Hushistas keep on keeping on!

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Couldn't think of any sort of creative title, I'm afraid! Link to old thread

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Yes tell us gin!
I have a rock festival weekend after and as it’s only 40 mins drive from home I’ve decided to be a party pooper and not camp (I didn’t use to mind it in my youth, totally hate it now unless it’s glamping).
I’m planning on wearing some Gudrun things and the happy red Hush maxi skirt with a denim jacket. Maybe the Hush embroidered jeans with a logo or Harley T and black leather jacket too.
Depends on what the weather decides to do then I guess 😎
We’ll take in turns with friends to drive to/fro and give the others a chance to drink.

Yes do Huff sometimes things need a second try before making a final call 👌but other times first instincts are right (and you’ve got your Toast purchase still to come...)

Yes Soy! The red skirt with denim jacket is a perfect festival outfit. And great chance for the Gundren bits too. Did you leave the blue kimono in Spain? That would look fab with your new black mini skirt with a black vest or black tee

I wore my Stitchfix outfit today (stripy joules trousers and navy v neck linen too) and felt great in it. I sent back the other top from Stitchfix after a change of heart about the fit and usefulness (incredible service from them). @Laska2Meryls I hope you love the joules trousers, they really are beautifully made.

I'm planning to go to the Dior exhibition at the V&A on Monday before work so I have to come up with an outfit for that. Clearly not a 'dress code' situation, but certainly an opportunity to have fun with clothes!

@SoyYo you look amazing! Lovely outfit.

And I love fuzzy’s dress too.

@GinandGingerBeer I want a magnum now! I’ve not tried the praline ones, are they nice?

@Huffthepuff I saw the most gorgeous kimono in the boutique where I bought my dungarees last weekend. I'm going to make it my mission this weekend to go in and take a photo for you including label as I think it would be right up your street!

Ooh yes please @Ellapaella! Sounds great! My passion for non practical, wafting, over-garments knows no bounds!

Huff take pics at the V&A! I meant to buy tickets when they extended the exhibition and then forgot! Glad the Joules trousers are a good buy, they did look fab on you 😍

Yes I left the Gudrun and the Moroccan kimonos in Spain because our next trip is on the Harley and I have to lug my work laptop etc so not a lot of space in saddle bags for clothes 😢 but I’m looking forward to the mini cruise to Santander and the ride across northern Spain to the Med, and we have a long weekend HD party by the beach with friends to look forward to as well before the long ride back home.

You have such an exciting life Soy! I love hearing about your plans.
Yes Dior has been a huge hit for the V&A. Excited to see it 😍

I've completely fallen off the thread, but just popped in to say I have scores some Toast wide leg trousers in The slate colour and only 40 so really pleased.. last day of the holiday today, we have left the lovely house and on the beach for last time. Travelling up to hotel at foot of Mt Olympus later and flying back tomorrow.. Ah well... its been fun and ill have lots of goodies arriving monday. When my mail divert ends.. Postie will be staggering up the drive under the parcels !!

I will read back later xx

Enjoy your last hours in your paradise Laska and you have lots to look forward to on your return home. Safe journey back.

Huff never thought my plans were that amazing but DH and I do like to have Fun! 😎 to be fair for 20 odd years when DC were young we stopped doing bike weekends, etc and over the last 7 years we’ve gone back to it with gusto! (But we have less staying power). Before DC we did a lot of festivals/bike runs and an amazing trip back packing round the world (a whole year) and looking back I think we were lucky 🍀 but both of us had already travelled a lot in our childhood/teens too so it was meant to be that when we finally got our act together to date each other (I was 25 he was 30) we would just egg each other on with our thirst for travel and fun. We did also have some very lean times when DC were little and it was hard...the shared memories of those years of freedom together kept us going till we could do it again. We did do camping holidays when the boys were little, but we also took them abroad and made sure they weren’t festival virgins in their teens by taking them to Secret Garden Party when they were 11 and 14 yo, they’ve grown up with all kinds of lovely (some very alternative) people and friends and I hope we’ve passed on to them our non judgemental and open minded outlook. They are the kindest people I know that’s for sure ❤️

But DH never ever sold his bike, and took the boys on little runs from a young age and we still did go to Day events with them and maybe a party or two over a weekend in a year when we had a DGP visiting and willing to babysit.
Since those days the Harley’s have reproduced in the garage 😂 But I insisted he gets rid of an old BMW (he did last year) and don’t get me started on an old custom BSA he built (pre DC) which broke down so many times over a weekend (we ended up in stitches on the side of the road) I could write a book about!
Epic crazy times 😂

I went shopping for a printer today and bought some jeans (UNIQLO, nothing exciting) and a half-priced cordless Hoover that I’ve been eyeballing for two years, a heated throw rug (Reynaud’s!) and a blender, but no printer. Still feeling the effects of the moon, I suspect. (Also been kept awake by stupid birdies singing their hearts out in the hedge beside my window between 1 and 4am, which is odd, as they are definitely not nocturnal. Am seriously considering going out and giving them a piece of my mind if they keep this up!)

