tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74225572067530842732024-03-19T03:22:27.601+00:00The Careless Thoughts of Uncle MontagueLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516043245828140958noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422557206753084273.post-20333590437850631572011-05-18T16:21:00.003+01:002011-05-18T16:27:29.935+01:00Wednesday Wants #1<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><div style="height: 400px; position: relative; width: 400px;"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/wednesday_wants/set?.mid=embed&id=31628225"><img alt="Wednesday Wants #1" border="0" force="1" height="400" src="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-set/BQcDAAAAAwoDanBnAAAABC5vdXQKFjByQlJlV0tCNEJHTVBtclplaHo2aUEAAAACaWQKAWUAAAAEc2l6ZQ.jpg" title="Wednesday Wants #1" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I need all of these things in my life right now...</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I've shamelessly stolen the idea of "Wednesday Wants" from a million other bloggers - sorry!</span></span></div><div style="font-size: 0.75em; padding-top: 16px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 8px;"><br style="display: none;" /></div></div></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516043245828140958noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422557206753084273.post-64407301305044560312011-05-01T15:39:00.001+01:002011-05-01T15:42:04.890+01:00MAC Girl About Town lipstick...<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">One of my favourite shades. So summery, so long lasting, so moisturising on the lips. Mmmm. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Navy dress: BS8</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Gold squirrel necklace: H&M</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Tan belt: Topshop </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black leggings: Topshop</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Tan brogues: Topshop</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rings: JWLRY and Elsiebelle</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I went to Bristol yesterday with my husband, as neither of us had any interest in watching the Royal Wedding and we wanted to make the most of our day off. It was like a ghost town! I bought the diplodocus ring from a little boutique on Park Street, and my husband bought me the navy dress from BS8, which is one of my favourite shops in Bristol. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">In the (horrid!) close-up photos, I am trying to show you my make up, but my silly laptop camera has washed out the colours! I am wearing my usual base layer, with MAC Fleur Power blush, Urban Decay Sin eyeshadow and Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner in Electric. Oh, my nails are Topshop Green Room. I love this colour, but the formula sucks. Unusual for Topshop polishes actually - all of the other shades I have apply beautifully.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here's a bonus photo of one of my outfits from last week. I wore it to meet some friends for an after-work drink. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Grey jersey cardigan: Topshop</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Leggings: H&M</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Studded pumps: Topshop</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Oops, an almost entirely Topshop outfit!</span></span></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516043245828140958noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422557206753084273.post-53297550009641932832011-04-23T16:59:00.001+01:002011-04-23T17:00:33.624+01:00Look me in the eyes under expanding winter skies...<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Wow, what a glorious few days! Sunny bank holidays?! Whatever next? I am sitting writing this post wearing something I haven't worn for at least six years - TROUSERS! Yes, I ventured into the world of cropped trousers last week and haven't looked back since. I've only bought one pair (so far) but have several bookmarked for when I have some money... These are the ones I've got:</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trousers: River Island, Tee: H&M, Studded pumps: Topshop, Fish necklace: Accessorize, Squirrel necklace: H&M, Flower bracelet: Accessorize.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">I also tried on these two pairs, but didn't buy them. The first pair are actually supposed to be full length trousers, but since I have very long legs they actually look cropped. I think they could do with being rolled up a little more though.