!DOCTYPE html> insert_pixel_code_here

Category: inspiration

Scandi Style Homewares* | QueenBeady

Chair* | Cushion | Floor Lamp | Mug | Candlestick Holder | Wooden Storage | Stool | Clock | Pineapple Jar | Throw

I am obsessed with searching online for a new house. I need a new project to work on, even after a year and a half since our wedding I need something to really get my teeth into. So of course with house searching, many an hour is spent looking online at lovely homewares and I have a little vision in my head and it comes in the form of this white and grey style dream board. I really love the scandi style because how minimalist it is but I would love to mix it with a bit of country-esque pieces too.

Continue reading…

January 31, 2016
How the F am I an Adult? | QueenBeady

Leather Jacket Topshop | Jumper Dress C/O La Redoute | Shoes C/O Ted & Muffy | Tights Oasis

How does it happen, one moment you’re a kid hanging out at your local park spending your pocket money on jawbreakers (just me?) and the next you are catapulted in to being this fully grown, responsible adult that has to go out and work and pretty much fend for yourself? Is it just me or is that pretty scary? Here are the many thoughts and feels that I go through on a daily basis about adulting!

Continue reading…

January 30, 2016
Androgynous | QueenBeady

Blazer H&M | Top ASOS | Jeans C/O George At Asda | Trainers ASOS | Watch Larsson & JenningsOkay, okay, let me just clear one thing up. My Quagmire chin cannot be ignored in this post. It’s pretty huge & rather unsightly. But you know what, I rolled my socks up and carried on. I took these photos feeling pretty low, wondering if the pain of jaw would ever go and if my face would ever return to normal. It’s say to say that as I write this it hasn’t been too bad. I completely digress from the post itself and it’s a pretty “androgynous” look from me today that I’m sharing with you. But I want to bestow my inside info that minimalist dressing does not have to cost an absolute fortune.

Continue reading…

January 27, 2016
Mindfulness Monday #2 | QueenBeady

I hate to sound smug and be that guy, but this whole “mindfulness” thing is working out for me. Never have I felt so “in the now” and enjoying each day. I have hardly thought about the weekend (and we had a jam packed weekend away to look forward to!) that I actually feel like each day really is bringing me something meaningful, despite having to get up for work each day. I was so skeptical of how it would work for me, but it genuinely has made me feel wonderful. I read Sophie’s blog about “self diagnosing anxiety” – I am the same, and whilst I’ve never been to the docs about it, I know hand on heart it is something I have and do have to deal with on a daily basis. The moment my chest tightens and I struggle to take controlled breaths because of one quick, irrational thought I’d feel sick. Now, I take a moment, breath in and out and really concentrate on a positive thought. I can’t tell you how much that has helped me.

Continue reading…

January 18, 2016
Mindfulness Monday #1 | QueenBeady

Going in to 2016 I didn’t make any New Years resolutions, instead I just said to myself “you need to get to happy & healthy” – so I pondered on how I could enhance my life, I’m slowly making slight changes to my diet again and I am looking to return to the gym (ASAP) but how on earth do I work on being happy? Now it seems such a silly question but I thought about it, I am happy. I enjoy life. But, what I think I meant to say was “appreciate being happy.” When I read Erin Louise Hunts blog post on apps to help with any goals or resolutions an app called “Mindfulness” popped out. I’ve heard a lot of people bleat on about this term & literally did not have a clue what on earth it was.

Mindfulness is a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations.

Continue reading…

January 11, 2016