On-trend: Geometrics

Wearing: jacket and jeans: Matalan, top: c/o Great Plains, shoes: Dorothy Perkins, necklace: Primark

A while back the lovelies at Great Plains sent me this gorgeous top. I settled on this number for a couple of reasons. 1. My wardrobe is lacking the kind of tops you can just throw on. 2. I'm having a bit of a geometric loving moment. Just send me all the geometric clothes in the world and I'm sorted, trousers, dresses, jackets, you name it. It's going to be the perfect companion for my skinny jeans and holiday maxi skirts.

My top geometric picks under £20 are:

This midi skirt from ASOS
Perfect summer shorts from Gap
Simple tee from Oasis
On-trend geo earrings from Oasis

On another note, I've lost my beloved leather jacket. How I've lost it I'll never know, but it is possibly the worst staple item to lose, so I'm back to the drawing board. I've not bought a leather jacket in three years, so it's a whole new world out there. Lesson to the wise, don't EVER lose a leather jacket!

Happy Monday, enjoy the geometrics!

The garden edition

We've been living in our house for nine months, and in that nine months we've renovated a dining room, kitchen and an almost there living room. Now I'm not talking minor renovations here people, I'm talking about the kind of renovations that include ripping up floors, knocking through walls and literally living in rooms with holes in the ceiling for months. We've done it once before, and I wondered why on earth I put myself through it again, but finally the house is starting to take shape and all that's left downstairs, is a loo and a very yellow hallway. Dare I say it for the second time round, but I think it will all be worth it, once the luminous pink bedroom leaves my life!

With summer stopping by for at least a week, we've decided it's time to take the renovations outside. We have a pretty ridiculous garden (we call it the woods), whatever possessed our not so green fingers to buy a house with a 140 foot garden i'll never know, but it's pretty lovely to look at and I've got a few tricks up my sleeve to make it a more useable space. Everyone loves an outdoor room, right?

The guys at John Lewis stopped by to collaborate this week, and it came just in the nick of time because I needed some serious inspiration for that outdoor room of mine. Here are the million and one things on my John Lewis summer wishlist. I'm trying to mix a classic country style with a bit of scandi, lots of simple pieces mixed with bright prints and colours to give it a modern edge.

We'll be working on it this weekend and I can't wait to get started and sit down on my lovely outdoor sofa. Roll on lots of barbeques!

Now on another note, coffee table or pouffes in the living room? HELP!

*This post is in collaboration with John Lewis

The guide on midi dresses

Wearing: Dress: Boohoo, cardigan: Peacocks, jacket: Zara, tights: Primark, 

boots: Kurt Geiger, bag: c/o Satchel.co, necklace: Stella & Dot

Can you believe it's snowing again, on the 1st May? Just kidding, it's just an outfit post I found on my camera that I completely forgot about!

I've got a bit of a thing for midi dresses at the moment, I reckon I'm pushing around the 10 mark in my collection. They're cheap, on trend, comfortable and go with just about anything. What's there not to like? Back when it was snowing (like three weeks ago) I paired them with my tights and layers, and now touch-wood-I-don't-jinx-it spring is here, I can rid of the tights and layers and pair them with my favourite spring trends. 

So where's the best place to buy them you ask? I'm not a usual fan of New Look but I have to say, I've been impressed with their variety and material (drives me mad when they go all baggy, New Look ones don't!), I'm also impressed by their selection of printed trousers, and especially loving these Red Label trousers in the sale at a bargain £7 and perfect with a spring knit! But back to the dresses, good old Boohoo also have an amazing selection of midi dresses too, I've got a few, this one was from their and I absolutely love them! They fit great and wash up really nicely. 

Anyone got any other suggestions where to get a wardrobe of midi dresses? 

*This post is in association with New Look

Reviewing Leeds: Tiger, Tiger

Recently, I was invited along to review the all new Tiger, Tiger in Leeds, so me and one of my lovely lady friends, Rosie, popped along to see what all the hype was about. Not usually one to opt for Tiger, Tiger I was pleasantly surprised by the  huge renovation work that had gone underway, in fact we were pretty stunned. It looked amazing inside! We were invited along for a bite to eat in the new restaurant area, which has an amazing and very ambient Moroccan theme. Filled with candles and comfy booths, we chilled out and chatted the night away. Usually you're lucky if you have one waiter at your table, right? Well we had two keeping an eye on us the whole night. We both opted for three courses, being the usual greedy pair. Wherever I go, I like to try a good steak, and chose the sirloin steak for my main, with a selection of green veg on the side. The steak was small, but completely adequate for a three course meal and cooked just to my liking of medium/rare. My brownie dessert was probably the icing on the cake, but then again any dessert in front of my face keeps me happy.

Honestly I think what made the night was the relaxed atmosphere and the amazing girls catch up we had. We could have stayed all night!

If you fancy a relaxed, quiet, midweek meal or lunch out with friends, then the new Tiger, Tiger is definitely somewhere to try out. After all, they've just spent almost half a million renovating the place and it's looking pretty good. Fancy looking at their menu? Pop over to their site here.

Thanks to Tiger, Tiger for inviting us along to try out the new menu.

My thoughts on feeling young...

Wearing: jacket: Primark, tshirt: Zara, jeans: River Island, shoes: Dorothy Perkins, 

necklace: Stella& Dot, bag: c/o: satchel.co

Honestly, I have no excuse for my absence other than my life has been crazy busy. April has by far been the craziest month of them all. Between family visits, house renovations and work, I've not had a minute to breathe, a minute to blog. When I'm away, I miss this little place.

My dad came to visit last weekend. He makes me feel so young, not because he's getting old (soz dad!), but because he makes me feel like a little girl again. He is the only person who can make me feel like that giggly little five-year-old.

My dad is great, amazing in fact. He taught me to do all the things a dad should. Swim, ride my bike and make dens out of dining chairs and blankets. He cracks the best jokes, and made up the funniest bedtime stories. If I was that five-year-old girl again, I can tell you that in my eyes there was no-one stronger or more amazing. 

But he's been sick, for almost six years now. It's been an up and down roller-coaster of emotions, and he's been strong, in-fact amazing, just like that five year old me always thought. He's a continuous fighter and I'm so proud of the dad of mine for being so positive through it all. I've never met anyone who appreciates life quite like he does, and in this busy little life of mine, he teaches me to take a step back and enjoy what I have, because you never know what you have until it's gone. 

And that is the lesson of today guys... you never know what you have until it's gone! 

On a lighter note, an amazing satchel company sent me this beaut of a bag to try out and I literally haven't put it down since! Literally loving my life with a satchel.