Shopping in July

I can't believe it's August already! My second month in London has flown by. I start work on the 8th after 3 months of holidaying. And I am looking forward to it. Something to look forward to and also to start earning some pounds instead of loosing around half my money when I convert! I still have to post photos from the last 3 months! 

In July I tried to 'reign in' my spending after a crazy June. I don't think I changed my ways. It may have to do with me getting a fairly large tax return... But all that will change this month! I'm sure of it :-)

As you know from a previous post, I bought a new camera- Canon S95 because my Sony one wasn't taking photos I was happy with. 

This was my tax return gift to myself since I haven't got a return for a couple of years! And my HECS (university fees) are all paid off too. Yay!

I have figured out I cannot cut craftiness or any sort of DIYness out of my life. I didn't pack any of my knitting stuff or sewing stuff thinking I would be 'alright' without them for a year or two. Anyways, I couldn't help not doing anything and decided to resume knitting.

A knitter's kit I picked up with a ball of wool and a pair of needles. I am going to knit a pair of socks! So far it's going good, one sock down, another to go.

 A lovely turquoise ring I picked up from the Spitalfields Market

I bought 2 more Diptyque candles for my room:

 A mini Baies and Mimosa.

My wild rose skincare pack from Neal's Yard:

Came in a really nice box 

I wanted to try the body elixir and the beauty balm. 

The next two tops were the first ones I bought in the month:

Banana Republic black silk shirt- really like the flowyness of it.  

A Mango basic tee

More sale items from The Dreamery (waiting for me in Perth):

Little Joe striped sweater 

Another Bento item- a v neck knit in berry

From the Anthropologie sale as well: 

Summer sandals! Glad I did buy these because there's been several hot days in London. They had some weird tassles which I cut off. 

Got my brogue shoes soled

Finally why I failed: I was out looking for cropped pants and came home with 5 pairs. I've identified my problem, now to rectify it. 

 Grey linen cropped pair

 Stone linen cropped pair- both were on a ridiculous markdown and they light and comfy!

A linen khaki coloured one from Whistles. Also on sale...

 A grey pair of work pants from Banana Republic, again on sale.

And finally, what I had been after all along ended up being the last pair of cropped pants I bought- a stretch cotton navy pants from Banana Republic. Surprisingly this one wasn't on sale.

I don't regret buying the 3 pairs of linen cropped pants because it's been nice not to have to wear jeans when it's been really hot. But I acknowledge I can get carried away with the different fabrics and colours when I am looking for a particular item especially when they are on sale as well. That makes it fairly hard to refuse. I really do have to stop that though. So on that final note, here's to August without being too obsessive and just deciding on one thing, one colour.