I never win anything, except maybe a can of plum tomatoes in a tombola, but I was chuffed when I was emailed by Orla Kiely to say I'd won the May prize draw!
Check out the queue outside one of the O2 stores in Oxford Street today as the iPhone4 is launched. I'm due an upgrade but I don't think I'll be getting my hands on one anytime soon ...
England make it through the next round of the World Cup with a 1-0 win over Slovenia! We missed out on winning the group when the USA (yes, the USA!) got a late goal against Algeria.
Which means we now face Germany ... great!
My team member Jared Bertram had his last day today and will head back to Australia in July. Was great knowing you Jared - maybe I'll see you again one day ...
Felt under the weather today so gave swimming a miss and put on my Anne of Green Gables video! It always worked when I was younger and sure enough, I got a warm glow watching it again and began to feel a bit better!
I'm afraid not much of photographic worthiness took place today so I decided to add another picture from our walk round Painshill yesterday, just because I liked it. And before you ask, yes it does count as a picture a day ...
As England took on Algeria in the second of the group matches, it should have been an easy win. But after their draw against the USA it seems the team was in low spirits, and it showed on the pitch.
Such a frustrating game lacking any guts - we left early to get some Thai, and it was a lot more enjoyable than the game.
Loving the new B by Ted Baker range, an exclusive lingerie range for Debenhams. These mini shorts are perfect bottoms for sleeping in, and they just happens to have a Ted Baker influence too - fab!
Dull outfit? Then put these on - wedges from Topshop, I love them!
My next lot of reading has arrived ... hope the books are as good as the series on ITV2!
So not only did I have a shit day at work today, I get to the pool for a good training session to release all the anger and find we didn't have a coach, again, didn't have a session and we only got an hour's pool time.
Very frrr-ussss-traaaa-ted!
You always know when you make a trip to Ikea that there's one or maybe two things you actually need, but you end up coming home with a blue sack full of crap.
My brother Paul meets the paramedic who traveled with him in the air ambulance nearly eight years ago ...
I know I know, I've already posted an elephant, but this one has more significance as I hid behind it on New Bond Street and looked a right sight.
Mark and I were playing our usual stupid game when whoever spots the other one first is the winner (the other really embarrassing time we did this was in Ikea - which I won).
I won this one too, hence the hiding behind the elephant.
I don't care what I look like, it's the winning that counts!
I think I've used this photo before, but I had to use a picture of my Mum today as she had her annual check up at the hospital. Every year it's always an anxious wait for the text message (which means everything's ok) or a phone call (which I had after her one of her check ups that wasn't good news).
Thank goodness I get a text message today.
Thank you to whomever it may concern ...
Him indoors took this photo as it it reminded him of me - not really sure what to think about that! Apparently it's the droopy eyes when I get tired, but I'd like to think it's because i like to buy nice shoes! Check out her feet!
Just a few weeks before the new Twilight film, Eclipse, comes out, the soundtrack has been released! I haven't bought it (yet!), but it has got me excited about the film, I can't wait!
Our 13-year-old neighbour brought over his 'Butterfly garden' today and I was amazed. I didn't think these things existed - there certainly wasn't anything like this in my science class, we just had Bunsen burners.
You can order these gardens online and also get sent the five caterpillars that you look after until they turn into a butterfly! You can also order refill caterpillars sets when you are ready to start again! Incredible!
And I got to see a Painted Lady up close - beautiful.
How things have moved on (and how old do I sound?!).
Bless Martin, it wasn't even his turn and here he is going for it on our dance game.
Was at a workshop near Chancery Lane today and given that it was such a lovely day and we'd been trapped inside all day, I took a stroll to Covent Garden and wandered upon The Ivy.
With this week's Elle magazine ... animal print is still set to be a trend for AW10 so grab this freebie from Elle magazine and you'll get some AW style for free!
So I finally found some flat pumps after looking everywhere, and that's coming from someone who works on Oxford Street!
And they're not even particularly me - check out those girlie bows!
But they're cheap and they'll do.
I just didn't expect it to be so hard to find some black pumps. I've settled for a pair of navy and a pair of white ones. I'll just have to overlook the bows.
Now this I could cope with every morning! How to put a smile on your face despite having to go to get up, get ready, face a long commute, and get to work.
Instead I left the house with a smile on my face (and some dog slobber on my right leg, which I was hoping no one would notice) and was ready for the world. Dogs are a natural stress-reliever and I want one of my own please ... woof!
Finally got round to buying a BBQ today and tried it out on my folks for the first time. Given that him indoors was quite shit at lighting it, I had to step in, as every woman does, and take over.
And it was delicious - although I think hunger got the better of me and I added and pork steaks before the coals turned grey - chargrilled pork steaks aren't bad though!
Parents are just wonderful aren't they? Mine came for a weekend away and ended up bringing a load of plants and turned our little cramped garden into a little piece of Kew Gardens (if I do say so myself!).
