For the best part of January I thought that I'd have nothing to share with you in this post. I hadn't intended on going shopping at all, but late in the month two appointments took me into town, with an hour to spare between them. Naturally I had a little rummage in a few of my favourite charity shops and came home with...
8am. Waking up with this little chap is always a delight, unless he's trying to dig his claws into my scalp so I'll get up and feed him. He's so cute, I just want to pick him up and bury my face in his fur. 9am. New book underway. Page 18, Sunday 20 March 2005 had me giggling so much I woke the...
It seems a little late in the season to be sharing this list now, but it's been written for a while, I've just been posting other things. I find the new year to be the perfect time to hunker down at home, get stuff sorted, clean the slate for the year ahead, as well as cosying up with a good book, some knitting...
I tend to think of January as the buffer between the new year and the previous year. It's a time I spend recovering from the chaos of the festive season, a time I slowly ease myself into the new year. I spend January looking back over the year just gone, and deciding on what I want the new year to bring. Come February...
I really enjoyed having a reading challenge in 2018 and decided to put together another for this year. I thought I'd use the Bookshelf Scavenger Hunt as inspiration for prompts. As I want to buy fewer books this year, using my TBR pile as my hunting ground seemed like a perfect idea. Here are 23 prompts that should make a significant dent in...
This capsule marks the start of my fourth year of seasonal capsule wardrobes. I briefly pondered whether to bring it to a close but as I've found them easy and enjoyable, so I decided to keep going. The jury is still out on whether they'll remain seasonal or switch to monthly, but until I make up my mind here's what I'll certainly be...
No.60 on my Day Zero Project list was to photograph a landscape across 12 months and turn it into a calendar. This view is what I see from my office window at home. The field adjoins our back garden and I chose this to photograph because it's a view that's so familiar to me. When you see it day after day it always...
My resolutions for 2018 were mostly made up of Day Zero Project goals. Some of which don't sound very exciting but ticking things off my to-do list makes me happy, no matter how mundane they might seem. My 2018 Resolutions Most importantly I wanted to spend more time with my favourite people. I both failed and succeeded. Some people I saw a lot...
Back in January of 2018 I decided that my word for the year would be Thrive. Thrive. To grow or develop well or vigorously. I can't say that I succeeded. I wrote that post, decided on that word, when I was still in a state of shock. I hadn't started to grieve, I wasn't even close, the sadness, depression, and loneliness were still...
Here's my annual breakdown of spending on clothes and accessories for 2018. I've been keeping track since 2012 and for the first time I've included figures from previous years for easy comparison. Spending total? 2012 £1,751.00 2013 £1,188.00 2014 £745.65 2015 £1207.87 2016 £742.39 2017 £663.03 2018 £546.18 the lowest yet, something I'm really pleased about How many items did I buy? 2012 ...
Happy New Year! I hope 2019 is treating you well so far. This post marks the start of a series of 2018 round up posts, I love putting these together and looking back over the year. Here's my complete Buyer's Archive for 2018, every item of clothing and every accessory I purchased in the past 12 months. This first image shows purchases up...
