Please note: this is not a sponsored post! My opinions are, as always, totally my own! Today’s trend spotlight is on the belt bag…also known as a bum bag, waist bag or the dreadful sounding fanny pack. I have probably caused you to shudder at the thought, but I am here to tell you there […]
Hair Update – Gone Copper!
By Sarah in Beauty Tags: copper hair, ginger, going grey, hair colour
A few days ago, I wrote about my hair dilemma…how I had hit the crossroads when it came to colouring my hair. I have too much grey to really hold on to the deep red colour I have been loving for the last few years. It seemed within a couple of weeks, the vibrancyfades, and […]
Happy Valentine’s Day 2016
By Sarah in General Tags: love, romance, Valentines day
Unless you have been hiding under a rock, or marooned on a desert island, you will know today is Valentine’s Day…a day for lovers, or potential lovers to declare their adoration for each other. In modern times, it has become a marketers dream…romantic cards, presents, flowers, even romantic meals out, are all ways to get […]
Talking Organ Donation with the younger generation
By Sarah in Liver Transplant, Organ Donation 5 Comments Tags: becoming an organ donor, donatelife, Liver Transplant, organ donation, PSC
One of the most surprising side effects of my husband having a liver transplant, is that we are have both discovered a passion for talking to others about our story and how important organ and tissue donation is. If you had told us four or so years ago that we would happily do speaking gigs, […]
My Friday Five – My wishlist for Feb 2016!
By Sarah in Friday Five, General Tags: My Friday Five, wishlist
We are very lucky…We want for nothing, and I am able to save up to buy most things I want. But sometimes I have to really stop and think…do I really need that item? What I have started to do is create a list…I put down everything I would love to get and then I […]
The Hair Dilemma
By Sarah in Beauty 7 Comments Tags: getting older, going grey, grey hair, hair colour
I have reached those crossroads…it seems that I have much more grey in my hair nowadays which means that it is getting harder to get that nice deep red colour I love. It is also not helping that my hair is not the best at the moment…it has become quite dry and coarse due to […]
What I Wore Roundup – Edition 35
By Sarah in Fashion, Op Shopping, Vintage, What I Wore Tags: ootd, op shop fashion, thrifted fashion, vintage fashion, What I wore
And so February begins…here is what I wore for the first week of the month… What I Wore…Monday 1st February – Sunday 7th February Started the week wearing a Review dress I found in the $1 bin at a Sacred Heart op shop…bargain! Shoes are Zola from a few seasons ago… Tuesday was hot…wished I […]
Tuesday Trends – the Waistcoat
By Sarah in Fashion, General, Op Shopping, Tuesday Trends, Vintage Tags: denim waistcoat, op shop, thrifted, vintage, waistcoat
I reckon waistcoats are one of the most underrated fashion items so today, I am turning the spotlight onto just how versatile they can be! First seen back in the 1600s, the waistcoat was for formal wear…now it can be everything from formal to casual…even work wear as high vis vests! So what exactly is […]