taryn k.
Profile

My name is Taryn. I'm in my twenties. I come from the land down under. I'm married. I work full time. I like pretty things. My favourite food is watermelon. I hate dancing. I like to talk. I tend to contradict myself. I hate snails. I like you for reading my blog.

Layout: vehemency
Email: here
Twitter: here
Bloglovin: here
SHOP TARYN K: here



Archives
Reads

15 Steps, Then A Beauty Blog
A Cup Of Style
A Knuckle Sandwich Is Not Edible
All That Exists For Me
Autilia
Buy Now, Blog Later
Dania On The Street
Fashion Toast
Goss Makeup Artist
HRH Collection
Jessica.Hart/Blog
Leflassh
Lisa Eldridge
Little Bits Of Lovely
Llymlrs
Mariannann
ML 3.0
Natasha's Soiree
The Oatmeal
Pink Is The New Blog
Raspberry Jam
Sprinkle Of Glitter
The Sartorialist
Stylizimo
Whitney Port
Who What Wear
Xsparkage
Yellow Brick Home
Zoella
23 November 2012, 8:39 PM
#firstworldproblems

So.  

Fifteen days ago I decided to download the second half of the first season of Pretty Little Liars - I saw it when it was first out on TV but I wanted my iTunes to look all pretty and organised and complete.  So there I am in iTunes, happily downloading away, when all of a sudden my internet just died.  I couldn't figure out what was going on. Then I realised I had used up my entire download allowance for the month. And I still had fifteen days to go.

And the world ended.

I may be being a touch dramatic - a regular person would just shrug it off and take it as a chance to switch off and have a tech break. But I am a crazy person. I LOVE the internet. It's my outlet into the world, prevents me from going crazy from being a new mum.  And 56kbpm just does not cut it.

But it's over now, it's a new billing cycle and the internet is back. So I can blog again.

I don't think I've really done a haul in a little while, so I thought I'd show you a few things I've picked up over the past few weeks.

First up - my new bag.  I think I forgot to tell you but I got a pink Rebecca Minkoff Mini MAC bag for my birthday in July - I've been using it every day since I got it (along with my nappy bag) and I love it. It's the perfect size for my phone, wallet and car keys, but sometimes I just need something slightly bigger.  

I've been drooling over the Alexander Wang Rocco bag for months but that is neeeever gonna happen, so I sort of had my eye out for something similar for like 0.25% of the price.

Once more, Sportsgirl delivered.


Honestly, I think just about every handbag I've owned over the past five years has been from Sportsgirl.  That place just gets me.  This one is a really good quality faux-leather that I feel looks a lot more expensive than it was, and has awesome studding all over the front.  You know how I feel about studs.

Obviously this isn't an exact dupe for the Rocco but I feel like it's in the same family.  Kinda like how Layla for Big Brother Au was a part of the Polish royal family - about 75 people would have to die before she would get the crown, but dammit, she would still claim it!


All packed and ready for a trip out into the world.

I also bought my first pair of Sam Edelmann shoes, a pair of neutral ballet flats with studs, naturally.




I love them like no other.  But sadly it is pretty much already to hot here to wear anything but thongs (FLIP FLOPS, FLIP FLOPS for all you international readers, before you think I'm a little inappropriate).  I'll hopefully get more use out of these when the weather cools off again. You know, some time around April next year.

I preordered The Oatmeal's new book ages ago when he first announced it on his blog, because:

a) I am obsessed with The Oatmeal;
b) I bought his last book in ereader form and it just doesn't do it justice;
c) I am a crazy cat lady; and
d) I'm pretty sure my cat is a sociopath that is potentially plotting to kill someone in my family (most likely my sister)

Turned out to be very informative.

The Lauren Conrad book is just coz I love her style and it was less than $10.




Man, she has amazing hair.

Sportsgirl also provided me with this amazing pair of faux-leather pants.


Coyote Ugly has had a long and lasting affect on me.  I will always regard leather pants as the height of fashion and...awesome-ness.

Lastly, I found this adorable pink blazer at Valleygirl - I am trying to inject a little more colour into my wardrobe after realising that over half of it is taken up by black, grey and white. I never thought of myself as a monochromatic dresser, but that's apparently what I am. I love the tangerine lining on this one, perfect for spring.


I'm looking forward to a quiet weekend as of tomorrow - the last few have been awesome but incredibly full on. I can't wait to have some down time with my little family before the craziness of Christmas kicks off.  Little Taylor is nearly six months old now - how time flies! She'll be starting solids in a couple of weeks, learning to crawl very soon (she's so close!), then I'll be heading back to work in February for a couple days a week - it'll be all go, so I'm really enjoying this time with her while I can. I love being a mum.



Leave A Comment


Newer Posts Older Posts