The hunt for a perfect winter coat

I'm not going to lie. When it comes to winter coats, I am ridiculously picky. At least that's how I feel this year. Probably because my ideal coat is not in fashion. What happened to all the single breasted coats people?

Double breasted and boyfriend coats are all well and good if you're tall and skinny. But I have a waist and boobs. Therefore these make me look like a ball with legs. That is quite an image. 

So since my current coat is pretty knackered after wearing it everyday for 3 winters and also has a rather charming hole in the shoulder (bring on the rain right?) I'm on the hunt for a new one. 

New Look

£54.99

Now I like this but I'm not a massive fan of the biker zip. I do like how it kind of goes in at the waist though.

Miss Selfridge

£85

Also a nice one but the fur is quite big (picky picky I know) and that price tag just kills me. 

Miss Selfridge

£79

Now this one is really up my street. I've also seen it on other bloggers like Sarah at A Million Dresses and it looks gorgeous on. I like. 

Now with all of these different ideas in mind, I headed to eBay. And today I won what is truly my dream coat. Watch this space. 

The new love of my life

So I finally took the plunge and bought a Mulberry bag! For those of you who have been reading from pretty much the beginning you will remember me declaring my need for Mulberry. It arrived last Thursday and is so beautiful! I think it's the most beautiful thing I've ever owned. It is the Oversized Alexa.

Of course I know what you're thinking. How the hell did I afford something that's my months salary? Well first, I may have used the majority of the money I've been saving for next year, hell - I can earn more. And second, I didn't pay the RRP. Thank you eBay! Getting a second hand one for about half the price was the only way I could justify buying one and I was lucky enough to win a real one that had only been lightly used. I did my research and am very happy with the result.

I figured since after I move house next year, I'll be needing every penny for bills and eventually buying a house of my own, so why not no when I have no financial commitments, cheap rent and can actually spare the cash?

My dad wasn't very pleased at all with me, and I can definitely see his side. But I have dreamed of owning a Mulberry bag since I was 16 (so we're talking a good 8 years) and plan on keeping it forever. And it will last forever as long as I take care of it. So definitely no cookies allowed in here!

What do you think? Am I a total nutter for using half my months salary on "a bit of leather to carry stuff around in"?