the key to a girls success

confidence.

confidence is the key to a girl's success.

and a girl can only ever be confident when she's in beautiful clothes and pretty shoes.

a while back, i wrote a post about needing a new work wardrobe for my new job (i started said new job 2 days ago).
well, i threw caution (and budget) to the wind and began to compile that wardrobe.
plus, m.r. and family were wonderful enough to contribute with fabulous xmas and birthday pressies!

so i thought i'd share this newly found confidence with you guys as you have all been the initial impetus for this 'redesign'. because of you and all your gorgeous pictures, i remembered that looking good is easy, if you just wear what you love - forget others' opinions and the fear of looking slightly different.

embrace the kookiness and confidence soon follows.....

exhibit a presented as evidence - day 1 at work in my new coat! something i would never have worn in my previous job!

so thank you all for reminding me to just be me!

shaking with excitement

starting a new job is bound to be fairly daunting.
but yesterday, i attended an away day with the team i'll be joining in january and boy, i am a happy lady today.....

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you know when things all sort of fall into place? well, i feel as though i fell into place there, with these people.

i feel as though i 'fit'.

i think this change is going to be a great one.

last night, as i was telling m.r. all about how fantastic the day had been, i was literally shaking with excitement.
that can only ever be a good thing.

without wanting to wish away christmas.... bring on january!

work-wardrobe revamp required - URGENTLY!

i start a new job in january (i am almost bursting with excitement!).

but i am attending a 'christmas away day' with the whole team - all 25 of them - in a couple of weeks and i am desperate to find the perfect outfit.

i want this to be a new beginning. my current job (well, my current company) is extremely corporate and my outfits have evolved over the last few years and become 'appropriate' for my position. but soon, i will be a buyer in retail and i need to re-find my mojo.

somehow, very quickly, i need to reinject my personality into my work wardrobe......

which is where you lot hopefully come in!

from my wonderful blogger friends, i have discovered the incredible modcloth.com. WOW! i adore dresses and boy, are these dresses adorable.

i was hoping that you may hold more of these secret hidden gems that i am completely unaware of?

please, please share if you do - i am in desperate need of a work-wardrobe revamp!

back to the rat race

i've been away from work for the past week (revision and exam days). i feel as though my weekend has lasted forever. it's been fabulous.

returning to work tomorrow will be a struggle.

mountains of emails await me.

i'm taking bets on how soon into the morning i decide i've earnt a break and, subsequently, log on to blogger..........

oh well, at least december is almost here. nobody does any work in december, right???