Bunnies and Bows

Hey lovelies... Nice weekend? Hope so! i've had quite a nice one! just made (and ate) a beautiful quorn curry and now im just settling down for the evening with a cold Corona.... pretty sweet!

Jumper: Very (about 2 -3 years ago)

Teal Skirt and shirt: Next

Bow: taken off a handbag that i once wore to a wedding... handy as its just what ive been looking for!

Wedge Booties: Dorothy Perkins about a year or so ago.

so folks... these are the bunnies and  the bow. I love this jumper, it comes out every winter now and it still makes me cheery.  This is also an attempt at pattern mixing, something i admire on others but very rarely do, so i'm dabbling in this area.. how did i do?

Funny, i wore this outfit, minus the jumper, a few months a go and hated it... the skirt gave me a mum tum (ok it didn't give me one, i already had it, but it totally emphasised it which made me and my mum tum sad!) But i wore this to the shops yesterday and loved it! funny, the bunny jumper made the whole thing come together for me.

And yes my bow is wonky, but i was really conscious of stabbing myself in the neck with the pointy pin and just thought, "that will bloody well do!!!!"

Also... (again) excuse the hair... i have had one hellova week! I pulled a muscle in my neck on Thursday morning.. I was in agony! I'm only just starting to not yelp out in pain every time i turn my head. But i could not for the life of me do my hair... the pain was too much! so its been the dragged through a hedge backwards look for a good few days now. It's getting to the point where even the brush is looking scared. And one of my colleagues asked (sarcastically) if i'd had my hair done.. nice,ha! (note to self... get him back when least suspecting!!)

So on that note lovely people i will love you and leave you.. 

We're about to watch some Dynamo... have you guys seen him? You tube him if you haven't (hes a magician for those wondering) Seriously, he blows my mind! incredible!

Take care all!!

Rachel 

x o x

Ps, Ive got some lovely awards to show you but i keep bloomin' forgetting!! someone give me a poke and remind me!! 

times they are a changing....

hello lovelies... happy monday to you all... hope you've had marvellous weekends.
me and my boy are having a really chilled monday... its so nice to do nothing sometimes, something i rarely seem to do.
so as today is a super chilled day.. there's pretty much nothing to see here, apart from me and neo in pj's.
so here's yesterdays outfit...

there must have been something reeeallly interesting on the floor!

Peter pan collar shirt

Red skinny Cords

Tan boots

all fromNext

Cardigan:

Primark

i adore this shirt. its pretty and casual.. and pretty and causal is all that im after on a weekend. It has a little neck tie that is detachable too, so when Neo decidedes to grab the daggly pretty neck tie, and mummys had enough, off it comes.  practical, pretty and casual! thats a good shirt!

Ive never worn it with the red skinny cords but liked the outcome

Now as the title mentions... things may will be changing up a bit round here. Im really excited. I have this this lovely lady designing a a nice new web home for me. i have a couple of new monthly features id like to introduce you too and lastly and most importantly, im thinking of a name change.

Now to me this is MAJOR. i have never loved the name im currently with. As much as i think alll us mummys should be yummy, this blog has gone in a different direction to what i first imagined. Its better!  so i feel i need a new name, something thats more.... me, ya know?

So lovely people i ask of you to give me your honest opinions in the comments below of what you think of my suggestions:

A. MESSY HAIRED MAMA

reason being... i constantly say on here... excuse my messy hair... its a permanent fixture in my life... i will live and die with bed head. i have come to accept this :)

B. RETRO STYLE MAMA

my style is retro/ vintage... i know what i like regardless of whats in, and this is it... what you see :) plus obviously, im a mama lol!

C. ELEPHANT JUICE cos if you say this it looks like you're saying i love you... i've loved this since i was a kiddy

D. CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE

cracking song, and the blog is about all the crazy little things i love :)

E. keep current name

now these are my only suggestions right now... i may change my mind allll over again cos im stupidly fickle like that, but i would love to know what you think.. your opinion means lots and lots.

anywhhooo, wishing you all a lovely week this week! im off to go cook a very lazy lunch for me and neo and then an extra dose of cuddles on the sofa

Take care all

Rachel

x o x

linking up with these lovelies today :)

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Sunday Funday

Hello lovelies... Nice weekend? I do hope so!
Its been good here, my lovely sister came down with my beautiful nieces today and we had fajitas(yum yum). So it was a  house full with 5 kids and 3 adults, it was fab... i love it when we're altogether.
The weather is pretty lovely right now, blue skys and cold frost..i like the cold, far more than i like rain and dry weather makes blogging me very happy.

Jumper: Warehouse sale

Jeans: Sooo old (i gave them to my sis a while a go and she wore them recently, hated them and so i claimed them back and its love all over again)

Hat: Next

Had me a fringe(bangs) cut yesterday, infact i had the whole lot done, its so nice going to the hairdressers and having an hour just for me.... as a mama an hour is such a nice luxury! 
But the fringe, she cut it a few mm too short! No one else seems to have noticed, but I notice. But hey, its just hair, give it 2 weeks and it'll probably be peerrfect! Until then i'll just put up with it (and wear hats, tee hee!!)
This outfit is just super casual,  I wondered whether or not to post this. Often with blogging i think its for best outfits and the nicest dresses, but thats not me alllll the time. This is very often me! casual and comfy.Hope you dont mind!!
 If i wear dresses or skirts for a few days, i find myself looking forward to a nice jeans day. Sunday is the perfect day for that...Do you ever look forward to dressing down?


Right lovelies, off for some reading before bed, cos im like a little old lady!lol.. Now excuse me whilst i get my hot water bottle and coco (ha ha rock and roll folks!)

