Hello All!
Goodness, been quite busy on here hasn't it? Was late back from work last night (had to sign the Late Book at Kids Club for the first ever time - BAD MUMMY!)The s**t has hit the fan big time at work - a voluntary redundancy package has been announced(but there won't be enough money for everyone who wants it...) and everyone is running around like headless chickens trying to decide what to do. I foolishly volunteered to a few weeks ago to head up a team of people with the requisite skills to support people during the closure process. (As I am one of the few people to have been through interviews/assessment centres/worked in the private sector/done consultancy. Everyone else here has worked in the civil service for 150 years and are understandably freaked out by getting a new job...) So yesterday the world and their wife wanted to 'share' with me. No time to eat, literally. Struggled to go to the loo. Anyway, working at home today. Lots to do - but at least not lots of worried and needy people parking themselves on my desk every 2 minutes.
Esher - loving your work. Some great links there...and yes, funny old thing, I like the look of that blue maxi! Having said that it looks like it may cling to every lump and bump and that may not be good for the 'indent'. Hmm.
Roary - How scary! Sounds like you did just the right thing though. As mentioned, we have probably all had similar experiences. It happened to me once, but I took 30 secs to realise what was going on....whilst my more experienced friend with 3 kids leapt over to dds high chair and gave her an almighty back slap. Food expelled - daughter screaming - me grateful and 
that I hadn't been quicker off the mark myself.
Everything - Like those boots. I know what you mean re M and S. We were in the Lincoln one last weekend buying dd a coat and it was sea of Per Una monstrosities. That said, I saw a few nice things in the shoe department.
LTEC - Am loving both those House of Fraser links. In fact, I may well have a trawl on that site myself this morning...
Verity - So glad you enjoyed Paris!
Well, this AM I am mainly wearing 'leisurewear' as I intend do get busy with Billy Blanks and his Ultimate Bootcamp Workout (hip allowing) once I have done a few more hours work. Not very stylish, but there it is! I am intending to order some REN products as have a free gift offer. Will have to hide from DH as he is trying to buy me Xmas pressies and has therefore forbidden me from buying anything which he could get me instead! Having said that, he has been away for a week, and won't be home for another 10 days, so not much fear of him finding anything. Am a bit aggrieved as he is going to a swanky dinner in the Tower of London a week on Friday instead of coming home (having been away for 2 weeks.) He did want me to come, but it is a relatively early start and our mothers help is away. So the logistics of getting dd from school, to a London hotel where an unknown sitter from an agency would have to put her to bed all got stupid and I said I couldn't do it. So he is going....with another woman 
She is an old friend and was at our wedding. But still and all.... (I have absolutely no concerns ref DHs fidelity btw, its more the thought of me sitting at home in my PJs watching TV whilst he parties the night away in..) Harrumph. Anyway, I will flirt shamelessly with young handsome waiters on my girls weekend away in January to make up for this 