Check Shirts and Awkward Poses.

Hey Guys,

So I thought my blog has been a little bit history heavy, with the museum trip and then Sicily so, to break it up I thought I do a short outfit post. Which is something I have never done before, to show you what I have been specifically loving in the run up to spring.

I do just have to say, this outfit is what I have been loving, styled to make myself feel good rather than other people. Also I know I do not have the size 4 perfect model figure but as someone who struggles with body image I thought this would be a good challenge for me to conquer and see if I can inspire others like me to do the same.

I do apoligise for my bad posing... As shown here...

•  Shirt: Look Human: Female Equality Vest
• Check  Shirt: Tommy Hilfiger
• Jeans: New Look

 



Hope you enjoyed this new type of blogging

Love,

LadyoftheRivers x

Sicilian Snapshots...

Hey Guys,

Sorry for not blogging last week but I was in Sicily on a school trip, which was amazing, seeing all the different temples and sites.

I took a few photos although only with my phone as I didn't want to bring the heavy, fancy-smancy camera., so sorry about the lack of quality!

Day One:

 

 This is the first temple we saw, for those who are interested it is a Doric temple, I think the god it's dedicated to is unknown. It was really fanstinating to look at especially as it mostly together so the we could see how the peristyle worked.

 

 We also saw a quary where random bits of temples were just left there, uncompleted for what ever reason. Amazing to think what the would have become or how they are still there after 2000 years. This is me next to a column drum. Just for comprassion, to show how massive they would have been.

Day Two:

 This is an alomost complete temple, presevereved because it was turned into a Christian church. The massive statue in fornt is a bronze Ichurous- the one who flew to close to the sun- ( yeah I know, that bit is a little bit out of proportion...)

 Some of the temples were not as well preserved, this colonnade is the only thing left of the temple of Zeus. Still interesting though.

Day Three:

 These mosaics are all from a Roman Emperor's house, wonderfully and amazingly preserved at every step there were beautiful mosaics.

 This is a man made cave gives amaing effects with noise, one person sang in here and it was an incredible experience...

Day Four:

 These are a couple of pictures for a cathedral that was made around a Doric temple. Which was mesmerizing, if you ever go to Sicily, go to the Cathedral of St. Lucy. - Also does anyone know the story of this statue, she's standing on a man's head, any ideas?

Then... this is a door covered in cat pictures... I was impressed.


I hope you enjoyed these little glimpses into my holiday...now back to revision... joys...


Love,

LadyoftheRivers x

A day in the Museum

Hey Guys,

Today I darted off (with my class) to the British Museum in London to view some of the Parthenon sculpture, I took a few crappy photos on my phone, just to give you an idea of what's in there.

The sculpture of the Parthenon was so interesting especially after studying it for a term, and I gave me an idea of what it really looked like on the temple... rather than just a small, crappy image from Google.

 

We then got a chance to look around the whole museum and there were loads from different places... like Sudan and Iraq but I might have drifted towards the Europe section in the hope of finding some Tudor stuff, we got close as we found Ward of the Roses and Edward IV's sword.

Interesting areas include the money section where I saw fake pound coins and loads of old coins ( me and my fried had a little discussion about how talented Romans must have been to create these intricate designs on coin where they didn't have the machinery we have.)

Anyway, I love museums so I hope you enjoyed this little short blog, and have a good week,

Love,
LadyoftheRivers x

Travel Essentials...

Hey Guys,

If you did not know this next Saturday I'm off to Sicily for about 4 days, to soak in some culture and sun before Easter.

The I'm so excited for this trip especially because I go on a plane. Now for some of you a plane is probably your worst nightmare and I am actually anxious about flying but it is counteracted with my excitement for just going on  a plane. This is probably because I've only been on around 2 plane journeys in my life, one to America when I was 9 and basically slept and watched movies the whole time and last summer to Spain, it was literally 2 hours long. Although this one is still only 3 and half hours long I'm still excited just to experience a plane ride again... ( although not the anxious part of it...)

