Thursday, 17 January 2013

What Would My 15 Year Old Self Do?

Everything I am wearing today is from Primark (the dress was only £13, the blazer was £15 and the necklace was £4!!), yes I love that place.  Sorry about all the photos with my head cut off, I really wasn't in the mood for having my photo taken and kept accidentally pulling some very grumpy faces in most of the photos.  Ah well I can't be happy all of the time I suppose and we did get one of me laughing and one with a bit of a semi forced smile.




Looks like I am riding an imaginary horse, neighhhh, giddy up
I am really forcing this smile but hey it is a smile, I am surprised I managed it in my grumpy state!
Today at work we are doing our first interviews since before Christmas and I am really not back into the swing of things at work yet so I am a bit tired and short tempered.  Plus it is really cold, like REALLY cold so I am generally in a bit of a grumpy mood this morning.  But I am meeting my Mum for lunch so that is something to look forward to :) I am going to see if we can go to that little cute cafe I was meant to treat myself to a visit to on the day of my appraisal.

 To cheer myself up I have decided to make all my big decisions over the next week using the 'what would my 15 year old self do?' theory.  This is something I came up with a while ago when I was feeling a bit stressed out and going through a difficult time.  So whenever I had a difficult decision to make I would think back to what my 15 year old self would do and it actually seemed to work.  So for the next week that is what I will be doing.  Well apart from with important work decisions that is.  As I highly doubt that jumping around the room shouting "I have a penis on my head" when I can't think of anything positive to contribute during a meeting will score me many points. But for everything else I think it will be ok!  I will report back in next Thursday's blog post and let you decide whether it was a successful way to make my decisions..... wish me luck!!!

 PS I promise to cheer up!!!

 Linking up today with Sharon at The Tiny Heart blog and Tara at The Penniless Socialite blog

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  1. Great Dress! I have yet to go to Primark as we don't have it where I live in BC Canada :( You always seem to be happy so I know your probably smiling in the shots with no head! haha

    xx Kelly

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    1. What a lovely comment but I can assure you I wasn't haha, on one photo I looked as though I was sucking a lemon lol. I really feel for you not having a Primark in Canada, they are amazing! :)

      Janine xx

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  2. You have an incredible look going on here, Primark always have some lovely little bits, and you clearly found the best of the bunch!
    I love your theory about doing what your 15 year old self would do, really hope that helps things in your life go a bit better and easier for you :) xx

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    1. Thanks Courtney, yeah Primark is a bit hit and miss sometimes but as my work is like 90 seconds away from our Primark I spend most lunchtimes hunting through there keeping an eye out for the special little bits :) it has become a bit of an obsession for me lately haha.

      I gave it a go today on a few decisions and it made me feel a bit better about things (I ignored a load of things for a start rather than worrying so much about the outcome lol). Let's see what the rest of this experiment brings :)

      Janine xx

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  4. Love the dress !
    you are gorgeous <3

    following you now , hope you can follow us back <3

    xx
    www.stylsiren.com

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    1. Thanks for following and for the link to your blog, I will check it out :)

      Janine xx

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  5. Love your blog, would you like to follow eachother on Bloglovin and GFC??

    Let me know and will follow straight back,

    http://www.kellyjade.co.uk

    Kelly
    xoxox

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    1. Thanks Kelly, I will check out your blog :)

      Janine xx

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  6. I wonder if the imaginary horse came from Tesco?

    I hope you are feeling less grumpy! It's WEEKEND SOON. Be full of excite.

    I don't think I should ever do what the 15 year old me would have done, ha. I was not the carefullest of girls!

    Corinne x
    www.skinnedcartree.com

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    1. :( please don't do the horsey jokes I love horses and it upsets me they went into burgers. I officially hate Tesco because of this, sorry :(

      Weekend soooon, are you excited for party? :)

      No please don't do what 15 year old you would do, not fun!

      Janine xx

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  7. Awww, I hope you day just continues to get better! On the plus side, you look gorgeous. That combination is so rustic {in a chic way}. Happy Thursday, dear!

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    1. Thanks Silver, it got MUCH better. I had some difficult situations to deal with at work but surprised myself and sailed through (maybe my bad mood helped me to be more assertive lol) and then I had a lovely lunch with my Mum :) happy times now again. Happy Thursday to you too.

      Janine xx

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  8. I really like that...I should incorporate the same kind of thinking, although my 15-yr old self was a bit of a party popper. much more than I am now! And it's been really cold here in Toronto too:(
    Anyhoo, love this outfit...you really do look fab in dresses:)

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    1. My 15 year old self was real party animal but that is where the beauty in this theory lies, I always used to think if in doubt, party!! Trust me it works :-p Thanks Emmy :)

      Janine xx

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  9. lovely dress, I really like it

    www.lessismoreblog.com

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  10. Very pretty dress!! You look gorgeous!!! You have such a beautiful smile!!! You certainly faked it pretty good!!! Hope your day gets better and you get into a good mood!!! Have a great day!!

