168 days to go: Girl With A Pearl Ear-Ring - Michelle Obama Wardrobe Challenge Week - Day One

It's the first day of Thrifty Muse's Michelle Obama Challange.
I opted for red on a cold, snowy morning.
Red always adds a bit of fire and energy and makes me feel warmer even when I'm not.
As I have to use what I already have the pearls aren't exactly the same. These ones were a find during a reporting assignment in Hong Kong in September 2002.
I have had the red cashmere cardigan in my closet for a few years now.
I don't know what else Michelle was wearing when this photo was taken but I have paired the pearls and red top with a floral skirt.

I wore:
Boots and pearl ear-rings - Dorothy Perkins
Tights and cardigan - Tesco
Skirt - Matalan
Vest top - Peacocks
Belt : Marks and Spencer (off a dress)
Pearls - Hong Kong

263 days to go: Inspired by Michelle

I am sooo tired!
I have been getting up just after 5am to get as much work in as I can before the children get up.
I managed to slot in a walk to the beach with the dog this morning and finished off a pile of work before the first of them rose around 10am.
My husband has taken the week off work to "help me" - he got up at 11am.
The 13-year-old emerged bleary-eyed - just in time for the bacon butties while the 17-year-old stayed in his duvet with the laptop practising for his driving theory exam tomorrow.
One day I will miss all this.
I got the idea for wearing the brooch this way after falling asleep watching the news and seeing what Michelle Obama was wearing.
Some things are worth staying awake for - the National TV awards weren't!

I wore brown Oasis tunic
Jeans - Joe Brown
Cowboy Boots - Dorothy Perkins
Belt - Matalan
Scarf - magazine freebie
Cardigan - Zara
Brooch -charity shop worn a la Michelle Obama on the Jay Leno show.