Happy hump day! It's been a while since I was last here and I thought that as the season has changed (and it finally looks like the weather has caught up), that it was time to talk about my favourite thing. Shoes!! Although I have a slight obsession with heels, this blog post will focus on what I think is essential in every woman's wardrobe. Three types of shoes I will never suggest that anyone wears is a kitten heel, thong heeled sandals and chunky trainers. Yuck, just yuck!! No one need[...]
I know you've seen these bags everywhere. You know the ones. Straw, raffia and bamboo bags. They are gorgeous aren't they? With my beach holiday coming up, I thought I would get myself 5 of these in different styles and sizes, just to try them with different outfits. Okay, I know that may be a little bit excessive but I didn't plan on keeping all of them. To be honest, I didn't think that I would get much wear of these bags with the schizophrenic English weather. However, after trawling Pintere[...]
Happy Monday!!! A different type of post today - and we are talking interiors. To fill you in, we bought our first home about 12 years ago. At the time we were newlyweds living in Bristol and didn't have much in our savings. So ,we took a 100% mortgage which was not ideal but we were desperate to get onto the property ladder. It was a starter home - not in the best area - but it was what we could afford. Because we didn't have a budget for much, we largely furnished the house for free (gumtree w[...]
Does anyone else find it quite difficult to figure out what to wear on formal occasions. Well, we have a wedding to attend just after Valentines day and what I had planned to wear doesn't fit (I'm still paying for over indulging in December). With two weeks to go, I need to get my skates on and get my outfit sorted because it's out of town. I've also been known to shop the day before an event, so trying to foster better habits in 2018! In trying to figure out what to wear, I looked at the i[...]