It Arrived!

And I am typing with pretty pinkies!

Over at A Dress A Day Erin is reporting on the 'death' of the dress! As a comitted dress-wearer this is very scary.

Inaugeral purchases!

Okay, so this all feels a bit special - the first purchase that I'm blogging! Have invested in the Nails Inc. Ready to Wear Spring/Summer Collection for 2008

The crime was committed via a bit of online shopping today (doesn't have the immediacy of 'proper' shopping, but in some ways double the pleasure - one hit when you hit 'confirm order', another when your goodies arrive.) Bit of a backstory to this one - had a lovely girly weekend of shopping and spa-ing for my birthday a couple of weeks ago and had a manicure at Nails Inc. in Harvey Nick's in the coral pink, fell in love with it, and vowed to buy the collection as soon as pay-day rolled around (see? I'm a responsible shopper!).

Can't wait till these beauties land on my doorstep - between the 4 of them they're the perfect colour pallet to go with everything in my wardrobe, and despite the fact that I don't seem to keep nail polish on and intact for more than about 12 hours (seriously, if anyone has any tips around this they'd be gratefully received) there is something seriously indulgent about giving yourself a manicure.

Doing my bit for consumer confidence

We all have those moments in life where we're not really sure who we are, what we should be doing, what we are good at. However, I have always been able to say with certainty that I do have at least one particular talent. It's not a talent that will bring world peace nor a solution to the problems of climate change. It's never going to cure disease or help me work out the answers to the big questions in life (Why are there so many calories in chocolate? Why am I so hopelessly addicted to Neighbours? Why isn't life in your 20s more like Friends? etc.) However, it puts a smile on my face, and fills my house with stuff. It even has some (semi)altruistic uses (hey, I'm doing my bit for consumer confidence in a time when the credit crunch is threatening the livelihoods of our retailers!)

It's Shopping.

So, my intention for this blog is to try and do something with this talent/affliction - one that I'm sure it's obvious that thousands of women around the world share. If you've found yourself missing an entire conversation because you've been zoned out, daydreaming about the perfect pair of wedges that you spotted in Selfridges and how they would completely transform your wardrobe; if you juggle your finances every month to make damn sure that there's going to be some 'you' money; if you are so proud of yourself after a successful shopping trip - full of satisfaction as you bundle home your bags and packages, then hopefully you'll get something out of this.