typical!!!

I decided to move because the upstairs flat was a rented one and the sort of people living there were getting worse and worse and as I couldnt control who lived there,I decided to move.Anyway,fast forward to now and there is someone new moved in upstairs,they're quiet so its so far so good,and then this afternoon,the new person knocks on my door and introduces herself and invites me up for a nosy.I've never been up there so didn't hesitate as I've always wondered what it was like and,can you believe it-shes bought the place and is really nice!!!So flippin typical,she has just moved from somewhere that had awful neighbours and was keeping her fingers crossed that her new neighbour (me) was ok and quiet (I am).I didnt even know the flat was for sale as it was owned by someone with lots of buy to lets,I cant believe the irony of it!

I keep hearing this,is it re-released or something?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGp99BHcNP8

well,I've finally caught up with Eastenders and I've lost my 50p on the sweepstake we did at work-(is it counted as gambling?) 'cos we're not meant to do that!?I pulled Ryan's name out of the hat and it was Stacey !

ok,7 facts....

about me,as tagged by Becky of Styleinthecity

1. I love taking photos on my mobile of random things happening in the street whilst at work-the latest being the defacement of the David Cameron poster,which cracked me & my colleague up,I made him drive past twice so I could get a photo but it didn't come out too well.(see also teletubby woman)
2. I just had a dry January and had to make myself drink again as I didn't want to accidentally become teetotal!!I have a glass of Pinot infront of me now.
3. I would love to have a baby boy.
4. I prefer the feeling of having shopping bags of new clothes infront of me than actually having the clothes.
5. I was painfully shy as a child.
6. I am obsessed with having a lipgloss in easy reeach and have loads of the things scattered everywhere and in every bag!
7. I believe in re-incarnation.

I wish we still had these,

sort of anyway!!!I saw this little gem whilst out and about last week and how cute is it?And so small,it was surprisingly comfortable though,better than some of the vehicles we have at work.I can remember police cars with a similar livery from when I was a kid-we nicknamed them jam sandwiches,goodness knows why though??I can vividly recall being about 6 or 7 and having just learnt to give the V sign,I did it to a police car that went past me and my friends and then was terrified incase they came back and told me off!They didn't luckily!


New pic added for TFGPB-this was New St Birmingham!

sorry,

I'll stop mucking about with my Blog layout now-I hated the lettering on the last one and I'm not clever enough to do anything other than the bog standard ones!!

I knew I shouldn't have gone into All Saints..

All Saints 'Worley' jacket £225.

now I really want this lush biker jacket,even though I already have a beaten up biker Jacket from TS.This is soft beaten up leather with vintage details and the leather feels stretchy,which makes it comfortable and flexible.I love it!!

new 'chez Thoughts'.....

I can't believe I haven't posted this but that maisonette I went to see and liked ,I put in an offer and it got accepted (after a bit of negotiation) and its off the market!!!I am trying not to get too excited though incase it falls through as these things are in the habit of doing,its all a bit slow going though as the vendor hasnt found anywhere yet and I am in the process of extending the lease on mine,but I hope this means my 'finding the perfect property' spell has worked 'cos it is in a great location and having just seen the latest land registry price for that location,I have paid less than the last place sold there,so I know I havent overpaid at least.

Its opposite a forest so I am looking forward to being in a nicer location with less comings and goings and I can't help but mentally redecorate it,even though I am trying to not assume its mine yet,expect lots and lots of photos when I finally move!!

I am ill again today with a cold,I knew I was starting to get a cold having been working late turn in the snow+cold for over a week,this is after being ill before and during Christmas,so annoying 'cos I had stuff to do today and I hate being ill so much!!
So instead of getting things done I am snuggled up on the sofa with the cats who have barely moved from there since before Christmas.

p.s I am trying out some new backgrounds whilst I'm lounging around,so that's why it may keep changing.I want a plain,wider one-I like the 'TEKKA' template on Blogger but how do I get rid of the Shabby blog background I have ???

sales

some sale buys,the shoes look better IRL,I dont spend much on heels anymore cos I just dont wear them,but I did want an up to date pair,the scarf is cotton from New Look and the bangles are from Aldo.I also picked up a couple of frill sleeve t-shirts to wear lazy style with jeans and the best bargain of all,a Jaeger cardigan that was originally £250,1/2 price in the sale then I got it BNWT on Ebay for £53!!I can't save a photo of it though for some reason.

