Screaming Maldini

A very quick one.

My band Screaming Maldini are releasing our first single TODAY. You can buy two songs (that's A and B) side for £1.29 from iTunes.

BUY IT HERE!

Turban-tastic

And a very happy Sunday to you all.

I'm currently in the studio with the lovely David J. Roch for whom I've been doing backing vocals for some time now. He's doing his 2nd album at 2Fly studios in Sheffield and I've been here ooh 12 minutes? And yes. I'm blogging not singing!

Here is an outfit post from the other day featuring one of my favourite hats, though it seems I'm in the minority with loving it! Plus I thought I'd use a free collage thing that I found online. Does anybody have any other recommendations for things like this?

 Turban: Charity Shop

Necklace: Topshop

Top: Charity Shop

Skirt: Limited Collection at M&S

Half Price Giveaway

Hello darlings.

I have recently reached 500 followers on Twitter (504 now oohh-err) and I said I'd have another giveaway so I am!

I am thinking of a number between 1 and 100 and if you guess correctly you can have a promo code for 50% off an item in my ASOS Marketplace. Come and have a look... You can comment on here and on my twitter @PUT_Vintage - that's two entries!

This gorgeous printed maxi would look even better at £12.50, yes?

Or polka dots for £11?

Wardrobe staple summer dress for a tenner?

Stunning 60s frock for a cheeky £14? Oh yes.

So go on. It's not 22 or 69. Don't say I didn't give you any clues.
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Another Wish List

SWOON SWOON SWOON

Clockwise from left.

Prom dress: eBay

Book Clutch: ASOS

Magpie earrings: Tatty Devine

Crown headband: Tatty Devine

Purse: Ted Baker

Earrings: Vivienne Westwood

Shoes: Miss L Fire

Suit: Beyond Retro

Pencil Skirt: River Island

Heels: Office

Playsuit: Very.co.uk

Dress: River Island

Dress: Beyond Retro

Dress: Next

Flats: Topshop

Blusher: Topshop

Eyelashes: Paper Self

SWOON

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The Nichol's Retro Centre

Jubilee was a wash out no? Such a shame yet completely predictable.

 However, I popped down to The Nichol's Building in Sheffield to have a cheeky look at their Jubilee Vintage fair. It is definitely one of my favourite retro/antique centres in the city as it caters to a more retro clientele than the fusty dusty old antique centres which, don't get me wrong, I love. But sometimes it's nice to smell OK upon leaving a building.

 I bought my new favourite 60s dress from this centre the other day. The skirt is so full! And even if it does make me look a little like a doll, I love the little puff sleeves.

Bag: Carboot sale

Shoes: New Look

Belt: Peacocks

Earrings: Primark

Glasses: Dead Man's Spex

Umbrella: Charity shop - now lost. GUTTED.

Complete with Lindy Hop dancers from none other than Lindy Hop Sheffield, today saw the centre a little busier than usual and with more stalls to find even more treasures.

 I picked up a new Sheffield Girl canvas bag for a fiver, I love the whole branding of the company and they're right! There is nothing like a Sheffield girl! You can find them on Facebook and look out for the Sheffield Girl Times which is dropped off around Sheffield in all the very finest establishments. 

One of my niggles about Vintage as "thing" is the obsession with bunting, teacups and cupcakes. But I think I'm slowly learning to love it - eek. Teatime Vintage had a mighty fine looking stall set up at this fair selling their delicious wares. Teatime aren't just another cupcake stall, you can hire your retro china from them too. Their website is incredibly helpful http://www.teatime-vintage.co.uk/ so for all your tea party needs I highly recommend popping over their way, or visit their blog here.

I thoroughly enjoyed my mini Victoria sponge.

All in all I would highly recommend paying a visit to The Nichol's Building for some very affordable, quirky vintage. I will even go as far as to say it hosts the best variety of vintage clothing in Sheffield. 

G x

FLURT Frozen Yoghurt

Yesterday saw the Sheffield High Street brighten up with a splash of purple.

FLURT is a simple yet brilliant idea. Fat free frozen yoghurt. Choose your size, flavour and topping then enjoy.

