Why, I don’t know.  The new one certainly isn’t as pretty (husband is too busy to design another one for me yet*) but it IS blogger…. WordPress started to DEpress me.

I have also read here and there on the blogosphere that it is pretty normal to have a blog or two before you find your “flow” so to speak.  With VKM I really feel like I have.  I’ve even been interviewed recently for a documentary about the blog which is totally random but very fun.

So if you fancy it, you can visit me over at Very Kate Middleton ~ a funny little blog name I know, but you’ll find out why if you visit.

I have missed the lovely community that I had when writing on Mrs Stepford, but having a baby and finding yourself writing a new blog meant my post-partum brain went AWOL on this site for a while.  Wordpress, you kind of have yourself to blame for being so confusing.

Please visit, I’d love it if you said hi!

Kate xxx

*if you are, or know of a good blog designer, please get in touch via the new blog. x

Now, I know there is NOTHING more annoying that following a blog and the blogger going AWOL, however, I really hope you will excuse me for my absence, but the reason was…….

I HAD A BABY BOY!

Since 7am on Monday 20th February 2012 – the day I found out I was pregnant and danced around the bathroom with joy after peeing on that awesome stick – I have, of course, been on Cloud 9 (as well as dog DOG tired).

Some things fell to the wayside (like, errr blogging), but I ABSOLUTELY kept up reading my favourite blogs, namely;

Fairytales are true (Sarah, I am so excited for you and to see baby Tuck x).

Little Baby Garvin (I envy Jessica’s chalkboard skillz – and the fact she can put headbands on her baby – #iwantagirloneday)

As the Foreste Grows (also AWOL at the moment, but Heidi also has a fab excuse)

Enjoying the Small Things (Kelle really inspires me and is also expecting a baby boy)

Glamorous Life of a Housewife (Whitney is a fabulous Christian Mom-blogger with THE cutest boys)

Veronika’s Blushing (a new Mama-to-be)

A Blonde Ambition (Leslie just seems so sweet, I found her blog randomly via Kelly Stamps’ blog one day and was hooked)

Mr Stepford and I have had plenty of discussions regarding blogging, Facebooking etc etc during my pregnancy and subsequent conversations regarding our family and broadcasting our lives.

To put it bluntly I am not to talk too much about my family on this big web’a'sphere.  I’d love to say this is because we are international spies, or secretly very famous or some other fabulous reason but after much MUCH discussion it is really just out of respect to my other half.

He works in the “internet” if you will.  Living day in and day out for websites (he built this beauty for me in an afternoon) and he personally doesn’t want our faces plastered all over the internet.

I have a slight differing opinion on this of course (I am an over-sharer) but if I disrespect my husband on this request, where will the buck stop?

So – blogging henceforth will be done anonymously, as far as my face goes.  I’ll still be blogging honestly though – I’ve got a LOT to catch up on. I’ll just have to get a little creative with picture editing.

I’ve missed the world of blogging and I am ready to give the blog a little TLC again.

So, without further ado – meet my son (or an out of focus shot of my hair and a squished baby face just home from the hospital).

He is now 11 weeks old and looks SO different now, so I figured a newborn baby-face was ok to show on the blog!? #imightbewrong

Little AJ was born at 9:30pm on 17th October 2012 and stole my heart immediately.  All 6lb 15oz of him.

Be back soon – the baby calls. xxx

Missed last Wednesday’s “C”ute Casual Outfit ideas?  Click here for last week’s installment of OWW.

Let’s begin shall we….. my stomach is already growling.

As ever, all recipes and ‘pins’ available here on my ‘Absolutely Edible’ pinb board.  I’ve worked hard on that sucker!

702 pins and counting!

A greedy girl’s gotta do what makes her happy.

To the foooooood ——->

Feta, Cheddar & Spinach Muffins

Because I love spinach and I don’t care who knows it.

Chicken with Olives

I’ve made this.  It was rich.  It was delicious.  Pioneer Woman, I love you to the moon and back.

Beef Stew with Beer & Paprika

Another Pioneer Woman recipe.  Frikkin amazing, this stew is to die for!

Ms Ree Drummond, it’s leap year.  Will you marry me?

Apple Pie Dip and Cinnamon Sugar Chips

I want to swim in this.

Frozen Grapes as Ice

Even Jesus had sense to turn water in to wine.  He was a clever man and knew what was good for him! Amen to wine.

Baked egg in a ham cup with parmesan cheese and green onions

Because breakfast foods are where it’s at.

Gorgonzola Garlic Bread

That goes for bread too.  Atkins was a fool.

Irish Beef Stew with Guinness

Stews are the foodstuff of the Gods.

Spicy Pasta Salad with smoked gouda, tomatoes and basil

My name is Kate and I am addicted to carbs.  It has been 40 minutes since I last ate pasta.

Mozarella, Tomato and Gnocchi Bake

Gnocchi is the shiz.

Mozarella, Tomato and Avacado Salad

Something healthy for good measure.

