On My Bedside Table.....

I've been reading an aweful lot lately. Mostly on a sunday morning, recovering from a big night, on my sunlit balcony with a big mug of my special hot chocolate... living the life! hahaha. It has been a wonderful ritual, I think it will definately be a keeper!

~ Twilight Series - Stephanie Meyer.

I know, its so cliche to be reading twilight right now but I had to give it a try & see what all the hype was about! My little sister had also started reading it so I wanted to make sure there wasnt any unsavoury content that would be innapropriate for a 14 year old girl. Needless to say, I loved it! I thoroughly enjoyed reading it & will definately read it again... yes, im such a lamo :)

~ A Guide To Elegence - Madam Genevieve Antoine Dariux.

This is a book I read over and over and over again. It annouinces itself as a guide "for every woman who wants to be well and properly dressed on all occasions". It is a guide to fashion & ettiquete for the woman who stives for elegance. It has been one of my favourite books since school & i find myself coming back to it on all occasions for which i need to be "well and properly dressed".

On my lap right now: Madison Magazine, Harper's Bazaar Magazine.

In my DVD player right now: Sex and the City - The Movie.

Super Love,

Sunny xxx

On My Bedside Table.....

Alright, so here is the wrap up of the books on my bedside table at this very moment... But as promise dto Ladybreeze I will be adding a Terry Pratchett this week... I love broadening my written horizons! Maybe i'll add something festive too :) tis the season!

~Across the Wall – Garth Nix.
I cant provide much feed back on this one as I literrally started it today and havnt even gotten past the preface! Basically, it is a collection of short stories with a few of them relating to his Old Kingdom Trilogy which I started reading a couple years ago. Fingers crossed its a goodie!

~Poirot the French Collection – Agatha Christie.
I know, I know... But she's written so many books that I will have to have one on my bedside table for the rest of my life just to get through them all! Hahaha

~Nostradamus, The Complete Prophecies for the Future- Mario Reading.
I've been reading this book in bits and pieces for a few years now. Mostly because im an ancient history buff more than wanting to know what the future holds. But hey, I love a good conspiracy theory!

On my lap right now: Delicious Magazine and i'm savaging it with a blade by cutting out my favourite recipes to stick on my fridge... K's Aunty Marie would slap me if she knew I was doing it!

In my DVD player: Hairspray

Love & kisses on both cheeks,

Sunny xxx

On My Bedside Table.....

As those of you who know me are aware, I LOVE reading. I get fully engrossed in a book (or several) and cannot put it down till im done. So here is a list of the books currently on my bedside table:

~ The Complete Battles of Hasting Volume 1- Agatha Christie
What can i say? Im a sucker for Hercule Poirot! He would bethe first person on my list of "If you could pick anyone, who would you pick to have dinner with?" followed by his creator Agatha Christie - she is a pure genius born in an era of femal suppression.

~ The Clarkson Collection - Jeremy Clarkson
You may know Jeremy from Top Gear. K is car mad and watches it religiously. So when i saw his book at the airport (one of my many trips interstate!) I couldnt pass it up. It was riddiculously cheap, only AU$17.00 on sale. It is a collection of his three books which are in turn a collection of his work from his colum in The Sunday Times (UK).

On my lap right now: The most recent Donna Hay magazine.

Whats in my DVD player: The Vicar of Dibley -The Immaculate Collection

Love & Kisses on both cheeks,
Sunny xxx

Victoria Beckham - That Extra Half an Inch

I recently went shopping with one of my BFF's and we both bought a copy of Victoria Beckham's new book "That extra half an inch". My boss did mention that it may be a book he would like to read until he realised it was about fashion! hahaha. - PS. It refers to shoes having an extra half an inch.

I know Victoria has received a lot of criticism (partially from me) but I'm completely turned around! I thought at first this was going to be a book of a million and one things I already knew or had already read, but believe it or not- I was wrong! its actually quite informative and well set out. Its a book that can be enjoyed from a school girl to a mature (there is no OLD in my vocabulary!) aged woman. Its broken up into 11 main chapters.

• Jeans & Trousers


• Tops
  
• Skirts & Day Dresses
  
• Accessories
  
• Parties
  
• Vacations
  
• Winter
  
• Special Occasions
  
• Pregnancy & Post Pregnancy
  
• Lingerie
  
• Hair & Make-up

I'm so glad she devoted a chapter to winter as I think its the season where most fashion is on show (instead of summer where all you want to do is rip off your clothes and not in the way my partner would like!). Winter is also the season sneaking up on me at the moment in lovely Sydney!

The book has a lot of artwork which I LOVE in a fashion book and also has a recap at the end of each chapter on every product and type of clothing she has mention - again a brilliant idea for people like me that get to the end and go "wait where was that cream she recommended?? Or those tips for a smooth backside??". Now while all the shops she mentions are London stores a few of them do have online shops or can simply be found on eBay! (eBay is my life!). All through the book are quotes from her designer friends about her and subtle pushes towards her new fashion line. This does usually annoy me in a book but not so in this case.

I was really glad to see that she was realistic about the price of products she suggested. While some of them were reaching the triple zero's (in other words WAY out of my budget) she did include a lot of regular priced items which proves my theory - Money doesn't equal beauty or youth (unless you have a great plastic surgeon).

In summary - I am now proud to say I am a Victoria fan. I enjoyed the book quite a lot and would recommend it to my friends. 4/5 total score- She lost a point for me not living in the UK. I bought my copy from Borders and it set me back about $AU35.00.

Love and kisses on both cheeks,

Sunny xxx