Life lately..

 

 

Pretty cottages and flowers in Richmond Park / making thank you presents for teachers / the view from my bedroom window and that super shiny star..

Festival of Love

Festival of Love is back.. And as usual, there's lots to see and do..
See that big slide on the last photo? That's our July adventure!

Weekending..

Souvenirs from our trip to France.. A pretty magazine, my favourite sweets when I was little, a new mug..
M and I went ran the happiest 5K on the planet today..

"Brew the happy feelings inside, they will keep you warm"

La France..

 

 

Coming back from the Boulangerie with a baguette and a candy necklace / chasing ants in great-grandma's garden / visiting the nearby park and pond every day / a trip to an animal refuge / picking strawberries / and a day in Paris, where every building (and staircase) is beautiful..

Packing..

for a week in France..

Oh and also..

After 9 years of being a stay at home mum, come September, I'll be a working mum and a Bilingual Teaching Assistant - and life will become a lot more hectic!
It's a totally new start for me, it's scary but also very exciting, I'm so happy to be doing something that I love and feel very lucky that I'll still be able to drop off and pick up the boys most days (and spend the school holidays with them!), but I'm wondering if I will get on with my new colleagues and if I'll do a good job and how I will juggle everything, and I'm not sure what my new routine will look like and when will I ever manage to have a cuppa with my friends, go to the doctor, go shopping, etc.. and will I have enough energy and patience for my boys when I pick them up?? And will I ever have a moment to myself ever again?? That's what's going through my head at the moment..
Hence the weekly planner and notebook I'm taking with me on holiday.. I feel like I need to plan the next few weeks to make the most of the time I have left on my own (and get stuff done!) and with Y before he starts big school. Once I've written and planned stuff, I'm sure I'll feel better!!

Happy half-term to my British readers!

Out and about.. Afternoon tea bus tour

 

An afternoon tea bus tour on a rainy day.. The windows kept fogging up so the view wasn't the best, but the food was delicious, especially the pastries! A pretty cool experience!

Today..

Making daisy chains..