This week marks a whole year of me posing, pouting and documenting my favourite outfits on the internet. To say I was hesitant to start this journey was an understatement, having experienced a spectrum of online hate about my appearance over the years, but as I stepped into my seventh year of blogging it was time to try something different. With a little help from my friends (namely Kirsty and Kaye taking my photos) I've brought you 30 different looks that have documented my love of a designer bag, a great pair of shoes and a flush of colour. Rather surprisingly, my fashion posts have been some of my favourite to pull together over the last year - not only because it's given me a new challenge, but because of the reception they've received from you guys. I'm not a skinny, blonde, aspirational 20-something who can make anything look good (believe me, I have to try!) but you've been so supportive, encouraging and complimentary that it's filled me with excitement to keep on showing you can embrace fashion whatever your age or size. As I step into the second year of me having the ultimate excuse to go shopping, I wanted to reflect back on what the last twelve months of sharing my wardrobe with you have taught me. 
TRYING NEW THINGS IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA We all have a signature style, whether that's a certain shape or simply 'jeans and a tee', but the way to turn an okay outfit into a cracking look is by trying new things. For such a long time I'd bought the same ki...