Archive for January, 2017

For me, January was very lacking in motivation and inspiration so I decided to set myself a photo challenge for February to add a little extra fun, silliness and colour into my day and into yours! Then I thought it would be awesome if you guys would do it along with me so we can support and push each other to keep it up! Are you up for it?

I’ve created the #HaveFunBeSilly colour lovers February Instagram challenge with a prompt for each day in February – it’s a short month so you only have to keep it up for 28 days, haha, but of course please feel free to dip in and out as you feel and you can follow along on the #HaveFunBeSilly hashtag to chat to old friends and make new ones and introduce a whole heap of fun and colour to your Instagram feeds.

What do I do?

// Post the graphic to your Instagram to let your friends know you’re taking part in the challenge and encourage them to join you. (‘Right click, save as’ or ‘ctrl click, save image as’ to download the image or press and hold over the image on an iPhone)
// Post a picture each day in February that follows the prompt. It’s all about interpretation so if you feel your photo is inspired by the prompt then it is! Anything goes (except rudeness, racism, pornography and all that bad stuff!).
// Make sure you add the #HaveFunBeSilly hashtag on every photo you share that relates to the challenge so we can all have a peek into your life and become pals!

You can also follow me @onetenzeroseven for a reminder to post every day and if you find yourself stuck for ideas, just pop along to the hashtag and see what other people are posting or comment on my Instagram and I’ll do my best to help you!

I can’t wait to add more colour to February with you guys joining me on the colour lovers February Instagram challenge!
Loves x xx

Cities are my favourite places to see and over the years I’ve learned a lot about what makes a trip easier to manage so you can stuff in as many things to do as possible. Here are some travel essentials for your next city break:

I really need this phone charger on a keyring (1), not just for city travel but for every day of my life, haha! I met up with Daisy for coffee last week and I had to borrow her travel charger so I could get home because I had a mobile train ticket. I wish it was one off…

I love trench coats for a bit of smartness to my travel wardrobe and when I last went to New York I took my tan trench coat which made a perfect outer layer – the only problem being it was annoying to carry around when it was a bit too warm. Aquascutum asked me to tell you guys about their trench coats, which are really nice for sure, but when I saw this pack-away Trench (2) I got major heart eyes – I need this for my travel wardrobe! It folds neatly into it’s own pouch, perfect for stashing in your backpack… and have you seen the colour!? Oh my! They have every colour and style you’ll ever need!

If you’re travelling with hand luggage only, these World’s Lightest cabin sized suitcases (3) are an absolute must!! You can stuff so much in there because the casing is soft and the handles wrap around the outside so as to not take up internal space, plus they only weigh 1.6kg meaning you get the rest of your weight allowance for all your shoes essentials.

Next on my list are these adorable travel wallets (4), hand sewn here in Leeds using bright and fun fabrics exclusively designed by Punto Belle. They can fit up to 4 passports, your travel documents, plus cash and credit cards!

Finally I always like to do my research on a new city before I head over there and need somewhere to collect all my recommended food places and indie shops. These city guide Moleskines (5) are great to house all your destinations, plus they have maps printed inside too. I used my New York one tonnes when I went there and it came in extra handy when I went back so I could remember the locations of all my favourite places.

What are your travel essentials for your next city break?

Loves x xx