Primark Is An Addiction

How does Primark do it?  On Tuesday, I had a business date with my work colleagues in Manchester.  This is not my usual working location, so I find myself easily drawn in to the town centre, which is about 5 minutes from the office, past the tram station.  Firstly, I popped to Greggs for some lunch and ended up with a yummy slice of Spicy Chicken pizza.  Then, as Primark was just across the road, I just had to pop in through those automatic doors and take a quick peep.

If you go in through the side entrance on Mosley Street, you are met with beautiful swimwear - bikinis and kaftans in all colours, shapes and sizes.  It really puts you in a holiday mood, that's for sure!  The Manchester store has a Costa Coffee on the first floor, so as you head up the escalator there is this heady aroma of coffee and cake (mmmmmmmm)

This time I purchased some jeggings, jeans, a new top, a hair accessory and some bangles.  I love bangles and they're often featured in my style-ups.  The grand total of this haul was only £63! How do they do this?!?!

Have a lovely few days ahead and I look forward to sharing more stuff with you soon x

Who stole summer?!

Well, North West England is still a few degrees shy of summer and it's not helping that these dark grey rain clouds keep appearing.  At least the new grass is getting a good watering in.

Today I popped out with my hubby to buy a few bits and pieces for the house and, typically, ended up in a food shop.  But not any old food shop! Marks & Spencer was calling me, luring me in with their Dine In For £10 offer.  Today I have some marinated chicken, salad, white wine and a Peach Melba dessert.  Shame I have to share, really.  I am sure hubby won't notice if I eat it all myself?

I've also made some more purchases to make the most of the hot and sunny weather in some part of the world.  This time I was lured in by the Joe Browns catalogue and picked up a couple of new skirts and some cute cardies.  They'll be styled up and shot for my Instagram account in due course.

I was musing the other day about my holidays.  I have a couple planned already.  A long weekend to Yorkshire is on the cards soon.  My friend is celebrating her 50th this year, so we have a lovely trip to Italy planned.  I have been to quite a few places over the years and was wondering if anyone was interested in me blogging about them?  Let me know if so by dropping a comment below.

Thanks for reading.

Summer Wardrobe Preparations By H&M

Summer has definitely been taking its time to reach North West England, although the last 2 days have seen temperatures make it up to 18 Celcius.  It's not exactly flag cracking weather.  Today, we'll be lucky to see 14 Celcius.  It makes me so jealous to see all the photos of my fellow Instagrammers wearing shorts, when I am struggling to contemplate the idea of a short sleeved tee.

Weather aside, i decided to order some summer basics, including three different short sleeved tees, a long sleeved tee with an animal print themed pattern and a summer jacket to fend off the cooler evenings.  

The jacket has a lovely palm print on it and will look great with so many items in my wardrobe.  Styling this up shouldn't be a problem!  Prices are available on my Facebook, search for www.facebook.com\ukstylechicky for details.

Looking ahead, I am planning a long weekend to Yorkshire soon.  I'll be taking in the amazing sights in and around Whitby, looking at the beautiful Yorkshire moors, checking out the beautiful beaches and, of course, mooching round the Abbey, pretending I've been shipwrecked on the same boat as Dracula.  

The Dracula story is a long enduring one.  Imagine if it were true?