Magazines

Yesterday I went shopping for a new phone. I was in a flowery kind of mood and so pulled out my trusty colourful primark tunic. Once on though I realised it was pretty short and would probably be indecent on the bike! So again I had to resort to wearing leggings.
I've never really got the whole leggings trend - it seemed to me that if it was too cold for a dress by itself then why would you leave your ankles and feet bare? Or, if it's too hot for tights, why cover up in something that's even thicker? I guess now I'm eating my words. Coz right now, leggings are the perfect biking gear for me - they let me wear my favourite dresses whilst preserving my decency and keeping my vajayjay (God, I love that word - thank you Addison from Grey's Anatomy!) covered.So anyway, I never realised how many phones you could choose from! There are at least 60 of the bloody things! LG, Samsung, Sony etc... Eventually I chose this little one you see to your right, I bought it in blue though as I can't abide girly phones. The poor boy behind the counter at phone warehouse (the Spanish equivalent of the Carphone Warehouse) was very patient with me but I'm sure he was glad to see the back of me too.
After my purchase (which must have taken a good 45 minutes) I thought I deserved a coffee, so I wondered to the magazine shop where I bought this month's Spanish Marie Claire to read. In Spain, at this time of year, actually now I think about it, all year round, they give away presents. Yesterday's gift was a rather fetching pair of sandals (which I promptly broke when I tried them on later that night). Sorry, I've digressed... The whole point of this post was to muse on the fact that every June and July the fashion magazines insist on editorials with super skinny and gorgeous models wearing bikinis. Now, I'm not sure if I'm the only one, but for me there is nothing more discouraging to the purchase of a new bikini than seeing page after page of the aforementioned stunning models (lucky tarts) looking amazing. It makes me feel large and I'm not particularly self-conscious. Don't the fashion industry realise this? I'm sure it can't help them sell swimwear... For me the best bikini editorials are of the bikini laid out, or the ones that tell you the best bikini to suit your shape - the American mags are best at this I reckon, as they actually use readers with different shaped bodies looking fab in all kinds of styles. Ok, rant and post over as my husband is on my back to get off the computer...