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Tuesday 30 April 2019

My Baby Shower


Hello, lovelies!

As I'm coming close to the end of my pregnancy (6 weeks & 3 days to go!) My mum and best friend, who happens to be Bub's God Mother, threw me a baby shower at my mum's house on Sunday.

Both Bub and myself were thoroughly spoiled, and I cannot even begin to thank everyone who came enough for their generosity and kindness. I truly don't think we'll need to buy Bub any clothes for at least the next 9 months.

I've gathered together my favourite photos from the day, and thought I'd post them here just to keep them as a diary for myself, and Bub to see in a few years.












Saturday 13 April 2019

My Favourite Instagrammers



Hello, lovelies!

Instagram is definitely the biggest social media platform going - but I don't need to tell you that, do I? Unless you've been living under a rock since it came out all those years ago.

While I use my Insta to look at pictures of Sphynx Cats and pretty clothes - Instagram is the best platform for all artistic, creative minded, social people to share their latest works, outings, or drool-enducing foods.

I'm constantly on the lookout for new people to follow, so I thought I'd make a list of my favourite people on Instagram for you all to have a browse through.

Jemma - @dorkfaceblog



Jemma's feed is nothing but sunshine, colour, and the cutest little baby boy I've ever seen in my life. She is one of the most positive, uplifting, kind and caring people I follow, and always puts a smile on my face when she uploads. She runs her blog, her own shop, and is a working artist, all ontop of being an amazing mother! Her accent is possibly my favourite ever, and I just want to squish River's cheeks he's so bloomin' precious.

Karina - @karinaheartss


Karina has been an amazing friend of mine for nearly nine years now -- *record scratch, plates crashing, audience gasps* WHAT?! -- and I've never laughed more in my life than I have in the times I've spent with her. We've been to a fair few gigs together, and she now has her own fashion & lifestyle blog. Seeing her grow into such an amazing, confident and just generally wonderful person makes my heart sing! She's a blessing to have on my feed, and she'll be a blessing to have on yours too. 

Aimee - @aimee_nicole95


Aimee, her body confidence, and her smile, are infectious. She's positive about everything and since bringing her life more to Instagram I've watched her become this absolute beacon of confidence and love, and I couldn't be more proud of her. She may not consider herself a fashion blogger, but every single outfit she posts has me searching the internet for it (even if I won't look as good in it as she does.) You will not regret following her, I promise. 

Helen Anderson - @helenanderz


Helen is my favourite YouTuber, which automatically brings her into this list. Her sense of style, tattoos and makeup are all stunning, and it is SO refreshing to follow someone who's body type is the same as mine. Also, her dogs? Adorable. 

Kirsty - @kirstyjarvie


Kirsty, another Scottish fashion blogger, is such a happy little ray of sunshine that, as soon as you follow her, lights up your feed in a way that only Kirsty can. She's constantly smiling, constantly positive, and writes her blogs in such a way that you get sucked into it for hours on end without even noticing. 

Louise - @louisepentland


Everyone knows Louise by now, right? I've followed her since her eldest daughter was born, and it's been so lovely watching her and her family grow. Her entire feed is positivity, cats, cute babies and happiness, what else could you want? 

Billie - @billieleanne


Billie, the angel that she is, blows my mind on the daily. She owns her own fake eyelash company, her own logo design company, travels, has an amazing house, and recently just rescued a gorgeous dog from Romania. She truly is the embodiment of a hard working woman, and she is such an amazing body-positivity blogger on top of it all. I have so much love for her I can barely contain it.

Well, lovelies, I hope I've helped you find some new people to follow! Each of these women are strong, caring, hard working individuals who deserve all of your love and support, be it on Instagram, their blogs, or their businesses. 

I hope you're enjoying the more frequent uploads, because I'm enjoying writing them again! 

I'll see you all next time, 

Ree xo

Thursday 11 April 2019

Baby Names We Love... But Won't Be Using


Hello, lovelies!

Now that we've finally, finally, settled on a name for our little boy, I thought I'd share the list we'd narrowed it down to before we finally got here.

When I say narrowed it down, I mean cut from roughly 100+ names for both girls and boys, who knew naming a Bubba would be so hard? I certainly didn't, and I was convinced I'd end up with a nameless child since even the ones I'd loved since childhood suddenly didn't seem right.

There's still every chance we'll end up picking something new again once he's made his appearance.

We'll start with girl's names:

  • Autumn
  • Rose
  • Anastasia
  • Indi
  • India
  • Nova
  • Charlotte
  • Kira
  • Paige
  • Darcy
  • Victoria
  • Scarlett
  • Daisy
  • Grace
  • Delilah
  • Delia

Boy's names:
  • Grayson
  • Fletcher
  • Jack
  • Bodhi
  • Oliver
  • Nathan
  • Avery
  • Robin
  • Charlie
  • Noah
  • Leo
  • Alfie
I've obviously left the name we've picked off here, since we're keeping it a surprise until he's here -- but these are what we'd managed to get it down to. A lot of names that I loved, James didn't like. A lot of names that James loved, I didn't like. It was a vicious cycle of "What about..." "Or maybe..." "This sounds nice..."

These posts are always so fun to read, so I figured I'd join in on the fun and make my own!

Hope you all have a lovely week! 

I'll see you all next time,

Ree xo

Tuesday 9 April 2019

Koi Footwear Wishlist


Hello, lovelies!

I've been doing a lot of online window shopping recently -- thanks, Bub! -- and I recently stumbled across Koi Footwear.

