My Fair London – A day at the Paralympics…

I officially take back every complaint I aired about the Olympics (the travel disruption, the endless crowds, the mad traffic). It was all so very worth it. I don’t think I have ever been prouder to be a Londoner. I thoroughly enjoyed cheering on the athletes from my sofa but it was even better to do it in person. Out of all the sporting events and concerts I have attended I can safely say that I have never experienced atmosphere quite like that before. From the minute we arrived, we were welcomed with cheers and smiles (even going through the security checks), and then once through security, I got goose bumps hearing the roar of the crowd! I loved every event we watched but I have to single out the blind sprinters and their guides. They were phenomenal. Awe-inspiring seems like such a clichéd word but that’s exactly how I would sum my experience up – I left that stadium glowing!

Londoners are left wondering exactly what we will do with our time now!

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Just what I needed…

First and foremost, I need a little of this….

To get over this:

Have you ever been glad to see a Monday morning? Well I certainly am today! My Friday evening kicked off with meeting up with a very sick-looking husband at the train station to walk home together. Little did we know of the chaos that would ensue! He got progressively greener the closer we got to home and by the early hours of Saturday morning, we figured he had a very nasty case of food poisoning. Not. Fun. But several servings of dry toast and plain pasta later, he’s feeling much better (although chicken is firmly off the menu for the foreseeable future… for both of us)!

Thank goodness for Monday! Let’s start how we mean to go on with this classic cottage I found on my internet travels. And let me tell you, it was just what I needed to get over the stress that was the weekend! I had to start off with the exterior because it’s definitely my favourite! I’m also loving the near-to-perfect kitchen (proving that marble and white subway tiles go together like cheese and crackers), the neutral colour scheme paired with small doses of bright colours, the beautiful fabric patterns, the colours, the wall finishes, the layers and layers and layers!

Thoughts?

Residential Design by Heydt Designs, Interior Design by Benjamin Dhong Interiors, Photography by David Duncan Livingston. All images via

Want it. Need it. Will have it.

Some people will want me to wash my mouth out when I say this, but I have never been one for handbags. Give me the money and I’ll rather buy a pair of killer heels. I guess it stems from the fact that I am a “lugger” – (not the boots) but someone who carries a lot of crap around in case of emergencies (spare shoes, snacks for snack attacks, spare jumper for the unpredictable London weather, 143 lipglosses of various shades, contents of a pharmacy etc etc) so my bags have to be big, sturdy and functional. That means silly little clutch bags are a no-no for me… or are they? There seems to be a new generation of clutch bags emerging that could give my every day handbag a run for its money. And you can bet that one of these has already found it’s way onto my Christmas wishlist… 108 days to go people! Get ready!