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It's a race against time for the Avid girls to wear the Wise summer buys..

666 replies

blossoming · 09/08/2012 18:32

Best I could do. Jump in!

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rufus101 · 16/08/2012 00:37

Can't wait to find out Emo!
DH home!
think these would suit you Decam

pickledsiblings · 16/08/2012 00:37

Goodnight lovely Smile. Aniseed not my bag either even though we've just planted some tarragon in the garden Hmm.

rufus101 · 16/08/2012 00:37

Boots that is!

MarshaBrady · 16/08/2012 05:46

Lol at Emo. Sambuca is awful, haven't touched it since I drank way too much with a friend at 18.

Great Per Una links.

Decameron · 16/08/2012 06:34

Gorgeous, Rufus and the shoes are just the finishing touch.

A lot of the worn outs left at the same time.

Your mil sounds painful indeed, Amber.

Emo, I love John Denver. Really!

Anyway, I'm too nosy to leave altogether but will adopt the Girls of Summer approach.

Decameron · 16/08/2012 06:37

Lovely stole, btw, Rufus.

AntPants1 · 16/08/2012 06:59

I have been to a Neil Diamond concert. At wembley. I kid you not! EMO sambucca is the devils brew!

Agree lovely that the thred is dynamic with new people joining all the time. Will do what the majority want but think Dona makes a good point about locked up forums dying. Red I am so sorry though that you have had a tough time. Some people are just nasty.

AntPants1 · 16/08/2012 07:02

Am in better mood thanks pickled. IRL I am very tricky Grin

blue2711 · 16/08/2012 07:06

Morning! Interesting discussion yesterday and perhaps a useful reminder to be careful but I will definitely be staying. Really felt so Sad at the thought of it all ending; this thread is such a source of fun, comfort, advice, distraction and yes the wonderful links. I always am aware that people are reading but am not too bothered. I do think really regular lurkers must be pretty like minded people anyway and am happy to think of them enjoying the thread even if they don't have the time / inclination to post. I'm a pretty new member and you all welcomed me so kindly and I agree with dona the open nature of the thread is part of why it works so well. But not dismissing people's concerns at all; I think we just have to do what we feel comfortable with.

amber thanks for the kind words and also for making me lol. Hate an early arrival. We're planning a one day trip to the scorching seaside. With a short tempered DH, a teething baby, a sleep starved me and a 3yo prone to tantrums...

Uniform shopping today! Excited. Ever the optimist I am imagining there will be chance for a quick me purchase too. Also ever the optimist I'm ignoring the v real possibility of poo on JL floor...

AmberNectarine · 16/08/2012 07:20

You want online vs real life disappointment eh?

I own five pairs of fitflops
My favourite TV show is Hollyoaks
I have not only attended a Peter Andre concert, but I have actually touched his hand

Sambuca is awful pickled. If you've not had it by this point you may as well not bother.

Can someone point out the 'Italian romance' in that skirt?

MarshaBrady · 16/08/2012 07:25

Amber you make me laugh.

Holly oaks! Grin I can't beat that even with MiC.

Blue it's great you joined in. delurkers are fab.

IceCreamCastles · 16/08/2012 07:50

Oh, am I the only one who quite likes sambuca? Especially the black one. It's the only thing I will do shots of. Tequila on the other hand...
never again!

MarshaBrady · 16/08/2012 08:12

I overindulged. We drank too much before even leaving the house and didn't make it out. Pretty bad! Tequila is another one.

And JD and coke bleurgh.

pickledsiblings · 16/08/2012 08:29

Amber, is your DH a Peter Andre look-alike ?

darknessvisible · 16/08/2012 08:39

Morning everyone,

I am a lurker who de-lurked briefly but I am finding it difficult to post regularly at the moment, although I'd like to Smile. I do read the thread but for style inspiration - I don't think there is too much personal revelation, or not that I notice anyway. I agree with blue - I think that those who read the thread regularly must be like-minded or what would be the point? I think it would be very sad if the thread went elsewhere but I can also understand why some of you might be jittery.

Anyway, whilst I'm here, can I ask you what you think of this A/W coat from IO here. It's very expensive for a maternity coat, but I love it - do you think I'd get a decent return from eBay after a couple of months wear?

Today I am going to get gel nails and toes in preparation for South of France holiday at the weekend - hurrah! (although I will look like a whale by the pool in my 'maternity swimwear' Hmm.)

FritziGreenEyes · 16/08/2012 08:41

All this talk of alcohol this morning is giving me a headache! Smile

red Enjoy shopping for your garden. I love lavender, rosemary, roses, peonies, hydrangeas, bleeding heart, zinnias, passion flower, hibiscus and sweet peas. Lots of herbs and we have masses of wild strawberries which your DCs might enjoy too. Think suburban can give great advice on growing veg.

portia You are so right : will send out bedlinen for laundering from now on. First night under new flat sheet was pure bliss. Felt like staying at a luxe hotel!

