushed me through some of the worst nights in hospital. </div>
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Thank you to anyone who liked my pictures, showing support in a small way which still meant the world and raised awareness!</div>
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Thank you to anyone who messaged me! Those personal conversations were like little sparks to keep my fire going, knowing I had people behind me made me determined to not put the fire out!</div>
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Thank you to all my fellow ostomates, IBD warriors and people from the Crohn's and Colitis community who were there for me day and night to make me feel less alone throughout the journey. You all know who you are and you are all incredible people!</div>
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I'd especially like to thank Billie (@billieandersonx on instagram!). She answered all my weird and wonderful questions and was constantly an inspiration to me throughout the journey, you truly are amazing girl!!</div>
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And I'd like to thank Alisha (@alisha.vernon on instagram!). We connected in the Crohn's and Colitis forum as Alisha had her operation 3 days before me, we're the same age and needed some support. </div>
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It feels like we've gone through this journey together even though we've never met and she's been a constant support as well as someone to compare all the weird and wonderful things that come with having a stoma. I'm so proud of you and so glad we've had each other through this journey, can't wait for the day we actually meet!</div>
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Thank you to all my incredible friends, you all know exactly who you are!</div>
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Words can not describe how much it meant to see familiar faces whilst being in hospital, all the nurses would make a joke of how popular I was but I'd say 'I'm not popular, I just have a lot of bloody amazing friends!'. </div>
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Thank you to anyone who sent me a card, I'll keep these forever and want you to know that all these messages were very special to me, the little things spurred me on.</div>
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Just a huge thank you to all the closest people I've had in my life these past two years, thank you for sticking by me through everything and still loving me for me, with or without a colon!</div>
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I won't name names because I'll be here for an absolute age but to all my friends I bloody love you all and appreciate you more than you'll ever know, even though everyone tells me I've been amazing you're truly the amazing ones to me!</div>
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Hopefully I can say a proper thank you when my festival birthday party rolls around but for now, I hope you know how much you all mean to me!</div>
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Thank you to all my family for caring and supporting me so much all the way through, you saw my battle with the disease and helped me keep going.</div>
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Thank you to my Nana for being an inspiration to me and helping me through what she had faced 50+ years ago. I like to say we're now twinning at 19 and 82, she gave me so much confidence in having an ileostomy bag as she's lived with a stoma for so long and has always lived life to the fullest!</div>
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Thank you to all the nurses who looked after me at both hospitals and have throughout the past two years. Although some of my experience wasn't great this time, I'll always remember the nurses who went the extra mile to make me smile and keep me going. </div>
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Thank you to the student nurses who I constantly told how amazing I thought they were, having someone there a similar age to chat to helped me so much and they all worked so so hard, to all student nurses you're amazing!</div>
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Thank you to my Mum and Dad for being there no matter what time of day, for sleeping on uncomfy chairs, spending days and days in hospital, going without nice coffee, doing everything for me when I was incapable of doing it myself and for simply being there.</div>
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Thank you to my surgeon Mr Rate, for diagnosing me with Colitis all those years ago. Little did we know it would come full circle and he'd be the person removing my diseased colon.</div>
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Thank you to my IBD nurse Jo who is literally super woman and I have relied upon so much through my journey with colitis. Whenever something went wrong she always helped me make it seem right and without her I know my approach to my illness would've been a lot different. </div>
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And finally thank you to Dr George for guiding me through my journey with Ulcerative Colitis for 2 years. Medications may have not worked for me, but with your help I'm certain I tried all possibilities and made all the right decisions. Thank you for making me feel so informed and supported every step of the way.</div>
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So I think that's everyone I want to thank and I genuinely do mean every single word I say.</div>
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I kept fighting because I knew so many people were cheering me on and I'll forever be so grateful of that!</div>
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My disease is Ulcerative Colitis and it is going to be mine forever! </div>
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I want to raise awareness and share my story because my disease is not going anywhere, and it certainly is not going to beat me. Please don't let the title of 'My disease' scare you off because I want these posts to be knowledgable, helpful and informative. Having a chronic disease has become part of daily life to me, I want to write these posts to share my experiences and not feel isolated throughout.</div>
