Treasure chest

I am a bit of a storage geek, always looking for new ways to hide old rubbish and generally keep my home as clear from clutter as possible. I have been lusting after this item for ages but couldn't justify spending out on it while we were doing up the house, but now things are almost there I couldn't hold out any longer: Meet the ottoman!

This one is from Next link and comes in this silver shade and mink.

I love this luxe old school glamour style and hope it will last me years! I've seen this kind of thing in

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• Fashion •

I haven't posted over the summer; holidays, work and life has taken over but that does mean lots of ideas for posts! I have the Next blogger event coming up (anyone else?), so need to get back into the swing of things so I don't feel like a fraud at the event :)

Check it out by styleandsubstanceuk featuring a black jacket

So straight to the point, autumn is finally here, my favourite season, back into tights, jackets, layers, 

so many more fashion options to choose from. I'm not sorry to say goodbye to the summer, so

By George

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As I mentioned last post I did some online shopping, now call me old fashioned but its never quite the same as picking something up, trying it on and then paying for it at a cash register, you just don't get the same thrill! But needs must and as I had been too busy to get to the shops this was the chosen method. I stumbled on the George website through an item recommended in Grazia (love this magazine! I'm a subscriber and look forward to that Tuesday delivery!)




The item was a neon orange skirt for £12, no sooner had I read about it on the train, I had tapped it up