Just a little update for you guys! I was lucky enough to have been approached by The Model Team while out in Edinburgh to take part in their Model Search competition, in association with the St James Centre and the Scotsman Evening News, Edinburgh. As if that wasn't lovely enough, I got a call a week ago saying that I'd been selected by the judges as a semi-finalist, which was totally unexpected!
So; this week I've been given the challenge of raising as much money as I can for the Forth One charity Cash for Kids. I've been taking my fundraising bucket to and fro with me from home, on the train, to work, and to uni! I also organised a dress-down day at my Mum's primary school workplace, with her help.
Everyone has been so generous and today I handed in over £110 to the charity, which I'm very happy about.
The public have been voting for their favourite models to go through to the final, so hopefully I'll be one of the lucky few! We find out the results on the 30th of September.
You can vote for me (or anyone else!) here.
Lastly, I'd like to apologise for my lack of activity on this blog recently - I've been forced to move out of my flat in Edinburgh and back home, as the costs for bills and maintenance were rocketing constantly. Thus, I've not had the time or means to take any decent outfit photos or spend any time writing.
However, I should hopefully have a massive new triple OOTD ready in the next day or so!
Until then, back to more flat-hunting!
Much love,
Emily x
Monday 23 September 2013
Friday 6 September 2013
Back to The North
Apologies for my lengthy absence from the Blogosphere - between working as much as possible before uni starts again and dealing with various issues regarding my flat, I've hardly had any spare time to put real thought into a post, and didn't have much to write about!
However; about a week ago I took my first holiday of the Summer and went to visit family in Manchester. It's one of my favourite cities, mainly because of the constant creative buzz that seems to permeate the streets - especially in the Northern Quarter. People in Manchester just seem a little less reserved and more fearless than in Edinburgh...
This time around (see my last post about Manchester here) I took Adam with me and we went to explore all the nooks and crannies of the city that I hadn't had the chance to before. It was his first time travelling to that area of England so I hoped to give a good impression!
The first place we wanted to check out was the massive Indie emporium Afflecks - I'd been in before, unknowing of the sprawling treasure trove that lay above the first floor, and so hadn't explored it fully.
The walls were filled with amazingly creative original artwork, which I couldn't resist snapping away at!
We also came across an amazing little shop that sold tons of old video games - which if you're a bit nerdy like me was really, really cool.
I didn't end up buying anything as it felt like you really had to rake through the stock to find the hidden gems, and ours was more of a whirlwind tour.
Similarly artistic interiors were to be found at Nexus (above) - an art cafe just off Oldham Road.
Further evidence of the creativity of the city reveals itself in the street art found on every corner.
I'll be posting an OOTD featuring the items I bought while in Manchester as soon as possible, including my first ever purchases from Cos!
Emily x
However; about a week ago I took my first holiday of the Summer and went to visit family in Manchester. It's one of my favourite cities, mainly because of the constant creative buzz that seems to permeate the streets - especially in the Northern Quarter. People in Manchester just seem a little less reserved and more fearless than in Edinburgh...
This time around (see my last post about Manchester here) I took Adam with me and we went to explore all the nooks and crannies of the city that I hadn't had the chance to before. It was his first time travelling to that area of England so I hoped to give a good impression!
The first place we wanted to check out was the massive Indie emporium Afflecks - I'd been in before, unknowing of the sprawling treasure trove that lay above the first floor, and so hadn't explored it fully.
The walls were filled with amazingly creative original artwork, which I couldn't resist snapping away at!
We also came across an amazing little shop that sold tons of old video games - which if you're a bit nerdy like me was really, really cool.
I didn't end up buying anything as it felt like you really had to rake through the stock to find the hidden gems, and ours was more of a whirlwind tour.
Another great find was a little cafe called Fig and Sparrow (pictured above). The interior decor was delectably sweet, and the food was cheap, fresh and simple. The staff were lovely too!
Similarly artistic interiors were to be found at Nexus (above) - an art cafe just off Oldham Road.
Further evidence of the creativity of the city reveals itself in the street art found on every corner.
Finally - I thought I'd finish with a list of little places which I would really recommend visiting if you're ever in town!
Manchester Art Gallery - massive selection of modern and contemporary art as well as the usual.
Selfridges (obviously).
I'll be posting an OOTD featuring the items I bought while in Manchester as soon as possible, including my first ever purchases from Cos!
Emily x
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