Things I Heart.

Here's a few little bits & pieces that are making me smile today...

I found this on the interwebs this week and I can't remember where! How cute is it? And how cute is he? Love. {If you know where this is from please leave a comment so I can credit them}.

That my best friend is pregnant. And going to be a mama. And I get to see her next week. Double yippeee. {That's not her above, but how sweet is the image?}

Having work mates. Although we work from home, we're constantly chatting and working as a team. And we have real meetings too. It's so new to me. I'm used to working alone {with kids}. I even get to have work Christmas party. My first. Ever.

Because you are. Everyone is. In their own special way.

Love. Because it's all you need.

Cupcakes & coloured nails {my nails are painted a similar colour to the aqua ♥}

What's making you smile today?

Lust Have: Balenciaga Sunglasses

I was watching The Kardashians, or the one about Miami, or something {confession #1 - I heart trashy TV} and I noticed Kourtney wearing some pretty darn beautiful sunglasses. So I paused, rewinded, played, rewinded again... and tried to figure out who and what they were.

Turns out they're these, Balenciaga. Aren't they beautiful? They big, and perfect {confession #2 - I heart big sunglasses}. So I'm lusting after them. And scouring the interwebs for stockists and people that sell Balenciaga sunglasses. They're on eBay but spending that much on eBay makes me all itchy and nervous.

What are you lusting right now? What's the most you've ever spend online?

A Little More Frankie.

It's no secret that I have an ever so slight crush on Frankie magazine and a love affair with stationery... so when I discovered over the weekend that my two loves have come together, I couldn't grab my credit card fast enough.

The clever people at Frankie have created a diary for next year so that we can have a little Frankie goodness each day of the year. No doubt it will be beautiful, quirky and right up my alley.

Do you love buying diaries for the new year? Have you discovered Frankie yet?

Naughty Corner.

I need to be sent to the naughty corner. Take away my toys and give me no dessert. I've been a bad, bad girl.



Losing weight isn't as simple as science for me. I've been told too many times to count that losing weight IS as simple as science. Less calories in, more calories out. Move more, eat less. I get that it's that simple, but not for me (and many others, I'm sure). There's the mind games, the excuses (oh, the excuses), the life getting in the way. There's putting myself last, there's more mind games, and there's just not enough time in the day.

I've been skinnier. I've probably muttered these words to someone else, "All you have to do is eat less and move more." And I know I'm guilty of gloating this fine sentence more than once, "Nothing tastes as good as being skinny feels."

And here I am. Sitting in the naughty corner, feeling sorry for myself. I don't deserve the self-pity. There will be no pity party here. There's just honesty. I honestly haven't counted points since I stepped on those scales for the first time so many weeks ago. Why? Because there was laundry to do, little people to play with, work to be done… Why? Because losing weight overwhelms me right now. I've put on so much weight that being a better me feels unattainable. It feels beyond my reach.

With a little gentle nudging from friends and a little tough love from family, I know what I need to do now. I need to break it down. I need to create smaller goals that are within in my grasp. I need to put myself first. Put my health first. Be a better role model. Be a better mama.

And as Lucy said last week, "The time will pass by regardless. You can do something about it, or you can choose not to. Think about how you'll feel in a year's time. Do you want to look back with regret, or do you want to look back and feel immeasurably better?"

I want to feel better. So… I will. I'll do better. As best I can.

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52 Week Project: Thirty

I can be so fickle at times. I picked my current hairdresser because I drove past one night and liked the wallpaper. Hows that for obscure? You do good wallpaper, so I'm sure you do good hair. Ah well. I think the girl in the wallpaper looks like Katy Perry. Sometimes.

How long have you been seeing your hairdresser for? How did you find them?

PS. Oh, and the hair? They do good. x

Frocks, Flowers & Feeling Good.

Spring is here! We can pack away the Winter woolies... and start to unpack the frocks. It's finally here...

I can't wait for more sunshine {cos don't it make you feel goooood?}, find more frocks {I found the following ones online on sale - love} and seeing flowers out and about and everywhere.

Are you excited that Spring is here? What's your favourite season?

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Mama Powers I Possess.

As I grow into my role as a mother I'm discovering that I've got a little mama magic. A few little powers that no one else quite else has with Lacey {but I'm sure that many mothers do have with their own children}. Here are my latest findings:


♥ I can tell with the whiff of her wee little breath if she's not feeling well. I can't actually smell if her throat is sore, or she's about to come down with something.

♥ I can tell, by placing my hand on her back, whether she's above 37.5 degrees celcius or not.

♥ I can see into the future. I can tell whether she's going to be a nightmare to settle or take out... or in general. I can tell when she's cooking up a tantrum or diva like behaviour.

♥ Whilst on the topic of cooking, I can tell when she's doing a poop just by looking at her. That little expression... It's a giveaway.

♥ But actually on the real topic of cooking... I can tell when she's not going to like a particular new food. Most of the time. Well, some of the time. Sometimes she pleasantly surprises me.

♥ And I know for sure... that each and every day... she'll make me laugh, make my heart swell with pride, want to be attached to me for 99% of the day {the girl has to be touching me every minute of the day - she has no idea about personal space! :P}, she'll surprise me, delight me... and teach me something new. She'll remind how great it is to be a mama.

Are you a mama? Do you possess mama powers?