Apologies for the lack of post on Wednesday – after taking a few much-needed days off due to a winter flu, I fell a bit behind between client work and Christmas preparations and I’m still trying to get caught up! I suppose that’s what happens when your body forces you to just SLOW. DOWN. Thankfully, I’m feeling so much better now so thank you for all your lovely well-wishes on that one. Being sick at this time of year is just no fun, right? Bah humbug to that.
Good thing that the last month has been a little quieter, mostly by choice (sometimes it’s okay to just say ‘no’ to additional commitments that you don’t need to take on!) and while I’m still not 100% finished with either my Christmas decorating (hopefully I’ll finish this weekend) or my Christmas shopping (still a few small gifts to buy), I feel like I’m nearly ready for a proper winter break.
On Wednesday, thanks to the lovely peeps at October, I headed down to London for #BlogmasLDN, a Christmas party thrown for bloggers. It was great fun and nice to just get a bit glammed up and have a few glasses of wine and nibbles with friends, both old and new. I’ve been a freelancer now for a full year (!!) and I realised this was the first year I didn’t have a proper company Christmas party to go to so when my invite came through my email box, I jumped at the chance to attend. Thanks so much to Kate, Emma and Daniel for a lovely time!
This month, Swoon Worthy was also featured in a few places so I just want to say a big thank you to these sites!
- I was interviewed on Design Raaga as part of their Tastemaker Series
- Swoon Worthy was included in DotComGiftShop’s list of 16 Delightful Interior Design Blogs
- My Instagram was named in Sofa.com’s list of Top 5 Interiors Instagrammers
- I was included on Property Price Advice in their Top 10 Interior Design Bloggers
Those lists are always a great way of discovering some new blogs you may be unfamiliar with so I’d encourage you to have a look through those!
So as usual, I’ve been rambling on about interiors for various clients and as I did last month, I figured it was a little easier to divide them up by article type rather than sharing each individually – just makes for easier reference if you had a little time to kill and you fancied a little weekend reading (and you guys seemed to like the new format too so that’s a win-win)! And there was no where near as many as last month (whew!) so here we go…
Advice and How To’s
How to Make Overnight Guests Feel Home (AO Life)
11 Stylish Alternatives to a Headboard (Oak Furnitureland)
6 Ways to Create a Style Statement in Your Living Room (SofaStore)
Inspiration
14 Objects to Create an Instantly Chic Coffee Table (Oak Furnitureland)
Inspiration for Black Bathrooms (Tile Mountain)
Festive
How to Create a Glamorous Christmas (Sofa Store)
15 Ideas for a Festive Christmas Bar Cart (Oak Furnitureland)
So that’s my wrap up of the last 4 or so weeks! This weekend I will be finishing off the Christmas decorating (yay!) and hopefully get the myriad of boxes that are hanging out in my hallway cleared back into the loft. What are you up to this weekend? Any Christmas frivolities planned?
Image sources: Advice / Inspiration / Festive (all others my own)
Congratulations for all your achievements – well deserved. And I’m glad you are in good health. My Xmas decor is done and I just have a little bit of shopping left. Have a great weekend.
Aww thank you my dear! Sounds like you can relax now into the season ;) Happy Weekend to you too! xxx
I’m ready for a good Christmas break.
You are seriously on fire with all your features. So awesome
Aww thanks darling and I am so ready too!! Bring on the break! xxx
Glad you are on the mend Kimberly, I know how you feel, just launched my blog and website, phew! Not the best time of the year to do so with all the other things to do but I set myself a dead line so I had to stick to it! Managed the website anyway so looks like I do wear my pants on the outside of my jeans after all!??? hope I can churn out as good a content as you do, always a good read
Oh congratulations on the blog!! It looks amazing (and loving the Christmas decor, was just checking that post out) :) Well done and I think you deserve a nice big glass of champers after that accomplishment! xxx
Ah thanks Kimberly, means a lot coming from you and no worries with the champers don’t need much persuasion for that!????
Glad you are on the mend Kimberly, I know how you feel, just launched my blog and website, phew! Not the best time of the year to do so with all the other things to do but I set myself a dead line so I had to stick to it! Managed the website anyway so looks like I do wear my pants on the outside of my jeans after all!??? hope I can churn out as good a content as you do, always a good read ?
So glad you are feeling a lot better ?xxx. Works Christmas party this weekend, plus I’m going to have a go at the DIY plate idea you put on pin interest, ive just got to read what its says about the colour fading, and how to stop it so a bid thankyou for putting that on. Have a good weekend, chill and take care of yourself xxx
Oh have fun at your Christmas party Pauline! And so cool you are considering the plate idea (as I am, waiting for my Sharpies to arrive!) ;) Have a lovely weekend yourself hun xxx
So glad you are feeling better! Congratulations on all your features. Xo
Thanks so much Glenda, you are too sweet! Happy Weekend to you ;) xxx
I love your blog and decorating style!
Aww that is so sweet of you Nicole! Thank you!! Mwah xxx
You work so damn hard, and hell yes sister to being able to say no! It’s something I’m only learning to say because, even though I know full well I’m not the shit, I feel like I have an obligation to say yes once I’m asked to do something. Isn’t it crazy how our bodies have ways of making us slow down too? Good slow down. Marathoning slow down. OUAT kinda slow down ;) xx
It’s so ridiculous that we feel like we have to always say yes! Of course we don’t, it actually felt really good (and a little scary) to say no ;) And hell to the yeah on a OUAT slow down :D xxx