We like caged heels

Hey folks - happy weekend!

For the first time in what feels like FOREVER I have no plans for the entire weekend...  Say what?! I'm actually so excited about this... It's a little sad.... Sorry how old am I?

Anyway I wanted to share a few snaps from a day out in Edinburgh last weekend. My cousin Naomi was down for the weekend and it was my other cousin Nadia's b-day so what better excuse for a little day out in Edinburgh. Me, the two cousins and all the BFs jumped on a train to Edinburgh, mini proseccos in the bag, ready for a day of lunch and cocktails. After a recommendation from my friend Tessa we decided to head to The Huxley bar and Sygn bar. After scooping down a lovely glass of prosecco with a touch of Edinburgh raspberry gin (my fave and if you're a Gin drinker you gotsta try it!) at The Huxley we headed to Sygn bar - thankfully only a 5 min walk away. After we made our way through the cocktail menu and devoured some delicious food we headed back West. I have to give a thumbs up to bar staff at Sygn - once our waitress realised it was my little cousins birthday she brought over a flaming tiki drink and card signed by ALL of the bar staff - soo lovely!! 

Caged heels are definitely the shoe to be wearing at the moment if us girls are anything to go by. My cousins and I were close to spending the day together in the exactly same pair of Public Desire heels (similar) until Naomi switched hers for a different style (ironically still Public Desire and still caged). 

I decided to make the most of the good weather and got my pins out. I wore a pair of faux leather baggy shorts from H&M (similar), a white blouse from Zara and a grey waistcoat from New Look. 

I always love a visit to the capital. If you have any recommendations of bars, restaurants or attractions I would love to hear them! 

Here's to a weekend of comfy PJs, watching movies and making music videos of myself on Musical.ly - if you download one app this weekend make it this one. It's the best fun you'll have! Who doesn't want to star in their own music video?! 

XoXo

Ready for Autumn

Say hello to the first official day of Autumn!!

Despite the drizzly, grey weather we woke up to this morning,  Glasgow is back to basking in some of the BEST Autumn weather, ever. Yesterday, as I was driving home from work (listening to a little Smooth FM because why not?) I started to think about Autumn and why I am LOVING it this year - deep thoughts for a car ride on my lonesome, I know.

The non-summer we got this year probably has a big part to play but I'm ready to embrace the new season with open arms and here’s a few of my reasons why…

• Waking up to sunshine! It sometimes feels like we live under a permanent rain cloud in Glasgow so it’s been simply lovely to have numerous days (in a row!!) where the sun is shining.
• Chilly mornings and warm afternoons – I lurve the way it looks winter-y in the morning before turning out to be a gawjus day.
• Autumn colours – so far I’ve received not one but two (!) Autumn bouquets and I just love the orange/red tones. Falling leaves is also a personal highlight – especially when you get to walk over crunchy ones on a cold day. Is anyone else overly satisfied with the noise of crunchy leaves?
• A/W fashion – again this is another nod to the weather but I love how it’s actually possible to wear Autumn fashion. Us Scots are normally forced to transition straight into winter gear whether we like it or not, but not this year. Autumn for me means getting to embrace light layering, to wear scarves and sunglasses or go bare legged with a cosy knit jumper.

Last week, I got an insight into what Debenhams have coming up for A/W. Sneaking off from the office for a rather fun lunch break, my colleagues and I jumped in a taxi and headed to The Blythswood Hotel for the A/W press show. Chunky boots, aviator jackets and glittery accessories were just some of the highlights for me. We also got to see new Nine by Savannah Miller collection which everyone was pretty excited for. I have a thing for khaki at the moment so I’m digging the green ‘Cara’ bag. There is also a gorgeous trilby hat and grey wrap cardigan that are perfect for the new season. 

After checking out all the fashion we headed to the beauty room to enjoy a little mid-afternoon pamper. While the girls enjoyed getting their nails done I headed over to see the girls from Murad and somehow got myself in to getting a skin analysis from a rather odd looking contraption – the name has completely gone from my head. After getting a few snaps of my cheek the results were in and I’m not going to lie I was pretty horrified by what appeared on the screen – envision black marks, red scanning and yellow blotches all over your face. Fortunately it wasn’t as bad as it looked and overall my skin was pretty good in terms of pigmentation, redness and spots (shocked to say the least!). I did find out however that the skin under my eyes are seriously lacking moisture and after seeing how my eyes will look in five years if I don’t start using an eye cream I’ve pushed an eye cream to the top of my priority list.

If you use an eye cream that you love let me know – would love some tried and tested recommendations!

XoXo 

Santorini snaps

When I think about heaven on earth, there is only one place that pops into my mind and that's Santorini. Well, Santorini and a room made entirely of chocolate - but that's pretty obvious. Seriously though, Sanotrini is like no other place I've ever visited. Those dreamy sunsets I googled so much before jetting off were even more beautiful in real life. Every view is just, uh, there are no words...

