Shopping research & my new dress!
It may not seem like it from reading my blog but I rarely treat myself to new clothing. Honestly, almost everything I buy I end
It may not seem like it from reading my blog but I rarely treat myself to new clothing. Honestly, almost everything I buy I end
The summer holidays have arrived! And with them come the opportunity to spend some time at home and get started on a couple of decorating
Latitude. What a festival. What a wonderful weekend. It was magical, hilarious, nostalgic and happy. And that’s just my experience of the event. I’d love
Can you believe the summer sales this year? Every shop I’ve been in this month has been pushing a 50% off discount with big red
Over the past few months I’ve shared a few blog posts about my bathroom makeover and today I wanted to show you the ‘finished’ room.
What do you buy when you’re 5ft 2 and want to wear flip flops during the summer? Why, wedge heel flip flops, of course!With a
Oh what a lovely weekend this is proving to be. The weather has been glorious and yesterday I spent the whole day in the garden with
I think Isla Fisher put it best in Confessions of a Shopaholic when her character Rebecca Bloomwood was confronted with a huge credit card bill for
You can never have too much storage, right? Especially if you’re like me and you’re forever picking up cute little thingmebobs at car boot sales
One of my best friend’s wedding is coming up this summer and for once I’ve been really organised and have decided on an outfit in
I mentioned in my blog post earlier this week that I’ve been out in my caravan now that the summer is here and I’ve crafting
Sunshine, bumble bees and watering cans. Yes, I spent all of last weekend in the garden, tending my veggie patch and chilling out with my
Now that we are well into the swing of June I can confidently say that summer is here. While the weather may not always be
This week my new blinds arrived. Did you hear me whooping from where you are? I was thrilled when they were delivered at the weekend because,
Do we need a heatwave to know that summer is here? Did I suddenly feel more summery when I flipped the calendar over to June? No, the
It’s Hug Your Cat Day! No, I didn’t know such a day existed either until I googled it earlier this week. As if I need an excuse to
Well, that was a busy half-term week. My family and I spent the week at my mother’s house doing some major landscaping in the garden.
It’s half term this week and I’m taking a little time off with my husband. We having a lovely break, full of days out and delicious
Please excuse the predictable title, but what else would I name a blog post about grey bedding?? As you may have noticed from my previous blog
It’s finally here! The time of year when it becomes perfectly acceptable to take your socks off in public and show your pale toes to
Is there a bra ‘season’? A particular ‘time of year’ for underwear? If there isn’t then why am I seeing bra promotions wherever I go?
I’ve been thinking about decorating my bedroom. Ever since the ‘spring clean’ of 2015 I realised that the paintwork on the walls is not in
This week I’ve been out in the sunshine spray-painting my brogues gold. Yes, completely on purpose. That sentence would have previously been due to an
I once lost a whole load of photos when my mobile phone died. It was before the days of the ‘cloud’ (which I’m still not
Hi everyone, how was your bank holiday weekend? It was surprisingly sunny here so we enjoyed a lovely weekend off, and I finally had a
April was a good month for getting things done. There were equal numbers of bright days to grey days so everything in out home got
For my Style Icon Challenge this Spring I chose Holly Willoughby. I’ve always loved her classic girly style and could easily picture myself in any
Ever since I stumbled upon my first orange LP case at a vintage record market I knew that this was the pattern I wanted to base my
Happy Wednesday everyone! We’re halfway through the week and hasn’t it been a glorious one? We’ve been enjoying lovely weather here all week and have
You can probably guess from the title of this Pieday Friday blog post that I’ve recently become the proud owner of a new waffle maker.
After sharing photos of Sian’s beautiful Daisy caravan with you yesterday (and the fabulous vintage party package giveaway – check it out here!) I felt
Today I’d like to share with you a delicious lasagne recipe that I tried out over the bank holiday weekend. My husband and I actually
With the sun making a welcome appearance this week and Easter just around the corner, I thought I’d get invest in some fresh ingredients to
In the summer I work in my caravan. I spend hours in that little tin box, writing, sewing and drinking tea. The birds are singing
I’m a rubbish chef. I over-cook food to ‘make sure’ it’s done, my pasta always sticks and I leave pans unattended so they end up
How will the Easter bunny know where to deliver your chocolate eggs if you don’t hang a spring wreath on your door?? The whole Easter
It’s been one of those gorgeous spring mornings today; the sun was shining brightly from 7am and there’s was little fresh dew on the grass.
