Phew! January is almost over (This is a scheduled post) and I am really glad to see the back of January. It was a hard, busy and stressful month. Anyway here are the best and worst bits from the past week or so.


Negatives:

•  I weighed myself last week and I was not impressed! Not at all. More on that in a minute though. 
• I had a bit of a low day on Saturday. I just felt really deflated and down. My weight issues didn't exactly help. 
• My tumble drier has packed up. With some googling and reading comments, it sounds like it's the thermostat. *sigh* 
• Not looking forward to Ellie's dentist appointment on Friday but I know she will do great! 

Positives:

• I went to my very first (free) fitness class last week. I am so proud of myself. Not only is this the first step to loosing weight BUT! I also overcome the anxiety I was suffering with in the lead up to going. I was dreading working out in front of people, I very nearly didn't go but I needn't have worried. It was actually really good and I can't wait to go again. I am really going to try and beat this anxiety, I can't go on being anxious about everything. Yes, it'll be hard and it certainly won't happen over night but I NEED to do this! I CAN do this!
• I have done amazing with my eating. Had a bit of a bad eating day Saturday but apart from that, I've been eating really healthy and properly! I'm also enjoying green tea again, yay! 
• I've been a lot more sociable this month. Which is another huge step for me! I set myself some goals at the start of this month and one of those was to be more social. I've been more sociable with family and I've also started to get to know my neighbour better! She's a really lovely lady, we've been going to fit club together! I'm really proud of myself. I am not a sociable person, I like my own company and talking to people just makes me anxious, so another goal I have achieved and again, over come the anxiety a little. I still like my own company and I still feel anxious about being sociable but I do think this is a step in the right direction for me. Little steps is the key.
• Ellie is really enjoying cheer leading (an after school club) once a week! I am very proud of her for giving it a go! 
• I've been saving (for a long time!) so that I can re-decorate my front room! Hopefully by the end of this month, I'll have started it! I can not wait for it to feel homely and cosy. 
• Ohhhh and I also have a really awesome giveaway running at the moment for a hot dog maker. You can enter here.

Overall, the positives defiantly out weight the negatives, which is always good! Hopefully February will be a much calmer month.

What are your best and worst moments this week?

Sarah xXx

January has been a very stressful month. Lots has happened. I have had a lot of family things going, the main one being my nan. I've been spending a lot of time with her because I'm very worried about her. She's really not doing too good. She has brittle bones and I've also noticed she's repeating herself over and over, asking the same question and then (literally) a minute or so later as king the same thing again. I know that memory loss comes with old age and I also know it's normal to an extent but having been a carer for old people, I'm not sure it is JUST that. I have been to see the doctor with her and made appointments etc for her. We'll see how things go. I really am worried about her. I wish she would agree to having a carer because she needs it, even if she doesn't think she does. Bless her.

There's been other family things but I don't really want to go into it right now.

My new baby niece Holly was born last week. I'm yet to meet her and have baby newborn cuddles but I did have a lot of fun looking after her big sister (my niece) while her mummy was in labor! She's only 16 months old and I absolutely loved looking after her. We had fun! It doesn't seem that long ago that my children were that age. My youngest is now eight years old!! Time flies.

Charlie's asthma has flared up quite bad. The weekend before last he had a mild asthma attack. He hasn't had an asthma attack for a couple of years! His asthma is always worse during the winter months, when the air is cold and damp. He handled it well though and he's perfectly fine in himself but it's left him with a dreadful cough. I took him to the doctors and he's been giving another inhaler. Poor kiddo. He does handle it well and it's much easier now he's older (10 years old! Yup, I can't believe he's 10 either) as he can say when he needs his asthma pump and can do it himself. Bless him.

Harry's doing well... he's getting on really well at high school (touch wood). He's made so many new friends! He's also joined in with a couple of lunch time clubs (sports). Which is great.



Ellie started complaining of toothache this past weekend, I made her appointment to see the dentist yesterday. She had to have a baby tooth pulled out as the big one was pushing down on it and was causing her a fair bit of pain. The tooth was ready to come out, the dentist just helped it a long a bit. I can not believe how brave she was. She didn't cry or make a fuss and has been perfectly fine ever since! So relieved she isn't afraid of the dentist.

I'm doing ok. I have had zero time for blogging, there really has been a lot going on this month. I've been having some really bad headaches on and off and I fear that the fluid/pressure is building up around my brain again. Really hoping to avoid a lumbar puncture. I am contemplating starting vlogging, even if it's just a short weekly vlog. One of my goals for this year was to build my youtube channel.


