Where are my invites?

Saturday it is our choir’s concert so I have a black blouse with gold sequins and it is over 5 years old
Sunday is a slobbing in joggers day
Monday is my volunteering at the library morning so I shall wear jeans and a warm red jumper then I am having a much needed massage
Tuesday we drive to Nottingham for Christmas, a tapas and cocktails evening is booked . OH is treating as that is his contribution to the festivities.
Wednesday a warm jumper and jeggings for the pub before we relax.
Thursday a different jumper as daughter and I head to the cinema whilst OH watches football.
No flash clothing, comfort and warmth plus family is all that is required
Chin! Chin!

Gosh made me think, it’s probably 20 years since I’ve been to a party! I love sequins but never owned any wish I’d worn them when I was younger and still invited to parties.

All my family are visiting in shifts over Christmas, and I'm thrilled to spend time with them. I shall be exquisitly groomed in my Primani joggers and a new, sparkly red jumper.
Over that, I shall be stunningly attired in a selection of Dunelm aprons as I dash between the cooker and the washing machine.
The shifts of visitors will naturally require a good performance from the kitchen staff (ME), the chambermaid (ME), and the dazzling hostess (possibly DGD or ME again).
A busy life is a happy life!

Sadly, my hospitable neighbours, who a1ways used to have a drinks party in the new year, are now in poor health and cannot manage it any more.

MiniMoon

Wounds.

💐 sent with kind wishes MiniMoon

TBH I’m very glad I don’t have any invitations to dress-up-in-sparkly-things parties! Saves me having to think of plausible excuses for why I ‘can’t’ go!

Chocolatelovinggran

I have done a laundry load today, and now have plenty of clean socks, so I'm ready for all events over the next week or two.
It's so important to keep one's standards high, don't you think.

I make sure my arm warmers are all nice and clean, most of them made from old socks, but they do keep my arms cosy😁

I have a splendid red sequinned top which I bought for my 80th birthday celebration. Having seen the photographs I shall not wear it again but will make do with a black top with discreet stars scattered about in the forlorn hope that it is slightly more slimming.

How many wonderful cocktail parties are you all attending and what will you be wearing?

Feeling a bit better now so I'm hoping to give my two new Damart vests an airing

I have no idea what I shall be wearing, and have no christmas food decorations or anything this year. I have written on other threads about the leak behind the toilet , which meant that the total bathroom had to come out and I have had 10 very difficult weeks while it has all had to be totally emptied ,sanitised , dried out for weeks and at last today I am home. Everywhere else is a shambles but I am grateful to be able now to use my lovely new bathroom, and sleep in my own bed. It will take me weeks to sort out everywhere, but today I was able to look at the christmas lights and decorations in the street and enjoy them. I was able to sit here and listen to J S Bach as composer of the week with a cup of coffee, and how lovely it felt to be home at last. I can climb over the shambles and manage to open part of the wardrobe door, so whatever I can reach that is clean is what I shall wear. So I may be in very old green cord trousers and if I can reach it have a lovely old cashmere jumper with a small hole under the armpit, but will make me feel warm and comfy. If I cant reach them it will be dressing gown all day!!

I bought a flash sale green damask skirt from Monsoon to wear with my twenty year old ( but still elegant) black clingy jersey wool top from Laura Ashley for Christmas dinner in the evening. I will have cooked the said dinner in the glamorous outfit too.

I shall be crawling round the floor with the toddler granddaughter all day in black jeans and a nice green Hobbs top, also a bargain buy.

I feel I am making an effort in the glamour department whilst ‘keeping it real’ as they used to say.

It's just the two of us on Christmas day but I will wear my ancient red Mantaray dress, it only comes out at Christmas. Its cotton, lined and has short puffy sleeves and a high waist so cool for cooking and roomy enough to have pudding too! It has embroidery and a little bit of sparkle. Worn with fluffy slippers.

I think the party/glam gene bypassed me. I can remember my parents always going out and have photos of my mother and her SIL in cocktail dresses and furs. I am happy in jeans and a warm jumper (usually covered in dog hair). Sparkly dresses don’t go very well with wellies!