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Feb 10, 2012, 6:00 am
Once I got over the initial shock of finding TB would be a boy (I was convinced I was carrying a girl) I was okay with the idea of having a boy. When I found out Li’l Mister was a boy I was happy; I couldn’t imagine having a girl in the house. So, when people ask me if I wouldn’t like to have ... Comment - Like
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Feb 9, 2012, 6:00 am
Last week I was invited by Lollipops to take a look at their new store in Spitalfields and celebrate the launch of their new pret-a-porter line. The store has this amazing, almost vintage feel to it and unfortunately for my bank balance I was lusting after most of the stock within seconds of walking... Comment - Like
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Feb 1, 2012, 9:00 am
When I wore OPI Gone Gonzo over silver and took some really awful pictures to share with you, Tilly Mint suggested it worked well over black. I was going to wait until I bought a simple black creme but me, nails and waiting don’t really go together. I gave in and tried it over China Glaze Black Di... Comment - Like
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Jan 24, 2012, 5:00 am
Friday night was TB’s school disco. In case you hadn’t noticed, I have boys. I never expected to have to deal with dilemmas over what my child would wear on a night out.
You see, TB wanted to wear a shirt and tie. Not a problem, as you can see. But he wanted a long sleeved shirt, and it needed ... Comment - Like
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Jan 23, 2012, 4:03 pm
Insurance4CarHire have today released a survey that found:
63% of people in the UK are planning or considering a driving holiday this year
Despite the current economic climate, 80% of us are still going on holiday in 2012
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Jan 23, 2012, 5:00 am
I was off work ill all of last week so this weekend had to be about the simple things – I wasn’t sure if I was even up to the walk across to the park. We spent the mornings in our PJs, played with Lego and read books. On Saturday we wrapped up and ventured outside, not even as far as the end of ... Comment - Like
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Jan 23, 2012, 5:00 am
Some Like It Haute was another lacquer on my Christmas Wish List. I didn’t get it but I do keep a small slush fund for emergencies like this and I can tell you, my need was an emergency.
Outdoors, no flash
Some Like It Haute is a grey jelly polish filled with really fine silver glitter particles... Comment - Like
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Jan 22, 2012, 5:00 am
Swagbucks have suggested (I quote) “Get your pom-poms ready, folks, because starting on Monday Swagbucks is holding Spirit Week!” How American is that? do we even have pom poms in this country? I guess the closest thing would be the dodgy pies you can buy down the football ground. They probably ... Comment - Like
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Jan 21, 2012, 6:00 am
Watermelon Rind was another of my Christmas wishes as I only have one other green and even that’s more of a turquoise. Watermelon Rind is part of the 2009 Summer Days collection but I can’t help feeling this is more of a winter color, or at least it is on my nails. At lot of people say this is a... Comment - Like
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Jan 12, 2012, 5:07 pm
I’ve mentioned before how using Swagbucks is like getting money for nothing. That can only be a good thing, right?
Swagbucks is making Friday the 13th a lucky day this week, as they hold a Swag Code Extravaganza, which means more opportunities to get reward points towards free stuff! It starts... Comment - Like
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Jan 11, 2012, 5:00 am
War on charity muggers: move by council for first street ban.
Islington could become the first borough to ban chuggers after years of complaints from residents who say they are fed up with being hassled in the streets.
Evening Standard, 9 January 2012
At lunch time today I popped out to M&S to gr... Comment - Like
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Jan 4, 2012, 4:52 pm
You might remember that last month I put OPI’s Gone Gonzo (from the Muppets collection) on my Christmas wish list. Luckily Santa came through and this little baby was waiting in my stocking.
The colour in the bottle doesn’t seem as bright as the picture I’d originally seen on Amazon (and a ... Comment - Like
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Jan 3, 2012, 5:30 am
There was an eerie feel to the village this morning. The wind howled through the trees and rushed over the rooftops. The streets were strewn with litter; beer cans, milk bottles and egg cartons all spewed from upturned wheelie bins. As we drove through the Square there were too few cars on the roads... Comment - Like
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Jan 1, 2012, 6:00 am
One of Li’l Mister’s Christmas presents was a steering wheel. It’s quite a nifty little thing with a car that sits on a viewscreen and drives along (or off) the road as you turn the wheel. Naturally Li’l Mister decided its intended usage wasn’t quite what he was after and opted to do this ... Comment - Like
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Oct 31, 2011, 7:00 am
On Thursday I was lucky enough to attend the Next SS12 Preview and take in an array of fabulous, shoes, clothes and accessories. If Next’s collection is anything to go by next summer is going to be a mix of pretty, classy and totally funky. Here are some of my top picks.
There was a lot of peach... Comment - Like
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Oct 21, 2011, 9:00 am
I’m not usually one for memes, but at the moment it seems like it’ll be the only way you’ll get a post out of me. You can thank Pips.
ANORAK…Do you have a sad side?
