If anyone ever tells you that it's easy to run an online vintage store as well as maintaining a daily blog, they're lying. I seem to be absolutely swamped with emails this week and have a never ending list of things i want to achieve before the week is out, but then again, i say this every week so i suppose i should stop complaining and start improving my time management skills already. I'm starting to feel like my house is shrinking and the thought of having my own space is fast becoming my main priority. I'm already envisioning how large my inspiration wall will be as well as the racks and racks of beautiful vintage i could have lining each wall. Along with my love for vintage, i've always had a strong passion for interior design ever since i can remember so you can imagine how much fun my first trip to IKEA will be. But right now it's all wishful thinking until i find the perfect place, and so the search continues...

Ever since beginning Gary Pepper i feel like my priorities have changed. I never want to go out, the thought of being hungover seems like precious time wasted, i can't be away from my computer for more than a day and i'm constantly stressed about how to keep changing and improving my store and yet i've never felt so free in my entire life. Yes, people may see it as a bad thing that i'm giving up my whole life but the good thing is that i'm getting a whole new one :)))

And right now, my world has never looked so exuberant and inviting.

I've spent the past few days sending out as many parcels as i physically can and am starting to reach that point where all i seem to be doing is counting down the days until i can start working on my new collection! I have over 120 new vintage pieces that i am itching to take photos of and i just can't wait to have them all up by the end of the week. Whilst i was working these were just a few things i was missing today:

1. Watching the sky turn different shades of pink.

2. Early morning apple picking in mysterious fog.

3. My family in tasmania and my gorgeous dog, Bailey.

4. Finding cute houses that you can imagine yourself growing old in.

5. Pretty fields with pretty flowers.

{Spotted Dress/Green Jacket: Thrifted, Black Fur coat: Vintage, Brogues: vintage, Panda Hat: Gift from Alex}.
Just a few shots i took on the weekend when Laura, Alex and i went on a little picnic over the road. Seeing as Alex didn't have to work on Monday and i technically don't have to go to work either, we decided to open a bottle of wine and relax eating some nibblies with our favourite quince paste and cheese. It was a lovely break and before we knew it it was getting dark, the sun was setting, all of our wine was gone and we were strangely warm and toasty for how freezing it was outside. Time slipped away from me again and i completely forget to take any photos so i apologize for the jumble of photos in this post! I wasn't even aware how much my outfit co-ordinated with eachother until i was told i actually looked like a bear from behind with my black fur coat and beanie. Always fun to start winter off dressed like a giant panda bear. I also wanted to introduce you to this little guy- my cute as a button panda case that's going to keep my iphone very warm over the next few months :)

I was so excited when i found them online so i ordered a panda, a purple owl, a penguin and a kimono fish. I also bought two of these amazing gold leaf rings that wrap beautifully around my thumbs. They were only $14 US so i couldn't resist ordering so many. Problem is i now have four cases and only one Iphone!? All of the cases are handmade from ecofi felt which is made out of 100% recycled plastic bottles by a wonderful girl on Etsy that you can find here. Reasonably priced and eco friendly? Amazing. I was a little distracted on the car trip home from opshopping and added a little Gary Pepper touch to my new found friend. This actually entertained me for longer than it should have...