The Snuggle Sac

The Snuggle Sac

‘Oh Snuggle Sac, shall I compare thee to a summer’s day!’  (quote not written by William Shakespeare)

The Snuggle Sac!  As snug as a snuggly bug in a very snuggly rug.

The Snuggle Sac! As snug as a snuggly bug in a very snuggly rug.

You see, I really love this Snuggle Sac I’ve been sent and I’ve been trying to come up with an interesting way to tell you about it.  I’m sure you read lots of reviews where people say ‘It was very nice’ and ‘I highly recommend this’ and ‘great value for money’ and ‘I’m so pleased with this I’m buying one for my Auntie Mary for her birthday’, etc etc etc.  I’m guilty of it myself and am rather bored of the sound of my own repetitive voice…..so here’s a new approach.  Firstly a poem.

Ode to a Snuggle Sac:

‘Oh Snuggle Sac,

you are softer than a cat 

So snug and warm

Without you, we’d be forlorn!

(this sounds better if you mispronounce ‘cat’ so it rhymes better)

Secondly, alternative uses for the Snuggle Sac, other than the obvious of course (for a child to sleep very snugly in).

1)  I have watched a lot of nature programmes in my time and I have always felt sorry for the baby polar bears who have to trail after their mum over the ice floes.  If they had a Snuggle Sac, they could stay in their dens and keep warm and let their mum get on with harassing sea-lions.

A lion Snuggle Sac would confuse the hell of any marauding predators.  Baby polar bears would be both safe and snug.

A lion Snuggle Sac would confuse the hell of any marauding predators. Baby polar bears would be both safe and snug.

2) This is a great educational tool.  Never mind counting sheep, your child could simply drift off to sleep after counting spots.  So, they improve their mathematical skills and they get to sleep quicker.  It’s a win/win situation.

Counting spots instead of sheep!  Guaranteed to make their eyes go funny.

Counting spots instead of sheep! Guaranteed to make their eyes go funny.

Now this next one would make a great fancy dress outfit if your child is prepared to kangaroo hop all the time (the legs are for decoration).

Just add a stuffed parrot and you're sorted for World Book Day. (Just find a book with pirates in, not very difficult!)

Just add a stuffed parrot.

Here’s Darlek in her Snuggle Sac, she adores it and refuses to let her brother borrow it, like, EVER.  This has caused all manner of arguments.  Elinens you are responsible for causing domestic hell.  There I am, merrily making tea, whilst Sausage screams ‘Let me get in!!!!’ and Darlek screams in reply ‘No, I won’t! You’ll wriggle …gerroff me!’  It made for a quiet Thursday tea-time, thanks for that Elinens.  Much appreciated. (mutters under breath)

Watching TV in comfort (whilst being yelled at by her very envious brother)

Watching TV in comfort (whilst being yelled at by her very envious brother)

*Puts serious face on* Right well, just so I tick all the review boxes as well as the random blog boxes.  This is truly the snuggliest snuggest in a bug sleeping bag I think I’ve ever come across.  It’s a fleecey material so it’s more suited to indoor use (rather than for camping), this is not a bad thing though – it’s absolooootely perfect for sleepovers.  I should think this is also great for kids who are moving from a baby sleeping bag in a cot to a real bed.  They can’t just throw the covers off and end up freezing at 3am.  They’re zipped in and very warm, it’s really thick, much thicker than other indoor sleeping bags I’ve come across which need additional blankets, so it’s perfect for cold winter nights (or cold summer nights, goddam you British weather!)

Kids are amazingly talented at spilling drinks, projectile vomiting, soaking things, grinding crumbs into things and generally being downright messy.  Or is that just my two? This is not a problem with the Snuggle Sac though, it can be washed at 60 degrees which I think is wonderful.  I really hate products for kids that can’t be washed or ones that have to be washed at low temperatures, or, god forbid, ones that are ‘hand wash only.’  That’s one in the net for Snuggle Sac!  Maybe I’ll forgive you for causing World War 3 in my living room after all. I think we’re going to have to buy another Snuggle Sac for Sausage or risk death and disaster.
This lovely sleeping bag also comes in a handy carry bag too.  What more can I say?  Oh, and the zip’s a good sturdy one too which is a bonus. I do have a very serious complaint though.  They don’t make them in adult sizes.  I tried very hard to fit in this and I couldn’t.  This is an absolute travesty and I sulked a lot when I realised this.  I want one too! *puts bottom lip out*.

