Valentine’s Day… from my sofa

With the day of romance almost upon us I have big plans…  to stay in.  Because staying in is the new going out and, truth be told, we have never been ones for celebrating Valentine’s Day anywhere other than at home.  Somehow the thought of sitting amongst tables of other loving couples always seemed like it would detract from the…
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Underneath it all

The other day my brother-in-law said to me (already you know this is going to be awkward don’t you?) that he daren’t look at social media anymore for fear of seeing me half naked.  Aaand here we are again.  Honestly I never thought I’d be sharing so much of myself, not in the metaphorical, thoughts in my head, kind of…
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Summer heroes – part II

Yeah, these guys again…  I just got so much love for the Chloe wedges and basket bags (already sold out but I’m loving this one with its cute tassels).  These are my summer heroes from Zalando and if summer could just show up and shock us all by hanging around in Scotland for more than 24 hours, well, that’d be just swell… Last time I…
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Simple summer soundtrack

Keeping things simple at this stage to be completely honest…  a heavy jersey jumpsuit that pulls on and off in one shot (I’ve got to thank Free People for championing loose shapes that mean these kind of non maternity pieces work now as well as after) and footwear I can slip on and off all by myself.  No word of a lie…
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Swing

Revisiting all the corners of my closet and anything ‘swing’ in the online shopping search…  And remembering this beauty by Free People, last worn as a dress in Barbados, and her voluminous virtues. And if you’ve ever had a baby bump to deal with you probably know the joys of trying to find jeans that work.  Over the bump or under the…
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