You do realise that back when I started blogging it was actually considered very geeky?! I guess others my consider my shoe ad... Comment - Like
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Oct 21, 2011, 5:00 am
Last night as I was getting Li’l Mister ready for bed TB came up and asked me if we had any sticky paper. I had hideous visions of him sticking address labels over the house and asked him what he meant. It turned out that he wanted the paper that’s just a little bit sticky on the top. Post-its t... Comment - Like
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Oct 13, 2011, 5:17 pm
I was walking toward the office when I heard the sirens. It’s not an unusually occurrence in the City; we’re all used to the lazy drawling of the police cars and ambulances. A fire engine is different. A fire engine is urgent, powerful.
When I walked through our fourth floor doors the corrido... Comment - Like
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Oct 9, 2011, 11:55 am
Kids and social networking. It’s a scary thought, right? I know I wouldn’t want TB anywhere near the likes of Facebook or Twitter. There are raucous mummy bloggers on there! But Club Penguin is something I can live with, or at least could if TB’s love of it didn’t mean I always have to fight... Comment - Like
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Sep 23, 2011, 7:56 am
... I come away from dinner with? #WrigleysExtraIce. Like bags of it. Possibly even enough to chew after every meal and possibly even drink in the next six months. Well they do say eat, drink, chew.
As for the impromptu sleepover, no I didn’t snag a hot guy on my way out. I missed my train. And ... Comment - Like
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Sep 8, 2011, 8:00 am
Today’s post inspiration comes from Emma over at Me, The Man and the Baby, not that the baby’s a baby anymore and she’ll have to change her name when the new sproglet makes his/her appearance. Her request was simple:
Me me me me me me.
Quite simply put, Emma is my best friend.
I had a few b... Comment - Like
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Sep 7, 2011, 6:00 am
They say a mother’s work is never done. I say a mother’s guilt is never done.
Yesterday I missed TB’s first day at junior school. A combination of too much work that has to be done in the office and an early morning light therapy session meant that I just couldn’t work from home. I would ha... Comment - Like
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Sep 6, 2011, 5:00 am
We went to another wedding this weekend, this time my cousin’s. It was great to catch up with the family who I haven’t seen in over a year and G looked absolutely fabulous.
There was another fabulous person in attendance though. One who had obviously spent some time perfecting his dance moves b... Comment - Like
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Sep 1, 2011, 11:36 am
Today’s question comes from Ms Sally Whittle over at Who’s the Mummy. She asks:
What are the top 100 things you like about Sally?
She’s Sally
The wit
The scorn
The sarcasm
The refusal to put on a pair of heels. It takes character to pull this one off. I couldn’t do it.
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Aug 31, 2011, 8:00 am
Today’s question comes from Susan at Susan K Mann, if you didn’t realise.
If you could be a character in any book, who would you be and what would you do differently?
One of my favourite books is the Virgin Suicides but it would be wholly inappropriate to wish to be a character in that novel.... Comment - Like
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Aug 30, 2011, 8:00 am
Today’s question comes from another Nicki, this time from Curly & Candid.
Given a magic object that could transport you back in time so you can have a do-over, where/when would you go? Is there anything you’d change / do differently and how would changes affect who / where you are now.
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Aug 29, 2011, 3:30 pm
This weekend has been a rather heavy on the partying side for me; it was R’s wedding weekend. I say weekend because it has been one massive celebration that has gone on for days and days, and continues even after the day of the wedding.
Yesterday was the wedding itself and the reception. The invi... Comment - Like
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Aug 26, 2011, 1:00 pm
The first kick up my inspirational backside comes from Nicki at Typecast.
If you could work anywhere else, where would it be? Would you do the same job somewhere else or would you choose something completely different? Do you think we could guess what you would choose or are you predictable?
So le... Comment - Like
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Aug 25, 2011, 7:29 am
Between a manic period at work and having poured all my energy into developing The Shoe Blogger I’ve found Glowstars.net to have been rather neglected of late. I’m struggling for any form of inspiration and need some help.
Here’s where you guys come in. I’m going to ask you what I should bl... Comment - Like
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Aug 25, 2011, 6:29 am
I have a new baby. She’s not been long in the making but a lot of hard work has gone into her formation and much like a real baby, I can foresee a lot more hard work. She’s called The Shoe Blogger.
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Aug 24, 2011, 7:19 am
One particular selling feature of my house is the rows of clothes hanging on doorways. What? It’s a great way of leaving dresses to dry and making sure clothes don’t get any more creased before I iron them. As I was wandering around yesterday evening I managed to knock a number of these hangers ... Comment - Like
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Aug 9, 2011, 12:00 pm
Since October I’ve received £45 of free Amazon.co.uk gift cards. In the seven months prior to that I received US $50 of free Amazon.com gift cards. Yes, free. Instead of Amazon vouchers I could have opted for vintage trading card packs, an iPod Shuffle or even PayPal gift cards.
How?
