Work wear in the summer


Relaxing and enjoying the hot weather

As my other half is always saying to me:

“Women have it so easy in the summer, you can wear tiny dresses, skirts and little tops to work whilst I still have to wear trousers and shirts”.

I suggested he wear shorts but that got a “humph” look.

Personally I don’t think it is that easy to dress for work when the weather is scorching hot like it has been the last week. Not only is it a bit chilly in the morning on your way to work:

“Should I take a cardigan or jacket?” I think as I plunge my hand out of the window before getting dressed.

It is also not always warm in your office, especially if you share it Continue reading

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Spending splurge


Who doesn't like shopping?For the past month I really haven’t been very well with my asthma confining me to the house and only my laptop and bf for company. Now that I am ready for the commute back to work (which also means I can start going out with friends and be sociable again) I have looked back at the last few weeks and realised that I might have gone a bit crazy spending wise. Normally just a little bit of window shopping in my lunch hour satisfies any spending need I feel.

With that ability taken away from me I turned to the virtual shops and Continue reading

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The importance of beauty prep: Eyelashes


I’m a fairly simple girl when it comes to make-up. Most days I only wear about four or five make-up products (not including moisturiser) and when going out I might add a couple more. I believe that making sure you have prepared your face before applying your products makes all the difference in how the look turns out. My Grandmother, Nan and Mum all passed on several tips that I always make sure I follow when getting ready to face the world.Japonesque slant volume false eyelashes

The first, and I think most importantly, are your lashes. Forget all those adverts telling you that you can get “skyscraper lashes”, Continue reading

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What does your fridge say about you?


I love food. Reading about food, cooking it or thinking about what I will order in a restaurant. Each weekly shop is not simply necessity for me, it is a chance to order new cuts of meat or discover a new type of cuisine (Vietnamese for example) as I order mint, bean sprouts and coriander. This constant need for new flavours and different meals has led my fridge to develop its own shelf of condiments. Actually they have spread over onto one of the door shelves. My other half keeps asking me to cut down on the amount we own, pointing out the amount of different chilli sauces.

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The long and the short of it


The long and the short of it

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Searching for a new handbag for work


Currently I have a light yellow, leather across body handbag that I bought a few years ago now. I get to work via buses and trains so it has seen its fair amount of dirt and being yellow it is no longer a pretty bag but has instead become something I am ashamed to be seen with. I have tried all kinds of cleaning products but due to the design it’s hopeless. Let me show you how bad it has become (and bear in mind that I actually cleaned it about a month ago):

My battered leather handbag

It is supposed to be much lighter in colour (like the part of the strap nearest the bag) without the dark looking areas. So now I am trawling sites on the hunt for a replacement. Continue reading

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Shoo now asthma I need to get on with life


Last week I was mainly in bed or on the sofa...

So yesterday was my first day back at work since I had a bad flare up of asthma (boo asthma) that caused me to have, as my boyfriend puts it, rat lungs. So my apologies if I have not blogged much these last few weeks. Continue reading

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