Hello Weekend

Friday. Phew. Not only have Nahla and Mummy traveled to Norway last Sunday to enjoy a few days of family-time, sunshine, shopping and holiday, but this busy mama has also had her hands (and head) full with articles, deadlines and research - oh, the life of a freelance journalist! So my lack of blog posts of late is purely down to the fact that I have not even had time to think about blogging, let alone find the time to do so. But; better times are ahead, I assure you!

Making Ice Lollies...

... from fresh juice seems like the most perfect rainy day activity ever. YUM.

Is There Anything More Heart-Melting...

... than a sleeping child? Sweet dreams!

DIY Manicure...

The beauty of working from home is that you can decide to do your nails mid how-to-shrink-you-pores feature. And so I did. And today; if I may say so myself, I am more than a little impressed with myself! Glitter french mani? Check. I KNEW that Deborah Lippmann nailpolish would pay for itself one day.

Breakfast Date...

... at my very favorite local café; VDC@Home. Sometimes you just gotta' start the day right! Happy Tuesday!

Fall Dreaming

Maybe it is the rather catastrophic summer weather we are having, or maybe it is being a journalist and always being a season ahead, but I cannot help but swooning over all the amazing fall/winter preview press releases that are flooding my inbox these days. The latest one? These amazing shots for H&M Home's upcoming interior season, where they are super-influenced by cowboys and indians, it seems, and rustic colours, navajo-patterns, leather and and horses feature heavily. How fab. How chic. How v. Isabel Marant-y of them! 

Today's Smoothie...

... also inhaled somewhere between kitchen, car and playschool: Soy yoghurt, fresh orange juice, pineapple and melon - with a little coconut-oil and a handful of hempseed thrown in for good measure. YUM!

All For Children...

... is the name of the latest collection where H&M cooperates with Unicef. It hits stores in October, and I will be first in line to snap up this amazing skirt for my little fashionista!

Loving On A Sunday...

I need, need, need to get my nails done like this! And the too cute for words iPhone cover; on order from here. LOVE!

Days Of Our Lives

Mummy has successfully tricked Nahla into thinking raw-food bars are sweets. Mental high-five to me!

We have been to the Zoo again - and concluded that Nahla is not really all that into animals yet. Except for giraffes... For some strange reason.

Nahla got her very fist love-letter! From very cute Connor in her playschool. Daddy had minor melt-down as he now envisions his life a few years from now, having to fend off smitten teenage boys...

Nahla had a "bitch-stole-my-look" moment with the zebra in Dublin Zoo...

Pink dip-dye hair was a roaring success with our very pink-loving 2-year old...

Little Emine Sofie, who is on a week's holiday with us in Ireland, also got to enjoy the zoo - and the sleeping tigers...

And two little cousins are loving each others company and wake up every morning calling each other. Heart-melting stuff. 

Kourtney's Mommy Blog: Hospital Bag

Oh, I remember the pack-the-hospital bag excitement in the late days of pregnancy! And watching Kourtney's cute check-list, I am feeling very inspired to want to do it all again soon! Congrats to Kourtney and Scott on the birth of little Penelope Scotland!

The Lack Of Blog Updates...

... is purely down to being so busy with work that I don't even have time to think. Or clean my house. Or eat anything remotely cooked from scratch. Or keep up with the Kardashians. Or paint my nails. Or anything. Being a freelance journalist I admit it is a rather luxurious problem always being this busy and always having work to do, but I must admit I am seriously starting to look forward to HOLIDAYS!

New Style Obsesion

Christine Centenera is the fashion editor for Harper's Bazaar Australia. She is also one of the most amazingly stylish women in the world. Hello; where have you(r style inspiration) been all my life?!