Sunnies Side Up

This week has been glorious in London, so my thoughts went to

where the hell I had put all my sunglasses.

Most are left at my home in Spain as I

had forgotten that the UK does have sun.

I am an Aviators girl usually (I just never got the big

bug-eye look going ;.)

But then came across these and just

wished I was brave enough to don a pair

All the above by Swedish designer  Anna Karin Karlsson

A-Morir, Prada and DSquared

I SO love the floral glasses by A-Morir

above. I just wish I was brave enough to

wear them :-(

What are your thoughts? Too Nicki Minaj?

Are you a traditionalist when it comes to 

your sunnies or do you go with the 

latest look?

Would love to hear from you.

xxx

p.s excuse my rather lame attempts at collages; still

haven't had the time to perfect them yet.

No-one Came To My Party

Every now and then, much to my anger and
irritation I lose my mo-jo, 
and this week was a case in point.

There just seemed to be sadness everywhere I turned.

I felt life was unfair (really dangerous territory for the mind)

Atrocious events made me more aware

of the struggle and fears we are all living with.

I was looking at my Dad, once a tall,elegant and dignified man

now just a shell of his former self.

I had lost my "sparkle" and I didn't care.

I wasn't even trying to find it.

I was having me a big ol pity-party.

No-one else RSVP'd, but that didn't

stop me. I  didn't care I was the 

only guest dancing at this party

for as long as my heels would hold me.

Alcohol wasn't needed at this party-oh no!

I wanted to be fully alert and conscious about

my self-pity; I really wanted to enjoy and 

wallow in it, like a big, old

hippo wallowing in mud.

But then my lovely friend Sandee from

A Brit Greek, pinned this on one of my

Pinterest boards.

It was as if she had popped by my

pity party just to tell me this ;-)

But why did she have to remind me of this when

all I wanted to do was find me a quiet spot and

read my book ;-) I hadn't finished wallowing. 
Didn't she know that? How dare she?

But she did, and serendipity led me straight to
her pin by pure accident.

And then I thought about recent horrific events in

Boston and Waco and thought, how dare I wallow

in self-pity.

Then I remembered a "mantra" that my Mum
always used to say which is:

"Appreciation for today and eagerness for

what's coming tomorrow".

For some reason, it always gets 

me out of my slump.

How do you get yourself out of a slump

or find your mo-jo again?

Is "mo-jo" just over-rated?

Do you hold pity-parties every now and

then?

Would love to hear your thoughts Lovelies and

special thoughts and prayers for all in the US 

this week

xxx

Spring Trends 2013: My Picks

OK Lovelies, the weather started to warm up here

in the UK, and my thoughts darted quickly to Spring

(before I missed the event that could have lasted all

of a day ;-)

So these are my picks of the Spring trends for 2013.

PASTELS

First up is my fav designer Carolina Herrera. My home in

Spain is literally 2 minutes from one of her stores and it proved 

to be a "dangerous" place for me to live. Anyway, I digress. 

CH went for pastels. I read pastels will be  going into

Autumn/Winter 2013 also. So maybe it's worth the splurge.

If you are going for pastels I've recommended keep your

jewellery pastel or simple (pastel on pastel seems to be

a big trend also this year)

From left to right:
Olivia earrings
Celeste earrings
Alessandra pendant
Mariella earrings

BOLDS:

Diane Von Furstenberg did gorgeous "wearable" bolds

Here are some of my favs.

Again if you are going bold, I would either 

accentuate the color you are wearing as with

the stacking bangles that incorporate the same

colors or just go simple.

Stacking bangle set
Elsa pendant
Luisa ring
Viviana earrings

BLACK &WHITE:

As these are 2 colors I live in, I had to include them.

Both Carolina Herrara (middle image) and Chanel

focused on these colors.

The great thing with these colors is you can

really amp up and go bold, and add just enough

color to add "pop" to your outfit.

Stella earrings
Natalia rings
Lydia ring
Lace pendant

STRIPES:

Stripes were also featured for this Spring both Marc Jacobs (images on 

the left and right) and Chanel (middle image) went for stripes.

I do love stripes in the Spring and Summer

but am maybe overly conscious about wearing

them. I think they have to be just right without making

me look like I am a pedestrian crossing ;-)

If you are going for stripes keep your bling plain,

bold (if you wish) but simple. You don't want too 

much going on with the stripes.

Stacking bangles
Lina earrings
Elisa ring
Mia ring

So there you go Lovelies, my picks. 
I am by no means an expert, just selected
what I like ;-)

Which theme are you aiming for this Spring?

Whose designs really took your breath away?

(either from above or other).

Would love to hear you thoughts about 

what you are coveting for Spring/Summer.
xxx

p.s a special thank to you Ivana who helped me with my collages ;-)

What If..........................

My Dad is currently in hospital :-(

Next to him in hospital is a young man 

who has the most gorgeous, 

permanent smile on his face.

I have started chatting to him, took him

some Easter eggs and just give him a 

hug and some time to listen to him 

(whilst Hubs and

Dad take bets on how long it will take 

before I start blubbing).

You see " smiling man" has a terminal illness; 

he only has months to live. We don't talk

about his illness, but I leave his side thinking

of nothing else.

So I started thinking about what I would

do differently if I knew time was limited

I don't want this to be a heavy-hearted post,

so I'm only listing the light-hearted

things I would do differently if I knew

time was not on my side (as a way of

making me appreciate the smaller

things in life and stop sweating the

small stuff, which I am really good at ;-)

So here goes.................

I would have taken the time to take

long, fragrant baths instead of jumping into

the shower every morning because it is quicker

and better for the environment

I would have bought the ridiculously opulent

chandelier without worrying what my friends

would think of me

I would have worn white more without caring 

about the grass stains I would have got

whilst rolling around in the grass during

wonderful picnics with friends and family

I would have driven with the car roof down

even if I had just had my hair beautifully blow-dried;

I wouldn't have cared.

I would have laughed less whilst watching

TV, and more whilst watching life.

This gorgeous little girl is from Afghanistan. The scars on her
face were caused by a bomb in Kabul. How much can we learn
from her gorgeous little smile?

I would have had the wild parties in my house

instead of worrying about my light-colored

decor being ruined

I would  have really stopped to smell the roses

I would take pleasure in eating all the things

we've been told are bad for us ;-)

My daily fruit servings would come packaged like this

And I would try and live by these words more.

What about you? What would you do differently if you

knew time was limited? Would you have the same job?

Would you live in the same place? Would you

do something completely different/spontaneous?

As always I would love to hear

xx

p.s all images via Pinterest