And I got finally got a TomTom,so no more scrawling the directions on a bit of paper for me!!The only other things I've bought so far due to working and the snow have been housey stuff online-a Union Jack worktop saver,just because of the pattern and some other bits that I can't even think of atm.

the best snowman prize goes to ...

this snowman I saw out in NW London somewhere!!!He's fab isn't he?

gorgeous inspiration

All of these,except the fireplace, are from John Lewis,I love both of the sofas-I definitely have a thing for Chesterfields and I also love corner sofas but I've never really had anywhere big enough to have one,nor the money to buy it.The roomset is one I kept as inspiration for how I'd like my new place to look,its from a home+design  forum,so I hope the owner is ok about it,I love the fact that the cushions add the colour.
I went to see my friends flat yesterday which I hadn't seen before,and it was very like mine except perhaps more girly and it made me think mine was bit stark in comparison,even though I have a shit load of things.She also had the exact same mirrored chest of drawers which I totally covet-I have always loved mirrored furniture 'cos it reminds me of Hollywood furniture in the 1940's/50's and I love that area in film,so I really want to try and get one when I move.
The fireplace is one I already own having bought it off Ebay even though I had nowhere to put it,its too big really for my flat atm,but I'm desperate to use it when I move 'cos its gorgeous and I've not seen one like it before this.I was telling my friend this and she admitted she had a cast iron bath store in her garden because she loved it and someone was chucking it out,so she rescued it so she's definitely a homewares-solemate!!

typical!!!

After a much looked forward to Christmas by me,which never usually happens,I got very ill on Christams Eve with a stomach bug or food poisoning,I'm not sure which it was.I'll spare the details but it was all day and I couldn't even keep a sip of drink down so I was dehydrated which makes everything worse,then Christmas Day I was ok but couldnt really face any food,nor complete my plan of drinking myself sober,I felt okish though.Then as if to pay me back I was really ill throughout the night,bringing it all back up,I felt so ill and bad for my friend who had cooked and prepared so much for the day.Typical!
I got back to work to find myself in charge as the most senior there,so I couldnt even take some time off as I was in charge,still I found 2 further cheques for £20 in total as compensation for some punch or other,I forget now but they were delivered to the wrong force,then station,then finally to me hence taking so long.I'm not complaining though as I can add it to my bag fund.BTW,this is not the norm in my job to get compensation,I don't know of anyone else I've worked with whose had it so I was lording it up to the lads on my team!!!
I didnt get many presents but the ones I did get I liked and all the ones I bought went down a treat,if you're not in a relationship,you dont seem to get as many but I suppose you don't have to spend as much either.


I went to see the maisonette in the posher area I mentioned previously and really liked it,it was well kept but old fashioned in style so it took me awhile to imagine me living there but I really do like the area and its within my budget and walking distance to the station and near woodland.I had been thinking about both properties all week but the maisonette keeps winning out out even though it needs some modernising in decor and isnt a house,because its in my preferred location and thats what its all about isnt it?I just have to confirm something with the buyer for my property,as there is now an issue with the lease extension but fingers crossed that comes through as I want to make an offer on the maisonette before it gets properly advertised and other buyers show an interest in it.I can't wait to move.

I am going to treat myself to this bag

          The Balenciaga City bag with giant hardware,not the real thing of course-I haven't won the lottery,but a lookalike.I've liked this bag for years and never got one,and I like the giant hardware even more that the original.I have a cheque for £100 as compensation for getting punched in the face (again) so that should cover the cost,or at least most of it.Black or dark grey though????

houses

I have been relieving the boredom at work by photographing the most tacky house Christmas decorations in and around the areas I work,very sorry if they are of your house,but I couldn't resist!!!

