Frump to Fab 2018 - Fabulous Dahhhhlings

Hi all,

I managed some fabbing last night as did 35 mins of yoga then had a bath and defuzzed my legs. Also made sure to moisturise my body afterwards - I always do otherwise I feel horrible. I had rubbed some coconut oil into my scalp before washing my hair as my scalp has been so dry since having DS but not sure if it really helped.

Poor DS didn't really settle at all last night and was waking hourly. He had quite a few dirty nappies so unsure if he is teething again or had a sore tummy. Ended up taking him into our bed at 5am & he slept for 3 hours - longest stretch of the night. As a consequence none of us are remotely fab in my house today - I managed the minimum of getting dressed and washing and moisturising my face/brushing my teeth and that's about it. Did more yoga tonight though.

Having a bit of backward & forward with my mum as she thinks I'm not feeding my DS enough carbs and giving him too much fruit/veg which is why he's having episodes of lots of dirty nappies. I think he just tends to get them when he's teething and he hasn't been well with various colds/bugs etc for the last wee while either so that's not helped. She panics too much and then tries to tell me what I'm doing wrong (in her opinion). My DH is getting annoyed with her and I'm just getting a bit stressed out. :cool:

Hi to the other newbies btw. :hello:

Hello Ladies and a warm welcome to all of you newbies,

I went for a lovely Nigerian/Caribbean meal with my daughter last night. I had bought a Groupon for the meal last November. We had a long wait before our starter was finally served to us, but it was certainly worth the wait. My daughter and I just chatted away to each other as we were waiting and this was a perfect opportunity for some Mother and daughter bonding. I rarely drink alcohol, but cocktails were part of the meal, so I had a Mojito which tasted very refreshing and not too alcoholic for my almost teetotal taste buds. My daughter had a Disaronno Delight. I had to verify that she was 25 as our waitress had assumed she was too young to legally drink alcohol, which would have made her 15 or younger. :rotfl: A 16 year old is legally allowed to drink alcohol in a restaurant if they are also having a meal and dining with an adult aged 18 years plus. My daughter will eventually appreciate looking much younger than her chronological age when she is older.

My daughter had a spicy beef, rocket and Parmesan salad for her starter and I had salt fish fritters with capon mayonnaise and salad leaves. My main was jerk chicken with gravy, rice & peas and salad leaves with a drizzle of dressing and macaroni cheese. My daughter's main was a jerk chicken breast fillet burger with salad served with chunky triple cooked chips and fried dumplings. The food was an amazing feast of delectable tastes and textures.

I wore my black M & S heatgen long sleeved evening top with my black pull on M & S Autograph spotted paneled skirt with my black leather Clarks boots, a black acrylic scarf, my black long line leather jacket, my black leather gloves and my black faux fur trimmed hat. I was carrying my new black leather Osprey handbag which was a Christmas present from my favourite sister. I wore a solid silver & single stone diamonique ring, a solid silver necklace with a spiral with crystals pendant, solid silver hoop earrings with my stainless steel and diamond Ingersoll watch. I wore perfume, but did not bother with any make up.

As soon as I got home, I bought another Groupon for this restaurant because we had a fantastic night out even though the service was slow. The waitress kept her cool even though the restaurant was busy and she had a lot of tables to take care of. She was courteous and attentive and had a beautiful smile. She seemed very surprised when I left her a £5 tip.

As I am now unemployed and do not know if or when I will get my next job, I have to be careful about spending money on nights outs. Groupon vouchers make it possible for me and my daughter to still have the odd enjoyable meal in a restaurant this year.

anamenottaken wrote: »

Over recent decades (!) waists have increased in relation to hips - because women's bodies have changed.

Have you noticed how many brands are trying to flatter us by assigning lower numbers to clothes? That is, for example I'm now wearing size 10 dresses but the last time my body was the size it is now I would have been wearing 12 or 14.

Definitely. I lost about 10kg last year and got back into a couple of Precis suits I bought in 2000 which were size 16, but I've been buying 12/14 for my slimmer wardrobe. I also had a Precis suit bought in 2015 which was 16 and is now falling off me. I'd had in mind the end target was size 12 on top and 14 on the bottom, but I think now it needs to be 10 on the top and 12 on the bottom.