Vila Monte Farm House, Portugal – add this boutique hotel to your Algarve …

Part II of our mini girls’ trip to the Algarve landed us at Vila Monte Farm House for a night… I almost don’t know where to begin.  Have you ever found yourself somewhere you feel right at home and yet absolutely in wonderment at the same time?  I have.  Right here. This boutique hotel in the Algarve countryside, just twenty…
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How to create a grown up drinks corner

Oh boy, one day, ONE DAY, this room will get finished.  But at least for now I am one step closer.  The grown up drinks corner is born… The truth is that I have had my heart set on a circular drinks trolley for some time now (in fact I considered ordering one for the husband’s Christmas last year*) and…
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When crop tops are ok

There are a few very basic rules I like to stick to when it comes to crop tops and when they are ok: – when you are eighteen – at the beach – with extremely high waisted things* Turns out though that my love for this little Free People crop is so strong that I am willing to partner it…
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On giving up on pressure to be ‘current’

It is a funny ol’ world the world of a blogger.  Looking back a few years, ok seven (woah), Thankfifi started out as a space to share my outfits and honestly most of those clothes were sourced from Ebay or sales or had been in my closet for years, sometimes many, many years.  I simply was not in a financial…
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The best £8 ever spent

Do I have a penchant for the dramatic?  I would say not.  But yes right now, in this moment, this hairband truly does feel like the best £8 I ever did spend.  I mean, I have not donned a hairband since circa 1995 when the black, velvet, padded variety was the look du jour.  And yet, here I am, dealing…
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