Some happy baby news x

Hi everyone, it's been a while since I last blogged.

I've been a bit distracted as I had some happy news... me and my husband are expecting a baby this September :-) I'm currently 13 weeks pregnant.

I feel so lucky as I haven't been sick once. I really went off food and just looking in the fridge made me feel unwell, but no morning sickness at all! I'm also exhausted every evening and am asleep by 9.30 on work nights, but I've read that that should improve soon for a couple of months? Feel very lucky as these are my only symptoms so far!

The 12 week scan was such an amazing experience. Baby was wriggling and we could even see his/her fingers! I was like an emotional wreck.. oops! 

I'm currently looking for lots of #pbloggers to follow! I've found a couple but if you blog about parenting/pregnancy then please leave me your link :-)

I'm surprised I haven't been completely un-followed with my lack of posts recently so thank you for that!

Hope you are all well xx

  

Sims 4 Extras Part One

I've been a big Sims fan since I was about ten years old and still love it now! My sister and I have been playing the Sims 4 since it first came out and I'm very excited to hear that new things are on the way for this game.

A Game pack has just become available to purchase, and in April we will see the first Sims 4 expansion pack.

The game pack that is available now is called Outdoor Retreat. It's priced at £14.99 and is not quite an expansion pack, but brings new items and opportunities for your sims, along with new outfit choices for adults and children with a few new hairstyles also thrown in! There is also a new location called Granite Falls. It's where the camping takes place and looks really pretty :)   

I've watched a review on this game pack on youtube so have had a little preview of the new items and objects that are available. I think it's always nice to have some extra outfit choices, and there are a few new ladies' hairstyles that look really nice.

With outdoor retreat you can take your sims away from their busy everyday lives to go on a fun and exciting camping holiday. Sims can stay in a log cabin (some more luxurious than others) or a sweet tent. They will be able to relax, go fishing, play games, watch the stars together, enjoy a camp fire and lots more! This game pack also brings new objects that can be used at home, including cute log cabin style furniture.

I think that I will definitely end up purchasing this game pack to enhance my Sims 4 - there are lots of fun extras to improve the game, and I feel that £14.99 is a good price for what's included. The game definitely needs some extras by now - we've been playing for a while!

I will be watching the Sims 4 Get to Work expansion pack reviews as soon as the game comes out in April before deciding whether to purchase that, too. I'm sure I will end up with both! 

Any other Sims fans out there? x  

Saying Goodbye to 2014

2014 has been an interesting year. I've been lucky again and am grateful for everything I have experienced. It's nice to feel so positive on the last day of a year.

There have been ups and downs, dramatic change of plans, and some upsetting news stories. In my own life, I got married in Greece, continued to improve my house and have really been appreciating my lovely family. I've been counting my blessings as a family member was taken ill in October, but has made a fabulous start to recovery. 

Now that me and my sister are older, I feel that we have really become best friends! It's lovely to have a sister who is your best friend - the most loyal type who will always be around :) What more could you need?

Every one of us has had tough times this year - that's just standard in life! Looking forward and concentrating on all the good things in my life (no matter how small) has really helped me get stronger this year. It's so important to appreciate the little things if you are feeling a bit down.

I'm really looking forward to a family night in at my mum's for NYE tonight, lots of positive thoughts to start 2015!

Happy New Year :) x


   

High Street Bridesmaid Dresses #2

I really enjoyed writing my last post on high street bridesmaid dresses, and although my wedding is over now I thought I would put together an updated version :)

The other day I was chatting with a colleague at work and she was telling me all about the bridesmaid dresses that she has ordered for her wedding next year. They are plain but pretty maxi dresses with one flowered strap.   

When she told me that they were £300 each and she had bought six I had to hide my shock - I'd never be able to afford to pay that for dresses that would never be worn again.

My sister's bridesmaid dress for my wedding was a simple but pretty maxi and cost less than £40 in Debenhams. She looked gorgeous :)

So I wanted to share some new high street bridesmaid ideas with you. Links from left to right:

Navy Maxi  /  Bright Pink Short Dress  /  Pink Pearl Maxi   /  Green Maxi

The navy maxi is less than £40 at House of Fraser. Gorgeous and total bargain.

