I jumped the gun a bit with my last post, but any new acquisition from Lady Petrova gets me in a sort of frantic, shouting from the roof-tops, sort of mood ( Read more... )

Great lingerie designers can be found in the strangest of places.
Take Flash You and Me by Liva Saule, from Latvia, for example. Amazing lingerie at extremely affordable prices; I mean 60 dollars for a handmade lingerie set?? Has it even been any easier to support independent designers ( Read more... )

It's been a while since my last lingerie-related post, but don't let that fool you. I may have cut down on my monthly clothing budget, but for some reason my lingerie collection won't stop growing. I plan to dedicate an entire shelving section of my wardrobe (which, by the way, used to be the spare room, but has now been converted into my own walk- ( Read more... )

Below are all the things I won't be able to buy on a whim in the future.

Basically anything from Lady Petrova. I have a general rule that I just don't go into the store, because when I do, all logic flies out the window and I end up going home with significantly less money but a significantly more fantastic wardrobe. Inka will miss getting a ( Read more... )

The best way to start a Tuesday is by finding out that you're a victim of credit card fraud. Awesome ( Read more... )

My mum made the most stunning Christmas lunch (as she does every year) and it didn't occur to me to take a photo until I had demolished both turkey drumsticks (as I do every year). Christmas was the usual fanfare; I invite a hungry boyfriend, my mum invites a stray orphan from her Church and my dad attempts to drink the leftover beer and spirits ( Read more... )

I see other bloggers doing this and I think they're lazy.
But when I do this, I think I'm efficient.


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I love the weekends.

Excluding the 1000 steps hike that Ken and I do every Saturday and Sunday, I love the weekends.
I get to sleep in after 6:30am.
I get to wear clothes that aren't black or white or blue or shirts or pencil skirts.
I get to eat breakfast and lunch at the same time.
I get to read the newspaper from cover to cover.
And sometimes I even ( Read more... )

Instagram is the new Photoshop.

This is my new/old ring.


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I made this into a list because none of the paragraphs made sense together.

1. It's almost too painful to watch the London Olympics, such is my love for the city. It makes me depressed when I think about the fact that it's been more than a year since I was last there. When I'm not trying to convince my boss to contract me out to the hotel project we ( Read more... )