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Thoughts of a first-time pregnant.
I know I should post a bump picture but I am more fascinated by this picture I found earlier today of me in Venice in March of this year. I am not a woman mountain! A relatively flat stomach, I can't...
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He is here!
Baby arrived! His name is Arthur and he was born two weeks ago. We are overjoyed. He has got my eyes and the rest is pretty much daddy. So far, he likes: – rootling for food – the colour red –...
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Goodbye 2012
Well, it's the end of the year, and in my little world it was a big one. We made a big decision about where to live, got pregnant, moved house, had a horrible family bereavement, nine months of...
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Going mumderground.
It's such a cliche but really, nothing prepares you for the arrival of your first baby. You can read all of the books and do all of the shopping but nothing can prepare you for how much your life will...
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March madness.
Whoa! That was a long break between posts. As you might imagine, I've been busy. Baby-wise, Arthur is a total joy. He's becoming more and more alert and interactive, he cries when Daddy leaves the...
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musicMagpie
I first heard about musicMagpie from a friend who was about to move house. She'd decided to sell all of her CDs and DVDs so she spent a couple of hours scanning them in with her iPhone (I love...
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Room for improvement.
Well…we're in! After 3 months of camping with a long-suffering friend (thank you George!) we moved into our new house last week. We've moved to Leytonstone in east London, seemingly the last area of...
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Loving Leytonstone.
Kind of blue – a shopfront in the 'hoodWe moved to Leytonstone a month ago yesterday. And I have to say, I am really loving living around here! In part because it feels so central after having...
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Summer inspiration.
So, as I wrote in my last post, the shopping bug seems to have bitten me badly. My eyes are popping at all kinds of things – mainly bits for the new house and accessories. Because I'm still nowhere...
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Summer.
I remember feeling slightly glum at the end of spring – we still had to finalise buying the house and it was all domestic drudgery with no time to think about summer plans. But luckily it all came...
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Autumn wishlist.
1 – John Lewis digital radio. What is autumn for if not cosying up and listening to the radio? Gilles, Cerys and Jarvis on BBC 6 Music, plus I'm thinking about getting into the Archers. I spied these...
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hush
So, did you guys already all know about hush? Finally I have discovered where people shop that expensive-looking but slouchy, luxurious but dressed-down look that I can't ever seem to achieve. (See:...
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Apparently I've got a thing for blowsy baritones at the moment. This chirpy little ditty is keeping me cheerful as we say goodbye to summer. Ghouls, by H. Hawkline – perfect for Halloween. Who couldn't...
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Arthur is one!
It was this little niblet's first birthday today. Hard to believe it was one year ago that I caught the tube to the hospital first thing in the morning, with Arthur born at 11.26am. By caesarian...
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Heal's Challenge
This post is part of the Heal's Challenge, to put together a living room using only the Heal's product range. Basically, an absolute dream. My perfect living room would be a happy and cosy mix of...
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Books, books, books!
I've read quite a lot this year. Reading is something that's pretty difficult to do with a baby around, so in the evenings I try to read as much as I can. Travel is another thing it's harder to do...
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Resolutions
Or, get loads of shit done.Happy New Year! It's January 1st, the day before everything goes back to normal. So I'm seizing the moment to write a list of everything I want to get done this year before I...
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2013 moments and 2014, the beginning.
Ding, dong it's the first of February. I saw Katie's round-up of 2013 and remembered when I used to do a year by pictures as well. Lloyd's Bank asked me to share some of my best moments of 2013 so here...
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Trainers
Trainers*. It's complicated. Like most people of my generation, trainers have played a big part in my life. From trying to track down original adidas Gazelles as a teen in a tiny Yorkshire town, to...
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eBay collections
As an avowed thrifter, many of my favourite things have come from eBay. A brooch shaped like a telephone, beautiful vintage leather shoes and bags, 1950s glass Christmas baubles... When I'm far away...
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Down on the farm
Last weekend we stayed on a sheep farm in East Sussex with some friends, our children and a dog. It was so lovely I had to share some photos. It was a fully working farm, with fields and fields of...
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Roadtrippin' Dixie.
We just got back from a crazy whistlestop trip to the US of A – roadtripping three of the Dixie states then five days in the Big Apple. We've nearly broken Flickr with all of our pictures – I'll break...
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Resolutions
Cosmic Hearts by Liberty - I will make something from this print!As one year turns into the next, I inevitably evaluate where I am, what I'm doing and what I'd like to do. And writing it down helps...
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Babyproof your bathroom.
When you have a baby, those dim and relaxing bathroom lighting fixtures get switched to their brightest setting, indulgent lotions replaced with no-tears shampoos, and scented candles tossed aside in...
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My month of living in Airbnbs
Thanks for the friendly note, guys.We have just got back from an epic trip to the States – a month in Miami, the Florida keys, and glorious Los Angeles. We spent most of that month in Airbnbs, and had...
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