mummy is back at work. the first few days were the toughest for mummy. she was so tired all the time and found herself eating constantly to stay awake. the second week she had her wisdom tooth removed and felt a bit sorry for herself. the third week was a more settled week and she is getting into a stride and is much happier.

when mummy gets happy, she sings. in all her jobs she's been known for humming away whilst she works and this has sometimes annoyed a few co-workers who couldn't quite hear her so she sounded more like an annoying buzzing fly. usually she was humming some current top chart hit or some 90's r&b - based on the current state of her love life: toni braxton's "he wasn't man enough for me!" featured regularly as a feel good song.

this last week, mummy was about to introduce her new team to her humming tendencies when she tuned into the song playing in her head. she stopped in her tracks as she heard "no more monkeys jumping on the bed!" playing along happily in there! What?!  she was glad she hadn't sung that out loud. a few moments later she was bouncing along to another tune in her head: "dora, dora, dora the explooooorer!" woohoo! by the time "walk like a robot, ooh ooh ooh, walk like robot!" came along mummy realised that perhaps she'd been watching a little too much cbeebies & nick jr. rastamouse theme song , dr ranj theme song and peeeeeeeppppa pig all featured in there. mummy says the guillotine is fast coming down on what we watch. she wants to rebalance things so she can join in adult conversations at work.

guess who jumped up and started shaking her booty like a pro as soon as "ra-ra the noisy little lion" came on?  she said the tune is just too irresistible. a-ha. whatever makes you feel better mum.

Anyway, here's what we wore yesterday to church:

i wore:

top - primark

skirt, tights & shoes - zara

hair clips - h&m

 

judah wore:

colour block shirt - babygap 

chinos - babygap

 mummy wore:

jeans - topshop

jacket & bag - zara

top - reiss

shoes - kurt geiger

necklace - h & m

mummy loves berry tones so she was naturally ecstatic when aw13 had berry as one of it's main colours. as we move into spring she's dragging those berry pieces screaming and shouting into her current closet. she says during these transitional months it's good to find ways to brighten some of autumn's hues.



 

 



 



 



 



this first look she enjoyed wearing when we had a sudden burst of sunshine and she was feeling extremely optimistic! when she got home she packed away all her winter clothes and began dusting off some of her light blazers. lets just say, the boxes of winter clothes didn't get very far as temperatures went back down the next day!

mummy wears:

top & trousers - zara (old)

shoes - office (old)

bag - vintage

earrings - topshop (old)

 



 

 

the second look features her favourite purchase from the SS13 zara sale - the berry skirt! she had been eyeing it since aw12 and just couldn't bring herself to part with £40. £7 in the sale however was perfect! she loves it and has got a lot of fun outfits from it.

mummy wears:

skirt, shirt& necklace - zara

shoes - office (old)

 

that's enough pictures of mummy! naturally, we are always dragged into whatever flight of fancy mummy is in! we recently had our photoshoot at nursery and found ourselves dressed in berry too! judah was not too amused at the photographers attempts to make him smile....

 

 



 

my guy, why are you pulling those faces? please stop!

 



 

morayo-hope wears:

top - zara

judah wears:

 cardi - zara

shirt - h&m

mummy is setting herself a challenge to broaden her shopping horizons beyond zara! maternity leave seriously narrowed her shopping view so as she prepares to go bck to work she's rubbing her hands in glee at the prospect of toddler free shopping in her lunchbreak!

xoxo

mummy's images by tauyazvision , our images by concept photography

 

mummy loves her some breton stripes. her favourite breton stripe wearer is Alexa Chung. in mummy's fantasy world she is Alexa Chung's black twin. those extra long legs, supermodel looks & endless closet are all mummy really wants. oh, and some sleep.

we wore our stripes on a recent trip out. mummy got me these converse trainers recently & we both love them, i tried to sleep in them but got caught.     Come to our facebook page tomorrow where we will have some items from mummy's wishlist to help you recreate this laid-back look.

what i wore

zara dress - buy here

converse trainers - buy here

coat - gap (old season)

what mummy wore

knitted top - topshop (old)

jeans & coat - zara (old)

boots - ralph lauren (old)

morayo-hope

xoxo

**alexa chung images found online - if you wish for them to be taken down, we will happily oblige**

there's nothing mummy loves better than shopping for a new handbag in which to carry her next new purchases. these days she has the following excuses for a new handbag:

 

 

as i mentioned, we have sold our flat and are moving on to a better life in a house, with a GARDEN! yay! daddy isn't quite as ecstatic about the whole garden scenario as it seems he's been automatically assigned the role of garden-keeper. as mummy goes pinterest crazy pinning all the amazing pictures of stunning gardens she sees, i have decided to show you pictures of our current abode. mummy says this place will continue to hold a special place in her heart as this is where they started their life together and where myself and baby judah first called home.

this is a view of one side of our kitchen where many a delightful meal has been prepared. mummy agonised for a long time (6 years) over what colour to paint it. things came to a head when they had to paint it for sale. this bright sunny yellow must have hypnotised the buyers into making quick offers! (oh yes, we used to have a lot of chairs around that table, then mummy had a brainwave and...sold them on ebay before she had decided what she was buying.....now here we are.)

our living room lay out changes regularly, this was the layout that day!

this is the room i share with baby judah. mummy took pride in painting that chest of drawers a zingy yellow for a unisex colour scheme. she also enlisted the help of a couple of friends to sew that blind by hand (a separate post will have to go up about this room!)

 

this is mummy & daddy's room. mummy takes special pride in that bed as she bought it on ebay and re-upholstered and painted it. it is her pride & joy!

 

these images were taken by the estate agent's photographer. as you can imagine, mummy cleaned like her life depended on it. if you had been in the flat as these were being taken you'd know that my mummy and uncle were shuffling all the clutter from one room to the next. apparently an image showing life as it really is does not sell flats.

the weeks that followed were hilarious as mummy had to ensure the flat looked exactly as it had done in the above images everytime prospective buyers came. we were living in a showhome! mummy even sat on the corner of the sofa and pretended to read her Harpers Bazaar whilst one buyer walked around, doing the obligatory smile and nod as they peered in. the illusion was shattered each time someone asked to see the garage. lets just say you could happily furnish another 2 bed flat and clothe a mini refugee camp with everything stored in there. we are sure  there is a family living in there. of rats.

right then, off i go to warn daddy about mummy's garden obsession....some of the stuff she's pinning will require a landscape art engineer.

morayo-hope

xoxo