I had a choice of original, strawberry, cherry and pomegranate yoghurt and went for the latter out of sheer curiosity! Like a pot of purply pink Mr Whippy ice cream, I was really looking forward to this. Staying with the "fat free" theme I figured I'd choose some blueberries to go with my pomegranate yog. (although I was very tempted to get some yoghurt raisins!)

And straight from the equally purple website, have a look at all the benefits of tucking into some FLURT...

The benefits of Flurting include:

- Pro-biotic and pre-biotic
- Fat free
- Low calorie
- Made only with natural ingredients
- Great source of calcium and soluble fibre
- Gluten free

All our yogurt is packed with natural goodness, made with fresh local milk, pure fruit purees and contain no artificial colours or additives

Admittedly, I wonder how this venture will be sustainable what with the Great Brutish Summer. It wasn't the best weather and I did look a little mad in my summer maxi carrying my iced dessert when, really, I should have had a jumper on. Or two.

Still finished it.

Yum.

So go and pay these ladies a visit and have a cheeky FLURT. Check them out on HERE and stalk them on  Facebook.

Joyous stuff!

G x

Sheffield Half Marathon - Race Report

Good morning all.

As I had mentioned briefly, I ran my very first half-marathon on Sunday! In Sheffield it was 25 degrees before 9am, the sky was cloudless and I figured I was going to get heat stroke and die. However, I prevailed! I had aimed to get the 13.1 miles done in under 2 hours 30 minutes and I smashed that at 2:23:48 - and in this heat! Needless to say I am over the moon with this time and can't wait to sign up for another to see if I can get it in sub 2:10.

Here is me pre-race feeling a little nervous in my ACE SHORTS.

My good friend Chris having a little lunge.

The race is a 13.1 mile route down the valley of Sheffield starting in a bustling Don Valley Stadium at 9am. This race is a road race with lots of major roads being closed for the morning and despite being in Sheffield the route is fairly flat with only 3 inclines (I wouldn't call them hills - but then again I'm from Sheffield). There was no issue with toilets as there are loads in the stadium, (hurrah for the lack of portaloos) -and baggage was quick and painless.

The atmosphere was incredible, with people cheering at most points along the route. You knew that you were going to get a much needed buzz at the busier parts of the race such as Ecclesall road which is mile 5.5-7.5. There was a band, cheerleaders and hundreds of spectators all making a racket for the runners. It was amazing and I couldn't stop grinning! A perfect halfway mark.

The race began to get tough at mile 10.5 where I had lost my running partner and the heat was starting to get  to me, especially hard as I hadn't trained any further than 9.83 miles! My jelly babies had melted into a gooey deposit in my arm band but I still managed to save a couple for some sugary goodness.

There was a great moment at mile 12. You are running parallel to the stadium as it beckons you back in and I stopped and walked, I just felt defeated. A big burly bloke stopped and handed me half his water "Just finish it lass!" which was an unexpected relief. Looking behind me I saw another big burly bloke struggling in the heat so offered him the remainder of this water which he was very grateful for. Spurred on, I ran the last mile in some serious pain, but I ran it!

The best bit had to be running onto the track at Don Valley and seeing the timer at sub 2:30 - I woo'd and threw my arms up! I had just run a half marathon. Who on earth would have thought it?

Now, I don't want to get too soppy here - but I might. I'm not sporty and I never have been, but I went for a run 5 months ago on Christmas Day 2011 out of sheer boredom and now I'm writing this report. The process of getting better at running is what has kept me going, I love the competition against myself and beating times and distances. Just have a look at my 5K ParkRun stats -

No I'm not a fast runner, but in those four months I've improved so much and I think I'm allowed to feel badass for it. By the end of the summer I want to be sub 27 minutes on my 5K! I'm loving the mere thought of the challenge.

Those of you who say you can't run, look at ME. Anyone who knows me knows that this whole running thing is a little out of character to say the least! You CAN run. It's hard and it hurts and you miss out on fun things just so you can get up the next day and run for miles and miles but it is worth it. The glory is unrivaled.

For inspiration look out for these women on these websites:

http://bangsandabun.com/
http://spikesandheels.com/
http://www.orsii.com/
http://www.imrunningipromise.com/


GET YOUR TRAINERS ON AND SIGN UP FOR A RACE
G x