The Completely Crazy 2015 Clothes Challenge

fedupandskint

In fact I don't have to count my lovely new walking coat as I find out my lovely OH is giving me half the money as a birthday present and I had enough Christmas money left over to pay for the rest, bingo!

Rowan_moon

I had a little spend today. Lovely blue and cream white stuff top, new with label still attached -£4.20 and long open knit lightweight cardi in a soft pale teal/green by Sandwich for £6 in CS. Will both be nice for work now it's getting a bit chilly.

Somerandom your boots and new purchases sound fab. Just what you need for Autumn.

Well done to those of you resisting temptation :T

kerri_gt

Hmmm, so you recall those bikinis I bought the other week - I've finally tried them on;

• #1 - ok, but deff not much material and I'm not sure I trust people with tie at the side bottoms
• #2 - I like, but quite small on the derrier area, I don't want a bikini wedgie on the sunbed
• #3 - size up from my normal size but I liked the colour. Bottoms fit fine, top is ok but I'm not sure it doesn't make my 'assets' look somewhat larger than they are.
  
  Although #3 is a size up from normal, I measured it against an existing bikini and it seems to actually measure the same.
  
  However, I'm having a weight 'moment' this week after trying on some jeans I used to wear a lot and I can't get them done up, and don't mention the ones I can't get fully up :eek:
  
  Now I know in my head 3 1/2 yrs of serious exercise has resulted in muscle - I can see it across my back and stomach - plus my friend said I did go through a phase of being overly thin, but my heart is still wavering over 'OMG I can't get those jeans up, I know everything seems relatively firm and exercise builds muscle, but what if I'm actually getting fat' :o So I'm finding it hard to consider keeping something that's +1 size to my 'normal' (despite the fact I also have two vests from the same place two sizes down from that) :o:o

moneyonmymindsam

kerri_gt wrote: »

Hmmm, so you recall those bikinis I bought the other week - I've finally tried them on;

• #1 - ok, but deff not much material and I'm not sure I trust people with tie at the side bottoms
• #2 - I like, but quite small on the derrier area, I don't want a bikini wedgie on the sunbed
• #3 - size up from my normal size but I liked the colour. Bottoms fit fine, top is ok but I'm not sure it doesn't make my 'assets' look somewhat larger than they are.
  
  Although #3 is a size up from normal, I measured it against an existing bikini and it seems to actually measure the same.
  
  However, I'm having a weight 'moment' this week after trying on some jeans I used to wear a lot and I can't get them done up, and don't mention the ones I can't get fully up :eek:
  
  Now I know in my head 3 1/2 yrs of serious exercise has resulted in muscle - I can see it across my back and stomach - plus my friend said I did go through a phase of being overly thin, but my heart is still wavering over 'OMG I can't get those jeans up, I know everything seems relatively firm and exercise builds muscle, but what if I'm actually getting fat' :o So I'm finding it hard to consider keeping something that's +1 size to my 'normal' (despite the fact I also have two vests from the same place two sizes down from that) :o:o

Number three sounds good ....saves the embarrassment of lady bits toppling ..........:rotfl:..I'm sure you are being too hard on yourself ...tbh bet you look amazing !


Try not to get hung up on size..I think fit is more important ...:D

posh*spice

Update for August

£8 worth of much needed socks from M & S - when I got them home I didn't think the quality was that great.

So I'm on £258 out of £150 budget.

2/3rds of the way through this challenge :T:T

Thanks soooooo much fedupandskint for running this thread :T:T

kerri_gt

moneyonmymindsam wrote: »

Number three sounds good ....saves the embarrassment of lady bits toppling ..........:rotfl:..I'm sure you are being too hard on yourself ...tbh bet you look amazing !


Try not to get hung up on size..I think fit is more important ...:D

I asked OH if #3 made my 'assets' (which in general are about as generous as an ISA saving rate :rotfl:) look big - he looked a bit worried, one of those 'OMG, what's the right answer to the question' type look, but said it looked nice on. So I kept #3 - a bikini for the princely sum of £3.

#1 & #2 went back, picked up some leggings in a size larger than I have, just because I'm going through a 'phase' - and they are too big round my ankles, so they need to go back.

Tried the Sainsbugs TU leggings too - really comfy and feel well made to just sit too high on my waist I hate my belly button getting squished

mavvymoo

Well done Kerri for sending them back You wouldnt like the Spanx leggings either then as they also sit high on the waist What about Top sh*p leggings as I find they sit too low on me so you might like them ?
The other leggings I quite like are M*co if you have a store near you.I do have a few pairs from there which are years old and I tend to wear them under jeans etc when its really cold as they are a bit scuffy now but not gone baggy at all.
Good luck in your search.
Going to one of my fav places today for chazzers :( So will have to keep my eyes firmly shut

Mav x

fedupandskint

Another £12.98 spend on the gift card leaving a balance of £12.

A pair of very comfy cropped trousers for work at £7.99 reduced from £29.50 and a summer dress for next year which was £4.99 reduced from £22.50. Not bad eh?

kerri_gt

Hi Mav, I'll have a look in topshop when I get a chance, my friend also recommended H&M, although she's taller than me so that might account for why they are low on her. I did see some nice Gap leggings online, but they only had XS and I'd like to have tried the S too if I was paying delivery. They were actually maternity ones I think but they were marked as 'sits below the belly' so would've poss been what I was after ....might give OH a scare buying maternity clothes :rotfl:

Jazee

Morning all. I bought a dress via mail order to go to a wedding yesterday at the bargain sale price of £14.99 plus postage, but some other stuff that I ordered at the same time was no good so spent £2.80 sending it back.

The dress is lovely, the wedding was yesterday, the weather was cold so I ended up wearing something else anyway. Will add £22.78 to my signature as that is what the dress ended up costing.

No more ordering via mail order for me.....until the next time.