The Snuggle Sacs come in various sizes and designs and are £39.97 which I personally thought was a lot of money until I saw the quality.  They’re lush, honestly.

Elinens gave me a Snuggle Sac to review, all thoughts are my own. (even the daft ones about Polar Bears, least it makes a change from penguins I suppose)

Where Did All The Penguins Go?

Where Did All The Penguins Go?

Post Pals - Putting a Smile on Childrens Faces

You may have wondered about how the Penguin Amnesty and how it all worked out.  When all’s said and done, I posted out approximately 6o donations of penguins and penguin merchandise to poorly kids and with the help of Parcels For Delivery and their wonderful Round Up Your Pound campaign, we raised £852.19…..£100 of which was donated by them as part of their annual Christmas donation.

You'll just have to imagine muffled penguin squarking that was going on at that point. They were so excited about going to their new homes!

You’ll just have to imagine muffled penguin squarking that was going on at that point. They were so excited about going to their new homes!

Here is a link to their page which outlines how Parcels for Delivery supported the Penguin Amnesty.  They are simply amazing and if you’re ever going to post a parcel, they’re the company to post it with!  Love ‘em!

And…if you’d like a nosey at the penguins people kindly donated, and the mischief they got up to, have a look HERE! 

This penguin would like to say thank you for all your donations, unfortunately he's drunk so he can't string a sentence together so I'm saying thank you on his behalf..

This penguin would like to say thank you for all your donations, unfortunately he’s drunk so he can’t string a sentence together so I’m saying thank you on his behalf.

It was one of the strangest, most successful charity blogging projects I’ve ever been involved with and it seriously restored my faith in people and their capacity for selfless giving.  Thank you so much.  I still have some penguin prizes to send out, and although they are terribly, awfully late (in typical me stylee) they will be posted at some point.  I have not forgotten.

To say thank you, I’d like to run a competition, my good friend Jo (@humanb3an) donated a penguin costume which you can see here:

Does my bum look big in this?

Does my bum look big in this?

It is a grown up size penguin costume so I couldn’t send it to any of the children so the plan was to use it for publicity purposes only.  With that in mind, if you would like to own your very fabulous penguin outfit, please simply comment on the blog to say that you will visit the Post Pals page and at the very least think about sending something to a PostPals kid.  That’s all you have to do.    I’ve decided to post out a brand new penguin outfit directly from Amazon to the winner who will be chosen on the 1st June.  Here’s a link to the prize!  Don’t you think this would be fabulous for Halloween (you could be a zombie penguin or something) or for a kid’s party?

Please do enter the competition and show your support for the fabulous work that PostPals do.  Thanks a million, billion, trillion to the myriad of businesses that donated to this project.  You should all be very proud of what you helped to achieve.  Thank you.  Hugs, squeezes and penguin kisses, Kay :O) xxxxx

Helicopter Mission Complete!

Helicopter Mission Complete!

You know what, I get stage fright when I come to write on this blog sometimes.  I sit here wondering why on earth you’re subscribed to this, why do you read it, what can I write that will interest you?  And then I get scared and go make a cup of tea and brows LOL Cats instead.  I keep reminding myself that I’m writing this blog for me, for my memory cupboard, as a record of the trials, tribulations and tantrums of parenthood.  So if I lose readers because I’m boring, offensive or tedious, then so be it.

Today I am going to write about a helicopter, not just any old helicopter, a special, bright yellow helicopter that makes whirring noises and flashes a red light.  If you don’t like helicopters, then stop reading here.  This is today’s topic, please make yourself comfortable, or not.  As you like.

'Helicopter!' Not the one I'm writing about because I couldn't find that one, but it is a helicopter nontheless

‘Helicopter!’ Not the one I’m writing about because I couldn’t find that one, but it is another one of my son’s helicopters nonetheless.  Call it a visual aid or something.

We were trying to properly toilet train Sausage for ages, he kept having accidents and it all went a bit poo/pear shaped for a while.  So, I decided he needed some motivation.  Every time we walked past a certain shop in our home town I’d point to the toys in the window and say ‘Once you stop having accidents, you can have whatever toy you like from there.’  This isn’t as generous as it sounds, as the toy cars, planes etc  took up only about a quarter of the window display. The shop is actually a sweet shop combined with a tobacconist so there isn’t a huge range really.  I couldn’t very well offer to buy him fruit flavoured tobacco could I?  So I pointed at the toys and hoped for the best.