Anyone who knows me knows I love shoes. Love. Shoes. At one point I had upwards of 75 pairs, even though I only wore maybe three of those.

Koi Footwear cater to everyone. They're quirky, fun, have everything from trainers to heeled boots, and SO MANY cute shoes I really struggled to narrow them all down for this list, but here we go!  This post isn't sponsored nor have I been asked by Koi to do this, I literally just love them.

You can shop the whole site HERE

ITHIL BIKER BOOTS


These were the first boots I saw from Koi, thanks to a few of my blogger friends wearing them, and I've been completely head over heels in love with them since. I've always been a sucker for a good pair of biker boots (my last ones were worn to death, no joke,) so I knew, sooner or later, I had to have these for my wardrobe. 

ROMEO HEART BOOTS


Another pair of boots, another time my heart sings when I look at them. I LOVE these boots with so much passion. They make my inner thirten-year-old-who-drew-hearts-with-arrows-on-everything sing, and the red laces are to die for. Black jeans and a leather jacket with these boots? Be still, my heart.

ASTRO STAR AND MOON CHUNKY BOOTS


This may (or may not) be the last pair of boots on this list. I just can't let the opportunity to show these babies off slip by, and they aren't even mine yet. I'm going to keep saying I love them, and I'm a sucker for them, because 1) we've established I love biker style boots, and 2) I'm a SUCKER for anything Astro themed. The stars, moon and sun on these are enough to make my heart flutter. 

SAI MARY JANES


Ummm. Baby Pink. Mary Janes. For someone who loves Mary Janes as much as I do, I've never actually owned a pair. Shocking, right? However, that may change very soon because of these beautiful babies. I'm a little lost for words on them, because they are just that beautiful.

MICHI CAT FACE TRAINERS


When I was younger I had these gorgeous trainers with cats on them, and I haven't been able to find a pair I've liked since. Queue these beauts coming into my life and tempting me from the other side of my computer screen. I. Am. Obsessed. Will I be asking for these as a push present? Possibly. 

HAVEN LEOPARD CHELSEA BOOTS


I know I said no more boots, but when I've literally been talking to James about wanting a nice pair of leopard print shoes and then these pop up on my screen? Fate. Destiny. A need that I can't describe. I'm obsessed with them and have 300 ideas on how to style them already, so will be getting these (hopefully) at some point in the future. 

Well, lovelies, I hope you enjoyed this quick little list, and I hope I haven't sent your shopping needs off too badly! 

I'll see you all next time,

Ree xo 

Saturday 6 April 2019

Depression in Pregnancy


Hello, lovelies.

Since I've just hit 30 weeks pregnant, I thought it was about time I actually sat and wrote up this post that I've been thinking about for a few weeks now.

Something I've really struggled with up until now -- depression whilst being pregnant.

I was diagnosed with depression when I was fairly young, and had come to terms with it and learned how to deal with it in my own way, and with the help of medications. What I didn't expect when I fell pregnant was how different it would feel being depressed whilst being pregnant. Seems like a silly thing, right? Your body is changing in so many different ways already and you're experiencing so many different hormones and emotions so extremely and intensly that of course your depression is going to feel different, but it just never clicked to me.

I'm the eldest girl in my family, and the first out of us all to be expecting. Out of all of my close friends I'm the first, and while I still have all of them for support and the unconditional love that can only come from family and friends you've grown up and changed with -- I feel very, very lonely. Which, I guess, I didn't expect either.

Loneliness is obviously something a lot of people with depression experience, even when you're surrounded by loved ones, but throw in this experience that none of the girls I'm close to can relate to yet... it feels very daunting. I love them to the ends of the Universe and back again, but that doesn't help when I have questions, or anxieties, or just need a good cry about how heavy my belly feels, because I feel like a burden. And while I do know people and am friends with people who have been pregnant, or are pregnant currently, there are some things that I feel I can't share with them, y'know?

Anxieties and worries present themselves in the strangest way when you're pregnant. Waking up on your right side instead of your left and worrying you've hurt your baby in some way. Haven't felt Bub kicking at the same time as you usually do? Something horrid has happened. Round ligament pain? Oh, God, I'm going into labour 10 weeks early.

I've found talking about being depressed quite a hard thing these last 30 weeks, because a lot of my worries and anxieties have been met with phrases like "But you're having a baby!" "You should be so happy!" "There are women who can't have kids, you know."

Yes, I know. I am happy. I'm ecstatic, and overwhelmed, and so grateful that I DO get to have children while so many women out there cannot, but does that mean my feelings of exhaustion and sadness and my overwhelming desire to stay in bed for the next week are to be entirely dismissed?

Being young as well, a lot of people have taken it upon themselves to ask me if I feel like I'm ruining my life by having children so early, or if I'd rather of sorted a career first, or travelled, and while I would still love to sort a career eventually, I'm still trying to figure out what I want to do as a career, and I can do that with children. Funnily enough, also, kids can travel. Who knew, right? Having children is one of the only solid things I've been set on in my life, and I already know that having my little boy here is going to be the biggest blessing, and even more of a reason to go to Disney World. So, no, I don't feel like I'm ruining my life, thanks.

I think perhaps the point of this post is to make sure that at least one other person knows that depression and pregnancy, while not the best of friends, are entirely able to co-habit, because at first I could find nothing about how I was feeling and felt like a terrible person for being so sad and scared, despite being so overwhelmingly happy.

I hope you're all having a wonderful week, and happy Spring!

I'll see you all next time,

Ree xo