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Helloooo to any readers who have stuck around despite my long absence from the world of blogging, I hope life is going beautifully for you and that good things are happening. Sitting down to write this post feels a bit weird, I kind of feel like I've got a new perspective, a new outlook so I thought I'd briefly tell you about my new chance at life...</div>
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Since January 2017 I have suffered from Ulcerative Colitis, a chronic inflammatory bowel disease which for two years controlled my life. Life consisted of countless toilet trips a day (up to 20+ at my worst), no control over my bowel movements, constant bleeding in my stools, exhaustion every single day, ridiculous amount of drugs and medications, stomach cramps and bloating, cutting out so many foods, infections after infections and basically looking back my health was ultimately shit.</div>
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No matter how hard I tried to fight it, Ulcerative Colitis was my life and no medications were going to give me my life back.</div>
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On Saturday 16th February my new chance at life was given to me. </div>
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I underwent major surgery and had a sub-total colectomy leaving me with a lil stoma I like to call Sally! Now this probably sounds completely alien to you as I know at first it all did to me so I'll try and explain in simpler terms.</div>
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I was cut open down my belly and the majority of my large intestine was removed apart from my rectum meaning I still have a tiny bit of intestine left in my bum. After removing my large intestine, they took part of my small intestine and made it poke out in a little hole known as a stoma. I would've loved to have seen the process, bit weird, I know, but I find it so fascinating how my body has changed and would've loved to see it all happening. </div>
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To sum it up I now poo out of my stoma (the bit of small intestine poking out of my belly) into a bag and no longer can poo or fart out of my bum!</div>
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As this all happened so recently, I thought I'd just provide a brief overview as I don't really want to re-live why I ended up having the operation, the build up and my time in hospital as it's all very fresh and traumatic but eventually I want to write detailed posts about those things and provide more of an insight into my experience. Although I have a very positive outlook on my stoma, I still need time to process everything and deal with it all myself, it's a big life change!</div>
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I do look at this whole process as my new chance at life because when I re-live the past two years I realise I wasn't really living, I was simply waiting for the day my health came back and it never did. The diseased part of my body which was attacking me every single day has almost fully been removed and therefore my body can start fighting fit rather than fighting itself. I can now have goals and know that I'll be healthy enough to reach them like getting to University this year and finally living my dreams and that is all I could ever wish for! That diseased large intestine was the controller of who I was, it impacted every aspect of my life for two years and turned life into a battle. I'm only 3 weeks post-op as I write this and I know I've got a long road of recovery ahead but right now, I have the mindset that this surgery will be life changing and will be the best decision I'll ever make. </div>
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Basic things are still hard to do as it's going to take time for my body to heal, sometimes I forget I've been sliced open and just want to go go go! Regardless of the aches and pains, the way I feel now is so much better than how I felt consumed by my illness and that's why I know things will only go up from here!</div>
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So I'm Lucy Jane and now I have an ileostomy, this is the start of my new journey which I hope to be the start of my new life, come along for the ride!</div>
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I don't really know where to start with this post or what to call this post but I felt I needed to write it.</div>
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Blogging has always been a creative outlet for me, a way to express my inner thoughts and ideas into the outside world. It was a platform to meet people with shared interest, hobbies and browse through this huge, creative community and be constantly inspired!</div>
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My blog was 100% whole-heartedly a representation of me and I adored that, I adored everything about blogging.</div>
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Over the past few months my admiration turned to critique and I found it really hard to create content that I genuinely loved. I never felt inspired by other creators, I never felt happy with the end product and I never felt quite sure of what message I wanted to be portraying on my blog.</div>
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To sum it up my life has been all over the place and hence my blog as been all over the place...</div>
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2019 took me by surprise and I didn't really have the time or energy to figure out in what direction I wanted this year to take me in regards to blogging, my career and life in general. My main focus is getting my health better which of course, is so important but sometimes I think I forget that life still holds more to it than my illness improving. </div>
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So now that I'm here and I'm admitting that this whole blogging thing hasn't really felt like me recently, I want to start putting in the time and effort to build something that I'm proud of. </div>
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I want to share my favourite things and really feel like I've found favourites again rather than just ambling through life with very little passion.</div>
