Mummy's bags: The clutch

A recent addition to my bag collection is this lovely clutch from YSL. To be honest the picture doesn't really do it any justice, because it's so much more beautiful in real life. Still tucked neatly in its bag at the moment, safe sound. But tomorrow I'm taking the pretty little thing out for its very first spin. Me and the hubby have been invited to this fancy dinner party and I'm pretty sure that the clutch will compliment my new dress from Topshop. So follow this page. More pics to come.

Mummy's scent

Introducing Jo Malone's Wild Bluebell; my new fave perfume. I don't know if it actually smells like wild bluebells, but it does smell flowery. It's not too floral and not too sweet, but just the perfect combination of both worlds. I'm terrible at describing scents so I'll just leave you with the description from the website: 

Vibrant sapphire blooms in a shaded woodland. The delicate sweetness of dewy bluebells suffused with lily of the valley and eglantine, and a luscious twist of persimmon. A mesmerising fragrance.

Outfit: The cool kid

Beanie from Katvig, bib from Name it, body from Cubus,  tracksuit bottoms from Katvig

The little one likes it best when its comfy, especially during his "I don't want to sit still" stage. He is everywhere these days so tracksuit bottoms suits his "way of living". I went crazy at this shop in the west coast who had Katvig clothes. A bit pricey, but most of the things that I got were on sale. Check their website out: http://www.katvig.dk/collection/. Lots of colors which happens to be the little one's fave.

Outfit: the Shirt

I'm slowly getting back into my cheery self although it's been hard. Trying to stay positive. And of course it always helps with a little bit of retail therapy.

Shirt: Equipment, Jeans: Topshop, Boots: La Redoute

Material girl

Being more conscious about ones economy is easier when you have a kid, hence banning myself from spur of the moment shopping. I therefore vowed myself that once I got to Stockholm I wouldn't go crazy in the shops. However, being the person that I am, I did end up with a few things. I must say though to my defence that I only bought some key essential pieces and most of them were on sale. So instead of usually causing myself backpains by carrying several shopping bags, I ended up walking the streets of Stockholm painfree.

Here are my faves:

Ray-bans

Printed shirt from By Second female

Skull candle holder from Kosta boda (which by the way is kind of ugly, but pretty if you know what I mean. The hubby was not too please with this purchase. Well, can't please them all.)

Outfit: Russian Red part deux

Boots: Vagabond, Jeans: Leigh jeans from Topshop, Sweater: By Second Female, Necklace: Gina Tricot, Knitted turban: Asos, Lips: Red Russian from MAC.

The streets of Stockholm...

The travel bug bit me again last weekend. This time around I didn't have to go that far for a cure. The flight led me to Stockholm. The last time I was in the city I only managed to pop by Zara before I left. I was 18 and my main focus was party and shopping, not really interested in the facades, nor trying to explore the off the beaten track of the city.

Stockholm is a lot like Oslo, but so much more. However I haven't quite decided if it's a positive or a negative thing. Sure the city is much more advanced than it's little brother Oslo. It has a vibrant fashion- and art scene. It also has the grand facade of the Old City, something I really wish Oslo had. It gives it a bit of charm. But as day 3 and the last day kept creeping in, I felt like I still hadn't scratch the surface of what Stockholm is. And I can't help but thinking, that maybe this time around, little brother Oslo may just score a bit higher in my book. Believe me, that's quite a rare thing in my book. I don't know, perhaps I just needed to give it a couple of days more and maybe I would share my travel companion's love for the city.....

Back to reality..

Hubby went back to work today, meaning back to everyday normal life. Well at least as normal as it can get with the little one. The weather was amazing so had a little stroll in the sun. As usual I ended at up at the local shopping center resulting into a tiny shopping spree. I really must consider a different route as shopping centre strolls can get quite expensive.

Among the things in my shopping bag were fresh flowers. They always make me feel special, especially on days where I run around like crazy, still in my pajamas after the little one. On these days, the apartment is usually a big mess, but as long as there is fresh flowers it's ok somehow....

Part of my shopping spree: Fresh flowers

Russian Red

My London shopping pour moi focused mainly on beauty products. One of my purchases was Mac's matte lipstick in the shade Russian Red. I love the combination of natural glow makeup with a matte red lip. Very sophisticated.

I've been kind of playing around with it and I'm not really sure about the result. Maybe more "chic-messed-up" rather than "chic-Paris". Oh well, I still love the red lipstick though. Maybe I'll be brave enough to sporting it out one day.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas..

