A week of me time! Yeah Me!

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So I’ve been really quiet blogwise, actually just didn’t have anything to say SHOCKER! I know. I did however put my two cents in on a “review panel” for Emmy fashion on Sal’s blog http://sal-b.tumblr.com/ check out what we had to say
ALSO!!! It’s weekend people and and and I’m on VAY KAY from this afternoon *happy dance* took next week off from work to hang out with my boys and just have some me time J will be checking in though and hopefully I will get some recipes and DIYs done J
Excuse me while I embrace THIS feeling (Well aware that I’m almost 30 so the schools out thing doesn’t count-just go with me here, the emotion is the same)

Uhm so I gym these days…

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So I’m amping up my exercise and have joined a gym J maybe it’s to ease my guilt about gobbling up random snacks (like containers of French macaroons, I’m one of those annoying calorie counting types and at 100cals a EACH that is not good calorie budgeting AT ALL!) or maybe it’s because the weigh ins have shown that I’m  not loosing much on this diet program and I’d like to weigh less please (yes muscle weighs more than fat, but muscles don’t jiggle, lol). Whatever the reason I’ve joined the gym and so far so good! I haven’t chickened out!!! Could be that there are all these uber fit people around making me feel self conscious about using the machines as lounge chairs. I’m proud to say that it’s going well and I have every intention of sticking this out J YEAH ME!!!
*disclaimer: I’m by no means a gym bunny more a “oooh what does this machine do, lets try it out for 10-15 minutes bunny” J hold thumbs that I do well with this gyming thing guys , I hate wasting money though so chances are I will stick it out based on membership fees alone 😉
Picture: http://thisthatbynat.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/exercising-cartoon.jpg

my lil model :)

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When an amazing photographer asks to take pictures of your baby for her portfolio the answer is a resounding YES! Davene Prinsloo Photography specialises in weddings, but Davene is branching out into my passion – kiddies photography – and was looking for a model, so we jumped at the chance…oooh Aidy is a shmodel and I’m a stage mom, watch out toddlers and tiaras I KID I KID…But pictures came out stunning!!!! THANKS DAVENE!
You guys can actually win your own amazing photoshoot with her as she is running a competition to win a photoshoot to the value of  R700 (information below) also go check out her blog  fbpage or website

Cat talks shoes :)

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When I first read Catriona’s blog Precious Impressions I was shocked by how much we had in common so I just HAD to ask her to feature on a “Shoesday” post [Even though she admits to being more of a handbag girl]….here is what she had to say:

1. You are:
 I’m Catriona and I blog over at Precious Impressions.

2. How many pairs of shoes do you own?
I don’t know the exact amount but it’s probably close to 30. I have two shelves stuffed with shoes and racks full of shoes at my parents house that I never took with me when I moved. I live in a tiny flat and there is absolutely no space for more of my “junk” as my husband calls it. 😉

3. Why do you think a great pair of shoes has such an effect on women?
A good pair of shoes can do wonders to a woman’s confidence. Heels affects your posture and when you walk taller you instantly look fierce and feel fabulous! I also find that if you wear shoes that are comfortable whether it be flats or heels it affects your mood because there is nothing worse than wearing shoes that hurt you.

4. Which shoe are you still searching for?
A black boot. Every winter I am on the hunt for boots. This year I found a tan pair but the perfect black boot still eludes me to this day!

5. Which shoe can’t you believe you actually wore:
I think I have many as I’m actually not a shoe person. I’m more into bags. I’m always looking at pics thinking why did you wear those shoes with that outfit. Let’s just say matching shoes to an outfit stresses me out. I think the worst would have to be when I was in my teens and went through a phase of wearing  big bulky takkies/trainers with everything! Eeeeek…..so so bad!

6. Fav shoe/style quote:
You’re never fully dressed without a smile!

Our little socialite

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Aidan seems to have a busier social calendar than I do these days…here are some pics from recent birthday parties he was invited to:
*my friends have stunning kids don’t you think. The parties were so cute and  Lyndall (Gia’s mom) Yolande (Sam’s mom) and Jill (Levi and Madi’s mom) paid  attention to every detail…very pinable guys 😉



Lets try this fitness thing again ;)

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So as most of you know (I sure have been moaning about it enough) I am not exactly happy with my current size, two pregnancies 6 months apart would do that to you…I’m round and it’s not a good look on my 153cm frame….But you will be happy to know that I will stop b%*ching about it and actually do something !!! I have joined a 12 week weigh loss challenge and started exercising again GO ME!!! I don’t expect to come out of this looking like a stick thin bikini model , but have this dream of being able to play on the beach with Aidan this December without being self-conscious and also being able to keep up with the busy body without needing a nap every few seconds…
I have made some diet changes…like I don’t inhale a slab of chocolate and chase it with biscuits anymore and the meal plan and weekly meetings seem to be keeping me motivated. We had our second weigh in yesterday and I have already started losing [good as I’m broke and if you gain weight you pay a “fine” which is given to the biggest loser at the end of the challenge] My friend Robyn and I have been exercising in the mornings for a while now but today we amped things up with a 3kg fast walk down a particularly “strenuous” stretch of road, OKAYYY she fast walked I trudged on behind wondering when I got THIS unfit, what I did to make Robyn HATE ME and suggest this TORTURE, how is this giving me a butt cramp, would she notice if I got into a cab, is that metallic/blood taste in my mouth just my imagination…you know the norm
But hey  I did it and it wasn’t an easy walk in the park either it was this large stretch of road that winds up and down at quite an incline….
I’m feeling super motivated though and we will be trying again tomorrow and Friday I go back to the squash courts with Rob…so we can have some US TIME and get fit at the same time WIN/WIN
WATCH THIS SPACE J [I wasn’t going to say anything about this on the blog, so no one could really “track my journey” but then I thought announcing it on the blog should give me extra motivation because if I do quit you guys can all name and shame, hehehe]