Decameron · 16/08/2012 09:17

Did you have a chocolate on the pillow, Fritzi?

Darkness, IO does seem to sell well but when is your baby due? I wore a swing coat (not maternity - Joseph do nice ones) or just buttoned the top two buttons of my coat when I was pregnant but they were April and June babies. Have a great holiday.

Emo76 · 16/08/2012 09:18

I want fritzi's garden!

darkness I fancy trying gel nails - but am a bit of a nibbler -how long do nails need to be to take it?

blue hope your beach trip is fun!

amber FIVE pairs now that's just showing off Wink

busy sorting out last minute holiday beauty (i.e. wax and eyelash tint/patch test etc)

feeling a bit jaded today, not as bad as I should feel given drinks consumed last night. I think a bacon sandwich is called for.

MarshaBrady · 16/08/2012 09:27

Red we have loads of blossom trees and roses for maximum prettiness. But our soil is quite rubbish and clayish. So have to accommodate for that.

Fritzi sounds lovely!

Glorious day alone. Cleaners are nearly finished. Ah feels good and a much-needed mid school holiday break.

AmberNectarine · 16/08/2012 09:36

pickled PMSL at DH being like PA. The only 6-pack he has is of Doritos. He is about as far from swarthy Greek-Cypriot as you can get though the fiancé I left for him was indeed a swarthy Greek-Cypriot PA-alike

emo I know, right. I even have the high-top trainers

Hopefully · 16/08/2012 09:59

Random question of the day. Does anyone have an ikea wardrobe 'solution' (ie one of those mix and match ones with different modules) that the recommend? It has suddenly occurred to me that (a) we have no fitted wardrobe at the new place and (b) it might finally be time to replace the fabric covered piece of crap that cost £30 from Argos and has moved house three times now Grin.

MrsCampbellBlack · 16/08/2012 10:01

Blue - you are I'm sure right in the majority of cases but I have experienced something rather different in the past and it made me a lot more circumspect.

I like the thread for fashion but keep more private stuff off board nowadays.

girlsofsummer · 16/08/2012 10:11

Am totally with MrsCB re keeping private stuff off the board - or MN in general TBH (unless you use a name change!)

I have of course broken my own rules before and ALWAYS regretted it. So far nobody I know in RL has hinted that they have found me on MN but I often think it has probably happened. Its not that I say anything I would hate people to know its just that I hate people knowing I even spend so much time on here, quite how severe my fashion obsession is etc

BUt the thread has been great for me, supportive, good company when I really needed it and I have made some great likeminded friends.

notyummy · 16/08/2012 10:12

My DH LOVES Sambuca. We always have a bottle in....

My personal idea of hell is Ouzo. It's a long story, but it involves other spirits, being 15, a hospital trip and 3 days in bed with alchohol poisoning. I only need to sniff it to turn green.

Nothing wrong with either Neil Diamond or John Denver. They are now retro cool, along with Dolly Parton (whom I am pretty partial too) and Carly Simon (I'm a fan!....altogether now 'YOU'RE SO VAIN...')

I cooked DH birthday dinner last night to critical acclaim. Steak and mushroom thing (v easy) out of jamie's Great Britain book, followed by the uber rich birthday cake that DD and I had made him. Here. Really not that hard to make (and I am not much of a baker.) But OMG so good - squidgy and luscious. In my defence I had done an Insanity Abs session and a L4 Ripped in 30 beforehand....

Re the difficulties in how we ensure everyone is comfortable with the thread -I can fully understand both points of view. Is there a way we can compromise and have a way that allows everyone to feel relaxed? I am wondering whether the closed FB group (which means that no one outside the group can see anything posted on it, for those who are concerned about FB because of work) as well as keeping the thread gives us the best of both worlds? At least for a trial period? People like me, who are fairly relaxed about things, can cut and paste the same posts to both. Those who are slightly more wary can just do clothes links to this thread and more personal chat to FB. FB can be a whole other minefield, which is why I am careful about my privacy settings and have absolutely no one that I work with as a FB friend. That is what Linked In is for! Good idea to google yourself every so often to check what comes up to make sure you are happy with the results. I have also used a reputation management company (no way near as scary as it sounds) to check that my use of social media wasn't going to bite me on the bottom.

girlsofsummer · 16/08/2012 10:14

Its funny I never put anything on FB I would mind anyone seeing - I always assume colleagues might read it - although my rule of thumb is only to friend people on FB after we stop working together!