Always look on the bright side of life
Holy smokes, I thought I had no time for myself before but now I am back at work time seems to evaporate before my very eyes! I am definitely guilty of being a miserable so and so this month as the days have gotten darker and every item I have online shopped this month hasn't fit so I am determined to make this post more of a gratitude journal and only focus on the good stuff, and definitely not mention that Rose has sleep regressed, has had hand foot and mouth, Liam worked away for a week and the bloody cat has started peeing everywhere again.
Having got in to a bit of a rut I am going to use this post to give a shout out to a few things (and people) that have made me very happy in the last few weeks.
I read the new Lucy Dillon book - All I Ever Wanted, if you haven't read any of Lucy's books I highly recommend them as they are a tonic, you can read more about Lucy, her books and reviews over on Amazon. They are along the lines of JoJo Moyes and Katie Fforde if you have ready any of their books. I genuinely don't know when I read this book, the days of it only taking 4 or 5 hours are long gone and now a book can take me weeks, but somehow I found the time and it was 100% worth it. Next up is My not so Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella.
I tried a charcoal face mask... and loved it! It was a Montagne Jeunesse mask, peel off and from Boots for £1! My skin feels super soft and I feel my pores are genuinely less visible, and I think they could be seen from space prior to the mask so will definitely be investing in more!
My mum made me have a bath before Rose had hers and I read and had a cup of tea; if you had told me before that I could have had a bath at 5.45pm I would have laughed and said no way, but we made it happen and I would definitely do it again! I was in my PJ's by 6.10pm feeling very relaxed and there was no impact on Rose's routine. Thanks Mum for the Sanctuary bubble bath, it is incredible!
I also went to see 'Goodbye Christopher Robin' at the cinema with my sister - I had no idea Christopher Robin was A.A.Milne's son and the film was a lot less cheerful than we were anticipating, but nonetheless it is a great film and I would recommend, a brilliant cast and a lot of wikipediaing to be done afterwards. Really beautifully shot, I had a sudden urge to visit 100 acre wood and walk in the sunshine.
Last but not least I had a wonderful day with my long time friend Alex who came to Cardiff to visit and we ate and drank and talked none stop for 9 hours!! It was just what I needed to be able to concentrate completely on catching up, rather than the half finished conversations that trail after you when a child is in tow. It was such a good day and we genuinely talked non stop to the point where neither of us took a photo! So here's a throwback!
As always Rose has brought me unending joy, no matter what each day brings she is the sunshine to my day and I will never stop being grateful to have her in my life. Sometimes I get quite teary wondering if she will every understand how badly she was wanted and wished for and just how much we love her. Being a mum is the hardest job out there but one I wouldn't give up for a second.
On a complete tangent, I really need new jeans! I bought new ones post pregnancy and now that Rose is 15 months old I am ready to go down a size but have I been able to get any new jeans to fit?? Not a sausage! I bought a pair from Zara a couple of months ago that were a bit of a squeeze at the time and are now perfect, my plan was to buy another pair the same and in another colour if possible but I have now tried numerous Zara stores and online and cannot buy the same ones - cue angry HULK face.
The beloved jeans:
Not to be perturbed I bought jeans from Shein, Zara ones from eBay, tried Topshop, Marks and Spencer etc etc and all with no success. I don't know if I have completely changed shape or if I should be trying a totally different style of jeans these days, but my patience for trying them on is waring thin, as is Rosie's, I'm sure some of you know the joy of having a baby in a pushchair in the changing room whilst you struggle in to something with limbs flailing out of the curtain, all whilst trying to get enough signal to put Peppa Pig on YouTube.
Therefore this is a plea to you all to tell me where the best place to buy jeans is, I am looking for a dark soft denim, skinny jean with a lot of elasticity, I have no idea on the waist line (mid/high etc) but would like a 30# leg.
Rose will be pleased with the current state of affairs as by not getting anything to fit me I have satisfied any impulse purchase urges by buying her new clothes! GAP have 40% off sale at McArthur Glen which I highly recommend you check out - we're talking t shirts for £2 and baby jumpsuits for £5.99!
