Missing in Action

Things have been pretty quite from me for the last couple of weeks.  I've been swallowed by a depression of weight gain :( Sadly to say that although I lost a further 3lbs at Weight Watchers, I then put half a pound back on.  It still brings my total to 10lbs, which is great.  Especially as I tried on a pair of trousers in French Connection today that were too big in my usual size...YEY!!

So then for a quick recap of my activities for the last 2 weeks, Bonus has landed, iPad 2 waiting game is on (roll on the 25th March), not spending money as am going to London again in 2 weeks (apart from a really gorgeous top from French Connection).  I even ignored the free shipping email from net-a-porter, even though several items had sneaked their way into my shopping basket...Bad Sophie.  Had a Work team building day at the zoo...my team won the treasure hunt at the end (Yey) but sacrificed time to look at the animals as we were in the zone of quiz winning (boo).  I did get a nice monkey pencil though

Obsessions

I have decided to also become a domestic goddess, been reading my River Cottage books (I can become quite obsessed) and also my Sophie Dahl cookery book...The only problem with these is that they go totally against the Pro Points Plan of weight watchers.  So anything from these books can only be a once a week treat, unless I change the ingredients to lighter options (um where's the fun in that?!) Although Veg and Fruit is nil points.  Today's dinner is Chicken in Cider Casserole curtosey of the River Cottage Every Day book,  I have also previously made the Eton Mess - my favourite dessert after Cheesecake.  Next time I make it, I am going to use Greek yogurt instead of double cream and freeze it, should be amazing.

As part of my "Become a Domestic Goddess" life,  I have decided to start growing things...This may prove to be a total failure as I pretty much kill everything plant related. The Aloe Vera on my windowsill in work is thriving but I think thats more because I forget about it and let it do its own thing rather than fuss with it a lot.  Today I bought a grow your own pumpking kit from Sainsburys; in my head I will have County Fair size pumpkins, reality will be when they done even get shoots.

House Hunting

House Hunting has been well and truly underway this week.  Had 2 viewings yesterday, one was lovely but far too big for little ole me, the other was awful, hadn't been decorated since the 50s and smelt weird and the bathroom was the cupboard under the stairs, I would have had to crouch to have a shower! Just plain awful.  So its back to trawling through Right Move untill a good one comes along.



Emmanuelle Alt....Perfection

Andrej Pejic

Model of the Moment Andre Pejic seems to be everywhere at once this season, what is it about this man that makes him so special?....Well for starters he looks like this...

Modelling at Gaultier both Mensware on the left and Womens on the right, in "That Dress" that Rihanna than made look trashy at the Grammys.  Pejic has recently said that he would get a sex change if he was offered a Victorias Secret contract....Is it wrong that I am a bit jealous that he looks better than I would ever look in that dress?!

Sunday Sunday

Minx Nails are a Yes

Had my nails done on Friday night by a Minx Manicurist, they are so silver and shiny it scares me a bit, they are like alien hands.  I love them.  However, I don't think that she applied the left hand nails very well as the have little wrinkles in them at the top, no one else can see them but I know they're there!  They are meant to last about 3 weeks, depending on how fast your nails grow and how much you knock your hands about so fingers crossed they last well...

Caped Crusader 

I am loving all things "Cape" at the moment, its like releasing my inner Super Hero...My friend Dave has come up with some names for me too.

The Topshop cape that I bought a couple of weeks ago got its first outing last weekend, paired with skinny jeans and converse.  Next wear I will try it with dress and heels.

Fun With Feathers

I have been thinking more and more about experimenting with Feathers in my wardrobe.  I really want a feather skirt, I have seen them around in nude colours (ASOS) but I want a black one....preferably under £100 in case I only wear it once.  I also like the idea of a little feathered "capelet" too - I will no doubt end up looking like a giant sparrow!

I decided the easiest ways to go about looking for feather clothes and accessorise was to simply go onto my favourite shopping websites and just search them....however I am now overwhelmed with choice.

Having also spied the Prada fur stoles, I want one of those too!   Saw them in a recent magazine, that they are only £230 so my next question...just which colour combination should I chose?? Also a shopping trip to London with my mum might prove prosperous.

YouTube of the Week

The new Cravendale Advert...Cats with Thumbs

(Follow Bertrum Thumbcat on Twitter)

Tumblr of the Week

Super Model Coco Rocha

http://oh-so-coco.tumblr.com/



iPad iWants

Today was the day when all was revealed about the new iPad 2....

• Prices will be relatively the same as they are for iPad 1 in the UK
• UK Release date is the 25th of May, but you can pre-order
• Comes in black and white
• 1.3lbs
• 33% slimmer
• Dual Core
• Front and rear facing cameras

This lovely information comes from Techradar and the site has lots more info on the new iPad.

I am currently waiting for the apple shop to come back online so that I can pre-order mine now...do it people, you know you want to :)

Oh La La

Hurrah of the Week

This week, my friends and I have decided that we shall be going to Paris for a long weekend for one of their birthdays.  I am SO excited as I have never been to Paris before, I only went to France for the first time last year!  I can feel my stomach already yearning for French wines, cheeses, cakes and breads (sorry weight watchers but you will be put on hold for that weekend!)

I have warned Lindsey Bryn and Mike that I would like to do the touristy things of seeing the Eiffel Tower, the Arc De Triomph, Notre Dame, the shops, etc....I have rose tinted visions of us all sat in a Cafe, smoking Gauloise cigarettes and drinking heady red wine - bliss.

Also today I tried on a gold brocade skirt that I bought before Christmas that I was too fat to wear, and today it fit perfectly.  I think I may have told everyone that I work with today too.

Shopping Dreams of the Week

The iPad 2...to be announced tomorrow - I can't wait now as I have decided after thinking about it since iPad 1 that I will get one.  After asking around people have said to definitely wait for the 2nd one to be launched as it will have a faster processor and other goodies that aren't on the original one. (I'm not very good with technology other than what I "need" to know for work)

Watching

In homage to my Paris trip I have been watching a lot of French films (well...3) so far I have watched Amelie, my favourite film ever I think, I loved you so Long, with Kristen Scott Thomas - brilliant, and Coco Before Chanel, very very good.  Has it improved my French? Non. Especially as Bryn pointed out that I was writing Oui with a Q...god knows why I thought it was spelt with a Q.

Listening to

Adele - 21

Such a beautiful album, I am a bit in love with the some Someone Like You, although it makes me feel sad.

Reading

Almost French (in keeping with my Francophile theme) by Sarah Turnbull

Only started in today, but its a good read so far.  Its a true story of Sarah moving to France to live with a French man who she met and fell in love with while travelling, her rose tinted glasses are soon replaced with harsh reality.

Tumblr...

http://fashionmeanderings.tumblr.com/

I think I may have a new addiction with Tumblr, I started following some people on there and then decided to give it a go myself...I find it frustrating though that I can't get a Tumblr app on my blackberry, I have one on my iPod touch, but alas that doesn't have a camera!

I liked mainly that I was able to follow Net-a-Porter through the fashion weeks that have been happening in the last month, New York, London and Milan (still got Paris to go)

Mainly my tumblr/twitter/blog stalking has been around Anna Dello Russo...I love her!!  I am also very jealous that she seems to have the entire Prada SS11 collection, I noticed that she has the stoles in several colours.