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I want to shoot different people, show different styles and share my love for photography and all things creative.</div>
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I want to use my voice to talk about sustainable fashion, try and influence people to think differently and make small changes.</div>
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I want to talk more often about my Ulcerative Colitis and share more of my journey as it's so fucking hard!! I'd grown scared of sharing things recently but it's time to just do it.</div>
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I simply want my blog to not feel 'perfect' or 'put together', I want it to be a mish mash of random life happenings that I fancy sharing with you lovely people and that is all!!</div>
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Hello everyone, I hope your 2019 is treating you well so far and that you're all living your fullest and best lives! I'm certainly trying to and in doing so decided that Infinity of Fashion needs a little shake up of ideas. The new year always brings new opportunities, you'll push boundaries you never thought you could and experience new amazing things. </div>
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With that in mind I thought to myself...</div>
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'Why don't you challenge yourself Lucy? Push the fashion boundaries and try new things!!'</div>
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So that's exactly what I'm doing!</div>
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As you may know Charity Shop Bop is a series on my blog that promotes a different way of looking at fashion, it shows the endless ways second hand clothing hand can be worn along with promoting a more sustainable, cheaper and conscious way of shopping. I've decided at the start of every month I'm going to venture into a...</div>
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CHARITY SHOP CHALLENGE !!</div>
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My aim is with a limit of £5, each month I want to find a second hand piece of clothing that is unlike anything else I own and style it up as a #CharityShopBop with a fully second hand outfit. I want to push myself to experiment with different looks and predict what styles and trends are going to hit the high street soon! </div>
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I'm sure you understand the concept as it's pretty simple, basically Lucy gets to go styling crazy and live all her weird and wonderful fashion dreams...ENJOY!</div>
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<span style="font-family: crimson text, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">All white outfits have been a go to for me recently, I think it's me subconsciously rebelling against the overload of black that's been in stores over Christmas time. My lace top is another Kilo sale purchase whereas my jeans are Lee jeans I found in a Charity Shop for £2, they fit like a glove and have a quite androgynous silhouette which I really like . </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "crimson text", serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Wearing all one colour creates a blank canvas meaning you have limitless ways of bringing layers together and styling up a masterpiece!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: crimson text, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">I then started layering, adding my vest along with this incredible suede navy blue jacket. I bought this jacket for only £7 which is unbelievable to me as it's such a well made, heavy duty piece but I'm not complaining! The shoes and accessories are sadly not Charity Shop finds but I'm pretty sure you'd be able to pick up a dainty gold necklace and a black chunky belt easily if you were wanting second hand.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: crimson text, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">The final outfit is something I'd wear and is definitely representative of my individual style, it's vintage, delicate but also has that grunge, hardcore feel to it. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: crimson text, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">I'm saying it now and you can come and thank me later when I'm right, but I 100% think vests are going to blow up in 2019. This particular vest is giving me more of a Chanel/Gucci vintage vibe as the cute Granddad patterned knit is definitely a staple in their collections however, utility vests have been seen in Off-White and Louis Vuitton collections. The utility vest is a more futuristic approach which I think will whittle it's way down to the high streets very soon and be a massive trend!</span></span></span></div>
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<br />Lucy Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032306220771043888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256504964214618731.post-19924816981116362402019-01-02T12:04:00.003-08:002019-01-02T12:04:42.082-08:0090s NEW YEAR!!!!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I contemplated writing some deep post about 2018, touching on all my struggles and all my achievements but after procrastinating for waaaaay too long I decided not to.</div>
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2018 was a beautiful whirlwind, I think that's the perfect way to describe it. There were good and there were bad but I don't want to dwell on those moments. Yes I agree, it's nice to reflect but I've given up living in the past or living by the hope of the future and 2019 is all about living in the now.</div>
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Instead I wanted to post about my 90s New Years and have a chat about why 2019 is so exciting to me!!!</div>
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My New Years Eve was the best New Years Eve I've ever had and I hope it's set the theme for the rest of 2019. There was good food, good friends, good music and I had an absolute ball as well as getting slightly too drunk. Everyone made an effort to dress up which looked so fab, there's nothing more that pleases me than when a fancy dress party goes to plan. I felt very grateful to be entering 2019 with all those people by my side and with the biggest smile on my face!</div>
