Still in my Brown Era - Chic & Stylish Linkup

Morning all. 

How’s your first week of the new year gone?

I’ve been loving getting back to normal. Back to the gym and dance classes for me and I’ve got a renewed enthusiasm for it. That’s what having a couple of weeks off does for me, does that work for you?

I popped to a couple of stores on Tuesday, I had to return something and ended up with a new bag! I have SO many bags and plan to have a cull to reduce some I don’t really use. Today’s outfit was what I wore yesterday, it features a new jacket and some boots along with that cute bag. 

December Review

Good morning my friends. 

How are you on what might be your first proper-back-to-normal-day!

I’m back to the gym this morning and am planning to lose the few lbs I’ve put on over the past weeks, which I’m really looking forward to doing.  I’m not worried at all as I knew 100% I’d put a bit of weight on. I know I’ve been eating lots of things I shouldn’t have - but really enjoyed doing it! lol. 

I’m taking the last of the decorations down today too. The house looks so bare and quite honestly sad, but I’m excited to think next year I’ll hopefully be in the new house so will have to see where I can put everything and more importantly if any of the garlands will have a suitable place!! ( My house has lots of wooden beams that can easily have hooks drilled into it. New house won’t have that!) Do you leave the festive decorations up for as long as possible or do you remove them at the earlier opportunity?

Now you know it’s the first Monday of the new month which makes way for the December Review let’s take a stroll down last month’s lane. 

Way back at the beginning of the month I was sharing a new pair of barrel leg trousers I found on Vinted. Head over to this post to read all about them. 

Animal Print with Block Colours - Chic & Stylish Linkup.

Morning all. 

Welcome to you all and I’d like to wish you a Happy New Year. 

I can’t quite believe it’s 2026, last year flew by. I’ve got a very exciting year ahead. You see my daughter is getting married in August so there’s lots of plans and preparations along with finishing off the new build. It’s really starting to take shape, we’re at the first fixing & plaster-boarding stage with plastering on the horizon. I’ll be looking for a kitchen and paint swatches before long!

I’ve also got to get my dress planned for the wedding too. I’ve worn blue to three of my children’s weddings and had an idea to go for something different but until I see it I’m keeping my options open!

With the weather apparently getting very cold I wanted to show off a stunning scarf I’d been given. It’s from the small selection at Damart and came in the goody bag I received at the WS preview last September . 

Items marked with * have been gifted to me, however these are 100% my own honest comments. 

 

Prints Charming with Style not Age.

Hello everyone. 

Phew! Didn't that rush by!

I hope you’ve had a wonderful Christmas and have a Happy New Year. 

Like you I've had a busy few weeks, resulting in not getting the past three blog posts out!  Things will calm down now a bit and I hope to get back on track. Anyway I hope you've had an amazing holiday period and a wonderful Christmas.  The food in our house was plentiful as was the drink and company - so lovely to spend special time's with family and friends. How was yours and what did you get up to?

So welcome to my blog which is the last one of the year and is dedicated to my friends and I for the last Style not Age post too!

This has been set by Emma and her apt choice of Prints Charming suits us all nicely, well nearly all of us!

Items marked with an * have been gifted to me, however these are 100% my own honest comments. 

Sparkly Season.

Hello there my lovelies. 

Hope you’ve had a great weekend. What did you get up to?

I’ve had a lovely one. Didn’t achieve much but most of it was family orientated, which is alright for me as I love being with the kids. 

I spent the morning on Saturday at my grandsons football match. They didn’t win - but did very well and it’s all part of the learning curve isn’t it! I must say the opposition had parents that were a very rowdy bunch and did call out some unwelcoming jibes - mostly to their own team, but each to their own I suppose! 

It was a chilly morning but with bright sunshine, which was good and the park was only down the road from me therefore didn’t take that long to get there and back. The girls came home from the other match so we had an hour or so to catch up and put the world to rights! Anyone else do that with their kids?

How are you getting on with your Christmas preparations? I’m gradually getting there with only a handful of gifts to buy and wrap. My youngest helped me at the weekend by wrapping some presents I bought last Friday so that’s been a godsend! This week I want to make sure I’ve got all the food and drink shopping sorted. I’ve got a Tesco delivery coming next Sunday so fingers crossed I’ll have everything covered and ready for the big day. Do you shop online for your food or do you venture into the supermarket before Christmas?

Have you been wearing your sparkles recently ? ✨ 

Items marked with * have been gifted to me however these are 100% my own honest comments.

 

Wine Coloured Maxi Dress for Winter - Chic & Stylish Linkup

Hello and welcome. 

