MOAMU - we're nearly there! What shall we wear?

[SheWhoMustNotBeFlamed]

Hi there ladies!

Photo next marsha! I worked in Covent Garden too, and spent all my wages in Jigsaw on Long Acre.

(I won't mention it..)

Ha! I was next to Long Acre. The only saving grace was swimming in the Cannons swimming pool every lunch time. I am very glad to have moved on since then... Was rather nice to come home!

Hi all .

Have been deeply distracted by house-hunting. Someone mentioned an obsessive shopping gene? I have it in spades; be it French Connection, Sainsburys or rightmove..! We have at least zoned in on a specific area (thanks to Apuski), but can only get down there in a couple of weeks and good places keep comng on and going again very quickly. Grrr.

Am very in love with my Uniqlo skinny cargos - worn today with Clarks Yarras and my armor-lux Breton. Lovely.

Roary your dress is bloody gorgeous.

Vin, nose sounds painful, hope you're on your way to among a decision.

Bloss this is the Breton dress that also comes in red. I think I might be getting it for Mother's day. I'm so spoilt; I shouldn't know that, least of all expect it.

hello all, trying to keep up here, had lovely day with my parents and daughters today whilst DH had lie in, pub lunch with friends and went to supermarket - I think I've racked up a couple of child free hours tomorrow in return!

all those reminiscing about after work freedom I am SO with you - though I do manage the occasional night out with colleagues and "smash and grab" style shopping on the way home!

bloss your son sounds sweet

red love that dress - is it quite short in RL?

vin how long do you have left at your current job? Hope working in reception isn't sending you insane. Hope your nose gets better soon too and childcare gets sorted - PM me if you want any suggestions from my experience on that front.

DH cooking prawn spaghetti and I'm going to have a glass of wine now and maybe do some flippant tipsy internet shopping later on. Love Saturdays!

Blimey, I am pooped! Undertook some hard core shopping today - sadly on behalf of my nice SIL tho. I actually loved running round looking for things for her (she has big boobs and hates herself in lots of things when actually she looks wonderful). Really pleased that I persuaded her to buy some white jeans, grey top to go with them and this pretty butterfly scarf. She also got a long grey cardi, skirt, cardi, vest top - and spent 200 euros on make up. I bow to her superior shopping hawl!
I had a result tho - managed to pick up the Karen Millen coat I've been hankering after here - was reduced by 75euros so feel v pleased. (Forgot to say a big thank you to carciofi - for offering to look out for one for me - mwah for offering!). Of course it was a really mild day today so won't be wearing this one anytime soon but nice to finally own it!

SIL made me try this coat on too - here wasn't sure about it off the hanger - bit fussy with the buttons, and pocket detail etc but was lovely on - v flattering & nice heavy cotton. Typical that I find 2 coats I like at the same time, esp as I usually have trouble finding them. Cream not v practical either but.....

Sorry for the me, me, me post. Off to be nice to DH - DSs ran wild today by all accounts!

Emo it was well above the knee on me and I'm 5 4". Maybe something for your tipsy shopping?

OWW, sounds like a fun day, I lve shopping for other people. My sister and I are heading off to Selfridges tomorrow afternoon for a personal shopping appointment for her wedding dress. I quite like knowing that I've nothing to look for and it's not about me. Need. Firm. Boundaries.

blossoming I haven't even started to think about day outfits. Just glad that I sorted my night outfit. I wonder what the weather will be like .

ollie Well done on enabling your SIL to bag a great shopping haul. Love your new coat! It will still be fab next winter.

redllama Have fun wedding dress shopping with your sister tomorrow. It's lovely that you are getting a dress for Mother's Day. Good luck with the house hunting!

emo Enjoy the red and prawn spaghetti. Delicious!

fritzi, I know lots of us are getting up early next Saturday. I needed to try things out. Layers, hairdresser, HN and Selfridges appropriate!

redllama, great dress. Enjoy tomorrow.

ollie, glad you had a good day.

emo, did you do any shopping?

The coat is beautiful oww. So happy you got it . And I love the scarf too! Thanks for the link to the gap dress the other day too. I do like the colour but the shape wouldn't do anything for me I don't think.

Belated thanks fleecy! (You haven't seen the side view though; decidedly lumpy )

Thoughts on this please ladies?

I know exactly what you mean about shopping redllama - I got excited in our local Co-op this evening and came home with veggie pates I hadn't intended to buy!

verity the MJ would be a good colour, but I the style would be very frumpy on me

And on this. Thanks!

ABO love the HH!!!!

bloss no I was wise and stayed away from the keyboard. In fact I have decided to have a full scale wardrobe sort out (inspired by some of you ebayers!) today interspersed with getting DD school shoes (again - slight accident on school trip....) and trainers (which she says she doesn't want - setting up a nice battle of wills) and tackling the laundry pile, fun fun!

red I am quite tall so would need something underneath I think - can anyone say if leggings completely off trend or acceptable (I wore them a lot under dresses/tunics last year when pregnant and found them rather useful...)

abo I like the Tibi dress, less so the Halston one though it of course depends entirely on what it looks like on you with colours/shape etc. The Halston one looks like you couldn't wear a strapless bra with it but I am not sure if that's an issue for you.