We also had a tiny bit of snow, which didn't settle on the ground because the ground was wet! It was very pretty to watch though. I think the kids were hoping for enough snow to build a snowman and have a snowball fight.. Guess there's still time yet though! :)

So that's life lately.
Hows your January been?

Sarah. xXx

 Gosh, December is flying by so fast. Too fast! I am still not ready for Christmas. Nowhere even near. I have so many gifts to buy still. I know it'll all work out in the end and Christmas isn't just about gifts and what not but even so, it's stressful! I'll start off with the 'not so great' things that have been going on lately.

Firstly, we've all been poorly with one thing or another. We just start getting better and then one of the kids come home from school with yet another bug or virus. I think the kids have had two stomach bugs since October! Harry last week was vomiting and then this weekend, Ellie came down with it and now, Monday morning... Charlie is puking. It just seems never ending. I'm certain it's this time of year and being ill comes with the colder weather, also Harry starting high school and a lot of new bugs and germs are going around but shesh. It's just been one illness after another, quite literally! Time to get the Detol and cleaning products out again. (I feel like I'm constantly cleaning and the amount of disinfectant I've gone through, trying to prevent these bugs! I guess my mums theory is right "If you're gonna get ill, you'll get it regardless! Still no harm in trying to prevent it though, right?) Hopefully all will be over with by the time Christmas rolls around. Which is eleven days away! EEK!
I've still got that wrapper lodged in my throat. I need to go back to the hospital for a scan but with the kids being ill and I've been ill, it hasn't been possible. It's not causing me any distress, it's just annoying. I can barely even feel it today so perhaps it's making it's way down (touch wood and pray!)

Anyway. Onto better things.


We've put our Christmas tree up and it looks lovely, I do need to get some gold ribbon though, just to finish it off. I've decorated the tree in a theme this year, silver, rose gold and gold with a tiny bit of black (because the baubles are SO sparkly, I HAD to use them lol). I wasn't quite sure how it would look but it looks really nice, the pictures do it no justice. I'm avoiding tinsel this year as my cats like to try and eat it and I certainly don't want it causing them any injuries or health problems. I've also put the Christmas lights up around the window and the look lovely. I think I'll be more into the Christmas spirit once the Xmas shopping is complete.
Ellie and I took a trip to the local garden centre which was so festive and lovely. We had a great time.

Oh and Santa came around our street on his sleigh (raising money) which was amazing!! Truly, I was amazed as were the kids. What a festive way to get people into the Christmas spirit! We stood and waved and Ellie even went up to the sleigh and said hello and wishes everyone a merry Christmas. I wish I had of taken better photos but I was just stood there in amazement, haha. That really made mine and the kids week last week :)

How has your week been? Are you all set for Christmas?

Sarah xXx

I thought I would set myself some goals for this weekend as there's a few bits and bobs that really need to be done! I'll also write this list out in one of my many, many note pads (Yes I am obsessed with notepads). Then I can have the satisfaction of crossing everything off my list and feel accomplished!

1) De-clutter the under stairs cupboard.
2) Blitz the front room (again!) and by blitz I mean pull out sofas and furniture. I did it last week but didn't pull EVERYTHING out.
3) Organise the large kitchen cupboard.
4) Blitz my bedroom.
5) Take the bags of kids clothes to the charity shop (most of it has only been worn a few times. Ellie grows SO fast!)
6) Clean under the fridge freezer and tumble drier.
7) Clear the laundry! (This will be rare!)
8) Organise my DVDs
9) Update my 'To Read' list.
10) Take a long hot bubble bath !

As well as all the usual household chores and whatever else that pops up in between. It's more than doable though and I need to get back into being productive after being ill last week! 

Sarah xXx

I haven't really posted an actual update lately. I did write about the ups and downs of September but not really an in depth update on us. So here goes.

The kids have settled in wonderfully at school and we're enjoying the school routine again. Although the boys aren't overly huge fans of the early mornings but I think they're getting use to them again now.


