word of the week

The word this week is definitely "out". The lovely socialising of last weekend continued, with a trip to the theatre on Tuesday to watch Daniel Kitson, and a night out watching Bruce Springsteen with The Husband, my parents and my brothers. 

We had also had art class on Monday, so Thursday night was a designated easy night! We still got out, taking Millie for a walk in the sunshine before a quiet night in.The bank holiday weekend has been lovely so far, with a long lunch with friends yesterday, and then a few hours sat in the sunshine this afternoon round at another friend's house.

I've also been out at two maternity appointments this week, a vaccination on Monday and bloods on Wednesday. Monday is officially thirty weeks, so after that, our weekly countdown will be down to single figures. Time seems to be flying by! 

Project 52: Week 21

The highlight of this week had to be a family trip to see Bruce Springsteen live. My step-dad has been a life-long fan, and has seen him lots of times over the years. This was my first concert of his though and after three hours of non-stop performance I could definitely see the appeal, and we all had a really great night.

word of the week

I must admit to struggling for a word this week, nothing is springing to mind easily, so I think I shall go for morning.

This week has gone very quickly, lost mostly in a haze of work. I have been getting in early, and managing to be productive, so I finish the week feeling a lot more organised that I was last Sunday. There will still be a busy few days ahead, but it is good to look back and realise what has been achieved.

I have written before about struggling with early mornings, but when I feel under more pressure I find it easier to get up and into work, particularly as I know that precious first hour before most other people arrive is often the most productive, and gets me off to a good start. In recent months I've also been making more of an effort to sit and have a proper breakfast before heading out to work. I set the table, and make myself a drink and feel all the better for it. 

Each weekend I also now make a batch of flapjacks, with this weekend's effort pictured above, as always Millie is to be seen hunting for crumbs by my feet. I was finding the mid-morning hunger pangs quite strong during pregnancy, but didn't want to keep buying sugar laden snacks, so a big batch tends to see me through the week. They aren't sugar free, and I've yet to get the recipe right so that they don't crumble or taste overly sweet so any recipe suggestions would be very welcome!!

This weekend though, the mornings have been gentler. After a great trip for dinner and to watch a comedy show with The Husband and my parents on Friday night, we slept in on Saturday morning. With our shopping delivery due between 9 and 10, the poor driver was greeted with a rather bleary-eyed, messy-haired version of me when he arrived just before 9 as we were still chatting in our pyjamas about our plans for the weekend!

Today was another slower start, breakfast with The Husband, then out to the cinema with my mum and a neighbour, who we count as a close family friend, to watch a preview of Me Before You. Having read the book, I warned them it was a weepy, and tissues were taken and duly used, with the three of us snivelling in unison by the end. We followed it up with a more cheerful gathering, at a second neighbour's house, and the four of us spent a lovely few hours chatting, catching up and enjoying the fact that we have such good friends on our doorstep.

Project 52: Week 20

After a lovely Sunday with family and friends, I returned home to The Husband, Millie and a gentle Sunday evening. The fading sunlight was painting rainbows in the hallway, and scattered a spectrum of colours across the edge of the white roses on the table. I couldn't quite get a picture where you could see them in their full glory, but there is a hint of it here.

word of the week

I was going to have "home" for this week's word, but realised I had used that not so long ago, so instead I have chosen "back". After a few days away, and a long four and a half hour drive, it was good to be back from Cardiff on Wednesday night, to a clean, tidy house, and dinner in the oven, courtesy of The Husband. There was also a newly purchased pregnancy pillow waiting for me, to try and help me with the still elusive sleep. I keep waking up in the middle of the night and finding that I have rolled onto my back, which breaks one of the very many rules on the excessively long list of things to worry about during pregnancy! Millie took to the pillow straight away, as I found her snuggled up in the middle of it almost as soon as it arrived. I can't say I have found it quite as comfortable, and it did get rather unceremoniously dispatched to the bedroom floor at three in the morning the other night, but the pillow and I are gradually learning to love each other.

Then on Friday night, my parents returned from their holiday, and it has been lovely to have them back home. Today we had a gathering at their house to celebrate my stepdad's birthday and also my auntie's birthday, both of which are this week. So it was also back to doing some baking, and I made a bakewell tart rather than a cake, as it is one of my stepdad's favourites.

This week will be back to a more normal routine at work, although it also back to that time of year when I have to submit a portfolio of evidence. Despite promising myself every June that I will do it more gradually, over the year, May rolls around and I suddenly find myself needing to do a long hard slog at it to catch up. It isn't helped by the fact that there have been lots of changes to the process and the content which are taking me a while to get used to, but I will be very glad when it is done.

And I know I keep saying this, but I do hope that soon I will get back to posting a little more often, and catching up on replying to comments. I do read all of your comments, and all of the comments about Millie in last week's photo made me smile! Thanks again for visiting, and I hope you all have a lovely week ahead.

Project 52: Week 19

This week's Sunday photo is actually from Saturday night, and a lovely late evening walk with The Husband and Millie. It was quiet, with no-one else about despite the good weather, and I enjoyed being out and spending some time together, wandering in the sunshine.

Project 52: Week 17 and 18

The main project for the Bank Holiday weekend was the nursery, and after lots of DIY I am absolutely thrilled with it. We keep going having a little peep around the door in the mornings, and it feels very exciting to have the room ready. Millie, however, was less pleased with being banned from the room, and particularly when the construction process meant that she was physically unable to join us she made for a very sorry sight indeed. I loved this picture of her peering in as we put together the changing unit!

This weekend we have done lots of travelling, and I took this picture in my cousin's garden during our visit to see them. It was a lovely trip, and there was fabulous sunshine. It was great to be able to sit out in the garden, enjoying the weather, and the company.