Pretty Little Finds

Day 52 of Isolation Lockdown. I am three books in. Theres so much time on my hands, despite all the chores and odd jobs that need doing around the house/farm, I am still making the time to read. One thing I know that I cannot have enough of is books. I can't stand reading off a screen, not when it comes to reading a novel especially. I like a chunky book in hand, pages to turn, the smell books have. One day libraries will be gone, everything will only be accessible online. This needs to change. Because if it doesn't, I think we'll regret it and the earth will pay the price. We can't pretend to see whats happening out there right now, during this difficult time. Dolphins have been seen swimming through the canals of Venice, ducks in the Trevi Fountain in Rome, the Himalayas has come into view for the first time in 30 years in Northern India due to the lockdown leading to a drop in air pollution. SO, our actions very much do have an impact on the world we live in and Moth

Hello! Look what I found...my old blog! I disappeared for a long while (7-8 years) but I made my way back. I lost myself and spent all this time finding who I am, what I want to do and where I want to be. I lost motivation along the way and have been distracted by other things too. However, 7 weeks into this history we are now living of this Covid-19 pandemic, a virus causing us to self isolate and lockdown the world, brings me time to self reflect, catch up and simply feel settled, also lucky to be alive, healthy and safe. Although the world isn't going to be the same after this, when things "go back to normal" I feel that maybe everyone will come out of this more grateful, compassionate, considerate...well, hopefully most people anyway. I am now a Holistic Beauty Therapist and have been for 5 years now. I love my job, I love that I have finally found something I am passionate about, good at and can't wait to get up in the morning for. Sadly, I feel this situat

 Every girls nightmare is finding an outfit, making sure its enough or not too much, that its suitable and yet stands out. Having not been to a wedding since I was about 8, I really wasn't sure what sort of outfit was right for a wedding from ceremony to reception. My partner and I were invited to a wedding-someone Ross works with. I was struggling to find anything and had my heart set on a jumpsuit. Soon I was told that it wasn't going to be a fancy wedding, that nobody was really going to dress up and that it was more casual. This just made it worse, what on earth is nice and yet casual enough for a wedding!? You can just imagine the chaotic scene can't you? Picture this...me pulling item after item, with one hand then the other, taking only seconds viewing each before casting them off over my shoulder eliminating them from my options, leaving me surrounded by a pile of useless-and may as well be, rags! Of course I scowered the charity shops in hopes of a bargain find, I

My fellow followers, readers, friends. I have been so unorganised and lacked the motivation to write that I have left an open wound, a gap, not just to my blog but to myself. So much has happened and changed and so many bargains have been found since New Years, there is just simply, too much to tell. After Christmas and New Years, still working at Reiss, the team entered into a competition through the company to put forward our idea, of how we convey passion, focus drive and our thoughts of how we perseve their slogan 'I am Reiss'. At first it was a subtle joke of making a music video and writing our own rap which soon turned into creating a music video to Pharell Williams 'Happy' where we just danced on the shop floor but also included the full Reiss service to a customer (who also joined in on the dancing) The idea we all had was the scene in 500 days of summer, where Joseph Gordon-Levitt dances through the city and more and more of the public join in. Our minds were

One of the best things about festive or special occasions, is choosing your outfit, although at the same time, it can be the most difficult and frustrating choice a girl could make. We may have previously decided what bag we're using or the colour of our nail varnish, so have to revolve our whole outfit around that. But we also couldn't possibly wear anything similar to anyone else. In the eyes' of a man... we're crazy. Being the bargain hunter I am and having only charity shops and car boots as my sanctum, it is just that little bit harder to find ''that specific something''. I know men always say, 'you don't need another new dress, just wear what you wore before'. Which seems sensible but how horrifying for us to repulse their idea of being seen in a dress you last wore to a big occasion that everyone saw you in. Like we're not a celebrity or something... but they don't need to point out the obvious. Every girl wants to walk into a

One of the best parts of the build up to Christmas, is the crafting, baking and making involved. In my previous post I stated that handmade gifts, when half hearted, aren't always perfectly delivered as shown in the glossy magazines. However, I discovered a unique and fun way to hand over my family and friends gifts without having to go out and buy boxes or bags to finish off the somewhat passable wrapping. Without having to go out purchasing fabric, or even salvaging for cut offs in charity shops, I used lots of material my Nona had given to me and recycled old fabrics, already saving myself the pennies. I decided to make Christmas Stockings which I could use as gift bags and also it was an extra little present, something they could keep and use for decoration next year or even to replace their own Christmas Stocking.  All I had to do, was;  1: Draw around my own stocking as a template on the fabric of choice creating 2 sides. Then 2 pieces of plain fabric for the inner lay