Happy Autumn to you all, I hope you enjoy Halloween and Bonfire Night if you celebrate them and hope you are lighting the fires, eating the winter foods and wearing comfy slippers as the nights draw in.
Having got in to a bit of a rut I am going to use this post to give a shout out to a few things (and people) that have made me very happy in the last few weeks.
I read the new Lucy Dillon book - All I Ever Wanted, if you haven't read any of Lucy's books I highly recommend them as they are a tonic, you can read more about Lucy, her books and reviews over on Amazon. They are along the lines of JoJo Moyes and Katie Fforde if you have ready any of their books. I genuinely don't know when I read this book, the days of it only taking 4 or 5 hours are long gone and now a book can take me weeks, but somehow I found the time and it was 100% worth it. Next up is My not so Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella.
I tried a charcoal face mask... and loved it! It was a Montagne Jeunesse mask, peel off and from Boots for £1! My skin feels super soft and I feel my pores are genuinely less visible, and I think they could be seen from space prior to the mask so will definitely be investing in more!
My mum made me have a bath before Rose had hers and I read and had a cup of tea; if you had told me before that I could have had a bath at 5.45pm I would have laughed and said no way, but we made it happen and I would definitely do it again! I was in my PJ's by 6.10pm feeling very relaxed and there was no impact on Rose's routine. Thanks Mum for the Sanctuary bubble bath, it is incredible!
I also went to see 'Goodbye Christopher Robin' at the cinema with my sister - I had no idea Christopher Robin was A.A.Milne's son and the film was a lot less cheerful than we were anticipating, but nonetheless it is a great film and I would recommend, a brilliant cast and a lot of wikipediaing to be done afterwards. Really beautifully shot, I had a sudden urge to visit 100 acre wood and walk in the sunshine.
Last but not least I had a wonderful day with my long time friend Alex who came to Cardiff to visit and we ate and drank and talked none stop for 9 hours!! It was just what I needed to be able to concentrate completely on catching up, rather than the half finished conversations that trail after you when a child is in tow. It was such a good day and we genuinely talked non stop to the point where neither of us took a photo! So here's a throwback!
As always Rose has brought me unending joy, no matter what each day brings she is the sunshine to my day and I will never stop being grateful to have her in my life. Sometimes I get quite teary wondering if she will every understand how badly she was wanted and wished for and just how much we love her. Being a mum is the hardest job out there but one I wouldn't give up for a second.
On a complete tangent, I really need new jeans! I bought new ones post pregnancy and now that Rose is 15 months old I am ready to go down a size but have I been able to get any new jeans to fit?? Not a sausage! I bought a pair from Zara a couple of months ago that were a bit of a squeeze at the time and are now perfect, my plan was to buy another pair the same and in another colour if possible but I have now tried numerous Zara stores and online and cannot buy the same ones - cue angry HULK face.
The beloved jeans:
Not to be perturbed I bought jeans from Shein, Zara ones from eBay, tried Topshop, Marks and Spencer etc etc and all with no success. I don't know if I have completely changed shape or if I should be trying a totally different style of jeans these days, but my patience for trying them on is waring thin, as is Rosie's, I'm sure some of you know the joy of having a baby in a pushchair in the changing room whilst you struggle in to something with limbs flailing out of the curtain, all whilst trying to get enough signal to put Peppa Pig on YouTube.
Therefore this is a plea to you all to tell me where the best place to buy jeans is, I am looking for a dark soft denim, skinny jean with a lot of elasticity, I have no idea on the waist line (mid/high etc) but would like a 30# leg.
Rose will be pleased with the current state of affairs as by not getting anything to fit me I have satisfied any impulse purchase urges by buying her new clothes! GAP have 40% off sale at McArthur Glen which I highly recommend you check out - we're talking t shirts for £2 and baby jumpsuits for £5.99!
Happy Autumn to you all, I hope you enjoy Halloween and Bonfire Night if you celebrate them and hope you are lighting the fires, eating the winter foods and wearing comfy slippers as the nights draw in.
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