tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42996630141577213352024-03-19T09:16:11.133+00:00Charlotte LovesFashion, Beauty, mummy stuff ...Charlotte Loveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109514789364874515noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299663014157721335.post-47218750950502652042017-02-21T18:42:00.001+00:002017-02-21T18:51:32.056+00:00One Big Apology...It's crazy how things escalate quickly.<br />
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Last year I had a plan for this blog. I had schedules and posts written. I was going to be organised, and post regularly, and just be really really organised.<br />
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And in a blur of shock and excitement I forgot to post, broke my charger so couldn't post, and took one too many jobs. This blog just ran away from me.<br />
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Fast forward to today, where I am raising a toddler, planning a wedding (THIS YEAR) trying to move house (madness), and working THREE part time jobs! From home. With a toddler.<br />
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Thing have got sort of pushed to the back burner a little. Before I realised it had been far too long, and I had neglected the one thing I wanted to be doing the most!<br />
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Or at least I'm trying to be.<br />
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Be kind to me, please. I'm not sure when I am going to fit "sleep" into my schedule, but lets be honest I'm not getting much of that anyway thanks to the toddler, so I'm sure I wont be missing out.<br />
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P.S. I'M GETTING MARRIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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If you live outside London, and in particular in the countryside, it can be hard to imagine that there is any sort of wildlife in the City. Sometimes even a urban dweller like me gets shocked at just how much wildlifey (technical term) stuff there's is. There are numerous parks and random bits of green with animals plonked in. As for city farms, there are apparently 16, according to time out...<br />
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So for Easter we went to see the new born chicks at Vauxhall City farm. Which is what you do at Easter! There was no Jesus, but there were baby chicks! They were by far the favourite thing that Noah saw there. (*whispers* mine too)<br />
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Tucked away in amongst tower blocks and high rise buildings and teens getting drunk on the grass, is Vauxhall city farm. Like many farms it houses the usual suspects, sheep, goats, alpacas, a pig or two. There are some ponies they give lessons on, ducks, chickens and little house hold pets; rabbits and the like. For 50p you can get a bag of feed for the animals, which is so reasonable a cost it blew my mind a little. You cant even buy a bar of chocolate for that now. There's also a little machine that dishes out feed for 20p which takes me back to the 90's when there was still a use for 20p.<br />
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You can also pay a pound or two to sit in a pen and cuddle a rabbit or whatnot. Its all very cute and very reasonable.<br />
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Its not that big, in fact it's very tiny. It's the sort of place you pop out to at some point in the day to stop your child climbing the walls, not the sort of place you spend the whole day. But the excitement and energy my tiny tot exuded from trying to feed all the animals knocked him out for hours after so *thumbs up* job well done Vauxhall!<br />
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Would I go again? Oh definitely! If you are stuck for things to do you really cant go wrong with going someone for free to see some animals that you can touch and feed. Everyone's happy; even me.<br />
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It wasn't until I got home and started writing this I realised pretty much my whole outfit is topshop. How embarrassing! I'm loving mom jeans at the moment, as I've said in a previous post- they are comfortable and easy to move about in. The top is a body, so while handy to not have to worry about re-tucking it every few lunges, it's definitely not great if you are still breastfeeding.<br />
If you worry about ruining your shoes- boots are a good shout. Unless of course you worry about ruining your boots on the farm muck (water + lots of dropped feed pellets = green sludge) then wellies are probably better.<br />
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If anyone follows my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/charlottelovesblog/" target="_blank">instagram feed</a> you will probably have seen this photo, and know about my Zara obsession. This photo I found HILARIOUS! The day before he learnt how to put his hands in his pockets (haha- the simple things) and so not only kept putting his hands in his pockets- but telling us also. "look, look my pockets!!". Somehow we snapped a picture of him posing like a little male model. I can't not laugh looking at this. Maybe it's in his genes... more likely I take WAY too many pictures of him! He's learning the game! </div>
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First off mothers, I hope you are all having a wonderful and spoilt day! Remember, you are awesome!! Even when you plop little Sally and Bobby down in front of cbeebies so you can <strike>secretly chug some rioja, </strike> wash up the dishes in peace, YOU ARE AMAZING! We've had a very casual day, lovely breakfast at the park cafe and a nice walk with the dog (so aside from the eggs, pretty much the same as every other day). The tiny man is actually not feeling well today so he's been asleep all afternoon, which has been quite a calm and lazy day for mummy!<br />
