Hi lovelies
I haven’t done a life update post in a while, I’m not sure where the time goes!
Its weird because January and February felt like the longest, coldest months ever and yet I can’t believe we’re already well into March. I’ve had a lot to get my head around lately, but here’s what we’ve been up to…
I haven’t done a life update post in a while, I’m not sure where the time goes!
Its weird because January and February felt like the longest, coldest months ever and yet I can’t believe we’re already well into March. I’ve had a lot to get my head around lately, but here’s what we’ve been up to…
If you can behold this palette without becoming a seething mass of desire, I don’t think we can be friends anymore. Its utter perfection in make-up form.
Until quite recently, I hadn’t owned any NARS at all. That seems unlikely for such a dedicated beauty enthusiast, but its true.
Of course I’d heard all the ravings about its brushes and blushes but I just never had the impulse to get involved.
That all changed when I wandered into Space NK in search of a good nude lipstick and encountered their Satin Lip Crayon in ‘Biscayne Park’.
Not only was it the perfect nude for my skintone, but the winning finish grabbed me straight away. I felt like ‘Where have you been all my life?’.
Since then, I’ve been on a mission to get more NARS products into my life, so when I saw this kit I had to have it.
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I had such a delay with my brain catching up with my body and admitting to myself that this was all happening.
But now, with a definite bump beginning to show and the sudden realisation that I only have 5 months to go until I become a parent, I’ve had to get my ass into gear a bit.
We still haven’t bought any of the big stuff yet, but we have now collected a few little items that I thought I’d show.
We won’t know if it’s a boy or a girl until our second scan in another four weeks, so we’ve had to keep everything unisex.
Its actually really hard to do this – there’s not much suitable stuff – so I think there will be a big shopping spree coming after the second scan.
A bit of something different today.
As well as make-up reviews, I want this blog to be more broadly about ideas - so today’s post is a departure. Hopefully you’ll enjoy it, and if not, normal service will be resumed in the next post!
My approach to any problem is to try and find as much information as possible to help me deal with the situation, and I hoped it might be helpful for others if I shared what I’ve found.
Dealing with difficult people is a definite life skill that we are all going to have need of at some point or other.
Lately, I’ve had particular need of this myself.
Are there people in your life you always have to be 'right' about everything?
There is no arguing with their viewpoints.
They firmly believe that their decisions are always right and best. Anything that falls outside of this narrow path is automatically weird or wrong or worth less.
Baby is 3.4 inches and 1.5 ounces – the size of a large lemon.
Sailing through week 14 – its incredible to think how fast this is going, and that I’m into the second trimester already. Where has that time gone?
Still feeling really well with it, no sickness and thankfully the heartburn has not made a reappearance.
I’m not quite as tired as I was – I managed to stay up until 9pm last night, which is a big achievement after several weeks of going to bed at 7.30.
All I’m really suffering are occasional ‘growing pains’ in my tummy and I still need the loo more than usual. I’ve been waking up a fair bit in the night, usually because of this, or waking up super-early in the morning, but I don’t mind that. I’ve been very lucky to be so well this far.
I got a cold at the start of the week and I was horrified that I couldn’t take any Lemsip, which I rely on when I’m not well.
So I’ve been a bit mopey with that but thankfully it had mostly gone away after three days.
This week, I’ve really begun to notice a bump – its definitely a difference from last week. What do you think?
The morning did not start off promisingly.
I was working from home, which should have made life easier. It didn’t.
There were the usual raft of IT problems to contend with and then several ‘urgent’ jobs landed and began kicking off, which meant I was running late.
We’d ordered some blinds for our bedroom which needed collecting from the TNT depot (which just might be the least user-friendly place on earth to collect a parcel from), so between crisis fighting from a distance with work things, trying to cram a ludicrously long package into the boot of my Honda Civic, and dashing to collect Seb from work, I was stressed out and on the edge of being late by the time we got to the hospital.
Plus, you need a full bladder for the ultrasound to work, and I had to pee just before we left the house – traitorous bladder. So I was chugging water in the car like a madwoman!
You know I’ve been struggling to feel the kind of connection I felt I should to this little thing growing inside me.
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