Life Updates!

 Sammie has been working overtime on editing and uploading several blog posts I had written previous since I have been too sick to do anything but sleep! This has been ongoing but in the last few weeks it got really bad. I have been tired and had really bad nausea, I even had to take a week off work to just stay in bed. You may be wondering why i'm Writing this but I just wanted to update you on my life. Anyway when I told Sammie about this, she pulled out of her cupboard this stick thing that she told me to go to the bathroom and pee on (so weird), she thought I was pregnant.

Ha ha ha ha pregnant, really pregnant no way! I may have the same symptoms as what you had when you were pregnant but no way am I pregnant. Sammie being Sammie forces me to pee on this weird stick thing. 2 lines appear, Ha what did I tell you... not pregnant (I may have not have read the sample diagram on the side properly, just being myself not reading nothing!) Sammie being weirdo Sammie is just standing there saying nothing. She then said "Let me get you my last one just to check". I knew I wasn't pregnant but just to make her happy i'll do it again. 2 lines what did I tell you definitely...NOT PREGNANT. "But Jess 2 lines actually means a positive reading, your pregnant,your having a baby! Oh how I remember this conversation so clearly.

Wait, hold on shit those 2 lines are positive? I get a YES answer from someone who is screaming crying literally jumping around. Then there's me sitting on the loo (TMI?!)staring at this test thinking shit there's a human inside me i'm actually pregnant like actually having a baby. I didn't know how Ty would react because when we had talked about kids, he said he wasn't ready and I can't say I was ready either. I mean we are still kids at heart, everyone knows I'm the biggest kid going round,and we are having one. I was shocked to say the least. Then the waterfall of Jess started running down my face, have I said this already i'm having a baby.

Ty and I are both very surprised and shocked, but at the same time excited and every other emotion there is to feel. We are now 12 weeks this has gone crazy fast before I know it I will be a mum, ohhhh crappppp! This is just flying past me, even though at times it has been hell! I (my sister and Ty) found out a few weeks ago , I told my parents and Ty's parents the week after we found out (they had to keep the secret which for my family is a struggle, they had to keep it in OR ELSE) and then the rest of our family and friends found out last week, I had about 5000 people crying over me and the baby in the last few weeks ha ha. I oviously waited till the 12 week milestone before I told everyone else besides family and friends just incase  God forbid something did go wrong . I've had 2 ultrasounds and heard the heartbeat of this little human being inside of me, and it was truly incredible actually this whole thing is incredible! This is the biggest surprise that could have ever happened, i'm just about to get married in November and now a baby is on its way CRAZY right! I'm shit scared but I live in the moment take each day as it comes, so i'm sure I will be fine, i'm a big kid looking after a little baby ha ha ha.... it could work! So basically if you can't be bothered reading any of the above and skipped to here... i'm having a friggin baby aghhh... excited... YES...nervous...HELL YES! But with all the support I have around me I will be fine. I hope this post was ok, I have read re read, edited re edited what seems like a million times, I mean how are you supose to tell the world you are pregnant in a blog post ha ha! Oh and one more thing I would have attached my ultrasound pictures and bump pictures but that would have given the whole thing away!
Xx Jessica

Celeb Style: Nicole Richie

What the hell isn't there to love about Nicole Richie! She is in my opinion Perfectttt! She seems so down to earth and lovely, and has one of the hottest styles out, not to mention her body (its bangin). Nicole has a casual,chic,boho sheek, simple style while at the same time looking so stylish and 2013! She also has her own fashion line House of Harlow which is super cute, WELL OBVIOUSLY because she's the designer! I'm so in love with Nicole, LET ME BE HER! Here's some pictures of her amazing style, Get inspired you gorgeous glammin girls!
Xx Jessica

Office Interior

I have a home office and its where I spend a lot of my time. I know working from home and having your own buisness is becoming very popular these days so I thought I would share with you some tips on ideas to create a gorgeous home office! 

Choose The Feel You Want- Before you start thinking about any furniture, the colours anything like that you need a direction to be heading in. Pick a feel that you want people to feel or yourself to feel when you are in your office. Whether that is a homley feel, professional, modern, girly, vintage what ever it is you would like but just get a feel you would like and head in that direction. I went for a very homely and professional and a bit of a modern twist feel to my own office at home. 

Coordinate EVERYTHING- Because an office isn't a giant space if you have lots going on with different colours everywhere its going to look a mess and not feel like a professional space where you want to work. You need to keep a colour scheme within a office lets say if you have white and black with a pop of yellow that needs to be carried out through out the whole room you can't have a pop of yellow then some pink and then a bit of green oh and a touch of blue CHAOS! Keep it simple so it is simple to coordinate everything in the office to match! 

Simple and Clean- Keeping an office really simple to me looks best. It adds a really professional look to your office. If you have books and papers and a huge storing cabinet filled to the brim that can look messy! I know there is so much stuff to store away in an office but one thing I recommend is getting a desk with big spacious draws. I also think having draws looks a lot neater and tidier than having a cabinet, as I said before adds a simple look! 

Have a Statement Piece- At the end of the day this is your office its not at an office building so why keep it boring old black and white or grey add one statment to your office, it will mark it as your own and who wants a depressing looking office. Whether thats a chair, a desk or a very eye catching accessory, just make sure this tip is only used in a simple room not a very busy looking colourful office.