Every time we walked past he’d point at the window and ask if we could go in, and up until recently I’ve always said no.  Mainly because I didn’t have any money on me, or the shop was closed to be honest.  But….the other day I decided that enough was enough, no more excuses could be made – he had earned his toy.  Sausage is now well and truly toilet trained and is dry at nights most of the time too.  You have no idea how much of a relief this is.  He is five now and it has been hard work.

Last week we passed the shop and Sausage again pointed at the toys, as he has done for the last year.  I asked him what he would like and he said the helicopter and grinned at me.  We stepped into the shop and it’s funny, I think I was just as excited as he was.  As the shop assistant carried it over to the counter, I felt a tiny tingle of excitement.  Sausage had worked so hard to get that helicopter and he deserved his reward.

We took it out of its packaging and he ran ahead of me down the road towards home, holding it up in the air, spinning the rotors, making the light flash, jabbering on about something and nothing – completely in a world of his own.  I walked behind him with the biggest grin ever and felt like the proudest mum in the world.  I can’t remember if the sun was shining or not, but it felt like it was.

He’s reached a toilet training milestone and my washing machine and I are very relieved.  Phew!  I suppose the next challenge will be along soon enough.  I hope that shop doesn’t run out of helicopters, I have a feeling they may come in very useful.

K & Co

Summer Style

Well, spring sprang and then it boinged back into autumn again I think.  Shucks.  After a couple of days of blazing sunshine I’m now sat in my living room staring out the window at a rain soaked street and grey skies again.  Boo, hiss, bah humbug and  other sulking noises. Ah well, maybe things will improve soon.  In the meantime I’m going to keep my hopes up.  We’re planning on spending a week in a caravan over the summer hols and perhaps thinking about preparations for that will cheer me up a little?

Both kids spent most of last year wearing jeans, jumpers, thick (odd) socks, raincoats, wellies and warm clothing.  Perhaps this year will be different?  With that in mind I’ve been browsing K & Co and their spring and summer offerings.  Maybe I’ll do a bit of home shopping and get them kitted out.  Maybe I’ll even be able to persuade Darlek to wear a dress!  If I could persuade her to wear one, I think this would be it.

Darlek is a bit of a tom-boy so frills and flounces aren't her thing at all.  I think this might suit her, I love the bright colours and the striking design.

Darlek is a bit of a tom-boy so frills and flounces aren’t her thing at all. I think this might suit her, I love the bright colours and the striking design.

I can picture us all sat around a lit BBQ on a balmy summer’s evening, swatting midges and soaking up the evening sun.  Darlek nearly always wears trainers, but if she was wearing this, she’d need sandals.  Soooo…..

They're called yellow 'Lolly Stud' girls sandals.  I'd prefer to call them 'Buttercup Sparkly's'.  But that's because I'm a hippy on the sly.

They’re called yellow ‘Lolly Stud’ girls sandals. I’d prefer to call them ‘Buttercup Sparkly’s’. But that’s because I’m a closet hippy.

That outfit, including the sandals, would cost us £28 ( I think…my maths is terrible) which is actually not that bad.  I have to admit I’ve never shopped with this company before, but after a quick browse of their pages I am actually tempted.

And now for Sausage’s summer kit.   He’s never really shown an interest in clothes so this should be easy.  Darlek has a mind of her own and will happily point blank refuse to wear anything she dislikes, but her brother is a lot easier going when it comes to fashion.  Which isn’t a surprise really, he is only 5 and prefers to spend his time thinking about Star Wars and what’s for tea. His cousin makes me laugh, he’s 6 and has already started combining long and short sleeved T’shirts so they colour co-ordinate and loves to wear shirts that show off T’shirts underneath.  I’m afraid my son seems to be following in my footsteps, we wear the first thing that falls out of the cupboard in the morning.

(Why oh why am I writing a blog post about fashion?!!!!   I’m trying so hard to sound cool and like I know what I’m on about, but I really don’t.  What are jeggings, why doesn’t red go with green, why can’t I wear my onesie on the school run, what’s wrong with jumpers with pictures of cats on? etc. etc. etc.)

Anyway *puts serious face on*.  Fashion. Boys.  Erm… Right if i could find the perfect smart, casual summer outfit for my lad I think I’d go for this ensemble.

Practical eh?  He would ADORE this.

Practical eh? He would ADORE this.  £18 and you could have your very own pirate child too!

