February goal: Find a Valentine, plus January update

You may have read my post about my goals for this year (if not read it here) where I set a little task for me to do each month. So once a month I will update you how I did the previous month and talk a little more about the new month's task.

February's goal is probably the most tricky. Find a Valentine. You may or may not know that I am single (and have been for a while now) and as I'm not getting any younger, it would be nice to meet someone special to share my life with. Obviously it's not easy at all. I find, especially as you get older, there is less to choose from as more and more people are coupled up and also you've been through few relationships and know exactly what you want and won't just settle down for anyone.

Being realistic I think the chances of meeting him this particular month is improbable, but maybe I just need to be more open minded.

My friends keep telling me to go out more and I think I do although maybe not to the right places. Although where is the right place to meet someone? But maybe I need to try new things, visit new places and most importantly stop playing with my phone all the time and look around more. I'm always on social media and even if The Prince Charming went past me I would have probably missed him.

So that's the task for this month. Less social media more social interactions with actual real people around me. Wish me luck!

And now January update. January was all about exercising more and getting back to healthy habits. Although I didn't fail totally, I certainly didn't do great. I started off well doing yoga more regularly again and getting on exercise bike and going for walks, but as the month went on I did less and less. I blame the weather partially but it really shouldn't be an excuse.

I have a week off work now and it seems the perfect time to get back to it and I am doing a week's detox too to (hopefully) loose few pounds but most importantly eat better. I am fairly good, I love my fruit and salads, but I just got little stuck in a rut eating all the same things all the time and I love my sweets and right now I'm not at my happy weight and don't feel fit. I miss that.

I will tell you more about how my detox week went later and hopefully I will up the exercise too.

Wow ok I rambled on for quite a while. If you've come all the way here thank you for reading.

I would love any suggestions about your healthy eating habits, and how you motivate yourself to exercise and maybe your dating suggestions too.

Have a stylish day.

Adela

Fluffy coat

coat, bag Chanel, dress Self portrait, boots Nicholas Kirkwood

How about this fluffy number? I call it my man repeller's coat because I imagine men must hate it. But I dress for myself and not men so who cares. And I happen to love it. Although with Valentine's day fast approaching and my goal for next month being finding a Valentine maybe I should change my approach..

What do you think? Can I meet a man wearing this coat?

On another note, I wish we were past coat weather. I am truly fed up with winter and cold now. I'm a warmer weather person and spring is my favourite season and I literally can't wait for it to come. Especially as I already booked a little trip to Paris at the end of March (I hope it will feel like spring by then).

Who's had enough of winter now? How are you coping with this cold?

Have a stylish day.

Adela

Places: Peggy Porshen

Welcome to the new year and brand new series. Once a month I will be sharing a place with you that I love and recommend. I am a self confessed coffee addict so I'm starting this series with possibly the cutest cake shop in London that also serves good coffee and teas.
I don't know what I love more - the pink theme of interior and exterior decorations or the delicious cakes and biscuits. Everything looks and tastes lovely. The staff are nice too and if you come on a warm day you can sit outside and people watch. The area is buzzing and there's always something going on but it's not too overcrowded like other areas in London.
It's in Belgravia only a short walk from Victoria or slightly longer walk from Sloane Square.
Here's the address and website.
Let me know if you visit and what you thought!

Have a stylish day.

Adela

Coffee break

Bag Chanel, skirt Zara, shirt H&M, boots Nicholas Kirkwood, jacket Muubaa, sunglasses Miu Miu

It is no secret that I love coffee. I can't leave the house without having one and what's a meeting up with friends without some insta-worthy cappuccinos? I am a sucker for pretty crockery and always look for cute coffee shops that not only serve nice brew, but in nice surroundings and in pretty mugs too. I am preparing a post for you about my favourite coffee places (stay tuned) and will hopefully start posting more often soon.

I hope in the meantime you've been enjoying my posts so far. I would love to know what you think so far, what you liked, didn't like and what would you like to see in the future.

Leave me links to your blogs too, I always love to discover new ones.

Have a stylish day.

Adela

Miss Pink's flower inspirations

I can never resist taking (and instagramming) pictures of beautiful flower arrangements. Attending various fashion events and visiting new places means there's never a shortage of them. I find them so inspiring and try to recreate them at home. These have caught my eye recently.

 

Have a stylish day.

my handbag obsession

O.k. this post may be coming a bit late as this handbag is already sold out, but I just LOVE IT. Mainly because of the colour, because if you read my blog regularly, you know I am obsessed with pink. And this shade is just AMAZING! But what I really like about is its potential. It's a timeless classic and it will look great for years to come. Mulberry Bayswater bags are an investment and I wouldn't mind having one in every colour. This one is on my definite wish list and I'm hoping to find it on e-bay or somewhere else. Wish me luck.
Have a stylish day.

purple rain

As I said before I have a thing for all things pink, especially fuchsia and raspberry. Although I have never been into purple. This has of course changed recently. Im becoming obsessed with the cool new colour and it's easy to see why. Not only are the shops packed with all different shades, but also the magazines promote it a lot and many fashionistas wearing it. It is THE colour of the moment and it's hard to resist. I don't like wearing much colour in winter, as it just doesn't seem to fit. But purple is a great solution for brightening up your palette of black, grey and navy. It's suble, but can look really cool. Plus there are so many shades out there, I guarantee you will find to suit you. You can do the easy route and just pick a scarf or a hat, or layer up a top or cardie with formentioned colours. I decided to show here, to do it full on. I found these two great dresses today browsing in Topshop on Oxford street. Both dresses have interesting shoulders which another trend I love. One shouldered dress is a timeless classic. It's very flattering to any shape and looks more expensive. With the second dress I love the sequin detail. Its very now, following the 80's trend. Both look amazing and can be dressed down for the day or dressed up for the evening. Just add opaque tights some killer ankle boots and you're ready to go.
Have a stylish day.