As you know, we've just moved house!
I'm decorating my office/the dining room in yellow and grey so have been on the search for lovely yellow accesories to brighten up the room.
Here are my favourite finds from the fabulous treasure chest that is Etsy...
It's bank holiday monday - yay! I hope you've all got a lovely day planned!
I'm feeling quite a lot better today, so hopefully I'm on the mend :) I've managed to catch up with my emails and have made sure that my 'To Do' list for the next week isn't too packed so that I'm not rushing back into work before i'm fully better. I'll be emailing you all shortly to let you know which day i'll be doing your work - thank you again for being patient and lovely!
I've been feeling so mardy whilst being off sick, but as i'm feeling better and am in a much better mood today, here are some things that make me smile which I hope will make you smile too! :)
♥ Crossing things off my to do list
♥ Puppy cuddles ♥ Really good quality paper or card
♥ Getting something in the post that isn't a bill or junk mail
♥ The way the sun comes into our bedroom in the morning
♥ Emails from happy customers
♥ Singing along to my favourite songs - here's one of them...
♥ Being self employed for almost 9 months!
♥ Having a whole room to work in
♥ Making our new house into our home
♥ Baking
♥ The cracking noise when you pour a drink over ice
♥ Finishing an order and wrapping it up with tissue paper and pretty ribbon
♥ Real printed out photographs
♥ Wearing my boyfriend's jumper when it's cold
♥ It's not long until Christmas!
♥ Taking my hair down when it's been up all day
♥ The smell of fresh coffee (or bacon!) in the morning
♥ Singing the whole 'Fresh Prince of Belair' theme tune (!)
♥ Seeing bus drivers wave at each other when they go past
♥ Nice surprises
♥ Love
♥ Laughing at something really silly
♥ Finally listening to a song that's been stuck in my head all day
♥ Making plans... whether it's a big party or just lunch with a friend
♥ Throwing something in the bin from far away and it actually going in!
♥ Reading, and the smell of books
♥ Knowing all of the words to a song
♥ The way Scratch's whole bum wiggles when he wags his tail
♥ Going to the cinema, and the smell of popcorn
♥ Doodling
What little things make you smile? Let me know in the comments box below :)
As some of you may know I run a networking group called The Leicester Wedding Club, for wedding professionals to get together to chat, share ideas and catch up!
The first event was amazing! With over 50 wedding professionals in attendance over the course of the two hour event, the gorgeous bar and room at the City Rooms was full of the sound of chat and laughter as people came together to discuss their work and ideas over a cup of tea.
I had some wonderful feedback afterwards, and a great day was had by all!
The next event is set to take place next sunday (4th September) at Shearsby Bath, a beautiful venue set in the Leicestershire countryside. As well as some wonderful networking opportunites there will delicious treats from Can De Cween Cupcakery on offer and a fun photobooth from Darren Cresswell Photography.
You can find out more about the event and sign up to attend here. Everyone is welcome - the more the merrier!
For further info you can also visit the wedding club blog or become a fan on facebook.
I hope to meet lots of lovely new people at the next event, as well as catch up with some familiar faces :)
After announcing myself 'back' and ready to get on with some hard work and catch up with the huge backlog caused from moving house I've now found myself really poorly and feeling awful :(
I am so very sorry to anybody who is waiting for emails/work from me, but I feel so ill :(
I'm off to the docs later on and will try my best to reply to some emails but that's about the most I can manage i'm afraid - these are the perils of working alone, there's nobody to cover for you if you're unwell! Thank you for being patient my lovely colleagues/customers/friends ♥
I have been absent from twitter, facebook and blogland for about a week now, but it's ok, panic over - i'm back!
We moved house last week and it was the craziest most stressful few days ever. I'm not sure how but we managed to fit enough stuff into a teeny tiny one bedroom flat to pretty much fill a 3 bedroom house! But it's all good - we're in!
We don't have any tv service, phone line or internet yet (thank you amazing neighbours for giving me your wifi password - YOU ROCK!) and we have slept on the sofas for the past 3 nights as our bed won't go up the stairs but WE'RE IN!
Puppy face has a garden to play in, I have a studio (YES! A whole room just for me!) and the BF has a lovely new music room in the loft so... YAY!
I've been listening to this this morning, with the sun streaming in and a very happy puppy prancing around his new digs :) It has to be one of the happiest songs ever right?
