A floral day

Today was quite a relaxing day as we only had an appointment for baby George to have his hearing checked, which went well. Jonny actually let me sleep in whilst he got up with the twins which was a lovely treat and I didn't wake until 10.15am.

For todays outfit I wore a dark denim skirt from Gap, a floral top from Boden which I am never really sure about and always feel like I don't like it? I thought i'd give it another go today but still feel the same way about it! I also wore a Boden cardigan and yellow belt. I put on a chunky wooden beaded necklace I have had for years and forget where I got it from. Finally I wore my new ankle boots which I am starting to bed in at last.

A short one tonight, hubby and I are off to pilates.

Lincoln

On Saturday I went on a day trip to Lincoln with my Mum, sister, Auntie and cousin. It was the first full day I had left the twins as well although they were with their Daddy! We had a lovely day and the weather was great. There were lots of lovely little shops along the Steep Hill part of the city on the way to top and we strolled along and stopped for some lunch in a vintage tea room. I was glad we had not taken the twins as I didn't fancy walking up that steep hill with their pushchair or back down again.

I was in quite a hurry in the morning and forgot to take photos of my outfit before I put my coat on to run out the door! At the last minute I took some with my coat on! I wore a cream chunky jumper which I have previously posted about on here, a navy and white spotted shirt and the Matalan jeans I got last week. I decided to wear my comfy Uggs and I knew there would be some walking and my feet were killing me from wearing my heels the night before. I wore my Ralph Lauren trench and for a pop of colour a red satchel bag from Boden. 

This was, in fact, my sisters but she gave it to me, unused, some time ago and I have never taken in out of the packaging until now.

Birthday meal

On Friday night we went out for my sisters birthday, she is now less than a year 'til the big 3-0! We went to a curry restaurant in Hockley which was ok, I forget the name, the food was nice but the restaurant was a little bit 'canteeny' for my liking. It was nice to get dressed up for a change and I even wore heels which is a novelty for me.

I wanted to wear the blue trousers I got in the Gap sale after Christmas and built my outfit from there. I put on my pink shoes from Next and a striped top which I had a few years back from New Look. I have to say that I have never been sure about it. I really like the idea of it and like how it buttons at the back but there is something about it that seems to prevent me from wearing it? I thought I'd make an effort to wear it. I also wore my trench and a cut leather bag from the Limited Collection at M&S. I had this bag a few years ago and remember really liking it but not wanting to pay the full price. I forget what this was but was really pleased when I found it in the sale.

Hoping for spring

I am thoroughly fed up of my winter and am longing for some nicer weather when I can wear more of my spring clothes. At least the sun has been shining the past couple of days and it does seem slightly warmer. 

Yesterday we went to choose some new car seats for the twins and I was disappointed to find out they cannot go in them until they are 20lbs or there abouts, little George was weighed at 16lbs and Tilly 18lbs yesterday so we have a way to go as yet. Oh well, better for them to be safe. We did get some fab cow print ones with little ears on them which look great.

To embrace some of the 'spring' I wore my green jeans from M&S and a grey and white striped t-shirt from Boden. I also wore my grey spotty Converse.

I finally received the dress I have been waiting for to put in my 30 for 30 challenge. I have not forgotten about it but thought that I would be able to wear this in many different ways so was holding out for it. As it has been a while since I first started planning my items I am now thinking of changing some so will post them when I have decided.

Off out tonight for my sisters birthday so I will try to remember to take some photos. I always seem to be in such a rush if I ever go out in the evening after putting the twins in bed.

Birthday fun

It has been nice having Jonny off for the past few days and he is off work until the middle of next week so I am making the most of some extra pair of hands. I am angling for him to paint the kitchen but no luck so far...

We have been enjoying spending some time together which is very rare and I even managed to drag him to a pilates class last night. Before we had the twins we used to enjoy exercising together but as one of us needs to be here for them in the evening we have to go separately now which is a shame. We convinced my parents to sit with them and did a class. I was not impressed when he was told he is 'very flexible' after only going to one class, 'hello! I go every week' ha ha!

It has also meant that I have had a few spare minutes (ha ha, what are they?!) in the morning to think about what to wear. On Monday I wore a pink top from the Gap Outlet, a very old cardigan from H&M which has cute sequins on the pockets and some fab new jeans from Matalan of all places. I popped there the other day with my Mum and was actually pretty impressed with what they had in. They have a new 'weekend collection' which is some ways is not dissimilar to the weekend range at John Lewis but loads cheaper. I picked up a couple of vintage wash t-shirts and a jacket which is shown below. These jeans were £16 so a fab price and so far I really like them. I haven't washed them as yet but the fit is great and they stay up around the waist so I am not pulling them up all day which makes a change for a pair of jeans. 

Yesterday was my lovely sisters birthday and we went to my parents for a birthday tea. The twins were enjoying her clown birthday cake nearly as much as she was. My Mum made it for her as she used to have it when she was little.

I wore the new jacket from Matalan which I think could almost be mistaken for a Chanel number, ha ha. I wore it with a blue top that I have had for quite a while from Zara and some Next jeans. I also put on my chunky gold cuff which I have not worn for ages and a necklace that I got from Banana Republic when we were in New York.

As it seems that the snow is back, which does not impress me one bit, we haven't done anything all day apart from baby group this morning. We has planned a nice walk afterwards but when the snow came we stayed inside instead, boo! This morning I put on a navy J Crew t-shirt, the Matalan jeans and an old Gap jumper which I posted on here last week. 

Now it is going to be a very dull evening for me I think. Football is on and I'm not allowed to speak! There is only one thing for it...some internet shopping browsing!