Trafford Centre

It's Friday and I'm at the Trafford Centre.  J was supposed to come with me but she's a bit under the weather at the moment and so went back to bed instead.  I'm still fighting my cold but the throat isn't as sore today, so I've drugged up and I'm hoping for the best.  I've window shopped around the big home stores like M&S, BHS, Next, and got lots of ideas, now all I need, is lots of cash. 

I've just picked up the main thing I came for which is a Christening present for baby Amelie Sophia, I decided on a musical jewellery box, (I know she's too small now, but she'll have it a long time... I think I still have mine somewhere although it's probably not so musical anymore, I do remember being mesmerised by that ballerina though.)   I also got a kit to take a hand print which comes with ribbon to hang on the wall... something for Mum and Dad to keep really.  With that task out of the way, I'm just about to hit M&S for knicks, you  can't beat M&S can you?

I'm just having a sparkling water in Starbucks, it's my second bottle of water since I got here, (I'm so thirsty,) also having a little dark chocolate, just realised I didn't have breakfast and it's now lunchtime.  I'm not hungry, just getting a bit twitchy.

The shops are filled with Christmas gifts and goodies.  Christmas seems to be racing towards me this year, I'd love to put the brakes on for a while.

I've had a Debenhams £10 gift voucher burning a hole in my bag for months now, so I ventured in before heading back to the car park to see if anything caught my eye.  An assistant frightened the life out of me, I didn't hear her at first, (I think my ears are a bit blocked with the cold,) but she asked if I had a few minutes and lead me over to her counter, she was obviously trying to sell me something, I had no intention of buying but thought, at least I get to sit down for a couple of minutes.  She was promoting the Jose Eber curling iron.  I am no pushover and I'm not easily impressed, but let me tell you.... as soon as I can afford it, I'll be buying one of these.  You wrap each strand of hair around the iron for 3 seconds and it's done... seriously AND... it doesn't drop out.  I got windswept in the Old Town on the way home when I stopped off to get my fringe cut, rained on, I dragged all my hair back into a clip... the curls are still in!  It's a looser wave but still pretty impressive.  Debenhams are selling them for £80, Debenhams give a lifetime guarantee, Ebay for £40, well worth the money.  http://joseeberuk.co.uk/

The exercise kind of went out of the window this week, I don't feel like doing much with the cold at the moment but I'm keen to get back on track, I have 3 year old, never worn jeans calling to me and I'm not too far off fitting into them.