Wagga Wagga to Worcestershire & back again
Last week we celebrated Paul’s first birthday. Although he’s none the wiser to the milestone it feels like such an achievement – for both him and Adam and I. It’s truly mind blowing how much babies change in their first year of life. From a tiny, helpless newborns, coming to grips with life out of utero to little people with big personalities, so keen to explore the world around them.
We really can’t believe 12 months has passed since we welcomed Paul into our family…
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We’re three-quarters through the year, and I can’t quite believe we’re on the cusp of that countdown towards summer, Christmas and the end of the year. September seems to have just flown by. Adam’s business is the busiest its ever been, my weeks are split between ‘work-work’ and ‘home-work’ and it honestly feels like life is moving at double speed at the moment.
While downtime feels like it’s been particularly hard to find these last few weeks, I’m trying to find a balance and to look for the beauty in the everyday. This is what’s been making me smile this month…
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A couple of days ago I woke up just feeling off. Not physically sick, rather mentally exhausted. Nothing major had happened, but I think a combination of me having a nasty respiratory infection a few weeks back, Paul having a few off-colour days, Adam being the busiest he’s ever been with work and finding a new routine with work and parenting had just taken its toll. I was in a negative head-space and as a result was turning to routine to provide stability. At the time I didn’t realise it, but that routine wasn’t really helping. I was more like a hamster, stuck on a wheel, just going round and round. The same things over and over again. Instead of taking each day as it came, I was becoming too focused about what needed to be achieved on my ‘to do list’ and was giving myself little down time to just be.
Thankfully Adam recognised the nasty cycle I was getting into, and with one simple suggestion he helped me reverse the rut…
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August always seems like such a fickle month. Reminding you one day, that it’s still winter (cue lashing rain and wind) and then teasing you the next with sunny skies, and just a hint of warm breeze. A month where you know you’ll be wearing your winter woollies most days, but you keep on seeing pretty, floral dresses and daydreaming of bare legs. A month where you make sure you get your fill of stodgy cold weather stews and casseroles, so you’re ready for the salad.
This is what’s been making me smile this month…
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I’m a bit of a latecomer when it comes to world of YouTube vlogs. They were a medium I’d never really explored until I met Adam, but through him I quickly learnt there is some really interesting and engaging content available, on any number of subjects. While I’m all for a Netflix binge every now and again, sometimes a television show or movie just doesn’t quite cut it. You want something you might be able to watch for a few minutes, and then come back to hours or even days later. Something you don’t necessarily want to become too invested in, but that will still entertain you. A couple of months ago, I discovered Brittany Bathgate’s vlogs on YouTube and I’ve found they’re perfect anecdote for those times when other forms of entertainment just won’t do…
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A week of ups and downs. Of sick babies and thousands and thousands of emails, but also of oh-so-many flowers and a few new books.
This is the week that was…
After 12 months of gestating, birthing, recovering and learning to mother, my maternity leave period is coming to an end. This time next week I’ll be sat back at my desk at work and striving to find that sometimes seemingly impossible balance between being a wife and mother, having a career and maintaining a sense of self…
It feels like midwinter is really upon us now. The days have been grey and drizzly. The trees are bare. And I’ve been reaching for my warmest wool jumpers. Despite the chill, there have been some bright moments – blooming bulbs, snuggly cuddles and getting back on the exercise bandwagon.
This is how my last seven days looked…
And just like that, Paul’s nine months old. I really cannot believe how quickly the months are slipping by. He’s been out now for as long as he was in, and it truly is astounding how much he’s changed in such a short amount of time…
Somehow we’re halfway through 2020 already. Although it feels like life slowed down in the first part of the year, at the same time it’s also flown by. The start of winter has felt like a combination of freezing mornings evolving into beautifully sunny afternoons, and grey, misty days. This is what’s been making me smile this month…