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Secondly; I hope you've all called your mums! They never stop being mothers. Even now I'm a grown adult woman with a child of my own, my mum doesn't stop looking out for me. Without the help and support from my mum I would never have finished my degree! Moral: Mums are always awesome!!<br />
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Today, in keeping with the MOTHERS DAY theme, I'm rocking this classic casual look: my new mom jeans from Topshop; and my MOTHER sweatshirt from <a href="http://www.selfishmother.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Selfish Mother</a>. If you've never checked her blog out, then DO! Not only is it a great blog, but she sells these amazing sweatshirts, t-shirts, and a whole range of other merchandise. They've been on my wish-list for absolutely ages but I've only recently purchased one, because, well, they are £45 pounds. Other than "mother" clothes come with fun phrases like "WINGING IT". Which I definitely relate to. And is definitely definitely on my wish list next!<br />
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What makes these so good, aside from being so super snuggly and soft, is that the profits go to charity. <a href="http://www.womenforwomen.org.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Women for Women International</a> is a charity that helps women from war torn regions rebuild their lives. So while you are buying something for yourself, your actually helping other women, and other mothers. According to their website, as of February this year they have raised £65,000 for the charity Women For Women International, which means there are a LOT of mummy's out there supporting Selfish Mother! It's really incredible. I really felt the need to bang on about this today, because while we are all being spoilt by our loved ones with flowers or chocolates or yummy breakfasts, we can also be thinking about other mothers today too. So if you haven't checked out the blog, then DO!! I basically want about 6 more things. You probably will too.<br />
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Fashion wise: since sports luxe is a trend this season (yeah-seriously-wtf?) sweatshirts therefore are ON TREND!! LOL. So wearing comfy clothing is apparently OK for spring and summer! SWEET. So... yes.... that's a thing.... but if you just like warm and soft and comfortable clothing then BING! This works too.<br />
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Mummy-Fashion wise; you cant go wrong. This is practical as practical mummy outfits come! As you can see from the pictures about, there is no problem moving about in this outfit! If you are breastfeeding then big baggy sweatshirts are always useful for pulling up easily but leaving part of you covered. Adding a shirt underneath, as I have done, just adds another layer of safety.<br />
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So what do you think of the <a href="http://shop.selfishmother.com/collections/women" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">selfish mother</a> sweatshirts? Which ones do you like the best? And have you all had a good day?<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We are one and a half months into the new year, and that means only one thing...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm one and a half months behind on my new years resolution.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This year I decided to do none of the usual promises I was bound to fail (giving up chocolate, going the the gym, volunteering to work on a panda sanctuary in China) and to just have one, very simple resolution, something surely I could manage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now, this shouldn't be an awful shock to me, (I'm used to deadlines after all). I started another blog about 5 years ago... bought the domain for this two years ago after spending a YEAR trying to come up with a name....I really should have got round to the concept of posting regularly by now! However.... so far I've posted a handful of times.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've actually written lots and lots of posts, taken and edited lots of pictures....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The problem is that it seems incredibly intrusive and personal to actually finally publish them. I am really VERY nervous about it. By the very nature of writing a blog you open yourself up to being judged. Why I've decided to do this when clearly I am not the right person to be doing this I don't know. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Anyway, THIS HAS TO END! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For my own sanity I need to actually do something other than “ohh, yes, look, birdies, what do birdies say?”; making up hilarious** animal voices to Old McDonald; and micro-managing my sons <span style="background-color: white;">attempt</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s to summit the bookcase. </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">(</span>Is that even a correct sentence to say? I just don't even know any more).</span><br />
<span style="background-color: yellow; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">FOR THE LOVE OF GOD I need to do something with this brain before it withers and dies. Something that I do, for myself. On my own. For sanity. So I can pretend I still have a some intelligence left. (Seriously- i just spelt it as “pretent”. I'm really not helping myself out here).<br /><br /><br />SO AS OF NEXT WEEK.... expect weekly posts! EXCITING!<br /><br />I know, I can tell you can hardly contain your excitement.<br /><br />In the meantime keep yourself entertained with my <a href="http://www.instagram.com/charlottelovesblog" target="_blank">instagram</a> feed. Its by far my favourite social media app.</span><br />
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entertained are backfiring and TURNING ME INTO A CRAZY PERSON.</span>Charlotte Loveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109514789364874515noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299663014157721335.post-42153093207762296762015-07-21T22:23:00.002+01:002017-02-21T18:53:33.534+00:00Morden Hall Park Life<br />
