If you do one thing this weekend...

... discover a fashionable new breed of dog. I'm torn between a puggle (a pug mixed with a beagle) or a goldendoodle (a golden retriever mixed with a poodle). The days of the small it dogs are over!

... pretend summer is nearly here. Well it is meant to be around 19 degrees tomorrow - woo! Celebrate the start of the sunny season with this lovely TopShop sundress and these gorgeous fringed sandals - tribal is so very in for this summer.

... wear your favourite slogan t-shirt to Executives and Secretaries and Denim T-shirt Slogan­ Party at Papermill, 2-5 Curtain Road, EC2. Choose one of these lovely little Uniqlo lovelies - my favourite is this local guide t-shirt, although be prepared to be asked for lots of directions!

Have a great bank holiday - see you on Tuesday!

Guilty Pleasure Friday: Trannie pool parties and best in show!

These are some of the guilty pleasures I will be indulging in this weekend…

A trannie pool party at the Haymarket hotel

A DVD fest (as hubbie is working) consisting of Stomp The Yard, How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days and Pretty In Pink

Buying doggie beer for my dog’s birthday next week (yes, I’m not joking this stuff is real)

Watching Crufts on Sunday night to see who is crowned Best in Show

Going to Primark and TopShop just to touch, see and inhale the clothes as I’m still on my shopping ban

Guilty Pleasure Friday

These are the things that I’ve been indulging this week. Beware, none of them are fashionable!

1. Keeping up-to-date with the Britney saga on TMZ

2. Bugging my husband to buy me the Johnny Depp Cry Baby t-shirt, sported recently by Amy Wino-house

3. Reading the unauthorised Anna Wintour biography

4. Taking my newly adopted Battersea dogs’ home pooch for a walk in the woods

5. Watching Madonna konking with my dearly departed cousin on You Tube Have a great weekend!

An unfashionable dog?

Today is my last day in the office for a few days - hurrah! As well as going away to a swanky hotel for some quality time with the husband, I’m taking time off to welcome our new addition to the family. No, I’ve not jumped on the celebrity baby-wagon, but instead we’re getting a dog.

Of course, if I was truly fashionable I’d be getting a lap-dog – the kind that can be carried around, dressed up and not treated anything like the animal it is. Instead I am, as ever, bucking the fashionable trend and saving a dog who needs a good home and who fits best into our lifestyle. What’s the point in having a dog if they’re not happy? Although I’m sure the welfare of their lapdog is the last thing on the mind of people like Paris Hilton and Jessica Simpson.

So on Monday, I’ll be going down to Battersea to pick up our new family member, Cali. She’s a retired racing greyhound, who is bordering on the slightly ugly side, but I love her even more for that. She has a beautiful personality – gentle, fun and loyal – and I care far more for that than her looks. After all, a dog is for life, not just for fashion.