My Monday Muse

My Monday muse this week is Alexa Chug.  Not only is she gorgeous and stylish, she also seems like a really lovely girl - someone you can imagine being friends with.

I certainly would like a peek in her closet.

MSMxx

Blowing away the cobwebs......

There is nothing better for blowing away the cobwebs that a good old stomp up a Scottish hill with some friends and 7 kids!!

Although it feels quite spring-like, Edinburgh is still cold but marching up Arthur's seat is a great way to keep warm.  I love it when you are totally warm all over and it is just your face that feels the cold!

Perfect way to spend a Sunday...

MSMxx

Olivia - More Stunning and Stylish than ever...

Her simple style and elegance is something that I want to achieve.  Maybe not on my budget, but I will try!

MSMxx

Gremlins in my camera

I downloaded my i-phone pics to my mac yesterday and it always amazes me when you find pictures that you didn't take, or can't remember taking!!  In this one I don't even know who owns those feet, or where it was taken - absolutely no idea!!

I have come to the conclusion that my i-phone is haunted, or perhaps more realistically one of my kids may have had their little hands on it!!

MSMxx

Phew - all fixed and brand new!!

Look at what happened to my poor i-phone - disaster!  It actually brought a tear to my eye.  As soon as it fell I could see the glass shattering and cracking like ice!

Well there was nothing better to do than take it to a shop which I discovered that will fix it within the hour. Couldn't bear to be without my phone for any longer than that!  So my son and I went to a lovely Italian coffee house in the Grassmarket to wait and sipped coffee and hot chocolate whilst eating rocky road and caramel shortcake - yum!!

and, just an hour later - voila!!

All new and beautiful again......

Mental note:  I must go and buy myself a cover for it so it doesn't happen again.

MSMxx

Sunny Cyprus Shoot

I am just back from working on a shoot in Cyprus and boy is it lovely to be in a country where the sun shines for 340 days of the year.  Scotland is freezing and very wet today so am missing having some sun on my bones.

The shoot I was involved in had 7 gorgeous Cypriot models in it, and I have come home feeling old, fat and ugly!! ;-)  They were stunning models and am sure the actual shots will be brilliant.  We get them back from the photographer on Friday but I just wanted to share some of my behind the scenes shots with you.

I have been out to Cyprus a few times now but saw some really lovely parts of it this time, along with some gorgeous sunsets.  The long days (6am - 2am one day) were worth it.

MSMx

Re-wearing my own wardrobe

I was having a scout around my wardrobe last night and I was shocked at the amount of stuff I saw that I literally haven't worn for years.  Over the past couple of years I have been very safe with my style.  I have spent the past three years doing the school run and for that my uniform is jeans and a jacket (doesn't matter what I wear on top as no-one ever see it!) - then, occasionally vamping it up with a hat and/or a scarf!!

Now I have taken a vow to wear something each day this week that I haven't had on my back since, well I don't know when!!

So today, for starters, I pulled out this blouse.  Now I still absolutely love this blouse, I love the collar, I love the cuffs and I love the colour!  What I don't like is the quality, it started falling apart the day that I first wore it.  The poppers down the front have mostly disappeared and when I put it on today I have had to hold it together with three safety pins.  Never mind, no-one noticed the pins, and I have felt good today wearing it!  That is the important part.

I teamed it up with some straight leg black trousers and put a short sleeved black tunic over the top of the blouse, mainly to cover the lack of poppers, and to save my modesty!

I took these photos using my mini tripod so please excuse the quality - my husband wasn't around to take the pics!

Close up of the frilly collar

Frilly cuffs

Teamed it up with my brown Fly London boots

Lovin' a bit of black & white

Showing the black tunic worn on top of the blouse

MSMxx