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Thanks to ltec for the new title.

Hey Rufus - where are you going? (Obviously feel free not to share - I am just nosy!) We are going here a week tomorrow. Can't wait!

Bits of me are fairly toned, however, I am constantly fighting against mother nature and she has put me firmly in the pear shaped camp. My backside and thighs are probably more toned than they ever have been...but are still not small, thats for sure. I do, however, have a good stomach, pretty pert boobs and well defined waist. Have to remember the good spots!

Ouch Rufus, sorry to hear about your fall.

AIBU strikes me with fear.

I had a quick run around Liberty yesterday and saw a fab red bag so want that now!

I think you would look great in a jumpsuit, LTEC

Eshermummy, can I ask you about primary schools in Esher? I did a search and saw you posted in Feb 09 about schools, are you happy with the school your DD is in now? We are half thinking of moving out but if we end up sending to DD to private school anyway, DH thinks we should stay in SW London.

carciofi I thought of you yesterday as I drove past Brora on the Kings Road .. that's in your vicinity isn't it?

can you link to the red bag?

thanks for all the feedback on the playsuit. I am seriously considering it!!

Asda delivery just arrived. Tres glam. Chickpeas and tinned tommys abound.

LTEC, yes, we are walkable distance to the Kings Rd (another reason to stay in London!).
This is the bag.

ooh, that's nice carciofi!

thinking about notyummy's post about focusing in the positives .... QOTD: What are your best features?

mine are neck/ shoulders/ back. Nicely bony, smooth olive skin. I like to expose them where poss, another reason why I am not so keen on A/W dressing!! Much prefer S/S

Weirdly, although I am very harsh on my body, I can live with my face. I don't love it, but nor does it fill me with shame and horror. And I am relaxed enough about it to never really feel the need for makeup other than a smudge of eyeliner and the odd bit of blusher.

so how about you ladies?

Wow, so much to catch up on!

Rufus so sorry about your fall. I was going to post to say that although I enjoyed wearing my DP striped maxi for a day shopping and museum-ing with DH & the DSs in Cambridge yesterday, when it started raining I had to tuck it into my knickers and hope nobody was looking . But clearly there are far greater perils associated with maxi-wearing!

Shape-wise I'm best from neck to waist (although skin a bit pale and spotty ) and from knees down. Tummy, bottom, hips and thighs are all a bit too big and saggy

carciofi I used to be walking-distance to King's Road, and do miss it (we moved out of London 4 tears ago).

Tears? No, years obviously...

err...best body bits....narrow back and a waist that goes in properly. Nice calves (spoilt by dodgy knees that turn in ).

Olive skin (not as gorgeously olive as LTEC though) which means I never get too pasty.

Face - not sure really. I guess the fact that I'm ageing o.k...people always think I'm younger than I am. I was feeling relatively heartened by this until I read an article that real ageing begins at 41!

blast...DH has gone quiet...he's 'painting' me on his ipad. Dreading the results.

Saw this and thought of youCake. Polyester though....?

Another iPhone link!

there's definitely summat strange afoot notyummy - I was looking at a gorgeous strapless sundress in the window of a boutique in that print yesterday!!

'tis very cute though - and so inexpensive!!

Adore that bag carciofi! I love a red bag, I think it goes with just about everything, and lifts most outfits into something more eyecatching.
NY we are staying here Have heard great reports of it, so really looking forward to it. We're staying in one of the chalets, so hopefully there will be a little more living space. Hopefully the weather will be good, although I am mentally filing your comment about the rain.
NY's body type sounds like mine. I am a pear. Slim pear. Hate my bum and cover it at all times, although preversely it looks ok when I wear something really tight iykwim. Good legs, tummy and waist. No norks at all, which I hate. It was the one thing I loved about being pregnant and bfing. It was such a novelty.Face wise I have sallow skin and only look good with a tan, otherwise I look really washed out. Like my eyes, which are a very dark blue, which looks unusual with my dark hair. Have good cheek bones, and a friend says my mouth is my best feature (full lipped, although not of Angelina proportions!) Hmm have focused on negative there also. (Hard habit to break!)

Gosh it's all go on here isn't it...? Just recuperating after frightening car accident yday...bus collided with me on a lane...speeding driver! Say no more...I completely went to pieces-in shock! Luckily a witness ! Fantastic lady and gent who stayed with me until Police arrived...

No real injuries, but real jelly legs, and feeling tad faint on occasions! It's the bloody inconvenience though that is more upsetting! Car not driveable, so having recovery truck take it away and hire car will arrive tomorrow!

Have to laugh, Police Officer called me 'young lady'....until he got my dob...then was noticeably surprised ; Witness who I thought was 'about my age'...(deluded) stated hers as 1987!!!! To my 1969!!!!

