Hi everyone! It's sooo super sunny today. I had my hair done yesterday, I've decided to give it a rest from bleaching and although I'm not completely happy with the colour it is at the moment, a dark gold blonde, it's ok for now. I think I'll have a few highlights the next time I see my hairdresser just so it frames my face more. I was going for more of the Victoria's Secret's sort of gold blondes but it's ended up quite one-tone. I think I need more than one sitting. However it was about three different colours, bleached to death and big roots before so major kudos to my amazing hairdresser for sorting that out!!!!!

Here is my look for the day. It's lovely and sunny by the coast today so I'm squinting away here, but I'm really enjoying this blue faux leather skirt from Zara with my gingham bralet at the moment.

Gingham Frill Bralet - Topshop

Midi Pencil Skirt - Zara

Sophia Sandals - Rocket Originals

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Hi everyone! Today myself and my family went to Toucan Wholefoods for lunch. I love this place for one because it's right by the seaside, and secondly I can order anything off the menu and enjoy it without the worry of being brought meat by accident, as it is fully vegetarian!

I may not have mentioned it before, but I have stuck to a vegetarian diet since I was 6 years old.

It was a conscious decision I made because I didn't really like meat in the first place and it wasn't for me.

To go to a café that has interesting and tasty recipes with 100 % natural ingredients was a real gem for me, and even meat eaters would enjoy the quaint atmosphere and delicious food.

I am used to going to restaurants that don't cater enough for vegetarian dietry requirements so it was a refreshing change!

Although I was full after this meal, it felt good to have no fried carbs on the side and I felt refreshed! I highly recommend this organic vegetarian café if you are visiting the South Coast!

 

Stay Foxy!
Sarah

 

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Here is my outfit of the day. We have had some beautiful sunshine at the South Coast today but the weather cracked earlier and my hair got a bit soggy and less quiff-like!

 

Diamond Boat Neck Top - Freddies of Pinewood

Skirt is H&M (Old)

Sophia Sandals - Rocket Originals

Bamboo Earrings - Bow & Crossbones

Stay Foxy! Sarah x

 

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I whined to my friends and family for the final months I lived in London for, that it was a money pit (expensive rent, expensive travel, expensive food & drink) and I couldn't wait to move away.

 

With that being said, I didn't live exactly in the centre. For six months I lived in suburbia on the city outskirts near my university in North London. Forget heading to the local pub or going for a nice jog, I was surrounded by concrete walkways and fast roads which led to the motorway.

I worked in this suburbia land in a huge shopping centre, part-time in a fashion retail shop, selling expensive clothes to rich people.

The feeling of having nothing in a rich land (London) was, without a doubt, challenging. The problem with living in a city is that it makes you want everything, but you can't afford anything.

Standing behind a till selling clothes to successful, rich women, left me feeling frustrated with my own life and empty inside.

 

I'm a single lady and this outskirts, student lifestyle wasn't helping any romance bloom either.

 

Guys I dated were already in full-time professions and weirdly this made a divide between us, firstly in how often I could afford to go out and do nice things together in the evening, and secondly when they would have the weekends off, I would be working until 8.30 at night in the shop! By the time I got to them, it would be 9:30pm and I was knackered. How about that for a romance killer?

 

So my house contract ends early and I feel thrilled to move back to my parents house.

I quit the retail job and prepared myself for commuting once a week into the city for a fashion tutorial at University. 

 

Pre-moving, I was damn excited to move back home and felt sure that it was a good move which would make me a much happier person without the stress of paying high rent and living in an anti-social area.

 

However, a week into moving away and I already have mixed feelings on moving back to the South Coast.

 

I love this place for the beaches, the grassy fields and the fresh air. I love the people that make me feel at home in the workplace.

However, I feel the pace of life has completely slowed down, and I'm missing that drive to succeed and the pace of the busy city which I felt pushed me to find my dreams.

 

So I guess I've figured out already that I truly love and suit the cosmopolitan city lifestyle, and it's only when you're away from it something you feel like you truly miss it.

 

I don't miss the concrete jungle on the outskirts of London that I called home, but I miss the city centre. I miss the fabric markets, Camden lock and I miss the tube. I miss being able to jump on the tube and visit vintage markets, and I miss being drunk and lost in Soho.

 

I'll be returning to London on Monday for my lesson.

 

Feel free to let me know your thoughts on quiet/cosmopolitan lifestyles in the comments below!

Top -  Part of the pomp & power set by Heyday! Vintage Style

'Fabienne' Capri Trousers - Collectif

Lucite Earrings - Luxulite

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