Florals By The Lake

 Well aren't these lighter nights just delightful?! I managed to get photos done after work just before going out for what turned out to be, one of the best meals ever, with hubs on Tuesday night. It was a bit of one of those nights where we were both tired but had my mummy dearest as a babysitter so we took advantage. Our plans for our anniversary kinda fell through the week before (but we still had a nice time then too) so we ventured out to our normal apres work choice of pub/restaurant, which was super busy, so we drove round the town and stopped outside the restaurant we held our wedding reception at. Before we knew it we were inside having one of the best nights ever! Gorgeous best tasting food(ever!), amazing wine, great company and a wonderful setting with such wonderful memories of our wedding day. I often find random nights like these turn out to be even better than the ones formally planned :-)

 Another reason as to why it was the perfect night was this dress! Debenhams very kindly asked me to choose a dress from the fantastic dress selection. After i did a little happy dance i got to choosing a dress, which was tough... they have so many! I ended up with this Henry Holland dress just because,well, how could i not! Funky, retro, floral, colourful print with a peter pan collar. Need.I.Say.More
 It arrived whilst i was at work on Tuesday (super quickly i might add, seeing as i ordered it over the bank holiday!) and it turned out to be the perfect dress for the evening, which rather lucky actually seeing as everything is packed away now for the move.

 Speaking of moves... by the time you read this i ***hope*** we should have the keys to our new abode! I shall keep you posted....

Dress & Tights: c/o Debenhams

Shoes: George @Asda

Bag: New Look

Trench: Next

Necklace & Earrings: Gift of the Hubby

And on a final note i would really just like to thank the beautiful Erica who kindly emailed me and nominated me for:

If you too would also like to make this girls week/month/year then you too can vote right here.
It's funny i was only saying to my wonderful blogging pal Catherine, that i'm not really in to competitions as i absolutely hate competing, i just go to pieces and become an big quivering wreck that develops a stutter and blurts out random shiz, haha. But to be nominated even, well that's just pretty sweet...

Black And white

I have been totally orbiting black and white combo's for the past couple of weeks, which is weird for a girl who wears as many colours as physically possible in just one outfit.It's just the classic black and white combination never goes out of fashion can just look so great! It can look chic or funky, girly or masculine and just plain awesome. I guess thats why it never really goes out of style, it returns year after year. 

 The whole of this outfit is a cheapy from Primark (bar the bag and sunnies), i just love the little textured jacket (boucle? I'm not sure) And the whole Channel type feel with the shades and the pearls. Not normally a look i frequent, but something i sure did love wearing. Add a swish of red lipstick and i was happy as a piggy in a peach orchard... a chic piggy im sure ;)

 Speaking of piggies i feel like one lately. Oh my giddy aunt, i have eaten SO much chocolate lately... like ridiculous amounts :( I have finally decided i need to do something, so i have downloaded the Couch-to-5k app on my phone and i'm planning on starting it imminently (i was waiting for the weather to be less cold but that would be like waiting for pigs to fly right now it would seem)  I have ordered myself some running gear and a little holder for my phone for when i jog, (ok, walk...lets face facts..i am unfit!!) and i am mentally physicing myself... Lets do this Rachel!!! Anyone tried this app or one like it? It seems a great way to get me started. Any tips for a lazy bones?

Dress, Pearls, Jacket, Belt & Shoes: Primark

Bag: Matalan

Sunnies: River Island

And on that note i'm going to go consume all the chocolate left in the house. I'm purely doing this to help myself out you understand.. the quicker its gone the better it will be ( is it possible to go cold turkey from chocolate deprivation? I guess i shall soon let you know,haha)

Colourful Casual

 Please excuse my long pauses between posts lately guys, i have been bogged down with the joyous task of packing and organising this dreaded move. I hope to resume normal programming as soon as we are settled, but just to forewarn, there may even be some severe internet-less times ahead for me (eek) so if it is a little quite round here bear with me and know that i am truly missing you all ;-)

It's been very casual on the clothes front to, i mean what do you wear to pack boxes and get filthy dirty and run tedious errands? Well it's mostly been boyfriend jeans and tees or leggings and huge oversized sweaters which i will save you the site of as it ain't too pretty let me tell you. When it comes to big things like moving i am so impatient, i just want to click my fingers and have it all done already. But, i know this is going to be a long drawn out process and i have to really put my patient hat on... i think lost that hat years ago....:(

 I have tried to stay organised and kept out a few outfits, just incase and my uniform of course, for work. I have to say it's quite nice opening my wardrobe and seeing such a minimal amount there, making it so easy to decide what to wear, cos really there's no decisions to be made..  Are you ever tempted to get rid of A LOT of what you own, to simplify? I have to say with this move, i have been very tempted. And then it scares the crap out of me and i just keep it all instead, lol.  So far i have 10 huge bags of clothes that are coming with me to the new house, and then there's the summer clothes still to come as they are in storage still at the moment. I think one day i would love to live with a capsule style wardrobe, with a handful of key pieces that work well with each other, no stressing of what to wear of a morning, simple style, get ready and go. Paul and i have talked about when we retire living on a Barge on the water :) being such small living quarters would definitely mean i would have to down size. But for now i shall continue with my ridiculous amount of clothes and see where that takes me, i know right #thirdworldproblems  can you say spoilt brat?!

 The problem I guess for me is shopping is like a hobby, a fun pass time. But what do you do when you don't have enough room or the need for anything else?  Answers on a postcard p-p-p-please!

Green Trench: Red Herring Via EBAY

Shirt: M&S

Flares: River Island

Boots: New Look

Bag: Primark

Hat: Matalan

So on that thought i guess i better continue packing and maybe consider a little more carefully what i intend on taking to the new (much smaller i might add) house... 

Oh and if you celebrate it... Happy Easter!

If you don't, Happy Chocolate Egg Eating Day!

Hope you and yours have a wonderful weekend!

As Chic As It Gets

Hello lovelies, and how is this week treating you so far? All well i hope! I am finding I have alone time on  my hands for the first time in years. Its c-razy.. You may be thinking, what is this crazy hat wearing lady talking about, well, i have literally been flying by the seat of my pants, moment to moment for as long as i can remember now really. Always on the go, always pretty stressed and always super busy. Things are calming down this week for me and i can't even tell you how nice it is to have free time, a concept i had long since forgotten!

 I was literally wandering round the house this morning not knowing what to do.. overwhelmed with the possibilities of things i could do with my wonderful free time. And so, feeling quite uneasy, i made myself a cup of tea and browsed pintrest and instagram for waaaay to long and killed an appropriate amount of time before i had to go pick up my beautiful son. Time wasted yes, but with that came a realisation that maybe just maybe i have time to start a new project.. something for me.. Again the mind is whirling with the endless possibilities but i am excited!:-)

 Well i felt decidedly chic in this ensemble.. I'm not normally chic, never have been really. I was always the cute one of the sweet one, which i was totally fine with. But today, i felt like a laaddyy :) This stripy fine knit dress is just wonderful on, and with my (miracle invention)  fleece lined tights, i was toasty warm and good to go.
The dress is a recent Ebay thrift for less than a fiver! Do you shop Ebay? I have to say i am a definite fan! This is an Oasis dress and for £4.20 it is in great condition and i love it even more for its bargainous price.

Hat: Tesco

Dress: Oasis via Ebay

Bag, tights & jewellery: Primark

Pumps: Next

So tell me, do you get a lot of free time and what do you do with it when you do?

 Ps:
3 Years ago today i was doing this....

I was starting my happily ever after.....

3 years on and i could not be happier.