59 days to go:A Tale Of Two Outfits

Saturday was a busy tidy-up day.
My youngest son was in a football tournament and my niece arrived form North Wales.
The day was spent walking the dog, cleaning the house and getting the room ready for two extra sleeping over.
I spent most of the day in jeans and sweatshirt but managed to get changed into something less comfortable for the evening.
Sun is forecast for tomorrow and I can't wait.



Shoes- River Island
Dress - Matalan
Cardigan - Marks and Spencer
Necklace - Top Shop

332 days to go

So Long..Farewell!

The first of our new friends left this evening.
The day was spent with them at the pool and the evening we sat and chatted while our children played.

Day
Pink Bikini .. Marks and Spencer (2006)
White Skirt.. New Look (2005)

Evening
Black Skirt..Dorothy Perkins (2004)
Black Vest.. Top Shop (2005)

353 days to go: A response to Fashion Addict

Blogger Fashion Addict has asked if we dress differently inside and outside.
The answer to this is: yes and no.
When I am choosing what to wear I take into consideration my day.
Until Sept 1st I will be working from home a little but mostly looking after the children who are on school holidays.
In this way I try and go for an adaptable look. A basic look that will take me inside and out.
Today I took my mum shopping and wore the outside outfit.
Then I came home, cooked and tidied up so went for the inside look by changing my shoes and taking off the blouse.
After lunch I will be taking my son and his friend to football camp while shopping for a couple of hours with my daughter so I will go back to the outside look.
I will keep this look unless I have to run around. Then I will revert to the inside look.
Maybe I should post both outside and inside looks every day
What do you think?
I am wearing

Outside:
Cut off jeans..tesco (2008)
Orange vest top...Marks and Spencer (2008)
Shoes,,,Clark's (2008)
Necklace..Top Shop (2005)
Bracelet (Gift)
Ear-rings (home-made)

Inside:
Cut-off jeans
Orange Vest
Orange Birkenstocks
Jewellery as before.

Day 21: Purple or Orange?

I once worked for a PR firm whose corporate colours were orange and purple and it seems to have seeped into my subconscious somehow.
It is cold and dull. I want to be warm and bright. But I couldn't decided purple or orange cardigan?
You decide.

Jeans: Gap
Tunic: DVF
Camisole: Top Shop
Shoes: New Look
Necklace: Top Shop
Shoes: Mexx
Ring: Debenhams

Day 19: Flying around

Today will be a busy day.
First, I have to collect my cheque from the lawyers after a nasty car accident last year. My car was written off and I will finally get the money back for my car hire charges.
Next, I will pick up a DHL parcel which was delivered while I was out yesterday. It's near a big shopping centre and I need to buy gifts for my younger children's teachers and a gift for Grace whose christening we will be attending at the weekend.
Then I will collect my son from John Lennon Airport in Liverpool. He has been sunning himself in Portugal with his friend for the past 10 days and I have missed him so much.
After that I will collect the younger ones from school and get home just in time for our weekly guitar lesson.
Then my son has two of his pals round for tea so it will probably be bouncing on the trampoline.
As there will be lots of running around I have gone for flat shoes and easy pieces.
The Top Shop jeans I am wearing under the dress are faded and frayed around the thigh but I can't bear to throw them out.
They were the first size 10 (US size 6) jeans I bought in 2004 after I finally shed the post-baby flab that had accumulated around my body from four pregnancies over eight years.
The dress was from eBay in 2005, I think it's supposed to be a DVF.
The Birkenstocks are my favourite summer sandals for running around.

Day 14: A breath of fresh air

Maybe it's because I'm going to spend the rest of the day working in the prison or just because I feel like a change but today's picture is taken in my garden, courtesy of my 13-year-old son, one-take Joe.
"One take Joe" is so-called for obvious reasons, he is a boy. He is a teenage boy. he is a very busy teenage boy who doesn't have time to take more than one picture because he always has "stuff to do, Mum."
So here it is......

Floral top, George (2008)
Burnt orange vest M&S (2008)
Gap Jeans (2008)
Black leather shoes, Tesco (2008)
Necklace, Top Shop (2005)