Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy

@SimplyCantara

Instagram post 2184241556362114776_1042954375

CHRISTMAS SPIRIT 🎁
Ad. I’ve already started my Christmas shopping and it’s not even December yet - I think my last-minute days may be behind me! 😂. This year I’ve teamed up with @BootsUK to find out what makes us the happiest during the festive season. Did you know that 69% think roast potatoes are the most essential part of a Christmas dinner? I love @theurbanchallenger’s legendary roast potatoes, but my number one fave has to be pigs in blankets 😍
.
Check out my blog post to see my top Christmas gifts from Boots and learn more stats about Christmas 🎄 .
Also, you can WIN a @soapandglory Advent Calendar to help you get in the festive spirit ✨
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
To enter:
1. Follow @SimplyCantara
2. Like this post
3. Tell me, what’s your favourite part of Christmas dinner?
4. Tag a friend
.
This competition closes Sunday 1st December and the winner will be chosen at random. You must be over 18 & a UK resident to enter. This competition is not affiliated in anyway with Instagram. Good luck! 🤞🏽🥰 #BootsBeauty

Instagram post 2170479308393274082_1042954375

BABYMOON COMPLETE ✅
Our time in Greece has come to an end and we’ve loved it. This trip turned into a combination of my 30th birthday, Michael competing in the Spartan World Championship & a babymoon getaway. It was a lot to ask of one holiday & I think it delivered! ☀️
.
For now, I’m going to soak up the last of this sun before we head back to winter 😔
.
Then it’s time to get back home, start decorating the nursery and get ready for our little one’s arrival in February. I can’t believe how quickly time is going. We’ll be parents before we know it @theurbanchallenger 😱
.
.
#babymoon #babymooning #getaway #winterholiday #wintersun #greece #greece_travel #pregnant #pregnanttravel #babybump #babybumplove #sixmonthspregnant #pregnancy #mumtobe #mummytobe

Instagram post 2168124508796175082_1042954375

RACE READY 🙌🏽
Michael, that is, not me 🙈 Let’s be honest, the real reason we came to Greece wasn’t for my birthday, it was so that Michael could compete in the Spartan World Championship in Sparta, the home of Spartan. That’s pretty epic & I’m so excited to cheer him on today & Sunday as he completes 3 races & a total of 50km.
.
Michael has such a passion for Spartan races that I’ve no doubt that he’ll be getting our daughter involved as soon as she’s old enough (if she agrees of course), so it’s fun to think she’s now been here in my belly and one day might be back here racing herself!
.
For now, the two of us will be cheering on her Daddy! @theurbanchallenger Spartan, what is your profession? AROOOO 🎉
.
.
#Spartan #Spartanrace #spartanracegreece #sparta #spartagreece #spartangreece #spartanworldchampionship #spartantraining #spartanocr #aroo #ocr #ocrathlete

Instagram post 2167428472335332153_1042954375

BIRTHDAY GIRL 🎉
I thought I’d be sad turning 30, mourning the loss of my 20’s and entering a new, unknown decade... but my birthday has arrived and I couldn’t be happier. I’m in Greece with the love of my life & he surprised me with these gorgeous balloons in our hotel room as well as a card from our daughter 🥰
Earlier this week my colleagues at work surprised me with balloons, a gorgeous handmade cake and such thoughtful presents 💕
I’m so blessed, there’s no way I can be sad about turning 30! Here’s to the next chapter! My last birthday before our daughter arrives! 😍💕
.
.
#1stnovember #scorpio #birthdaygirl #scorpioseason #happybirthday #30thbirthday #30 #happy30th #happy30thbirthday #birthday #birthdayballoons #blessed #loved #happy #grattitude

Instagram post 2134158658011678427_1042954375

BALI TRAVEL GUIDE ✨
Let’s not talk about how long it’s taken me to get this live 🙈 but my Bali Honeymoon Travel Guide is finally live on the blog!! 🙌🏽
.
I share everything about where @theurbanchallenger and I stayed, what we did, where we ate... I even share the story of us having our money stolen 😢
.
If you’re planning a trip to Bali, this post is for you. Or if you simply want to know more details about what we did on our honeymoon, this is also for you!
.
It’s been so much fun reliving our trip, especially as we now know that we fell pregnant somewhere in Bali, so it will always be a special place in our hearts 💕
.
Read the full post now at simplycantara.com

Instagram post 2129697592854787274_1042954375

MY LITTLE ONE ✨
Pregnancy is beautiful but also nerve wrecking. I thought getting past the first 12 weeks would be the hardest as that’s when the chances of something going wrong are the highest.
.
But I still worry now. I can’t feel my baby move yet so everyday I worry & pray that my little one is OK in there. Some days I wake up and my belly looks small, almost like my pre-pregnancy belly. Other days I wake up bloated and feel like I have a huge bump. Sometimes I think I feel the baby move, but it could also just be wind 🙈 Pregnancy is a rollercoaster of emotions, I’m constantly flitting between overwhelming love, excitement and worry.
.
Although yesterday I had a midwife appointment and we heard our baby’s heartbeat. I can’t tell you how relieved I felt, knowing that my little one is doing OK in there 🥰
.
I love you so much little baby, but my gosh you don’t half make me worry and you’re not even facing the big wide world yet 💕
.
.
#pregnancy #pregnant #18weeks #18weekspregnant #firsttimemom #firsttimemum #mumtobe #mummytobe #pregnantbelly #pregnancylife #baby #lbloggersuk #lbloggers #lifestyle #babybump #fromwhereistand

