i've been sleeping with the lights on.

hat | urban outfitters

jacket | rare*

top | zara

jeans | topshop

boots | boden*

bag | cambridge satchel company

watch | olivia burton

rings | gift and market stall 

back on your small screens with one of my favourite type of posts!

i have to say this outfit makes me feel a bit like a fellow liv (i think its the hat, wishin' i was as cool) 

i took my new jacket out for a spin (sent to my by the lovely people at rare), i finally have a replacement for my ebay one that was literally falling apart, so much so i had to re-sew the arm up...

yet again in my boden boots, i literally live in these, no joke. they were a little treat to myself out of my uniform allowance at the beginning of the season and are very much still going strong (plus they make me a little bit taller, which is rather nice!) 

today jay and i went for an adventure round our new neighbourhood (a ten minute walk to notting hill, yes please) so in search of food and snazzy shops we walked to portobello market (i may or may have not purchased some rings...very naughty) 

after walking round and saying to each other 'i just want ALL the food' we settled on a mediterranean stall, which i really annoyingly can't remember the name of! if i remember i will tweet it! but their lamb wraps are just incredible and not too spicy for wimp over here but off spice if you fancy/have a boyfriend who is partial to that. i then drooled over all the fancy shops and beautiful people in them, quite a standard pass time for me. if only i could be less messy. never going to happen but i can dream.

its definitely been getting a bit chillier and i have to say the autumn is in full swing which i am veerryyy happy about, its my fave and i am not designed for the heat. i think having as much hair as i have the heat just doesn't work.

also i gave the blog a little TLC and got a new layout from the wonderful pipdig, i seriously can't recommend them enough as i am over the mood with the results!

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walking on sunshine.

so if i haven't banged on about it too much jay and i have moved, we now live near notting hill (yes i feel a bit fancy!)

anyway i'm sure you all know how much i love shopping for home wear, i ventured out to primark today but as jay tagged along i didn't actually buy anything due to the moaning about the queue so after popping in and out of shops i decided that tkmaxx was the best way to go (i really don't need any encouragement to go) 

i also discovered my new favourite shop, joy. i just want everything!

candle, jar and elemis | tkmaxx

mug | marks & spencer

pot | joy

in other news i went on a boris bike for the first time today, on the road and everything so naturally i looked terrified the whole time and only almost fell off once!

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my hidden treasure chest.

i've had these pictures sitting in my flickr account waiting to be shared with you. sometimes i like to keep extra special pictures back and share them with you at a later date so i can enjoy looking through them all again (purely selfish but as the boss its allowed)

jays cousin D got married in june, you may remember i shared pictures of her engagement to the lovely C last year and as you all enjoy pictures of me in a sari i thought best share again.

grab yourself a cup of tea and a biscuit, i know you want to...

the wedding was over two days so i was lucky to have two outfits and even luckier for jays mama to bring them back from india for me!

i was totally in love with both my outfits, my inner magpie was having a field day but by the end of the day i was happy to get into my pjs.

both days were just so beautiful, the decoration and attention to detail was just perfect and very D, plus she looked absolutely stunning!

now i'm off to make another cup of tea and possibly some cheesecake, its sunday so its allowed...

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precious little diamond.

jacket | ebay

dress | french connection*

boots | boden*

bag | cambridge satchel company 

this dress highlights that i really am the palest person around which is probably the reason i don't wear black too often! however this little number caught my eye and i wanted to style it a bit more casual than it was shown on the website.

these boots have moved into the rotation of things that i constantly wear (with my leather jacket and satchel) i wish i could say that i don't wear them every day but i do, i really do. 

this little park is a minute away from our new flat, its so pretty and well kept although i was getting a few funny looks as we were taking pictures! 

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put on your dancing shoes.

just a little post with some pictures that have been lurking on my camera, i think that sometimes these are my favourite types of posts are they show a little glimpse into what i get up to (when i'm not at work or curled up watching nextflix with tea)

i will leave you with a dad joke as thats just how we roll round here

i took the shell off my racing snail to make him go faster. now he's sluggish...

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you were different from my last but now you got it mirrored.

for my last instalment of my across the pond adventures i take you to america

after driving across the border we indulged in a little macyd's breakfast (not pictured above) now i have notice in canada they really can't give two stuffs that you're english but two miles down the road and across the border the first thing we were greeted with was 'oh my god i love your accent!' which i have to admit i love a little bit...

our american adventure was to visit a fort (r loves a fort) now i can take them or leave them (especially when its 29 degrees) so i went and hid in the shade with mama whilst the boys looked round. we then wandered down the the kings gardens, a beautiful little walled garden with a big white house and a little path down to the lake champlain. i also discovered a new love in my life, ice cream sandwiches. mainly M&M ones, just devine. 

hat | urban outfitters

dress | zara

bag | cambridge satchel company 

sunglasses | primark

after all the fort shenanigans we drove down to the town off essex, so obviously we had to wander round and tell everyone we met that we were from essex too! we went on the ferry across the lake to vermont, the scenery across the lake was glorious and i couldn't resist taking 'hair flowing in the wind' pictures of everyone, i tried but looked like a silly sod as per!

once we were across the lake we drove to burlington for dinner which was admittedly very american but man they make a good salmon dinner! wish we could have had some time to mooch round the shops but we had a bit of a drive ahead of us.

this is the end of my adventures, i hope you enjoyed coming along for the ride!

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