Made My Week

#1. Major development of the week: I am going to Miami. On assignment. Tough gig!

Of course most of my assumptions about Miami are caught up in Sonny Crockett and Tubbs' 80's pastels and Art Deco architecture, but I'm hoping to find a lot more. So. SO excited!

I'm off to cover the Miami Beach Polo World Cup for The Polo Magazine but I'll also be blogging away too. In fact I'm off to Fashion Bloggers Night Out to chat to Miami's finest online writers. It's all happening!

Course my only slight concern is that as Don Johnson once said during his Miami Vice days, he had "free access to the South Beach String Bikini league". E.g I'm wishing I could take an Alice in Wonderland-like pill and get thin-quick. But I'm sure I can rely on my personality. Right?

#2 Lana Del Rey in the Live Lounge

I know there's so much hype over this girl  – and I have to say the snippets of the interview I heard weren't awe inspiring – but she was much better live than I thought she'd be. And to be totally superficial, she looks totally rocking. Where's my American sports jacket?

This week has been a very good week. Bravo.

Made my Week

Whopppppeeeeee!

To highlight all the Little Things that ensure "the boulevard is not that bad" [And by boulevard I mean a euphemism for work in general not in the Pretty Women sense.]

#1. Samantha Brick

The vitriolic outpouring following this journalist's rather deluded self appraisal has been brilliant. Even better was Guardian columnist, Tim Dowling's witty reply (I know the Guardian with a sense of humour? Who'd have thought?). Read it here

#2. The Four Day Week

Concurrently irritating as literally not enough time to tick everything off the To Do List and then also brilliant, because the Four Day Week means it's Friday morning and I'm still in bed. Indulgence.

#3. Tiny Dancer

Who doesn't identify with Almost Famous or Elton John's Tiny Dancer? With Coachella round the corner – one day, I WILL get there – I expect this song is on loop, blaring from iPods in open top cars, a perfect accompaniment to Californ I A sunshine. 

"Turning back, she just laughs..."

#4. Pay Day resulting in a little over-expenditure. But also some spoiling from the Rents. These are some funny shaped 'Easter eggs'...

Well done Marks & Sparks! Totally fell in love with a sharp printed blazer, white jeans with zips at the ankles & a Wang-esque white dress. I'm going to pretend it's summer even if there is a wind chill.

#5. The Polo Magazine went to press. The day job is signed off. Hallelujah.

Stop eating hot cross buns and Lindt chocolate bunnies (it's not funny to bite the ears off first) and enjoy the extra day of play. We all deserve it.

Credit where credit's due: Naomi Shon via Because Im Addicted