Sun, Sea and A&E

So I'm back from my unusual holiday of the party town Malia.

I'd just like to say it is exactly like the programmes describe it. 24 hours of drinking, flirting and non-stop partying. I was given 3 rules to go away with that most people would consider simple.

1. No phone calls saying I was in hospital
2. No STI's
3. No pregnancies

However, I broke the first one within the first few days. Unfortunately it wasn't your typical twisted ankle or glass in foot. Turns out what I believed was food poisoning and a bout of dehydration turned out to be acute appendicitis at bursting point. If the girls hadn't insisted I go to the Malia Medical Centre when I did I believe I'd probably still be sitting in my rather posh hospital room. For the first couple of days of holiday what seemed like every other day I was becoming ill. Nausea, sickness, a fever, stomach ache were just a few of the symptoms I had on top of a hangover. Convinced when walking into the Malia medical centre i'd be put on a drip, maybe some sickness tablets and then on my way, turns out I was being rushed to the other side of the island in a rather dangerous looking ambulance. The next morning I was rushed into surgery early for emergency surgery to remove my appendix. It wasn't until after surgery did I learn that my appendix had grown almost 4 times the scale of what it should be, latched itself onto my uterus and twisted my ovary in the process. Not your average holiday, right?

However, I'm back home and making a very speedily recovery. The downside is that due to my incisions it makes it difficult for me to wear anything other than a pair of knickers and my dads baggy t-shirts, no matter how much I want to get dressed. So, hopefully by next week I'll be even further into my recovery process and able to give you a full up to date outfit post.

Swimwear has never looked better

I go on holiday in exactly 8 days to Malia, Crete. Being on a girls holiday in a place dominated by hormonal, drunk teenage boys, to me it's vital to ensure I have a strong and sensible bikini or one piece. I could not think of anything worse than someone coming up behind me and undoing my bikini top, resulting in me showing Crete a little bit more than I intended too.

On a shopping trip on Saturday before work I bagged myself a few bargains.

Striped bathing suit, Primark - £8 

Jelly shoes, New Look - £8.99 with 10% student discount. Orig £9.99

Jewelled bikini top, Primark - £8

High waisted bikini bottoms, Topshop - £10

Black string bikini, Primark - £3

Coin purse, Primark - £2

Student Diary 2013/14, Independant store - £6

The great thing about the all in one is that it's underwired. For all you small boobed girls as well, you'll understand how great this is in a one piece. When trying on bikini tops i've often been left wondering, where do my boobs disappear?  They might be small but I know I had some. With this all in one it lifts up and maximises to give to the impression that there is actually something there. It includes a halterneck strap which came change the entire look of the swimsuit. Being a curvy size 6 and having bigger hips, than well, any other part of my body, I struggle to make swimsuits look sexy but I'm very pleased with how it looks.

This is my splurge. After doing a lot of online shopping research I realised to get a high waisted bikini, including the top, you're looking at £30+. To me thats far too much for a bikini, especially given the fact you wear it for a week, put it back in your wardrobe and forget about it until you've bought a whole new set of bikinis. However, wandering around Topshop I saw these black bikini bottoms. At £10 they're a little bit more than I wanted to pay but they really do fit great. They make me feel sexy and just like a 50's pin up. As the bottoms didn't come with a top I knew exactly what top to buy. The Primark jewelled, halter neck top simply called my name. Drawn to the white colour and the stunning centre piece I knew they would be teamed perfectly. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the top was not heavy and fit lovely. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a bikini top.