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    1. Thanks Shawner, I tried hard to fake it haha. My day did get better and I am in a much better mood now thanks :)

      Janine xx

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  11. I love that dress! The print is really cool looking. Cute necklace too!
    Good job to you for taking and posting pictures even when you're grumpy. When I have those days I just skip it. :)
    Tiffany

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    1. Thanks Tiffany :) I did debate whether to just skip it but I have set myself the challenge of trying to do photos every day for 6 months, the only day I have skipped so far is New Years Day but I was soooo tired and worn out I had no choice as I was in my pyjamas all day lol.

      Janine xx

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  12. Amazing dress!

    xoxo
    www.its-dash.blogspot.com

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    1. Thanks, I have worn it to death (only once over the last 2 months though as I have been challenging myself to wear everything in my wardrobe to pick out what I want to keep and what I want to sell) but before that it was making an appearance at least once a week as it is a 'throw it on and it looks OK anytime' dress and so comfy :)

      Janine xx

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  13. Super cute dress!!! I love it.

    I hope you'll keep an eye out on my blog later today. I'll be featuring this as one of the looks I love today.

    xo,
    Terry

    http://terrys-two-cents.blogspot.com

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    1. Thanks that is lovely of you! I will look out for it today, exciting :) you have cheered me up!

      Janine xx

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  14. Im right there with you about having zero patience at work. all i want to do is nap and 5:00 is so very far away!! and i like your work outfit, that dress is so pretty with the blazer :)

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    1. Aw hang in there, you can do it. I am home now tucked up in my onesie watching the snow fall :)

      Janine xx

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  15. Absolutely loving this,hun!;)
    xx
    B.
    http://www.beeswonderland.com

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  16. I like the 15 year old theory, you look gorgeous. I wish we could run away and banish January blues though xx

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    1. Thanks hun. I wish we could too, where shall we go? Lol. I vote Disney World!!!
      :)

      Janine xx

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  17. Ohh! That beautiful!

    I love your Blog ...I'll wait for my blog ...

    http: couturetrend.blogspot.it

    Kiss

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  18. lovely blog.
    http://xtheperfectmess.blogspot.com.au

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  19. Hello dear. I like your blog .
    I think we should we follow each other.What do you say ? kisses

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  20. I hope your day has gotten better! I definitely couldn't do the ""what would my 15 year old self do" thing. I did not back great choices the, so the answer would probably not be a very good choice :)
    Ginny
    mynewfavoriteoutfit.blogspot.com

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    1. It has gotten much better thank you, my normal smiley self has returned :)

      Aw I bet you made some ok choices for some things? I am more using it for when I feel really down and stuck about something, when I get a bit negative or put down by people, my 15 year old self was much sassier :-p I need to be careful about which things I apply it to otherwise I will get sacked lol.

      Janine xx

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  21. I think our 15 year old selves would have gotten along quite well. Thanks for linking up!
    Tara
    Penniless Socialite
    Massive Group Giveaway!

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  22. I hope you're back to your usual smiley self ASAP! That's a good theory, I don't think it'd work for me though...I was a grumpy teen haha! Loveeeely dress as always, it doesn't look like it's from Primark! xxx

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    1. Thanks Josie, I am feeling much happier today, my grumpy pants mood didn't last too long thankfully :) and it is FRIDAY!!!! Woooop.

      Janine xx

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  23. This is the worst time of year, I'm feeling you! I like your way of thinking. I've been acting younger than my age lately (ie. getting wasted with my friends) and it's been working a charm lol.

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    1. Haha the getting wasted with your friends bit always works!! Hope you feel a bit better soon too.

      Janine xx

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  24. I kind of wish there was a Primark near me. I always see people getting such great deals there and I really want to check it out! (:

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    1. Aw Audrey I feel for you not having a Primark, I love it. There is some real crap in there too but you can find some real gems. Try Ebay for Primark items maybe?

      Janine xx

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    1. I am feeling much better now thanks :)

      Janine xx

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  26. What a pretty print on the dress! I love your theory on making decisions. I have to try that :) Thanks so much for linking up!

    -Sharon
    The Tiny Heart
    JCrew Giveaway!

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  27. You are lovely too bad you didnt show much face here....& the dress totally hugged your curves!!!

    REBECCA
    www.redtagchiclosangeles.com

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