Wired!

Hot on the heels of my changes in the bedroom my living room was in need of some tweaking

This is how it looked earlier this week

My mobile reception hasn't been great at the flat so I've been re-discovering the use of a landline and the chair provided a seat when chatting with friends but all I see is all the wires behind the table

I've tried to cover them with my F&M hamper but it hasn't quite done the job... yes I could've used a table cloth but I was reluctant to cover the table

Instead I moved my Lloyd Loom laundry basket and it covers the wires perfectly

         

But sadly there is no room for my telephone and the table is too big for the other side

More Lloyd Loom from the bedroom added some more colour

What do you think? 

Is it too much Lloyd Loom?

Would the green cupboard look better on the left and move the pink laundry basket to the right?

Something else all together?

Do tell me how you tackle the wires in your home

Braces & Bedrooms

Today I'm back to the dentist to get the braces fitted on my bottom teeth - eeeeek!

I'm pleased to say (as the photo demonstrates!) my braces haven't put me off sharing a big grin!

That was braces now for the bedroom

As I mentioned Tuesday I wasn't quite happy with my bedroom so that evening I went home and decided to have a shuffle around!

Ideally the wardrobe would have to stay where it is as I didn't fancy my chances of trying to move it!

Don't worry I have been sleeping on sheets with a duvet!

My main concern was how my chest of draws were placed

My TV sat on this taller one

And opposite them was the smaller set but it didn't feel right like that

So.....

I turned the taller draws on an angle and centred my tv which immediately changed the feel of the room (please ignore my makeshift candlewick bedspread curtain!)

I moved my smaller draws to the other side of the bed....

Now all this work has raised a further dilemma which I'd like your opinions on!

As you can see I now have space (when I remove the boxes!) to the left of the bed

Do I buy a second chest of draws or put my mirrored dressing table you all loved so much there?

I'd love to hear what you think!

Weight Loss Wednesday - I'm BACK!

I’ve been absent from Weight Loss Wednesday for some weeks now but a lesson has been learnt so of course I must share!

My WeightWatcher plan fell by the wayside during my big move especially on the days spent at the flat before I was living there and relying on takeaway meals. Because of this and the feeling I’d put on weight anyway I gave myself “time off” from my WW plan

In addition to takeaways I’d not taken any notice of portion sizes, abandoned my pre-measured portions of cheese for work, dived head first into bags of Haribos and discovered Snickers flapjacks

Monday it was time to get back on the wagon and I jumped on the scales waiting to see just how many lbs I’d piled on and would you believe I’d only put on 1.5lbs!

I’d spent the past couple of weeks feeling fat when there was no need. I wasn’t right back where I started and just think if I’d followed the plan when I could rather than casting it aside completely the chances are I would’ve stayed the same or even lost weight

The lesson here is certainly you can fall off the wagon for a day or two but don’t let it ruin your whole week or month. If you go to lunch with friends and can’t say no to the chocolate cupcake with your coffee, go for it…. but don’t think you’ve now ruined it and you may as well eat 10 more!

Snippets from Home

I'm not completely satisfied with my bedroom just yet so for now here are a couple of snippets for you

It's Official....

I have moved into my own home!

I must say a BIG thank you to Sophie for the lovely keyring she kindly sent me

In honour of my "official" move I thought it would be fun for you to leave me a comment with a piece of "house warming" advice; anything from the utensil you cannot live without, your top cleaning tip or your must have store cupboard item

I look forward to hearing your tips