Charlotte Harvs | UK Fashion Blog

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Thursday, February 19, 2015

Hey guys so it's been a while huh? First off my camera broke and then I went back to England for the Xmas holidays, then more issues with my camera not being under the warranty so I had to go buy a new one and theeeen we moved! As you can imagine moving house takes up a bit of time and it meant we didn't have WiFi for a couple of weeks. But I'm here now, in the new house all settled in with a nice constant flow of internet. Now my problem is... it's so frikken cold! Yes I live in Spain so it is colder in the UK than it is here....buuut our house is built for the heat so it's really cold inside the house which is my problem... When I wake up in the morning I pull on the warmest clothes nearest to me and that's it, job done! I just can't wait for the weather to warm up so the inside of my house reaches normal temperature... #firstworldproblems.

Anyway, today I come to you with a list of some the things I bought recently for my 24th birthday! Enjoy...

1. Fashion Union Crop Top With Curved Hem £4.50 | 2. ASOS Disco Crop Top £4 | 3. Vero Moda Mono Scuba Tunic Top £6.50 | 4. ASOS Culotte Shorts Tropical Floral Print £5 | 5. River Island Snake Print Short £9

So first up we have two black crop tops (to go with all the black tops I already own.. talk about creature of habit but I love a good black top!) The first one I think is great for my large-chested figure and will hopefully be a good fit. The second one I will have to wear a smaller strapped bra which is less supportive but I'm hoping the tight disco material will fit nicely. In at number three we have a tunic which I chose for it's cool broken glass print then we have two more printed items, the shorts. I thought the culottes look super comfy and the tropical print will be ideal for summer and the snake print shorts I chose because I am loving the snake print trend at the moment.

All in all I think I picked up some good bargains here as the five items totaled to £29 (with free worldwide delivery).

Edit: These arrived earlier and I'm happy with most things, probably going to take the cracked glass print top back as I didn't notice the girl in the print, stupid me

6. Boohoo Grid Check Jogger Style Trousers £18 | 7. Boohoo Snake Print Skinny Boot Cut Trousers £6 | 8. Boohoo Contrast Print Wrap Back Top £15 | 9. Boohoo Lace Panel Strappy Midi Dress £12

So at number 6 we have a pair of grid print joggers which just look like they're going to be super comfortable and easy to wear. At number 7 I felt a bit adventurous with a pair of bootcut trousers in snake print (I told you I'm loving snake print at the moment didn't I?) Then another monochrome top with a cool print and a contrasting back. Finally, at number 9 we have a midi bodycon dress with a lace panel which I bought to maybe wear to one of the weddings I'm attending this year.

Not as many sale bargains in this order but still some good affordable purchases with the four items totaling up to £51 (with next day delivery for £1.99 or free Europe delivery for orders over €40).

What do you think of my purchases? I've really missed blogging so I'm hoping my new pieces will persuade me to venture out into the cold.... we'll see.

Charlotte Harvs

www.ordainingserendipity.co.uk

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Purchasing your own domain can be a tricky task. So many questions arise... Where should I do it? How do it do it? What domain do I choose? Am I at that "stage" of blogging yet?

Now I just want to say a few words on my own experience with this. I've been blogging since the second year of uni, which was something like four years ago. For me it's always been a hobby and I'm not really what you call the traditional blogger you see a lot of today. I don't have a massive amount of instagram followers or magazine like photos, I don't have millions of bloglovin' followers but my follower count has be ticking nicely upwards over these past years and I have familiar people popping up frequently in my comments section. I don't keep to a weekly schedule and I don't go to events. But that's not to say I don't chat to other bloggers on twitter or read a load of blogs myself, 'cause I do. I love the blogging world but let's just say I'm not as engrossed in it as other people. I like my little blog as it is and I made the decision to have my own domain just under a year ago because I simply liked the thought of it.

How did I switch from .blogspot.com to .co.uk? I used xomisse's very helpful and simple guide!

How did I choose my domain name? My blog started off as Serendipity Style Blog, I then found a couple of other blogs with the same name so I wanted to put something in front of Serendipity that made my blog name more unique. I went through a few different options and came up with Ordaining Serendipity. Ordaining has several meanings, but my interpretation is that it means something is being predestined. So Ordaining Serendipity to me means "predestining a happy accident". Which is quite a contradiction but hey ho that's what I wanted it to be. Recently however, I changed the title of my blog to Charlotte Harvs because it's about me and well, I want my blog name to reflect that now. My url is still www.ordainingserendipity.co.uk and it will be for the remainder of this blog's life as it really doesn't bother me because the name Ordaining Serendipity is still a big part of my blog and my social media presence.

However if it bothers you that the title and url of your blog are different, then you have to make sure that the blog name you choose is one that you think can reflect you through all stages of your life (or at least your blog's life...) When in doubt, I always think that your name or nickname works best!

When should you switch to your own domain? As soon as possible! You don't want to get a good Google page ranking over the years and then change your domain so you're back on 0. The newer your blog the better because when people start linking to your blog as your blog grows, the more advantageous this is when it comes to your blog's place on the Google search pages. If you are certain of your blog name then just go for it! Don't worry if you think it looks a little pretentious if you don't consider yourself a "big" blogger (I do hate grouping people into big and small bloggers, it's all subjective really) because it doesn't. You don't have to have a certain number of followers in order to have the right to your own domain, just do it if it's something you've always fancied! It's a great way to make your blog look more professional or to develop your own brand. I've used my blog to help me get freelance writing jobs and I have it on my CV, and I think your own domain makes the best first impression.

You can purchase your domain from www.34SP.com
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