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Outfit: Red Pants

2012-02-09T12:15:00.003Z

I’m trying to pretend that these jeans are not jeans today, and have dressed them up with a jacket and heels. I’m not sure anyone will be fooled mind... Last night I went to the local Wetherspoon’s for tea, and very enjoyable it was too. There were 20+ of us and we had a lovely time and then headed on to rehearsal. I’m not in the show this year, so I spent the first half minding my

Outfit: Pink and Navy

2012-02-08T12:15:00.000Z

I keep an old pair of flats in my car to drive in when I am wearing heeled shoes or flip flops or other footwear that will not hold up well to driving. They are bright pink. I went to get petrol yesterday and as I was filling my car I glanced down at my feet and loved the combination of the pink shoes and navy tights. And voilà! Outfit inspiration for today! I don’t wear pink very

Outfit: Tuesday

2012-02-07T12:15:00.000Z

So, last night didn’t pan out quite as planned. A white van went into the back of my car on the way home so I had to spend some time sorting out my insurance and arranging to get my car fixed. I am fine (so far, anyway) but my car’s back door is dented where the spare tyre has been pushed into it. It’ll be two weeks before my car can be repaired so fortunately it is drivable in the

Outfit: Snowy Monday

2012-02-06T16:00:00.000Z

It’s still cold out so the snow is hanging around today. I wore my wellies to get to work as I didn’t know how much snow there would be over the other side of the city. We had a new window fitted in the office over the weekend, so everything was covered in dust this morning. It should mean no more draughts though. Tonight is Boot Camp class at the gym and then I plan to have a

Weekend Recap

2012-02-06T12:15:00.000Z

Saturday morning my sister came over and we headed out to the city where I used to work. We had a wander around the shops, and then stopped for lunch at BHS. This is not a store I usually go in, but they make better underskirts than Debenhams do (and that is what I needed to buy on Saturday) and their cafe was quiet and had soup so we ate there. It was cheap too. As we sat down it started

Outfit: Frosty Friday

2012-02-03T12:15:00.000Z

It. Is. So. Cold! I had to scrape my car this morning for the first time this week (it’s been cold all week, but for some reason not frosty). I spied this post on La Vie Petite earlier in the week, and loved the look of turned up jeans over coloured tights. I was glad I had planned this for today as two layers on your legs is definitely better than one! Yesterday I drank loads of

Outfit: Bonus Evening Look

2012-02-03T10:45:00.000Z

I got home from work yesterday, did a quick change, snapped some pictures and headed out to the village to pick up my dry cleaning and a package from the post office. The package turned out to be an eBay sale from a couple of weeks back, which had been returned to me as it was delivered to the wrong address (the buyer supplied an incorrect postcode). So now I have to go to the Post Office

Outfit: Vintage Dress and Back On The Wagon

2012-02-02T12:15:00.000Z

I’m not convinced about this dress anymore – what do you think? It’s warm, and I think it looks better in person than in these pictures but it just looks a bit baggy here. Hmm. I was at a loss as to what shoes to wear today too, so I followed my mantra and went for red. I initially put out my bright red pointy courts, but suspected that might look too 80s. It didn’t but when I tried

Outfit: Shoeper Challenge #101 and the Last Pair of Shoes

2012-02-01T12:15:00.002Z

This is it folks! My last pair of shoes is saved in the Shoeper Challenge! I do just have one pair of boots left and I’ll have to make an effort to wear those in the next two weeks, or they’ll be out the door. My current footwear total stands at 81 pairs, fewer than when I started and fewer than it’s been in the last few years I think. So I’m almost done with the challenge! Today’s

Outfit: Forgetful Tuesday

2012-01-31T12:15:00.000Z

When I planned this outfit, I was going to put a black and white striped shirt under the dress, and wear a yellow belt. But when I was laying out my clothes last night, I clean forgot about the shirt and decided the rest of the outfit was a bit dull so I added in the purple belt and tights, and the scarf. It wasn’t until I was halfway to work this morning that I remembered about the

Outfit: Pants Monday

2012-01-30T12:15:00.000Z

It was cold and frosty out again this morning – just as winter should be if you ask me. We’ve had too many weeks of mild, wet weather so I’m pleased to get some proper cold dry weather for a change. Though a little snow wouldn’t go amiss either. Cord trousers today, and I find it funny how I always associate cord with being cosy. I mean, it’s just cotton. I should really be any

Outfit: Sunday School

2012-01-30T09:00:00.001Z

It was my day to do Sunday school so I was up in good time and went off to church. I had layered up my outfit, and was glad I had done as it was pretty cold in church, and pretty cold in the hall where my class is taught. On the way back I did the Tesco shop, then came home and heated some soup and made beans on toast with cheese for dinner. In the afternoon I defrosted the freezer