</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trousers: Dorothy Perkins, Top: Dorothy Perkins, Brogues: Topshop</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trousers: River Island, Top: Cath Kidston for Uniqlo, Brogues: Topshop, Necklace: Tatty Devine via eBay, Rings: eBay</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Another thing I've got into recently is crackle nail polish. I bought the Barry M black crackle polish AGES ago but it just sat in my make up bag unused until I decided to use it in the week. I've worn it over Models Own Feeling Blue and Collection 2000 Hip Hop, each time adding a coat of Seche Vite as I prefer a glossy crackle effect rather than the matte effect that the polish alone gives. </div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barry M Black Crackle over Collection 2000 Hip Hop</td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Penultimate photo for today is a terrible changing room picture of my new River Island dress, which my mum bought for me in Birmingham on Thursday. The picture washes out the colour somewhat - it's actually a vibrant bright orange shade:</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dress: River Island, Brogues: Topshop, Necklace: Tatty Devine via eBay, Rings: eBay </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Final photo for today (I promise!) shows my running triumph from Thursday - I ran just over 5km! I am at the end of week six of my nine week programme, so I think I am doing pretty well and am therefore entitled to feel a little smug!</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My new Primark dress (£1.04 via eBay) and free American Apparel tights.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My lunch of sliced tomatoes, sliced mozzarella and coriander pesto.</td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I hope you all had lovely weekends and enjoyed the sunshine. I didn't do very much actually, although I did go for a couple of runs - I am now up to week 6 on the C25K plan!</span></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516043245828140958noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422557206753084273.post-42688674175677578982011-04-03T12:19:00.001+01:002011-04-03T12:33:42.883+01:00Look out upon the Myriad Harbour...<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Just a quick outfit post today as we're off out to see Andy's mum in about ten minutes! I am wearing a new dress which Andy bought for me yesterday - I love it! I think I need to practise my poses as I always look so uncomfortable in my outfit posts. I hate having my photo taken though, as you can probably see from these beauties...</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Also, I want to thank all of you lovely people for following my blog - I can't believe that 107 people are interested in my ramblings. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I've been keeping going with the Couch to 5km programme I mentioned a few weeks ago, apart from a week off whilst I was in hospital. I am in the middle of week four and absolutely loving it. Definitely check it out if running is something you're interested in but you're not quite sure where to start!</span></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516043245828140958noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422557206753084273.post-88183993206150763922011-03-26T17:59:00.001+00:002011-03-26T18:02:57.589+00:00We're off to see the wizard...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3iL3iJIyjsqPzlrJwV1P8thQEnd68UnOPO9oI2ZOIXdlgc1vDKpycQcZ5uopJVBzIrZKPvQ0_KjQjbqe3pXTGKbUC7KvnUeBaygkKQwsD5wORmNAUptAH6kdG6uU3BwXs6vsHgHREDQ/s1600/DSC_0227.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3iL3iJIyjsqPzlrJwV1P8thQEnd68UnOPO9oI2ZOIXdlgc1vDKpycQcZ5uopJVBzIrZKPvQ0_KjQjbqe3pXTGKbUC7KvnUeBaygkKQwsD5wORmNAUptAH6kdG6uU3BwXs6vsHgHREDQ/s320/DSC_0227.JPG" width="212" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Dress: Topshop via eBay</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Vest (just seen): Topshop</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Tights: H&M</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Brooch: Dorothy Perkins via eBay</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Shoes: Office </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Lips: MAC Faux</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Eyes: MAC Shroom shadow, TBS Carbon eyeliner, Max Factor Masterpiece mascara in black</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Face: MAC Select concealer in NW15, MAC Pro Longwear foundation in NC15, TBS All-in-One Face Base in 02</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We're off out to Cheltenham for a surprise birthday party shortly. I am looking forward to it, haven't been out for ages! I think I might end up changing the tights to failsafe black ones in a mo though, I feel a bit chunky in these ones! Also need to redo my hair, I swear it looked fine two seconds before taking the photos. Annoying!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hope everyone is having a lovely Saturday. </span></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516043245828140958noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422557206753084273.post-23320049282504081612011-03-25T23:14:00.000+00:002011-03-25T23:14:45.916+00:00Normal service has resumed...