Be Happy - Go Shopping!

Sorry for a distinct lack of posts recently. I am currently learning the hard way that leaving things to the last minute does not pay off!! By 'things', I mean my masters dissertation! I have just under two weeks to finish my 20 000 word thesis!! Current word count: about 8 000!!! Agh!!!


Anyway, I did just about manage to write my (now monthly) column for British Style Bloggers. I didn't quite manage to post it but the lovely Amy did for me - so you can read it here.


I will be back in business very very soon. In the meantime, think of me!


More soon. Love, SG

My 2010 New Year's Resolutions

Every single blog I have read this last week has been about New Year's Resolutions. I was starting to feel a little left out. So here are mine. I have split them into 'life' resolutions and 'style' resolutions. I have also written my 10 shopping Commandments for 2010 in my last weekly column for British Style Bloggers here.

My New Year's (Life) Resolutions:

1. To be more organised!

2. To save more. Or just save at all.

3. To pass my driving test.

4. To be more spontaneous.

5. To add (at least) one more country to my list!

My New Year's (Style/Shopping) Resolutions:

1. To shop less.

2. To wear more colour and less all black. (Check out Style on a String's post about this and my post)

3. To learn to do a few up-dos, so that I don't always wear my hair down.

4. To make sure my nail polish is always fresh, no more chips for me.

5. To learn to be more ruthless and not to hoard so much, so that my wardrobe and dressing table are not so over flowing all of the time.

Happy New Year folks. Love, SG

Better late than never!!

This is my mantra every day of the week as I dash to work, at five to nine and ten minutes away!


Well, today it is also the case for my weekly column on British Style Bloggers! But it is now done and here for all to read!


This week, I have taken myself 'fantasy shopping' for a sparkly new Christmas party outfit!! 'Fantasy shopping' is my new favourite thing to do!!!


More soon. Love, SG

Weekend of Action: Stylishly Warm!!

So, with my sister to stay we wrapped up warm for Claire's challenge. Here are the results:

To look stylish and keep warm I think the answer is to layer. I am wearing, Primark leggings, H&M wool socks, Primakr OTK boots, M&S vest (not seen), Primark long sleeved top, Dorothy Perkins dress, Matalan arm warmers and assorted jewellery.

Helena is wearing a Little Miss Christmas New Look tee (just seen), a Topshop 3/4 sleeved top, M&S leggings, Jane Norman belt, M&S necklace, scarf (from a friend), M&S hat, Topshop boots and those Matalan arm warmers (mum bought us both a pair!).

BSB Christmas Party - deadline extended

For anyone planning on entering the BSB Christmas Party the deadline for the competition has been extended to Tuesday 15 December! Get your entries in folks!

You are cordially invited...

... to the annual (and virtual) British Style Bloggers' Christmas Party!

You have until tomorrow to enter the best dressed competition, details of which can be found below:

In order to enter, you should post:

- A photo of you in your party clothes

- An explanation of what you're wearing and why

- What food (or drink!) you're bringing to our non-existent party

- And what song you'd like on the playlist

And yes, there are prizes for the winning entries:

First Prize - A pair of Coco Roses and a strawberry bag, kindly donated by Coco Rose London, Claire Napier's Fridge Style game, and a Look of Love necklace, kindly donated by I Love Cutie Pie

Second Prize - A £20 voucher for Coco Rose, and a Coco Rose strawberry bag, kindly donated by Coco Rose London


Third Prize - A £15 voucher for Coco Rose, and a Coco Rose strawberry bag, kindly donated by Coco Rose London


All of this information can be found on the British Style Bloggers' website.


Although I'm a contributor to the site and therefore can't really enter (and might be judging!) here is my party outfit for the festive season!

I am wearing a black Oasis prom dress (that I have only just managed to squeeze back into after 3 years - so am celebrating and wearing it all over the party season!), a Sainsbury's corsage, Dorothy Perkins pearls and Topshop pearl earrings.


I will be bringing some M&S mulled wine to get the party started!


I will make all you lovely style bloggers my yummy Pimms Jelly (see here!)


And I will be dancing around the Christmas tree to the Black Eyed Peas' 'I Gotta Feeling'!!

Confessions of a Shopaholic: confession-time

"Everything in life can be fixed by shopping".


So said my very wise friend at the weekend.


On Saturday I decided to test this theory.


Yes, I confess, I broke my shopping ban!! I have fallen off the wagon. But I promise that I am back on it again for the last 4 weeks. I had a moment of weakness that is all.


What did I buy? I hear you ask?!


Shoes. Shoes are my downfall. They always have been. When a beautiful pair of shoes confronts me, I cannot say no.


In March I came face-to-face with a GORGEOUS pair of Carvela heels. They had a price tag of £120. I resisted. Somehow.


On Saturday I found a pair of near identical heels in New Look for £20. I could NOT resist. So I didn't.


Now that I have confessed I promise to go home, say my "hail Manolos" and stay on the wagon - and away from temptation - until the end of the year. I promise.


To read this column on British Style Bloggers, click here.

Mary Portas agrees with me!!!!

Ok, so she hasn't read my blog or my most recent column on British Style Bloggers but she did say in an interview in the Times at the weekend,


"Our shopping habits have been transformed and they will transform again. We have always bought what we wanted, when we wanted it and for the price we wanted it. This is how it has been for the past 15 years. But it has to change. Now it’s not just about commercialism but community."


She went on to claim that,


"Fast fashion is rather vulgar now".


I couldn't agree more.

350.org Weekend of Action

Today sees the start of UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen which will continue for the next two weeks in the Danish capital. Delegations from 192 countries will be attending talks aimed at paving the way for a new global treaty on climate change.


Whilst the conference is a time for the world's leaders to meet to discuss what they can do to tackle climate change, the next fortnight can also be a time for everyone to think about what they themselves can do.


350.org is an international campaign dedicated to building a movement to unite the world around solutions to the climate crisis--the solutions that science and justice demand, so says its website.


This weekend (11-13 December), 350.org is encouraging people around the world to take part in a Weekend of Action. This might be a vigil or whatever, to get the message out there. A photograph with a "350" in it is a must however.


Claire - of British Style Bloggers - has set a challenge to anyone who is stylish enough to take it up. You can read about it in her own words here, or check it out here, in three easy steps!


1. On Friday 11th or Saturday 12th December turn off your indoor heating (or down, at the very least)


2. Put together a marvelous, stylish outfit that will make you look just as good as usual, but that will keep you warm without the need for power or electricity


3. Send a photo of your outfit, either to me or to British Style Bloggers - and remember to include a "350" somewhere in your photo.

A MASSIVE THANK YOU...

To everyone who voted for me, you have made me very happy as I am now officially, Blogger of the Month!!

LAST DAY!!!

If you haven't voted yet - please do vote for me for Blog of the Month - every single vote counts and today is the last day.

Blog of the Month - quick reminder and plea and THANK YOU!

V quick post to say THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who has already voted for me. To anyone who hasn't yet but was intending to vote for me, please please do!! The poll closes on Sunday. You can vote here. And check out the British Style Bloggers site while you're at it. Including my weekly guest column; this week's can be found here.