Happy Birthday and a wing chair

Thu, 21 Aug 2014 21:30:10 +0000

Today Mr C is celebrating his 28th birthday and while he is going to be extremely tired from finishing night shift he will be ecstatic when he sees the present I got him. Take a seat, well more like a chair – a wing chair to be exact. A chair fit for a king.

Meet the Churchill Wing Chair. Isn’t she pretty? Image credit: 1825 Interiors

He has wanted one of these wing chairs for as long as I can remember and each time he thinks about getting one something always comes up, there is always a bill that decides it wants to be paid (seriously how rude!) or a school excursion, new uniforms; it just never seems to end. Every year (besides that one he forgot my birthday) he has always gotten me something beautiful, something so me and it is clear that he knows me so well. Shopping for him on the other hand is so friggin hard!! I know what he likes, I know what he wants but there are always so many variations and I find myself constantly second guessing and decide on something entirely different. What if I get the wrong one? He isn’t a socks and jocks type, he is a pointless contraption kind of guy (well he thinks they are justified).

Churchill wing chair from 1825 interiors

A few years ago we spent a night in a hotel after going to a wedding and there were random chairs around the place and we have loved the idea ever since. We have wanted random chairs but lacked either enough space for them or the money. Now that we have built our house it has numerous places for random seating and I wanted him to be wowed by his gift like I am every year. So I saved the money I earned from working and I got him this magnificent wing chair. What do you think?

Wishing Mr C a very Happy Birthday today. xx

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Christmas Traditions – What Are Yours?

Sun, 02 Dec 2012 20:30:00 +0000

This is a sponsored post for Bonds.

Jocks, undies, underwear, knickers, slug huggers, bras, over the shoulder boulder holders, singlets, tanks or whatever else you might call them; they are something we all use every single day from a very young age. Giving and receiving jocks and socks for Christmas has been a long running joke in my family for many years, mainly because they are staple items that we already have.

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However this year Bonds has really set out to impress with the gorgeous and bright colours of their new collection. These are jocks and bras you wouldn’t scoff at unwrapping on Christmas Day – they are fun, flirty and fabulous! With a range for the whole family ~ men, women, teens, girls, boys and even chubby little babies; they have it covered. Bonds have introduced excitement into staple items by adding colour, gorgeous patterns, and basically changing things up without compromising the great quality we have come to expect over years.

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It isn’t uncommon to hear the words ‘Let me just chuck on my bondsy, boardies and pluggers’ in Australia. Why? Because we LOVE Bonds here. I grew up wearing them, as did my husband and now my kids wear them too; they have been wearing Bonds since they were born. Now if that doesn’t show faith and loyalty in a brand I don’t know what does. I have continued on our lame joke tradition with purchasing jocks for my brother and sisters (and singlets for my kids too) however this year I know they won’t be disappointed.

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Will you be adding colour to your Christmas with Bonds?
What tradition do you and your family have at Christmas? Do you do joke presents, handmade gifts or something completely different?

Check out the Bonds video ‘Dreaming Of A BONDS Christmas’ so you can see some of the gorgeous new colours, Pat Rafter dancing in his undies or just to get into the spirit of Christmas.

This is a sponsored post but opinions are my own.

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Christmas Traditions – What Are Yours?