Love that #2

Now I'm at risk of jinxing myself here, but shhhh, *whispers* I've never had a puncture. Well that's not strictly true because I got one once when I went out for a leisure ride with the boys and we didn't spot it until we got home so it was a pretty slow one. But it's one of things when you ride everywhere - you know it's gotta happen at some point, and it will most likely be when you've really gotta be somewhere, or it's peeing it down, or you're feeling grotty. Sooo the best you can do is be prepared right and how sweet is this set? Up until now all my cycling gear (including my bike) is practical and not so pretty but I've been wanting to make the transition to a prettier set up and I think this little set from the guys at Full Windsor hits the spot.

Full Windsor

This print sure does make me smile.

Rachel Ignotofsky

After writing a 4 hour paper about bees for my degree I'm kinda fond of the little things. My collection is growing and this t-shirt needs to be on me! The fact it's printed using eco friendly paints on organic cotton makes it even more lovely.

Naturwrk

When I'm looking for a new bag it's usually the colour that catches my eye first and then the shape. I love the splash of colour on these bags by Wooly Bison.

Wooly Bison

I'm in love. Cutest bracelet I've seen in a long time. How tiny is that dino?!

Dear Dotty

Dance little bears, dance. Pj bottoms on a cold night snuggled up on the sofa with a hot chocolate. Perfect. It's become a bit of a tradition in our house to buy each other new PJ bottoms for Christmas and these cute bear ones from White Stuff are top of my wishlist.

White Stuff

Hope you have a great weekend x

My manifesto

Taking a positive outlook on life isn't always easy but something we should always strive for and I guess it's something we all need to be reminded about sometimes. After watching Gala Darling talk about self love here it got me thinking about what my manifesto would be right now and this is what I came up with: 

Be kind to people, you don't know what they are going through. 

Always smile, it costs nothing and may brighten someone's day. 

Money is not everything; it may help but will not buy you happiness.

Don't sweat the small stuff. 

Grab every opportunity offered to you, you never know where it may lead.

The best things are often those which aren't planned. 

Step out of your comfort zone and do something scary every day.

Nothing lasts forever. Make the most of the time you have. 

Stop comparing yourself to others. Strive to be unique and a perfect you. 

Love yourself. 

What would your manifesto be?

x

 

Photo-a-day

This morning I made myself take my camera out on the school run. I've got loads of ideas I want to share with you guys but the thing that keeps stopping me is getting good photos. You wouldn't think this would be a problem for someone who once did a photography course (well a year of one) and photographed a wedding a few years back! In fact that's how I came to have my camera, a Nikon D40X. I got in a major tiz a couple of days before I was shooting the wedding about my crappy camera not being up to the job and my fab husband (then boyfriend) turned up at my work the next day with a new camera for me. Cute.



And I've figured out why I have such a fear of the damn thing now. If I don't take any photos then they can't be bad right? I've pretty much forgotten most of what I learnt and what I did learn was mainly about developing film. I think one of my biggest obstacles is learning how to edit them properly. I mean I don't even know where to start.



Soo this challenge is perfect for me. I'm going to make myself take photos - every single day, for a whole year to be exact! Surely this way with a butt load of practice things will only get better and by the end of this challenge my pictures will be all pretty and whatnot. Sorted.



So I'm putting myself out there, this is what I got. All bare and naked and unedited.

I'm already looking forward to sharing with you what I capture over the next week.
Do you have any tips for me? I'd be super grateful x