I'm always complaining that I don't have any comfortable, high-heeled shoes, so when I came across these Chanel Boots in Paris my husband said he'd treat me to them for my birthday.

My birthday is today so I haven't yet been allowed to wear them yet, but based on the softness of the leather I think they could easily become my favourite pair of boots. I think they'll look great with some skinny jeans and a chunky knit jumper or some tights and nice dress.

I had a bit of a shopping spree when I was in Paris so will share some other pictures of the items I bought soon as they are pretty much all for the autumn and winter seasons, which will undoubtedly soon be upon us!

I was in Paris recently and made a trip into a store called Jay Ahr. I'd never heard of the designer before but they had some amazing dresses in stock, one of which I recognised as a design Cheryl Cole (or Fernandez-Virsini following her recent marriage) had worn at the X Factor 2014 Manchester auditions.

For those looking for an unusual dress I'd definitely consider giving Jay Ahr a look, although be prepared to spend some money as most were priced at around €900.

A few of my favourite designs are featured below and you can view the full collection at www.jayahr.com. I must admit I was very tempted as I have quite a few events coming up, but on this occasion I (just) managed to refrain!

It's not normally my style to write sentimental or heart-felt posts on my blog but today I'm making an exception so I apologise in advance. I promise I'll keep this short!

My family received some very sad news last week. My grandpa had passed away suddenly and rather unexpectedly. At the age of 85 he'd lived a long and happy life, however it still came as a huge shock to all of our family and friends.

In July this year I got married and travelled for three weeks and unfortunately I did not get a chance to see him before he passed away. The one thing I can be thankful for is that he came and shared the most important day of my life with my husband, family, friends and I, and for that I couldn't be more thankful.

His funeral is tomorrow and I wanted to share one of my favourite pictures from our wedding day. This was outtake number five as he managed to look everywhere but the camera when they were being taken. Even in his last photographs he managed to make everyone laugh.

RIP William Keith Stephenson. X x

I just wanted to upload a quick post to apologise for the recent lack of posts. I have been locked out of my account for several months - the reason is still unknown - however after many hours of trying I've finally managed to access this again today.

Thank you to everyone who has continued to read my posts! Lots of new content will follow soon!

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