MAY 2015

The month of May has proved to be the beginning of a new chapter; Mikey and I have a Mortgage agreement in principle!!

We have seen lots of properties ranging from the affordable to the dream, the realistic to the ideal, the contemporary apartment to the quirky flat. Looking at properties to buy isn't a far cry from clothes shopping; you have the item that is desirable but not quite your style, the item that is your style but hasn't got the quality and finally the item that seems like a good idea at the time but ends up hidden in your wardrobe with the tags still on. The only difference being you don't have to re-mortgage if you want to return...so watch this space!!

I am so excited on embarking on this new chapter of adulthood and the long bank holiday weekend was the perfect way to celebrate. We had a lovely meal at the newly reopened Gatekeeper; the starter of cured meats, mozzarella and sun dried tomato salad I had was amazing. The venue is old style English pub infused with a contemporary London wine bar vibe. Candles held in old spirit bottles; the wax cascading down the glass sides, tea lights in perforated tin pots, mismatching furniture and furnishings. Its cosy and chic in an unpolished way and comes with my highest recommendation.

This new turn in events also had me thinking about how we are growing up and how people perceive me. So I went for the chop. Yep that's right I have embraced the 'Lob'. As much as I loved my edgy cut and bleached waves I felt a more grown up style would be appropriate. I am also on a quest to find 'My Lipstick'. I have experimented with a couple of colours and brands in the past but I think Mac is going to be the winner. There are two colours I am contemplating; one day colour, one evening colour. I'm really liking the Taupe, which is a slightly darker shade than my natural as an everyday lippie however there was this one colour named 'Rebel' which I am warming to as a statement shade. I have always liked the idea of having a 'colour' and a 'scent' which people associate with you. For instance whenever I see an Elizabeth Arden product it makes me think of my Mum. She uses the invisible difference face cream like her Mum before her and I love how it reminds me of them both. I would like to think my scent was Chanel No5 but because of how expensive it is I don't wear it everyday. Mikey said to me once its the smell of my hair that he loves; I have used TRESemmé for as long as I can remember so maybe that's my 'scent'. Anyway once I have accomplished my quest I shall do a beauty post and fill you all in on the outcome!!

P.s. I'm hoping to do more regular posts with more creative names.

APRIL 2015

 So I have finally started my new job!! I love that we get to wear what we want; I went and bought a pair of 'happy' shoes as a result. They are reminiscent in shape to the ones you used to have to wear at primary school with frilly ankle socks and baby blue gingham summer dresses however this particular pair have had a wardrobe update in mirror finish. I feel like I should be in a musical or something when I wear them and they always make me smile hence my 'happy' shoes. FYI Clarks have really stepped up their game in my opinion and buying shoes from them in the near future is pretty much a guarantee. Another recent purchase of mine is 'How to be Parisian' by Caroline de Maigret, Sophie Mas, Audrey Diwan and Anne Berest; just eating my cereal, sipping Lady Grey (my new found tea obsession) reading the immaculate white hard back left me feeling more sophisticated!! It was refreshing to read; wit hidden between the lines of the Parisian ramblings and in the unconventional layout of the book. For instance there is a double spread of colour swatches, the kind found in Dulux paint booklets all renamed after their association in Paris: café latte, mistress rouge etc. Of course I have tried my very best at Parisian chic previously before but now I feel I am equipped with the correct tools to actually attempt to pull it off. Of course the weather has helped with this optimistic outlook on life; I lay in my Mums garden the other day and positioned my chair in the hope that when the spring breeze rustled the cherry blossom the delicate petals would fall delicately around me, some grazing my cheek as I slept in the warmth of the sun as a passer-by caught their breath at my picturesque beauty. This could have been reality had my Mum not lived in the middle of no where and woke up to find the petals tangled in my hair and an imprint of the cushion branding my face. Ah, c'est la vie!!

 

 

So as I shall soon have mastered the art of balancing full time work with socialising with my friends and family and keeping myself in shape I thought I could increase my blogging to more than once a month. I would like to be a writer, not so much in the novel literature sense of the word but maybe as a columnist but blogging is a great platform to practice so please let me know how I am getting on?!