Hearts on Hearts on Hearts

Hello lovelies, how's the weather with you? 
Well yesterday me and my lovely sis had arranged to go to a lovely town called Abergavenny to go search for some vintage thrifted goodies... All was going well, we had coffees and been in some lovely shops and both bought ourselves a few little things (dress for a fiver and some new wool and knitting needles for me!) and then the snow came, and came, and came some more. Now my sister lives a good 45 minute drive from my house, and normally the valley i live in (Rhondda) gets horrendous snow. I literally live on a hill surrounded by other steep hills, when it snows there is no getting in our out of my town.
So we made it back to her house at least and we weren't stranded, but i wasn't going anywhere anytime soon.. Chinese takeaway, a film, cuddles with my nieces and a sleepover was what came next :)
I eventually  got home this morning after a pretty scary drive, but all safe and sound thankfully!!

Heart Jumper and dress: Next

Leggings: Matalan

Boots: New Look

Belt: from another dress

Now when i got home and showered and changed this morning, for some reason i picked a heart dress and i heart jumper... maybe its all the Valentines messages around this time of year, but i do like to dress occasion appropriate! So yes, a heart dress, with a heart jumper and the third heart? My amber heart necklace which was a wedding gift off my hubby on our wedding morning...

It's funny when i looked down at the outfit, once on, i wasn't sure i liked it. Looking at the pics now though it's nicer than i thought it was, which is always a good thing...

Well lovely peeps, hope you've had wonderful weekends, whatever the weather. 

Take Care

Rachel

x o x

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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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