<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Just had an email from a lovely person telling me that she couldn't comment on my blog posts anymore, and that there was a message saying that you had to be a member to post! I thought this sounded a bit odd, but went into my settings and, lo and behold, the "members only" checkbox was ticked in the comments section.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">I sure as heck didn't tick it, so who did?!</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Anyway, reader comments are now enabled again. Thank you to the lovely Lucy for letting me know - goodness knows how long it would have taken me to find out otherwise!</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Anyone else had this problem?</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">xxx</span></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516043245828140958noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422557206753084273.post-7873598195705108172011-03-25T16:43:00.002+00:002011-03-25T16:44:39.577+00:00Oh what can I do, I'm still dreaming of you...<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Such a glorious day today! I added touches of coral and orange to my outfit and make up today, as I feel they are such spring-like colours. I went for one of my favourite lipsticks (Topshop Brighton Rock) and my underused MAC Melba blush. I don't know why, but I tend to overlook Melba in favour of more pinky shades. Photos were taken using my laptop's inbuilt camera, so look a little washed out I'm afraid! I've added the close up one of my legs as I'm always concerned about the size of my thighs but think they look ok in this picture! Perhaps I have been worrying about nothing all this time, or perhaps it's just a flattering photo...</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Firework print dress: Dorothy Perkins</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Camel cardigan: Topshop</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Orange tights: Accessorize</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Vampire blood necklace: H&M</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Lipstick: Topshop Brighton Rock</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Blush: MAC Melba</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Plus the usual MAC Select concealer (NW15) and MAC Pro Longwear foundation (NC15).</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">What are your favourite spring shades?</span></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516043245828140958noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422557206753084273.post-78454204593659437682011-03-24T19:57:00.003+00:002011-03-24T19:58:59.819+00:00The Sainsbury's "Five Family Meals for £20" Plan - Day Four<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Today's recipe: <a href="http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/groceries/index.jsp?bmUID=1300996208543">Bangers and mash with onion gravy</a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Didn't really need the recipe for this one, but we followed it anyway for the sake of fairness. The sausages took a little longer to cook than the stated 25 minutes, and we had three each rather than two as we are little piggies. They're only 84 calories each though, which is pretty low for sausages. Let's not talk about the fat and salt content though, eh? Also, TOO MUCH MASH!</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">This was lovely, but you can't really go wrong with bangers and mash can you?! We worked out that our meals cost just 30p each though, which is AMAZING.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Overall score out of 10: 8</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I really need to start taking the photos with our DSLR rather than my pathetic iPhone camera. The food looks so much better in real life, and I'm not doing it justice at all. Trouble is, I don't want to be bothered with focussing and so forth when faced with a plate of food, I just want to dive in. Not literally, but almost...</span></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516043245828140958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422557206753084273.post-41714442546529761772011-03-23T19:29:00.002+00:002011-03-24T19:54:33.800+00:00The Sainsbury's "Five Family Meals for £20" Plan - Day Three<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Today's recipe: <a href="http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/groceries/index.jsp?bmUID=1300902905198">Herby tomato & mozzarella chicken</a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Again, very easy to make. We skipped the frozen green beans, and made egg fried rice rather than having plain boiled as, let's face it, plain boiled rice is boring. This was really tasty, although the Basics range mozzarella was a little bland - if we make it again, I think we'll buy better quality mozzarella.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Overall score out of 10: 8.