02/24/2018

STORY TIME! ''Hi, I am from Samarkand'' 2 Reminiscent Guldona still standing on top of the bridge kept looking towards the pond which had mountain view. The mesmerising set of mountains stretched at the back of the dried , dying pond, stood proud. A set of mountains, unchanged, exactly the same as they were twelve years ago. Twelve Years Ago; That summer, high summer of July, when all the summer people were asleep, hiding in their homes like snails in their shells, Guldona, Dilrukh and Durdona

02/02/2018

I am obsessing over floral pattern and stumbled across floral strechy scuba boots in Primark while, in fact, shoe shopping for my son.  You will see me flaunting these floral babies with everything, everywhere, for a long time, because surprisingly they are super comfy.  And worth mentioning; no make up days I look and feel like a hairless cat or a turtle without its shell but EH who cares. Beauty is fleeting but rent controlled apartment overlooking the park is forever!

02/01/2018

January lasted half of our lives. 31 days? felt more like 300. We were sad and broke after Christmas and probably a lil' hangover and blue with flu. But thank God, February is short. February is a fresh start. January was hibernation time, time to warm up. Valentines Day is around the corner, no matter if you have someone special or like myself use your son as Valentine - it's perfect time to let yourself use the excuse  to get sexy lingerie and indulge yourself in late night cake or ice cream

01/16/2018

In this Instagram age, where your friends have already seen and commented on your party frock, it's easy to see the appeal of the Saturday-night Wear It Once Dress. Nonetheless, I struggle to get on board with this idea; I cant help but feel it's rather wasteful. But then again, I am reluctant to bankrupt myself buying something I'll wheel out twice a year, tops. So, it's not Dolce and Gabanna or Louis Vuitton that get me through the party season, but dresses from Topshop, Zara et al I find in

12/31/2017

New Year Resolutions are pointless in my opinion. I personally make a list every year but forget all about it quite quickly. So this year I will let the course of life take me, lead me and I will make choices according to what I feel is right. The expression'' Love thy neighbour'' is wrong in my opinion. It should be ''Love yourself first and your neighbour will be happy to live next to you!'' I shall start my year with this very same philosophy. May this year brings Creative joy, Laughter till

11/26/2017

Thanks to Sale Gods being kind to me last year, when I snatched this coat off some lady's hand in the shop... Ok, ok let me explain myself; in my defence - She wasn't sure about it and I was! Since it was only £25  {original price was £112 so trust me I was more than sure about it} My grandma used to say ''Smart people shop winter clothes in summer and summer ones in winter'' so, I have her genes. I have had this coat for couple of years now and I looooov it!  Mind you I don't own anything quite

11/26/2017

It gets warm here in Britain in winter sometimes and hence our love/hate relationship with global warming continues. Well it officially feels like winter now and yes everybody is getting their coats and winter clothes out from the storage. Lips are cracking and bleeding. Hands feels like orangutang's feet. Noses are red and yes snotty. Bums are cold. Everybody rushing around holding their pee from the freezing weather. And I am stocking on ridiculous amount of tights and socks for both Jacob and

11/09/2017

Going from desk to drinks can be a stressful affair for most of us. Especially if you are a Mummy and you got more in your hands to handle than just your purse.  The trick to the perfect day to night outfit lies in the little things. I've always said that accessories can really pull your look together, that being said, they can also change your look! One of the key ways to take your day outfit to a night outfit is with the right jewellery or in this case my little furry bra let and a pair of hot

11/08/2017

STORY TIME! The man looked at Daler and said ‘’Shall we’’ Daler replied ‘’Yes” and jumped on top of his donkey and helped me by pulling my arm to get on too and sit behind him. Now I was no longer sitting on a saddle but on  a seemingly bony part of the donkey. As he began trotting to the front of the car I could feel every cartilage and muscle under my bottom. I was holding Daler from his waist. I was little and had no breast yet so there was no feeling of shyness or discomfort to sit with

11/01/2017

Halloween fever 2017  Yes I turned myself into a Khaleesi and Jacob was dressed as a Dragon. Cheesy indeed but come on it's Halloween, the only time of the year its ok to be weird and cheesy. And who doesnt love Game of Thrones right?! If you dont like GOT you are the weird one trust me. Waiting for my John Snow got all my hair turn grey. Where is he? And he better Bend his bloody knee too :D lol  ok ok I am joking  Happy Halloween y'all.  In looooove with this song and yes it's on repeat and

