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The Weekly Wish List #4

07th September 2018
I really don’t know why I keep torturing myself by online browsing and compiling these posts, I really don’t! Shopping is 100% off the cards for me at the moment having paid for all of the car purchase related necessities this week as well as getting my hair done. Bob and I have also started looking at rental properties, with a view to move at the end of the month so I really do need to reign things in…and yet still, I browse.

Shirt Dress: Monki | Check Trousers: New Look | Lurex Skirt (and top): Thunder Egg | Duvet Set and Blanket: George at Asda | Tweed Collar Bow: Hooby Noo | Chenille Jumper: New Look

As you’d expect, there are picks from my usual favourite haunts- Thunder Egg and Monki both regularly feature in my wish lists and you can probably see exactly why I’m drawn to these items; I am a creature of habit after all. New Look has recently crept back on to my radar too, I walked in to my local store on my lunch break the other day and was taken with just about everything they had in stock…I had to make a hasty retreat before some purchases were made.

It’s also inevitable that homewares would feature on these posts, and they probably will crop up more regularly from here on out. It’s so exciting to be setting up home with Bob, we’re both like kids in the proverbial sweet store; even our mundane Saturday food shop has become all about the homeware aisles, never have tea spoons and fitted sheets been more exciting.

I also thought I’d pop in something I am coveting for Pablo right now. He’s a dapper little chap, and appreciate of the finer things (unlike Mae!) and I’m obsessed with all of the pet accessories that Hooby Noo– not to mention the human range! We bought Pablo’s collar tag from the shop when we first got him, and now they’ve bought out these adorable tweed bow ties I think another order can soon be justified.

What’s caught your eye this week?

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The Weekly Wish List #3

01st September 2018
Again, this post almost didn’t happen this week- I don’t know where time is vanishing to but I wish it would slow down a bit.
However, despite being incredibly busy I’ve still found time to do a little bit of browsing and I am finally getting chance to pull it together in to a rather Autumnal feeling wish list.

Hoop earrings: Orelia | Dress: & Other Stories | Boots: & Other Stories | Puffer Jacket: Thunder Egg | Trousers: Miss Selfridge | Cord Jacket: Thunder Egg

There has been a distinct chill in the air this week, hence the two coats featuring in this post. I know I’d never have the balls to pull off the puffer jacket in real life but I am drawn to how happy and bright it would make even the greyest of mornings [although wet walks to work will be a thing of the past now I’ve bought a car!].
I’m obsessed with all things cord so I’m also seriously drawn to the cord jacket too- both from one of my favourite online haunts, Thunder Egg.

Another solid favourite online haunt lately has been & Other Stories, who fell off my radar for a bit until I heard they are opening a store in Bristol very soon. I fell completely in love with the brand last time I was in Spain and right now, if I were rich, I’d be buying one of almost everything in their current collection.

The hoop earrings and trousers are somewhat more random additions, but both managed to grab my attention on my regular browsing sessions. Miss Selfridge are currently having a 30% off weekend making the trousers a very tempting prospect, but having just bought my first car today I really need to reign my spending in!

What’s caught your eye this week?

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The Weekly Wish List #2

25th August 2018

Wow, only a week in to my new “regular feature” and I almost forget to write a post- fail! In my defence, this has been a crazy week- and I’m pleased to announce that after 14 long years I PASSED MY DRIVING TEST! First time in to this round of lessons [after a 5 year break] and with only 2 minors.

Needless to say I’ve been a little bit distracted this week, and whilst most of my online browsing has been for cars, and car related things I have still managed to find a few little gems that I would love to be buying.

Hello Kitty Converse | Star Print Dress | Floral Dress | Enamel Pin | Floral Skirt

It was obvious that the Hello Kitty Converse collection was going to win me over, and as well as the pair I’ve featured above I am also seriously tempted by these suede ones from Office. I’m having to fight myself hard not to make an impulse purchase; it wasn’t that long ago I bought my Hello Kitty Pumas and with the reality of a car to run AND a house move coming up I really need to resist.

