Adult braces- the metal bar

So today I got my metal bar fitted ready to get my braces and oh my word this us going to take some getting used to! It feels like right now I have this alien object in my mouth which prevents me from swallowing properly, eating and gives me a slight lisp! I just tried…

Financial security over emotional security?

As I've moved through my adult life it's always amazed me how much value people place on having financial security, me included. I've been at both ends of the spectrum, a single mum working part time receiving help from the government to pay my rent and bills and actually having more money than I needed…

Childhood friendships

So my little girl is 6 and is lucky to have some very good friends. One of those very good friends she has had to sleep over tonight. Once she arrived it was talking at 100 mph, giggles, hugs and excitement like I've never seen. Plans were made and beds were laid out. Mid night…

Frustration

Today I'm feeling mostly frustrated. Frustrated that I'm still waiting for my next orthodontist appointment as it got cancelled for another week away, that we had computer problems at work today so I couldnt train to my full potential and frustrated I seem to have had so much to do the last couple of days…

Precious pumpkin memories

Today has been filled with the joys of pumpkin picking! 🎃  now our house is filled with all sorts of squashes, pumpkins, gourds and is looking beautifully autumnal I'm sitting with a mug of tea feeling happy with our achievements today. We didn't do much in the way of  chores and the DIY didn't get…

The waiting game

Sometimes I feel like life is just a waiting game, here is a list of things I am currently waiting for; The parent learning morning at my daughters school Wacky socks day - again at school My best friend to come back from holiday two more friends to go on holiday so I can wish…

He’s coming home

So my husband has been away this last week and although I have felt incredibly lucky to have had so many good friends come over or invite me out I have still missed him terribly. Just in this last week it feels like the puppy has grown, our little girl has become yet more independent…

Thought For The Day

The Little Mermaid

“You can buy designer clothing but not elegance. You can shop for pricey make-up but not for beauty. You can purchase an upmarket house but not a home. You can buy expensive education but not manners. You can be a person with deep pockets but with just a shallow existence.”

–The Little Mermaid, MMXVI

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Puppy love

Getting a puppy was always on the cards one day as my husband and I both had already owned dogs in previous years and so were excited to start the journey together one day. We have been telling people how she is going to grow up with our little girl and it's mainly for her…

My happy place

My favourite happy place, because it's not against the law to have more than one, has to be the first place my husband and I ever went away together. It's a little town called Cullompton in Devon, we rent a lodge there for a long weekend in February and spend our days exploring the beauty…