</div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516043245828140958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422557206753084273.post-82883572720272381352011-03-22T19:43:00.001+00:002011-03-23T13:54:08.871+00:00The Sainsbury's "Five Family Meals for £20" Plan - Day Two<div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">Today's recipe: <a href="http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/groceries/index.jsp?bmUID=1300818472788">Garlic mushroom and turkey bake</a></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">This one was less faffy than yesterday's (not that yesterday's was particularly faffy) and took 20 minutes to prepare. The recipe said it should take 15, but I don't think we did too badly! We put a little grated Cheddar cheese on top of the potatoes as we are both cheese fiends. It took 45 minutes too cook rather than 30, but it was worth the wait. Absolutely DELICIOUS! Creamy sauce, soft potatoes, tender turkey, rich mushrooms and, erm, leeky leeks.</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">Overal score out of 10: 9. Point lost due to recipe timings being a bit skewiff!</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">Oh, and I had yesterday's leftovers for lunch with a poached egg:</div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">First outfit: <a href="http://shop.uniqlo.com/uk/goods/068357">Cath Kidston Uniqlo tee</a> and <a href="http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0&viewAllFlag=&catalogId=33057&storeId=12556&productId=2289135&langId=-1&sort_field=Relevance&categoryId=208530&parent_categoryId=203984&pageSize=200">Topshop skirt</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Second outfit: <a href="http://shop.uniqlo.com/uk/goods/067799001">Antoni & Alison Uniqlo tee</a> and <a href="http://www.riverisland.com/Online/women/skirts--shorts/smart-shorts/brown-lace-up-leather-shorts-598372">River Island shorts</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Third oufit: <a href="http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0&viewAllFlag=&catalogId=33057&storeId=12556&productId=2314985&langId=-1&categoryId=&searchTerm=peter%20pan&pageSize=20">Topshop blouse</a> and <a href="http://www.missselfridge.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0&viewAllFlag=&catalogId=33055&storeId=12554&productId=2304779&langId=-1&sort_field=Relevance&categoryId=208052&parent_categoryId=208035&pageSize=200">Miss Selfridge shorts</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><small><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Earrings: </span><a href="http://www.hannahzakari.co.uk/products/hello_earrings" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">She Draws</a><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> and </span><a href="http://www.hannahzakari.co.uk/products/rainy_day_earrings" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Plastic Bat</a><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">, both at </span><a href="http://www.hannahzakari.co.uk/" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hannah Zakari</a></span></small></div></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516043245828140958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422557206753084273.post-64672117310508149802011-03-21T19:08:00.004+00:002011-03-21T19:10:43.480+00:00The Sainsbury's "Five Family Meals for £20" Plan - Day One<div style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">My husband and I decided to try Sainsbury's (relatively) new collaboration with Jamie Oliver, the <a href="http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/sol/value/value.jsp?pageRef=Meal-planner.page&SRC=FV&POD=HPBTMP">"Five Family Meals for £20"</a> plan this week, as we've been finding ourselves going to the supermarket for tea every evening rather than planning in advance. Obviously, there are only two of us, so the plan will leave us with leftovers each day - we are going to either eat these for lunch or freeze them, both options will end up saving us money in the long run.</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We went to shopping on Sunday morning armed with our list of ingredients (printed from the website), which we were told would cost us £19.97. It actually ended up costing us slightly less as some of the items were on offer. I was a bit worried that some of the items might not be available, but we had no problem getting any of the things on the list. The plan assumes that you have basic stock cupboard ingredients of things ilke stock cubes, garlic and olive oil, so if you didn't and had to buy them, the weekly cost would obviously be slightly higher than £20.</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We started with week four, and day one's recipe was "creamy sausage & lemon pasta", which took about 25 minutes to cook and very little time to prepare. It was extremely easy to make, and very tasty. The only thing I would say though is that the recipe called for 350g of pasta for four people. 350g! That's almost 90g per person! I usually eat about 50g, so ended up leaving quite a lot on my plate. I think next time, we'll use less pasta and slightly less lemon juice as the lemony taste was ever so slightly overpowering.