December is here, so you must have realised it’s time for the Christmas outfits? I’m not going to attempt a 12 days of Christmas Outfits this year as I’ve only acquired, er, 4, new festive things this year, so I’d end up repeating myself. I can guarantee a very festive theme to Decembers outfits though.

Do you remember when Christmas Jumpers were a massive no no? When a Christmas Jumper was a reason for Bridget Jones to view Mark Darcy with sartorial suspicion? I, of course, was either way ahead of my time or deeply unfashionable, take your pick. I remember trawling charity shops for the slightest hint of Fair

I don’t really have a “winter wardrobe” and a “summer wardrobe”. When the sun starts to shine I don’t pack away all my winter knits and black opaques until November. Rather things just gradually slip into the “not appropriate for the weather” pile until the temperature starts to fall and I rediscover them again. This

Festive season considerations are well underway. Alongside digging out the Christmas pyjamas and Christmas jumpers (which I will no doubt be writing about very shortly), I believe this is traditionally the time of year when people throw fancy parties and a Christmas evening dress may well be necessary. Whether you’re a member of a club

As of today I have officially been self-employed for 9 years. It’s been an up and down ride. But walking out on that job was probably the best thing I ever did. For a long time I thought it was about a week ago that I actually left.  Time Hop informs me that 9 years

For the nosey among you, today I’m sharing how I do my make up. This isn’t the fancy make up with contouring and eyebrows I spent ages on and blended eyeshadows that I might do if I was going out. This is the basic every day make up I do when I roll out of

Yes folks, it’s mid November and it’s time for a round-up of Advent Calendars. I write an advent calendar round-up every year, and every year I end up with a calendar from the pound shop. Ok, maybe not every year. There was that year that I got a Star Wars Lego calendar and ended up

Saturday night was our Wedding Anniversary. I mentioned it in Sundays catch up. We went out for Fish & Chips and Champagne. Dressing for Fish and Chips on your anniversary is a tricky one. A city centre chippy isn’t generally a posh frock venue, but when it’s a special occasion I want to make an effort

The end of the world is nigh. At least that seemed to the overwhelming theme of the Facebook posts on my friends list after the US election results came in on Wednesday morning. With the end of the world approaching and a serious apprehensive feeling about the future, it seemed appropriate to take a tip