There is still lots of unpacking to do and second coats of paint to be painted and furniture to be built and people to be notified but for now I must catch up with all of the emails that I have so poorly neglected over the past week of madness - so sorry everyone, thank you for your patience and there will be an email from me waiting in your inbox at some point today!!
I also need to blog about the amazing Love my Dress Summer Soiree, and to tell you all about the incredible Oh My Honey dress that I was sooo lucky to wear on the night, which I will definitely be doing at some point this week!
I had a couple of blog posts lined up for today, but after the events of last night it doesn't really feel appropriate. I stayed up until the early hours last night watching the events in London, Birmingham and other areas in disbelief, as well as following the tweets and facebook feeds of friends in those areas who were terrified by the events happening in their neighbourhoods.
There are some incredible pictures of the terrible events on this site, but the one that I think sums up the damage and gets to me the most is the image below - an 89 year old man assessing the damage that has been inflicted upon his hairdressing salon in Tottenham. It's heartbreaking to see somebodies lifes work destroyed - there won't have been anything worth stealing in this salon, so it was mindlessly trashed for no reason whatsoever and it's so sad.
I'm hoping that the people who created the facebook event for a riot in Leicester on Friday night (which has now been removed) won't go through with it as I don't want to see my lovely town destroyed.
My thoughts go out to everyone affected and to the families of the brave emergency services staff who are out on the streets keeping everyone safe. To all of my friends in London, Birmingham and any other areas affected - stay safe and lots of love.
If you're attending the Love my Dress Summer Soiree tomorrow and your business cards haven't arrived in time, then panic not, I can help!!
I'll be bringing along some packs of these 'Emergency Business Cards'. They are printed onto top quality 400gsm card which you fill in yourself with your details.
They are priced at £4 for a pack of 25 cards.
If you're interested in some cards then please email me on leah@goldenappledesigns.co.uk so that I can make sure that I bring along enough packs! I'll have a few spares with me just in case :)
The amazing dress that i'm wearing for the Love My Dress Summer Soiree has arrived! (Read Girl Meets Dress Part 1 here)
I could hardly sign the delivery slip and get the package inside without squealing, and it took a LOT of effort to take photographs whilst unwrapping it!
That's all you're having for now! If you're attending you'll have to wait until Wednesday to see the dress in all it's glory, and i'll also be writing some blog posts about the fabulous designer behind this wonderful dress, that I am so thrilled and privileged to be wearing for the night!
It's August, how exciting! August is one of my favourite months, and this year with added awesomeness as there is so much fabulous stuff going on!
♥Today MY DRESS IS ARRIVING for the Love My Dress Soiree! I might die with excitement! *update* IT'S HERE!! Click here to read more :)
♥ 3rd August It's the LOVE MY DRESS SOIREE! Argh - I am stupidly excited!
I'll be travelling up there with lovely ladies Chloe Adlington and Ali Lovegrove. Bring on the girly road trip - i'll bring the sweeties :)
Then on to the party where i'll get to meet SO many lovely people for the very first time, as well as catching up with others...
Emma from The Wedding Reporter Elle from Elle Stationery Anna from Anna and the Ring Debs from Ruffles & Pearls Abby from Tattybojangles Vintage Hen House Lucy Stendall Photography Alexandre from The Bijoux Bride Loads of others that I can't remember right now!
...and not forgetting the lovely Annabel from Love my Dress, who has planned the fabulous event! Hooray for Annabel!! :)
♥ 12th August We're MOVING HOUSE! Finally, after almost 2 years of living in the teeniest tiniest 1 bedroom flat known to man, we are moving into a HOUSE! A real proper house with rooms and stairs everything. And an OVEN. Believe it or not, my flat has no oven. It's not the kind of thing you think to check for when you're looking at flats but alas, when i has moved in I realised there wasn't one! Crazy! I can't wait to make a big fat roast dinner as soon as we move! :)
I'm turning the dining room into my studio, so that my lovely customers will be able to come and see me, rather than lugging all of my stuff to a cafe or bar. HOORAY! ♥ Thursday 18th It's my birthday! I'll be planning some drinks on the Saturday so local people would be more than welcome to come along - i'll keep you posted! :)
The last week of August is a bit boring, but I think i'll need it after all the excitement, before moving on to a month full of Wedding fairs and of course the Leicester Wedding Club Summer Garden Party in September!
