Inexpensively Fashionable

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Claudz read my mind when she did a post HERE about her need for fashion help.

Just last week I sat chatting to Lizette about how we need to update our look without having to re-kit our entire wardrobe.

Clothes are simply becoming too expensive and we can't afford to buy a new outfit everytime the fashion changes.

With me trying to get out of my ever-increasing debt, I really can't afford to buy new clothes.

Here in South Africa we have a great chain of clothing store called Mr Price. They sell trendy clothes at really great prices. The quality is average, but beggars are definitely not choosers!

As I told Claudz - I am with her on her new fashion adventure and I am attempting to be fashionable, inexpensively.

While I was packing my winter clothes away and unpacking my summer clothes I realised that with all the weight I have picked up I dont have many clothes that fit me anymore.

I have bought 2 new tops - total cost: R160
1 x pink spaghetti type top with silver sparkly buttons.
1 x white and beige striped tank top with gold butterfly picture.

Lets see how far I can make these go with my existing clothes.

Today is Casual Day in SA - the theme was Fun/crazy.
Our whole admin office dressed up and it was alot of fun mixed with feather boas, crazy devil horns, green wigs and slippers.

My normal outfit:

Clothes: Long tiered chocolate brown skirt, white and beige tank top, dark brown pumps
Accessories: Long gold circle necklace, brown circle earrings, brown bead bracelet and skinny brown scarf.

Result - I am quite happy with it.

Shopping for Men... for Women

Went shopping for a birthday present fo rmy boss yesterday. This man is a very difficult man to buy for!

I settled on some nice work shirts and ties as his are looking a bit tired.

Sounds simple. It isn't.

I found some lovely striped work shirts - blues and whites. But I never imagined how difficult it would be to find a matching tie.

I love accessorising - my friends always comment on how my accessories match (I even wear matching earrings on the beach with my bikini)

Logic dictates that a tie in a matching blue or even silver would match - nope. The blues are not quite right and the block design does not match the stripe pattern. Phew! Who knew this was so much hard work!?

I now have a new respect for men - I thought only women agonised over accessorising correctly!

It took me 45 minutes to decide on a white shirt with a lovely blue striped tie and I bought a plain, pale blue shirt as well as a vertically striped green and blue shirt.
He has a plain green tie at home that will go well with that shirt.

I studied the models up against the wall - and tried to copy their examples, but the colours were not the right ones ;-)

I do however like shopping for black shirts and black ties, or silver as a contrast or a nice burgundy - that's the easy stuff!

The gift was a hit - he loved them.

At the end of the day I put alot of thought into the gifts I buy for people and I hope that they absolutely love them.

This is me - This is Us

This is me over at My So Called Life wrote the following about the This is Me Photo Challenge:

It's been fun & refreshing to do because of the many opportunities to take new photos and look back at the old ones filled with memories - good or bad. This photo challenge has the perfect name: "this is me" My experience has brought me back to many facets, aspects and times of life that make me who I am

I could not have described it better! I gave alot of thought to the seemingly random photos.
I wanted the photos to give us an insight into each other - our personal tastes and experiences and I have really enjoyed the journey so far.

To This is me - I am so glad that you have enjoyed this challenge!

Happy Spring / Secretary Day

For everyone in the Southern Hemisphere - Happy Spring Day!

The weather is finally warming up for us and I am looking forward to wearing my summer dresses and pretty skirts & for my toenails to have pretty colours and be seen!

My Secretary Day Gift

Now this is a funny story - I didn't even know that it was Secretaries Day today - I have been so busy trying to meet deadlines that it didn't even occur to me.

My boss' wife rocked up at the office with the above gift.

How pretty is it?

15 whitish green roses in a black and white box with pictures of shoes and feathers - this is so me! 

This is Me # 28 & the next installment

#28: Cocktails - My favourite!!

In clockwise order:
1: My 30th Birthday
2: My friend's 28th birthday
3: A dinner party I held - Sherry and my Signature drink - the Flirty-linni (it has a better ring to it with my real name)
I might share the recipe with you 1 day if I am feeling generous -  as it is a closely guarded secret!
4: The 1st time I met Tee

Next installment:

#29: Cake

#30: Pretty flowers

#31: Beautiful architecture

#32: A book you’re reading

#33: A painting or a mural

#34: Something totally random

Ending off with a bang…. 

I will give you the final challenge (#35) at the end of these..... *grin*