This week I was nominated for a Liebster blog award by Emileigh of Flashback Summer. Thank you, Emileigh! I know not everyone enjoys these, but since the questions for this one are different to questions I've answered before, and also I'm a fan of spreading the love, I'm going to answer the questions and pass the award along.

So firstly for the 11 things about myself:

1. I have one brother who is two years younger than me.
2. I am a hoarder of stuff. I find it really hard to throw things away if I think they still have life in them, even if I don't need them any more. I have to try and be really strict with myself so I don't end up buried in junk.
3. I think I feel the most comfortable in myself now than I have ever felt.
4. I have never been on a plane.
5. I can never leave my iPod on shuffle at parties; I like all kinds of music so you're likely to get something that kills the mood entirely - or worse still, an audiobook or a recording of one of my university lectures.
6. I am a reader. I have books stacked everywhere at the moment as I've run out of space in the book case.
7. As you may have guessed from all my moaning about the cold weather recently, my favourite time of year is summer.
8. I used to work in a hotel. I would never work in a hotel again.
9. I am addicted to Solitaire. I have it on my phone, iPod and iPad, and I will play it in any available free moment.
10. My favourite holiday ever was to Scotland.
11. My biggest addiction at the moment it Midget Gems. I go mad for them!



And the 11 questions asked by Emileigh:

1. Most beautiful thing you've ever seen?

- Ok, I have literally been thinking about this for about 2 days and I have no idea how to go about answering this question! (we're off to a good start then...) I have seen lots of beautiful things in my life, but I don't think I could choose just one. I love flowers and sunsets and beautiful dresses.. life is beautiful!

2. If you could add one item to your wardrobe (money is no object!) what would it be and why?

- Right now, a fur coat. Instant glamour and nice and warm for this awful cold weather we're having.

3. Top three places you'd love to visit?

- The last time I answered a similar question, I said that I'm not a big traveller but that I was considering doing a Masters degree in America. Since then, I've found one in the UK that I'm pretty sure I want to do, so I probably won't be going to America after all. 

4. Favorite kind of cookie?

- Oatmeal.

5. Favorite song?

- It changes all the time, I'm far too indecisive to have one all-time favourite. Favourite of the week is Pompeii by Bastille.




6. If you could play any instrument masterfully, what would it be and why?

- I would love to be able to play the clarinet again, if my wrist problem ever gets better. I have always wanted to be able to play the piano really well, though.

7. Sweet or unsweet tea?

- Unsweet!

8. Favorite holiday to celebrate?

- There isn't one I can think of that stands out over all the others. I was at home for this last Christmas, but before that for a couple of years I worked most of the days throughout the Christmas holiday.   

9. Favorite tattoo idea?

- I don't currently want any tattoos myself, but I often really like them on other people. I love really colourful sleeve tattoos. 

10. Strangest/most random thing you like?

- Probably insects. A lot of people can't really understand what would appeal to me about them but I just find them fascinating!

11. What would your dream kitchen look like?

- Probably a little farmhouse-style kitchen.

Now the 11 questions for my nominees to answer:

1. What's your favourite food?
2. Who is your biggest inspiration in life?
3. What is your favourite alternative fashion style other than vintage?
4. Tea or coffee?
5. Sweet or savoury?
6. Spend or save?
7. What's your favourite book?
8. Favourite celebrity, past or present?
9. How did you get into blogging?
10. Do you think you will continue blogging in the future?
11. Can you recommend a blog for me to read and/or a vintage store for me to check out?


And finally the 11 people who I'd like to nominate. For the most part I have no idea whether these people have less than 200 followers or not, but I've just tried to choose 11 people that I have not nominated in the past.

Demi Lauren
Haute Rockabilly Fashionista
Vintage Lovin' Gal
Evie's Tearoom
My Last Dollar Dress
Victory Rolls and Roses
Stories Read Aloud
Veronica Vintage
The Forties Floozy
stories read aloud
Cheeky Vintage Chick
Comrade Von Pussycat

Firstly, thank you to everyone who commented on my previous post about the Retro Chick dress. I normally like to reply to comments individually if I can, but this week I have had an enforced break from using the computer (which is also why this particular post is being finished later than I ideally would have liked!). I have been super busy trying to get some coursework finished and I was also not supposed to use my hands much as I have had some treatment for an ongoing problem with my wrists and I was instructed to rest them. I have been spending my time watching endless amounts of Star Trek and taking painkillers like they're going out of fashion!

Now that I have the chance to do a bit of typing though, I am pleased to be able to accept a Liebster Blog Award from Bruce Partington-Plans at Eclectic Ephemera.

10) When you sit down to write a blog post, do you plan/think ahead or just write off the cuff?

- It depends on the post. Both my capsule wardrobe posts and my Lady K post were planned, for example, but this post is being written off the cuff.

11) If you could be a fly on the wall for any event in history, what would that be?

- When I first read this, I thought it was going to be a really hard question which I wouldn't be able to think of an interesting answer for. However, in light of recent events, I think I will say I would like to have been watching at the point at which Richard III was killed. I'm not sure how far this news has travelled, but for anyone who doesn't know, his body was recently found buried under a car park in Leicester.

So now for these 11 facts about myself:

1) I am very right handed so I did somewhat struggle when my right hand was put out of use this week!
2) I used to play the clarinet, and have also dabbled with the saxophone, drums and piano. Another thing that had to stop when the problem with my wrists started.
3) My favourite thing I have studied whilst doing my university course is entomology (the study of insects). After I graduate, I am hoping to go and work in this field.
4) I am terrified of clowns.
5) I have previously had 8 piercings in my ears. I currently have two lobe piercings in each and a tragus piercing in my left ear, though now I mostly only wear earrings in my first lobe piercing and in my tragus.
6) I organise all my books, DVDs and CDs into alphabetical order and genre, and my wardrobe is organised by colour. No other aspect of my life is this tidy!
7) I have never broken a bone.
8) The first CD I ever bought was by B*Witched. Showing my age...
9) I own a fez (not a real one) and a croupier's hat (also not a real one).
10) I attended a post-mortem at the end of last year as part of my university course.
11) I have all four of my wisdom teeth.

The people I would like to nominate this time around for the award are:
Leah Loverich
Flashback Summer
Vintage at Heart
lilies & remains
Menina Maçã
GracefullyVintage
Atomic Redhead
Leopard and Lipstick


And finally, the 11 questions for everyone:
1) What was the first vintage (or reproduction) item you ever purchased?
2) Do you wear vintage every day or tone it down for certain occasions? Why?
3) Does your interest in vintage apply only to clothing, or also to things such as home ware, music, films etc?
4) What fashion or beauty trend (of any era) do you dislike the most?
5) Who is your fashion idol?
6) Night out or night in?
7) Favourite band/singer?
8) Do you have any tattoos? If not, would you ever get one?
9) What is the most you've ever spent on an item of clothing?
10) What is your favourite holiday?
11) What it your hope for the future?

I really hope this post wasn't hopelessly TLDR!