{What I Wore Wednesday}

This week I've had a couple of nights out!
First up was a work night out at the weekend:

Animal print dress from Wallis

I had my hair done at Kano and they put it up for me :-)

The team had dinner at Burger Meats Bun and it was really yum. I can highly recommend it - we all loved the various chicken wings and different types of fries that we had to accompany our burgers. I loved that the burgers were served in paper and there weren't any plates. There were also rolls of kitchen roll on each table rather than napkins! There was a relaxed vibe and I'll definitely go back.

Then last night was date night, and this is what I wore:

Sequin jumper from Warehouse

Grey skinny jeans from Tu at Sainsbury's

Coral blazer from Wallis

We had cocktails at Hummingbird followed by dinner at The Butchershop Bar and Grill. The restaurant runs an offer on a Tuesday... Burger vs Steak Frites and you can choose from the house burger or dry-aged rump steak. 2 steaks or burgers with fries and a bottle of house wine for £30. Not bad! Again, I'd highly recommend it.

Head on over to Transatlantic Blonde's blog to see who else is joining in with What I Wore this week.

{What I Wore}

It's been a while since I hooked up with Transatlantic Blonde's What I Wore Wednesday (yes, I know it's Thursday and I'm late to the party!!).

Anyway, here's an outfit of mine from the last week:

Denim skater dress, M&S

Gold lion belt, Warehouse

We were given a very cute party bag from a wee boy that was leaving my son's nursery, and inside was this sweetie watch. Yum!

Go and have a peek at the amazing watermelon mojito recipe on Transatlantic Blonde's post. Looks divine!! I love a wee mojito!! :-)

{Throwback Thursday}

The other week I wore this pair of khaki coloured cropped trousers from TopShop:

The trousers are at least 10 years old and I'm amazed that I can now fit back into them! I dug out an old photograph of me wearing them... I reckon that I'm 20 or 21 years old!!!

{What I Wore}

It's been a while since I've linked up with Transatlantic Blonde's What I Wore Wednesday (although I do realise today is Thursday!!). Following our appearance in the press, I was motivated to join in again but was distracted with all the house stuff that is ongoing right now.

Anyway, here I am in an outfit I wore during the previous week:

I'm still sticking with my Project 333 & in May I will rotate my choices as hopefully the weather will have improved & I can swap out the boots for sandals and jumpers for t-shirts *crosses fingers*

Glasses - Tom Ford from SpecsDirect2u

Embellished sweatshirt from Tesco

Skinny jeans from Next

Trainers from Dune

{What I Wore Wednesday}

Joining in again with Transatlantic Blonde for her 'What I Wore Wednesday' blog hop.

Here's what I wore to work yesterday:

Zoe Knit Dress by Baukjen in Berry

Metal bow front belt from Warehouse

I teamed my dress with black tights (M&S, of course!) and black Russell & Bromley shoe boots

Here's the dress on the Baukjen website... I'm thinking I should try a low slung belt rather than round my waist... watch this space!

{What I Wore Wednesday}

A very quick post for Transatlantic Blonde's What I Wore Wednesday blog hop.

Here's what I wore to work yesterday...

Glasses by Dior

Cream dress from M&S (came with the belt)

Black tights from M&S

Black shoe boots from Russell & Bromley

Gold bracelet was my mums

Gold earrings from Wallis

Nails are painted in O.P.I. Are we there yet?

{What I Wore Wednesday}

I'm linking up again this week (so far so good, that's my 2nd week on the trot!) with Transatlantic Blonde for her weekly blog hop, What I Wore Wednesday. Check out her adorable son, Blondie Boy, in his skull t-shirt here! Cute!
Anyway, here I am in my work outfit that I wore on Monday:

Glasses - Christian Dior

Gold Bracelet - my mum's

Cream shirt - Oasis Limited Collection from personal shopping trip

Pencil skirt - Mint Velvet Bandage Skirt

And because I'm super organised this week, here is the outfit I wore on Tuesday too!

Glasses - Christian Dior

Cream & black shirt - Next

Pencil skirt - Mint Velvet Bandage Skirt

Nude tights - M&S

Shoe boots - Russell & Bromley

I do love my Mint Velvet pencil skirt very much!!

{What I Wore Wednesday}

It's been a looong while, but I thought it was about time I joined back in with Transatlantic Blonde's What I Wore Wednesday blog hop. I'm currently sat waiting for the supermarket delivery man to come, so thought it was an ideal opportunity to do a quick post!
This week Blondie has shared the story of her stepsister who is trying to raise funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Light the Night Walk 2012. Please do check out her post here. Seeing as I'm getting back into my fitness again, I thought I'd share with you my workout gear from Monday night. Most of my kit is from Nike. No particular reason really other than I bought my first pair of running leggings from Nike.com and I've stuck with them!

Hoodie - Nike

Running leggings - Nike

Trainers - Asics

Capri trousers - Nike

Just as an aside, these leggings are on my wish list - I love them both as they're a bit different...

Nike Print Bowery Women's Leggings

Dandasana Yoga Leggings from Sweaty Betty

{To Love Somebody}

As I mentioned in my previous post, one of my best friends Steph got married yesterday.

I travelled up from Glasgow to Inverness with one of my other best friends, Claire, and her husband. It was an early start as we had to leave at 8am to ensure we got there on time and I was subsequently up at 6am to make a start on my hair & make-up (false eyelashes to be applied etc!!).

