1) Sorry to those who are reading this on a Monday instead of a Sunday – bit of a scheduling error going on, mainly due to the fact that I have a half-functioning brain. I’m pretty sure that quite a lot of my intelligence is seeping away with my breast milk – hopefully being passed…
1) This week’s “laugh out loud” moment was brought to me by Twitter and the hashtag #bakingfails, under which many people had been posting pictures of disastrous baking attempts. The Thomas the Tank Engine Cake above almost made me choke on my (misshapen) scone – it’s a work of absolute genius. Evil, demented Thomas. Bad Thomas….
1) I am cat-sitting my own cat, Mr Bear, who has been on holiday at my parents’ house since March because non of the holiday lets we could find would allow a cat. I have missed him so much – even though life has been full-on with a new baby and lots of house-moving –…
Hello everyone: just stopping by quickly to make sure you’re all OK and not missing me too much! Hopefully the majority of you won’t have even noticed my absence, because I spent the majority of my pregnancy scheduling content so that I could have a nice, relaxed maternity leave without sacrificing your regular A Model Recommends reading…
1) Could this be the last Sunday Tittle Tattle for a while? Brace yourselves: it’s entirely possible! I’m 39 weeks pregnant tomorrow and so really, Baby AMR could emerge at any time. (I like the word “emerge” rather than “pop out” – it sounds gentler and far less painful. Like the head will just serenely…
1) I really, really miss this little chap. Look at his big round face! I just want to munch him. I’m so excited to think that in a couple of months he’ll be home – though I’m not sure that my parents will give him up very easily! I’m wondering how he’ll feel when he gets back…
1) Sorry to those who saw a post appear about on Friday about my vlog and then suddenly found that it had disappeared; I have total brain fry at the moment and keep pressing “publish” on things that shouldn’t be published yet! A sure sign that Baby AMR is getting close to being ready for…
1) Poor Dexter the Dog continues to be up and down with his little tummy problems; doesn’t he look small in this photo? I don’t know whether it’s the angle or because I’m so gigantically huge at the moment. Also: why am I so orange? I’ll tell you why; I was testing bronzers. All of…
1) I’m on a bit of a go-slow for the next few weeks, mainly because the birth of Baby AMR is becoming rather imminent. I’ll be 35 weeks tomorrow and – I have to admit it – I am starting to feel just a bit large and cumbersome and my brain isn’t truly on form. I’m trying…
1) My run of “beauty at home” experiences continues: first was the home pregnancy massage from Home Spa London (read that post here) and then came a little visit from the fast blow-dry girls at Blow Ltd. Blow have a new “Fast Beauty To Go” app that allows you to quickly book a beauty appointment…
1) During the mini heatwave last week, we decided to give Dexter the Dog a bath in the garden. We can’t very well bath him in the actual bath where we are because it’s a holiday let, and he’s not allowed upstairs, and anyway it’s kind of gross to do that when other people will use…
**Apologies to those reading this by email; I wrote the post and then forgot to schedule it, so you’ll be reading this on a Monday! If you’re not subscribed to the email then you can do so here. 1) Top tip: never watch Channel 4’s Supervet on the same day that you’ve had to drop your dog…
1) I was temporarily reunited with Mr Bear this weekend when I went up to visit my parents. He spent much of the time looking incredibly grumpy and the rest of it sleeping. Though when I think back, those are his usual default modes, really, so I mustn’t get paranoid about it! We had a…
1) New hair – I’m a new woman! Blonder, a bit shorter, perfect for a bit of a springtime lift. Many thanks to Nicola Clarke and Andreas Wild at John Frieda for a superb job – I must get myself some of the Sea Waves sea salt spray (here) that Andreas spritzed through my hair before drying…
1) Sorry, I was a bit slow off the mark with this week’s Sunday Tittle Tattle and so those who subscribe by email will be reading this on Monday morning. Also, I’ve decided to go Old School and return to the previous way of titling these posts; it’s easier to pick them out when they’re…
1) Just to fill you in on where I’m at with life: I’ve moved. Not through choice, necessarily, but because my house is being stripped out, renovated and extended. All at once. I petitioned to be left in residence, just my desk and computer left in situ like some kind of workspace island in a…
1) If there’s one thing that beauty brand l’Occitane does very well indeed (there are loads of things, but that ruins my sentence) then it’s shea. Shea butter in hand creams, foot creams, face creams – even cleansers and toners and serums. If you need a proper hit of something rich and nourishing on your…
1) Cult Beauty have kicked off March by launching a really lovely goody bag. It’s free when you spend £90 – easily done when you consider that Cult have their virtual shelves stocked to bursting with all manner of desirable and quirky items. They have also recently started stocking the gorgeous beauty brand Aurelia, who make…