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Welcome to the new When I Grow Up blog design!

February 1, 2019

Ok, so the eagle eyed regular readers probably noticed that this actually happened in the middle of December, but it was too busy a time of year for me to fanfare about it then! I didn’t think it should pass us by being completely ignored though, so here it is; my new blog design!

Visiting Kaaterskil falls in winter

Visiting Kaaterskill Falls, New York, in winter

January 30, 2019

This time last year Chris and I were staying in Connecticut for the month and spending our weekends going exploring. When all the snow had melted where we were, we went in search of more in upstate New York!

choosing a word of the year

Choosing your word of the year for 2019

January 25, 2019

It’s becoming quite popular – or at least, I’m hearing about it quite a lot – to choose a word of the year to guide you; often instead of making New Year’s resolutions.

how to style lagenlook

How to style Lagenlook clothing

January 18, 2019

Winter is the perfect time of year to experiment with Lagenlook, as in this weather, layering is what we have to do anyway! For this outfit I wore a loose-fitting long-sleeved top underneath, then a pinafore type dress and then a waterfall cardigan.

Styling a fifties dress in winter

Blogging problems and Making blog plans for 2019

January 9, 2019

Happy New Year! I cannot believe we are welcoming in a new year already! Anyway, it’s time for me to sit down with my blogging notebook and make some plans for 2019. A little bit of your help would be really appreciated 🙂

purple christmas baubles

Season’s Greetings and Merry Christmas! And Thank you!

December 25, 2018

Hello! This is just a very quick message to say I wish you very happy season’s greetings and Merry Christmas! I hope you’re having a lovely holiday and will have a very merry new year! By the way, thank you very much if you took the time to vote for me in the UK blog awards, whether or not I make it to the shortlist next year, I appreciate it so much! See you in 2019! May you have a good one 🙂

If you don't love yourself

If you don’t love yourself, don’t panic! My problem with “inspirational” quotes & musings on self-esteem

December 20, 2018

I don’t often use this blog as a platform for a rant, but I’m going to on this occasion! There was one particular so-called “inspirational” quote that really got me riled up enough to write about it. This is what it said: “If you don’t love yourself, how can you expect anyone else to love you?”

winter party outfit

A Christmas Party Outfit – Styling a black tutu skirt

December 18, 2018

Styling a black tutu tulle midi skirt with a silver crushed velvet cami vest top and maroon cropped cardigan…

a vintage style floral dress

A 1970’s Vintage-style dress

December 11, 2018

I’ll be honest, I totally forgot about this photo-shoot we did back at the end of summer! What with our month in America and week in the Canary Islands, I’m afraid I’m a bit all over the place! I bought this ditsy floral dress from Zara back in the January sales and I’d been saving it for autumn as the colours and pattern are just perfect….

Beach holiday in Lanzarote

A week in Lanzarote for a Canary Islands winter sun holiday

December 7, 2018

The all-round plan for this holiday was to do as little as possible. Everyone in the family agreed, but admittedly, all had slightly different versions in our minds of what ‘doing nothing’ actually meant! We have never had a holiday like this. In the past it’s all been road trips and busy sight-seeing adventures and after an exhausting week exploring Rome and Venice earlier in the year, we thought we were due a relaxing time away for a change….

Reaching a YouTube goal

A quick Vlogmas update + 1000 thank yous!

December 5, 2018

If you haven’t heard of Vlogmas, or aren’t entirely sure what it is, it’s when a bunch of entirely mad youtubers decide that in the busiest time of the year they will vlog every single day of their life from the first of December until Christmas Day and edit and upload the video the following day. There is of course the blogging equivalent: Blogmas, but as I’ve done Blogtober in the past, I’m not about to try that again! I was one of those mad youtubers last year and the year before, but in 2018 I thought I’d do something a bit different….

Styling the Joe Browns Dreamer Hooded jacket

The Perfect Purple Winter Coat

December 4, 2018

I didn’t know I actually needed a purple coat until I found one. As I mentioned before though, it was the whole reason for my Joe Browns order a few weeks ago, and I’ve hardly stopped wearing it since it arrived! Although it definitely is purple, it isn’t in-your-face purple, and surprisingly, the colour goes with pretty much everything I own!