Fashion for New Years with Lyst

I know we have not even had Christmas yet but I am rather excited about New Years as last year I was heavily pregnant and struggling a bit with finding stylish and fun clothes in the 3rd trimester but that's not the case this year. We don't have anything planned as of yet but that doesn't matter, whether we just pop down to the pub at the end of our road for a drink, invite friends over or even just make a special meal and movie at home I still intend to get dressed up to celebrate the start of another year. I have been asked to put together a little fashion wishlist of my favourite Night Time and Day time looks with the help of Lyst - a really easy to use and smart shopping website that allows you to follow the brands and designers you love and add them to your lysts and creates a personal shopper experience.  I instantly fell in love with baby blue Needle and Thread skirt and Stella McCarthy shoes and built the outfit around that with a fun and edgy theme ......

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Calm before the storm

The last week before Christmas is always a bit of a hyper one for my eldest, the excitement simply becomes too much so we have been filling our days with activities and lots of fresh air. I have been taking my camera out a little less this week as baby carrying with a heavy camera slows us down but I have one or two little captures from our time. We have made it to the coast twice in the past week - once to the Pier in Penarth where we spent time looking for shells on the beach, digging in the sand and running along the pier before stopping for a snack. The second was a small part of the coastline near Barry which is perfect for fossil hunting and we have on a few occasions found some ammonite type fossils in rock. We also enjoyed a wonderful little forest walk with friends, splashing in a stream and making pinecone bird feeders and some scootering time of course. How have you been fulling your days in the run up to Christmas? ...

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How to Dress for a Long Haul Flight

Having done long haul flights, mainly from South Africa to the UK, from the age of 1yrs old I have a fair amount of experience when it comes to packing and thoughts I would share some top tips with you, if your planning on a trip this festive season. Choosing what to wear when going on a long haul flight can make what is often a long, boring and gruelling experience a little more comfortable and less hassle if you choose wisely. If like many of us you dress for the destination that you’re going to, you’ll probably find that half-way in you’re shivering thanks to the fact that planes turn their air-con up pretty high. This might not be too bad on a quick flight to Spain, but a 22-hour flight to Australia and you’ll feel like a block of ice. But, if you wear warm clothes on the plane, you’re going to be sweating as soon as you step off. What to Wear on Top When it comes to picking tops, it’s all about the layers. You’ll want to be able to layer up on the plane if it get......

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A little Christmas tipple

Christmas to me is all about enjoying good food, good company, mulled wine and the smell of gingerbread and all-spice in the home as well putting our own twist on traditions so I thought I would share a delicious, fun and easy take on Hot Apple Toddy using the Italian aperitif Aperol . I made this the other night and it was so wonderfully warming and sweet but not over-powering and really hit the spot. Aperol has a lovely hint of orange and rhubarb which works surprisingly well with apple and Sauvignon, plus since Aperol has a slightly lower alcohol content than most aperitifs you don't feel to guilty about having this on a cold winters night, you can also leave out the wine altogether and just have hot apple and Aperol which tastes equally good. Hot Apple Aperol Toddy This will make one mug 30ml Aperol 100ml Sauvignon (or any white wine will do) 50ml Apple juice 1 Cinnamon stick 1/2 teaspoon all spice A few slices of orange and lemon Simply combine all the ing......

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