My travel outfit: Ombre Print Knitted Top from M&S, Jacket by Ted Baker and Salsa Jeans from House of Fraser

The rain unfortunately hampered plans for them getting married on the lawn, but the sun did appear later in the day. The kid's dad, who is very good friends with the groom, was also in attendance at the wedding and had been asked to sing a song with his guitar whilst the register was signed (he used to be in a band and has sung before at someone's wedding, so he can actually sing). Thankfully, the layout of the room meant that I didn't need to look at him (as he sang 'To Love Somebody'....with the words 'I live and breathe for you, but what good does it do, if I ain't got you, ain't got you'...) and I just focussed myself on watching the happy couple. This was the first wedding I had attended since the failure of my own marriage, and I did find it a bit sad listening to the celebrant. Both the bride and groom had written letters to each other and they put these into a box during the ceremony along with a bottle of wine. The celebrant advised them that marriages are tough and that at any point they can open the box, drink the wine, read their letters and be reminded of their wedding day, or if they don't need it before, they can open the box at their 10 year wedding anniversary. My husband and I made it to 4 years...

Anyway, all in all it was a fantastic day. I had lots of fun, copious amounts of G&T was consumed, I was dragged round the dance floor to the ceilidh music, managed to avoid conversation with my drunken ex and fell into bed at midnight, utterly exhausted!

With the gorgeous bride, Steph (wearing her something borrowed - my diamante necklace)

This massive inflatable was on the lawn at the wedding venue... and yes, I went down it.... 

...wearing this --->

My wedding outfit: Dress by Karen Millen

{What I Wore - My Best Friend's Wedding}

My very good friend Steph gets married in Inverness right about now (Congratulations sweetie!). I chose a dress to wear for the occasion whilst on my personal shopping trip at House of Fraser. Jeanette, the personal shopper, is uh-mazing!! I doubt I would have even picked this off the rail, but it's such a flattering dress and I love it (it's in the sale at the moment too!).

Karen Millen Tropical Prints On Cugna Dress

I tried pairing it with black tights and black patent court shoes, but it just didn't look right, so I have bought new neutral accessories to match. Here's what I chose:

Caramel patent platform court shoes from M&S

Mimi clutch from Coast

Krizia necklace from Coast

Krizia bracelet from Coast

Krizia earrings from Coast

Keep a watch on my Twitter feed for some pictures of me in the ensemble!!

{Sexy Saturday}

So for a bit of fun I thought I'd join in with 'Sexy Saturday' hosted by Dirty Little Whispers...

Here's the gist from Little Miss:

"Sexy Saturday is all about feeling sexy!
Wear your sexiest clothes/lingerie whichever you prefer and flaunt yourselves. Feel proud of your bodies, your wibbly wobbly bits and those crazy curves!
Bear all and feel great about yourselves, you don’t have to be naked, show us your most flattering outfits or if you dare to bare then go for it
Just post a photo of you feeling your sexiest every Saturday. It can even be you in your marigolds 
Or you can simply just let us know what made you feel sexy this week! A compliment from a stranger, cheeky smile at your best assets, or a new figure!"

At this current time, I'm still in my pyjamas (weather miserable so kiddies and I are having a lazy day!), but I thought I'd share a photograph of me from the Scottish Fashion Awards that I went to on Monday night this week at the SECC. 

I went along with good friends Becky and Laura, who have both written about the event, so I'll just refer you over to their posts here and here for more info & pics!

I had such a fun evening - getting all dressed up, the awards themselves and then cocktails afterwards at Blythswood Square Hotel. Thanks girls for a brilliant night x

Laura, Becky & myself

And again in reverse order!

{What I Wore #11}

So, as some of you are already aware - it was my 30th birthday on Saturday.... I'm officially in my thirties - yikes!




I'm linking up with Transatlantic Blonde to share an outfit for the weekly What I Wore Wednesday linky, and I'm going to share my outfit from Saturday night.

Glasses - from Papyrus and part of my gift from my fab friend Claire

Sequin dress - from House of Fraser and was a present from my sister, @the_grey_house

Tights - M&S

I had my hair and make-up done at a local salon and that really did make the outfit complete.

Check out all the other bloggers that have joined in here.

{What I Wore #10 - PJs!!}

With everything that's been happening with me lately, I thought it was time for a fresh start and so I bought myself a brand new bed, new duvet, new bed linen, new pyjamas and underwear (no more photos of me in my pants though... lol!!).

Here I am in my new pyjamas from good old Marks and Spencers (in the sale too - bonus!).

Charcoal grey jersey nightdress - M&S

Black thermal leggings - M&S

Glasses - Dior

Here's my fab new plum bed linen - again, from M&S!

(Bed is for sale by the way if anyone is interested!!)

{What I Wore Wednesday #9}

Linking up again this week with Transatlantic Blonde for her What I Wore Wednesday blog hop. 

Similarly to Transatlantic Blonde who is sporting a fab holiday sequin jumper, I am in my Christmas jumper.  Big thank you to my good friend @OliveDragonfly... this is a jumper from New Look which she got last Christmas and has passed it very kindly onto me, and I love it.

Worn with my skinny jeans from Next :-)

{What I Wore Wednesday #8}

I'm linking up again this week with Transatlantic Blonde for her fashion blog hop, What I Wore Wednesday. Click on the picture above to find out more and join in.
So here I am, again another outfit from my personal shopping trip...(please excuse all the mess in my bedroom!!)

Embellished top from Warehouse (the shoulders are beaded...)Pencil skirt from Mint VelvetTights from M&S (100 denier)Glasses by Dior
I wore this outfit with my leopard print ankle boots from Boden: