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We had a hectic bank holiday weekend, so my mummy was prudent and booked off a ‘buffer’ day before she went back to work.
This was her rest day. A day where she just kicked back and relaxed. It was her bank holiday in lieu.
On Tuesday the weather was wet and miserable. It was dark in the house and she snuggled up on the sofa.
While people were busy commuting to work she was in her pjs and under a rug. She was happy that she made the decision to book the time of work and recharge her batteries.
She reflected on how lucky she was to have the opportunity to do this. A toddler and work free day, a break from the daily grind.
This is what she got up to.
1) She stayed in her PJs….ALL DAY! Lazy sod 😉
2) She had the chance to eat a full breakfast without having my little fingers pinch the red berries out of her cereal.
3) She watched some epic films including American Beauty, Wolf on Wall Street and Cloud Atlas.
4) She pottered aimlessly around the house getting side tracked – she spent an hour sorting out my clothes in my room!
5) She actually sat down with a cup of hot tea and read some of her book!
6) She managed to have a hot bath.
7) She watched some more telly and caught up on the news.
8) She surfed the Internet and did a little bit of blogging.
9) She organised herself, writing her lists and laying out clothes.
10) She caught up on sleep and dozed on the sofa…bliss!
When was the last time you had some ‘you’ time?
This post was inspired by one of my mummy’s #SoMum Twitter parties run by the fabulous Pippa@StoryofMum
The aim of the Story of Mum excercise was to say ‘yes’ to what she needed. This month my mummy needed some ‘me’ time at home x
How would you spend your ‘alone’ time?
Bella x
The next #somum make date is on the 20th May 2015 – why don’t you pop over and have a look 🙂
5 reasons why we’re excited to see another Royal Baby!
1) We love getting sucked up in all the buzz of the coverage on telly. My mummy is a sucker for live coverage and live news feeds. #RoyalBabyWatch
2) It’s a royal baby! Any new arrival is special, but this one makes history. The baby’s sex makes no difference to the line of succession. We’re fans of the Royals in this household (I know a lot of people out there aren’t) we love celebrating our history and national pride.
3) The not knowing….is it a girl, is it a boy? eek exciting. Maybe another future prince for me to marry!
4) What will Kate be wearing when she presents the new baby to the world, who will be the visitors?
5) ….all the months and years to come watching this new baby grow up to be fourth in line to the throne. Will the be a wild child or a reserved royal? Who knows..
Bella x ….or Lady Isabella in future?
Dear Mummy, last week I shared “50 things that make a toddler happy“ and this week it’s your go!
It started when PickingUpToys tagging us for the 50 Happy Things challenge. There are lots of people participating in this at the moment, so I hope you like getting to know me and my mummy a bit better 🙂
Here’s my mummy’s list of 50 things that make her happy. Simples x
1) Me and Daddy of course!
2) Her family and close friends
3) National Trust walks
4) Taking photos with her new camera
5) Social media and blogging
6) Watching great telly like Game of Thrones, Gotham, Hannibal and True Detective
7) Reading Mo Hayder books
8) Shopping (when she has the money)
9) Window shopping (when she doesn’t have the money!)
10) #SoMum make dates on Twitter – they are such fun!
11) Crafting with me
12) Summer picnics
13) A new haircut
14) Scrunchy head (head massage to me and you)
15) Back rubs
16) Going to Festivals
17) Camping and the great outdoors
18) Swimming
19) Graphic Design
20) Day trips to London
21) Day trips to Brighton
22) Anything vintage
23) Charity shop hunting and car-booting
24) Dancing
25) Drinking Strawberry & Lime Cider in the sun
26) Ulster Fry-ups
27) Guinness
28) Painting her nails
30) Watching me – it’s one of her favourite pastimes
31) Sleep and her bed
32) Halloween
33) Bonfire Night
34) Slipknot Wednesdays
35) Scott Mills – a man from her home town!
36) Pears
37) Afternoon tea with Earl Grey
38) Watching funny YouTube videos
39) Fashion and reading magazines
40) Karma. People getting a good dose.
41) Top Gear
42) Going to gigs
43) Kebabs
44) Going to the Beach
45) Visiting the Witches at Burley, New Forest
46) Spa days
47) Clean sheets
48) Seeing blossom everywhere
49) Her faith
50) Our life
We hope you like this weeks list!
Love Bella and her mummy x
Dear Mummy, I’ve been thinking about this quite a lot recently. What really makes me happy as a toddler? It’s not the same as an adult surely? I have no real concept of money, status or power. I’m sure my mummy’s list would differ greatly to mine?
Thank you to PickingUpToys for tagging me for the 50 Happy Things challenge! There are lots of people participating in this at the moment so I hope you like getting to know me a bit better 🙂
So here’s my list of 50 things that make me happy is a simple list of things that bring pleasure to my day.
1) My Daddy and Mummy (obviously!).
2) My Grandparents.
3) Sunshine and dry weather.
4) The outdoors and getting fresh air.
5) Puddle jumping with wellies on.
6) Kiss chase with the boys at nursery. (shhh don’t tell daddy! He’ll have them shot!)
7) Cake (like in my #Betterwithcake post – see the video for a giggle).
8) Disney’s Frozen (I love signing “legit goooooooo, legit goooooooo”).
9) The Gruffalo and anything to do with the Gruffalo.
10) My Dollies (I like putting them to sleep and saying Shhhhhh).
11) My sleep (I think this brings more pleasure to my mummy than me!).
12) Bananas.
13) Grapes (only the red ones).
14) Hats.
15) My plastic motorcycle (broom broom).
16) Turtle (I hope we’re not drifting apart!).
17) Making tea.
18) Reading books.
19) Gurgle Magazine.
20) Turning the radio on and dancing.
21) Feeding crisps into the DVD player.
22) Taking “selfies” with mummy’s phone when she’s not looking.
23) Blowing kisses.
24) Giving hugs to everyone…even strangers on the street. If they ask – they get!
25) Watching Mr Tumble and his spotty bag.
26) Drinking my bottle.
27) Sucking my thumb.
28) Making trumpet noises when sucking my thumb.
29) Bear.
30) Gizzy my cat.
31) Messy play and handprints.
32) Red berries nicked from my mummy’s Special K.
33) Stealing toilet roll.
34) Trying to wipe my mummy’s bum while she’s on the loo (I’m a bit of a stalker).
35) Exposing my tummy.
36) The National Trust (They’ve been there every step of the way on our adventures).
37) Car snoozes
38) Throwing myself off the sofa or anything that gives my mummy a heart attack.
39) My mummy’s nail varnish collection which I have been secretly eyeing up when she’s not looking.
40) Those iddy biddy marshmallows which my mummy puts on her hot chocolate, they taste yummy.
41) Pulling faces (I’ve only just learnt how to do this from daddy).
42) Stickers! What kid doesn’t love stickers??
43) Stars (ok, so they are fake stars on my ceiling but don’t tell my mummy I know that, right?).
44) Crayons – I like to stick them in my ear.
45) Happyland characters – I like to stick them in my ear.
46) Hide and Seek.
47) My bouncy chair in my nursery.
48) Tickles from Daddy.
49) Airplane with Grandpa.
50) My own space…well I am a toddler after all.
Love Bella x
Check back next week to see what my mummy’s list looks like….I wonder how different it’ll be to mine?
Dear mummy, here’s a little list I compiled of places to go and things to do in Hampshire this Easter! Easter is a lovely time in this neck of the woods and we love visiting gardens and farms in Spring. Here’s our top ten attractions.
We hope you like our little list on activities over the Easter Break in Hampshire. Hopefully you can join in the fun! Let us know where you visit if you are local 🙂
Love Bella x
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