In our short six days there we indulged in yummy food, watched an incredible sunset every, single night (and a surprise sunrise after a rather late night out), went on a boat trip, hired quads and of course, attended my friends beautiful wedding. Santorini is so romantic and definitely a wedding hotspot!

I think I took around 700 pictures on my iPhone, no joke. But to be fair a lot of these were triple, duplicates, taken from a slightly different angle, with/without people or with a pout, smile or stickey out tongue. The reality of my iPhone photo gallery....

So I don't overload you with pictures I've cut it down to give a little peek at what we got up to during our week in Santorini.  Pictures from the good camera are coming soon and there may even be a GoPro video montage.

Arriving in Santorini 

The view from our apartments. We stayed at the Agnadema Apartments. which I would highly recommended! It was in the centre of Firostefani which I rate as the best spot to stay in on the island. 

On the days we missed breakfast (woopsie) we would head to Galini Cafe. Two minutes from our hotel, superb views and great food. 

A lovely dinner spot! Once again, the views were unreal. 

The beautiful Mr & Mrs Witcombe

Wedding day outfit - I loved this red dress from ASOS. 

Beach stop while out on the quads. 

The last meal. 

Going through all the pictures make me miss it so much. How has it been two weeks?!

Time to book another holiday...

XoXo

Weekend Snaps

Happy Hump Day! Okay, why did I just write that....

I think out of all the days-of-the-week sayings, Happy Hump Day has to be one of the worse. Not only does it sound dirty (eew...) it also just doesn't shout what I want it to. I don't know about you but I want my mid-week saying to shout,  'Good job! You're almost there.... Two more days and counting... The weekend is in sight...' kind of thing.  

I think we have the Friday hashtag on point with #Fri-YAY. A word you simply cannot say without a smile on your face is what Friday's are all about. I'm going to make it my mission to come up with a new mid-week saying that doesn't make me squirm. 

#MidWeekMadness

#WeMadeItWednesday

#HalfWayHappHour

Okay, maybe not. Thinking cap on...

I was planning on sharing the third and final picture post from my Barcelona holiday but thought I would break it up a little with a few snaps from my weekend. I'm not sure if it's because I'm an extremely nosey person but I love reading what people get up to in day to day life through pictures.

1. Waking up in the 'new' house at the weekend is one of my favourite things at the moment. The look on my face would suggest otherwise but I swear I was happy.

2. With the Santorini countdown now into weeks instead of months I've been trying my best to work out. My friend Aimee and I have been doing the Kayla Itsines workout at lunch a couple times a week and I feel like I'm finally seeing a little difference. If you're looking for a new fitness workout to start I would highly recommend this. I'm not sure how she did it but Kayla has managed to pinpoint a workout that really works you in the places you want. But don't be fooled by those 7 minute circuits. I've been close to spewing on many occasions....

3. I've also decided to give Bootea a try for the Santorini bod. I'm not sure if it's making a difference to my weight but I would definitely say I feel a lot less bloated. It has broke my skin out a little but I'm hoping this is just a stage of the detox and will swiftly disappear...

4. I've not had my nails done in a few weeks now as I'm trying to give my nails a mini breather before getting them done for my holiday. I've always enjoyed painting my nails and tend to miss it when I have my falsies on. The chips I do not miss...

5/6. On Saturday evening the sun finally made an appearance so instead of going to the pictures as originally planned (and staying off the drink), The Boy and I decided to enjoy dinner and Prosecco outside on our new garden furniture!

7. This is one of my favourite views in Glasgow - crossing the Kingston Bridge. I LOVE to drive over the bridge on a sunny night at sunset as it's such an iconic view. 

8. On route to the cinemas. We went to see The Longest Ride as it's written by one of our favourite writers, Nicholas Sparks. I did really enjoy it but I wouldn't say it was his best film. Next movie on the cards - Minions :D

9. Sunny days in my car = a lot of sky gazing through my sunroof

Happy mid-week everyone!

XoXo

The Big Move

Hello beautiful weekend. Boy, am I glad to see you....

This week has been, or at least felt like, one of the busiest weeks of my life and I couldn't be happier that the weekend has arrived. The Boy and I have been getting organised to move into my old place together (mini woop for moving out *woop woop*) and I'm not gonna lie, it's been a teeny tad stressful. Honestly, who knew how exhausting a little DIY could be!

The house is finally coming together and we should hopefully be moving in next week - eeek!

As you can imagine, I've been completely obsessed with all things home interior since we decided to move so wanted to share a little home inspo. I love rooms with neutral colours so have stuck to a white and grey palette in the house and plan on adding in some gold accents in the bedroom and silver in the living room. I've been taking snaps on my phone of the progress and plan on sharing a kind of before and after post but until then here's some pretty Pinterest shots of what has been inspiring me....

I can't wait until we're all moved in. Until then, I'm off to interior heaven in the form of Ikea. Bedroom drawers are on the 'must-buy' list....

Happy Weekend!

XoXo