Playtime || Wicked Wednesday 04/03/2015

Finley chose this toy at The Range on Sunday for Clara our 10 month old pup. They were playing together for hours with it, so much maybe we should have got them 1 each.

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February Purchases

I was lucky once again to find myself with some retail therapy time on Saturday. Just lil ole me on my own & despite what was a very wet day - not helped buy forgetting to pop your coat in the car & not even possessing an umbrella either - I had a jolly good time.

Here is what I came home with. 

Starting with H&M ...

I really love the jeggings range at H&M. Not only are they really comfy but at £12.99 a bargain too. Today i went for these in Dark Green but they do several other colours too.

Superstretch Treggings - £12.99

Me not modelling the Superstretch Treggings as well as the model on the website.

I also adore their basic knitwear range. Always room for more in my wardrobe.

Fine Knit Cardigan - £9.99.

I then headed to Debenhams. There was 20% bags ( not sure how long this runs for I'm afraid) & so I thought i would see what was there. I actually ummed & ahhed over this bag so went & had a coffee to mull it over. In the end I really could not resist & home it came with me - it was the only one on the rack & it was still there when I got... I'm not the only one who would see this as a sign surely? 

Fiorelli Tan Medium Grab Bag- Usually £55 but £44 with the 20% off. 

neither photo shows the actual colour. Its much darker than my own pic but not as orange as their photo shows.

Also 20% off jewellry. I don't really need necklaces of this colours as have loads but I don't earrings ....

Necklace / Earrings || Butterfly by Matthew Williamson Usually £15 I paid £12. Sorry I can't find the link.

Perfume was another thing I was looking for as I am now down to just one bottle by Chloe so wanted to add another one. I tried loads but this one from DNKY stood out the most...although this one by Thierry Muglar came in at 2nd place so I may have to invest in that too some other time.

DKNY Delicious Delights Dreamsicle Eau De Toilette. 10% off the full price.

I can never quite resist Primark. Found these highwaisted jeans & they are almost a really good fit. At £13 I am very pleased , although of course test of time will tell how good they really are.

They are really comfy.

I got another necklace...

A bargain at £1.50!

Last stop was M&S. i am not a fan of the flares as I think they look awful on me but I wanted to try the look on a smaller scale. The boot cut is an old favourite of mine & these fit me so well. I always seem to get on very well with M&S jeans. 

Indigo Slim Bootleg Denim Jeans. or in Indigo

I can't remember if I got the dark indigo or normal indigo... my age, sorry!

 It was only when I go home though that I realised I had not taken any photos to show you of other things I liked but did not try on. I am a failure as a fashion blogger...!

Anyway we have now come to the end.

Have a wonderful Tuesday.

Amanda xxx

Weekly Round Up ( Ending 01/03/15)

Here I am for another round up of my week.

Really upping my fitness this last couple of weeks with last week being the best yet.

Being able to do a few things at home is great. BeFit on YouTube is great as well as the Fitness Coach for the Wii.
Just this week my friend & went for our 1st Badminton game - it was a huge amount of fun & as exhausted as I was , I felt so much better for it. Back this week for another game too.

Aside form fitness it has actually been a quieter week really.

Myself & Clara went for a walk with my friend & her dog. As you can see Phoebe is slightly bigger (hehe) & little Clara was terrified to begin with ( this was their 1st meeting.) but was warming to her by the end - as she should as Phoebe is a beautiful dog.
Rob & I went to see Milton Jones on Thursday evening. I bought the tickets for Rob for Xmas as like most men he is a flipping nightmare to buy for. It was a great evening.
Saturday I got to go shopping all on my own which was fab. I started the shopping trip as I always do - in a coffee shop establishment with a good book!

Finley got a certificate this week. They all get one at some point in the school year & they give them out during Friday assembly. Very proud moment - Fin was pleased as punch!
New bag - details will be on tomorrows February purchases post.
A recent read was Sanctum by Denise Mina. A really good read.
Lastly, what I was wearing. 

New boots from Primark in photo 1. At £6 they were quite a bargain - time will tell how long they last.
The 3rd photo is what I wore to the theatre on Thursday. 

Middle picture was for going shopping & Sunday I am sporting the new bag!

Thanks for reading. Come back tomorrow for my haul post.

Amanda x

Stationery Haul

Whilst I realise that everyone has seen notebooks & pens before, I figured there must be many like me who like to have a nosy at other peoples stationery purchases. Here is what I have been buying recently - there is a few more things I am waiting for my I am desperate to use some of this so doing this post instead of waiting for the rest to get here.

I loved notepaper, notebooks, planners etc. I like to make lists , sometimes just for the hell of it. I have my own personal planner as well as a family organiser because it doesn't hurt to have things wrote down in several places.

I go through many notebooks. I use them for ideas for blog posts & keep a check on what I have already done.

So, if this interests you then please keep on reading - if not, then hopefully my next post will be your thing.

Let's start with some EBay purchases.

Kirstie Allsopp A4 lined notebook. I was lucky & got mine a little cheaper from a one off from someone else so do try to shop about if you can & see if you can grab a bargain too.

A5 Notebook & pen set. 

OK, so if you have notebooks you will generally also need pens. Now I know I don't NEED this set I bought below but they are awfully cute anyway... 

Set of 3 pens.

I have no idea what these stickers will be used for. In my planner - probably.

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I had a trip to Tesco in the week & wondered down the stationery aisle there.Not a great deal caught my eye except these post it note packs. Handy for phone messages, lists, etc! Sorry to say though I can't link to either via Tesco but have found the Post It Brand elsewhere.

Post It Super Sticky Lined.

Pushpins. MIne need updating & I thought these from Tesco were super cute & the colour goes with the room!

Again not on the Tesco site - try these from Amazon instead.

Wilkos now. They always have some fab things. Adore this notebook.

Wilko Forget Me Not A5 Notebook.

And ....

Inside the Forget Me Not book - please tell me I am not the only one excited by details like this??

A whole book filled with more sticky notes!!

Wilko Sticky Notes

Prepare to get as excited as I did when I opened this in the shop...

STICKY NOTE HEAVEN. Only £2. What a flipping bargain.

One last item from EBay because I forgot to include it earlier.

Always need pens like this. Colour coding lists & diary entries ...yes I may have a problem ;-)!

10 Fineliners. Assorted colours.

So, do let me know if this sort of things interest you. Link to any haul posts you have about stationery too.

Thanks for reading
Amanda x

Throwback Thursday

TBT to 1993 - meeting "Take That" outside their hotel in Bournemouth.

 

Thanks for reading

Amanda x

Wicked Wednesday - 25/02/15

I actually took this a week ago but planned to use it for the next Wicked Wednesday because it was only after I posted it on FB & had a good look I noticed what a funny pose he was doing!! I have no idea why he felt the leg needed to be lifted but did give me a chuckle!

Outfits From The Week

I was so busy with half term & looking after the kids that I didn't actually remember to take photos at all. Instead this week I thought I would just post my outfits from the past week instead.

Thanks for reading,

See you soon 

Amanda xxx