Outfit: Afternoon Tea

2012-01-29T20:54:00.001Z

Saturday morning dawned cold and sunny. I had an appointment at the beauty salon so I headed off into the village after breakfast. I had to go to the Post Office, then I went to my appointment. I had a couple of other errands to run too – to the butcher for some chicken and some cooked meats, then to the Co-op for milk, scones and cake. Yes, I was planning afternoon tea. I got home

Outfit: Accessories Make All The Difference

2012-01-27T12:15:00.000Z

Today’s outfit is really quite a basic one. Stripe t shirt, jeans, black cardi – a bit dull, right? But then when you add in a few accessories – boots, faux fur scarf, funky belt – the whole thing is lifted and becomes just that little bit different. The inspiration for the basic outfit came from Good Life For Less. I wasn’t going to wear boots today. I was going to get in my

Outfit: Inspired by Saucy Glossie

2012-01-26T12:15:00.000Z

When I was thinking the other day about what to wear today, I’d only got as far as the booties and the tights until I saw this post on Saucy Glossie. I knew I had a pale grey patterned shirt and a cream sweater, and that the pale grey check would go with the tights I had planned. As I can only wear jeans on a Friday, subbing in a denim skirt was a no brainer and voilà! An outfit was

Outfit: eBay Rocks!

2012-01-25T12:15:00.000Z

One of the reasons why I love eBay is displayed in my outfit today. You may remember a couple of weeks back I said that this dress was getting too big for me and was slipping off my shoulders, but that I loved it and was unwilling to part with it. Whilst browsing eBay I spied the same dress a couple of sizes smaller and so I nabbed it, and put my version up for sale. This one fits

New Shoes!

2012-01-24T16:00:00.000Z

So, my latest pick from Sarenza as part of their Brand Ambassador programme (have you entered the contest to become the newest member of our team yet? You’ve only got til Friday!) is this pair of neutral/taupe patent leather shoes from LK Bennett. LK Bennett is fast becoming one of my favourite shoe brands – their shoes are well made from gorgeous soft leather, and for high heels they are

Outfit: When In Doubt, Wear Red Shoes

2012-01-24T12:15:00.000Z

That’s one of my life mottos up there, and it works every time. I could have gone for brown shoes today, or beige, or even tan, but no, red (or burgundy, I suppose) won out and will continue to do so. Today’s shoe choice is a bit more sensible than yesterday’s mind you. The peep toe booties were fine until I went out at lunchtime. I’d just got to the bank and it started chucking it

Outfit: Peep Toe Monday

2012-01-23T12:15:00.000Z

Happy Monday everyone! If I say that, does it make you forget it’s Monday? Make Monday more exciting and cheerful than it is? No? Well I tried! I think this tank top is another candidate for eBay. I put it on this morning and it was a bit baggy and gaping under the arms. It’s OK tucked in to this skirt, but won’t work on its own anymore I don’t think. I decided to brave peep toe

Don’t Forget...

2012-01-23T10:00:00.000Z

...to enter the Sarenza ambassador contest! Click here for details.

Outfit: Pattern Mixing in Triplicate

2012-01-22T21:00:00.000Z

Hurrah for a fairly lazy Sunday! We slept late and after breakfast I headed off to Tesco for some groceries. I got back and was unpacking the shopping and thinking about making some dinner when the young man’s mum called in. We had a cup of tea with her and a chat for an hour or so, then had a late lunch. This afternoon the young man went for a drink with his mate and I popped to

Stuff I’m...

2012-01-22T19:27:00.002Z

...LovingGetting a hair cut Parcels being out for delivery eBay Cereal and milk bars – Rice Krispies and Frosties ones are addictive! Friday! Just Dance 3 for Wii ...Not LovingThat it’s been raining again Doing chores

Outfit: Saturday and New Hair

2012-01-21T15:49:00.000Z

So yesterday afternoon I went to get my hair done. It looked fab at the time, and will do again, but it has been rained on and blown by the wind and slept on and put in a ponytail since then, so you will get a better idea of how it looks another day. But you can see that there are some shorter layers in it now. Last night we went for a drink with some friends. I didn’t get chance to

Outfit: Finally Friday!

2012-01-20T12:15:00.001Z

It’s not really been that long a week but boy, am I glad it’s Friday! I can’t wait to have a lie-in tomorrow. I have a hair appointment this afternoon, which I’m very excited about as I’m going to get some shorter layers put in to make it more froufy (yes, that’s a word) when I blow dry it with my Babyliss Big Hair. It does mean that I’m not having a great hair-day today though. There

Sarenza Contest: Become a Brand Ambassador (and Get Free Shoes)!

2012-01-19T16:00:00.000Z

So, you know how I get sent shoes each month by those lovely people over at Sarenza? Well, you could do too! Do you have a style/fashion/shoe blog? Do you want £150 each month to spend on gorgeous shoes, which you then write about on your blog? Are you on Twitter? (It’s very easy to join if you’re not.) Yes? Right then, listen up! A vacancy on the programme has become available due to the