</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">From top to bottom: Topshop t-shirt (£4.96), Tatty Devine necklace (£14.99), Topshop dress (£5.50), Assorted rings (£2.20), Primark dress (£1.99).</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">All bought in the last three weeks. Bargains!</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The Tatty Devine necklace cost more than I'd usually spend on eBay, but I've wanted it for so long so I snapped it up at its "Buy It Now" price of £14.99 as soon as I saw it. It retailed at around £40 years ago, so I thought £14.99 was a really good price. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">All pictures were taken from the eBay auctions.</span></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516043245828140958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422557206753084273.post-83038497775204096322011-03-14T22:31:00.000+00:002011-03-14T22:31:33.508+00:00Getting fit: Couch to 5K.<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">So. I've been meaning to do a "couch to 5km" plan since January 1st, but have only just got round to starting. I would say that life got in the way, but really it was laziness and nothing else. But, on Saturday afternoon I took the plunge and downloaded an iPhone app from <a href="http://c25kapp.com/">here.</a> I added a selection of "motivational music*" from my iTunes, put on my running gear and headed out. I really enjoyed it, and so did the drivers of Worcester if my "beeped horn count" is anything to go by (four, if you're interested). I did the second workout on Sunday (two beeps), and the third one today (three beeps). That's right, three days in a row. It's almost a trend...</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">The plan is designed to last nine weeks, with three workouts per week. Week one workouts last just over half an hour and are made up of a five minute brisk walk for a warm up, a walking/running interval section (60 seconds running, 90 seconds walking) for 21 minutes, and a five minute cool down walk. Each week, the amount of time you spend running increases and the amount of time you spend walking decreases. At the end of the plan, you should be able to run for 30 minutes, which should equate to 5km. I plan to try and squeeze four workouts in each week, which will mean I complete the plan in about six weeks. I'll do the week two, day one workout on Thursday this week I think. Parents' Evening tomorrow and Wednesday, so I'll want to veg out when I get home...</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">Here are my stats:</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><u>Saturday:</u> Covered 3.86km in 31 minutes at a pace of 10:53/mile for the running section and 13:54/mile overall.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><u>Sunday:</u> Covered 4.02km in 31 minutes at a pace of 10:23/mile for the running section and 13:00/mile overall.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><u>Monday:</u> Covered 4.02km in 31 minutes at a pace of 10:30/mile for the running section and 12:57/mile overall.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">Not bad. Wonder how long I can keep it up for? I think I'll blog about it once a week to keep a record. The fab thing about the app (which costs 59p) is that it tracks and keeps a record of progress so I'll (hopefully) be able to see an improvement over the course of the next few weeks, as well as feeling an improvement when out on the road. The sad mathematician in me likes the little graph you get too...</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Has anyone else tried one of these plans before? How did you get on? Did you keep running afterwards?</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">* A fantabulous mix including System of a Down, Muse, Girls Aloud, Glee, PJ & Duncan, ELO, Pixies, Backstreet Boys, Chemical Brothers, The Strokes and MANY MORE amazing tunes. AMAZING.</span></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516043245828140958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422557206753084273.post-52231998544988027942011-03-11T21:28:00.003+00:002011-03-11T21:35:38.084+00:00March 2011 Polyvore...<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/untitled/set?id=29213349"><img alt="Untitled" height="400" src="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-set/BQcDAAAAAwoDanBnAAAABC5vdXQKFkVGcFloQ1pNNEJHNzRYTXdMbE5kd1EAAAACaWQKAWUAAAAEc2l6ZQ.jpg" title="Untitled" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Top row L-R: <a href="http://helplessromantic.bigcartel.com/product/in-loving-memory">Helpless Romantic brooch, £12</a>, <a href="http://www.tattydevine.com/boutique/product_info.php?cPath=154&products_id=1742">Tatty Devine necklace, £45</a>, <a href="http://www.asos.com/Asos/Asos-Hotter-Suede-Ankle-Strap-Wedge-Shoes/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=1292568&cid=10266&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=-1&sort=-1&clr=Black">ASOS wedges, £35</a>, <a href="http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0&viewAllFlag=&catalogId=33057&storeId=12556&productId=2292796&langId=-1&categoryId=&searchTerm=mint%20blouse&pageSize=20">Topshop blouse, £36.