Hi everyone! 👋👋👋 happily to my hushista friends!

Today the sun has come out again (ironic given the absolutely shitty weather, except I actually love rain as long as I don’t have to be out in it, which happily I don’t). Thank you all again, your kind words really helped. 🌷

It’s my turn now to offer 💐💐💐 and unMNetty hugs to anyone who might need it today.

Soy your life sounds like exactly the kind of life I would have loved to lead, had my life gone another way (although there are several quite distinctive lives I could have led - maybe reflecting my Gemini need for constant change and new experiences, new and different places to explore, new ideas to explore (because intellectual adventure is just as important to me) and never, ever becoming stagnant.

I think I’ve come upon a quite important crossroads in this period of crisis over the past few weeks (a lot of levels to it but basically I have found myself in the position of having to find a new job, and knowing that I really did not want to stay in the sector I was in (it made me quite unwell for a while, almost broke me. I didn’t really sleep at all for about nine months and when I did manage to do so for a few hours at a time I had horrendous nightmares and anxiety dreams, waking up with my heart pounding and eventually it progressed to panic and physiological problems like high blood pressure etc. I got through it, thank goodness, came out the other side and was okay to continue in the job. But I never want to go back there again. Sleep is vital to good health and when you don’t get it for extended periods it really messes you up! So Gin I fully empathise and sympathise with your struggles with insomnia! I hope it eases for you).

Anyway, I think I know what I’m supposed to do next.

I hope you all have a lovely day and a fab weekend!

Lol I noticed I’ve done a double parentheses there...That’s what happens when I have to use an iPad and one digit on each hand to try to keep up with my speedy thought process!

I’m having a cup of earl grey just now and enjoying sheltering from the grey and gloomy weather outside. Rain always reminds me of being at my grandparents’ house which was a very happy and cosy place for me when I was little.

Wonderful Soy that's just the kind of environment I want for my ds's upbringing. A wide range of people and environments so he can become a truly rounded and empathic adult.
Impressed at your ability to laugh at the roadside after all the breakdowns!

So here are the Zara bits. Let me know your thoughts.

The black jacket - love the style, perfect to throw over a basic outfit for some evening sparkle. Not in love with the fabric tho. It's viscose but isn't flowy at all

The patterned one - love the fabric even tho it's polyester! Just not sure about the style? But then I like it! Not sure

Thank you friends.
As I get older I’m learning to prioritise what’s really important in life too. I also think of when we get serious setbacks we can see the cosmic joke on us (you didn’t learn last time did you? Here it boomerangs again ) then you can ride most storms.,, some will be too unfair and heavy to bear on our own (illness/losing those we love) but the rest we have to learn to “let it gooooo, let it goooo” (you singing with me?)

Nink i totally get you. I’m lucky in that not only did I find my travel/fun companion but my intellectual equal in DH. I have a thirst for intellectual stimulation too, but sometimes can be too cerebral and I’m learning to let my intuition guide me more (gut feel). In a parallel life I could easily have been an academic quite happily surrounded by books and letting my legs go hairy . As it is chance led me to a corporate business career which is as far away from my childhood ambitions as you can get.
I’ve also experienced some very tough work situations so you have my full empathy there and I know how devastating it can be.

Huff I admire your artistic work. I wish I could let my inner child play more through artistic expression. That side of me has been suppressed for long and I used to write/paint and play the piano till my teens...so that’s what I hope to restart once I stop work. I am creative believe or not (despite a job that requires discipline and logic) and also spiritual due to some tough experiences when young.
So we all are so multifaceted really.
I know that’s why I like clothes so much, and nature and making a home feel good. It’s another way of expressing repressed creativity.

Please take care of yourselves. Let the rain wash away your worries...

Looking at those pics, neither looks great. I'll stick with my original instinct and return both.

On the plus side, here is a top from Wyse London that I love. Got it a few weeks ago but only worn it for the first time today

Posted before seeing your pics Huff
I’m sorry but they are sooo lovely!
The print is fabulous and the semi sheer jacket gorge too, both look so good on you.
But only you know if worth keeping and if you’ll get enough wear. Looking at photos alone they are keepers.
Do the fabrics feel plasticky/nasty?
Do they fill a gap?

Ok we’re cross posting. Go with your instincts and return if you’re not 100% sure.
The white top also looks so great on you and looks quality too 👌

Yes the white top is linen. Really lovely fabric. Very pleased with it (which is good cos it was £££)

The black jacket would be really useful and would certainly fill a gap but I don't like the fabric and actually think it's sensible to wait for a better version of this. I want a silk version!

@Laska2Meryls safe trip home and looking forward to seeing your latest goodies.

@SoyYo I also love reading your posts. Your boys sound totally lovely, they have clearly been brought up by great parents

@ninka glad you have a clearer idea today of where life is taking you next. Feel free to share as much as you want or offload when you need

It's pouring with rain here. Dd3 broke up from school yesterday. I am taking her and a friend, and dd1 to see Secret Life of Pets today. Happy Friday everyone!