As for footwear: if we were at the caravan there would be lots of grass around and he would probably take off his shoes and run around in his socks so they’d be pointless.  Either that or he’d pretend to have a wooden leg, hop around, lose one shoe forever in the long grass and I’d get annoyed.  So, barefoot or socked feet it is. Hope there’s not many nettles around this year.

BRING ON THE SUNSHINE, THE BBQ’S, THE SUNCREAM, THE ICE-CREAMS, THE SHORTS, THE DRESSES, THE erm…PIRATE OUTFITS!  Come on May, don’t fail us now.  We’ve had a hint of what summer could be like over the last few days and we want more!

This is a sponsored post, although all meanderings and piratey comments are my own.   Piratey is a real word, I know that because I just typed it.

Treasure Hunting and Wire-Work Projects

Treasure Hunting and

Wire-Work Projects.

Yesterday we decided to go for a walk, I wish we’d had the camera so I could show you where we went.  It’s down on the banks of a nearby river and it’s absolutely beautiful there.  On a sunny day there really is no beating it.  It’s always been one of my favourite walks.  We were treated to ducks and teeny tiny ducklings  bobbing around on the water.  A lucky start for them, if they’d hatched two or three weeks ago they’d be snow-duckies.

Anyway, we wandered around the gravelly banks going ‘Ooh!’ at the pretty stones, falling sideways into shallow water occasionally and filling our pockets with what we call ‘treasure.’  Horace found huge rocks and tried to smash them with other rocks to see if there was anything inside them.  One stone he found sparkled when chips came off it, I think it was probably quartz.  As for me, I trawled the ground for river glass, it’s like sea glass, but worn by the rivers motion.  It’s lovely stuff, all soft edged and sparkly amongst the pebbles.  Sausage  kept finding really huge stones and nearly dropped quite a few on his toes.  All of us filled pockets and enjoyed just being outside and in the fresh air.

I walked home feeling like I had really heavy buttocks because my jeans pockets at the back were full of rubble.  Put it this way, I was grateful that my jeans were held up with a good sturdy belt.   Here’s what we ended up with:

All carefully washed and dried.  Spot the old metal helicopter part, useless but I couldn't help but pick it up.

All carefully washed and dried. Spot the old metal helicopter part, useless but I couldn’t help but pick it up.

Once cleaned up I bobbed what I could in a jar, they look so pretty all jumbled up.

Treasure!

Treasure!  Old pottery, river glass, sparkly quartz, stripy stones.

I was so pleased to see that amongst our find were a couple of small loops of wire, probably left over from fencing.  I’m really into making jewellery at the moment, especially wire-wrapping so I loved the idea of being able to make things entirely sourced from rubbish…..or treasure as we know it.

This brown glass glows amber when the light shines from behind it.  I used pliers to shape and pull the wire I found into something that would hang it from a window.

This brown river  glass glows amber when the light shines from behind it. I used pliers to shape and pull the wire together.

This is made with copper wire I already own.  Wire-wrapping is surprisingly easy and effective looking.  Anyone who knows what they're doing will be able to see my rubbish links etc, but to the untrained eye, it doesn't look so bad I think.

This is made with copper wire I already own. Wire-wrapping is surprisingly easy and effective looking. Anyone who knows what they’re doing will be able to see my rubbish links etc, but to the untrained eye, it doesn’t look so bad I think.

The wibbles, as I call them, are a way of tightening the wire around the glass so it doesn't come loose.

The wibbles, as I call them, are a way of tightening the wire around the glass so it doesn’t come loose.

This is made with finer copper wire, possibly a little fussy but I do love making swirls.

This is made with finer copper wire, possibly a little fussy but I do love making swirls.

Brown river glass seems a lot harder to find.  I do wonder how many years these have been rolling around on the bottom of the river.  I think they've seen many fishes, floods and ducks  in their time.  (as they have eyes.....obviously!)

Brown river glass seems a lot harder to find. I do wonder how many years these have been rolling around on the bottom of the river. I think they’ve seen many fishes, floods and ducks in their time. (as they have eyes…..obviously!)

Green copper wire, you have to be so careful not to scratch off the coating when you use this.  It does help to bring out the hint of emerald in the glass though.

Green copper wire, you have to be so careful not to scratch off the coating when you use this. It does help to bring out the hint of emerald in the glass though.

Most of these are too heavy to be used in jewellery, I think that they look better as window hangings or maybe garden ornaments.   The sunshine brings out their natural jewel colours.