Harry, my eldest, is loving high school. Although one day last week, I got a phone call from the school to say that he has been sick and needed to come home! He was fine in the morning when he left for school but come lunch time was really quite poorly. He came home and relaxed for the rest of the day, had a nice long nap and woke up feeling much better! Thank goodness. I think the bugs and colds come with this time of year. So far, no one else in the household has caught it (touch wood - not sure if I've had it or not, didn't feel quite right Saturday but wasn't really poorly. Think it may have just been the headache thing.), lets hope it stays that way! I'm looking forward to open evening this week & meeting Harry's tutor.



Charlie and Ellie have both settled into school well, too! It's Charlie's last year of primary school, which is really, really hard to believe. I think Charlie misses Harry sometimes, since Charlie started school (6 years ago!) he has always had Harry by his side but obviously, Harry now goes to high school! Charlie has adapted well though and seems to be enjoying school. Ellie started in year three and seems to really be enjoying it! She's so pleased that er cousin now goes to school (started in reception) and loves to play with her at break and lunch time. Awww. I still can't believe Ellie is eight years old.

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 We've enjoyed a few evening walks and time at the park! Which has been nice. I love that we had mild September and start to October. It's been nice! I'm also a big fan of winter though, so I am very much looking forward to that. There's just something about getting cosy inside and watching movies with hot chocolate! The warm coats and winter boots. I LOVE it! :D



Me - I'm doing ok. I've had a headache for the past 4 days, it's not a bad headache, just a dull ache behind my eyes. It comes with having intercranial idiopathic hypertension (Gosh, that is hard to say out loud! And spell!) which I was diagnosed with at the end of 2010! I just get really frustrated when I have things to do and literally can not do them because I have a headache/ache behind my eyes. It has however eased off a bit now so hopefully I'll get some things around the house done this afternoon! I am finally over my cold/flu thing I had going on last week and the week before! Yay.

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our kitties are also doing great! Some of you may remember that when Sylvie (silver tabby) first adopted us (yes she chose us!), my other cat Lotti wasn't overly impressed, I am now pleased to say that they're getting a long so much better now! They seem to have accepted each other and usually just avoid each other but its better than the hissing and growling at one another! Who knows maybe one day they'll actually LIKE each other and become friends, hehe. Neither of them are fans of the cooler weather though.


We are all very much looking forward to half term and Halloween and not to mention Harry's Birthday! How is he going to be TWELVE years old?! Madness. We need to figure out some plans for Halloween and I need to get my bake on ;)

How has life been for you lately? 

Sarah xXx

I was nominated for the eleven things tag by Reimer and Ruby. She has a lovely blog and her posts are amazing! Please do head over and say hello.

1. What best advice did you receive since you started blogging?
To always be honest. Which I always am. Online and offline. Someone also told me to be as active on social media as possible, I don't always have a lot of time but I do try my best!

2. Morning or Evening?  
EVENING! For sure. I am not a morning person at all, haha. I'm alright after an hour or so but I'd still much rather not be awake before 10am. Please someone tell me, I'm not the only one? I'm rather much a night owl. I could easily stay up all night and sleep all day but with having children, that isn't possible.

3. Tea or coffee? 
Not a fan of either I'm honest. I don't mind green tea though! With trying to loose weight, green tea is one of my staples. The raspberry flavoured one of is currently my favourite.

4. Meat or Vegetables? 
Meat. Every time. My favourite meat is probably bacon. Or lamb. I do love lamb. I'm not overly keen on vegetables but again, since trying to loose weight, I have been eating them a lot more!

5. What’s your guilty pleasures? 
Pretty little liars on netflix. Does that count? I started watching it years ago and lost interest. And the discovered it again at the start of this year. I didn't have the internet for a while because I moved house but have recently started watching it again since having the internet. Are we ever going to find out who "A" is?! Also, I love the clothes they all wear! Especially Aria (Lucy Hale).

6. Do you have any hidden talent? Hmm, a hidden talent? 
I can roll my tongue? LOL! I'm quite good at HTML and CSS which not many people really know about. I kind of just taught myself. I'm by no means an expert at it but I'm quite good at putting codes together and making things on my blog look pretty. When I feel like it that is!

7. When and where was your first holiday abroad? 
I have never been abroad. My favourite holiday though was Cornwall when I was a teenager. It is such a beautiful part of our country and I would love to go back there sometime!

8. If given a chance to go back time…. is there anything you want to change in your life? 
Nope. Nothing. And that's probably really a silly thing to say because there is a lot I could change but if I changed anything, I wouldn't be who I am now. Or where I am. And I quite look where I am now. I had my children young (which some people would say I should change) but nothing in this world would I change. I guess I might change the fact that I hated school and could have done better if I'd tried harder and not just given up.