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HANDS UP, who's loving this summer weather?!?!<br />
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Summer fashion always feels a bit of an after thought for me. As a typical Briton, 80% of my wardrobe/shoes cater to the colder climate we encounter. I can happily be wearing a jumper and suddenly find myself in 27 degree heat thinking what the fudge* happened!<br />
Equally, I can think "hey, this is safe to wear suede today", and get caught in a downpour. (Must remember <a href="http://www.charlotteloves.com/2015/05/my-fashion-rules.html" target="_blank">rule number 3</a>: Don't be precious!)<br />
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I've always wished I could have been around in the 60's or 70's, a little bit for the music but mainly to enjoy the fashion! Mary Quant has always been an idol to me. Alas, as no one has yet to invent a time machine (and, lets face it, if they had it would probably be priced out of most peoples leagues anyway) I'll have to make do with just the "inspired" trends (all of the nostalgia- none of the crap**). Mostly my outfits are tones down versions of the 70's trend, because as much as I would love to walk around in crazy patterned 70's flares (and believe me, I REALLY REALLY would) I would look like a right prat. It would just not make sense in normal everyday life.<br />
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For anyone not from London, its hard to imagine that there are many parks in London, let alone nice parks. In fact, there are LOADS of amazing parks in London.... and I am ashamed to say I've been to about 3 of them.<br />
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Aiming to rectify this, we recently took a trip to VERY south London and visited Morden Hall Park, a great setting for my 70's inspired top! I absolutely loved this park (!!!) Mr Loves on the other hand was harder to impress. Morden hall is a national trust park and was apparently once a deer park, whatever that means. We went because we heard rumour that there was a shallow stream suitable for paddling in, which is the perfect way to cool yourself down in this weather! The stream in question was situated in the Rose Garden, a large area with, funnily enough, lots of rose bushes! Its a fenced in area, and perfect for picnics and children running around, especially as it's a strictly "dog-on-lead" zone too. Unfortunately, the Mini-Man was not as up for stream-paddling as I had hoped he would be, and I looked a tad strange just paddling on my own.<br />
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Jeans: H&M-14.99 (-student discount on their 20% off day. Win!)</div>
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Top: Topshop- £32 (Again Student discount! I'm going to miss that!)</div>
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This follows pretty much all my <u><a href="http://www.charlotteloves.com/2015/05/my-fashion-rules.html" target="_blank">mummy fashion rules</a></u>, pattern, separates, non-precious and flat shoes.<br />
The jeans are a handy "normal waist" which means them come up to your belly button and tuck all your stomach in-YEY. They are actually pretty sturdy considering they are so cheep. A slight problem however.... they do lack front pockets - although they fake it and I didn't realise until wearing them a few days. It seems that the extra cost of jeans goes towards pockets-not material! Who knew!<br />
The top is just about an ok length, thanks to the jeans. There seems to be too many crop tops/short tops out there on the market these days its hard to avoid them. But I loved the pattern and colour of this top, and of course, the 70's vibes it's throwing out!<br />
Overall, I love this look. It's completely casual, I can comfortably mess about in the park with the rabble, yet it is more than just a boring Tee and has on trend vibes. Win!<br />
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For those of you who know me, they will know how much of an effort this is! There may even be some laughter, mockery, or downright disbelief.<br />
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Because I don't run.<br />
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I was THAT girl in your PE class at school who would forget her kit, have a note for a "sprained ankle", get a convenient headache or any other number of excuses to get out of doing any kind of physical exercise. The only time I willingly took part in a sports day was when I was House Captain and there was literally no other person to complete the relay team. 200 metres (I have no idea, I'm making that up, it felt like 3 miles) and I thought I would die. My gym teacher even wrote in my school report once "Charlotte needs to realise that increasing her heart rate will not KILL her". Sports was definitely NOT for me.<br />
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Even now, my partner is the kind of guy who can just knock out a 12 mile run and be like, HEY, no problem, it's just a warm up (he just did all 26-and-a-bit miles of the London marathon!) I on the other hand, can MAYBE make it to the end of the road before getting out of breath/a stitch/lactic acid build up, and be living off the fact I raised my heart rate (for all of 12 seconds) for the next 6 months.<br />
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Last month, after a long long battle, that started around 18 years ago, my partners mum passed away. She was only 52.<br />
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She had been fighting breast cancer, and fighting it hard! I am incredibly grateful that I got to know this incredible woman, and devastated that she is no longer around.<br />
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Yet there was absolutely nothing we can do. I'm upset for her, I'm upset for her family. I'm upset.<br />