</a></span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><small><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Bottom row L-R: </span><a href="http://www.stolenthunderboutique.com/necklaces/c2/p222/gin-&-tea-necklace/product_info.html" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Stolen Thunder necklace, £29</a><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">, </span><a href="http://www.tattydevine.com/boutique/product_info.php?cPath=1_17&products_id=1727#" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Tatty Devine necklace £21</a><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">, </span><a href="http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0&viewAllFlag=&catalogId=33057&storeId=12556&productId=1984482&langId=-1&sort_field=Relevance&categoryId=208520&parent_categoryId=203984&sort_field=Relevance&pageSize=20" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Topshop jeans, £40</a><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">, </span><a href="http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0&viewAllFlag=&catalogId=33057&storeId=12556&productId=2300759&langId=-1&sort_field=Relevance&categoryId=208491&parent_categoryId=&sort_field=Relevance&pageSize=200" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Topshop trousers, £42</a><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">, </span><a href="http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0&viewAllFlag=&catalogId=33057&storeId=12556&productId=2220299&langId=-1&sort_field=Relevance&categoryId=208520&parent_categoryId=203984&sort_field=Relevance&pageSize=20" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Topshop trousers, £45</a><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">.</span></span></small></div><small><br />
</small></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516043245828140958noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422557206753084273.post-70245128366681191512011-03-06T11:54:00.002+00:002011-03-06T16:56:16.500+00:00Outfit post...<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">We went out last night and this is what I wore...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5DICsp_VevvxpQuJq3iSTj624dhvdKYPp46INbdD49yA6IlVr8ytGzSxCDOPonARxPccx4sSjXHa-ggFJA1wFIrlhMxXi4oL-sEmXtaGcz0WO3jgHJdvhhvrfUa_H45-dPwff1XKlxg/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-06+at+11.47.57.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5DICsp_VevvxpQuJq3iSTj624dhvdKYPp46INbdD49yA6IlVr8ytGzSxCDOPonARxPccx4sSjXHa-ggFJA1wFIrlhMxXi4oL-sEmXtaGcz0WO3jgHJdvhhvrfUa_H45-dPwff1XKlxg/s640/Screen+shot+2011-03-06+at+11.47.57.png" width="321" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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Anyway, outfit details are as follows:</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">Floral jersey dress: Topshop</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">Brown leather belt with heart detail: Topshop</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">Grey jersey cardigan: Topshop, via eBay</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">Forest green tights: M&S</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">Long black ribbed socks: New Look</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">Taupe wedges: Office (a sale bargain!)</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">Vampire teeth and blood necklace: H&M</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">We had a really good night, although I spent much of it worrying that my skirt was too short! </div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516043245828140958noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422557206753084273.post-64321520930823838262011-02-24T16:54:00.001+00:002011-03-06T16:58:08.692+00:00New hair!<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">From this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTd1scOjdojhQi6G0Xosym5BqOZffRl3cl3TBz4i2ZBxn7Ng6Z7R9JmMMy__glpDQBjehfArtBnki5KEtS5D3mNsWIDhNH-EL1-BO6UZ1_JIHNQEQ4DXu49c25fTs6mRC8o2cJFgChA/s1600/Photo+on+2010-11-27+at+12.34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTd1scOjdojhQi6G0Xosym5BqOZffRl3cl3TBz4i2ZBxn7Ng6Z7R9JmMMy__glpDQBjehfArtBnki5KEtS5D3mNsWIDhNH-EL1-BO6UZ1_JIHNQEQ4DXu49c25fTs6mRC8o2cJFgChA/s320/Photo+on+2010-11-27+at+12.34.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">To this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAWt9KGxs7nhX1g2ELwH6FjYsZYlDv8iAV0C9OHqohXm5c87WmjpoDz-wy8gKmYhxVUZ2fdaqbtPnVk_gxPGdDsQoxDhW0idBDR_KTvJxhksDiDb5-i0hrjbznO7WPgBrzOoZjyLFOWQ/s1600/Photo+on+2011-02-22+at+18.49.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAWt9KGxs7nhX1g2ELwH6FjYsZYlDv8iAV0C9OHqohXm5c87WmjpoDz-wy8gKmYhxVUZ2fdaqbtPnVk_gxPGdDsQoxDhW0idBDR_KTvJxhksDiDb5-i0hrjbznO7WPgBrzOoZjyLFOWQ/s320/Photo+on+2011-02-22+at+18.49.