getting back in shape
My shoe wardrobe; where sneakers go to die. Losing the pregnancy weight is a tough thing, even for me. You probably can’t see it with my loose clothes nowadays haha, but I still have my flabs here and...
View Articledean’s 27th birthday
Dean’s birthday this year was special because there was a lot of “firsts” involved. First birthday in the new office, first birthday as a dad of two and some other firsts that I’d rather keep private....
View Articlethe ivy top
When Scha Alyahya and our team designed this top, we just sighed. It turned out everything we wanted it to be, dreamy and soft, probably the most feminine piece in our collaboration collection. Scha’s...
View Articleworking mom guilt
I’ve had such a hectic week, as you might have guessed with the lack of blogposts for a couple of days (I try to blog everyday!). Suddenly now, after returning to work full swing, my schedule has been...
View Articlemariam’s labor story: the LV bag lady
You’ll have to read Mariam’s Labor Story Part 1 first. See, normal people will have their epidural maybe at 5-6 cm dilation. Your Proudduck here on the other hand… not such a proud duck when it comes...
View Articlefront and back
What I love about this top is that I can reverse it, so I can even wear the panel on the front. As I did here when I was pregnant. A two in one feature is something everyone appreciates when we shop!...
View Articleday trip
One advice I would give newlyweds who are putting having kids on hold first is: TRAVEL AS MUCH AS YOU CAN. After having Daniel and Mariam, my passport basically never gets taken out of the drawer. I...
View Articlethe waist
The wrap jacket. To me, there’s nothing more feminine about our bodies than our waist. The waist is the element that makes the female’s hourglass silhouette and cinching it with a tiny belt makes all...
View Articledaniel and haircuts
Oh the time we dread the most with Daniel; cutting his hair. Our parents keep bugging us to cut his hair and we keep telling them we want to keep it long and tie it up in a ponytail. Truth is, we are...
View Articlemariam’s labor story: the longest pee ever
Mariam’s labour story so far: Part 1 and Part 2. Ok so where was I? Induction, pain, screaming lady with nice lv bag, dancing in my toilet, epidural doctor coming to save my life. Yes. 11.30 am: I’m...
View Articlebad a**
There are days in every woman’s life where you just want to feel like a bad a**. Not be one, just look cool like one. When I found this jacket on FashionValet, I was like woahhh what is this?! The...
View Articlemy second mother’s day
It was 11.30 pm. The kids were fast asleep and Dean and I were in the living room. Him with headphones on, probably watching news videos on the UK elections… or Game of Thrones, who knows (he has the...
View Articleworking from home
It’s 1 pm. I haven’t showered, I am still in my pajamas, my floor is filled with toys, Mariam is crying from her cot, Daniel is tugging at my leg asking me to go get Koko Krunch for him from the...
View Article#fvraya2015
I think the one of the most stressful places to work at right now is FV. My poor team and I have been overworked to the bones and it’s always like this Raya time. Things heat up and our calendars are...
View Articlenegotiating with mariam
The kids went to sleep (finally!) so I opened my laptop. Ok work mode. Went to get a drink from the kitchen. Came back and sat down to really focus and dig in. I had so many emails starred that I was...
View Articlechildhood snack sticks
Sponsored Post I recently got a bunch of these, one of my favourite snacks even from my childhood. Remember Rocky? They changed their name back to the original one which is Pocky. (Just in case you...
View Articlelivestream
Our Raya Fashion Show is tonight!!!! We have 2 slots; 6pm – various brands on FashionValet. We could only insert 40 brands but even that’s a lot for a fashion show hehe. 9 pm – our 9 exclusive...
View Articlebringing work home
Everyone says you need a balance in your life; balance between work, family, love life, friends and you time. But really, 24 hours a day is just not enough to fit all of that. That’s why in interviews...
View Articlemariam is three months old
Can I please go on gushing mom mode for a while, guys? I just literally had a 5 minute conversation with Mariam. Like for real, guys. I really think she understood me. I basically told her about my day...
View Articlewhat women agree on
Sponsored Post We all might disagree on things… but there is one thing that everyone likes. EVERYONE will like this. Can you guess? No, not ice cream, sillyyyyy! Guess some more… Yes exactly!! GOOD...
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