On my radar

How do you keep track of your wishes, wants, desires and needs? It could be as practical as writing down a Christmas shopping list or chalking up essentials on your kitchen blackboard. A lot of us now use the magic of Pinterest to form a scrapbook of our must-haves or mood boards to keep our pipedreams afloat. And of course, well, blogs. They are an endless source of inspiration to me and most of you I reckon. 

So rather than stumbling haphazardly around the shops or getting rather waylaid on the interweb, I've decided to start my own little clipboard of ideas right here. And it shall be named: On my Radar! 

I hope both you and I find it useful in some way. This is what I'm currently 'keeping my eye out' for:

Some wrist warmers! My hands get really cold, even at home when I'm working, so a pair of these will keep me warm and allow me to type. While we're at it, I like this mannish trousers and short-sleeved top combo. Repeat after me: layering, layering, layering.

I have stacks of magazines everywhere; by my bed, in the office, beside the bath so I'm after pretty, old-style magazine racks but not at a vintage price. I'm keeping a look out for old wooden ones in the charity shop that I could paint and do up cheaply.

When I saw this sheepskin coat in the Cath Kidston brochure my heart skipped a beat: stylish and warm and how many have I seen going chirpy cheap at the charity shop over the years? So I'm now scanning the rails for a nice one (that's not at the jaw-dropping retail price of £500 ahem!)

I love cable knits and Arran style jumpers, both for me and the kids. You can get some half decent ones on the high street but instead I decided to buy some lovely olive green wool and asked my mum to knit me one. Can't wait to see the result!

We have a space in our lounge that is just right for an old wooden bureau which could double as a desk for the laptop and storage for other bits and bobs. When I find one, I might even paint it like this one I saw recently.

What's on your radar right now?