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I have unfortunately not been posting in the last week this is due to my sudden and inexplicable need to watch bones.

I caught up on season  and that was It I had to start watching them from the beginning, It has taken over my life in the last week and besides normal things such as work and cleaning all my other time has gone into watching this show.

I Love Love Love Bones, the story lines and the interpersonal work dynamic is fantastic, plus David Boreanaz is one sexy man, so sexy that hes one of the only men that my husband would not turn down.

 
I've not done a lot last week, I manicured my nails and thought they are anything but perfect they are 100times better than they were 4 months ago, I used to bite the nail and pick the skin around the nail and the quick. another 4 months and they should look really good.

My hair is getting healthier, I have started to use Aussie, I used to use it all the time but for some reason I stopped, I'm just using the conditioner but my hair is a lot softer and shiny.

A love puzzle from my husband and a new house plant that I think is lovely.

Finally I tried a new up do, Its a bit messy but not bad and on an evening out I tried to stay natural with my make up, That's really it for this week. Ive been ill over the weekend so haven't really done much or gone anywhere. hopefully a more interesting week to come.
 
After doing the post about the new shoes I bought, I felt inspired to get my old shoes out and look at them and as I love all my shoes, I felt that I needed to share the beauty of them. Now as I stated before I cant really wear high heels any more, but that does not stop me looking and lusting after shoes and I can not bring myself to throw these beauties away. I call all my favourite shoes 'My Sex on Heels' I do now know why, I picked it up from somewhere and I still use it!

So here goes,

Pair number one, A pair of Playboy open toed wedges that were from a sport shop and cost me £18, Im not too keen on them now, but I do still like them and can wear them with comfort as the platform takes away a lot of the height.
My next is a pair of satin style red heels with a knot decoration, these were from F&F and were (I think)£23.
This is my go to pair as they are not too high and go with a lot of things, they are a black and glittery pair.these I can not remember where I got them from, It may have been M&S but I really can't remember
This pair is a purple sequined heels with a slight platform and were from M&S and cost £15, they were on sale.
My final favourite pair is a pair of black suede cut out boot shoes that are just stunning, they are the highest pair I own and can not wear them more than 5 mins without severe pain. These were from F&F and I think they were £20. My goal over the next year is to build up my ankles to be able to wear these out!
 
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For once the weather man has been right and we've had a nice influx of snow. 9 times out of 10 they say were going to have snow and we have literally 20 flakes and that is it.

I have a love hate relationship with snow, I love to play in it and it looks stunning but it increases the chance of me twisting my ankle or having an accident.

I love the way that silence falls when there is a thick layer of snow on the ground, everything sounds muted and quiet. the uniform white is pretty and bright and relaxing. The smell as well, snow is fresh and clean and pure.

A good snow storm is a great start to the year, all I hope is that it doesn't turn to ice!


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1) Cold Crisp Evenings - I love it when its dry but really cold and you walk outside. You can see your breath, the evening air hits your face and you get that tingle in you cheeks. Its something I love because it reminds me of being a child and going to see firework displays, Santa in his grotto and visiting relatives.
2) Frost - I love the way it sparkles on everything, Okay I despise having to clean frost off my car and I hate falling on the floor, but it makes the world look pretty and fresh, It makes the world glitter and wink and feel like anything is possible.
3) Snow - I mostly love snow first thing in the morning, when no one has walked in it, the world is a white fuzzy cotton ball and it sounds so quiet and calm, the blanketed white of everything is so bright and powerful that it wipes away any dreary colors of greys and blacks and makes everything uniform. I find I am more relaxed in the snow and I enjoy throwing snowballs at my husband!
4) The Dark - The fact that the evening are darker for longer is lovely, it makes you appreciate the daylight. More than that it means that Christmas is on its way.
5) November - I love this month as its the gear up to Christmas in stores, you start to see Christmas decorations and towns/cities turn on their Christmas light and decorations. There is a real spirit in the air in November and I love seeing the lights twinkle in the cold air.

6) Wrapping - It may sound strange but I hate the actual wrapping of presents, but I love the final outcome. I love looking at something wrapped and knowing what is in it but that the intended recipient will have a nice surprise. I love to give,
7) Layering - The cold comes and you start to put on layers, I tend to wear legging and knee length socks under my jeans/trousers. I normally wear a vest top, a long sleeve top and a jumper plus my knee length coat. I also wear a scarf, hat and gloves. this comes back to cold evenings as there is nothing better than piling on the layer and leaving your house and staying warm, but also after being out for hours the reverse it true. Coming in from the cold and feeling the warm air hit you and removing your layers.
8) Decorations - as mentioned in #5 - November, I love the decorations in towns and cities, I also love putting up my own. Buying some new ones every year, adding to the original, spending a good evening deciding the best place for things to go. I also love looking at other peoples decorations, seeing what they like and the effort they have made.
9) Candles - I love to burn candles all year round, but in the winter, during the darker nights, candles take on a life of their own. They are much more warming and homely, they invite you in and make you feel warmer just by looking at them. Maybe its just a left over caveman instinct, but I love to light a candle or 3 in the evening to bring that soft glow to my life.
10) Christmas - Yes, I love Christmas, I have not grown up. My husband and I do a stocking for each other. We wake up (well I say wake up, we normally barely sleep no more than 3 hours on xmas eve) open our stockings. Then while we fully wake up, he puts the kettle on and makes a cup of chocolate. we then open all the other presents. I love it all, cooking dinner, feeling stuffed after overeating, watching tv/dvds, staying in all day and just the whole day.
Our Christmas this year will be a little strange as my husband has to work on Christmas Day, so we are going to do the dinner on boxing day. We will still make the most of it.
 
With Halloween fast approaching I wanted to talk about something I love, I have decided to touch on 'Tim Burton's - The Nightmare Before Christmas'

What can I say about this film, I love it, I love it so much that I randomly start to sing the songs. Its a strange thing as when I first got this (it was a Christmas present from my parents the year that it came out, I was 7) I was not really impressed by it. I liked it but not so much as to watch it more than once a year. Fast forward to my teens, say 16, and I started to like it more, by the time I was 20 it became my favorite film. I love lots of films, but there is something about the lines that these kind of films cross that just draw me in!

There is a certain element of darkness, but not enough to scare. There are lots of horrific things but they are on a fine line that is crossed with humor. The right amount of love and hate between characters and actions. A story that draws you in and makes you forget that you are watching an animation. Songs that are both eerie and beautiful. As an adult I can see what makes this such an amazing film. I find that the what makes the nightmare before christmas so great was lacking a little bit in the corpse bride, but I love that film as well.

I have grown into an obsession with Jack, and have 3 figurines (I also have 2 from the corpse bride) posters, a snowglobe, a cushion and an ability to troll the internet looking for cool thing with jack on for hours and hours. I am also amazed at the level of skill and technique that you need to do stop motion animation and it makes me admire the workers of such films in a way that I don't admire many other people. Its a shame that it is a dying art!

I am waiting patiently now for my husband's next day off so we can go and watch 'frankenweenie'. I just hope it lives up to Tim Burton's previous stop animation films.