With no luxury, log cabin retreat to look forward to and get me in the festive spirit this December I’ve been doing certain things so I can keep the “C” word well and truly alive at home this year. Now we are (just about) settled in to our new home I’ve been super excited to “deck the halls” for our first Christmas here. I was kindly invited down to Methley Estate at the beginning of this month to pick out a real Christmas tree for our new home, which seemed like the perfect thing to do to get me in the Christmas mood! I’ve been on a mission creating a cosy Christmas with Methley Estate and I have no intention of stopping anytime soon.
With Winter well and truly in the swing of things my winter coats have also been dragged out of the woodwork. One of my favourites is my all-year-round Letty Women’s Down Trespass Jacket. I was gifted this coat in the Spring of 2017 and to be honest, it’s very rarely left my back on the outdoor adventures I find myself on.
Ah alas, the UK has been hit with something that actually resembles a summer over the last month or so. We actually now know what that big, bright ball of gas is capable of. (The answer is that it burns us little Brits to a crisp.)
And, with a hot summer comes a summer wardrobe. Yes, that means the big woolly jumpers have been put in to hibernation for the foreseeable future and out comes anything that allows our body to breath in this hot, hot heat! I’ll be honest, I’ve always loved the Autumn/Winter dressing season much more, our coats give us warm, winter hugs when we are cold, we don’t have to shave our pasty legs because our jeans keep us on lock down, and with winter layers, it gives us that option to keep warm or cool down; the possibilities are endless.
But I’m afraid this summer, our body temperature gages are just simply set at “boiling” regardless of whether we are wearing a swimming cozzie, shorts and a t-shirt or a little dress. So, with the best will in the world I’m desperately trying to spice up my summer wardrobe and I’m actually beginning to feel like I’m on to something now my body is slowly climatizing to the incessant heat and I’ve managed to find 4 style trends that I am loving this summer (that don’t make me melt like “Tobe-Le-Rone on the beach in Malta!)
Thought you were wondering where I’d been for so long.
Crikey, it’s been nearly two months since I last graced this little old blog with any written word. There’s been so much happening in my life, some exciting, some not so much that I’ve just not had a) the time or b) the inclination to put finger to keyboard.
And I just had to accept that, that was okay. So here’s a little mini thank you for sticking around and waiting for me to come out from the woodwork.
I’ve got a little catch up coming about all the things I’ve been up to recently and the things I’m looking forward to…
Oh hey there, it seems I took nearly a two-week break from the blog (and I so didn’t mean to do that!) You see things were (and still are!) very hectic, especially with the run up to my guest speaking slot at #BlogAtTheBeach last week. I was busy prepping and zoning my energy in to not getting nervous that it just kinda fell by the wayside. I was doing well with the nerves getting the better of me until a few days before, so when the opportunity came up to spend the night before the event at Leeds’ newest hot spot I couldn’t resist. After all, I was ready for a bit of R’n’R beforehand with a luxury stay at the Dakota Deluxe, Leeds. Having already become accustomed with this hotel after hearing all about it from a friend (who raved and raved about it!) I knew it was exactly the type of hotel I was looking for, even if it was in my city!
Sit tight, because I’m pretty sure you’re going to add this to your bucket list for when you’re next in town…
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