Just a quick post whilst Riley takes a nap.  I took him for a little playdate with my friends puppy Molly.  They were adorable together, and even though Molly is only a third of the size of Riley she can certainly hold her ground.

After watching several tutorials lately I thought I'd have a go at Galaxy Nails.  It was easier than I thought and will probably be a bit more daring next time I do it.  All in all I was pleased with my first attempt.

I also took a quick picture of a couple of new pieces of jewellery I got recently which I'm loving at the minute.

I got this hand harness from Sophie's shop Little Me.  I love the fact that I had to send her my wrist measurement so it fits perfectly.  They aren't available anymore but she does have some lovely collars for sale at the moment.  I've got my eye on the dalmation fur collar.

This ring barely leaves my finger at the moment.  My friend who went travelling bought me it from Bali.  It's handmade and I love the pattern on it, it's so beautiful.

Thank you for all your lovely comments on my last post, I'm not 100% decided yet but I will let you know when I am.

It's getting to that time again, where my hair has been the same for a while and I'm getting bored.  After spending a few years trying to grow my hair having it cut is out of the question, so I feel the only change I can make is colour.  Not to mention the upkeep of red hair is becoming a bit of a chore, but I do love being a redhead and am always getting compliments on the colour of my hair.  So I've been looking for a little inspiration and I'm feeling quite inspired by dip-dye/ombre hair.

I would love to know what you guys think, should I stick with red or go for one of these?

On Wednesday my lovely mum turned the grand old age of 50, and to say she wasn't looking forward to it is an understatement.  She was adamant that she didn't want any fuss, party or anything that reminded her that she had been on this planet for half a century.  So on Tuesday night she was quite miserable that my dad hadn't got the day off work and nothing had been planned, little did she know we had spent the past week planning surprises for her.  The first surprise came in the morning when my dad gave her presents and told her that he did in fact have the day off work, to which she sobbed because she was so pleased.  She then had to go to work for a few hours in the morning, so my dad arranged to have the biggest bouquet of flowers I have ever seen delivered to her at work.  My mum was so surprised as the last bunch of flowers my dad bought her were when I was born 24 years ago, and is always teasing her that the next bunch of flowers he buys her will be when she's pushing up the daisies!  

I then spent the morning getting ready, which takes about 5 times longer than usual with Riley running off with my brushes and anything else I'm trying to use.  But eventually I managed to get ready by the time my mum got home so we could take her for a surprise lunch at one of her favourite resaurants.  There were more tears  when we got there and she saw the balloons on the table.  Then the day was topped off with friends and family we had secretly invited for cake and champagne.

 T-Shirt - H&M

Skirt, Boots and Necklace - Primark

Watch - La Mer Collections

 Me and my sister

 My mum's special birthday pudding

The lovely cake my Nan had made for her.  It's delicious and there's still over half left, if it doesn't get eaten soon I may be a stone heavier by next week!!