Craving Coats

Each autumn/ winter i treat myself to a new coat. It's a time i really look forward to and i take great pleasure in looking through different styles and types of coats and jackets. 

Having bought at least one (more like 2 or 3) coats each year for the best part of 10 years, you can appreciate, i have a lot of coats. So this year i am going to buy just one reeaaally nice one.

Ok so i've said the word coats so many times now its starting to sound funny.

So without further a do here is the shortlist... coats coats coats coats! blah

The Enchanting Illustrator Coat

What a BEAUTY, right?! Such a statement in itself, this little beauty needs to be on my back!!

Met Your March Coat

Oooo that red piping detail and big 

60's style collar is too cute for words

Pretty Slicker rain Coat

Because, lets face it, it rains A LOT in the UK, pretty much all.year.round. This coat would get a hellova lot of wear i reckon!

Yumi Duffle coat

I have 3 duffle coats already, but the checked cheerfulness of this baby makes me want to add it to the duffle collection!

Soaked In Luxury

I love me a bit of polka dotty spotty fun. 

This is a happy days coat!

Tularosa Coat in Dusk

For those days when all you want to do is wrap yourself up in your duvet, i think this would feel that good!

I really want to buy each and everyone! Help a girl out, which do you think ??

Do you like coat shopping?

Cheers Ladies

xxxx

Oh Red Blazer How I Love Thee

Good Monday to you folks! How did that weekend turn out for you? Good i hope.
We are well an truly cream crackered over here. After a weekend of celebrating Neo's birthday it's kinda nice to get back to normal. The lucky thing had 3 days of fun, family and cake. Well you're only 2 once aren't ya!

Spotty Dress: £2.00 Ebay
Bag: Temporary Secretary
Shoes& tights: Next
Red Blazer: Matalan
Necklace & belt: old

I absolutely loved this outfit, it was just plain easy. Bar the one exception of the dress length, it did feel a little, um, flyaway, but apart from that super easy, super lovely.
And the red blazer, yes its still love. It's not monogamous though i have to say, i do see other blazers from time to time but old red here still has a big place in my heart.
I've gone from owning zero blazers to 3 in the past 6 months. Jeee maybe i'm growing up? Or maybe the cardigans just needed a rest before they all ganged up on me for being over worked. Meh, who knows.

My amazing sister took these photos for me, she did such a good job and we had such a giggle. We're the type of sisters who have completely the same sense of humour and find each other hilarious when nobody else usually does. We can also quote Friends lines like its nobodies business and name each episode from which it came. Yes we are very talented;)
I really would be lost without her, nobody would laugh at my crappy jokes any more or humour me when im grumpy. Plus shes pretty awesome and gives me free fabric. Oh yeh, she's definitely a keeper.
Ok then you lovely ladies , have yourselves an awesome week.
Take It Steady
xxx

Ps, if you're new round here, HI!!! And thanks so much for following along, its so nice to have you here.
Monday Mingle
 

Happy 2nd Birthday to my Wonderful Son

2 Years ago today i gave birth to my son. At exactly 17.58 the most wonderful thing to ever happen to me happened.
My son was passed to me and love rushed through my body, a feeling like no other i had ever experienced.
Today, two years on that love is even stronger then i ever thought physically possible.
I'm so proud to be Neo's Mummy.
I feel so lucky every day to have him as my son.
And, even though we have officially hit terrible two's territory, I am proud of how head strong and courageous, like his daddy, he is.
Today, i have only cried once ;)
I was cooking his favourite meal (spaghetti, he loves to slurp it up) in the kitchen, he ran out to me and into my arms. I picked him and cuddled in to him and stayed that way, swaying back and fourth to the music on the radio.
The song just so happened to be one of my favourites.
Tears streamed down my face.
Music is an amazing thing, it can really hit you on such a  personal level. This song may be a love song to many.
To me, this afternoon, the lyrics resonated deep within me. Whilst holding my son i wanted that moment to last forever....
(and now im crying again, someone pass me a tissue....)

Happy birthday Light of my Life. Thank you for being my son, Neo
Love you to infinity and beyond
xxxxx

Easy Like Friday Morning...

UPDATE: adding this to this months EBEW as it is my favourite preppy look! Hope you like it!!

Hellooo lovelies, welcome to friday! And for us Brits a long Bank holiday weekend, aint that grand!

Shirt: Clothing at Tesco
Blazer: Matalan
Jeans & Brogues: Next
Bag (my laptop case) : Vintage, gifted from hubby
Specs: c/o Firmoo

Remember i mentioned the other day that i was actually in work doing really boring stuff. Well this was what i wore on that boring day, and i was going to say that its quite a boring outfit, for me. No brooches, bangles or bells;) just simple preppy style. I've been wearing this a lot lately. In-fact i've been living in these jeans and this blazer on and off all week. yesterday we had an appointment at the vets (Holly has a bady eye,bless her) and i swapped out the shirt for a simple red and white Breton top.
I think i've been craving me some simplicity. Life around us lately is pretty stressy and crazy so i think i've gone super simple with my clothing. And i've enjoyed it, a lot!
These brogues are now well and truly worn in and feel like slippers, i really wanna wear them with some cute dresses and tights to see if i can work that re mix... any suggestions for what to wear with Brogues?
Do you ever crave simplicity in your outfits?
As much as i enjoyed this, i've also been planning some major colour mixing ensembles, coming to a blog post real soon!
Right ladies, i'm off , got a humongous amount of work to do today, with the possibility of the in laws coming this weekend, some new business ventures to look in to and a huge mess to clean. On top of that i have the mother of all mother headaches... nice! Wish me luck...

Love to you all
xxxx

Ps one week countdown till this fella is 2!! eeeeee

Footnote: this photo is from a few weeks ago, his hair is longer and crazier right now. we judge age my hair craziness I was going to take a photo  and put it here, but he was picking his nose and really, no one wants to see that, not even his mama;) xox