I am Sam, more commonly referred to as Jack and Tom’s mom.
I originally hail from the Vuvuzela-loving city of Johannesburg, I’ve lived in London and Hong Kong, I called Paris home for three years, moved back to Hong Kong for two, then the Big Apple, NYC (hope you’re keeping up!) and now I call Tokyo home – erm, did I mention I love to travel?

I’m a Creative Director, having worked for magazines such as ELLE, heat and FHM, and I’ve been a weekly fashion columnist for Grazia. I also art direct and design creative projects for numerous clients and every now and then I manage to post on this personal style, fashion and lifestyle blog, LaBelleCrush.com.

Moving a lot and having two small kids has changed my perspective on this modern day fast paced concept of “doing everything” … (yes, I know we’re able to change a diaper while checking our emails making sure that the boss got the report all while keeping an eye on CNN in the background, oh and did I mention the toddler hanging onto your leg playing horsey?)

BUT, we’re made to believe that as women we can have it all, not that I disagree with this, however the more amazing and inspiring mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, stay-at-home moms and full-time career moms I meet, the more I realise that you can have it all, but not necessarily at the same time. I want to create a blog for busy moms who love fashion, style, and beauty. Who haven’t forgotten who they are, even when their favorite coat has chocolate handprints on it (it’s happened to me many times!) or their toddler is having a melt-down while they’re shopping the sales (also many times!).

So, I now divide my time between art directing, design, writing, building Lego rocket ships (this is harder than you may think!) and sharing coffee and yoga classes with inspirational modern moms who love everything from fashion to food. I love to shop, love all things fashion and I love my boys who, without doubt, still remain my biggest crush of a lifetime.

Hope you enjoy the blog!

Sam can also be found at :

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samgrowdon.com
TallestGirlintheCity

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