#50 Daily Writing Journal: Happy Valentine's Day! A few of my favourite things.

Happy Valentine's Day!

A few of my favourite things

My first blog feature from the schedule and I'm sharing four of my favourite things.

My Mulberry red wine purse

My purse is about three or four years old. I tend to get high-end purses and bags because they last longer than just high fashion ones. Also because I needed something that could take some manhandling as I stuff it with things. In my early twenties I would get inexpensive purses only for them to fall apart after a year, so I started to invest in my purses and handbags.

Before this, I had a Mui Mui purse but it got rather tatty as it had patent leather patchwork but after a few years it frayed so I decided the next replacement would be pure letter. I save for my purses and get them in the sale.

My Neals Yard Aromatic Diffuser

This was my Christmas gift from Sis and it served me well during my horrible recent cold. A few drops of essential oils.

My MacBook and Mug

The MacBook was a Christmas gift from Sis as well. It's a few years old and I got the fine china mug in a Christmas sale years ago. I've still got two. I tend to drink herbal teas out of them.

I guess that's it for this post.

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