'Gaye Paree'

This time next week I will be in Paris! I am hugely excited, it will be my first time visiting 'Gaye Paree'. Considering the fact that I've lived in 4 of the 7 continents of the world and visited 5 of the 7, it is quite remarkable that I am yet to visit Paris! To be honest with you, i've had a few hard months and am really looking forward to getting away and enjoying myself. I will let you know how my trip goes, if anyone has any recommendations of things i must see/do/visit.......please let me know!

Charity shop love.

The humble charity shop......I used to be a person who turned their nose up at charity shops, I was more Chanel than St Peters hospice but I have recently come to love and appreciate the charity shop.

I, like most love shopping but at the moment hitting the high street has become less accessible due to high fuel prices, rising inflation and general cost of living. Even though these factors are making life harder and in some cases less enjoyable I believe for me it has proved to be a blessing in disguise! I've mastered the art of channeling my shopping craving towards charity shops. I have picked up some lovely bits for example, today I got a Jack Wills t-shirt for £2.35 and whilst in London visiting my aunt i got my hands on a lovely little black dress for £3.50. The charity shop not only allows us to shop for under a tenner but it also helps people/animals less fortunate than ourselves.

 I believe the charity shop is the way forward and I urge you to take a leaf out of my shopping book and give it a go!.............Let me know how you get on and please feel free to recommend any shops you have been lucky in!