By searchi... Comment - Like
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Aug 9, 2011, 9:00 am
Cameron to Cut Short Holiday
Boris Johnson: I won’t cut short my holiday to deal with Tottenham
Everywhere I look people are calling for senior MPs to return from their holidays to deal with the London riots. May’s returned already, Cameron’s coming home, Boris is stubbornly holding out (alt... Comment - Like
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Aug 8, 2011, 5:49 pm
When Beth and I were much younger we decided to play hairdressers one day. With real scissors. She cut my hair; I cut hers. Realising we would would probably get in trouble we hid the hair down the back of the sofa. Considering Beth had rather long hair before we started it was inevitable mum woul... Comment - Like
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Aug 6, 2011, 4:03 pm
You may have noticed I’ve been rather absent of late. Well amongst other things I’ve been on me holidays in Weymouth. A week spent in a chavtastic caravan site between Weymouth and Portland with two kids, one sister, one brother and one set of parents in tow. And yes, that was seven people in on... Comment - Like
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Jul 10, 2011, 12:56 pm
I’ve only been waiting for six weeks but now Next’s Autumn/Winter ’11 collection has finally made it online and at least I can get hold of those gorgeous pieces I’ve been coveting.
Printed Ruched Waist Dress, £30.00
Pink And Black Stripe Linen Dress, £30.00
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Jun 29, 2011, 8:00 am
What were you up to on Saturday then? I’m betting at least half of you were at the Brewery with me, not boozing (as the name would suggest) but attending Cybermummy.
Being just around the corner from my office, I had my travel plans sorted. That did however mean that I had to suffer through a who... Comment - Like
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Jun 29, 2011, 7:00 am
Amongst all the shoes and the Cybermummy madness on the weekend there were a few hours I was possibly looking forward to more than anything. We were off to see Glee Live.
Having bailed on Cybermummy early, Ems, Jen, Sally, Amy and I bundled various family members into taxis heading towards the o2 a... Comment - Like
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Jun 23, 2011, 8:49 am
In all the #ShoeLust excitement I’ve arrived very late at the party but I suppose I still better introduce myself to those of you who haven’t had the misfortune pleasure of meeting me yet.
Name: Vic, aka Glowstars
Blog: Glowstars.net
Twitter ID: @Glowstars
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Jun 17, 2011, 11:36 am
I’m getting really excited about all the different shoes I’ll we wearing at Cybermummy. A number of brands have offered shoes for the challenge and I will be pleased to be wearing shoes from:
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Jun 14, 2011, 5:13 pm
Choosing a pair of shoes in the morning is difficult for me. Some people spend hours in front of their wardrobe deliberating over their outfit. That’s the easy part. I just chuck on the first thing that looks half decent. But picking the perfect shoes to go with an outfit – that can take me hour... Comment - Like
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Jun 14, 2011, 7:00 am
I was feeling a little down and despite Blondie’s assertion that her tales of poop would cheer me, I still needed something to perk me up a little.Of course what more does a girl need to brighten her day than fabulous pink heels?
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Jun 13, 2011, 7:53 am
This weekend saw one of those rare moments where I actually got to spend some one on one time with Li’l Mister. TB had been invited to stay the night at a friend’s so Friday night we chucked Li’l Mister in bed rather late (the perils of travelling South West Trains meaning I was rather late ho... Comment - Like
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Jun 8, 2011, 8:22 am
The other day when Ems was talking about being a secret hoarder I was tagged along with Sally, Jen and Pippa. I knew full well that it was Ems’ intention to get me to show off my shoes and I refused. Shoes shouldn’t be part of a hoarding meme, they deserve something of their own. And so I b... Comment - Like
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Jun 7, 2011, 8:09 am
Sally challenged Jen, Emma , Lindy, Claire, Pippa and I to tell you what three things we’d put in a time capsule to sum up 2011. Well considering we’re only half way through 2011 I figure that’s a rather tall order.
First off I’d print an email. Which email? Any email. Sally, Jen, Emm... Comment - Like
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Jun 7, 2011, 4:36 am
It was my mum and dad’s record collection that taught me never to be ashamed of the music I listened to. An ageing stereo with the shelf below the player jammed full with records. Dad had two copies of Selling England By The Pound; he’d used the first so much it had actually worn out. Despite ou... Comment - Like
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Jun 6, 2011, 5:00 am
I always remember TB and the terrible twos; I said he hit them the moment he turned one. Now I wonder if Li’l Mister may be heading the same way; he’s been doing his best to push me to my limit. Good job his every (naughty) move is accompanied by that cheeky little smile otherwise I might not be... Comment - Like
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Jun 5, 2011, 4:46 pm
“When did this baby begin?”
“Well how would I know? That’s all human and private stuff, it just sort of goes on, they don’t put up a balloon or anything.”
“Could the child have begun in the TARDIS, in flight, in the vortex?”
“No, no, it’s all running about. Sexy-fish-vampires a... Comment - Like
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May 26, 2011, 9:17 am
After seeing the preview of Next’s AW 11/12 collection some of us trooped up to Oxford Street and after a little lusting in Jones and Butler & Wilson we found a little group of bloggers hanging around outside the yet to be opened Disney Store. Luckily for us we were invited in to see the magic bef... Comment - Like
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