After I bared my Mum Tum online last week, I realised I wasn’t alone in the awkwardness I feel about my post-baby body. You guys feel awkward too! You often struggle to find bras in the right size, you’re perhaps not sure what size you actually are anymore, you find bra shopping an expensive ordeal, you love your body because …
How I shopped the H&M Launch in Auckland
If you’re a fan of global mega-brand H&M you’re probably already planning your first look and the new store at Sylvia Park that opened it’s doors for the VIP shopping preview last night. Guests were not disappointed. The red carpet was rolled out, shopping bags, champagne flutes, gorgeous canapes and wonderfully helpful sales assistants were everywhere in abundance. Mum and …
My Mum Body
Like many (MANY) Mondays, I woke this week determined to pay for the excesses of the weekend. Tell me I’m not the only repeat offender who does this? There was a bit of carb-fest on Sunday as we hibernated, watched a movie and lazed around with the kids after a fairly epic Saturday night farewelling the 2016 rugby season with Dave’s team …
Head to Toe Spring Shopping – Toddler Lookbook Part 2
Last week I shopped online at The Warehouse* and was able to pull together a super cute spring outfit for Nixon in literally, a matter of minutes (you can check it out here). This week, for Part 2 of my Head to Toe series, I shopped in-store at The Warehouse as I wanted to take a good look at the …
Head to Toe Spring Shopping – Nixon’s Toddler Lookbook
The weather’s not really giving much away at the moment but the daylight hours are gradually increasing and we’re all feeling like spring is j u s t around the corner. Nix has jumped up another size over winter so it’s time to hit the shops again and restock his wardrobe. My goal at the moment is to increase efficiency …
Making a house a home : My style, your new lounge?
When I signed on to throw some Best Nest styling at a gorgeous lounge in a Golden Homes showhome, I truly floundered for a little bit. What on earth was I going to bring to a professionally styled and curated room that had been designed to make people fall in love with a house? I had no clue. Golden Homes …
Get it Faster – You Lucky, Lucky Thing
There are certain items you covet for a while, quite sure that you need them but ‘Life’ forces you to bump them down the wishlist over and over again. Usually these are the pretty things, the luxe things, basically the things that don’t feed your kids or put new tyres on the car! The classic Saben Tilly has been on …
Toddler Style | Merino Kids A/W 16 Spotlight
Before merino was the hot buzzword (and rightfully so!) in kids clothing, there was one brand that had already identified it as a wonder-fibre and was creating innovative sleepwear that would be imitated the world over. Merino Kids has been setting the standard in kids sleepwear since the company’s inception in 2003. Founded by a Mum/Designer, Amie Nilsson, the company continues …
The Running Gear that Gets Me Moving
The Skecher’s Women’s 6k is now only 4 days away! I’ve upped my training over the past few weeks with Coach (hubby lol) and I’m feeling pretty good about it – excited even! I rarely get to run such a straight, flat course so I can’t wait, my usual routes around our neighbourhood are short straights with twists and turns onto …
10 Months of Running | Join Me for the Skechers Women’s 6k and win!
I know not everyone has aspirations to be a runner, but I always, always have. I was pretty good at a few sports growing up and fair to middling at the rest. I gave everything a go and joined every sports team there was on offer at school. But I was never a runner. Cross country days hurt me, deep down …