Grey skies and wet feet

Well the painting that was meant to take three days max has turned into over a week and I can honestly say that if I never see another paint brush or tin of paint again, it will be far too soon. As you can see in the photos I seem to have got a bit painted myself and due to the bad weather the solar panels aren't generating any hot water...so the paint is stuck there until it decıdes to come off of it's own accord. Brilliant.
This dress was an absolute star purchase of mine in January from Zara. It was nine pounds and has seen me through bad weather with tights and a blazer, as well as the hot weather with just a pair of sandals. I love it. Not the most flattering of dresses but one can't be too fussy.
I am seriously missing England now. The shops, the food, my friends, my family...even the shitty weather this tme of year. I never knew the extent of my Englishness. Not long now.

Ginger good price for you ginger

I went to Turgatreis the other day to have a wander around the markets. As it is the end of the season there are not even half as many people crammed into the little lanes as there usually would be and it was quite a relaxed day. Apart from some jackass standing less than a foot away from me yelling 'ginger' in my face. That is so not the way to make me buy your crappy soaps. I bought these rings for around eight pounds which I thought was a pretty good bargain. I'm really into chunky rings at the moment and I reckon the black one will be perfect for Winter.
One more thing...I realise I hate Turkish internet cafes. They are full of screamıng little boys and smelly men. Not stereotyping at all.

It's september why am i still hot?

Don't worry I'm back. I had the Mother and the Nanna over to meet my bf so there wasn't much time for blogging. More time for fingernail biting and nervous laughter. I jest, it all went very smoothly not least due to my bf's suck- up Kurdish charm. I'm not sure my Mother has ever had her hand kissed so many times.
Anyhoo this is an outfit I usually wear in the evenings as it can get quite sticky in the day and i reserve only my finest beach dresses for that, however I felt that with the sun yesterday and the good mood I was in I would venture out in it avec the sun and stickiness. I love how the sun flows through the material and I find myself holding the floaty bit up just to see it glowing. Simple things make me happy.
I was a bit apprehensive about blue nail varnish but a lovely lady at the hotel gave me her bottle and told me to try it and actually I really like it. It is a really vivid shade of blue which looks turquoise in some lights and goes perfectly with the weather here. It's no Chanel 'Particulière' but I'll take it.

Are you sure you want to leave the biscuits here?

I am so used to the heat here now that I can wear jeans and not die which is actually quite useful as I have to trek up the main road to Bodrum to go food shopping and was getting quite tired of the wind blowing my flimsy dresses up when I had hands full of bags and couldn't do much about it. Also I don't miss the the beebing horns of passers by when that did occur. There is only so much dignity one can maintain with sunglasses and an ipod. This top used to be huge but a good few too- hot washes and its the perfect size now and it keeps me cool without showing too much boob- something I seem to do far too much what with all the heat and loose/ sparingly cut tops and dresses I wear. Non- intentional of course. I'm not that kind of girl.
Something else I was thinking about is the fact that all Summer I've managed to survive on only three pairs of sandals which made me realise that the 50+ collection of shoes I have at home are totally not needed. Definitely time for a clear out.

I cant wait another day.

I thought I would have a bit of fun today and mess around with my bikini tops. Weird I hear you say? Probably yes but this blog is about what I do and more importantly wear everyday and I've been wearing these bikinis everyday for the past three months so you see my thinking here.
The first pink one is from Figleaves and was supposed to be for bigger boobs but it is so not good for that purpose. It doesn't stretch and the two strips of material are class A double- boob makers. Not recommended. The others are from Topshop, M&S and a shop I found here called Penti. Bikinis are SO expensive here. We are talking about £50 upwards for a basic one. I found that green one for £6 which was a bit of a score.
Yeah I know that rose is dead but I still thought it was pretty.

Suss ya. hallah hallah.

Isn't it funny when you have an item of clothing that sits in your wardrobe for ages and everytime you cast a glance towards it you remind yourself that that's one thing you will never be wearing. And then a time comes when you think the sun shines out of it backside. metaphorically speaking of course. This dress is one such item. I bought it in black, blue and this rather bright coral/ orange to bulk up my Summer dress collection, and although I wore the black and blue versions happily, something always dissuaded me from venturing out in the coral one. As a result it just hung in my wardrobe looking miserable. Unfortunately one wash later and the black and blue versions shrunk to a size only one of the Borrowers could fit into so I decided to try this one. And actually I like it. Quite a lot.
Although it is strictly handwash for this baby.

Some Turkish words i dont know.

This is the first of my efforts to show you some of the actual outfits I wear whilst I'm here...and yes it did involve a dash to the roof terrace before I went out. There aren't many places where I'm living to take photos and no one wants to see the dusty main roads of Gumbet in my pictures. Or the complete drunken chaos of Gumbet bar street. So the garden and the roof is about as varied as it's going to get.
This dress is the absolute easiest dress to wear that I own by far. It's literally put on and go and I can wear this to the hotel bar, to bar street or actually to pretty much anywhere without a fuss. Also good for covering lobster legs.
And now I have a question for you: What can I do with this leopard print top? I was given it by my Bf's family and although its not the worst top ever I really don't know what to do with it. Suggestions would be appreciated.