Hi everyone, I thought today would be as good a day as any to start a little blog. Having dipped into 'Mumboss' by Vicky Psarias (whose blog Honest Mum helped her change career after having her first child) I am feeling motivated to give a blog a whirl - why not?
I am 3 weeks into the school holidays (as I work FT my kids have been at ab fab holiday club Nimble Arts which runs in East Dulwich), 7 weeks into a loft conversion/some refurb works, meaning we are squished into 4 rooms of our house, crammed full of junk that we had to shift for the work to go ahead.
I have to say it hasn't been as bad as I had imagined - fearing the inevitable dust, mess and chaos we had put off doing a loft conversion for 7 years since moving in, as we just couldn't face it (and let's face it, afford it) - tho that said we haven't actually seen the builders much this week as it's obviously holiday season and not only are customers away but the selfish(!) tradesmen themselves have skidaddled elsewhere.
Next week we are off "glamping" in a wooden pod, in a field on a working farm up north in the Peak District (picture the Lake District without lakes). So if anyone has any tips on what to take that'd be much appreciated. So far my list includes a torch for walks back to the "pod" and wellies (which I will probably wear once a year but other than tying carrier bags to my feet I can't see a second option). My youngest son's list includes a list of meals (mostly pizza and sausages - which he doesn't even like but I guess he's also seen camping on the TV where they are professional bar-B-Q-ers!), toys to take and he quite fancies a headlamp torch.
So to summise, right now my multi-tasking mum's brain is full of what to pack for a camping trip, reminders to self to buy new bits of school uniform, how to draft a punchy yet polite email to the builders asking them to clear up glass in the garden when they've smashed one to fit a new one, what to cook for Sunday lunch that won't be sniffed at by my kids, and how to get through 4 loads of laundry in half a day!
Suggestions on a postcard please fellow mummys :)
I am 3 weeks into the school holidays (as I work FT my kids have been at ab fab holiday club Nimble Arts which runs in East Dulwich), 7 weeks into a loft conversion/some refurb works, meaning we are squished into 4 rooms of our house, crammed full of junk that we had to shift for the work to go ahead.
I have to say it hasn't been as bad as I had imagined - fearing the inevitable dust, mess and chaos we had put off doing a loft conversion for 7 years since moving in, as we just couldn't face it (and let's face it, afford it) - tho that said we haven't actually seen the builders much this week as it's obviously holiday season and not only are customers away but the selfish(!) tradesmen themselves have skidaddled elsewhere.
Next week we are off "glamping" in a wooden pod, in a field on a working farm up north in the Peak District (picture the Lake District without lakes). So if anyone has any tips on what to take that'd be much appreciated. So far my list includes a torch for walks back to the "pod" and wellies (which I will probably wear once a year but other than tying carrier bags to my feet I can't see a second option). My youngest son's list includes a list of meals (mostly pizza and sausages - which he doesn't even like but I guess he's also seen camping on the TV where they are professional bar-B-Q-ers!), toys to take and he quite fancies a headlamp torch.
So to summise, right now my multi-tasking mum's brain is full of what to pack for a camping trip, reminders to self to buy new bits of school uniform, how to draft a punchy yet polite email to the builders asking them to clear up glass in the garden when they've smashed one to fit a new one, what to cook for Sunday lunch that won't be sniffed at by my kids, and how to get through 4 loads of laundry in half a day!
Suggestions on a postcard please fellow mummys :)
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