Happy Birthday Wise & Avid Girls!

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OWW this one in blue.

choo - Will re-send. You will look great in the HH.

Theallnewmoooh I prefer your choice. It's very Mad Men in the structure. Bag A is second preference. Very similar to the TS red bag I think Traceyb linked to.

DT110 & Zembo - after your very kind comments!

Zembo - I don't think I really appreciated Dhaka when I was there. It's only now that I realise how lucky I was to have that experience. Mad, mad place but fun!

I am sooo of those of you attending the meet up. Sounds like you are all going to have a blast! Gosh, I'm nervous enough posting here never mind being brave enough to meet up!

Oooh - I like the black patent bag but then I do tend to like clean lines. If I were you, I would be honest and get something you really like..esp for that amount of £££!!

red I know you long time and think you are gorgeousness. Wish you would come to meet up. Maybe next time if we can't work on you over next few weeks

oooh deffo too much to waste spend on something you are not 100% on. Be lovely and tactful and honest as I'm sure you are and he will likely just be relieved that weight of responsibility has been lifted!

Ooooh - awkward one but prefer your choice. Agree with Redliquorice - be honest - too much money to not use them!
DT - lovely dress. You should ebay it - given its re-release it will probably sell well no? The blue would really suit a winter I think?

You could definitely wear it cake. You are much taller and slimmer than me

Just popping back on quickly to say if I remember correctly red you're just up the road from Geordieminx and I. Perhaps we'll need to do a splinter meet? South Lanarkshire stylee. Unless I've got the wrong MNer, in which case I apologise

Rip - Yes, you are spot on! A splinter meet might up be an idea! Just need to keep taking the brave pills (aka Crabbies Ginger Beer!)

For those of you wondering how to break the news to DH about the MOAM, I have a genius idea - suggest that he goes and visits his parents with the DC that w/e - that's what I have done .

That purple HH is very lovely. Do you think that you need to have a figure like SJP for it to look it's best? What is her figure type anyway? Hourglass? She has very little 'girth' and I think that's probably important to stop the skirt looking 'frumpy'. The top half would work on me, the bottom, not so much. I hope to see one of you lovely ladies in it at the meet up.

I'll be arriving in London early so would also be happy to do a pre MUMU.

DT your black 'safe' dress is fab-u-lous. Love the shoes that you linked to as well. I always feel like I'm playing dress-up in those kind of shoes. I had some lovely ones in my early 20s along with some fushia leather boots .

Zembo, I will be joining you and OWW in the opaques brigade, rain or shine.

NY, sorry to hear that you are ill. I hope it passes quickly. No exercise until you are fully recovered

Right, off to do a GCSE Physics paper, must keep one step ahead of my tutee .

:dons flowery bathing cap and dives right in:

Ahem. Good evening all. I am very wise to be one of your most avid readers :)

Historically I have been a fashion free zone but am trying to claw my way into being a bit more stylish in a classic sense. This thread is really inspirational and even though at first all the £££ links scared me, when I read you all properly there's a lot of ideas I can steal affordable inspiration.

My cv to join this thread reads : Stripey Janice, discovery of Falke tights, leopard print scarf and belt (nothing linkworthy)self diagnosed Winter though I don't think purple works for me but Blossoming would be proud of me for getting rid of ALL my brown stuff, have lately ordered from net-a-porter (though that my be disqualified as I ordered Uggs for my teenager!), have dropped two dress sizes (still a size 14 though) through zumba and Dukan and now I'm Shredding with my 20 month old son as my personal trainer. I'm on Level 2 and the 'jeans shopping' comment hits the spot with me.

ooooopps once I get started I can't half yap!

Anyway, I've been feeling guilty at getting to know you all through lurking so I want to join in. I feel as if i know you well enough by now to say aided by a glass of wine you're as beautiful on the inside as the outside.

:presses post:

Welcome redlicorice. You are very pretty! Lovely photo.