OWW nice coat! KM can be hit and miss for me - some of the stuff is very "footballers wives" or over branded but other things are IMO very nice. Glad your SiL had a good trip, sometimes it takes a bit of gentle encouragement to get out of the "nothing suits me" mindset, I've been there too!

ABO, I'm not sure either of those dresses is 'the one'. The colour of the HH would be great on you but it is similar to the VWA, no? The green one is just too dark IMO. It would be stunning on someone with JLo's colouring.

Bloss, congrats on the rugby .

red, glad you are making progress on the house front. Nice FC dress.

OWW, fun shopping and you got the coat. That's what you get for being so selfless in the first instance .

Phew I sold the silver choos although not the black ones. I am making good headway into clearing my cc bill. I'm not sure how I let it get so high.
Have just been out for a lovely walk. On a go slow as dd walked parts of the way home. Just as well as ds is still poorly.
Making roast beef and Yorkshire puddings now before starving myself for meetup .
I will look at links later.
Thanks pickled.

lovely links- as always! well done ebaying Bloss

Thanks exhausted- I guess it was so hard to get the HC job, I mean really gruelling process and interviews, so much competition, that it seems such a shame not to take it. Also it's on the perfect ward/area for me and I would love it. At the moment though, I think I will have to bite the bullet and go for the law one and see what comes of my med applications, and see what the law one's like when I'm there (and, knowing me, carry on applying..) so I think I've made a decision but it has made me like this --->

emo luckily that was only for one day, I think even the senior partner realised it was ridiculous when she came out and laughed at me!! I wasn't very impressed though, they're pretty mean once you've resigned and (ahem!) not even gardening leave!

Ocado keep arriving 2 hours early- argh! once this week I was still at work (!) and I got a phone call saying they were outside, I had to call back and say, er, I haven't even left work yet. Then he was all grumpy as when I got back he'd been sitting in his van for ages. Not my fault! It's a timed slot for a reason,..? (does this make me sound very spoilt? sorry!)

Talking of being spoilt I used to live just almost next to Covent Garden. I loved it- would walk home from Holborn or the strand, via covent garden, rock on up home really late laden with shopping I miss being that close actually, not that I'm far now, but I love wandering around London at night. I do understand the lonely thing, I think I was lucky that when I was single in London all my friends were too, young and old, so it was really fun and I ws double booked every night. Now though I have avoided most/all of them for years due to P so I imagine it would be a bit lonely for a while!

I have the obsessive shopping gene too, of course!

Red - great you've narrowed it down, I love Bristol I would move back in an instant if I had to work there, especially with DCs. I've got lots of friends around Clifton area and environs and I don't think they would ever move away, they are all very very happy.

vin you are making me nostalgic for London too! I lived within walking distance of Covent Garden as a student and for 10 years in my job. And I too love walking round central London at night. In fact that was one of the reasons I went there as a student; my dad grew up in London and during my teenage years we used to visit for weekends and do a lot of walking round the centre at night. I think he was trying to persuade me to go as a student so that he could visit more!

Thanks for the dress feedback; am concerned about the quality of the HH one - polyester . The dark green of the Tibi is one of my "wows" so might work... Anyway, have booked to see a personal shopper at Harvey Nics on Thursday - surely she will be able to find me something?!

ABO how about this? (might be too big though)

I like both the dresses you linked to, love the purples colour on you but agree the HH one might not be special enough.

The TIBI one is beautiful, though. I love it

exhausted, I can't quite believe the job cuts that are being proposed on the front line. It's awful, everywhere is so understaffed already I cannot fathom the justification for this. So much for 'ring fencing' the NHS I think it's horrifying that NHS spending has been cut by £2.3billion in 2010-2011.

exhausted Carry on with the secret Selfridges mission !

vin Just think of all the gorgeous work outfits for your new law job . Agree with others that you are still young and it doesn't have to be forever.

abo I am sometimes shocked at how many expensive "designer" dresses are made of 100% polyester. Love the Tibi but you definitely don't have to hide your stomach area. Fingers crossed the personal shopper will find "the one" for you!

bloss Well done on ebaying!

We are having visitors today and while everyone is out for a walk to the playground I have decided to stay in an get a manuscript for my second job done, the deadline is, ehem, tonight...

everything Glad to hear that mission lovebomb was a success with DS! Great ebay haul too. I love line-dried sheets but we don't have a washing line as our garden is on a steep incline.

Hi all

Real quickie and will catch up tomorrow. Got back from the course late last night and am now on MOAMU organisation!

I think I should have just PMed everyone on my list....but I could be wrong, as I can't send one PM to the whole list and have to split it, so someone could fall through the cracks!! If you are coming and haven't got a PM then let me know.