Pin-Up Girl

Optimism is my new thing. Really, I'm trying: looking at the bright side of things, expecting the unexpected (or expecting too much?), seeing the good in people, etc. Positive thinking, Lucie. Positive thinking, I keep reminding myself. In autumn, I bought the cutest umbrella in order to cure myself or Rain-Hate. It's see-through (Japanese-style) with a pink handle and little pink hearts. I no longer hate rain, because I look forward to every opportunity to show off that cute little thing.

Now, by natural deduction, I figured that there must be some way to stop myself from hating the English winter so much. Those long days of no daylight get on my nerves a lot. I even bought one of these natural-frequency lightbulbs that supposedly combat seasonal affective disorder. (It broke after a week. Great. I'd recommend it to everybody. Spot the sarcasm!!!) But there's one thing left that I do like about winter: I can wear pretty coats. And in a quest to make them even prettier, I went hunting for coat accessories at the weekend. Here are my new sparkly treasures, purchased at Portobello Road.

The man I bought these from had a really huge selection of vintage broches, and I wanted them all! Ah, don't I just like to indulge my girly side ... but hey, it's much better value for money than those bloody Androv Medical lightbulbs.

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