How’s your week going?

Hasn’t the weather been atrocious? I got soaked on the school run on Monday afternoon. When I left home it was clear weather so I put this outfit on. I must have had a sixth sense as I decided to change before the school run and put some trousers on with my chunky boots and padded jacket! But to my horror I hadn’t thought enough as by the time I’d arrived at school and got out the car the skies had darkened and the rain was tipping it down! I had an umbrella but the wind made keeping it in place almost impossible, so you can imagine I got soaked!

Anyway I thought I’d show you how well this outfit turned out once I’d played around with a few pieces. I wanted to make my new maxi dress wearable in the Winter and reckon I achieved my goal, what do you think?

Items marked with a * have been gifted to me, however these are 100% my own honest comments. 

Arundel, West Sussex.

Good morning my lovelies. 

Hope you’re doing well. 

I’ve had a super weekend as I’ve been away overnight to stay in Arundel with David and our best friends. 

We try to get away before Christmas for a well deserved break, and also we exchange our secret santas! 

So after an early start on Saturday morning, we found ourselves in the little town of Arundel in West Sussex. We’d booked a hotel in the centre, which was surrounded by pubs, restaurants and coffee shops. Arriving earlier than check in, which was 3pm, we parked the car and did some wandering. The weather was awful and rained the whole time we were there bar a few windows when it had cleared, so we purposely timed pit stops in the shops and pubs when the rain fell. It worked out quite alright but I still was annoyed that I’d not take a coat with a hat or an umbrella! My scarf I’d taken helped but to be honest the rain played havoc with my hair as it wasn’t waterproof!

Barrel Leg Trousers - Chic & Stylish Linkup.

Good morning everyone. 

Happy Thursday. 

Can’t believe it’s the last month of the year, it’s flown by SO quickly hasn’t it. I think my time goes so fast because I’ve go so much to get done. I’m still helping out with the school run, doing my gym classes, Christmas shopping & planning for the festive period, and helping David in his work so with blogging, Instagraming and doing the housework there’s not a lot of time left to do much else. I’m hoping things will settle down after Xmas and I’m looking forward to the ‘down time’ over the holiday. 

I’m showing an outfit I wore to lunch last week. My sister and I took our mum to a local coffee shop for a bite to eat on Thursday and this is what I picked to wear. 

Items marked with * have been gifted to me, however these are 100% my own honest comments. 

November Review

Good morning my friends. 

How’s your weekend been?

I’ve had a very fulfilling one! I helped Sophie with her cake stall on Saturday. It was a Christmas market held in an entertainment centre at a local caravan park and she did really well. It was great to be inside as for the last one the stall was outside and it was very windy! We felt very content when we saw the wind and rain battering the windows when we were safely sheltered indoors and were quite thankful we didn’t have to venture out in it! By the time the event had finished the skies had broken and had given us a stunning sunset! 🌅  

She sold nearly all her bakes which included rocky road, brownies and blondies, cupcakes, cookies and old school sponge - she does make some tasty cakes and I obviously had to taste a cupcake (chocolate) just to make sure it tasted alright - lol! 😉

Yesterday was all about the new build. We’re getting through the plaster-boarding upstairs now and it’s beginning to really take shape. I can see the rooms looking more like rooms than spaces now and am excited to get to the next stage of having it plastered!

November Review. 

Back in the beginning of the month I was showing off a recent photo shoot I’d had done and you can see some of the wonderful photos I had taken here. Have you ever thought of having a glamorous photo shoot done?

Burgundy & Tan Works beautifully together - Chic & Stylish Linkup

Good morning. 

Hope you’re well. 

Well we’re well and truly into the festive season aren’t we! Christmas is everywhere in the shops and I have to admit to having two Christmas trees up already! They look SO nice and I love to see the twinkling lights with all my favourite baubles and tree decorations sparkling and shining on it. I’ve had the main one, which is in the front room, a couple of years shy of 30 years - god that’s a long time that’s gone so fast. We bought it the first year we moved into our new build, a year after my fifth baby was born. James is now 28 so it’s a few years old & still looks amazing. I also love the decorative ornaments over it, I’ve been building my collection and like to buy a new one whenever I go away around this festive season, they all mean a huge amount to me. I bought some in Baden Baden, Scotland and Valmorel, so when I place them it reminds me of the holiday or long weekend I bought them!

I’ve been trying to add more interesting outfits into my posts so when I found this burgundy and tan ensemble, I wanted to wear and share it immediately. I added it to my Instagram account but until today failed to share it with you!

Both items have been gifted to me, and I’ve linked back to the original posts so you can find out all about them.