Day 353 – Girls Night Out in Dusseldorf
Monday 19th December 2011. As I’m sure you realise (even if you read this on a not-so-regular basis!), I spend an awful lot of time in my car, driving to and from Dusseldorf. In the last couple of weeks, as the days have been dark, cold and the Belgian weather not so nice, I have … Continue reading
Day 349 – Is trying to remain calm….
Thursday 16th December 2011. …..in the face of frustration. Sometimes it is difficult to understand the actions of others, when measured against your own expectations. so I decided to dedicate this song to today….. ….. and in reality, today actually turned out to be a lot of fun. Thanks to the staff helping out … Continue reading
Day 346 – It’s all about pop ups! H&M are at the Christmas Market in Brussels…..
Pop ups are great fun as they give you the chance to explore outside the confines of a white fixed box in retail and adapt to your surroundings. As they become more popular and mainstream however, they do run the risk of becoming the big corporates reducing themselves into small spaces just to be … Continue reading
Day 336 – Munster, the City tour and the Christmas market
Friday 2nd December 2011. After the Mettingen experience yesterday, we headed off for Munster. An affluent city, with an interesting history, that managed to rebuild itself after heavy bombing during the 2nd World War, and create a modern version of its old self. In other words nothing like the Coventry’s of this world, which makes … Continue reading
Day 335 – It’s off to work we go…….
Thursday 1st December 2011. But we’re not sure where or what we’ll be doing. You see we were having a surprise trip today. Well, sort of a surprise…… In advance, we knew that it consisted of meeting up in Head Office in Germany and then travelling on to somewhere within approximately two hours. I … Continue reading
Day 342 – Abercrombie arrives in Brussels
Thursday 8th December 2011. I was very concerned about the health of the Abercrombie boys this week. They’ve been practising posing near Ave Louise and raising the blood pressure of many a middle-aged woman who has been driving past the almost open store (including me!). Today was the big day, so Hubbie and Maxime (who … Continue reading
Day 333 – Tweener stores stateside, part 3
Tuesday 29th November 2011. I saved my favourite review on the Tweener market til last. We discovered shop within shop while in Times Square (a great location for hanging out and shopping with the tweens!). Launched in the spring 2011, it’s part of American Eagle, which we’ve always shopped in for the slightly cheaper versions … Continue reading
Day 340 – Istanbul
Tuesday 6th December 2011. Another early start, and guess what, I am already awake before the alarm goes off, as my inner clock has adjusted to those 5am starts. Help! Today I’m traveling to Istanbul, to do some store visits with the Turkish team. They are a ‘young’ country, keen and enthusiastic, though restrained by … Continue reading
Day 341 -Istanbul, the morning after…….
Wednesday 7th December 2011. Well last night was certainly a challenge! I was dropped back to the hotel around 8.30pm to discover my room was actually a Sauna. Heading towards (I refuse to accept I am in it!) that middle flush of life, this is a disaster for my internal heating system. I tried turning … Continue reading
Day 332 – Monday Morning Mantra in practice…..
Monday 28th November 2011. Today started with a trip to the Hospital. Not unexpectedly, luckily, but to check up on where my aches and pains seem to be coming from. The appointment was via my Doctor, and at a hospital I had never visited before, St Luc in Woluwe St Pierre. It was one of … Continue reading
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