The main problem with this river glass is when you go hunting for it, you do have to be careful what you pick up.  Having lacerated hands does not make for great crafting, so if you do decide to have a go at this, please do be careful and remember to wash your hands and the glass, pebbles or bits of pottery before you do anything with it.  Rivers, although pretty, can be pretty mucky places.

Not a great photograph and they'd have looked nicer if the sun had been shining.

Not a great photograph and they’d have looked nicer if the sun had been shining.  The colours stand out so much more when these have back-lighting.  I did spend ages trying to space these out so you could see each separate one, but it was frankly impossible.

This is what I’ve been doing instead of housework. Typical.  So Horace doesn’t have any clean socks washed, but he has some mega-cool window hangings instead.  He is very pleased as you can imagine.

LEGOLAND Discovery Centre!

LEGOLAND Discovery Centre! 

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As part of the Blogs Up North group we were invited to attend the Legoland Discovery Centre and Cadwaladers Ice-Cream and Coffee Cafe at the Trafford Centre.  How excited were we?  Very.  The kids were bouncing off the walls when they heard where we were going.  Here’s how the trip went!

We also went to Cadwaladers Coffee and Ice-Cream Cafe which was the icing on the cake for kids.

The start of a Lego adventure!

The queue for the pre-paid tickets was longer than the one for walk in customers which seemed a little strange, but we weren’t waiting long as we were part of the bloggers group. So in we went!  This is map of the delights we had in store:

Tons of stuff to do, I wondered how on earth they'd fitted it all into one building.

Tons of stuff to do, I wondered how on earth they’d squished it all into one building.

First of all we went into the Lego Factory where they had an interactive talk and a display about how lego is made.  It was short enough and fun enough so that the kids didn’t lose interest.  They had them jumping up and down and joining in.  It was a very good start.  I’ll admit I was jumping up and down with the kids at one point.  Great interaction with the audience.

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After that we headed into the main attraction area and oh my lord it was packed!  I’ll admit I took a deep breath and thought ‘Well, if there’s room for them, there’s room for us.’  Some parents said that they had visited at other times when it was even busier, so I don’t know how manic it must get in there sometimes.  It was the last day of the holidays and a rainy one at that, so it was bound to be busy though

The kids actually enjoyed queuing for rides because there were little lego play areas along the queuing line. A nice touch I thought.

The kids actually enjoyed queuing for rides because there were little lego play areas along the queuing line. A nice touch I thought.

The Kingdom Quest was brilliant.  We sat in a little car which whizzed us around a lego shooting range.  Each of us had a ‘gun’ which looked more like a fire-hose to be honest (I loved this, as I hate guns) and we fired at targets en route and got points for accuracy that were tallied on screens at the front of the car. Loadsa fun!  I lost, but then I am a terrible shot.

IMG_4827Next we went to the Lego Forest City Pursuit, where children could drive cars around a huge lego set.  It was very well supervised by staff and I didn’t notice any  bumping or road rage.

IMG_4848Following that, it all gets a bit blurry.  Our two little munchkins wanted to do everything at once. They made lego cars and raced them at the Lego Racers Build and Test Site, dived around in the Lego pit (think ball pool and substitute masses of Lego), made huge lego towers in the Duplo Village, played at being kareoke superstars in the Lego Friends area and much more.  There’s really an awful lot to fit in, and my two were up to the challenge.

There were some amazing lego characters scattered around the building.

There were some amazing lego characters scattered around the building.

My only real criticism is this sort of thing:

We got lunch, had to fight for somewhere to sit as it was so busy, and when I went to find a spoon for my coffee, it looked like this.  Ew!

We got lunch, had to fight for somewhere to sit as it was so busy, and when I went to find a spoon for my coffee, it looked like this. Ew!

I didn’t see a single member of staff cleaning or clearing any of the tables.  We were supposed to clear our own tables, but many don’t and there were a number of tables covered with dirty plates and cups.  It’s just not nice.  The kids packed lunches were a little limited too, they had cheese sandwiches and chicken and mayonnaise sandwiches choices available for their packed lunches which seemed an odd combo.  Ye olde ham sarnies are usually on offer at these places.  Sausage had a 50g adult sized packet of crisps in his packed lunch which was a bit excessive and although it was ok, I didn’t rate their catering for children very much and his lunch alone cost £4.50.  This is to be expected at attractions I suppose, but still, I was a bit disappointed.  There are no facilities for packed lunches either, you aren’t supposed to take in your own refreshments, although there is a food court in the Trafford Centre of course.

