0 Divine timing: I get paid, Versace release their H&M capsule preview

As a long time fan of the H&M designer capsule collections, I've been anticipating this one for a while. Versace have partnered with the high street store to create an excitingly expansive collection that extends from clothes to accessories and homewear.

This dress caught my eye the second I saw it hugging Donatella Versace's figure at the announcement for this collection - its bang on trend for the tough look, the androgyny look, even the geometric print look. However, I'll have to go and try this on in store as leather clothing is usually unforgiving to the large-busted.

Neat corners are a thing of great pleasure to me, and to have each pleat in a skirt so precisely marked is beyond a dream. This is firmly on my wishlist.

I was surprised to like this skirt; I go for bold prints sparingly, but I can see this worn with a chunky plain jumper, opaque mushroomy tights and some bold statement jewellery... Speaking of which:

Oh, my. Look at that for a moment. No, no, don't drool on your keyboard, its out next week. Have some self control.

Basically, I have a struggle on my hands to not spend all my money on the lovely, lovely jewellery; leather necklaces and chokers go with almost anything, and there's three in this collection.

The full collection launches on November 17th in selected stores and online; you can shop (and obsess over) it here: Versace for H&M

0 Floorboards

My room is now fully stripped, with new shelves and wall primer and a slightly lower ceiling; the main part now is, possibly, the most beautiful part - the floor.

I love a good wooden floor. This may just be the flu meds I'm currently filled with talking, but I'm genuinely about to do a brief post on floors, so buckle up.

These are the floorboards that were under my horrible beige carpet; look at them. Look at the paint, the scratches, the life in them! How could you not adore something like that? It get better; all of that belongs to my family. They are they clumsy, paint-sloshing, nail wielding cowboys who made that floor look so damn good.

Naturally, I have to board over it.

Those boards are creaky, and rattle when the heating turns on. There's a giant square of concrete where a fireplace vent used to be. We even found a supporting beam that had been sawed clear through. So, I had no choice - there must be a new floor.

I had to consider my options carefully. If I went for carpet, I'd be spending the rest of my life there with a layer of my own hair attached to everything. Tiles would be too cold, and linoleum would make me die inside. My only choice, really, was more floorboards.

New floorboards I can give my own life to. Wide, unfinished, and primed for a life of ink spills, spattered paint and scuffs. My heart soared.

Today my floor was finally bought - 210mm wide planks of varying lengths, with knotholes aplenty. I'm so excited that I'm bound to upload a photo of it still packed in the van.

For now, I must go back to lying on the sofa half-dressed and eating chocolate