So because of all this I thought I would share with you guys some of my essentials I am taking for travelling, if you don't fly often like me this could be helpful to give you some ideas of what is necessary.

Make-up

Here is literally all I'm bringing. Basics. Natural. quick. You don't want to be faffing about with a million different eye shadows you want to be out there in the sun. I use that palette for my eyes rather than eyebrows which is what it was made for but the palette has shimmer shades for your matte eyebrows. (am I the only one who finds this weird?) but I love it as it just has everything in one place. Lip balm SPF is a must if you are going somewhere hot, this Nivea one is hydrating and SPF 15, and is pretty good...

Cameras

I love the look of polaroids but unfortunately there are only 10 in each film package and I only have 18 photos left, so I went out a picked up a cheepy disposable camera, this has 27 photos and is much lighter, which means for the day I will take the disposable one and then for the evenings I have my big ass polaroid camera...

Pale Skin Protection....

I know, I know it is not summer but because I have pale, pale, fair skin which gets burnt by the slightest bit of sun... So I need to come prepared... Sun cream (factor 50 of course), Sunglasses to protect me from going blind in the sun ( literally I'm like a bat)


Lastly Revision...

I need to revise. I need to pass these exams. So yep. Bringing them notepads along..



I hope this helps... And I'll see you soon


Love,
LadyoftheRivers x

Top Five Disney Songs

Hey Guys,

This is a pretty random midweek blog post but its Disney so its fine...

During the endless days of revision I often need pick me up songs that make me smile for a few minutes and give me a welcome break and at the moment they happen to be straight up Disney songs ( which I am not complaining about), so I thought i'd give you guys a run through on my top five Disney songs....

1. Tangled- At last I see the light

I'm sorry but how good is this song, and once its in your head I will not leave. I actually thing tangled is one of the best movies they have made, seriously especially for modern Disney it has really outdone itself and some of the music like this song are just so happy and positive...


2.  Anything from Hercules...
I know this technically isn't "one" song, but if it had to be then over half of my top Disney songs would be from this film... whether its Zero to Hero, I wont say im in love or I will go the distance I will always sing loud and proud cause I was grown up from this film so watching it brings back a multitude of memories! 

3. Step in Time- Mary Poppins
Me and my sister used to watch this over and over again to try and learn the dance moves, but like Hercules I could choose any song from Mary Poppins and love it from Feed the birds to Fidelity Fiduciary Bank. The songs are just genius...


4. Let it go- Frozen
I know, I know, Frozen... but I love the movie and I love how this song is all about Girl Power... read my last post to know why girl power is the best... Anyway this song I feel is just written about me, I don't have a Prince Charming in my life, I love winter so the cold doesn't both me anyway, and I conceal my emotions for ages then they just come out in a massive ice explosion of pent up feelings...

 5. You've got a friend in me-  Toy Story
This song makes me cry... Every time. Like Hercules and Mary Poppins Toy Story was my childhood, I even had a Woody and Bull's-eye toy... Yes I used  to see if they'd move when I left the room... I used sing this to my siblings and my best friends and my toys... Oh, I will never get bored of this song...


So those are my top five Disney songs at the moment, let me know yours in the comments, I would love to have a good ol' Disney natter...

Love,

LadyoftheRivers x

Happy International Women's Day!

Hey Guys

It is March the 8th which is INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY!!

And for this I thought I'd share some women who inspire me, actions they've done which have inspired me and just generally girl power.

Before I start I am going say I am a feminist. Before you all sigh and think I'm like a man hater or something... I'm not.

Feminist means:  a collection of movements and ideologies that share a common goal: to define, establish, and achieve equal political, economic, cultural, personal, and social rights for women. This includes seeking to establish equal opportunities for women in education and employment.

Its for EQUALITY not for one gender above another....

And I just want everyone to have equal rights, I want girls all over the world to be free to go to school and as such become whomever they want to be and be paid the same as their male counterpart. I want men to feel like it's ok to be a midwife or a stay at home dad and I want men to realise it is not the women's job to cook and clean. And for rape culture to change. That's why I'm a feminist.

