This is a little plaid skirt I thrifted the other day – it’s a bit too big but I really wanted to wear it today for some reason, so I’ll have to take it in on the weekend.
I also thrifted this little bedside table for all of $26. It’s so cute, I love it. My last bedside table had to be thrown out because at our last house the back of if went moldy – which is gross and not healthy, we are so lucky to be living in what is essentially a new house, fully insulated, beautiful gardens and views and for a heck of a lot cheaper.
Now I just need to take some time to have a bit of a rant - recently someone added some of my flickr photos to their favourites, I went to check them out (as you should) and saw immediately that I didn’t want anything to do with this person – they had icky photos that I won’t go into. I then realised that I haven’t been doing this for all those that add comments or add my pics as favourites (but I always check a person out if they add me as a contact). So I trawled through some of the photos people had added to their favorites and was absolutely disgusted, I blocked about 8 people and for some of them flickr had to ask me if I really wanted to go onto their page because it was that bad (but to block a person you need to go into their profile).
I was really shocked at the amount of people that must go through places like wardrobe remix and add photos as favourites, especially when I have no idea why. No body posts explicit photos to those groups and if they did I’m sure they’d be kicked out immediately. I then had to add a little message to my flickr profile page letting people know that I was not interested in being added as a contact, favourite or having my pictures commented on if they had dubious photos. Things like this really put me off blogging and wardrobe remix, after I had blocked those 8 people I seriously had to think about whether I really wanted to keep posting pictures and even writing a blog. It really makes you realise that you need to be careful with the amount of information you disclose, there are creepy, yucky people out there.
Phew, now that’s off my chest, remember to go to the Oxfam website if you are stuck for Christmas presents. I got some presents from here last week and now most of my shopping is out of the way, which is unusual for me.
Have a great day,
XX
Jen
Ps) I forgot to tag Andrea with the book tag in the post below :)
31 comments:
i love your plaid skirt! what great finds you have.
i'm sorry about your run in with that creep on the internet. :( people are just so gross sometimes.
That skirt is fantastic - clearly I need to come thrifting down your way. Part of the reason I blog anonymously is for that reason, but it doesn't really work if you have a style blog :D
all your photos are so fabulous!
i especially love this skirt
your rant is totally understandable, it just makes you realise how many weirdos there are out there on the internet
anyway, lovely blog!
all your photos are so fabulous!
i especially love this skirt
your rant is totally understandable, it just makes you realise how many weirdos there are out there on the internet
anyway, lovely blog!
I had the same realisation early in my wardrobe_remix days, when I started looking at who was adding me as a contact and adding my photos as favourites. It freaked me out too, and I also considered deleting my Flickr account and blog. There are a lot of sickos out there. In the end though, I just blocked a couple of hundred people and have been assiduous with my blocking since. It's definitely something to be aware of, but don't let it spoil your experiences - these people are gross, but I think the positives of w_r and style blogging outweigh the negatives.
I do understand how you feel, though! If you want to chat more about it, my email is andrea[dot]eames[at]gmail[dot]com. :)
A xx
I love your skirt here! And how gorgeous is your bedside table.
Yeah I've had random weirdos add my photos so I've basically emptied my flickr account of anything. You can't stop weirdos looking at your blog but at least you can make them feel unwelcome!
yes it's really tiring when you move and you're right that you will realized how much things you have that you're not using or even forgot that you have this things!
nice outfit by the way and the table is pretty. I'm looking also for some furnitures. . .
Love, LOVE the skirt! The nighstand is also a great find!
Your flowers are also gorgeous, what are they exactly?
oh i just loveee your bedside table. i wanna get one like that!!!!!!!
Your skirt is so pretty! I love plaids and this one takes the cake with its lovely color arrangement :)
Great find in the bedside table too!
Also, I'm sorry to hear about the creeps regarding your flickr account.
P.S. Howards End is set even earlier than the '40s - in 1910. The Edwardian era is usually classified as being from 1901-1910, but there is some debate there. I would highly recommend checking the movie out :)
Oooh, I love your skirt, and that bedside table is gorgeous - what a fabulous find! :)
What a great beside table. Lucky you!
And I bought a dozen Chickens from the World Vision website to supplement my christmas shopping. It doesn't hurt to share what we have, especially at Christmas, don't you think?
Hi there-so sorry you had this terrible flick r experience, sometimes the net is not a nice place. Your little chest table is soo gorgeous, what a fabulous find!
Thank you for your comment and YES I live there :)A cold but yet beautiful winterland!
Amazing drawers! They're gorgeous!
Yep, there are lots of wierdos out there, but there are bad eggs everywhere, it's just unavoidable, unfortunately...
That bedside table is gorgeous! That is such a great buy.
By the way, I have given you an award on my blog :)
I LOVE that bedside table! What a find!
What an awful experience re: your flickr account :( I do hope you keep blogging though!
Cute skirt! That sucks about the creepy people on flickr. I don't understand why some people are like that (or why flickr seems to have problematic privacy policies)
Oh wow, such an amazing skirt.
I'm so in love with plaid...
Your plaid skirt is very cute and you look lovely, dear.
Your shoes are great ;)
xoxo
What a fabulous skirt :)... great mix of colors!
Yikes, that is frightening to hear ... I haven't been checking my Flickr account regularly, and now I'm a bit afraid to.
This post is quite lovely, that plaid skirt looks so more summery than I thought possible with plaid! I like. d your lovely bedroom setup, what a great find that table was! It's never nice to think about sickos, but would be a shame to let them spoil a great thing.
what a lovely plaid skirt!
xoxo,
La C.
What a fun skirt! And that table is so lovely!
The first thing I thought when I saw these pics was how pretty your hair is! It is the loveliest shade and I'm so envious of how shiny it is :)
Mhhmm, flickr. I hadn't even heard of it till I started blogging and when people mention it they always seem to say it attracts perves and crazies so I've stayed right away! You've convinced me I'm doing the right thing :)
Gorgeous table and what a bargain, very frenchy chic xxx
ps - love that you've linked the Oxfam site!
lovely skirt! about the creepy flickr members, I like to think of it as an education into all the kinds of varied perversion out there ;) like people who are into plaid, or jumper dresses, or bangs. not to mention all the sock maniacs. I feel so vanilla in comparison ;D
Wow! thanks for the reminder! I have only ever had one bad experience on flickr, but I rarely check who the people are who have favourited me - I'm a bit scared to now!
Love your skirt! It reminds me of vintage western shirts!
Sorry to hear about your run in with the underbelly of flickr!
Gorgeous outfit, those booties are so cute!
Eww about the Flickr incident...it's scary what some people are into out in the www.
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