When I say youth, I mean my childhood. I wore dungarees a lot when I was little, I loved them.

However, after the age of ten, when my Mum made me wear a hand-me-down pair of red dungarees with small ice creams all over them to a party (a party!!), I refused to step into another pair ever again.

Until now.

These khaki lovelies were a recent ebay win. They arrived, I ironed them, I wore them. And I'll wear them tomorrow, and possibly the day after.

Have a great weekend!

It's my birthday at the end of the month and people IRL have been asking what I'd like, it's come around so quickly I hadn't really thought about it, but it didn't take me long to think of things I'd be more than grateful to receive.
As ever I have a long want-to-read list so added the first ones that sprang to mind to my wishlist, I seem to have found my reading grove again and am reading regularly. This is partly due to more evenings spent alone, and the sun making an appearance. I can often be found in my hammock lost in a book, or snuggled on the sofa with cat and tea, delighting in the opportunity to spend hours not moving or speaking, immersing myself between the pages.

Recommendations would be much appreciated if you have any?

Rock Rose Gin
Or if it's been released by then, the Summer Edition would be most welcome. This is the best gin I have ever tasted, and no birthday is complete without gin.

Y.A.S Dress size S
Simply because it's lovely. And it's a midi dress, and I'm loving the midi.

Toms in barberry pink, size 5.5
Sadly, my first pair of Toms have seen better days. I've worn them so much, and have been really impressed with how well they've lasted. Not only have they been worn a lot day-to-day since I purchased them in 2013, they've also seen me through two dusty weekends at Latitude, and travelled to the Sahara with me. I'm sure a replacement would be worn just as much, I can't imagine being without pair.

Hunter Wellington Chelsea boots in glossy black, size 6
I've been looking for some leather boots as every pair I own, bar one, are suede. Looking to autumn and winter I'll be needing some weatherproof boots. I often just want to pull on my wellies (I love my wellies) but I think wearing wellies out and about, if it's not raining heavily or very muddy, makes you look like a bit of a wanker. So I just wear them close to home. These Chelsea boot style wellies would be perfect for times when full boots are a bit much for wandering about.


Jacqueline sand leather strap watch  /  Original boyfriend blue chronograph watch  /  Georgia blue leather strap watch  |  All from watches2u.com

Either of these gorgeous Fossil watches would be so lovely to own. There's something about the styling of Fossil watches that really appeals to me. To my mind they're just as important as other accessories. I change my watch like other people might change a necklace.

What have you been coveting anything recently?

This year I'm joining A Buyer's Archive with Elise, to keep track of my spending on clothes and accessories.

H&M dress, top left |  pre-loved from ebay  |  £16.78

ASOS dress, top right  |  pre-loved from ebay  |  £18.00

I have to admit I hadn't planned on bidding on either of these dresses but after a few glasses of Pinot I placed a cheeky low bid hoping for a bargain, but then I got competitive and kept upping it when I was outbid.

Lesson: Never drink and ebay.

That said, I love both dresses (they have pockets by the way, both of them - pockets!) and have already worn the ASOS dress to a wedding.

I've no idea when the other one will be worn but I love it, so I might just have to create an occasion to wear it. Or perhaps pop it back on ebay and hope someone else has a few too many glasses of vino...?

Poncho  |  ASOS  |  £20.00
Less exciting than two pretty dresses with pockets, I also purchased this khaki poncho to take to Latitude. In the end it didn't get worn, the weather was glorious! I was convinced that with the wet weather we'd been having, and the fact that last year the weather was really good, we couldn't possibly be so lucky a second time. Still I rather have it and not use it, than not have it and need it.

Bikini  |  Debenhams  |  £26.00
Purchased for the possibility of swimming in the lake at Latitude. We didn't swim in the end so now I feel the need to wear it. I'm thinking it's time to let the world (or a tiny number of people in a small seaside town in Suffolk) see me in a bikini for the first time in 6 years.

Ombre Poncho  |  Tu  |  £12.00
Because it was just so pretty.

Sunglasses  |  H&M  |  £7.00
Because my other pair keep sliding down my nose...

Bracelets  |  H&M  |  £3.99 and £4.99
When killing time before an optician appointment, what is one to do but shop?

Sandals   |  Tu  |  £16.00
I customised them a little by cutting off the highest strap. I'm not hugely taken with these but I haven't found any so far this year that I really like that fit well. These will do for now.

Festival hat  |  Latitude  |  £10.00
When you get sunburn on your scalp, and your nose, and will be spending all day outside, you need something to shade your face.

Total spend for July £134.76

Total so far for 2016 £489.64

Check out the #buyersarchive hashtag to see posts from everyone taking part.