Instagram post 2126934930035128523_1042954375

MY BROTHER’S GETTING MARRIED ✨
I feel like I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time haha but today the perfect couple that is my brother & my sister-in-law are making it official 💕
.
I bloody love weddings and haven’t been to one since my own last year 🙈 Bring on the wedding bells! 🥰
.
.
#kwesiandlauren #laurenandkwesi #wedding #weddingguest #love #couple #weddingbells #wedding2019 #family #familylove #marriage #married #husbandandwife #brideandgroom #couplegoals

Instagram post 2122502105051678935_1042954375

REFLECTING✨
This was the first year I’d ever made a vision board and I’m so glad I did because looking back at the pictures I put on it makes me realise how much I have to be grateful for this year.
.
Ok, so I haven’t achieved a @nicole_mejia style fit & toned body & I won’t this year now that I’m growing a 👶🏽 but I HAVE made progress in my job and I’m now managing a team, Michael and I have made improvements to our diet, we had an amazing honeymoon in Bali & plans for a babymoon/my 30th/Spartan World Championships trip to Greece later in the year, we’ve moved to a more spacious home and best of all, we’re having a baby!
.
These are just some of the goals I put on my vision board & wrote in my bullet Journal, but more has happened and I’m so grateful.
.
Have you paused and reflected recently? What are you most grateful for right now? 💕
.
.
#gratitude #gratitudejournal #grateful #gratefulheart #visionboard #visionboard2019 #reflections #reflect #goals #bulletjournal #bujo #bujoideas #bujogoals #goalsetting #manifesting #manifestation #visionboarding

Instagram post 2120980349677511941_1042954375

FEELING GOOD ✨
I’m in my second trimester now, the tiredness isn’t hitting me as hard as it did the first few months & I feel ready to get back to business!
.
Don’t tell my boss, but I was finding it difficult to concentrate at work in the afternoons 🙈 and I lacked the energy to exercise. Now, my concentration is back (I’m hoping it stays!) and I’m ready to finally nail down a pregnancy safe workout routine, starting with @hannahmummymills #StrongMamaGuide. If you know of anymore at-home workouts that are good for pregnancy please let me know 🤞🏽🤰🏽
.
PS. It cracks me up that I look like an estate agent or salesperson in this pic 😂
.
.
#secondtrimester #2ndtrimester #pregnancyworkout #fitmama #pregnancy #pregnancyworkouts #pregnancyfitness #mamatobe #mumtobe #homeworkout #workoutroutine #2ndtrimesterworkout #pregnant #lblogger #lbloggeruk #fitmums

Instagram post 2120277554422999108_1042954375

NEW HOME 🏡
When we found out we’re pregnant, we realised pretty quickly that we’d have to move out of our 1 bed to somewhere bigger. We weren’t in a rush as the baby will be sleeping in our room for the first 6 months and we could fit a cot in our 1 bed, although it would be a squeeze. But me being the type that likes to have everything planned, I started looking to see what was available, what areas we liked & weren’t too far from work or our friends and family and then we found this place. It was actually the first and only place we viewed but we loved it and so we ended up moving a lot sooner than we expected. In fact, we moved, had our 12 week scan and our wedding anniversary all in the same week - it was hectic! 🙈
.
There’s still so much we need to do to flat to get it to how we want it (mainly because we’re still waiting on our sofa delivery 😭 and we’re the worst procrastinators when it comes to unpacking 🤦🏽‍♀️) but I’m excited for when it’s all done! Let me know if you’d like me to share our progress.
.
We’re living in a completely new area that we’d never even been to before but we love it. It’s so much easier to get to work, we’re not far from our friends & family or the hospital & there are lots of green spaces including a huge park on our doorstep. I can already see me taking the baby for a long walk in the park whilst Michael does his Saturday morning park runs. I’m excited for our new life here ☺️
.
.
#newhome #moving #movinghome #newflat #diningroom #homedecor #homesweethome #interior #scandinavianhome #scandinavianstyle #scandi #scandiboho #scandiinspo #scandiinterior #interiorinspo #ukblogger #lblogger #mumtobe #mummytobe

Instagram post 2118962682347146583_1042954375

WHEN 2 BECOME 3 🤰🏽💕
I’m so excited to finally share that @theurbanchallenger and I are having a baby 🥰 Or as Michael says, a mini Spartan 😂
.
These past three months have been a whirlwind. We’re both so excited and can’t wait to grow our little family. We actually had our scan and saw our baby for the first time the day before our first wedding anniversary 💕
.
Roll on February 2020 🙌🏽😍
.
I’ve actually shared my first trimester experience over on my blog if you’d like to know a bit more about these past few months 👉🏽 simplycantara.com
.
.
#pregnancyannouncement #werepregnant #firsttimemum #babyloading #babyannouncement #parentstobe #watchoutworld #firsttrimester #secondtrimester #16weekspregnant #mumanddad #pregnant #pregnancy #balibaby #honeymoonbaby #love #couple #family #pregnancylife #pregnancydiary

Instagram post 2105798393281188318_1042954375

💍THE BEST YEAR YET💍
One year ago today, 08.08.18, I walked down the aisle in front of our family & friends and promised @theurbanchallenger I will be his Always & Forever 💕
.
I can’t believe we’ve been married for a year already. We’ve been together 11 years but it just keeps getting better and better 🙌🏽
.
We’re a team, he’s my best friend and the best husband I could’ve asked for. I love this man so much it’s sickening 😂
.
I can’t wait for this next year with you Michael, I have a feeling it’s going to be even better ☺️🎉
.
.
#weddinganniversary #1stweddinganniversary #anniversary #paperanniversary #husbandandwife #wedding #married #londonwedding #bride #groom #londonbride #trinitybuoywharf #love #couplegoals #cantaraandmichael

Want some inbox love?

First Name Email Address