LittleBlackBootts

  August Slipped Away into a Moment in Time Well can you believe it, September starts this week. Where has August gone, and to be honest most of this year? I can't say I'm not excited for the nights to draw in, chilly mornings and cozy scarfs and coats!  I've already begun searching for autumnal treasures in the shops and I managed to find a handful of items that I'll use year after year.  I'll start with Asda (George) who have some beautiful autumn/ Halloween bits, there were pumpkin covered duvets, blankets and cushions and some wonderful burnt orange items. However, as I already have a pumpkin covered duvet from a previous year (I actually think that was Asda too) I picked up this beautiful black cat one. My best friend sent me a photo and I had to pick it up straight away.  This honestly was such a steal at £10 for a king duvet. The material isn't massively soft but it almost has that hotel sheet texture (which I won't lie, I love).  The pattern is super...

Welcome to the Family Lola! 🐈 If you already follow me on Instagram then you will know that we have a little black cat called Lola. We adopted our little ball of sunshine on the 25th of July 2019 from my parents neighbours.  She is a little ghost tabby which means she has stripes that can be seen on her when she's in the sun. She is an indoor cat and honestly she's a little trouble maker (but we wouldn't have her any other way).  She goes by Lola, Bean, lil bean and babs.   If you want to follow her and her sisters adventures (Luna) then you can find them on Instagram (lunalolaworld). Ciao for now, Laura x

  Back To It Well after an extremely long hiatus I am back. I cannot believe I haven't blogged since 2019. So much has happened in the last couple of years. I got married, the COVID-19 pandemic hit, we got a new kitten called Lola and we sold our first home and bought a new property. I'll be sure to do a brief blog on our wedding day and share some of the pictures but for now I just wanted to share why I left the blogging world for a short time.  To be honest, it was a number of things, the wedding was fast approaching in February of 2020 and so  that took precedent and I didn't have the spare time like I used to. Secondly the pandemic hit and although you may think 'well surely you had time then', unfortunately I work in the NHS and so we carried on as normal (well a weird normal!). So yeah, it got a bit busy, then in 2021 as it was starting to calm down slightly we decided to sell or first home in the mist of the property market being through the roof and we sold ...

Secret Saviour So as I may have mentioned I am getting married next year and my god there is a lot to sort! I know people always say weddings are stressful and there is a lot to sort but the extent of what you have to think about is madness. All the way from bridesmaid dresses, to table favours! Luckily enough I have this incredible planner to help me through my endless list to do. This daily goal planner has helped me list, sort and action so many tasks when my head has been overwhelmed. The journal comes in a couple of colours, grey, black and pink and has gold embossed writing which I find to be so cute.  Within the planner there are areas to write down what you are grateful for, daily affirmations, tasks/ notes, space to write what was great about your day and you can also rate your day.  I love how this journal has so much more to it than simply writing your to-do list. It asks you to think about your day and write about what positive t...

Snapshots From Slovenia  Over the last year I've been fortunate to travel to two extremely interesting places which have been very different in their own way. Both Dominican Republic and Slovenia were very beautiful countries and had such different cultures.  Today I'm talking about my adventure in Slovenia and how relaxed their city Ljubljana is.  Ljubljana has some of most beautiful buildings I have actually seen. The city itself is well kept, clean and utterly stunning. However, one thing you have to get used to is a LOT of bikes. The city is actually supposed to be one of the greenest, eco-friendly cities there is and to be honest you can see that it is.  As well as the beautiful surroundings I can't speak highly enough about their food.  It's actually crazy how cheap the food is in Ljubljana and how massive it is! I ordered the above pizza for myself not actually realizing how huge it was going to be on arrival....

The Wedding Series VENUE Well, it's been 4 months of chaos. We've moved house, are renovating and are currently planning a wedding. I'm sorry to say this has left me little time to blog at the moment which is saddening but hopefully I will be able to post at least once a month when things start to settle! I thought I may as well carry on where I left off, WEDDINGS. Now you've already seen our engagement shoot but now it came down to the big decision, where are we going to get married? I tell you, it has taken a fair few months and many open days for us to pick the right one but we finally got there.  So, I thought I would share with you our top two! Iscoyd Park Now this place is becoming incredibly popular and from the pictures you will see why. The building is family owned and dates pretty far back to a family that built their wealth on building fancy carriages for the wealthy (which as a history buff I think is pretty snazzy).  The...