I’m so happy to see florals everywhere again this season- my love for them is well documented and I think at some point the Monki dress might be added to my wardrobe. It’s definitely a more practical purchase than another pair of trainers, and thanks to a slightly more relaxed dress code at work, will also be perfect for the office. As would the star print shirt dress from Joanie Clothing, I’m really in to shirt dresses at the moment and this one attracted me the second I saw it.

Other items on the list this week are the Topshop floral skirt, which I shall resist because I’m sure everyone and their dog already own it. It doesn’t stop me coveting it hard though….

And finally we have this great enamel pin from La La Land – one of my favourite independent stores online. I have lost count of the times I mutter these words at work, and having it in pin form would save a lot of wasted energy.

What’s made it on to your wish list this week?

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The Weekly Wish List

17th August 2018

Blogging has unintentionally fallen by the wayside for me lately; balancing full time work plus driving lessons, social commitments and general lack of inspiration when it comes to content means I just haven’t made time for it in the way I once did. In a bid to kick-start my constant promises to myself that I will get back to writing content that I’ve enjoyed creating I’m starting up a new regular feature- the weekly wish list. It’s hardly groundbreaking stuff, I know, but I’m hoping it helps re-ignite my passion and inspiration for this site- and also allows me to justify my general obsession with online window shopping that little bit more.

So, here’s what has caught my eye this week…

French Fries Top | Flock You Nail Polish Duo | Karl Lagerfeld cat bag | Floral Wrap Dress | Pleat Sleeve Top | Leather Ankle Boots

As the heatwave of recent weeks has well and truly ended my thoughts have moved to Autumn fashion and right now I am loving both Joanie Clothing [as always] and Topshop. The latter came as quite a surprise to me as it’s rare these days that I find anything I want from there- I feel like maybe I’m getting a bit too old for most of their styles, but the pleat sleeve blouse and leather ankle boots have both made their way on to my list this week.

On a more frivolous front I am so taken with the Karl Lagerfeld bag, and found my finger twitching dangerously close to “add to basket” when I saw it. Thankfully, and somewhat regretfully I saw sense and didn’t go through with it- I’m not a small bag kind of girl in reality, and with a house move looming I need to keep hold of my pennies.

The nail polish duo I could just about justify though, I’ve always been a Nails Inc fan, and at £15 for the set it’s less than the price of one gel manicure, which I’ve fallen in to the habit of this year. The colours are exactly those I’ve been favouring and I’m suspecting that once pay day arrives this will be my monthly treat.

What’s caught your eye this week? I’m so excited to see all of the new season bits and pieces arrive in store- less so about the odd bits of Christmas stock that seem to have reared it’s head.

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The Animal Print Shirt Dress

30th July 2018
I absolutely love the dress in this post, although the circumstances under which I purchased it perhaps not so much. In what was perhaps my biggest sartorial fail ever, I found myself in the middle of my local shopping centre when the strap of my camisole dress just gave up on me. I didn’t even notice until a very kind lady pointed out I was flashing (my hugely unattractive nude t-shirt bra) at all and sundry and I dashed red-faced to the only clothes store in town, New Look, to make an emergency purchase.

Animal Print Dress: New Look | Black Sandals: Topshop (similar here)

I’m loving shirt dresses at the moment, they are perfect for feeling more put together on a bad body image day, not to mention versatile; for work, for play, for smart and for casual. The midi length of this dress added to it’s appeal and I just adore the khaki and animal print combination. I predict much wear from this little beauty, making it an absolute bargain at £24.99

As much as I’m not ready to give up on Summer, I am ready to embrace Autumn/Winter fashion after seeing promising new arrivals on the high street. Some serious discipline needs to be exercised not to go mad, I really need to make considered purchases only- and hopefully no more wardrobe malfunction driven ones, even if it is a gem!

It was back to work for me today after two weeks out of the office. The first week was, as mentioned in previous posts, spent in The Algarve with Bob, whilst the second was spent cramming in a solid chunk of driving lessons in the hope that maybe one day in the not too distant future (well, by the end of 2018) I might pass a test after a 14 year journey.

Already time spent on the beach feels like a very distant memory. It’s always good to get back to routine though and I’m ready and raring to go on my journey to health (despite current body image woes, and reluctance once again to accept there’s still some weight to gain) and tackle the next few months of adventures and exciting things, like setting up home with Bob.

What have you been up to lately?

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