Spinach Strawberry Salad with Candied Pecans, Feta & Raspberry Poppyseed Dressing

Am I feeling virtuous yet?

Inside-out Carrot Cake cupcakes

Not. One. Bit.

A great recipe book….

Hungry now?  Sorry….

C = Cute Casual Outfits

Images all from Pinterest, follow me here

All images can be found on this pinboard.

Love ya.  Enjoy the virtual (window) shopping.  Click continue reading (outfits viewable after the jump).

I have a ‘thing’ for stripes.  This seems very Chanel, without much of the Chanel – i.e. a Chanel look within budget!

This is gorgeous, very nautical in an unexpected way.  Very Lilly P without the prints.

Perfect for a casual Saturday.  Love the different length jeans.

Cute lipstick shades – how could this outfit not cheer you up!?

Beautiful hints of turquoise.

I know Fall is so long ago, but it brings some of the best inspiration for Fashion.

Perfect Ballet shades for older ‘girly girls’.

Casual but still dressed up.  I’d wear this on a dinner date.

Lovely for a casual stroll around town.

Bright and sunny!  Love yellow and so glad that it seems to be in fashion this S/S.

EDIT:  I have had a LOT of emails regarding the gorgeous yellow wedges asking where they are from, they are currently a STEAL at $54 from heels.com.  Just search ‘Galena’ to find them.

I have just realized that all of these outfits, bar one, have jeans.  That’s because you will never find me wearing a skirt.  Dresses yes, love them.  Skirts no.

Happy Hump Day! xxx

Why not!?  I did it last year.

I hope you are all having a lovely Valentine’s Day whether you are celebrating or not.  If you aren’t then I hope you have a lovely day anyway!

Valentine’s Day wish list 2012 …

Luxury Pink Tulip & Rose Globe flowers from Interflora - gorgeous!

14K White Gold Overlay Angel Wing Necklace from Overstock – LOVE! Because Angels exist.

10k White Gold 1/10ct Diamond Pendant also from Overstock – because a girl can never have too much jewelry and I have always wanted a diamond cross pendant.  This one is one of the nicest ones I have seen.  Gorgeous vintage style.

Self explanitory!

Pampered Chef Stoneware Rectangular Baker - on special at the moment on the US store too $39.00 $31.20!  A practical gift is always good, and a girl’s gotta feed her man!

and lastly

A trip to Paris in the Spring time.  Because a girl can dream….

Happy Valentine’s Day to you all! xxx

Or 15lbs before you have to hit the beach this Summer? In a bikini!? *DREAD*

Is it wrong to admire images from the Victoria’s Secret Swimsuit Preview and wish that you had a body like this?

Is it so wrong to want an amazing body at 40+ like Jennifer Aniston’s.

Is it so wrong to also be hating on her BFF for looking similarly H.O.T at the same age?

Would you not want to be photoshopped like Kate Winslet if you had to be on the front cover of a magazine? (she didn’t need it at all in my opinion – at all).

Is it so wrong to have a Pinterest pin board with inspirational weight loss quote?

And work out ideas?

Have you pinned something similar? I have…

Do we need to ALWAYS blame men for making us feel so insecure about our bodies?

Or the media for their portrayal of women that we should ALWAYS look beautiful first thing in the morning?

Or do we pressure ourselves?

Do our friends pressure us?

Does the Fashion Industry pressure us?

FYI Karl Lagerfeld – at least you are honest about the fact that you ‘make clothes for thin women’.  You have been quoted for saying this on several occasions now. What is so wrong about honesty these days?  We all need a market to cater for, a market to shop.  Just find what fits, stay away from what you don’t like.  Targeting someone directly however (Adele) was not on…

I agree, that the idea of thinspiration can be taken TOO far.  Photoshopping can be taken TOO far.  I am looking at YOU Ralph Lauren.  What a joke.

But what would you rather aspire to when thinking about your body? Your eating habits and your workout regime?

Would you paste up a picture of a slim, toned Victoria’s Secret model or would that be ‘wrong’?  Have you been made to feel wrong about it?

I’m not entirely sure how to end this post without p*ss**g someone off.  This wasn’t meant to offend, it’s just that the question arose in my head earlier today.

Is it wrong that *I*, a woman of 26 years old want to hold an image in my head of what I aspire my body to look like without someone taking the blame that I have been brainwashed, and am seeking out some unhealthy distorted image that I cannot obtain?  Am I on the verge of an eating disorder?  Heck no!

Does anyone else have some sort of ‘thinspiration’ – a.k.a, fitness and health goals?

Those ‘skinny’ jeans (total opposite to your fat jeans) in your closet probably count.  As well as that dress you bought 2 sizes to small to “slim into”.

I’ve just got a bad feeling that the media and all reports I read from so called ‘experts’ claim that this is a really unhealthy attitude to have on my self-image and self-worth.

Doesn’t feel all that bad to me.  Especially if I live with the hope that I can rock an ass like J.Aniston’s at 40+.

Bring it ON thinspiration if it means I’ll actually attend a fitness class once in my life, or step away from the donuts.