Work Outfit Challenge - Day 118 and money, money, money!!!

Oh yea baby, my projected tax return is in the region of $4,100!! C-e-l-e-b-r-a-t-e good times CMON ... Oh, wait it is basically already spent ... new tyres needed for my car (there goes about $600), pump training ($900) and the HONEYMOON baby. We are likely heading to Thailand mostly for relaxation but with the option of some drinking and shopping.

Speaking of happy money situations, my workplace has a 'community noticeboard' email facility where staff can sell stuff or make enquiries etc and lots of items (many of them not worthy of buying) are often sold in an instant. I made a quick fire $100 by selling off some unused clothing I couldn't have been bothered selling on eBay ... so much so that I decided to raid the wardrobe and find some more appropriate sellers. Wish me luck today!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wearing:
dress: asos
jacket: sportsgirl @ vinnies
scarf: silk street market in Beijing
tights: razzmatazz @ coles
shoes: asos
earrings and bangle: diva

Apologies for the excessive use of the word 'baby' in this post.

Peace out homies.

XOXO

Danielle, I'll be posting my fave bargain finds of the week later today ; )

Work Outfit Challenge - Day 117.

Happy Monday everyone ... how are we all on this fine July morning? As usual my morning started with a boxing class and I got ready at the gym this morning so picked something lightweight and easy to wear.

The boy and I had a good weekend which included Saturday morning garage sales, trips to the shops to select his suit for the wedding (which I LOVE), footy at the pub, a spot of cleaning, oh and for me, watching Cliffhanger for the first time. Overall, not a bad movie ... very unrealistic in parts but fine for a raining Saturday afternoon.

 

Wearing:
top: morocco
cardi: lauren essentials @ vinnies
boots: windsor smith
jeans: lee riders @ just jeans
sunnies: Salvos

If anyone can shed any light on the 'Lauren Essentials' brand please do. I was assuming it might be a range from Ralph Lauren .. the cardi is 65% silk/35% cotton so is a quality piece. I got it for $6 with the tags on it from Vinnies during the week.

Till tomorrow, over and out

XOXO

TO FIND OUT ABOUT MY CHALLENGE GO HERE

Work Outfit Challenge - Day 116.

Hey all. Did you miss me? Yea, I thought not. I had yesterday off sick and am back feeling refreshed after a day of lying about the house in my PJs.

Today I decided to give our new corporate workwear range a try. It's a non compulsory uniform (thank god) and for me, nothing too flattering or fashionable was on offer. Of the $400 we were given to spend Iin the inaugural year I got this dress and a couple of polo shirts. I went back earlier this week to pick some new items for this year but just could not find anything that I would choose to wear. It would be a different story if they got someone like Cue to design uniforms but yea, likelihood of that happening is zilcho. Do you have a uniform and if so, how do you jazz it up?

         Wearing:
dress: uniform
top: country road (thrifted)
scarf: silk street markets (beijing)
tights: myer
shoes: diana ferrari (eBay)
glasses: ray ban

My new box of contacts had been MIA but tracked them down this morning under the bed ... go figure. So less goggles (as my friend Bec likes to call them) shots next week.

Enjoy this weekend. Hope the rain predicted does not eventuate.

Over and Out

XOXO

Work Outfit Challenge - Day 115 on an 115 day countdown.

Meet my new puffer vest by Esprit. It is so snuggly and warm and well, puffy :) Puffer vests are one of my staple winter weekend items. They keep you warm and hide that winter bulge. I was going to buy a red puffer very similar to this at Myer on which was on sale but they didn't have my size. I decided to go down on Saturday and see if they would ring the Brisbane stores to see if they had one in my size but arrived to see that it had been sold. So the boy and I headed to Trade Secret. It seriously has to be one of the best shops going around. This was $59.95 full price... cheaper than the one which was a further 25% off at Myer. The boy doesn't particularly like shopping but morphs into this somewhat happy shopper at trade secret. He didn't even flinch when I decided I was going to buy it even though we really shouldn't be buying anything since the wedding is, wait let me check, 115 days away!

