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Wednesday, 22 June 2016

Back with a Bump

Dress - Asos - Similar here

Boots - Missguided Similar here

As the title says, I'm back with a bump! If you don't follow me on Instagram you may not know that I'm pregnant!! My last post was back last year and I never intended to take such a long break. I think I was about 6 weeks pregnant in my last post, but since then I struggled with working full time and squeezing in blogging on weekends in the freezing cold when all I wanted to do was sleep.

I'm now 36 weeks pregnant and have finally finished work which I'm so excited about, we have so much to do to prepare before she comes, yes I'm having a baby girl, a little mini me, I'm so excited! I'm planning on shooting as much as I can in the last few weeks of my pregnancy, I would love to have a few pregnancy post before I give birth.

My pregnancy has been great, I can't complain at all, I have the most chilled baby, I hope that continues when she's here. I never had any morning sickness, cravings, no waking up at night to pee, basically the typical symptoms you think your definitely going to get because of what people tell you or what you read I didn't get.

I did have crazy tiredness in my first trimester, I would get home from work around 7pm and sleep for 12 hours, as soon as I arrived to work the next morning I would already be exhausted and ready to sleep again at 9am, it was over kill. In my second trimester I experienced insomnia which was really hard, I would sleep maybe 1 to 3 hours a night if lucky and would be exhausted for days, so whether I was getting too much sleep or not enough sleep I was always exhausted!

I also experienced back pain throughout the whole pregnancy, but this is to be expected when you have a growing baby and your body is constantly adjusting. I read so much about the second trimester being the best, but for me the third trimester has been better, although now I'm heavier it makes it harder to sleep and I'm always out of breath.

These pictures were actually taken back in February when I was about 5 months pregnant, I remember feeling so huge and chubby lol It's quite funny to look back now! I had planned to start posting again back then but I was so tired after the shoot I decided I wouldn't be able to keep it up.

Thanks for sticking by the blog, I'm really excited to be back and have lots in store for the blog too.

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Saturday, 21 November 2015

Burgundy Hues

Skirt - Forever21

Top - Missguided

Heels - old (similar)

Hey guys, I'm finally back to blogging after a long hiatus. It wasn't my intention to have a break for this long, but sometimes life happens and something has to give. I'm so grateful for you guys for sticking around!

This year has been somewhat of a roller coaster and I'm only starting to feel like my feet are firmly back on the ground. I'm looking forward to getting back to doing the things I enjoy the most, one of those things being blogging and I hope you guys stick around for the ride :-)

Even though it was a bit windy today, I was so excited to get out and take photos of my outfit today. I stopped blogging in Summer and now all of a sudden its autumn, so I'm going to make the most out of dressing for this season even though I'm a spring/summer lover through and through.

This burgundy fit screams fall wear. I saw this skirt while browsing Forever21 and feel in love with length, the pocket detail and side split, might I add I found this skirt to be too mature for Forever21, But to my surprise they have been killing it lately, I recommend giving their website a look!

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Tuesday, 29 September 2015

Luxemme - Ruched two piece

Ruched two piece - Luxemme

Heels - Missguided (similar)

Where did summer go?! As were slowly transitioning into fall it's the perfect time to wear pieces that would have been to fussy and sticky to wear during the warmer days. This midi skirt and crop top set tick all the boxes. With it's super soft fabric, this skirt hugs you in all the right places, mind you it might not be too forgiving after a hearty meal!

I straightened my hair recently and have noticed a bit of a growth sprout. I'm about two years natural now and I'm really thinking about doing a mini chop and saying goodbye to my dry coloured ends. There is a saying that says 'health over length', but boy do I love my length! watch this space.

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Thursday, 17 September 2015

Why I love to Travel

Good morning guys, its been such a long week I'm so glad its Friday tomorrow. If you have followed my blog for a while you know I love to travel, I have travelled to 15 countries in the last couple of years and I'm looking forward to travelling a lot next year now that the massive wedding expense is behind me.

This post in association with loveholidays.com on why us Brits love to go abroad, I wanted to write about what motivates me to go abroad. Loveholidays.com sent me this cool scratch offworld map. It was really fun scratching off the countries I have visited, I also realised how much more of the world I have yet to see!

I love going abroad so I'm always motivated to travel anyway, I love learning about new cultures, admiring architecture and learning about the story behind them, tasting new cuisines and as my photography interests are growing every day (thanks to blogging) I enjoy taking photographs of picture perfect scenery.

Another reason why I like to travel is to have a break from work, especially because I work in an office so I spend 8 hours of my day sitting in front of a computer screen, it becomes very routine and boring. It’s also a great time for me and Lewis to spend some quality time together exploring and enjoying each other away from every day distractions.

As a Brit the main reason I go away is to get away from the British weather! We haven’t had much of a summer this year. When researching where to travel the weather is normally the deciding factor for me, as you can see on the map the countries I have been to are normally scorching hot. I have never really thought about getting out of my comfort zone and going to a colder climate but I would love to try skiing.

When it comes to preparing for my flight I normally try to have my suitcase packed at least two days before I fly, but I leave my suitcase open until travel day just in case I have extra items to throw in! I have learnt the hard way when it comes to toiletries, it really hurts when airport security throw away your expensive shampoos and creams without even a flinch of guilt! Arrgh. So now I make sure to pack all my toiletries in miniature bottles (you can also buy mini versions from boots or Superdrug).

A trick I have learnt when I run out of space in my suit case or reached my baggage allowance is to take a mini suitcase as hand baggage. I use to take a regular handbag enough to fit my passport, wallet and a book to read, but I soon realised I wasn't taking advantage of the extra items I could bring with me, but I only do this for longer holidays. In this case I would take a small clutch bag so I can access my passport and cash quickly.

What do you enjoy about travelling? Do you have any tips to make travelling easier? I would love to hear them.

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Tuesday, 1 September 2015

Links of London

Hey guys, I hope you had a good bank holiday weekend. I stayed at home and used the extra day to catch up with myself. I watched the Nottinghill Carnival one TV, despite the rain all weekend I really considered going out and enjoying the festivities! I haven't been to Carnival for 15 years, so its definitely on my 'to do' list for next year.

I thought I would do a separate post on my Links of London Bracelet. I love it when I receive an item in beautiful packaging almost to the point that I don't want to open it and just leave it looking pretty ha ha, I hope I'm not the only one that's like that!

I'm really into minimal jewellery right now, so this bracelet fits right in with my little growing collection of jewellery.