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Families everywhere are affected by cancer, we aren't the first. But why why WHY is this terrible disease continuing. We live in a society that can map the human genome, but can't find a cure of cancer. We send people into SPACE, but we can't beat cancer. We can clone another species but we can't stop cancer.<br />
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It hurts because it seems as if there is no justice in the world. If you believe in god, or karmic retribution, or anything, then HOW can this happen?!<br />
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I'm not going to sit here and tell you the price of a Bunsen burner or petri dish, it's important, yes, but irrelevant to people personally affected; but if you do want to know, <a href="http://raceforlife.cancerresearchuk.org/raise-money/where-your-money-goes/index.html" target="_blank">you can find out here</a>.<br />
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What this money can do on a human level, is give you more time. More time with your family, with a friend and with a loved one.<br />
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Without the work done by cancer research, my partners mum may never have met her grandson, and I know that meant the world to her. When we told her we were expecting she literally jumped up and down with excitement, crying "I'm gonna be a nanny, I'm gonna be a nanny" before calling everyone! When she first met him, she burst into tears. But there are many others out there who have never met their grandchildren, and many who never will. There are parents who are fighting not for themselves but for their children.<br />
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It doesn't sound like much but it all adds up.<br />
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Which is why I bring this here! To reach more people than my circle of friends could! Everyone has their own story, everyone has their own reasons. This is mine. Help me raise some money so that the people at cancer research can continue on their work and help the people of the future! They have already done so much! But right now it's just not enough.<br />
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At about 4 months post D-day I decided it was probably best I stopped moping about in my maternity jeans (which had to be pulled back up every time I moved), waiting for my figure to "settle" and actually sort out my clothes to see what fit and what no longer fit me. Besides the clothes I was wearing at the time this was the result which I posted on Instagram:<br />
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As you can see that left three tops in my wardrobe.<br />
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That was pretty depressing, I was breast feeding goddamit, aren't you meant to ping back into shape?!? Isn't that what all the celebs credit with getting their "pre-pregnancy body" back?(Vom- I so hate that phrase). Isn't that what my mum told me would happen? I AM in my 20's! I'm young, them's the rules!! I WAS MEANT TO PING! That size 8 leather skirt was meant to be AN INVESTMENT BUY!!! I can't even get it above my knees now!<br />
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As exciting as the prospect of shopping for a WHOLE. NEW. WARDROBE. should have been, it was a rather daunting task, as aside from the fact I would have to go and view a body I really didn't like in full length mirrors all day, and the fact I had no idea where to begin in dressing for my new shape, it was also the problem of actually building up the basics of a wardrobe it had taken me my whole adult lifetime to accumulate, those boring things you never even think about but take up your money. Like plain basic jeans.<br />
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So while my wardrobe is not that bare any more, there is still not a great deal of variety in the clothes I have, it was only last month I actually bought an outfit which has the sole purpose for going out for a night out. 15 months (plus 9) to buy an "out-out" outfit. Oh how times have changed lol.<br />
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So while navigating the world of fashion and mummy hood, I've discovered a pattern begin to emerge in my shopping habits. Because some things just aren't practical... and somethings can be a secret life saver!<br />
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Prints I hear you cry, Prints?! Well there's nothing practical about that! Prints doesn't make it easier for you to crawl around the floor, or run after a fleeing 15 month old....<br />
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I'm talking your snot, food, dirt, mud, and all other manner of grubbiness your little darling will bestow upon you. Because trust me, the busier your clothes, the harder it is to see anythings that is just not meant to be there.<br />
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Its not a pretty tip! In fact, it's fairly disgusting. But I can almost guarantee that within 7 (and this IS my current average time) minutes of putting on that plain black top, the arms, shoulders and boobs will be covered in snot! I don't have enough clothes for the amount of times I would have to change in a day to refresh from his little dirty hands. And I can't really hold him at arms length because I'm worried about a bit of dirt, he just won't let me, persistent little bugger.<br />
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Things are going to get ruined. Knees are going to get worn, jeans are going to fade, jumpers are going to catch and bobble, cotton tops are going to bobble; in fact things you didn't think can bobble- will bobble!!<br />
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But that's just because you spend so much of your time getting such good cuddles. :) And I can't pick fault with that. The only thing I can say is if you want that really nice something and you want it to stay a really nice something then either A) don't wear it in day time baby hours, or B) buy 7.<br />