Had an extremely hard time getting my boots to do up over my jeans this morning so don't be surprised if you notice a bit of muffin top action happening around the knee area.  I should have known ... these boots just fit around my legs with stockings on and I got ready at the gym this morning so just had to stuff the chub until they could do up! Needless to say I'm sitting at my desk and the boots are no longer on. Talk about leg suffocation.

An outfit that's a little bit ski bunny and a little bit more country.

        Wearing:
top underneath: miss shop (thrifted)
vest: esprit @ trade secret
jeans: lee riders @ just jeans
boots: jane debster @ myer
sunnies/glasses: ray ban @ OPSM

Morning tea time soon. Hope there are some yummy treats!

Over and Out

XOXO

Work Outfit Challenge - Day 114.

How do you turn brown and drab to brown and fab? Simple! Add a $3.00 retro bag from the op shop for a pop of colour!

Okay, so this outfit isn't so fab but don't you agree that the bag is?! I actually thought my under top was more close in colour to my dress but apparently i got dressed in the dark this morning. These colours combos are ALL WRONG!! What a complete disaster of an outfit : (

        

Wearing:
top: Target (thrifted)
dress: cue
tights: asos
boots: windsor smith
bag: thrifted (with tags for $3.00)
sunnies: Witchery (thrifted) new with tags for $2.00

Clashing colours will not be prominent tomorrow I promise. And hopefully manicured eyebrows will feature sometime this week.

Over and Out

XOXO

Op Shop Finds - July Edition

Mum and I braved a chilly Saturday morning in Toowoomba on a quest for some bargains, and bargains we got. I won't bore you with all the copious amounts of crockery I scored for the wedding collection but instead show you a few of my favourite finds. These include a vintage scrabble board, a cute Walt Disney rabbit squeaky toy (does anyone recognise the character?), a beautiful tin and a pre-1970s camera.

The first three items were picked up at a church jumble sale - my favourite kind of garage sale! I got a whole pile of stuff including an old mirror and industrial fan (currently awaiting repairs over at mum and dad's place), some Meakin crockery, a magazine holder and other treasures for a grand sum of $14. Can't go wrong!

I couldn't get a great pic of the camera so here is a pic courtesy of everyone's favourite online encyclopedia, Wikipedia! It's a Yashica Minister III reportedly introduced into the market in 1963. Mum and I got a whole pile of stuff from this garage sale and I offered the lady $5 for this (she had said it was $10) and it was a deal. I wonder if it's usable?! Might have to do some research!

Happy treasure hunting!

Over and Out

XOXO

Work Outfit Challenge - Day 113.

TO FIND OUT ABOUT MY CHALLENGE GO HERE

Brrrrr, I've got the shivers today big time. I just can't get warm!

Monday mornings don't give me much time to get ready. I'm off to the gym for a 6am boxing class, get home about 5 past 7, jump in the shower, get dressed and leave for work to be there 5 or 10 minutes before 8. My showers are increasingly becoming those showers were you have to psych yourself up to get out. My method usually involves counting to ten but usually results in the last couple of numbers including a 'half' number or sometimes I'll extend the count to twenty. This morning was one of those showers so I had to think about I was going to wear today whilst basking in the warmth of the shower.

This dress is a winter staple, probably bought a size too big but practical all the same. I remember I wore it out one Saturday night last winter and a guy gave me (what he describes) as a compliment by commenting on my dress. I thought he was telling me I looked fat but he tried to explain that I was about the only sensible person in the pub as most other girls were wearing skimpy party dresses quite clearly meant for the warmer months. Anyway, enough of my rambling ...

     

Wearing:
dress - French Kitty (Myer)
boots - Windsor Smith
earrings - Lovisa
headscarf - vintage
tights - unknown
sunnies - Salvos ($2.00)

Op shop finds post to come soon ... mum and I had an epic Saturday morning treasure hunting!

XOXO