It's been a hectic week. Preparing for Christmas is not easy with the little one, especially Christmas shopping. I've been running around like crazy the last couple of days buying the presents I didn't get hold of in London. I needed it done as I had to send it off with my hubby's parents who have been staying with us for the last couple of days. Luckily I managed to get a couple of hours by myself on Friday, which helped me reach my goal.

The weekend has been lovely with some quality family time. Hubby's niece came along with his parents. She's a sweet child. However I did get a glimpse on how it feels like having two kids. Not sure I want to go there...

London love ❤

My annual trip to London came and went a lot quicker than expected. My expectations were high, but I knew that the city would never disappoint me. As always it was exhausting, but wonderful.

I did my best to boost the British economy with my Christmas shopping. Ended with a fair bit of presents  and a whole lot of beauty products for myself. Didn't get to renew my wardrobe this time around, but bought a couple of essentials like a pair of jeans from Topshop.

As always I didn't manage to take that many pictures, although I vowed to myself that this would be the trip where I would kodak every moment.But somehow, I just got preoccupied with something else, like checking the balance of my debit card....

Here are some really random (and the only) pics I took:

A squirrel

Hotel Russell

Laduree

Henrik and I at a pub

Baglady part three: Drool

OMG, this is by far the prettiest thing ever and just my luck I can pick it up at a boutique in London. Unfortunately the price is around 13000 kr. I'm not sure if I can justify it to my hubby or even to myself.....

Balenciaga Riva city bag from www.farfetch.com

Monday's inspo - Interiour

We are redoing our bedroom to make room for a desk for a new Mac. I pretty much have a clear idea on how I want the room to be. Here are some inspo:

Pic from http://cathinthecity.modette.no/

 

 

 

Pics from the http://thecoveteur.com/

Pic from http://www.rexahome.com

Outfit: By the coast

I'm trying to save up money for London which means no major shopping spree before departure date. I did manage to pick up two things before the decision was made though: ankle boots from La Redoute and orange scarf from Lindex. Full stop from now on!

 

Leather jacket from H&M, sweater from Gina Tricot, jeans from Topshop, scarf from Lindex and boots from Laura Clement, La Redoute

Baglady part deux

Another brown bag candidate:

Nappa Leather Shoulder bag from Miu Miu (net-a-porter.com)

Baglady

Still forever searching for the perfect brown bag and as I'm heading over the pond in November, my main goal is to come home with the exact one. I've actually found three perfect candidates:

Medium Leather Totebag from Michael Michael Kors

Daria Satchel in Oak Soft Spongy from Mulberry

Travel Muse Two Leather Shoulder Bag from YSL

The Mulberry one is my favorite at the moment as it's the only one I've seen live. Plus I like the fact that the straps are adjustable. Not to mention the luxury feel of the leather. It would be great though that I actually would prefer the one from Michael Kors because it's a lot cheaper, but I guess I'll just have to wait and see. Who knows I might end up with something totally different when I come home from London!

Playing interior designer

As the little one seem to be taking his time, I'm desperately trying to preoccupy myself so not to go mental by the waiting. So I usually end up shopping. This is one of my cheaper buys.

Pillow from H&M Home

Rearranging and decorating the apartment is another fave past times these days. A wannabe interior designer trying making an effort perfecting the apartment before the baby's arrival. Pretty sure these things will not even enter my mind once the baby is born.

The result

Confessions of a pregnant woman - week 36: Preparations

Less than four weeks to go. The last couple of weeks hubby and I have been shopping necessities for the baby. We still lack a couple of things, but I will make some time early next week to do some final shopping. I haven't had a good night's sleep for several weeks now, but I still feel way better as I stopped throwing up and the dizziness has finally let go (never thought that would happen). And I guess there's not much to do left than playing the waiting game....

I know I look really tired in this pic. Lack of sleep:-(

New toy

My iphone 3G died (RIP) a couple of weeks ago and you know what they say; once you go Mac, you never go back. I was devastated for several days and in conclusion I decided to purchase the newly launched (here in Norway) iphone 4 in white. I'm loving it already!

Alternating between the black case and the pink one.

Monday's inspiration

I could have found another maternity wear inspiration, but since I have about six weeks to go, I've given up maternity wear entirely. I basically look big in everything I wear, picture an elephant wearing clothes. Therefore I'm focusing on what I can wear when I'm hopefully back to normal size. Zara has some amazing pieces at the moment and I'm gutted that I can't buy any of it, but crossing fingers that they keep up the good work throughout the year. Here are some of my faves:

Pics from zara.com