Anyway, we have lots of things in storage and was so pleased to track down some clothes of mine...a Missoni tunic/dress that I've had many years but looks beautiful and fresh (incidentally, Converse do a Missoni designed pair now!), Charcoal lacy design Prada mid heels that would look great NOW (unworn virtually), Mulberry slim grey blazer...so now! Completely forgotten about.....now are back in amongst my other clothes and will be worn!

In answer to QOTD - best bits are: good skin: relatively wrinkle free(!), a sort of natural honey colour skin on face and body; good shoulders and slim limbs...

I have noticed more grey/white strands in my hair since no 3 came along though! Hence subtle highlights although when I am much, much older rather like the thought of a stylish natural platinum 'bob' (for want of a better word)...

oh Dolce how awful, you poor thing - glad you are okay.

So I obviously need to be working on the Times Style supp .. page 8, a piece on the Houlihans and how the River Island skinny khakis are a good alternative. Didn't I blog about that very fact over a month ago??? wasn't it wonderful esher (who is hopefully having a fab weekend in Brighton) who pointed me in the direction of River Island in the first place???

am going to farm the kids out and start applying for jobs.

Thanks!

Yeah, so yaboo sucks to Roma and her comment re 'River Island baloney'!

Only joking da Rome! Don't want to get you in a lather.....

LTEC - someone in high places is clearly following W & A!
Dolcee - how scary - hope you are feeling ok now - good to get some age compliments out of it though.

Best feature here is probably my teeth - I am quite proud of them after quite a few years of having a brace in my teens. Rest of body & face - don't hate it but none of it's particularly impressive.

DH came home with an ipad yesterday - to go with his mac book,ipod and iphone

Dolce you poor thing, scary stuff. Well done on looking very young!

Best bits are legs, height, slimness, tan a nice colour easily, (brains!) and no grey hairs (stay away!). Happy with face, fairly happy overall really. Except for ballet feet, I will never link to sandals.

Love the playsuit and red bag.

Thanks girls...so kind of you...

I am really feeling sorry for myself though. I mean, I am very much a coper but sometimes I want a bit of TLC - don't we all...Quick moan about my beloved DH, actually...He is lovely, of course, but I do get tired of keeping the upper lip ever so stiff, and am probably working up to a great strop if he's not careful...sounds a bit like AIBU...however...

Okay, way too self absorbed, but awww, got home last night after the accident, where I was inwardly a bit of a blithering mess having never been in an accident before, and okay, he had to feed three kiddies and is not used to feeding baby, but he said cursory hi to me and carried on studiously feeding our great little eater...then made a big show of saying do you want a hug!?

Ever so slightly offended, I felt like saying, 'no foxtrot off', , but smiled nervously....and this morning felt very jelly like only to be asked if I was in a mood with him! Oh, crappy crappy crap crap.....do I sound like a child...? Well, that's cos I bloody well feel like one....Can't I just sometimes be given a break!

Poor you Dolce, and 'told you so' Cake about how you should be writing the style pages.

I really like the Saks links, esp black HH jumpsuit. And shuddup about RI - they were out of stock when I got there, OK? . My sil had a similar car crash a few years ago, she was 8 months pg. She was actually fine, but it was a whole hour before she was able to move from the car. She was a total jelly.

My favourite thing about me is not having spots anymore since hammering my system with spironolactone for the last 8 months or so. I also like being tall and thin - no indents, no muffin tops - and not having grey hairs. I have particularly lovely ankles imho. I have a wide gap between my thighs, and much wider between my knees (think I could have done with some more vit D when small ). Horrid boobs, bony chest, weirdly muscly arms, wonky nose, cheeks going south. Try to stop know dear, you're getting v.dull........

now, not know

Aherm...good to get it off my chest! But, the thing that irks me is this concept that 'mummies', even if their arms and legs are dangling off are not to be given priority status....am I alone in this? Ooh, what's a little brush with death....Okay, I exagerrate, but aarghhhhhhhh....

It's like flu - if he has it, he retires to bed...If I've ever had it - show must go on....Oh, goodness not a bank holiday row forming!!!!!

Roma - thank you for being gentle with me dearest...! I am quite clearly unhinged with feelings of hard-done-byness at this moment in time. You'd think I'd have learned by now ....I blame my Mother for my inability to open up about my true feelings....oh, that feels better....

I did throw a sofa cushion at said spouse earlier, and have made him take all 3 children to park, whilst I vent my spleen...on mn! He's like ... and rather sheepish...

He's in France all of next week on biz and I am going to indulge in some online retail therapy...... ooh, feeling better already!

Roma - are you a Virgo or something? My DH is, and is jokingly referred to, amongst things (!), by his - ho, ho!- business chums as 'The Pedant'....

Roma may I ask your prof advice about something? Don't want to impose but if so, could you perhaps reactivate your fb for a mo and send me a msg with your email addy? No dramas if not, just would value your opinon on something!