The importance of being you

Hey Guys! Recently I went to Cambridge as part of a poetry competition. I really enjoyed the experience and it was amazing to be able to stay in a Cambridge College. However, I realised very quickly that a lot of the people I was surrounded by were quite different from me. I had always used very simplistic language and considered myself to be very down to earth yet I found myself conforming, using more elaborate vocabulary to try and fit in or at least be accepted by the others around me. It wasn't until I was alone in my room that I really thought about this, why so many individuals found themselves conforming to 'fit in'. The great thing about personality is that it's yours. Everyone is individual and acts, talks and behaves in different ways and that's amazing. When there's a group that are all behaving and acting in the same or a similar way that is simply all it is, an act. It's so structured and so robotic that I feel that really, it can't be real it's definitely one of the things that makes me wary of others. When I was younger I used to be energetic and outgoing, joining several theatre groups throughout my childhood. I enjoyed it fully but there was always this feeling that everyone else there was better than me, so I ended up leaving something that I loved out of the fear of not being good enough for others. I suppose what I'm trying to say is, be individual. Embrace it. It's never a bad thing to interpret the world in a slightly different way than somebody else. Most of us are trying so hard to fit in that at times, we loose who we truly are. You're interpretation is valued. x~Jess~x

OOTD - moving into Spring

Hey Guys! 

I'm so glad that it seems to have appeared to be getting slightly warmer, although not by much the sunshine always seems to bring me out into a better mood. 

There been a lot of grey and black clothing items in the shops recently and I've really taken to it. I've never had an oversized cardigan before but I'm really glad I decided to venture into H&M to pick up this little number. 

The top is from Miss Selfridge and has been hidden in the back of my wardrobe for too long. The sequins help to brig then up what would otherwise be a fairly dull outfit.

                  Cardigan - H&M

             Leggings - Miss Selfridge

                  Boots - New Look

                 Top - Miss Selfridge 

Let me know what else you would like to see on this blog!

x~Jess~x