New years day

We spent the morning putting away the Christmas tree and decorations, it felt so nice to clear everything up. I don't know what is nicer, the excitement of putting them all or the clean uncluttered feeling after taking them down! It feels like we have some space for once which is no easy thing with all of us in a 2 bedroom terrace.

After that we went over to my Aunts with the rest of my family for a new years day lunch. I wore one of the new tops I had for Christmas from White Stuff. It has little cats printed all over it. I wore a necklace that also has a cat on it that I had last Christmas from Hobbs. I also wore my red jeans from Next.

Cute kilt

Today those lovely little twins and I went into town with my Mum and sister. It was nice to get out for a few hours and have a look around the shops. I had a couple of bits to swap and a look around the sales never hurts hey! I got a few things for some birthday presents and a couple of sale bargains which I will post on here over the next few days. 

I wore the Boden kilt that I had for Christmas for the first time today, I really like it but as it is made of wool it was really itchy! I wore it with the berry coloured t-shirt I got at the same time as the skirt and have posted on here before, it was a perfect match. I wore berry coloured tights and the black and brown riding boots I recently posted. I also wore my gold collar necklace from Hobbs which I love!

Relish in the rain

Last night I had such an awful nights sleep with the hubby waking me on this return from work, an aeroplane at 5am and hubby up again at 6am that I decided not to rush around to our usual Wednesday morning date of baby group (sorry ladies, we missed you and the bubbas) And how much was it raining?! 

We were meeting my aunt for lunch at Relish in Beeston at 12ish so I had some time to decide on an outfit and for once the twins kindly had a mid-morning nap, lucky Mummy! If you have not been, and are local enough, you should try it. They serve the most delicious home cooked food and cake in a lovely relaxed atmosphere. They are very welcoming to babies and children as well and never moan about my crying babies, two highchairs and piles of bags and coats. We make it pretty much a weekly destination!

As I have reached my target 'post baby diet' weight today I was feeling happy and decided to wear my new Cynthia Rowley dress I got from Tkmaxx a few months ago (similar here). I paired it with a brown boyfriend cardigan from Boden that I have had for a few years (similar here) and my very old and worn Tesco brown boots. 

I curled my hair for once, probably a mistake in all this rain, and popped on my collar necklace from Hobbs. 

I've added a new feature (thanks to some help from a fellow blogger!) so hopefully you can click on some of the links and view 
the items I am referring to.

I'm going to take a risk and put a link to the other blog so that you can all have a look as I know it is so nice to have new readers, I hope you don't mind Kim. Kim has just started a blog all about fashion and beauty and her skills put mine to shame!

Click here and enjoy!

Looks I'm loving...dresses

I really love wearing dresses, I think they are so versatile and there is one for every occasion. I am always drawn to them and like to style them not as perhaps they were meant, for example making a dressier dress more casual with trainers and a cardigan.

The top one is from NW3 at Hobbs and it could be worn in so many ways. I think that it is quite smart but with having to wear a uniform for work and the rest of my time with my family I don't really need 'office' wear. I would wear this with tights and a cardi or long sleeved t-shirt under and some flat pumps. That said, at nearly £100 it is pretty expensive for a simple jersey dress.

The gold dress is also from Hobbs and I absolutely love it but again have no occasion to wear it and therefore cannot justify the price tag of £160 (in the sale!) I think it is so pretty and would look amazing with some spiky heels for a wedding or nice meal. Alas, this is also staying in store.

The final dress I have seen is from Next and is not something I would normally look at but it seemed to catch my eye. It is more reasonably priced, I think at £60. I love the colour and shape and think it would be really flattering. This dress has some good reviews on the website too. I love it when sites let customers review their products, I spend ages reading them and try to write one myself when I purchase something as I think it can really help when choosing an item. Boden are amazing for this but recently Next, Hobbs, M&S and White Stuff have been doing the same.

Looks I'm loving...

Here are the latest bits that I have my eye on. I love this necklace from Hobbs with its cute wishbone detailing. The boots are from Next and I think that they would work with pretty much everything that I own and am really tempted with them. I wonder how I can convince hubby that I need, NEED them! I love the kind of distressed look. Finally I love this cute hedgehog t-shirt also from Hobbs. I have 2 of their animal t-shirts and they are such lovely quality, they fit and wash well. I really don't need this one but think it is fab all the same and I have a bit of a thing for animal prints on clothing and accessories.