Ok so firstly

 

 

the Pankhurst family, Here is Emmeline, Christabel and Sylvia Pankhurst, they all fought individually and together with the suffragettes for Women's votes. I am in total awe of the suffragettes their actions, their bravery combined with their complete determination for the cause. If I am able to inspire people half as much as they did, I would be incredibly happy.

 

 

Secondly



 

 

I am reading Malala's book right now, and every page is inspiring, I would love to reach out to the Women without education as she has done. Her morals of education for everyone has opened my eyes to the lack of it, and I would love to change and work towards a brighter future, for both genders.

 

 

 





 

 

 

Carrie Hope Fletcher

 

she has inspired me I a different way, to be more confident, and as such I am able to talk about feminism with my friends, classmates and write this blogpost. This shows inspiration doesn't have to be directly about what you want to inspire but still can help you. As also shown with Lucy Worsley (another inspirational woman... )

 

 

 

I have so many more inspirational women, quotes and charities I would love to share with you guys, so if you do think that is something you would like to see leave and comment and even give me a follow if you want...

 

 

Anyway feminism is something close to my heart and something I have found incredibly helpful and inspiring in y life. And I hope you guys will too.

 

Love,

LadyoftheRivers x

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



February Favourites...

Hey Guys,

I admit I have not been on it in February for blogging... I could list the excuses such as mocks and the general stress... but instead I`m just going to apologise and get back into blogging by doing a.... monthly favourites (cue applause and cheering)

So firstly I have been loving a few gadgets this month...

 

This is my Blend Active personal blender, from Breville ( the site was amazon, there are many different types, just search them up and see which one you prefer). I got this as my previous blender was on its last legs and took ages to set up and clean so I really needed a new especially as I am giving up sugar for Lent (gulp) and trying to raise my natural sugar... e.g. more fruit... so I have been making tons of smoothies ( I will do a blogpost for you on my top smoothie recipes..) The reason I having been loving this is because it is so easy, like pop the fruit in, put on the lid and the press the button. If you love smoothies, milkshakes or even protein shakes then they can all be made in this and I urge you get it ( not sponsored but if you want to.)

 

 

Secondly my laptop which is a HP pavilion x360 (in grey) which means I can transform it from a laptop to a tablet...So cool... This was because my previous laptop had been going steady for 6 years but was slowly dying... So my grandparents kindly gave me money for my 11.6inch beautiful new laptop... With touch screen and the thinness and lightness it is just great. And it means I can actually use it as a laptop... Yay!...Very pleased about that one.

Next a little bit of beauty,

 

First, Simple kind to skin hydrating light moisturizer. This is my favourite moisturizer of all time, its is light and hydrating, it also works really well if you have sensitive skin as it refreshes your face and leaves it soft for almost twelve hours. When I don't have this one I notice a significance difference ( aka, I look like a snake out of water all dry and scaly...)


Secondly this lip product, Nivea hydro lip balm ( with SPF 15.. fancy) I got this becsue all my other untinted lipblms have run out, and because I`m going to Scily in march (squeeeeee... I hope there will be georgous sunny photos up after..) I thought it would be best to protect my lips with SPF as I sunburn so easily and I don`t want that on my already damaged lips... And this one does what it says on the tin it moisturizes and protects my lips...



my Random favourites are just that... completely random...

I have been loving award shows... there have been two I could watch his month, the BAFTAs and the Brits... I love just watching different areas of music and film get awarded and recognized for their hard work... Amazing.

Secondly American comedy, comedy shows, like Baby Daddy and Marry Me and 2 Broke Girls, stuff just so mundane that you get attached to each character and as such just need to find out what happens to them... Not a good time to get addicted, especially as exams are close...



So this was just a short one, cause February is a shot-ass month, I hope you had a good month and let me know what you have been enjoying...

Love LadyoftheRivers x