Ok - can’t actually believe Smythsons haven’t put any of the diaries in the Sale yet… I mean do we have to get to January 1st before they come down?

My life won’t be the same or my shelf if I cannot continue my tradition of the Fashion Diary from Smythsons in every colour year in and year out…. not sure what I am saving them for really but they look fab all lined up along my shelf in my bedroom…

But we are in a era of credit crunch and credit card bills looming and I find myself today sneakily looking on ebay to see if anyone got one for Christmas that they don’t want…

And lo and behold, there it is… with my name on it (well it doesn’t but it will be mine) ….so now in the last hour of countdown, I am entering a showdown in the ether with someone….have maxed up my bid but I won’t be broken….

The Malachite will be mine and I won’t be paying £195…..but if I do for any reason LOSE (I won’t) , I shall continue my plight until the 1st of January to see and prove a point that £195 this year is just too much and why don’t they just make the Fashion Diary in loads of different colours and keep it cheaper - and let’s face it £125 for the normal one ain’t cheap but ….

1 hours and 42 mins to go… and don’t go and spoil my fun by outbidding me…

I’ll report back

xxx