John Lewis Blogger Challenge

On the weekend I had the amazing opportunity to take part in a John Lewis blogger challenge at the Cardiff St Davids Store with Charli from Charli dot dot dot . We were each given a budget for which to find a festive christmas outfit. My budget was £500 to find an outfit from top to toe that would be perfect for a festive night out. Whenever I think of christmas I think of gold and silvers and wanted to incorporate that element into my outfit. So with the run of the store I went out and looked for something I felt comfortable in and an outfit I could see myself wearing with hints of sparkle. I managed to put together my outfit just under the budget with it coming in at £458, I could of easily gone over as I spotted a lovely Ralph Lauren bag for £360 but that would not have left me very much for the rest of the outfit. John Lewis stocks so many amazing brands and I really wanted to showcase the diversity in the outfit with each piece being a different make but all working......

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Orla Kiely for Uniqlo

Who doesn't like the bold and beautiful prints of Orla Kiely? Her simple designs are so iconic so when I heard about the exclusively designed and never before seen print collaboration with Uniqlo I did a little dance of joy as the range is so reasonable and won't make a dent in your wallet with all the garments coming in at £12.90. Whats even better is that this range also features Uniqlo's HEATTECH technology which basically keeps you nice and toasty and the v-neck and roll top tees in the collection are perfect for winter. The idea behind the range is "a happy winter" with Orla taking inspiration from a living winter forest with all it's flora and fauna and is unique and super cute and I am going to pick on of these fun pieces for sure before they sell out. ...

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Boing at The Sherman Theatre

I was so excited to take Mr A to the Sherman Theatre in Cardiff, it was his first visit to the Sherman and certainly will not be his last. We almost didn't make it to the show in time, as it involved a very fast run up hill for the train, but we managed to catch it literally just in the nick of time. Luckily the Sherman is very close to Cathays station in Cardiff, only a few hundred meters and the building is pretty hard to miss with it's silver roof and inviting glass doors which had been drawn over with various cartoons and the words "family theatre" scrawled across it, we knew we were in the right place. Mr A being 3yrs old, is now the perfect age for shows such as Boing , which are fun, engaging and only 55 min's long. When I was growing up theatre was very much apart of my life as my parents often took us to shows and it's such a lovely experience and one I am keen to share with my little man. So what was the show like? Well in the word......

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Monday morning travel inspiration

Because we all need a bit of inspiration in our lives and Monday is a new day, a new start to the week, so go out and find adventure wherever you are, lives too short not too. ...

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