Day 29: Pancake Recipe!!

 Jacket: Next, Jumper: Crave Maternity, Jeans: Crave Maternity, Boots: Clarks, Belt: Next

I hope you know that today is officially Pancake Day in England. There are only a few formal recipes that I know off-by-heart from my mother and pancakes is one of them. So here's the way I ALWAYS cook my pancakes (and let me tell you, I've had it said of me that I am THE pancake queen. Yes, not just any old Pancake Queen. The. Big title...)

Here's the lowdown...

Yummiest Pancake Recipe

100g plain flour

1 egg

1 tablespoon salted butter

1/2 pint milk

(This is meant to make enough for 8 but I cook 5 times this for the 6 of us. Greedy? Too right!!)

Mix them all together (adding the milk slowly as you whisk), then cook up a storm in your kitchen. Add your topping(s) of choice (mine are sugar and golden syrup...I know, I know...I'm blushing as I type!!) and relish in your incredibly gorgeous new-found pancake-cooking abilities.

Oh, and love me forever.

Deal?

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Day 28: Relaxing with Skinny Jeans and Boots

Top: H&M, Gilet: Joules, Jeans: Crave Maternity, Boots: Nine West, Sunglasses: Boots, 

Belt: Primark, Earrings and Necklace: Once Designer Jewellery

Hello lovas,

So, today I wanted to go all relaxed and casual (I was going to write casj cash, caszh? As in the first syllable of casual but how the hot dang do you spell that?). Some days I like smart and other days I want to mess around down at the park, especially on days like this with gorgeous winter sunshine. I like playing around with different versions of me.

Are you like that too? 

{Well, not you playing around with different versions of me. Obviously. 

This post has quickly veered off into awkward territory.}

Plus I like to keep Husband on his toes. 

Which wife will he get today? 

;-)

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Day 26: Pick Your Style With Intention

Jacket: New Look, Dress: Blossom, Earrings: Wild Acre Designs, Bangle: Primark 

Day 26, Day 26!! Only 4 more days of 30 for 30 Clothes until I get to wear OTHER pretty things. I. Cannot. Wait.. I have enjoyed this so much but, let me tell you, my other clothes are seriously calling to me in their sexy-siren voices every time I open my wardrobe. Quite overwhelming to be spoken to in such a fashion so early in the morning. 

On Day 31, I am going to have a serious clothes showdown. I'll be changing my outfit every two minutes just because I CAN. Oh yesssssss. The powwweeeeeeerrrrrrrr....

But what this taking 30 items and remixing them every day for 30 days has forced me to do better is to think of the specific look I want for that day and make the pieces I pick out to work for me. Rather than wearing any old combination.

For example, today I love this Modern Country outfit. Taking this gorgeous prairie style maxi dress, so pretty and so country. But then pairing it with a boyfriend jacket and a big, chunky bangle takes it to the modern edge.

 Modern Country Clothes...I love 'em!

So that's the Pimp your Wardrobe challenge for today. Consciously decide on the look you want for the day, and THEN choose your clothes. Go on, see if you don't love it...

Have a WONDERFUL weekend.

See you Monday...or before if you've joined me

for a chat over on Facebook!

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Day 25: What Makes An Outfit?

 

 Jacket: New Look, Shirt: TM Lewin, Jeans: Blossom, Boots: Nine West

Well, sweet peas, how are you getting on?

Are you pimping your wardrobe with pride?

{You soooooo know you want to.}

Pimp Your Wardrobe Mission 3:

Start choosing outfits. 

Yes, outfits. Next time you get dressed, don't just pick individual items...pull out an outfit. Think how the different pieces go together...or how you could make them work together.

Think colour. Think style. Think shape.

More on these to come...

For outfit 25 (can you believe we're nearly there with the 30 for 30 clothes?), I like the way the cuffs of my shirt come around the sleeves of the jacket. It's little details like that that help make it an outfit rather than a bitty collection of clothes thrown together.

{And, just for clarification, they're called outfits. Not costumes. 

Not ever costumes. Yes, Guy, you know I'm talking to you.}

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Day 24: Assess Your Body

Coat: John Rocha, Jumper: Dorothy Perkins, Skirt: Crave Maternity, 

Shoes: Doctor Marten, Hairband: Craft Fair, Necklace: Gift from Husband

Well? Did you have a rummage through your wardrobe?

Has Pimp Your Wardrobe: Mission 1 been accomplished?

Time for Mission 2?

Assess your body shape. 

What are your good bits? Long legs? Slender Ankles? Toned arms?

Aaaaaaaand what are your not-so-good bits?

The aim of any outfit you put together should be to highlight your first list, and to play down the second.

But here's the catch. Don't share the bad-bits list with anyone. Ever.

Chances are that no one will have noticed....unless you tell them. And who wants to draw attention to parts that might not be quite right?

Not me, so...

shhh!

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