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 Frankie baby

A bottle too pretty to throw away!

Olympic fever at Vovo Telo

Nicolway's Food Lovers Market is phenom

Healthy ways

Glitter and zebra print slippers from Mr Price

The Cradle landscape

Ladybug!

Brights

home inspo.

I have been a terrible blogger lately. My work-life has seemed to just control everything recently, I often find it hard to breathe I'm so busy! But on this beautiful Spring afternoon I have found myself some time to attend to this poor, neglected blog.

Spring time always gets me in the mood to make some changes around the house. A change, as they say, is as good as a holiday. And with all this work and wedding planning going on these days, a holiday is very far from any agenda! 

Pinterest is an amazing source of inspo, especially if you are A) getting married (pick me! pick me!) or B) planning a home makeover. I qualify for both of these, and so I thought before I bore you with some wedding inspo, let's bore you with some home inspo first!

xxx

July: In Summary

1. Afternoon car rides 2. Lovisa jewels 3. Pasta and wine 4. Bling mouse 5. Hello Panda biscuits - I haven't had those in ages! 6. Bridal magazines slowly stocking up in my spare room 7. Skull soaps @ Nap 8. Tasha's Nicolway landscape 9. Woolies Caramel Yoghurt

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in the bag

We all love taking sneak peeks into other people's homes and bags, let's be honest! I'm no exception, flip I love a good squizz at the insides of a person's handbag - how strange us humans are. 

So I thought it rather of selfish of me to do all the snooping and give nothing in return, so here is a peek into my handbag. Not very exciting. Sunglasses - yes, two pairs, a girl can never make her mind up! A travel size lint roller - when you're a kitty owner this tool is a must for peeling away hair! Hand cream, hand cleanser, chewing gum, lippies and bronzers. iPod and phone. Oh yes, and some gloves - it's so bloody cold in the mornings and evenings I simply have to keep these stored in my bag for emergencies!

What's in your handbag?

xxx

criss-cross

I'm not a huge fan of false nails, nor am I a huge fan of long nails either. So when I saw these stick-on nails from Sass Diva, I thought that they were simply too convenient to not try out at least once! Complete with a sticky bed at the bottom of the nail, all you do is place on and squeeeeze down. Simple!

The length is just taking a bit of getting used to - I'm usually a "cut-right-down-to-the-cuticle" type girl, but I must be honest, I have found myself softly flicking these babies up and down my cheeks since they've been on! I quite remind myself of my late Granny, she had the most amazingly strong, long nails (obvs not painted black with big crucifixes on you know).

So, if any of you are stuck in a nail rut, and are equally as lazy as me, just grab some of these.
Heck, if you don't fancy them once they're there, all you need to do is rip them off!
Easy peasy!

xxx

My Pinterest Picks

Like everyone else, I am obsessed with Pinterest. It's the ultimate procrastination tool! And now that I'm planning a wedding, it's very easily justifiable for me to sit on there for ages browsing all the gorgeous wedding ideas out there.

But for now, let's stick with some of my recent fashion picks that have caught my attention on the webs.

Enjoy!

Oh, and if you would like to follow me, you can go over here and do so :)

xxx

Mid-Month Haul: June

It's certainly been a while since I posted. These cold Winter days and nights are preventing me from sitting up in the study - instead, most nights you'll find me curled up in bed with the electric blanket on and Frankie stuck to my side to keep warm too!

Nevertheless, here I am! June is my favourite time of year. One, I love Winter. And two, it's my birthday month! Yup, it was my birthday this Monday just gone. And with birthdays, come gifts... yay!

This June haul comprises of some presents, as well as some treats from myself to erm, myself.

I hope everyone down here in the Southern Hemisphere is keeping nice and warm. Now's definitely the season for faux fur's, lots of tea and cosy nights in!

*Country Road Faux Fur Gilet* *Elie Saab Parfum* *Cotton On ankle boots (yes, two pairs!)* *Diva disco black nail polish* *Cotton On cotton & pleather jumper*

xxx

Muffin Tray Chicken Pies

Sundays are usually the day of the week where I try and be a little more creative and adventurous in the kitchen. So, today I remembered a recent article in the Woolies Taste magazine and decided to try out the Muffin Tray Chicken Pies.

So easy to make it's scary! I left out the peas and carrots - only because I forgot to buy them from the shop, not for any veg-phobic reasons guys and girls...

The recipe also calls for a rotisserie chicken, but I just used normal free-range breasts which I grillled and shredded from there.

On an overall, this recipe is super easy and convenient as most of the ingredients are lying around in your kitchen on a day to day basis. 

The pies are scrumptious, but what I especially like is having my own little mini pie to scoff down and not feel guilty about indulging in! Yum.

If you want to give these mini's a go, you can click here for the recipe.

Happy pie-ing!

xxx

Plett: Details

Still wishing to be back in Plett with good food and good wine and wonderful holiday vibes.

Some detailed memories lie above.

Hope you have all had great weekends.

xxx