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">I love it! I feel so much more "me" with shorter hair. I have been going on and on about getting my hair cut into a bob for over a year now, and I am so pleased I finally took the plunge. The ends were so tatty and disgusting that I needed at least six inches chopped off anyway, and I tended to wear it up so long hair was wasted on me!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">Please excuse horrible "after" picture - my laptop webcam is terrible at taking photos in anything other than natural light!</div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516043245828140958noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422557206753084273.post-49794372755528139022011-02-24T16:47:00.002+00:002011-02-24T16:48:51.901+00:00I went to the charity shop and I bought...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWOq87zyrQYsQtt4zZ_6mjqDCfDcum4Hh6bE4GrQBnIp7c1AsbXWX7Fj7JYOXFb6YV_wzAaBfzjUaIWrWczuuCbVmUXO3ByMbtrOtx2m80z7PtotZW6WEoKUnW97AKZ1ZygOb4goW5Q/s1600/DSC_0180.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWOq87zyrQYsQtt4zZ_6mjqDCfDcum4Hh6bE4GrQBnIp7c1AsbXWX7Fj7JYOXFb6YV_wzAaBfzjUaIWrWczuuCbVmUXO3ByMbtrOtx2m80z7PtotZW6WEoKUnW97AKZ1ZygOb4goW5Q/s320/DSC_0180.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The floral set includes six cups, six saucers and six side plates (which I like to call "cake plates") and was an unbelievable £2.25, whilst the Professor Umbridge-style cat cup and saucer set was £1.25. I saw them up in a branch of </span><a href="http://www.acorns.org.uk/" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Acorns</a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> in Pershore this morning and just couldn't resist! My ultimate goal in life is to have a massive dresser/cupboard full of mismatched vintage cups and saucers, so this haul definitely helps...</span> </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Photos taken with our new camera - you can see that I need a lot of practise!</span></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516043245828140958noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422557206753084273.post-31771488345759900302011-02-22T18:31:00.000+00:002011-02-22T18:31:56.746+00:00NOTD: Models Own Juicy Jules<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivAQS0A14_F_3NQdaFUGaQ1b4q5nXCvy9p_jF3hI8g0QwdEsO8CwJ_WbkTqL8Y0wHlZWm4Kw0D3oj14jSUZmq4mMLNs_imGC5R6y1Q3s9g9fAzutF_aHzsfDCW7KO9qPwUXK83sIFwg/s1600/IMAG0106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivAQS0A14_F_3NQdaFUGaQ1b4q5nXCvy9p_jF3hI8g0QwdEsO8CwJ_WbkTqL8Y0wHlZWm4Kw0D3oj14jSUZmq4mMLNs_imGC5R6y1Q3s9g9fAzutF_aHzsfDCW7KO9qPwUXK83sIFwg/s320/IMAG0106.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3pmfMOWXrI16p1Pb-cIHfXALi2m0p19Vk2dypdXTaYt_EzeR2N9UzKrNFQojzuQsJqnLiO6RYr6gO1OseFSn0ybTVtnWSjJZLawKhB-5JfL_uJ78pIZoM4hgTi9jMDrBBzacD8Q1jA/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-06+at+11.44.30.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3pmfMOWXrI16p1Pb-cIHfXALi2m0p19Vk2dypdXTaYt_EzeR2N9UzKrNFQojzuQsJqnLiO6RYr6gO1OseFSn0ybTVtnWSjJZLawKhB-5JfL_uJ78pIZoM4hgTi9jMDrBBzacD8Q1jA/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-06+at+11.44.30.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Didn't get the zebra blouse as it was too short for me :( I know it's a cropped style, but it just looked incredibly unflattering on. I was very disappointed as the print is beautiful, until I found the bird print blouse in New Look, which is GORGEOUS in real life. Mine actually has more birds on it, but I couldn't find an exact picture online. The ring and leggings are from Topshop, the telephone necklace is from Accessorize, the pussy bow blouse is from New Look and the Neutrogena Visibly Clear Pink Grapefruit Daily Scrub (wow, that's a mouthful) is from Boots. I tried a sample of the scrub last year and liked it, but only just got round to buying it!</span></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516043245828140958noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422557206753084273.post-34025590342773585142011-02-02T21:33:00.000+00:002011-02-02T21:33:10.838+00:00On Saturday I am going to buy...<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10001_10001_037010410428_-1?breadcrumb=Home%7Etxthenry+holland#BVRRWidgetID">This blouse</a>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_CY4d3xDsYZopTGWrAITZx0v92nGyUPFo7afwMKmxEyoL0o5NsE84w-4IHKcxlKZL7zUeMhMltZovkDyP-24a4tVFTxBtnoJpn5M-3mayeTe6i2bMThPcV_NTj8l9zLg23IieU8tkCQ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-02+at+21.29.19.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_CY4d3xDsYZopTGWrAITZx0v92nGyUPFo7afwMKmxEyoL0o5NsE84w-4IHKcxlKZL7zUeMhMltZovkDyP-24a4tVFTxBtnoJpn5M-3mayeTe6i2bMThPcV_NTj8l9zLg23IieU8tkCQ/s320/Screen+shot+2011-02-02+at+21.29.19.png" width="316" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">It's H! by Henry Holland for Debenhams, and is £25.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I just LOVE it!</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The Peter Pan collar, the waist tie, the perfect shade of yellow, the ZEBRAS!</span></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516043245828140958noreply@blogger.com8