9. What part of your home do you love most? 
I love all of my home. The best thing about my home is the location. It took me a very long time to get a house in the area I grew up in and I love it here. It is amazing. My house is amazing, the area is amazing! I love the countryside so much. I totally an outdoorsy person and a country girl through and through.

10. Which famous celebrity do you want to interview and feature in your blog?
I've never given this much thought before to be honest. I have no idea. I'd quite like to interview Jensen Ackles, I'd probably turn to mush but oh the eye candy, haha.

11. If you win £1M in Lottery, what 3 things are you going to do with money? 
SAVE! I'd save for the kids university funds and for them to start off there adult life comfortably. I'd want them to get really good jobs though.
I'd buy this house because I love it!
I'd invest some, somewhere. And SAVE!

I nominate:

Pod Cast Dove
Mama Owl
Two Shakes Lamb Tails
Mummy Vs Daddy
Mamma Mummy Mum
Pinkoddy
Coombemill blog
Beauty Queen UK
The Crumby Mummy
Alice Megan
My Family Fever

Here are your questions:

1. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? 
2. What's your favourite time of year & why? 
3. What's one of your pet peeves/something that really annoys you? 
4. What's your favourite comfort food? 
5. Where would you like to see yourself in ten years time? 
6. What is your favourite all time movie? 
7. Do you have any pets? I'd love to hear about them. 
8. What is your favourite shop? 
9. What is one thing you are really good at? 
10. Why did you start blogging? 
11. What is one good thing you remember mostly about your childhood? 

 Sarah xXx

It has been a mad 10 days or so. Everyone has been ill and it has really sucked. Badly.
First last week, I had such a bad headache for a few days. I think I need another lumbar puncture to drain the fluid from around my brain but honestly, I want to avoid that if I can so I am trying other (natural) things instead. Like laying flat at night, without a pillow, loosing weight and so on. Harry was next to come down with an illness, the dreaded sickness bug that's going around (noro virus possibly), he was really ill for three days. Then I came down with earache and a sinus thing, which I am stil not over (almost a week later!). Harry was getting better and then Charlie caught Harry's bug, although he seemed to be over it after twelve hours, which was good! And now Harry has this sinus thing and it has hit him so hard. He's really not himself at all! I took him to the doctors today, although his ear is a little pink and he does have an annoying (dry) cough, he doesn't need antibiotics (unless he gets worse), which I'm glad about but I do really hope he's better soon. I feel so helpless and sorry for him.
It's just that time of year, there is so much going around. The ladies in the office at school have said so many kids have had bad colds, coughs and the tummy bug that seems to linger. Lets hope it all passes asap!

Needless to say, I haven't really had much time for anything and when I have had time - in-between tending to sick children and cleaning like a crazy woman - I've needed to rest because I am still not 100% myself! I have gone through a lot of Zoflora, Detol, anti bacterial sprays and what ever else, trying to prevent germs from spreading... If I never see another bottle of bleach again, it'll be too soon, haha. Or until tomorrow at least.

Apart from all of that though and onto better things, I attended Ellie's parents evening last week. I am really pleased to report she is right where she should be in all subjects, her reading has come along wonderfully and her hand writing is ever so neat, especially as she is only seven years old. I'm super proud of her! She does have her moments where she looses focus and concentration but overall she's doing splendid. I love those proud mummy moments.
Harry's not been at school hardly at all the last week so I don't have much to report on him when it comes to school, we've been reading together though and practicing spellings when he's felt like it.
Charlie is doing great at school! He impressed with his fractions homework, I was never very good at maths (I'm still not good at it) so it's refreshing to see him doing so well with it! He actually was teaching ME about fractions last week, bless him. I'm really pleased and proud of my little's :-)

So that's our lives lately!

We are very much looking forward to Christmas. Although, I haven't bought very many gifts yet or thought about the food side of things (mainly due to a past chaotic couple of weeks) yet, I am starting to get organised, I've at least bought the kids a couple of stocking fillers and wrapped them, a small start but better than none at all! I think once Harry is back at school and we're over our illnesses, I'll get stuck right into the Christmas spirit!

Sarah xXx

It's been one of *those* weeks this week!
Everything has gone wrong.