I have also been house hunting,I had decided on a new area as I thought I would never be able to afford anything in my preferred areas,but I have changed my mind as I think I was veering away from what I really wanted so today I have seen a really cute little modern cottage which is a definite contender and tomorrow I am off to see a maisonette in a slightly nicer area than the cottage,both are in budget so fingers crossed the house fairies are going to be good to me-I have another spell to find your pefect house so I'm going to do that and hope it works like the selling spell did!

my 1st ever Christmas tree

I usually don't bother with Christmas except for a wreath on the front door,after years of being in retail display and having to dress Christmas beginning in July (press launches) or even,January if you are involved in the design of schemes,I used to be covered in glitter in August,just as everyone else was out enjoying the sun,so thats why I havent bothered with it until now.Suddenly this year I am looking forward to it in a low key way and have bought a real tree-probably not the best of ideas but I couldn't bear to get a tree that would automatically die!!I have decorated it with some glass snowball baubles I had from a job years ago and a santa I was given as a thank you from a Christmas decoration client and I bought some twirly black+silver glitter twigs to stick out of the tree and black sequin baubles from Wilkinsons,which is new in my town but is apparently a bargain shop-I also bought a fab multi picture frame from there for an amazing price of £7.50!
Other things I have bought but cant be bothered to photograph are a black lace vest from Primark,a studded belt and cuff also Primark and a frilly sleeved top from TS.There must be other things,I just can't recall them atm.

much updating needed!!!

I have a few things to update but work has been busy so I'll do it all in one go!!


I have accepted an offer on my flat..woooo!It was hard to know what price to accept as all the flats in my area seem to vary alot and mine didnt have a long lease left on it so I knew that would be an issue so had a chartered surveyor do a valutation to extend the lease, which cost a mahoosive £575.The last thing I wanted to do was have to extend the lease myself because I know it will be a long drawn out process so I ideally wanted the buyer to do that.
I changed estate agents,and the 1st viewer was interested,and then the 2nd viewer put in an offer which I accepted after some clever negotiation from the agent and the buyers are going to sort the lease themselves.
This all after I decided to try out a spell designed to sell your property,I thought it was worth a try as I was getting lots of viewings but no 2nd views and no offers,it involved burying a statue of St Joseph upside down in your front garden near the boundary or for sale sign.I buried mine in my window box and days later had the offer,so whether its coincidence or whatever I am going to do a similar spell to find the property right for me!

Now that I have an offer I have started to look at properties,there's not much on the market before christmas but I went to see 1 today which I really liked.Its a small 2 bed Victorian cottage (cottage in London/Essex terms!!!) and was nicely done out with a gorgeous kitchen and nice garden.I think I am going to list every place I view so I can remember which one is which.

I posted awhile ago about some gorgeous boots I had seen a sales assistant wearing whilst shopping and she directed me to Carvela,anyway the bargain hunter that I am am,I tracked down a pair on Ebay for 1/2 the price,they arrived and they were DIFFERENT SIZES-can you believe it?!!Obviously they are going back for a refund so I decided to just get them as they will go with everything I wear.Luckily the lovely Dooz from RandonLondongirl.blogspot gave me a discount voucher for 25% off,so I decided to just get them,infact I am wearing them now 'cos I love getting new shoes,when I was a kid new shoes were a big event so everytime I had a new pair I would always put them on my pillow when I went to sleep,even in my teens I had to leave them somewhere I could see them as I fell asleep*weirdo!*!!!As you can see,I'm not the only one who likes them!

eh-oh!!

I took this photo of a woman I saw walking down the street just because she looked EXACTLY like Laa-Laa from the Teletubbies!!!It's not the best photo but I could hardly lean further out of the van to take it and its off my mobile but you can just about make out her pointy bit on her turban,Laa-Laa stylee!!!!





P.S Sorry if she's your Nan.

I am so unfit atm

and because of all the hoo-hah with my transfer,I have to do the fitness test again,which should be easy but my god,I have been eating crap just lately and it shows.I've got 2 weeks to be able to run without going red in the face and huffing and puffing!