I promise that I've not disappeared forever!

Am I using a cute photo of Freddie to deflect away from the fact that I've not blogged in far too long? Uhm, YES of course I am, argh, my camera lead is still elusive, so I've finally given in and sorted a replacement which should arrive in the next couple of days! 

So do not worry, keep following, keep being lovely and nice because blog posts full of cute photos taken on my big girl camera are on the way.. I promise!

I also want to just say thanks and hello to all the new followers on from google and bloglovin' I appreciate and love every single one of you! 

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Starbucks study!

I don't know about you but sometimes I find it really hard to concentrate and get work done when I'm at home. 

Earlier this evening, after sitting down for the sixth time to get my work done, I decided to get out of the house and see if that helped my productivity, it's amazing what a flat white and some space can help you achieve, I think Starbucks may become my new office! 

Where do you go when you need to get work done?

Tonight I had planned on posting photos from a day out Freddie and I had earlier this week but I can't find my camera lead anywhere (yes I actually took my big girl camera out for once!) hopefully I'll get the post up this weekend!

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The greatest Tuesday of the year!

I'm currently sat typing this blog post feeling very full, very sickly and very ready to take on the next forty(or so) days with some healthy choices! 

Yes, whilst pancake day (also known as Shrove Tuesday here in the UK) is the day you can eat pancakes filled with chocolate for breakfast, lunch and dinner without fear of being judged, it also symbolises the start of Lent!

Many give up chocolate, meat, bread etc. for Lent however I've decided to give up unhealthy choices, be it chocolate, sweets or skipping a gym class. It's going to be tough but I'm hoping the spring-like weather that has arrived will help me feel inspired!

I'd love to know in the comments if you've given up anything for Lent?

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Friday night fun

Friday night a few years ago would mean meeting friends after a long week at work, drinking many cocktails and eventually leaving some club at 4 in the morning searching for a fix of carbs that I'd ultimately regret the next day (along with the copious amounts of cocktails) however, nowadays it consists of being snuggled up with Freddie and his daddy watching a Disney film, chatting about our week, eating treats (current obsession is homemade popcorn drizzled in hot fudge caramel) and making plans for the next couple of days.

It dawned on me tonight, when I received a message from some of my (childless) friends saying how much they missed our Friday nights together, that whilst I love my friends dearly and wouldn't trade them for anyone or anything in the world, I definitely didn't miss those nights and I'm so content with my life right now!

Happy Friday everyone!

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Lovely Little London Visit

As i've previously mentioned on my blog my two close friends live in London so whenever I manage to find a cheap train ticket I pop down to have a catch up - because no matter how often you Facetime or Skype someone there's nothing like a real life catch up!

I immediately made my way over to Covent Garden after arriving at Euston and met up with my friend Sarah at The Shake Shack, now if you have never heard of this place let me let you in on a little secret. I had my first Shake Shack experience over in New York City a few years ago and I instantly fell in love - when I found out they'd opened one in the UK I was beyond excited and it certainly didn't disappoint! I went for the classic Shack burger, cheese fries & a sticky toffee frozen custard, it was a gorgeous evening and a perfect way to spend an hour catching up under the heater lamps!

The next morning we headed over to the Columbia Road flower market, I could not get over the low prices and the huge variety of flowers that were on offer - It's now my mission to find something similar in the north west, if anyone knows of any then please do let me know!

After we'd fought our way through the market and browsed in the little boutique and vintage shops - where I managed to pick up a little present for Freddie - we took a short walk over to the V&A Museum of Childhood. Now I'm no museum or exhibition expert but my friend Sarah is, I knew little about this place but it's one of the favourite things I've done in London. The afternoon was full of nostalgia and insight into the past, I need to bring Freddie back here on my next visit - he will absolutely love it!

My friend Charlotte and I used to fight over this vacuum when we were young, it was almost surreal sharing the experience of seeing it in a museum with her and reminiscing over our toddler days!

Before I caught my train I paid a little visit to one my all time favourite coffee shops - Tap Coffee and said our goodbyes over a flat white..

Until next time London

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Cupid tames a tiger

I've been waiting to share a little bit of news with you all and finally I can, the very talented London based artist Samuel Turner got in touch with me last year to ask if he could use Freddie in his next painting. Sam is an amazing artist and a close colleague of one of my best friends so it took me seconds to make my mind up, we travelled down to London late last year and did a photo-shoot from which Sam went and created his painting, the painting is about cupid taming a tiger. 

copyright Samuel Turner

It's a beautiful piece of art, so detailed and such a perfect portrait of Freddie. It wasn't easy getting the right photos as he was very lively (aren't all three year olds) but the painting is amazing! I really hope Freddie will be proud to have been a part of Sam's work in years to come but for now he is quite scared the tiger will eat him but extremely happy that he has wings - a three year olds view on art!

Please check out the website linked above to see more of Sam's work. A lovely experience and a memory to treasure!

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Bloglovin'

So it's been a couple of weeks since my last post (sorry about that - these three year olds sure do take up a lot of your time!) 

I noticed through my stats that i've been getting a lot of blog views through Bloglovin' which is amazing however, I don't have many followers over there yet - boo hoo - So if anyone fancies clicking the link and giving me a follow I'd love you muchly!

If you don't know what Bloglovin' is then crawl out of that rock you've been hiding under and check it out! It's an amazing blogging tool that allows to you to read all your favourite blogs in one place whilst also helping you to find new blogs to fall in love with!

http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/11122051

See you over there soon :)

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