Well Happy New Year everyone, hope you all had a lovely Christmas and Hogmanay. It was not surprisingly a quiet one of us this year with our little Christmas getaway and then booze free New Year. I’d have been asleep before midnight if it wasn’t for a wee scardey pup and fireworks that went off for about an hour.
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I have to say I’m feeling a little smug this year when it comes to Christmas. Not only did I have all my presents purchased with over a week to spare, but I had most of them wrapped as well. That’s pretty good going if you ask me.
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One of my favourite things about Glasgow is how easy and quick it is to escape to the countryside. Drive for less than an hour in just about any direction and you can find yourself lost in some wide open spaces.
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So the temperatures have dropped considerably in the last week. It’s no longer viable to pop out in my uniform of stretchy dress, bare legs and boots. Jeans and oversized jumpers may be the new way forward.
Continue reading “Orange is the new Black”
After my last all black ensemble today let’s give a little shout out to it’s opposite, white. White gets a hard time for being far less flattering than it’s darker counterpart and that old rule – it shouldn’t be worn after Labour Day, what even is Labour Day anyway.
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Simple dress and boots; the uniform of the pregnant woman. This is perhaps the last time I’ll get away with bare legs though, which creates a new problem, tights?
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The last week has been a strange one. Starting with a funeral of someone close and ending with our 20week baby scan. That’s a mix of emotions right there.
This summer in Glasgow has been another disappointment. Very limited sunshine and when she did show face it was normally on a workday while I was stuck indoors. So I’m now desperately seeking some sunshine, will need to try and squeeze in a little babymoon sometime soon. Any tips on where in the world will still be warm in October/November?
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Elastic, jersey even Lycra; anything that stretches has become a firm favourite with my ever disappearing waistline. You may have seen on instagram that we’re expecting our first baby, still seems surreal to say that. A whole new adventure for us with lots of challenges I suspect, the biggest challenge currently being getting dressed in the morning.
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