The 4D Cinema was fun though, Darlek and Sausage squealed and laughed when they were doused with a light spray of water and bubbles as the film played.  The glasses made me laugh, cool dudes aren’t we!

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Miniland was breathtaking, really pretty. It did make me laugh that the whole place seemed infested with little white lego bunnies, there were bunnies in the water, bunnies on the balconies, bunnies playing chicken with the lego cars, bunnies everywhere.  Either they were there because it was Easter or one of the lego builders had a nervous breakdown and had just gone bunny mad.

Miniland was breathtaking, really pretty.

Bunny Invasion!

Bunny Invasion!

It did make me laugh that the whole place seemed infested with little white lego bunnies, there were bunnies in the water, bunnies on the balconies, bunnies playing chicken with the lego cars, bunnies everywhere. Either they were there because it was Easter or one of the lego builders had a nervous breakdown and had just gone bunny mad.

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The visit to Cadwaladers was a lovely calm break.  They were so nice there.  The kids both had ice-creams and we had two well-earned lattes.

A fantastic range of ice-creams ranging from Turkish Delight to Bubblegum.

A fantastic range of ice-creams ranging from Turkish Delight to Bubblegum.

MMMMmmmmmm.....

MMMMmmmmmm…..

Clean tables, great coffee, lush ice-cream.  10/10 :O)

Clean tables, great coffee, lush ice-cream. 10/10 :O)

So how would I rate our visit to Legoland? The kids absolutely adored the place, so much to do and so many other children to play with.  Personally I found it all a bit claustraphobic, but that’s just me being an awkward so and so.  The staff were so helpful, especially as I lost the kids’ coats whilst there so I had to ask for them to have a quick look around for them.  My only quibble as I said before was the Legoland cafe, maybe they were understaffed, but with so many people in there, they did need to be more on the ball with keeping the area clean and tidy.

It’s a fun day out for the kids, they certainly won’t ever be bored.  How they fitted so much under one roof, I do not know. Our two are even more obsessed with lego than they were before and we did have a lovely day out thanks to the generosity of the Legoland Discovery Centre and Cadwaladers.  Many thanks for inviting us all and making us feel so welcome.

This is a sponsored post, we were supplied with complementary tickets at Legoland and ice-creams and coffees at Cadwaladers.  I feel so privileged to be a blogger and to get the chance to visit such fantastic places.

I is a Fashion Icon (in my dreams….)

I is a Fashion Icon

(in my dreams…..)

Well I’ve done the ‘Hat Thing’ now I’m going to do the ‘Fashion Thing.’  It’s spring, it’s the season of new beginnings.  I might just have to invest in some new kit.  Clothes shopping is always somewhat of a nightmare for me, I get scared by skinny clothes, bright colours and fashion in general.  That’s why I love internet shopping so much more.  I can browse at my leisure, I don’t have to scour shops on my poor little leggies, looking for clothes that look vaguely like my sort of thing and you can usually easily return what doesn’t fit.

So here’s my first attempt, a summer outfit.  What do you think?  Fashionable or Fashionfail?  I’ve been challenged to come up with an outfit combing this season’s must have trend ‘Harem Pants.’  I have to say when I initially came across the term Harem Pants, the name conjured images of awful bright pink ballooning, flappy trousers, but I was wrong.  They’re actually quite nice and genuinely do look like something I’d consider wearing.

First of all…..sandals.

Call me daft, but I think these look kind of steampunk like, a style I love.  I think it's because of the shiny strap at the back.

Call me daft, but I think these look kind of steampunk, a style I love. I think it’s because of the shiny strap at the back.

Harem pants

Harem Pants!

Harem pants is such a ridiculous name for a pair of trousers, but I think they look like such a cool summer style which I think I could live with.  They won’t cling to my lumps and bumps and they’d be so easy to mix and match with my current wardrobe.

Beautifully simple, sweet and goes with everything.  Gypsy casual boho stylee.

Beautifully simple, sweet and goes with everything. Gypsy casual boho stylee.

This top might be considered as a cop out, but I think black tops go with almost everything.  I love the gypsy style too, it has that boho feel that fits in almost anywhere.  Black can so easily be dressed up or down with accessories too.  A chunky silver necklace and matching bracelet would be perfect here.

So there you go, that’s my nice easy summer style and a very rare fashion blog from a fashion illiterate blogger.  If I did actually take the plunge and buy these items I’d definitely need a new hat to go with them.  Addicted, me?  No!