MILF in the making ;)

I can't believe I haven't blogged about this yet, but one of my bestest friends Helen is expecting her first Bubba soon!

She's due in Feb, so is looking a little more bump-y right now - all very exciting :)
At first it did seem a little surreal that one of my friends was going to have a little person (we're not grownups yet, surely!), but now it's just plain exciting!
Something else to look forward to will be in a few years, when I can proudly show the little one beautiful pictures of her Mummy getting waaaasted** :) teehee. 
This has also recently meant fun times in shops I wouldn't usually go into/avoid...baby item shops!

Everything's just so small & soft, it's hard not to want to buy everything in sight! In the end though, I managed to narrow the gift-buying down to this;

so soft & tiny! Aww. Almost worth having one...almost :)


I think if I could just spend silly amounts of money & borrow someone else's baby for dressing up, the company for the job would probably be The White Company. I would love to post some pictures of the bits they have online, but they're all GIF images...so go check out the website! 
Actually, having a browse around the 'adult' part, there are quite a few things that would make lovely Christmas presents.
I especially like the "Home > At Home > Home Accessories > Small Solid Clear-Glass Tealight Holders". (Hint, hint).

*Also, a handy tip shared by both The Mother & The Grandmother; when you've got morning sickness, eat ginger biscuits & drink ginger beer! 

Speaking of Christmas, it's that time of year again - the annual Christmas shopping routine of mild panic (don't know what to get/who to get for/how much to spend), followed by an almost euphoric (interesting definition, no?) feeling when you find something that's just right. Then a general feeling of smugness, provided this has all occurred before Dec 23rd. 
Oh, I bloody love Christmas!    


xo

Ps. **

She's gonna be one hell of a Yummy Mummy ♥

Simple pleasures...

I actually can't wait to be able to paint my nails again! 

(Click to enlarge & enjoy the detailing!)

 16 days & counting...(or 12 working day, which sounds nicer) ♥   

Ps. All pics from fuckyeahprettynails.tumblr.com & wah-nails.com! 

Yes!

Just browsing Asos, as you do, & came across a necklace which I very much want now! 

It's so lovely & simple...Just a bit of a shame it's £102.60...

  

Fingers crossed Accessorize rips it off sooner rather than later :)

xo 

Ps. Story & pics of The Boy's graduation to come shortly! So proud <3 

Sitting Vs. Standing

Well!
 I was planning on posting about something really interesting that I read in the Sunday Times Style mag & post a nice little link to the article, but apparently you have to be a (paying!) member to see it! Pfffffft. 
I don't think so. Especially when the mag is free in the first place! Outraged. 
Anyways, it was basically all about working standing up as opposed to sitting down. It's pretty interesting when you think about it, & as the article pointed out, most creative offices have people getting up & down & being generally more active than most others. 

 It also went on to explain about how the whole work/stand up thing is really catching on in America! There are places you can buy desks & 'work stations' that adjust in height, so you can stand & type or whatever it is you do for a bit...
I think it sounds like a pretty good idea to be honest! 
 One of the women they interviewed for it (I forget who it was...but left the magazine on the tube for some lucky person to read), but she either owned or ran her business, and apparently really enjoyed standing & doing work for a couple of hours at a time. 
  So not only does it make you (potentially) more creative, but you burn about 280 more calories a day...not too shabby! 
  I actually think it sounds like a really good idea, especially as at the moment I spend about 9 hours a day on my feet, but generally have plenty of energy throughout, & never find it difficult to "think on my feet" as it were...
  I wonder if my new employers would find it odd if I started working standing up in the middle of the office? 
Perhaps one to try at home for now...

xo


Ps. Just found this, which also highlights the health benefits slash tries to scare you into standing 24/7! 

Are you sitting down for this? Well, you may want to stand up, actually… recent studies have confirmed something that common sense has been telling us all for years: spending too much time sitting down is bad for your health. A study recently published by the American Cancer Society shows that spending much of your waking hours seated (i.e. that 9-5 work shift) has a deleterious effect on your health that puts you at high risk for obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes – even if you diligently exercise every day!

Dumdumdum!

 

 

Gillette gets Twitter buzzin'! (Or so it should have been called...)

'Mazin (via brandrepublic.com);

Gillette adopts Twitter for beard campaign

By Sara Kimberley, campaignlive.co.uk, 04 October 2010, 02:50PM

Gillette is launching a popularity contest on Twitter using identical twins as part of a brand-awareness campaign.

Gillette: twins Dean and George Georgiades star in latest campaign

The campaign will feature identical twins Dean and George Georgiades, who are only distinguishable by their facial hair, compete in a series of challenges to find out if men look better with beards.
The twins will be competing against each other over the next few weeks, with challenges ranging from a pasta-eating competition, to finding out if shop assistants prefer the "svelte of face" to "the hirsute of chin", all of which will be posted online for fans across the UK to watch and comment on.

Gillette is encouraging members of the pubic to vote for one of the brothers via Twitter. The winner of the contest will be the brother who has the most followers on the microblogging site.

James Nunn, Gillette brand communications manager, said: "We are extremely excited to be involved with Dean and George’s debate. The decision to be cleanly shaven or grow a beard is something that has probably crossed the mind of most guys out there."

A hella good idea, no? 

Totally going to check out if there's any Twitter buzz (no pun intended) about them yet!

Personally, I think the whole beard debate depends on the person...unless it's the 5 o'clock shadow & it happens to rub against your face - ouchie! 

xo

Dallas Clayton dot com

The boy just posted a link to this website on my facebook - and it's just lovely!
Full of things like this;  

RAINY DAY PROJECT
Please print, cut into rectangles, and glue to the price tags
of select department store jackets:

This is a magic jacket.
It is made from six thousand melted pennies.
It weighs more than a baby goat
and has protected me from many rare spirits
thought to do harm to the circulatory system.
With this jacket, you will live forever.
Without it, you may never love again.
Use this jacket wisely.
It knows you well.

And this; 

WALK ON BY
Something to say
to a stranger this week
passing on your walk to work
or wherever it is you walk

is “Hey, remember that amazing thing you did…”
then just give them the thumbs up,
like you remember it too
and it was amazing.


I guess I do tend to love silly, sappy things like this (see most previous posts), but it really does just make you feel all happy inside :]

In other news - got my copy of ELLE in the post yesterday - have been saving it for tonight in bed, then will no doubt finish it tomorrow eve, in the bath, after work. Laaaavely ♥   

Wow, been a little tardy on the old blogging front! 
 But in my defense, working full-time, without a computer staring you in the face is tiring! Although the number of saved drafts on my phone with notes of things to blog about is getting silly! The most recent of which is the 54th London Film Festival! 


  I found a little booklet all about it on my way home from work tonight, & it looks really amazing! 


 I think that top of the films I'd like to see are Black Swan & 127 Hours. 

  
Black Swan is the film about Ballet...to be honest, I don't know too much about the narrative of the film, but I do really like Natalie Portman, & the trailer looks pretty amazing;



And it's by the same director as Requiem for a Dream, which I really like. I especially love the title of Requiem - I had to look up the meaning of requiem after seeing the film for the first time a couple of years ago, as I didn't know the meaning. It's also known as a 'Mass for the dead' - because once you've seen the film, you understand it's about the 'death' of the American Dream, & the way the protagonists all descend into madness in one form or another. 
 Which kinda looks like what happens in Black Swan, by the look of the trailer...should be interesting!