Monthly: June 2013

1. Working 2. My first shop feature 3. Watching too much Gossip Girl (end of Series 3 now!) 4. Enjoying the sunshine 5, 6 & 7. Our first date day adventure (part 1 & part 2) 8. Eating the same Hello Kitty pasta as Jojo of Miss Jojangles, because Mark was at work and I had to fend for myself 9. Spending time with my lovely boyfriend 10. Wearing the vintage bracelet that was my great grandma's 11. Drinking delicious Frobishers fruit juice & eating the best vanilla wafers at Rubens 12. Getting my blog it's very own Facebook page and domain name!

13. The best cinnamon doughnuts ever at Ikea 14. Remembering my dad on Father's Day, and even eating Battenberg cake and Caramac (some of his favourites!) 15. Buying pretty new blue and white patterned sheets from Ikea amongst other goodies involving stationary! 16. Agreeing my new balance physio routine after waiting half an hour for the phone call, and finally starting the physio for my back 17. My lovely new Kurt Halsey book 18. Finding Sonia by Sonia Rykiel trousers in the charity shop, that fit just perfectly 19. Finding the solution to last year's craft fair dilemma! & deciding to start up my own Etsy shop (I'm aiming for August!) 20. Trying out the new ice cream parlour in the village and eating delicious chocolate ice-cream 21. Spending time with my family and friends 22. The what's in your handbag post that shocked me with the value! 23. Eating pancakes far too many times for breakfast 24. Using washi tape to paint stripes on my nails, and doing three of my sister's and my mum's nails too!

25. Enjoying spending time with my little sister, Indigo 26. Taking dad's Canon DSLR out to take photos of the supermoon, and ending up watching the sunrise (post to come!) 27. Being a proud sister when my little sister went to prom, wearing butterflies in her hair 28. Taking my littlest sister, Indigo, for a tour of the 'big school' that she starts in September 29. Mum's Summery buffet style dinner, delicious 30. Helping Indigo fill in Floppsey's learning journal for the last time ever (playgroup's toy dog who comes to stay) 31. Waiting and waiting to buy my leopard print Zara sandals, and then finding them to be in the sale (waiting really pays off!) 32. Being poorly for the last week (chest infection & costochondritis - I'm resting up today and hoping my antibiotics kick in soon) 33. Celebrating Mark's birthday, a quiet one due to illness but a lovely Indian takeaway and time spent together 34. My love affair with spinach and cheese pasta 35. Coming home from work last night to find Mark had bought me flowers and dark chocolate cookies, and left me a plan of action for the night with photos demonstrating (like watching Gossip Girl, and eating cookies!) 36. Looking forward to spending 10 days at home in two weeks for our Summer holiday!!

You can find me on Instagram here. I also just wanted to say thank you to all my lovely readers, I've not been around this week but you've still visited my blog and written lovely things for me :) you are the best! xxx

OOTD: Sonia by Sonia Rykiel via charity shopping

Glazed Berry Different Lipstick Clinique part of a gift set
Horse stud shoulder blouse Zara charity shop £6
Tapered cuffed trousers Sonia by Sonia Rykiel charity shop £3.49
Miss KG Lola ballet flats Kurt Geiger £5 with Elle giftcard

Hello lovelies, this is an outfit I wore to the hospital and work last Wednesday, when it was sunny! So sunny that I found it very hard to keep my eyes open, and keep the scrunched up expression off my face! I really just wanted to show you what my Sonia by Sonia Rykiel trousers looked like on - they were pretty impossible to take a flattering photograph of when laying flat or hanging due to them being black. I couldn't believe my luck when I picked these up in one of my local charity shops for a tiny £3.49, and in my size too. They're so lightweight and comfortable, they fall just on the ankle which I think is perfect for the better weather. The pockets and insides are lined in blue cotton - all about the finishing touches!

I decided to give my new leopard print ballet flats their first outing, for my 9.10am appointment at the hospital. This was a big mistake! My heels have only just recovered, I'll definitely be needing a heel grip to cushion my poor feet from these unfortunately. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that my back physio is making me wear a heel cushion in only my right shoe to try and realign my spine or something - awkward! I couldn't think of any better top to pair with my lightweight trousers than my gorgeous lightweight Zara blouse. I think it adds a little bit of personality to any outfit :)