 Divide the Room- I have quite a large office and this is an idea for the ones with big offices, divide the room into to sections I used a long what I call buffet unit I don't know what it is actually called but I have just a long chest of draws to seperate where my desk and computer is my 'work station' and then I have my consultation area that has a couch a tv ect where my Clients and I just chat about ideas! This something I Love about my office, you could also use a shelving unit to do this.

Give Yourself A View...But Have Privavcy- You may be like um what Sammie?! But what I mean by this is that you shoud give your self a nice view of something whether that is of the park across the street, your back or front yard or the ocean in my case because this will motivate you too work.. Well for me it does anyways but also if you have clients coming to your house like I do its more inviting for them. But also keep your privacy make sure you include some type of blinds, I like to keep them half way down so I can still see the beautiful ocean and get sunlight in but I know people aren't staring in at me working. I also think feature blinds are really nice in an office! 

These are a few little ideas from my experience being an interior designer if you are designing an office or want to change yours up a bit. Feel free to contact me via my new twitter @SammieMRenzullo or in the comments about advice for your home office! xxx Sammie 

Postpartum Weight Loss

This is the first of a few posts on how I am skinnier now than before I got pregnant which could also be called a weight loss journey. Jess will be included in these posts as well since she is the one that helped me get to where I am now! Today's post is going to be on my diet and how that has changed.

Jess is a personal trainer as i'm sure you would know but she also organises diets, Jess has been offering advice and help for ages now (not because she thought I was fat, out of generosity) but I never took up the offer but I finally did! Through my pregnancy I tried to be very careful with what I ate but somehow I still put on 14.8 which I was really ashamed of, must have been those cravings I gave into! After having a baby your focus is on them and I really wasn't watching what I was eating and to be honest didn't really care what I was putting into my body, if its food its food I didn't care. I wouldn't say I was eating very unhealthily it was just I wasn't doing anything with my diet to shed that terrible 14kg! My daily diet would basically consist of honey porridge (already flavoured) or toast with peanut butter or jam. I would snack on some type of bar or cake (or get some candy from the candy bar in my house... bad I know). For lunch I was really into weight watchers or lean cuisine frozen meals, somedays I would be healthy and make myself a salad or sandwich. Dinner would be leftovers family gave us, take away or stir fry something quick. My diet did change daily but overall it looked a bit like that, it was so bad but I was really stressed and because of this I neglected my body. Jess is now going to explain my new diet.

Sammie has always been someone who has had a really healthy diet so it shocked me when she told me how she was eating. I deal with new mummas all the time wanting there old body back even a new and improved body so I was in my comfort zone. Sammie, from a sisters point of view I could see she was a stressed new mum and I knew this is why her diet was how it was, I must admit I went into my health mode and I had a mini freak out, I needed to help a sister out here. I got her hubby to look after bubs while I had a chat with Sammie and sorted out her diet and exercise plan (thats a whole new post). I wanted to make sure Sammie lost these kgs but her diet was still delicious, something she would enjoy, quick and simple so here is Sammie's new meal plan which is working wonders she looks AMAZING!

BREAKFAST:
Natural Greek Yoghurt with fresh berries or nuts OR
Porridge with berries and banana OR
Boiled egg on wholegrain toast OR
Granola with Yoghurt and fruit

MORNING TEA:
Watermelon and Grapes OR
1 Banana and pumpkin seeds OR
Greek Yoghurt with dried apricots OR
One piece of any fruit OR
Fresh fruit and Greek yoghurt

LUNCH:
Apricot and goats cheese salad OR
Cheese and Tomato omelette OR
Vegetable soup OR
Beef and salad sandwich OR
Chicken and salad sandwich OR
Chicken avocado wrap with mustard and light mayo OR
Baked Potato and tuna salad OR
Turkey Salad sandwich

AFTERNOON TEA:
Small serve of unsalted popcorn OR
Crackers with hummus OR
Vegetable sticks with hummus OR
Tomato salsa with carrot or crackers OR
Cottage cheese with peaches (frozen)

DINNER:
Coriander and lime chicken with a Mediterranean salad OR
Tuna steak with ratatouille OR
Salmon with Green Salad OR
Tomato and basil chicken pasta OR
Chicken, cashew nut and mixed veggie stir fry OR
Chicken and spinach pasta OR
Beef and Vegetable stir fry OR
Beef Casserole OR
Baked fish with oven roasted veggies OR
Minestrone soup

DESSERT:
Date and Carrot puddings OR
Grapes with passionfruit or vanilla yoghurt OR
Lemon Berry parfaits OR
Pomegranate mint yoghurt OR
Honey and lime fruit salad OR
Spiced rice pudding served with fruit
DO NOT EAT EVERY DAY!

DRINKS:
8 glasses of water per day
1-2 coffees or teas allowed
Allowed a homemade or no added sugar juice per day
Soft drinks or wine only allowed on the weekends

ONE TREAT DAY PER WEEK!




So this is the amazing meal plan Jess has made up for me I have so many options to choose from,and when I get bored of these meals Jess will make me up another plan! Jess has also made it so it is perfectly healthy for someone who is breastfeeding! With my job i'm always on the go so I love how all the snacks and lunches are things you can take with you! I also love that I get dessert every few days since I have a huge sweet tooth and they actually taste great. Jess is giving our readers a special offer, she will make you your own diet plan recipes included with the things that need them, and also a exercise plan all for free yes thats right FOR FREE! To take her up on this offer (I seriously recommend it, best thing I ever did) message her on twitter @JessMalaholin and she will personalise a plan for you. Look out for our next post my exercise plan!
Xxx Sammie