Am building up to suggesting to DH when I open the presents that they aren't for me... You know, "I've so looked forward to these pressies, thanks for treating me... Sounds as though you've been really generous, I promise I'll be honest about what I think but I'm sure I'll love them..."

To which he said that he really liked the main one (poolside bag?) and even if it meant he was gay he might keep it for himself . Think I need some of Bonsoir's subliminal DH management skills...

It'sNotUnusual

huge welcome

what a gorgeous first post to get the night before our first birthday

Welcome and thanks for diving in

we may need to talk about that flowered thing on your head however ...

Thanks Everything. Only leetle problem is that I don't really like brown that much, or think that I suit it really and I do wear a LOT of black!! Deluded moi ? Love Julianne, Marcia and Tilda though, so glad that they are on the warm Autumn list!

vin nowt wrong with black dresses I love them too maybe its a law thing we do like to play it safe. Clashing blacks don?t bother me. Will send you long reply in next couple days.

Love the LK wildie and davina.

Love the idea of the next meet up re waftiness in park and kids especially as I have ?issues? about leaving DCs even when it is a possibility (which it isn?t for the MOAM).

bloss poor you being weirded out by sleepover ?incident?. My DD1 always likes to share with MIL (and also separately likes to share with my mum and also my dear sister) whenever she can (and likes to share with me rest of time ) but think my situation is probably fairly unusual (put it this way, MIL was at DD2?s birth with me and I was happy with that). But you deserve a medal for keeping true feelings to yourself ? its not easy!

OPeration clearout started today - have managed to clear a few things including a really gorgeous Betty Jackson Black purple linen shirt dress - vert mad men and only worn once I think but its waay too big.

Also took my measurements today - I am officially very slim for me but waist has really thickened its all thanks to this abdominal separation I have going on can't see that it will ever go.

oh good! I was hoping to be the first to say

HAPPY BIRTHDAY W&A

may you all have happy and stylish days

1 year since tracey and I decided to form a faction!

1 year since I wrote that first ever post! can you believe it!

we've lost a few people along the way cain fel1x bunjies and where is rufus? but if you;re there - just to say hello and please come back we miss you!

happy birthday chicas

It's Operation Lark over here btw

tracey hope ds is okay and ny hope a good sleep has sorted you out

Morning! Feeding so 1 handed typing...

Happy birthday Wise Ladies!

Ooh, coffee sounds good, Cakey (although hopeful will be getting more sleep post-feed)!

Happy Birthday - Cakey impressed you beat me to it!

NY hope you're feeling better today

Have good days everyone x

Morning cake and bunny. Happy first birthday everyone. What a year! You have all been inspirational. Welcome it'snotunusual and other delurkers.
Must get up. Back later. Kisses and champagne all round!

Happy Birthday! Hello and welcome to all newbies.

Great work on the MOAM.

Hectic weekend but great fun with dd's birthday party and best friend to stay.

Hope you feel better soon NY.
And your ds Tracey.

Sorry to rush in and out but posting from Crackberry en route to work.

Have great days everyone and may we all continue to be wise and avid for another year.

X

Happy Birthday! Hello and welcome to all newbies.

Great work on the MOAM.

Hectic weekend but great fun with dd's birthday party and best friend to stay.

Hope you feel better soon NY.
And your ds Tracey.

Sorry to rush in and out but posting from Crackberry en route to work.

Have great days everyone and may we all continue to be wise and avid for another year.

X

Morning! Happy Birthday. And hello to lovely new ladies.

Poor DS1 is very poorly - very hot, sore throat, headache and nasty cough And of course I'm now panicking its swine flu [drama queen]. He's still in bed now which is most unlike him but am going to have to drag him out to drop DS2 at nursery

Right will catch up properly later.

Happy Birthday To Us!

Cake and candles later perhaps?

Happy birthday everyone!!

Tracey, sorry to hear about DS1. There is according to a GP friend of mine a nasty non-swine flu thing going about which also involves really high temps. She told me to give lots of calpol and kiddie nurofen to get the temperature down in case DS got it.

OWW yes to tea and cake for -breakfast--.