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I said 'Thank U, next...' to 2018 and welcomed 2019 with anticipation...</div>
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Now there are a few reasons why I feel like 2019 is going to be a milestone year for me...</div>
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1. I'm hoping this is the year I can reach remission with my Ulcerative Colitis</div>
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2. I turn 20 which means so long teenage years!</div>
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3. I should get to University in September and this is the most exciting thing EVER</div>
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If you're unaware of my life, I was supposed to get to the University for the Creative Arts down in London to study Fashion Management and Marketing in September 2017. Unfortunately, I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis and ever since then I've had to defer my place as I wasn't healthy enough to move out and go to Uni. If 2019 is the year my medication works then 2019 will be the year I finally get to University and that fills me with so much joy. </div>
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I've always been someone who wanted to go to Uni, I wanted to go to London and I wanted to study fashion. The fact my dreams have been put on hold has been so frustrating, constantly feeling as if you're waiting to get your life back isn't a healthy way to live. Over the past 18 months I've learnt to live with it, accepting whatever life throws at me and growing from my experiences. </div>
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University is freedom, it's independence and it's me FINALLY studying my favourite thing in the world surrounded by other people who adore fashion as much as me. </div>
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It is where I need to get to.</div>
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So to Lucy Jane reading this in 2020, I hope whatever you've done this year you've made yourself proud and that you haven't given up on your hopes and dreams. </div>
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If you live everyday with love, gratitude, strength and an endless smile on your face then 2019 won't work out too bad...</div>
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I'm back again with another Charity Shop Transformation and if you're thinking 'What the heck is that?!?', I'll give you a lil summary...</div>
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If you're an avid reader of my blog, you will know how much I adore Charity Shopping and how much I adore to share the pieces I find with you! My #CharityShopBop posts get such amazing feedback so I decided that Infinity of Fashion needed some more Charity Shop goodness as it's content I love to share and you love to read! So, I present to you...</div>
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One of the main comments I get when people try and go Charity Shopping is...</div>
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'How do you find this stuff?! Whenever I go it looks just like my Grandparents wardrobe!'</div>
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Well yes, that's because it pretty much is but you have to look past that and think how YOU could make it your own. From turning skirts into two pieces, tops into crops, I want to show you how things that look awful on the hanger can be changed into something stunning! It's more sustainable, its cheaper and you're money goes to a good cause. </div>
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From the jacket, to the skirt to the red jumper, this whole look is 100% Charity Shop transformed simply by cutting up a few bits and adding my own personal touch...</div>
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My inspiration for this came from a necklace I'd picked up from H&M, it featured an abstract face and I thought wouldn't that be a fun idea to incorporate into a piece of clothing. I'd had this denim jacket (originally full length) for a while as I saw it brand new for £5 in a Charity Shop whilst I was in Epsom. Luckily enough, whilst searching through my favourite £1 shop I found this skirt and it was the perfect colour match. Add a black permanent marker and some red acrylic paint into the mix and the final product was this creation!</div>
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The red fleece was also a £1 transformation, all I did was crop a full length fleece and feed the elastic back through and sew up the seam. I've seen sooooo many similar items on Urban Outfitters, Topshop etc for at least £40 yet this cost me £1 and only took 10 minutes!!</div>
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I urge you all to pop into your local charity shop and get creative with what you find. Things may look so bland and boring on the hanger but this outfit proves you can create one of a kind fashion out of something very ordinary.</div>
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Let me know if you have a go at your own transformations and use the hashtag #CharityShopBop along with tagging me to do so!</div>
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<br />Lucy Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032306220771043888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256504964214618731.post-60629536695358548982018-12-12T00:38:00.000-08:002018-12-12T00:38:51.113-08:00#CharityShopBop - A Hollywood Christmas<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: "crimson text", serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">
Charity Shop Bop is a series on my blog that promotes a different sense of fashion. The fashion industry is a huge financial provider, yet is also creating so much waste that it's effecting our planet. Every year we create over 80 billion articles of clothing which is a ridiculous amount to even fathom. With 95% of it being recyclable and 100% being reusable, why let it become waste?</div>
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My Charity Shop Bops are here to show the limitless horizons of reworking second hand clothing and that it isn't all 'old lady' stuff! Shopping from charity shops is more sustainable, a lot cheaper and also allows you to contribute to a variety of charities at the same time!</div>