Charlie jammed his fingers in the door last night, his little finger and the finger next to it on his left hand are really swollen and bruised. He was so lucky that it's not broken or anything! I feel so bad for him though, it looks so painful and sore. His nail has gone all black :(
Ellie is poorly, she has a temperature and hasn't really eaten very much, she's drinking plenty of fluids though. It's weird because usually when she's poorly she's usually still quite active but not this time. I feel so bad for her too! It's horrible when the kids are ill, I feel so helpless.

I have had zero motivation this week and have a headache for a couple of days. Blah! I've also had a clumsy week, broke two plates, a glass and a candle holder thing, that is just so typically me, lol.
I can't wait for this week to be over. Perhaps next week will be a better week?

The boys are dressing up as there sporting heroes (footballers) for sports relief on Friday! They are really excited, aww. I'm not sure if Ellie is dressing up or if her school are doing anything in aid of sports relief, I should imagine they are but because she hasn't been today, I've not had any letter yet.

I've not got any plans for this weekend, we were suppose to visit my grandparents but because Ellie's been poorly, I think it's best we leave it a week or so, just in case she's contagious. We don't want to spread any germs, my grandparents are old!

Hmm, I can't think of much else to type! I jus twanted to write a general update on life, lol.



Sarah xXx

These last couple of weeks has been a bit of a nightmare for me. 
First my T.V broke (I had no picture, just sound, I changed all of the leads and it wasn't them.), then my washing door broke (I was lucky enough to know someone selling one that had only been used a couple of times which was cheap. I wrote about it in my reasons to be cheerful post.) and then this weekend just gone, my freezer broke!! The insurance had just ran out on it, too. I was so mad. I did inquire via the phone number for hotpoint only to be told it was either a thermostat or an electrical fault. Both of which were likely to be costly. They did offer an engineer coming out to look at the the freezer, but I declined. *sigh* I could've cried! My grandad has offered to lend me the money for a new one if needs be. Which I am SO grateful for. Obviously I can't be without a freezer.
Not one, not two but Three very expensive, essential items break all within a couple of weeks. Seriously?! What have I done to deserve this?! Ugh. 
And today? My fridge is leaking. Awesome. 

I can't wait for May to be over, it's been a really unlucky month for me. Lets hope for a better June!  

Sarah xXx 

So, it feels like I am coming down with a cold, at least I hope it's just a cold and not flu! Eugh. 
But of course, there's no rest for the wicked. Life goes on. I don't have a chance to sit back and relax. I have piles of laundry to wash, hang out, fold and put away. There's school uniforms and packed lunches, hoovering to be done and dishes to be washed, dried and put away. Dinners to cook and kids to pick up from school (except today because there was no school. It's May day and therefore a bank holiday. Thank goodness). I had an unsettled night last night, I don't know if it's because I changed my bedroom around and so the bed is in a different spot in the bedroom or because I just wasn't really feeling tired. Or maybe it was because I am coming down with a cold or something. Who really knows?! It was just one of *those* nights where I kept waking up and was up and down. It didn't help that the cat was meowing because she needed the litter tray and couldn't go because the door closed. Then she processed to be a pain in the behind and carried on meowing because she wanted t o go outside. 3am is not a good time for her to go outside, especially as one of the neighbours cats has gone missing (he's been missing since Friday night/early hours of Saturday morning. I really hope he turns up). 

I just hope tonight is a better night. I also hope that I feel better tomorrow. Or at least my throat doesn;t hurt so bad. 

Tomorrow is grocery shopping day but to be honest I could do without going. Not going to happen. Obviously we have to eat and so I shall plod on and go to Morrisons, get a weeks worth of groceries and go pay bills and whatever errands need to be done. Must remember to put the prescription for my medication in at the doctors!  
I can't complain too much because the kids aren't bad and they do try to help me if I ask them. Sometimes though, it would be nice just to have a break from everyday things, especially when I am feeling not so great. 
Chance would be a fine thing, eh?!  A woman's works is never done. 

Anyway, aside from that the weather has been amazing. Warm and sunny, lots of blue skies. The kiddies have been able to play outside in our large back garden. We're really fortunate to have a large back garden. the weather is suppose to be nice again tomorrow, if I'm feeling up to it maybe we could have a BBQ after school. Best make the most of it because after tomorrow it's suppose to be overcast and not as warm. Still, it beats winter, lol.

Anyway this post isn't really going anywhere, I just needed somewhere to whinge and whine, lol!! We all have days like that, right? 

Sarah xXx