10/27/2017

I am setting up my winter to do list. I have joked quite a bit with my British friends that as much as I love UK, I haven't gone through my real winter here in England - so they might have to send reinforcements to my  apartment come December when I refuse to leave my flat.  That said though every year I really look forward to winter, mainly because of festivities of Christmas. Happy days. Christmas trees.  (insert crickets here) I know I know... said no British person ever. Summer in Australia

10/27/2017

I just recently watched ''When Harry met Sally'' again and it got me thinking about all the love movies that I loved growing up, I have yet to re-watch as I cant remember much of them. Perhaps it's the small girl from Samarkand in  me who believed in fairy tale love and never back down to get that and only that nothing less.  Oh well... Now that the weather is crisp and there's more of an excuse to cosy up with a good old fashioned heart warming movie, I am looking forward to re-watching all my

09/16/2017

Packing light and wearing light is a prerequisite for a city break or a day out. The secret? Forget colour coordinating your entire weekend haul ( far too time consuming). Instead zero in on one show stopping piece that will work round the clock. My hot pick? H&M's last season silk crêpe top will shine however you style it. Trade head spinning patern for the clarity of mixed monochrome spots - this seasons sharpest print. Take my word for it (insert winky face here) . Well you might be surprised

07/15/2017

STORY TIME! ''Hi, I am from Samarkand'' 1 Divergent July in Pushkin is a long, tiring month. The days are long and boiling. The grass scorches and tap water runs warm. The crickets begin to sing loudly. The fat flies which bite humans and eat shit fly around buzzing, viciously in the steamy air. Then they kill themselves in the reflection of the sun, stunt lay in the windowpanes dying, crisping under the hot sun. Lazy wind blows the tips of the dustgreen trees. The soil is like a loose  powder,

06/14/2017

STORY TIME! I run out of what to write about on  my blog, so here is a great way  to keep cool in summer; Dream of winter glory. *** For the first time in a long time, I was happy. I looked outside of the window and exclaimed ’’Snow!’’  my sisters run to look too. It was surreal. Big fluffy fur like balls of snow were flying down harmoniously. I have never seen such a beautiful snow before. It felt like the time had frozen and I was watching nature's magic in slow motion. It seemed so effortless

06/06/2017

There is almost no way that I have this many readers and get no comments. Come on leave a comment. I love getting comments. :) How was your weekend? I love to do my house chores listening to these songs on the weekends

06/06/2017

There is an amazing and dramatic story behind the red square shaped suitcase.  This suitcase is a family heirloom.   My Mother is born in to a large family in Uzbekistan, in a small village situated on top of the mountains of Samarkand city. She has two sisters, younger to her. My Mum is the eldest, Maryam middle and aunt Shoista is the youngest girl in the family. I have always been close to my Aunty Maryam.  My mother was forced to marry my father when she was 16 years old and she didn't even

06/01/2017

My desk is a bit like ordered chaos- I often think I should try and tidy it, but its not long before it reverts back to what naturally is. I am a bit of a hoarder, you see, I find inspiration in almost everything but I do try not to collect too much litter, although my study desk is always cluttered. My mood board is where I really let the images be overwhelming, luckily the light from the large window and lighting in the room calms it down a bit. I have always kept a vision board. My mood board

05/14/2017

12 real facts of my life. Laugh it or cry out loud it is real and it really happens. Fortunately or unfortunately, here it is. 1. You know nothing of Motherhood unless you scoop out poop with your bare hands out of the water in the bathtub. 2. When you get to go out once a year and even then you decide to wear a jumpsuit. So you spend more time undressing and dressing in the loo instead of dancing. 3. That time when I decided to wear the dress I have owned sirca 2008 to a date and it was so

04/26/2017

There are two types of women I have experienced. First type: the kind of women I have been observing who place their value and self esteem upon all the designer clothes they wear or own. Second type are the ones who say ; none of it matters and they pay zero attention to their appearance. But then there is a group of women who are bang on the middle of that. The ones who don't mind if the flattering dress they wear which suits them perfectly is from a second hand charity shop, Primark or it's a