This cute short dress is such a gorgeous colour. I love the combination of bright pinks with grey and silver shades in weddings. Also just £40 reduced from £80 at BHS!

The pretty pink pearl and diamante maxi is by Quiz clothing, and is currently reduced to £39.99 on Debenhams' website. It is also available on the Quiz clothing site. 

I wasn't looking to only find dresses at less than £40, but as it goes this green maxi is also down to £33 on House of Fraser. It seems like now is the time to buy your bridesmaid dresses! :)    

What do you think?

 

Would you splash out just because it's your wedding day, or have your girls in high street dresses?

 

x

Wishlist: Pink Princess

 

Nail Polish / Coat / T-shirt Dress / Yankee Candle / Phone Case / Disney Boxset / Purse / Fairy Lights

 

Love these pretty things :-)

 

I'm still on the hunt for some cute battery-run fairy lights and these look perfect.

 

The Asos coat was £80 last week and is now in the sale - bonus!  

 

This Barry M nail polish is a gorgeous girly colour - I love shiny & girly nails :-)

 

 

My New Love of Pinterest

When planning my wedding a few months ago I started a Pinterest account so that I could search for inspiration.

I have to say I was happy with what I found. What a beautiful website :)

You can totally escape the real world and enjoy spending hours admiring pretty things, getting ideas for your own home/wedding/recipe file and saving them to look back on at any time. I've pinned wedding dresses, cake recipes and gorgeous living room inspiration, garden seating areas and clever storage ideas.

It's like storing all of your favourite parts of a magazine without taking up space in your home. I really enjoy browsing, pinning pretty pictures and good ideas. It's like a fabulous space-saving scrapbook!

I will look back at my pins when considering redecorating a room or moving house. It's so useful!

I don't really get the whole following thing - I don't follow anybody and nobody follows me (lol). I think Pinterest is different to Instagram and things, I just see it as something useful for me. 

Here are a few of my favourite pins... 

 

 

 

 

 

All photos are from Pinterest. Not my own.

 

That last picture is on my travel board as a hotel to stay at if we ever win the lottery ;)

 

Do you love Pinterest?

 

x

 

When Wearing Glasses gets Boring...

Ohh glasses glasses glasses. Love them? Hate them? Lots of us have to wear them...

For those of us who do have to wear them, I think most would agree that at some point we've all considered that it would be nice to not need them.  

When sticking a contact lense into your eye isn't an option for you, it can sometimes feel like your whole outfit has had to change so that you can see properly...

I wear distance glasses and my eyesight isn't too awful, but because I need them to drive I therefore feel the need to wear them at work, which makes it harder to be confident without them when you would really like to ditch them for a few hours.

Surely we all get bored of them now and again?

Don't get me wrong, I don't hate them or hold a grudge that my eyesight isn't perfect - there are far worse problems to have. But it does bug me that we unfortunately are taught by friends and peers from a very young age that glasses are geeky and uncool. 

I tried contacts once and just didn't get along with them. It's probably my own confidence issue where just I feel that I personally would look better without my glasses - maybe most people don't feel this way? 

Topshop/Topman have sold clear lense glasses recently, and the trends in glasses frames seems to be changing. But when you have to pay a lot of money for prescription glasses, it can be hard to change frames just to fit in with the latest trend and get a pair of glasses that make you feel confident.

I would love to have a good choice of glasses at home to choose from but unfortunately the prices of prescription glasses just don't allow me to. Lots of bills to pay, etc!

It seems like the only answer is to accept that this is just us, find a pair that makes us feel as good as possible and wear them with pride!

To cheer myself up I decided to share some photos of celebrity ladies looking gorgeous in glasses...

Jennifer Aniston

Kim Kardashian

 

Emma Watson

 

Keira Knightley

 

Rihanna

 

Victoria Beckham

 

 

Do you wear glasses?

 

Do you get that tied down feeling on certain days, where you just wish you could go without them?

 

x