A little ray of sunshine...

So it turns out that blog posts are also like job interviews and buses, so here is a second for today.  My lovely friend Kirsti (A Quick Succession of Busy Nothings) presented me with my first Blog Award today, this Sunshine Award, being new to this I was pretty chuffed! Thanks poppet! 

 

So, apparently there are rules to these things and they are to tell you all a little bit about myself and then pass the award on to 10 other bloggers. As the only bloggers I know have already had it, I’ve decided to mush together the rules and tell you 10 things about me instead.

1.       I love lists – I write them about anything and everything and find it immensely satisfying to cross things off

2.      Trees are my favourite things, the older, knobblier and twistier the better. Forests make me happy. I once found a tree that was over 8m around and therefore about 1300 years old, just imagine what it’s seen!

3.       I own over 30 pairs of flipflops, and yes I mean flipflops not thongs or jandals weirdos!

4.       I wish Julie Andrews was my extra Granny, I have an unnatural love for singing nuns

5.       Tea runs through my veins instead of blood

6.       I love cake but mostly for the icing

7.       I was born and raised by the sea, I get off kilter if I haven’t seen it or smelled it for a while

8.       There is nothing more joyous on earth than popping bubble wrap

9.       I have been in love with the lovely Oscar winning Colin Firth for over half of my life *swoons*

10.   I am the Queen of Procrastination-ville, why do something now when you can leave it to the last minute?!? 

Fascinating insight huh!? 

A progress report

The last few weeks have been a total blur of catching up with people, gadding about the country generally having a marvellous time. New houses have been visited, babies cooed over, engagement rings admired, fiancés met, vast amounts of BBQ/picnic/pub food and cider/Pimms/bubbly have been consumed, all helped out by the unseasonably beautiful weather that we have been blessed with over here. I’ve even celebrated Easter Christmas (a new family tradition that involves Christmas dinner on Easter Sunday complete with crackers and decorations because I missed real Christmas last year!) and been on a living room safari camping trip with my godson, George.

It hasn’t all been fun and games though, I have also put some serious hours into planning hen parties for weddings 1 and 3 as well as trying on 30+ bridesmaid dresses. The good news is that we have chosen a dress (well a skirt and top) for wedding 3 and they’ve been ordered, (and not in size 18s either! Hoorah!) and are well on the way to having a most excellent hen party for Bride 1. I’m 10 days into a 2 week kick start diet and have lost 5 pounds already, which unfortunately means that eating no chocolate or cake really does pay off and it’s not just a vicious rumour circulated to make women feel guilty and miserable.

Is it any wonder that job hunting has taken a back seat when there’s so much fun to be had? or that I’m no further along with my moving to London plan? In fact I’m beginning to go off that idea...