Monthly Archives: January 2012

Girls Night

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Refreshed, relaxed and rejuvenated ready for some Southern fare with an old friend that I haven’t seen in goodness knows how long.  Really wishing I’d decided to get a cab as I’m in the mood for a couple of glasses of wine but to be honest I can do with out the wine calories right now!

Tonight’s ensemble is all Boden – Sixties dress, piped shoe boots, scarf and JohnnieB leather jacket. The boots and the dress keep coming back into clearance and I have all 3 colors in the boots and also have the cream Sixties dress.  For some reason I always buy in multiple colorways from Boden when I find a style I love. Oh and that’s Tennyson’s rear end – we adopted him from Atlanta Boxer Rescue back in October – I LOVE him, he follows me around like my shadow.

Boden outfit

Parenting required…

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Well last night was tiring.  Our house is always quite eventful after dark with 2 children and an aging boxer there always seems to be someone up and about. Last night it was poor Hugh’s turn – up with a fever and barking cough.  Why does it always happen when I have scheduled appointments for the following day?  So up at the crack of dawn this morning after cuddling a little boy most of the night who was burning up.  MM has just arrived home to give me some respite – lucky me – but Hugh is now passed out on the sofa after a dose of Tylenol.  Hopefully it will do him some good.

I might try and grab a nap as I’m off out with an old colleague tonight to catch up.  I haven’t seen her in a couple of years so it should be fun.  I worked with her when I was a Brand Director at IHG – boy do I have some stories to tell about that one…I’ll save for another day.

My poorly baby.

MLK Day – another day off!?

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When we first arrived in the States no one took MLK Day as a Holiday and now it seems the whole of the States closes down for the day including the schools. It always seems way too soon after the Christmas break to take another long weekend and I am never in any mood to have the children at home again – yesterday was no exception. So we decided to get wrapped up and pack a picnic and head an hour and a half North of Atlanta to Amicalola Falls.  The children were really excited about the impending adventure and with the amount of gear we had with us you’d think we were heading to the North Pole for a month. Needless to say our day out turned into one of the best family days we’ve had for a while.

My daughter is almost 6 and my son turns 4 in March so it has been difficult to walk too far with them as their little legs don’t get them anywhere quick…but yesterday they were real troopers in every sense of the word. They walked the mile up the mountainside then back down the 600 steps that take you right down the side of the Falls and across the Falls without any complaints.  We skipped, ran, walked and splashed in puddles.  DD did her Pocohontas impression and stopped every few hundred yards listening to the sound of the water getting closer.

We got back down to the car to enjoy our PB sandwiches and within no time both children were fast asleep in the backseat.  What a fabulous day and no complaints – at least not from them – my calves are still killing me today!!! I can’t wait for more fun family hikes in the North Georgia mountains – maybe we’ll get more adventurous each time and head off the beaten path! (N.B. leaving the beaten path has, in my experience with my parents, resulted in up to 10 mile hikes expectantly looking round every corner for the car park…)

Photo shows us taking a break up the hillside – I’m in my Hudson Collin jeans, green Hunters and Patagonia nano pullover.

Amicalola Falls

Hello!

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Hi all and thanks for reading.  I wanted to do a little introduction before I start posting.  I am a British transplant living in Atlanta since 2000 – I moved here with my Husband for an adventure, thinking we’d only be here a year – and well 2 cars, a house, 2 dogs and 2 children later it looks like we are here to stay now we have our little blue passports!

This blog will evolve over time I’m sure. I decided to start writing as I have been plunged into the depths of Social Media for the past couple of years and given my addictive personality I am rarely away from Facebook or Twitter so My Man (MM) suggested that I start blogging.

I love fashion and I’m happily vain enough to take copious photos of myself; I try to stay healthy by running and cycling though I do love my wine too; and I love visiting the many fabulous restaurants and bars here in Atlanta.

A couple of years ago, after having both my children, I rediscovered my style mojo after losing a huge amount of weight gained before and during my pregnancies (I’m sure I will write more regarding this transformation later and post some humiliating photos).  This weight loss contributed to my new obsession with clothes – as I said I have an addictive personality and replaced one addiction with another.  I plan to post photos of what I like to wear – not because I am an authority on style by any means, but deciding what I am going to wear/buy takes up a lot of my waking hours – plus I have had some great feedback on various FB pages where I have already shared my outfits of the day:)

Anyway – I am thankful to anyone that stops here to see what banal things I’ve been up to – I’ll try and keep it fresh, fun and fabulous – I’m a Leo so there’s rarely a down day in my life!

xxx

Photo shows me in the YSL store in NYC on my 40th birthday – wearing AllSaints tee.

YSL store NYC