Lots of Love

Rachel

x o x


Ps: I just found out it was national hat day... go me!! :D

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A falling out....

With this damn laptop! seriously its conked out 4 times since i have tried doing this. My husband is a computer geek(in a lovely handy way) this shouldnt be happening!!! I'm starting to get computer rage. Its amazing how much i've come to rely on this piece of equipment! (please dont die mr laptop, i NEED you! big kisses and a promise of a full nice service for you if you stay alive!) 

So yesterday, Saturday. Saturdays to me have always been about shopping. When i was old enough to venture to the local town shops i would meet friends there and hit the few shops that we had. (this was before mobile phones, so you would arrange to meet prior and then hope they turned up. lol...or was that just me.. mobile phones are good!)This would then consist of loitering around the make-up shops, trying the perfume from the perfume counter and trying on whatever we couldnt really afford as teenagers. 

And then as i grew older, Saturday shopping would be for the ideal Saturday night outfit.

 Now as a mamma and wife with responsibilities, Saturday is mostly food shopping, or shoe shopping. Shoes for kids that is (seriously they go through them like they grow on trees!!). But i do manage to sneak in a few bits for myself sometimes. 

This was this saturdays shopping outfit....

Cardigan:Newlook

Blouse: Asda

Jeans: Next

Shoes: Tesco

Bag: Matalan

So when i say i mostly go food shopping, obviously these food shops have big clothes sections that often beckon me in....

The tapestry type bag from Matalan is lovely, it was £6 on sale and is a joy to carry. Its not quite as good as my MIL's vintage beauty, but will do me well.

Anywhoo

I hope you've all had lovely weekends..back to the grindstone i guess!

hope to be back soon...'puter permitting.

Take care all

Rachel

x o x

ps, been messing round with photo editing, hope you dont mind it.

pps: so sorry i havent been commenting much on all your lovely blogs.. this laptop is like a ticking time bomb... but just so you know ive been reading all your lovely blogs on google reader on my mobile! technology is great... again thank you mobile phones, you make life better!;)

Granny Crochet Chic

Last day of the holidays folks, boohooo :( I must say i am sad to go back to work. Took the dec's down today and the house looks bare both in a good way and bad way. i miss those sparkly lights but love that my house looks minimalistic for once (only in comparison to yesterday, its still a hoarders heaven here really)
So to mark my last day before getting back into the dreaded rat race tomorrow i went super casual.


When i say Granny crochet chic.... ye, there's nothing chic about this outfit, but i still love the fact that i look like im wearing a jumper your granny crocheted. 

Crochet Jumper & Rust Flares:

River Island sale

Chelsea Boots: Clarks

The thing i love about sales, is that i often find a lot of things are on sale as they didnt sell well, aka nobody liked them. In steps me. Usually, i love the stuff nobody else does. I like giving homes to those outcast clothes that nobody loved or wanted. My house is a clothing orphanage for unloved items... all welcome.

And this crochet jumper is the newest member.  At £50 i liked it but wouldnt part with the cash. At £15 i was happy to part with my pennies. The rust flares are rather large but they proved comfy and practical for the gymnastics of jumping round the room taking down the decorations and cleaning.

 I have about 6 crochet blankets at home, so now i literally blend in to my furniture. Not sure if thats a good thing lol!

I still have my 2012 goals to tell you, the more i think about it the more i keep adding so i think i have to draw a line!

I hope to be back soon (work permitting and also weather permitting, we're forecast some nasty storms, winds, rain, you know the usual) got some cracking outfits ive put together lately that i can't wait to show you!

Take Care lovelies

Rachel

x o x

Sunday Morning rain is falling

Happy New year again all! Hope you brought it in with a bang, ours was more a puff than a bang. With kiddies its always a calm event. But we saw it in and i didnt fall asleep! We were watching Absolutely Fabulous and i suddenly heard fireworks, sure enough it was midnight, lol!
Ive got the dreaded feeling, in the pit of my stomach, the feeling that you know work is just round the corner and your free time has gone as if it never had been. I hate that feeling....

Blouse: Peacocks on sale

Skirt: Gap On sale

Cardi: Primark

Necklace: Old

Boots: New Look

Umbrella:Vintage

The birds are back, another animal piece of clothing added to the collection!!!

"im spinnniiinnng in the rain";)

'me new lovely boots that arent really made for the stoopid rain, being lovely suede.

I Super loved this easy going, easy wearing outfit. I felt really comfy and like i had made an effort. Always a winner with me. Plus this skirt runs really big, i bought my usual size, and its huge!! It literally cost me a tenner on sale which i was well chuffed with, and came in well handy with the after christmas binge weight gain. I didn't think i was gunna go mad this year, but ive put on half a stone!! Half a bloody stone!! Grrrr! Well, guess you know what my 1st 2012 goal is!

I do have some other "goals" (im not keen on "resolutions" the pressure is too much, least goals i can aim and hope for the best, and theyre more a guide than a persistent nagging in my mind)

I'll tell you what my plans are next blog, i'm still putting a bit of thought in to it.

Lovely people i need your help. I bought this beautiful vintage 1970's, wool skirt recently for £4 on ebay. Its a beauty, but the christmas colouring of it is making me wonder how the hell im gunna wear this now christmas is done for a whole year!

Any suggestions??? I really would like it to be less festive more winter wear. Im thinking maybe adding the above mustard type blouse to add another colour to take away from the obvious. What d'you think?

All advice gratefully received!! 

Well lovelies, you take care and i'll be back shortly!

See you Soon

Rachel

x o x






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