This weeks thrifted finds.

I was relatively restrained this week...why? Because I'm running out of places to hide my finds from Rob. So, the criteria for whether 'stuff' makes the cut from now on is a) do I love it b) does it fit into my 'dream home treasure trove' and/or c) will LV use/like it. All of the above made the cut today, horay.

1. Kitsch glass jars with fruit design: made in France. (dream home treasure trove).

2. Pink cotton baby playsuit. (I love it and it adds to my stock)

3. Necklaces that I will wear everyday, promise. (I love them)

4. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on DVD. (LV will love this as do I)

Another successful thrifting adventure.

xo.

Cute crochet.

My sister is a master crafter, she sews, she knits and she crochets. I asked her to make me something for a friends new baby and this is what she made, aren't they just the cutest shoes you ever did see? I wonder if she'd make me a pair! They'd need to be bigger obviously I don't have spooky tiny feet.

As if these aren't sweet enough she made this too, a bonus present....a bunny. We're a bit obsessed with bunnies in this house, well I'm not, LV is, so I may need to hide this gift from her or it might not make it to it's intended owner. LV thinks she's getting her 'bunny face' back this weekend, she's going to be so disappointed.

Thanks sis.

xo.

Mistaken identity.

Today was a bit manic, but a lot was achieved. I started at home, working efficiently, I then ventured into work to 'touch base' before my train down to London for an afternoon meeting regarding a project I'm mega excited about, I worked on the train...I was feeling effective. I felt like a proactive person, I felt a bit excited. I arrived in London, I sent some more emails, ticked some more stuff off my list and then it was time for the meeting.

I was expecting to meet the account team from an agency I had been talking to for weeks (but I had zero visuals on this team). The introductions commenced...last but not least a lady introduced herself, lets call her Sarah. I had been talking to Sarah for months, we got on swimmingly, I was excited to finally meet her. I launched into my 'so great to meet you, fab to put a face to a name, looking forward to our meeting Wednesday, is there anything she needed from me in preparation, did she have the relaxing weekend planned' etc, she didn't seem quite as excited about this meeting as I did, she gave me very little back and looked a bit awkward. I surmised that she was actually shy and better on email/phone than in person. Take note, this conversation (mostly one-way, by me) was conducted in-front of another 6 meeting members. The meeting lead began the meeting with an overview of roles and responsibilities, how strange that she would introduce 'Sarah' as the new girl who joined last week. How odd, how confusing and then it dawned on me...this was not the Sarah I thought it was......oh dear. She must think I'm a total mentalist, what's most baffling is why no-one intervened...maybe it was too funny...and in retrospect I'm quite amused by this, at the time I was not.

I'm looking forward to meeting the real 'Sarah' on Wednesday, but I'm going to trial being more reserved...just in case.
xo.
ps - I was excited this morning to discover my nails matched the wall. On reflection, I do look a bit crazed in this photo, maybe this contributed towards pretend 'Sarah's' fear of me.

A face painting first.

Cheeky little bunny.

xo.

Say what LV?

This morning:

Me - Shall we go downstairs and put Finding Nemo on?

LV - How about....I have my breakfast first?

Me - Yep, you can have your breakfast too

LV - Oh good, well come on then 

15 minutes later when Rob came downstairs

LV - Can I have some of your breakfast please?

Rob - You've just had your breakfast!

LV - But my belly button hurts because I need some more....

Last night whilst suspended in the air (flying angels):

LV - This is the last one now Daddy

Rob - Oh ok then

LV - I've got jobs to do

After eating my home baked wheat-free peanut butter cookies:

LV - I really need a drink of water 

xo.

This weeks vintage finds.

I was psyched for this weeks thrift-shop tour, I was at the door ready to rummage at 9am sharp, two hours later I had a full bags worth and a much lighter purse. Oh well, I got some super bits.

1. Beautiful vintage glass dish with mirrored bottom (matches my phone too)

2. 24 pretty vintage hankies (so sweet) their purpose is TBC, but I will find one

3. A cute vintage girls dress, for my stock

4. The Snowman jigsaw puzzle (for LV around Christmas time)

I also found, two lovely pillow cases that I can add to my fabric stockpile, a vintage baby romper, a lovely playsuit for LV with flamingos on (I heart flamingos, so does she, they're our best), a polka dot top (for me) and some hand-painted cards.  I really did go a bit bonkers, but I couldn't be more pleased with my loot. 

xo.

Braid banter.

Who knew hair could create so much banter, well believe you me it does where I work. So Thursday morning I plaited the barnet fair and clipped it up. I like plaits and it stops me playing with my hair which I know is annoying for everyone (including me..eeek). From the moment I entered the office the comments started:

1. " oh you look very....Russian' ?!
2. "Morning Heidi"
3. "Very Princess Leah"
4. "You look like the lady from 'the hand that rocks the cradle'" Good God
5. "You can tell you've just got back from Germany"...

As you can imagine the above created a significant amount of paranoia, so I went to check it out in the mirror (obviously I created the doo in front of a mirror but I did not expect such hair attention!), all looked well (to me). I won't shy away from wearing it again, however I might wait a while, and then when no-one's expecting it unleash the plaited doo again, just to shake things up a bit! Or maybe it won't generate any comments at all, that would be ok too.

Excuse the roots, they're on my 'to do'

xo.