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This "rule" came about because of a few main reasons, ONE- breastfeeding! As I hated nursing clothes even worse than I hated maternity clothes, I took it upon myself to just buy clothes I could easily undo to feed in *blushes* public. Buttoned shirts and jeans being my main outfit of choice.<br />
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Heals are SO unpractical. Everyone knows that.....<br />
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Yeah.... okay.... so this is one I still haven't fully got on board with. Not for lack of trying. My main gripe is spending money on something which is no more that a glorified ballet pump. The amount of flat shoes I see that look lovely yes, but have a sole you will wear through in a week and have no support whats ever, is ridiculous. I'm not quite sure WHEN I became my grandmother, or if shoes have just got much, much worse over time, but why do children and men get acceptable shoes that do their main, basic purpose, of supporting and protecting (blah blah blah) the foot but us womenz get the shoes which look pretty and work if you daintily sit in that chair over there, you know- that one in the corner there (the same one which is less offensive if your are a breastfeeding beast).<br />
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As someone who did not possess a single flat shoe pre-baby (aside from converse which are in my "trainers" category and therefore don't count) this has been a particularly hard adjustment for me. I found some wonderful flat boots from dune I wore all through my pregnancy and beyond, but annoyingly it's just TOO HOT to wear boots in summer. Or else I would. I suffer from what I like to term "hot foot syndrome" (catchy!). Last summer I skirted around the issue of The Flat Shoe by just wearing sandals... which were more my budget... yet just as unhelpful with the support.<br />
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SO THERE IT IS.... my only four fashion rules. I am sure I'll get more as I get more experienced at fashion in the mummy world, we shall see. Of course I'm also sure I'll probably ignore my own advice too...<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">I want to set the tone for this blog but I, obviously, haven't got a readership yet, and so I am very VERY aware that I am talking to myself. But then again, I'm probably going to be talking to myself with each post, and having a baby makes you very adept at talking to no-one, so actually, this really ought not to be problem! </span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I spent so long faffing about, ("Is this the right background?", "Is this the right font?", "HOW DO YOU MAKE A TITLE HEADER?!?!" (Seriously- who knew photoshop was so complicated!?!?)) But in the end I decided just go with it and change it as and when I can... I will be procrastinating forever otherwise.</span></span></div>
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The idea for this blog started so long ago, and since then the direction has changed time and time again; it shall probably change some more before I'm done. Since having my son my world has been turned upside down, and I absolutely love it!! This tiny being who smiles when he sees me, and who laughs at my AMAZING jokes (like blowing raspberries-classic!). But simple things I thought I knew, what clothes to buy, how to dress myself for my body shape, have completely gone out the window. The different parts of my body now span three different clothes sizes (handy) and I'm not used to how top heavy I've become! Having worked in the fashion industry before I was very confident with my own personal style, and at the very least what clothes I should avoid. But now it's like I have to learn the rules of life all over again. Naively I assumed fashion would take a short hiatus during the pregnancy stage (I didn't find the two mixed well), but then so long to leggings and stretchy tops (!), stupidly not realising breastfeeding would also mean a very limited wardrobe selection. None of my old clothes fit still and fearing I look old, fat and frumpy I've decided to take matters into my own hands, and actively try not to BE old fat and frumpy. </div>
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Well this is where this blog comes in, in an effort to keep hold of some sort of identity! To search out fashionable clothes that are also mummy (and budget) appropriate, make-up hints and tips you can ACTUALLY do in the spare few seconds between nappy change and breakfast, and general mummy and modern life chit chat. I may be a mum, but I'm also still young, and I don't want to give up on myself just yet! </div>
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Hopefully someone out there can identify with this, and if not, at least I can look back in years to come, and laugh at how silly my younger self (probably, but really hopefully not) was.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Because I am a sucker for punishment. I'm currently in my final term of my last year of my degree, and because I don't have enough to do in looking after a baby and completing a degree, I thought I would give myself some more! (As I write this I've only had two hours sleep last night in an attempt to get some coursework in on time).</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">The truth is, I've started to panic that without uni I'll have nothing to do, nothing to focus on, and nothing to be. This is my (pathetic?) attempt to keep my brain ticking over and give me some sort of purpose! </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Well hopefully this will reach at least one person and be helpful, or at the very least mildly entertaining! </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">So thats the reason behind Charlotte Loves!</span><br />
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