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(Insta) life recap: 8

01st September 2015
A little late with my instagram round-up post this time round- I know, I know everyone is just so gutted! Anyway, better late than never for my fellow nosy people. If you want to see more then give me a follow on my instagram account and make sure you leave your details below!
Saying it how it is
New favourite mug
On top of a hay bale selfie, as you do
Beauty product haul!
Salad by the sea in Devon
These are pretty damn good
Space cats!
A rare couple shot.
These are heaven. So glad they are now in the UK!
Devon <3
The most random holiday souvenir ever
Latest Tsum Tsum addiiton
This one.
When I have to go to work and she does this…
Yum yum yum!
Best tee ever?
When you wake a pug from his nap!
Working from home doesn’t work
Selfies with this one.
As ever hover over the photos for the caption and click on it to see full size. Have you done an instagram post this month? Leave the link in the comments and I’ll be sure to check it out.

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Space Cats

31st August 2015
The dress is this post was a long time coming. I first saw it on the New Look website a few months ago and fell in love but just couldn’t justify spending £36 on it at the time. It haunted my thoughts for a while and I kept checking up on it and hoping that it might end up on sale. Patience paid off as I managed to snap it up for £17 the other week. It was love at first sight and I’m glad I held out. Shopping karma at it’s finest.

Dress: Cutie at New Look (available here) | Shoes: Adidas Gazelle

The dress is by Cutie who I am not overly familar with but on further browsing appear to do some seriously cool and quirky printed clothing. It could be dangerous territory having discovered them but for now I am quite content with this dress featuring the most perfectly perfect SPACE CAT print. I’m all for standing out from the crowd when it comes to prints and this just fits in with my slightly odd, crazy cat lady persona perfectly.

You’ll have to forgive the slight sunburn, I had not long got back from a glorious weekend in Devon with two of my best girl-friends. I actually debuted the dress there and they both agreed I couldn’t have found anything more me if I had tried. Althought the frilled detail and midi length lend themselves perfectly to a lady-like outfit I decided to branch out and pop on my magenta Adidas Gazelle trainers to keep this outfit casual, I really like how this turned out!

Have you ever found anything so you that you just had to buy it?

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#EmergencyHappiness with Viking

25th August 2015
It would be fair to say that life hasn’t been the easiest of journeys lately. Without going in to too much detail there have been some really tough times that have left me feeling a little vulnerable and in need of a boost. Enter Viking and their super-cute #EmergencyHappiness campaign, launched to coincide with World Happiness Day (check out this cute video) Viking have been sending out little boxes jam packed full of surprises to put a smile on your face and I was lucky enough to be a recipient.
The box is jam packed full of themed goodies, there’s The Tea Break for when tea and biscuits are the only cure (because when is anything not solved by a brew?). There is also The Lucky Bag with a lotto ticket (sadly not a winner), a lucky penny and some eternal happiness dust which I’m trying hard not to sprinkle everywhere just to spread some sparkly joy. The Fixer Upper was filled with some sunflower seed infused paper, some adorable plasters, a rubber and a paper clip all designed to keep you organised and on track. The Support was full of thoughtful gifts like a slate heart declaring that I rock, a note book and super cool pen, some bubbles to lift the down days and sweets for a sweet (or to induce sugar filled happiness highs). Lastly the box had added stress relief in the form of an stress ball and some bubble wrap. Perfect after a long, hard day!
Viking are inviting you to get involved by sharing what makes you happy via their twitter hashtag #EmergencyHappiness (follow them @Viking_Chat) you may even win your very own box!
Thanks Viking for putting a smile on my face, let me know what puts one on yours!

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Model Behaviour

24th August 2015
I’ll let you in on a little secret- about ten years ago I had it in my head that I’d like to be a model. It seems absurd to me now as I know I have neither the looks or nor personality to make it. Still, when fellow blogger and talented photographer Milly Tillson asked if I would act as a model for one of her university projects it did kind of feel like I was living my dream for a few hours. Milly recently sent me over some of the photos from the day and said I could share them on the blog, seeing them for the first time was slightly surreal- it’s amazing what some good lighting, a pro behind the camera and no doubt some clever editing can do for one’s self esteem!

The clothes were a mix of Primark, H&M and vintage if I recall correctly. There’s not much else I can say on the matter apart from thanks to Milly for asking me to be involved!

It’d be cool to hear what you guys think (click on the images to view them full size).

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Riverside

17th August 2015
It actually feels like a lifetime ago since Ben and I took these photos, we’d gone over to a nearby town to sort out some bits before Ben moved there and decided to make the most of the glorious weather at the time and explore the path down by the river that runs along the back of his street. Clevedon is brilliant like that- there’s the town centre with a smattering of shops, then there is the Victorian sea front and eclectic shops of Hill Road. On the other side of town is the river and the whole place is just somewhere I feel instantly peaceful.

Top: Topshop (sale) | Skirt: Urban Outfitters (alternative) | Sandals c/o Shoe Zone

I seem to have all but given up on wearing anything but mini skirts these days! The one in this post cost me £12 in the Urban Outfitters sale back at the end of April. It’s long sold out now but I’ve linked an alternative above (and to be honest, it’s likely I’ll add it to my collection before long!)

The top was part of my Topshop haul and was an impulse buy to make up the amount on a voucher. I was suckered in by the £7 price tag and wasn’t really expecting to love it quite as much as I do. It is more fitted than a lot of my tops which makes it perfect for pairing with skirts and has a touch of the seventies about it.

I remember it being hot enough to go bare legged in this outfit- this is a fairly momentous occasion as it takes a lot to get me away from my sheer tights! Thankfully my Shoe Zone sandals are comfy enough not to need that little bit of protection, I could walk for miles in these, not bad for £14.99!

Do you have any where near you that makes you instantly relaxed? You can expect to see a lot more of Clevedon on the blog now Ben is living there, there’s so many places I want to show on the blog!

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