What would be your question of the day?

I have been watching a series of videos on youtube called '50 people: one question' which ask a selection of people from the street one question. These questions range from "Who would you like to have coffee with?" "What is your secret?" "Where would you like to wake up in the morning?" and "What is your biggest regret?"

One question was "what would you like to achieve by the end of the day?" The most resonant response for me was "for the day to have been perfect" and that got me thinking. What does it take to have a perfect day? What is so important to you that it can effect what makes your day perfect?

This will be different for everyone, but one thing that I think can help everyone to be just that little bit closer is a stranger's act of kindness or friendliness. People giving free hugs, for instance, or just smiling at someone in the queue. It is amazing how much difference these things can make to a mood.

One example is the things that Colour Me Katie does on her blog, like painting stones and leaving them for strangers to find. Just to brighten their day.

My question of the day would be: Who will you be in three months' time? That is the major worry for me now that my last ever semester of University is drawing to a close!

My current fashion must-haves

Ok, so I may be a little obsessed... and made even more so by emersing myself in the world of Elle on the weekend.


I just cannot get enought of pastels!

I am slowly adding to my collection, starting with nail polishes which I have developed a huuuge collection of over the last few years. Add in my necklaces, a new vintage dress, a cotton scarf from  Your Life Your Style, my beautiful Micheal Peckitt cuff, and my amazing new Coco Madameoiselle Chanel.

And it all goes so well with the nick-nacks in my room!

Plus the most recent impulse purchase... my mint green heels.

So much for reigning in my spending this week...

What weekends are for

For the last three years of my life, weekends have been for working... saturdays in Your Life Your Style, and Sundays on university work. But not for much longer! In two months time, my weekends will once again be my own as I enter the world of the unemployed graduate.

This past weekend I had a glimpse of what that could be like, apart from the fact that I will have no money.

On saturday Claire and I went to Buddy's for a yummy breakfast of blueberry pancakes and maple syrup, and we decided to go for a wander down the high street as it was the first Saturday that we had both not been working in a long time!

Savouring the freedom, we walked past the buttercross and there was a fantastic busking band playing. And I mean fantastic. The music they were playing so reflected our relaxed, easy going mood that we decided to take a seat at the West Cornwall Pasty Company with hot chocolates and enjoy the music.

And we ended up staying there for two hours!



 And the weekend got even better when I re-discovered my old love - walking! Just five minutes away from my house in Stanmore, there are fields and lanes which remind me of home. On saturday evening, I took a walk down these and saw lambs a-frolicking, pigs oinking and a beautiful sunset!

I think I may enjoy my summer without responsibility...

Winchester Fashion Week blog is underway!

Blog posts are going up (including some of my own vintage-inspired posts) and looking beautiful!

And I am very excited to see all our hard work being appreciated.

If you want to take a look and get the inside scoop go to:

 http://winchesterfashionweek.wordpress.com/

Enjoy!

Stress? What stress?

So third year of university has definitely turned out to be more high pressure than I could ever have imagined, and yet somehow I seem to be thriving on it. These castles don't crumble easily! And my friends and I have found a sure-fire way to combat nervous breakdowns.

The secret? Hot chocolate! Not only does it taste amazing, but it gives us vital sugar to keep our brains going, and gives us an excuse for fresh air (walking to get the hot chocolate), a little chin wag (queueing for the hot chocolate) and a brain break (drinking the hot chocolate).

It is truly my saviour.

And internet shopping helps too...