March wishlist

There are so many pretty things in the shops right now that I'm running out of dribble to drool over them. So I thought I'd do the next best thing and post about what I'm lusting after so that my bank account doesn't have to suffer the effects...

1. Baking Scales from Urban Outfitters, also available in pink and mint. 
These basically sum up what my future kitchen will look like - vintage, cute and oh-so-chic. I'd probably have to justify the spend by actually cooking/baking though...

2. Eiffel Tower drawer pull from Oliver Bonus. 

If you know me well, you know I love Paris to a point where it's probably borderline obsessive. So imagine my joy when I found this beauty. Verrrry convenient since I'll be doing a lot of furniture updated over Easter. Stay tuned for more details...

3. Bronte by Moon Stripe throw from John Lewis, in beige or grey. 

I went slightly crazy on the John Lewis website when I saw that one of their trends for SS15 is Maison. As you can imagine, any home décor that is vaguely French-themed is a winner with me. This gorgeous throw would be perfect with the new neutral colour scheme I'm going for when I redecorate my room.

4. White Shop Puritan Stitch Towel from John Lewis, in oyster/putty. 

So I'm an old lady now and one of my greatest pleasures is looking at homewares for the house I plan to own someday.  These are so perfect; if someone were to embody my tastes in towel-form, this would be it. Très chic.

5. Modalu Pippa Grab Bag, in blush. 

I purchase a black Pippa bag last summer and never looked back. This price made me seriously hesitate but out of all the handbags out there, this is the only one that's made me go, 'oh my god, that bag is so me and I kind of want it... Really, really badly'. I'm not overly a bag person but it's one of the best investment pieces I own. So it kind of goes without saying that I'd loove one in this blush colour for the summer season. It's going to have to happen at some point. Maybe I'll reward myself with my first paycheck.

6. Cooperative ribbed knit tank top from Urban Outfitters, also available in dark yellow.

This is so super sweet for Spring, and I love the denim skirt it's paired with here. In colder weather I'd wear it with light blue jeans and ankle boots. 

7. Murano skirt from Reiss, in blue. 

Being a working woman in a few months time (eeeeek!!) I'm starting to think about my work wardrobe. I absolutely adore the colour of this skirt, but it would have to be an investment piece. There's also a matching jacket. Swoon.

8. Cece Stone stacking rings from Z for Accessorize. 

I love this range at Accessorize, but I still haven't purchase anything because I'm scared the 'gold plated' will still make my fingers go green. If anyone has purchased anything, let me know below whether it does! I love dainty jewellery like this to incorporate into my daily jewellery accessories. 

9. Nail polish from Topshop, in Mannequin. 

Wanting a sort of nudey colour for summer, and something a bit more understated. Topshop polish is always a winner.

10. Shorts pyjama set from Next. 

Such a pretty nightwear set, and they have loads of other lovely sets at the moment, including these shorts. Very reasonably priced too.

Birthday celebrations!

I've had a crazy past couple of weeks, but it's definitely not something to complain about! It's been a whirlwind of birthday fun and holidays/work with a lot of riding thrown in too!

My celebrations started on Sunday, the day before my birthday and my family took me to a very nice restaurant for lunch where I had a quinoa, roasted aubergine salad followed by a chocolate tart for dessert. The food was delicious and, although it was obvious to us that we were out celebrating, the staff obviously twigged too so when I got my dessert, I got a super cute surprise birthday message!

With my brother having our meal out

I spent my actual birthday out on a birthday ride and then had a lovely afternoon tea in the gorgeous sunshine. I drank lots of wine/champagne, ate (too much) good food, galloped across fields and opened some fantastic presents. One of which was this beautiful thing on which I am currently typing- a Macbook Air. It happened. I took the plunge (after so much deliberation that mum ended up just dragging me into the Apple Store) and I have to say I do not have a single regret. I've officially become an Apple whore, but it's awesome. I also got some lovely pieces of jewellery, and the most exciting thing- VENICE! I'm counting down the days until my biggest 21st birthday present in the form of a 4 day break with mum to this beautiful city.

Birthday lunch, 'scuse the ambulance- nobody was harmed!

I also celebrated with my gorgeous girls (minus one- we missed you!) over the weekend and we had the most wonderful weekend country retreat. We started off with afternoon tea and a BBQ on the Friday, and headed into Cambridge on the Saturday to go punting. We booked a private tour with Let's Go Punting (who were fantastic- full of banter and interesting facts and made for a great trip, find their website here). We took along a bottle of champagne and made some chocolate-covered strawberries in the morning to have a classy little picnic on board. This was followed by some shopping, and lunch at Harriet's tea rooms, which as always, lived up to expectations. Then we returned to mine to have a cocktail night with more champagne. It all made for a fabulous weekend. I had such a wonderful time.

Punting with champagne!

Giving it a shake!

As for the birthday cake, I decided to have cupcakes made in a cute vintage style which were so so yummy and absolutely perfect! There rates were very reasonable considering the quality of the cakes and they were perfectly decorated so if you're thinking of having some cakes made, seek her out! They were made by a lady in the Cambridgeshire area, and you can find her website here: http://www.thesweetkitchen.co.uk/

My lovely cupcakes, plus an extra 12 mini cupcakes too!

A day after my friends left, I was getting ready to jet off again to the South of France for my job as an Au Pair for two weeks! So I really haven't had that much room to breath but it's been a fab few weeks and now I have to whole of summer to make more memories before Venice, and then going back to university at the end of September!