LIFE LATELY

. PRETTY LITTLE THING .

Todays post is a little bit of everything, I’ve not done a ‘life round up’ post in a while and given i’ve rediscovered my macro lens it also gives me a good opportunity to take some pretty pictures. I’ve got a few from this weekend (so far) and also a little Instagram round up.

It was my mum and stepdads 22nd year anniversary this week, so I had my mum sent some gorgeous seasonal flowers from  The Great British Florist. They do a wide range of bouquets – wedding  flowers*, seasonal bouquets and posies* etc. But I thought that a nice seasonal bouquet would be  lovely, and also a little unique too. My mum was really happy with the flowers and completely surprised too :)

And it would seem Karma swings in roundabouts, as not only did I surprise my mum with flowers, when I arrived home yesterday for the first time since Christmas I walked into my room to the biggest surprise ever. My mum had completely redecorated my bedroom, not merely painted but also decorated a wall with the most beautiful Laura Ashley wallpaper, put bunches of roses in the room AND bought me a brand new bed & some new covers using great home shopping catalogues*. Basically despite the fact I live and work in London a lot, I come home all the time to see my family and sisters. Winchester is only an hour from London so I come back every other weekend. We love in a cute village and my room (as I have 2 sisters and live away from home) is the little room. When Jase and I stay we used to snuggle in my single bed and have to be super tidy to give us room. But my mum (being the legend she is) has bought us a single bed that converts into a king size bed when you pull it out properly – it’s absolutely perfect for my room. I almost cried when I’d seen what she’d done. I love it. I’ll try and share some more pics soon :)

Last night was a super cosy one, it’s always tiring after a week at work and a long drive home back to Winchester. So thanks to Costa Bingo*, my family and I spent the night munching on yummy food, playing a cheeky game of bingo (you can imagine the fun of this) followed by some movie time. Who can’t resist watching Daniel Craig as Bond … swoon.

This morning has so far been spent visiting the dentist for a check in on how my Invisalign treatment is going – I’m just about half way through now. Followed by some yummy brunch and some outfit pics in the sunshine. Jase and I are now about to take a drive to the coast (maybe even roof down in my beetle) to splash around in the sea and have some tea and coffee :)

I purchased this cute little jewellery bowl today in Hambledons (a very cute store in Winchester selling amazing home wear, beauty and clothes). it’s usually hugely expensive, but this gem was £3.95, a total bargain in my mind. I actually bought two – one for my room in London and one for my room in Winchester. It’s a cute little addition I think.

So there you go – a little round up of all things mediamarmalade. If you don’t yet follow me on instagram then you can do HERE to keep up to date with my life.