Lots & lots

Do you ever feel like you've just got lots & lots happening? I am a work at home mum. Is that a thing? Knowing me I've got the term wrong. I do that a lot. I work around my 2 small people. Easier said than done most days. I'm very lucky that my eldest will come into my workroom with me & draw or watch a film on the tablet. She's 3 & wants to know about everything. I do the bulk of my work in the afternoons when my little boy has his nap. At 2 I know I'm very lucky that he still naps. 

This week is busier than usual. I'm selling lots of teacher gifts so my workload has increased. I obviously don't mind this at all as it means I'm paid more!! 

At the end of the week we're off t St Ives for a whole week. This is the picture that convinced me we needed to go. 

St Ives bay. How stunning does that look. It makes me just want to jump right in. I'm hoping we're going to get good weather. We're staying in a chalet at http://www.stivesbay.co.uk I really cannot wait. 

My best friend is going to be in Cornwall at the same time with her 2 girls & I cannot wait.  Days on the beach, ice creams & making amazing memories. 

Bring on the cream tea!!!! 

Hmmmmpphhhh

The title says it all. That's how I feel. Mr H has pretty much been away for the past 2 weeks. Greece for work last week & Scotland this week. It's so, so hard not having him here. I can deal with the household jobs, I can deal with my work & looking after the small people but they miss him so much. It's making me sad that they're asking for him but I can't give them the answer they want. 

I feel very, very lucky to have such an amazing husband. I'm so grateful that working away isn't a constant feature. I eat too much chocolate when he's not here. 

This weekend will hopefully be a lovely family one. We have a christening to go to & then Fathers Day to celebrate on Sunday. Mr H is soooo unmaterialistic (is that a word). I'm off shopping for Daddy presents tomorrow (today now) but in all honesty I know he'd rather get a picture or card that the small people had made for him. 

On that note I'm going to sign off. Off to kiss the little people goodnight while they sleep 😍

I've been sneaking around with gym again

Is anyone ever 100% happy with what they look like? That's a question I think about a lot. I've been to the gym this evening for the first time in weeks. My main motivation is to be fit & healthier for my small people but to be fair I think (if I'm totally honest) I'm just fed up of being a chunk now. 

I'm the worst person for emotional eating. If my little angels are in a particularly challenging mood I definitely go for the naughty foods to make me feel better. And I'm very guilty of making bad choices when I think I'm short on time. I need to change my outlook on food. Maybe being a bit more like Mr H. He mainly eats so he doesn't die. He'd quite happily have pasta & a fried egg (he eats everything separately) as a meal. Me on the other hand, I want everything to be amazing. And taste amazing. But this mainly means naughty.

The past few weeks I've been trying a little harder to be good. I love following the Slimming World plan but we make tweaks. I love the idea of cooking everything fresh & it really isn't that time consuming if you're in a rush. 

After I got back from the gym I felt amazing. I only ran 4km but I really do feel good. I think mainly a strange sense 

of pride that I've overcome my fears & put myself out of my comfort zone.