A Floral dress for Winter - Chic & Stylish Linkup

Hello and welcome to the blog. 

Thursday came around really quickly for me!

I was literally sitting scrolling through my phone, IG and TikTok last night and suddenly realised I’d not sorted this blog post out!

After my two gym classes yesterday I’m feeling tired and very achy. The first class on a Wednesday morning is Body Attack (anyone do this class?) and it was a new workout and was filed with star jumps, and bouncing on the wrong part of my feet making my calves really sore and so I have ached all the time since doing the class yesterday morning. I reckon it’ll take a couple of weeks to get used to the new routines & then I hope it’ll get a tad easier! 🤞

I’ve been trying to up my Instagram game over the past week and a bit, posting every week day and it’s been great to look at that social platform in a different way. Instead of comparing myself to other accounts, I’m just sharing my daily outfits most of which I shop my wardrobe for.  

I’d wanted to wear my latest boots, so picked this dress to style them with. The boots came from my local George store and were in the sale for £15. Now I know I didn’t really need them, but had been wanting a lower heeled knee high boot for a while, I wanted to wear my dresses but didn’t want ankle boots of my older leather pair. These have a ruched effect and are made from imi-suede and are nice and cosy with side zip on the ankle. They sit just below the knee and will look super with all my dresses and skirts so you’ll be seeing these again very soon I’m sure. 

I’ve also decided every time I get something new I will get rid of something either to the charity shop or be sold on Vinted - seems a good idea don’t you think? Out with the old and in with the new!

Dark Florals for Autumn - Chicandstylish Linkup

Morning all.

How are you my lovely friends?

It’s been a great week after a busy weekend. 

Friday night was the usual ballroom class and we’ve been learning the waltz and I have to say it must be one of my favourite dances. I’m really getting to grips with it and enjoy sliding over the dance floor embracing every move with enthusiasm and vigour. I’m learning to lean back from the shoulders which makes the whole experience much more fulfilling (Strictly season is just around the corner so I’m all the more interested in getting it right - just incase eh! 😉)

Saturday night I went out with my sister and our hubby’s & you can hear and see our delicious dinner here.

On Sunday I looked after Max and did a bit of clearing up the spoil from the hedge I’d trimmed the day before, it was a slow day after my night out and I have to admit to not feeling like doing much at all!

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

 

Lilac & Orange Dress - #Chicandstylish #LINKUP

Hi there.

Such sad news this week, my heart goes out to the people of Ukraine, and I hope there will be a safe and speedy conclusion to what's happening. 💙💛

Have you had a good week?  I'm STILL anticipating the arrival of my grandchild.  My daughter, as you can imagine, is pulling her hair out.  Baby should be here by next week though, so I'll let you know my friends. X

Well the end of February did have some lovely weather and it almost felt Spring like here, alas that didn't last and we've experience drizzle since the beginning of March.  I know we've not had much rain over the past few months, but it was just starting to feel like Spring was in the air ... lol!

Florals are always in fashion, and what about dark florals?  Well they are too.  I have plenty of flowery garments in my wardrobe and love pairing them with all sorts.  However the dress I'm sharing with you today has such a big flowery print over it, I'm only thinking of styling it with plain accessories.  I want the pattern to shine through so it can be appreciated for what it is ... big and bold, lilac and orange, moody but still sexy.