January blues

At present everyone is feeling a little bit down in the dumps. After all it is January and February is just around the corner. Months which are said to be the most depressing of the year. I for one am feeling the blues all too much as I'm finding it hard to stay positive in light of the fact that finding my way into my desired profession is taking much much longer than anticipated.

So in a defiant protest to these dreary months I have put some thought into the reasons that January and February are going to make me smile:

A fresh start! 2011 started so well with friends and wine and lots of vintage shopping, after all it is a new year and so a new start. Who knows what this year will bring?

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Fashion weeks... Most exciting and important dates in the fashion calender yay!

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Summer is creeping up on us.... (well spring at least) although I tend to will it along this time of year by choosing to freeze in my little ballet pumps and lace blouses under a fur coat at the first glimpse of sun.

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Summer = Festivals! And this year I'm returning to TGE festival in May which really isn't too long and then IOW festival in June. Flower headbands, great music, cider and dancing till the sun comes up.

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The days are slowly getting longer.. which means the evenings are slowly becoming lighter :)

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It's Easter soon... which can mean only one thing: Cadbury's Chocolate Eggs. The best.

New Year above The Fossil Shop...

What a treat.

My first couple of days starting 2011 were spent in a little seaside town called Lyme Regis and it was truly the best New Years I've ever had. We stayed in a lovely old house which had a Fossil Shop on the ground floor. Low ceilings, sloping floors, creaky beds with patchwork quilts and a kitchen full of mismatched crockery.... I loved it.

We went for a yummy 7 course meal on New Years Eve, the restaurant was at the top of a hill looking out over the sea front and this is where I tried my very first oyster.

After the yummy meal and many glasses of white wine we had a little dance and welcomed in the new year. We then merrily walked down to the pebbly beach and lit some lanterns to set off into the sky...

I must admit the rest of the night is a bit of a blur as we retired back to the house to drink hideous amounts of alcohol and play our music loud.

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New Years day brought an achy head and an early rise for me (I got the creaky bed)

Deciding to take a stroll around town I was delighted to find lots of interesting gift, clothes and charity shops along the high street. One of of which I fell in love with...

A vintage shop crammed full of the most beautiful pieces one could have imagined. I walked around the tiny shop for at least half an hour wide-eyed taking everything in, jewellery boxes full of pretty necklaces, bracelets and rings. Ladies driving gloves draped over an antique set of drawers with fur and felt hats propped on hat stands... envelope handbags with gold chains, suede lined wallets, camel coats, patchwork blankets, an vintage card game, a hand crafted dolls house.... I could go on forever, it was like I had died and gone to vintage heaven.

Here are some sneaky photos to show you just how adorable it was... I purchased a silver charm bracelet for £36 and I will be returning to Lyme Regis, for no other reason then to re-visit this treasure trove.