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So get #CharityShopBoppin and let me see what you find...</div>
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It's 2 weeks till Christmas so I think that calls for my first festive themed post. People who follow me will know that I'm a huge lover of all things glittery and let's be honest, there is no better time than Christmas to pull out all the stops and get sparkling. From sequins to shimmer to head-to-toe glitter, all things shiny are a must for the party season as you can't beat boogying around a dance floor feeling like a disco ball in your sequin covered dress! </div>
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One of my favourite things about Charity shopping is the diverse range of items you can come across in one trip. You're never quite sure what you're going to find but you can be 100% certain that you'll find something unique. The benefit of buying these adventurous pieces second hand is that you aren't bursting your bank which means that if you don't end up wearing it, you aren't loosing out too much. </div>
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When it comes to me, I love pushing the boat out and finding the loudest most bold pieces out there and wearing them with pride! </div>
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Catch me at the next festive film screening wearing this head to toe look of glamour, I LOVE IT!</div>
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I found this top hidden in my favourite place ever (the kilo sale in Manchester) and it ticked too boxes to leave...</div>
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3. It has a tacky Hollywood logo across it which I think is incredible!!!</div>
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I'm guessing it was probably once worn by some child gymnast but I can definitely make it my own. To add to the sparkle, I opted for this snakeskin midi-skirt which is such a flattering piece. Costing me only £1, I've been raring to give this skirt a whirl as it fits like an absolute glove. A midi-skirt gives off a slightly sophisticated vibe, perfect for creating the impression that you're actually a bit mature to all those work colleagues in the party season. To accompany the snakeskin running throughout the skirt I added my magical mini shoulder bag and my beloved Asos boots which sadly aren't thrifted, but are well loved and forever will be!</div>
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To finish off the perfect festive outfit I added my new love, a red velvet blazer. It did set me back £8.99 which is the higher tier of my Charity shopping budget but it was completely worth the splurge as simply look at it!!!!!!</div>
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It's in pristine condition, I'm pretty sure it's never been worn and it works perfectly to add that high-end touch to any outfit. </div>
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This festive season try and be inspired by a hollywood Christmas for one of your party looks!</div>
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Pretend the lights are flashing, the cameras rolling and the action is all about you!!!</div>
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Adventure into the world of a Glamorous, Hollywood Christmas!</div>
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Hat - Kilo Sale // Cardigan - New Look // Pants - Primark // Jacket - Charity Shop // Belt - New Look // Bag - TK Maxx // Shoes- TK Maxx</div>
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Helloooo to anyone still reading!</div>
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Firstly, I appreciate you a lot for sticking around and I hope you're all doing well. </div>
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Secondly, why have I neglected my blog?!?!?!?!</div>
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To answer that question I'd have to say it's because I haven't found the balance yet of work, friends and hobbies. I started working at the end of October and ever since then my life has been amazing but it's also been very hectic. I picked up an awful virus which meant that my first 4 weeks at work were a lot harder than they were supposed to be as my body was so sick, but I'm proud to say that I got up and got to work and battled through! </div>
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Now I'm fully recovered from this virus, I've been fitting in seeing family, friends and all kinds of festivities on the days off I've had and blogging just seemed to take a back seat. </div>
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For so long I haven't had a routine, I wasn't working, I wasn't in education and life went at my own pace. I had 100% control of my time and responsibilities and never had to find a balance because I had all the time in the world. Now that I'm working, time is a lot more precious to me and I've been struggling on how to find the perfect balance. Part of me wants to venture out and spend all the time my friends, part of me wants to go to the gym and exercise loads, part of me wants to get creative and get on with all my little projects but then there is a big part of me that just wants to be lazy and sit in bed and thats the part that needs to change!</div>
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Even though work can be tiring, it's given me a routine and having a routine seems to give me a lot more energy. I have something to get up and go for and it makes the days when I'm not working a lot more special, I just need to find my balance. I know that most of the time my motto is 'Work hard, Play harder' but in order to feel 100% content with my routine, I think I need to chill out a bit. My job is only temporary but who knows, the new year may bring new opportunities and I'm excited for things to come.</div>
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For now I'm going to be trying to get back into my groove and posting more content that I'm truely proud of!</div>
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Be excited...</div>
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