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. 

A few weeks...

So, it's been a few weeks since my last post. You'll be pleased to know I no longer have 'face ache'. My pesky tooth came out on 7th April. When I read that last sentence back it makes me sound like I'm 7!!

So what have I been up to? We enjoyed a very delightful holiday to Rhodes in the Easter holidays. A little chilly at night but nice in the day & a gorgeous hotel. We stayed at the Atlantica Aegean Blue in Kolymbia, Rhodes. It was a Thomson family property so fantastic for my little people. 

It was so nice to sit back & relax. The pool was a little cold but that didn't stop G & J having a paddle. The loved it & spent the week playing with a Sainsbury's tea set we took!!

We also got to use the hotels water park. Again a little chilly in the water but the kids loved it. 

So, after we got home from Rhodes we spent 3 nights at home & then whizzed off down the M1 (and a few other roads) to Brighton. My mum had booked 2 nights for us as part of my 30th birthday present. Part of the deal was that we were to visit my very favourite Choccywoccydoodah. And oh my did we! 

 The beautiful pier. 

The stunning carousel. I took G on here. She chose 'Philip' the horse!! 

 A few from the magical shop. 

This is our small pile of chocolate we bought!!

Scary dentist people

Is anyone else scared of the dentist? I am. Don't really know why. No particularly bad experiences. I think I just decided to be as a teenager. So because of this 'fear' when part of my tooth broke off on Boxing Day I decided to ignore it. It didn't hurt so I left it. Oh deary me. Well now I wish I'd had it seen to then. I'm currently sat with a fat, painful face. Great stuff. The tooth in question shall be removed on Tuesday. More great stuff. I think as I'm now 30 & a 'proper' grown up I need to get rid of my stupid fear. Do you think I'll get a sticker on Tuesday if I'm good? 

And relax...

Yesterday was a fantastic day! My brother in law & his wife bought me (& the husb) a twilight spa for my birthday. We went to Center Parcs in Sherwood Forest (just up the road) & had an amazing evening. In this day & age with all the modern technologies it really is nice to have a few hours away from it all & just talk. I talk far too much anyway but it was nice to listen to what Mr H had to say. 

The spa there is so nice I think I could go every week & not get bored. 

Today we picked our small people up from mum's & decided we'd go holiday clothes shopping in Lincoln. Just about to get to the car park & the car decided to break. Great stuff. 45 mins & £148 later the lovely R.A.C man had us on our way. 

I think I need another spa day tomorrow!

Gym.....who's gym?

So last week, before the dreaded birthday, I decided I needed to get my life into order & I joined the gym. Off I went for my induction. I think I needed an ambulance after I'd finished. I don't think it was the most sensible idea to wear 3 layers including a big hoodie!! 

So, just my luck the day after my induction I was struck down by a silly cold/virus & struggled to move all week. I managed to get back to the gym 2 days ago & actually really enjoyed it. My best friend & gym buddy picked me up (mainly to make sure I went!!). I stayed on the cross trainer & managed to do 6k in 30 minutes. Not bad for my first 'real' gym session. I think it was my music choices that got me through it. I struggled not to dance to Taylor Swift at one point. It's a good job it wasn't busy in there!! 

This generally sums up my feelings towards the gym!