MNVogue - Vol 28 (the Christmas edition)

[libertychick]

Calling on style and fashion fanatics, this is the space for frivolity and fun (though it gets a bit tense at sales time) . All welcome.

I was sorting out bags earlier (all the Christmas shopping) and realised I have the following to return:

1. Gap Oxford pale blue shirt - it's nice but I can't think when I'd wear it in preference to my denim shirt
2. M&S black wool skirt - makes me look like the rear end of a bus
3. M&S black and gold tweed skirt - ditto
4. Oasis sequin top - bought it in midnight blue and fit etc is lovely but the sequins make me feel itchy!!

The cost of the above is £119 which in the best MNV maths makes Gracie free with £29 over for something else!!!

So happy!

Shop I tend to be quite lucky too - I won £1000 a few years ago in a Metro competition - that was a very good day.

Good news Liberty that erases any guilt (if there was any?)
Perhaps some of your luck rubbed off on me - nice one

Hmm maybe I need to actually enter some competitions.

Liberty you really do deserve the Gracie, hope you love it!

Thanks Shop and Marsha - there was a tiny, tiny bit of guilt about the Gracie but that's madness as it's a classic bag while the other stuff is passing tat so much better to do the returns and get something lovely.

Ooops - just realised I am slagging off the sequin top (it's the coast one not Oasis as said above) which several people have - it's not tat! It's v nice, I just can't bear anything that rubs and because it has short sleeves the sequins rub against my inner arm.

Here here

What's everyone's approach to the sales this year? Last year I spent what I felt was a lot - just over £480. For that I got 11 items with a pre sales value of £1150. 8 were good buys as in I still like and wear them, 3 not so good.

This year I am thinking of giving myself a £300 budget and sticking to a plan (some chance she thinks already). I'd like a black and/or navy work skirt, a shirt, pale grey cashmere cardi, couple of nice going out tops.

I would be tempted also by nice tan ankle boots if I found some good ones...

Oh and a statement necklace...
And new PJ's if I don't get any for Christmas - a lot of hints have been dropped!

I am going for cashmere jumpers this year, and some petty boots and flats if possible. Updating all the way.

Actually scratch that, PJs count as a household expense, they are not coming out of my sales fund

Those stats are well remembered Liberty. No plan at all here. Everything feels earlier this year or is that just me?
The only things I am still lusting after are that elusive chunky cream knit, and my pistols (fingers crossed Anna do some good discounting tomorrow)

Oh and I need some kind of tote bag. But may not have enough ££££££.
Right, off to bed. What a brill evening! Night all x

I kept a spreadsheet Shop I have to keep a running tab or I'd bankrupt myself - shopaholic tendencies and a bad experience of too much debt in my 20's.

Before you sleep have pinned something, as you all grow sleepy let me know what you think!

I know I say this every time but I am not lusting after anything for the sales!

Am waiting for next load of nurofen to kick in. I can't even begin to describe my bad day. The thread has brought me some much needed light relief.

Oh Novice poor you, I hope you have a lovely night sleep tonight and feel a bit better tomorrow. Big hug.

Well done Shop.
I never win anything!

Glad you all found my day amusing.

I did at first wonder if she thought Ds2 was home alone.
But he peeps out of the side of the bay window, when he hears the doorbell, which has 2 thick pairs of curtains covering it during the day, so she might not have seen him as he's barely above the window sill height.

And she has a mobile, and dh's work mobile number so if she was concerned, surely she would have rung him.

I didn't hide in our bedroom for the entire 28 minutes...
I went into Ds2's bedroom for a bit, as it's at the back of the house :o

And he hoovered his room with his baby Henry (which matches mummys)

Gotta start them young at cleaning

Oh poor you novice - (((hugs again)))
Take it easy on the nurofen - it's a bastard for giving you gastritis/ulcers especially combined with stress - what are you taking it for?

I am after some pettys too Marsha much cheaper to order from US sites but I am unsure of the sizing. I am after the leather ones in either tan or the black leather with a tan heel and sole.
Liberty I also have a bag of tat to return. My old self would have convinced me to keep it but I think I am much better these days with cpw and knowing what I will get a lot of wear from. I went through a phase last year of buying nice silk shirts and blouses but really I have nowhere to wear anything smart/dry clean only.

A baby Henry - I wonder if it's too late to find one? DD would be ecstatic if she got her own hoover. She's getting a toy mop, sweeping brush and dustpan and brush set

Hope you feel better soon Novice

Thank you.

Nurofen is for my bugger of a cold I have picked up from ds.

You can get baby Dyson's too liberty try Argos

Our dcs have baby Dysons. It's one of ds' favourite toys.

Am waiting for dsis to call me. She might be sick. Breast. She called me earlier as I was going into client meeting. I managed to do the meeting but it hit me on way home. I was the stone cold sober person with stream of tears on train home tonight. I am all calm now. Thanks for distracting me.