Author: Hayley

British expat blogger in Seattle sharing lifestyle, mid-size fashion, and content creation tips. 25+ years of blogging online, from dial-up to today. I write about everyday life, British expat experiences, and sustainable fashion.
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    Congratulations!

    I had the most exciting phone call yesterday from my friend Louise…her and Nathan have finally gotten engaged! Here is a picture of them at their smuggest*: Louise told me that the ring he gave her came in a green…

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    Oh, Topshop, Why?

    As a teenager, I had no money of my own (the waiting on job I had paid £20 a night, money which normally went on my mobile and on Sainsburys chocolate chip cookies) and so I couldn’t afford to wear…

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    Ethical Fashion

    It seems that it has become fashionable for designers to produce items over the last year or so that can help the enviroment, or that has some sort of slogan on it regarding ethics. This in turn has trickled down…

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    Spam Spam Spam

    Remember the good old days, where spam would just say BUY THIS VIAGRA? As spam filters get more and more sophisticated, the spammers need to work out new ways to get around filters. I checked my spam folder this morning,…

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    Finally Furnished

    As mentioned in my last post, we went to Ikea to get some furniture for my rather bare bedroom. Here are some pictures of before and after. Click the picture to see a bigger version. Before… And after… Its not…

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    Am I The Only One…

    …who doesn’t care at all about the upcoming Sex and the City movie? Although it seems like something I would actually watch, I’ve never been able to get into it. Maybe its the unlikable characters – I know we’re supposed…

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    A Night Out

    OK, so it wasn’t really a night out of drinking, dancing and dead cute boys, but I was walking past this dilapidated hotel near Temple Meads yesterday, and thought it would make for some good photos. I’ve picked out some…