Everything I wore in June

I really wore my clothes this month! I don’t often feel that way, I find I mostly wear my tracksuit bottoms and change up the tee when working from home. But the weather has meant I’ve had to leave the house (if only to get some different air), plus I’ve been saying yes to more events to increase my stepcount, it;s always better with purpose! Plus I drop in my local library on my way home, I have just discovered the My Library app where you can reserve all the titles you’re after (I’m very behind on libary tech) and my daughter now has the 20 book limit on reservations at all times. As I’m in the rhythm of reading again I’ve been perusing the shelves and picked up Green Dot this week.

My necklace is one I made at a Studio Bowe vintage bead necklace workshop over the weekend, it was so therapeutic to sift through a bag of beads. They were all random so you really had to focus on finding a pattern to create, I ended up going solo and it was brilliant - I’m reacquainting myself with hobbies and it has done wonders for my soul.

On hobbies, I spotted these puzzles (my other favourite pasttime) in Earl of East and thought they’d make fab presents (although they look a bit difficult for me, I’m partial to a Where’s Wally-esque style):

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And now for my June outfits: I opted mostly for separates at the beginning of the month…

I wore these Le Bon Shoppe trousers whenever they were available, they’re so lightweight and perfect for humid days. And when they were in the wash, I wore the TU at Sainsbury’s version (with an obvious styling trick of white and brights):

Shirts played a big part of my June wardrobe:

(I think the khaki version of these Cos culottes are still my favourite shade):

And now for the sticky heatwave (photos are about to get realer)…