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August Shoe Save Round Up

September 20, 2021September 20, 2021by StephLeave a Comment on August Shoe Save Round Up
August Shoe Save Round Up

The last of the Summer shoes...

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Twins – The Second Trimester

September 15, 2021September 20, 2021by Steph3 Comments on Twins – The Second Trimester
Twins – The Second Trimester

Two babies, two trimesters...

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And Then You Turned Two…

August 19, 2021August 18, 2021by Steph2 Comments on And Then You Turned Two…
And Then You Turned Two…

A letter to my son as we approach his second birthday...

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July Shoe Save Round Up

August 9, 2021September 20, 2021by StephLeave a Comment on July Shoe Save Round Up
July Shoe Save Round Up

Rounding up the latest month of shoe saves...

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I always assumed I’d be married before I had children. It wasn’t any kind of moral or religious belief, it just made sense to me - why would I have children with someone I wasn’t willing to marry? But life has a funny way of turning everything on its head. Neither marriage or motherhood was something I wanted to do half heartedly, and so it took much longer than I imagined for either to happen, and with a pandemic thrown in for good measure, we had to adjust our expectations of the order of things. It meant the wedding I got was very different to the one I once wanted. I used to think I’d be a vision of youth and beauty, that the day would symbolise the start of our journey together, that we’d then party the night away as a last hurrah before settling into ‘grown up’ life. I definitely didn’t picture this! But over the last couple of years I’ve found my peace with the fact it would be different. I was not the most beautiful I’ve ever been. I didn’t feel great about my new body. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out where my children were instead of absorbing the moment. I spent a fair amount of time on my own while I breastfed two small infants. My toddler definitely stole my thunder during the ceremony, making it a funny affair rather than an emotional one. All things I once would have dreaded. So it wasn’t a celebration of the start of something new. Instead it was a celebration of everything we’ve become and everything we’ve achieved so far, and I’ve never felt love like it. I love the fact that the friends that joined us were a carefully cultivated group of people who have been with us through the highs and lows and will be with us till the end. I love that the day was filled with funny stories and anecdotes about our lives together rather than promises of what might be. And I love that my babies were there with us to feel that love and will grow up with the pictures and memories of our special day. It wasn’t the wedding I wanted, but it was so much better than I’d dreamed.
Had to sit down for todays #ootd because I drank A LOT of gin and I’m out of practice at day drinking…
Let’s talk cake!! (Sorry, still posting wedding spam! I’ll stop soon, I promise!)
Apologies for posting yet another gratuitous wedding shot, but it dawned on me that I never posted an official #ootd despite the fact I got married on #favouritefrockfriday - plus today we celebrated one week of married life at a spa so I’m not looking particularly presentable!
My wedding flats! I decided I needed an insurance pair since I don’t get to wear heels as much as I used to and I didn’t want to risk spoiling the evening by not being able to dance! As it turns out though they only went on for the walk home. Not that they’ll be wasted though - shoes this pretty will always be worn!
Can you read the actual awkwardness on my face at having my outfit photo taken in public, because we left it too late and it was getting dark! But I had to capture it, because WE WENT OUT OUT! And also I matched my drink to my ensemble so surely that scores extra points of some kind?
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