i love clothes.

if that isn't the understatement of the year, i don't know what is.

i spent a good part of my pregnancy staring longingly at a closet filled with pretties, whilst my ever-growing belly forced me to wear more tent-like blouses instead.

well it's 10 weeks post-partum, & i find i'm still looking at that closet longingly. i did lose the pg weight (hurrah!), but i forgot about nursing. most of the easy-access blouses i own don't fit over my gigantic udders, so i've been sporting the same 3 outfits for weeks. blah. blah i say!

i can't afford a whole new wardrobe, but i am going to have to get a few items to get me through until xmas, when i can ask for more ;-). oh, & let me just say that online shopping is a new mama's best friend.

my first new blouse, courtesy of forever21:

i wore it yesterday, & loved how comfortable it was. it's a bit in the sheer side, so a pretty camisole (or in my case; a boring nursing tank) has to be worn beneath. i paired it with jeans, but i'm thinking it will look cute with a straight skirt. slightly turn of the last century perhaps?

there wasn't much more i liked on forever21's site, which surprised me. in the past i'd peruse their site, oohing & aahing & coveting as i went. it seems that the majority of their vintagey items have been replaced with 70s & 80s things. blah. they didn't even have the over-the-knee socks that are my winter must-haves.

my hope is that manlyman is up for a day of thrifting next week. if so, he can help with the boys, whilst i search for actual vintagey, easy-access blouses (& maybe a few sweaters?). i'd leave them all at home, but that would mean a much shorter day of thrifting, with having to rush home every 2 hours to nurse. i'd much rather take them all with me, & simply ignore manlyman's sighs of boredom.

& on that note: i am off to play moo-cow to my sweet little elfling. do you know of any affordable shops that sell vintage-looking clothes? do share!

~peace.

blurry with a chance of pestilence

did you know that when your vision is blurred from a lack of sleep, you think the photos you're taking are in focus when they actually aren't? & that no matter how much you curse at the computer, your photos shall not improve? did you? did you?!

well we you know it now. you're welcome.



but the toes! even blurry they make me smile.

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we've been playing a wicked game of pass the pestilence the past few weeks. as of today the score stands at: one seemingly better, one on the way to better, one in the thick of it, & one beginning today.

i have to say it's been no fun in the least, & i'd like to play something else. something like all well & relaxing in the south of france would be lovely.

& now i'm off to drink a hot cup of tea, & nibble on blurry toes.

~peace.

proof of a first child

scrolling through nearly eight weeks of photos, i found that the majority were of lemondrop. the only ones of thehobbit showed him holding, or entertaining lemondrop. not wanting to give thehobbit more fodder for his future psychiatrist, i began following him about with the camera.

i will admit that as much as i love love love my older boy, he's not nearly as fun to photograph as is his dinky brother. he is as beautiful though - would you just look at those lashes?!

i feel sorry for the ladies in 10 or so years. (see me pretending he won't be dating until he's 21?)

~peace.

mmm brownies

slowly things are getting back to normal around here. i imagine it shall be a few months more until we are fully back in the swing of things, but at least i'm no longer spending entire days in bed. mostly.


i've yet to sew or craft, & most of the meals i've made came from boxes/cans/bags. this does not make me overly sad, as i get to spend my days staring at these monkeys:




add a plate of fresh-from-the-oven brownies, & that would be the most perfect photo ever.

~peace.