Over the past week I’ve been sharing photos of the fabulous places that we visited during our ‘West to East’ tour of the north. After
Over the past couple of weeks you may have spotted a few blog posts relating to my vintage caravan makeover project and, in particular, my
Earlier this week I wrote about my plans for Valentine’s Day and shared an idea for a thrifty DIY date night at the movies – if
Today I want to share a very important video because St John Ambulance have just launched a new campaign #thechokeables which aims to raise awareness
Okay, so even though this is a cheeky Valentine’s Day post, I want to start out by saying that relationships can be serious at times.
Okay, I know it’s not a traditional time of year to be shopping for Christmas accessories but right now is precisely the best time of
Today I wanted to share with you the Christmas cake that I’ve made this year. It’s a simple recipe that uses a few ‘different’ ingredients
If you’re as crazy about your pets as I am about my cats you’ll understand why I feel the need to share this information with
When my hamper of festive craft goodies from Country Baskets arrived last week for the Festive Face-Off craft challenge, I was completely stumped as to
Have you ever thought that you’d like to create something a little different for a special someone this Christmas? Do you want to make a personalised gift
Rather than talking about shoes, today’s Tuesday Shoesday blog post is all about keeping your toes warm beneath that cosy pair of boots. Yes, it’s
Last week I had a gorgeous bouquet of Christmas flowers delivered to my home. I was having a pre-Christmas party with my family at the
Anyone who follows my Instagram account will know how much I love my cats. Yes, Cookie and Muffin are practically my children and I adore
I’m sure you’ve heard me say it many times before but I love the glamour of the 40s and 50s and even though my wardrobe
My new bath has arrived! This week I took delivery of a new bath and I am so pleased with the product that arrived. I
As you know I’ve started learning to swing dancing, including lindy hop, charleston and now balboa, all of which are intrinsically linked to the 1940s era.
I have a lot of clothes yet I hardly ever have anything to wear. In fact, I probably wear the same 5 or 6 outfits
In my opinion it’s never too early to be talking about Christmas, bonfire night or Halloween, so when my brother asked me if I could
I’ve got Strictly fever. I can’t get enough of the sparkles and sequins. I’ve been dancing in my kitchen while baking. I’ve been watching training clips
I mentioned last week just how relaxed I’d been about what to wear for the Cosmo Blog Awards and that I’d kind of left everything
The Cosmopolitan Blog Awards ceremony is one week away! Yes, this time next week I will be on my way to London to attend the
Or coffee breaks. Or just a water break. What’s important is actually taking a break from whatever you’re doing and giving yourself a little breathing
Autumn term. It’s finally here. I wait and wait for September to arrive for two reasons; firstly, as a perpetual student I’ve always loved starting a new
After finishing the storage wall in our bathroom and laying a wooden floor, this week has been all about painting more coats of whitewash on
I have a little weekend ritual that I wanted to share with you today. Every Friday afternoon, I clean the bedroom; I throw the windows
Over the school summer holidays I made a start on my bathroom makeover. As you may have already read on my blog, I’ve been inspired
I’ve been talking about doing a bathroom makeover for a while now, and I’ve been very keen to include a tromploi-esque photowall in my design,
A couple of weeks ago my husband and I were out at an event with some friends when one of our pals drew attention to
I was very inspired by my visit to the Hollister store in Cambridge last month and wrote all about the tropical beach hut theme and how
The school holidays are due to start next week and that means an abundance of ‘back to school’ goodies in the shops. Is it just
I forget things easily and I need to do something about it. I’m great at having lots of ideas for content for my thrifty little blog and I
To celebrate a special birthday in my family last week I did a spot of baking to create a lovely homemade afternoon tea. As it
Last month I wrote all about how my bedside lamps both broke within hours of each other, just before the arrival of my guests who
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