Happy Mondays

Hello lovelies, hope your monday's have been good ones!
are you looking forward to the big V day tomorrow? Me and hubs dont really go mad on the whole thing, but we do have date night tomorrow which will hopefully include food and possibly a film and a few bevies :) I'm really lucky, my mum stays most Tuesdays and it means we we get to go out and be husband and wife, not mummy and daddy. Its so nice to have those few hours to chat without little people asking things of you constantly. 

Leather Jacket and Stripey Jumper: Tesco

Star scarf, and bag: old and dont remember

Hi-waisted Cord skinnies: Next

Boots: Clarks

Hat: New look

My goodness these cords were tight! seriously, it was an un button them after lunch situation today! that signifies that i really need to watch what i eat, which i hate. Im a food lover, i cant help it. And a complete choc-aholic.  Why cant i be addicted to fruit or salad??! The shops have got easter eggs in already and i've already gotten through a bag of Cadburys mini eggs and a bar of galaxy in the past couple of days... nom nom! But no seriously, does anyone have any "healthy eating" plans that have worked for them? i would love some tips, i'm terrible for eating when im bored and picking through the day.

a big thank you to my sis who took these pics for me in the lane behind her house whilst the kids played in the garden next to us. So funny, she put flip flops on and soaked her foot whilst puddle hopping, such is the glamorous life of us bloggers and their photographers LOLLL!!

Well wishing you all a lovely week folks, i'll be back soon. Its Everybody Everywhere week and the theme is pink and red together.. must go look as feeling a bit perplexed as to how im gunna do this one! oh i do like a little challenge :)

Take Care

Rachel

x o x

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monday mingle

70's calling

hello lovelies.. you having a good week? i have been knitting since tuesday and im totally addicted. Growing up as a kid, i watched my mum knit, what seemed like, constantly. Every evening she had a pair of knitting neddles in her hands and a new ball of wall and her patterns to follow. I asked her to teach me when i was about 12. We both gave up as i was a know it all kid who would not listen and mum was a stressed out mother who had a kid on her case. Now 15 years later i listened and she taught!! and it is amazing! i am loving it!! I'm still learning and have a looong way to go, but i'm really enjoying it and find it so relaxing. I will share a couple of pics of my first makes once done. Alongside that i'm bursting with crafty ideas!! I am far from crafty(when i say far i mean faaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrr!!), so it must be my sis rubbing off on me. but it feels good! im a very happy chappy!
So 70's... you know i love it right? the style, the music...so good! We've been listening to a lot of old Deep Purple lately. This outfit is obviously inspired!

Shirt/tunic:Chelsea Girl range from River Island

the waitscoat and rust flares are also River Island but older.

think this tunic may get a lot of wear, wanted to wear it with tights and boots but again, i was tooo cold (minus 1 most of the day, and i know to some people right now that have minus 20 degree weather, i sound like a wimp, but i really hate being cold!) i also have two vests on underneath, talk about bulking up!! 
i went through a few days of being totally uninspired.. i changed 5 TIMES yesterday morning(5 times i tell you!!it was ridiculous) and still ended up in a mediocre outfit.. i was lacking in the creative juices... I went and stood looking in to my wardrobe that evening and decided to mentally start putting outfits together and even trying different combos on, and i got my mojo back. I hopefully have some funky outfits sitting up there in my wardrobe waiting for me and ready to wear. do you ever get those lacklustre days? between that and crafts i'm feeling good! inspired even.. something i've never really felt before, and it feels great! 
And i hope you're feeling just as good lovelies!

Lots Of Love

Rachel 

x o x

" V is for Vests on abc of style :)

layers, spots and stripes

'Ello lovelies, hope this week is treating you well so far!
My goodness  it was cold today in work... i dont think it was much above 1 degree Celsius all day and forecast says down to minus 7 tonight! thermals and fleecy pj's are the order of the night for me!
So have i mentioned how cold my office is? my sis and me used to joke that the toilet was so cold you could pee icicles....lol!' its a  tin building thats freezing in winter and boiling in summer. Not the best for a happy work place i know!

Long sleeved striped top: new look
Blue short sleeved jumper & scarf & vest: Dorothy Perkins
Red Cords and Boots: Next

so this is what kept me quite warm for the day.. you may see me in this kind of outfit for the next few days as im just to chicken to face the cold in less clothes and the forecast is cold, cold, freezing and more cold :) im a moaning minnie when im cold so layers are the only way, that and thermals! you should see my socks under those boots... a hiker climbing Kilimanjaro would be proud!

Well lovely folks, i will love you and leave you. Hope you're staying warm!

Rachel 

x o x 
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Real Momma Real Style

Hearts on Hearts on Hearts

Hello lovelies, how's the weather with you? 
Well yesterday me and my lovely sis had arranged to go to a lovely town called Abergavenny to go search for some vintage thrifted goodies... All was going well, we had coffees and been in some lovely shops and both bought ourselves a few little things (dress for a fiver and some new wool and knitting needles for me!) and then the snow came, and came, and came some more. Now my sister lives a good 45 minute drive from my house, and normally the valley i live in (Rhondda) gets horrendous snow. I literally live on a hill surrounded by other steep hills, when it snows there is no getting in our out of my town.
So we made it back to her house at least and we weren't stranded, but i wasn't going anywhere anytime soon.. Chinese takeaway, a film, cuddles with my nieces and a sleepover was what came next :)
I eventually  got home this morning after a pretty scary drive, but all safe and sound thankfully!!

Heart Jumper and dress: Next

Leggings: Matalan

Boots: New Look

Belt: from another dress

Now when i got home and showered and changed this morning, for some reason i picked a heart dress and i heart jumper... maybe its all the Valentines messages around this time of year, but i do like to dress occasion appropriate! So yes, a heart dress, with a heart jumper and the third heart? My amber heart necklace which was a wedding gift off my hubby on our wedding morning...

It's funny when i looked down at the outfit, once on, i wasn't sure i liked it. Looking at the pics now though it's nicer than i thought it was, which is always a good thing...

Well lovely peeps, hope you've had wonderful weekends, whatever the weather. 

Take Care

Rachel

x o x

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