So, March is over. How did that happen? March has been a weird month. Busy, frantic, full of highs and lows. Mother's day (ICK!), Dave's mum getting married, a week of sunshine and being constantly outside with the kids at work, making Easter crafts, lovely things in the post. A bit of soul searching on my part, and a wait for news that could make life better for Dave and I - for that news we are still waiting. This has been one of those months where I feel unprepared, the flat is messy for days, we bought our tea on the way home from work, and it felt like I was running from one thing to another. Just this last week, that feeling eased a bit. The sunshine, a little organisation, and the knowledge that a frantic week would be followed by nine days of holiday obviously calmed things a little.
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| Mothers Day. Daffs (her favourite) in my coffee pot from Three Jelly Moulds, in memory of my mum. |
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| Lovely earrings all the way from the US, from Pixie, who sent me both of the colours I am thing of wearing with my chosen dress for Siobhan's wedding. Thoughful or what?! Thanks J!! |
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| Easter eggs, for my charges to take into nursery. I think the did pretty well, ages 3 and 5! |
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| I love the park. I slid down that slide so many times with the wee one this week! |
Yesterday, March ended and my time off work began with a picnic in the park; weather not so broken as it was supposed to be, and a visit from Mhairi.
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| Picnic, courtesy of Dave and M&S! |
I managed to get series two of Downton in Sainsbury's for pretty cheap, and ever since I read The Paris Wife, I've been a wee run of reading 20s and 30s biographies of the art and literary sets. They are full of interesting people, period detail, scandal, emotion, and people who's works I love. So for my week off, I will be here...
...with these.
For today, we have planned a jim-jam day. The sun is streaming in the windows, the flat is neat and tidy, and we have enough food for the next couple of days. It feels like things are back in order. Hopefully this is a sign of the month ahead.
12 comments:
It sounds like it has been very frantic! I love the photograph of some daffodils next to mum, it is lovely!
Hopefully everything calming down and coming into order is definitely a sign.
I am thinking of you, love you x
Hi Lisa-Marie, I have missed you and hoped all was well. So it was lovely to see this post today. A really special tribute to your Mum- good you got through the day. Your flat always looks lovely but I know how those days and weeks can go. Have a lovely Easter break, Jo xx
Those earrings are beautiful and I love your charges' art projects! They did an awesome job! You are so good at what you do, seriously. Those kids are lucky to have you in their life!!
I know what you mean about a frantic month... that is what February and March have felt like to me. Studying has stressed me out and there is a lot of uncertainty at work about the future direction of our department (and who I will report to)... I haven't done the best job of focusing on the positive, but I intend to do a better job this month!
Enjoy your holiday to the fullest! And I hope you and Dave get the good news you are waiting for soon!!
I have decided that March is generally a crap month. Not sure why. It was last year, and this year too. Just stressful, busy, skint and unhappy. April will be good. Hope you enjoy your holiday, sounds well deserved!
Have a lovely, re-energising, calm holiday from work... sounds like you're well stocked up for food and books - thanks for reminding me I need to get back into biographies from that era. Ok, they are mostly the rich and privileged but their lives were fascinating ;) Just bought a dvd yesterday about Paris... need to go back there at some point.
Your photo of your mum and the daffodils are lovely - I can really see the resemblance in your profile photo too. xxx
awww...I'm so pleased to see the coffee pot has found great use for your daffodils. it looks great and a lovely tribute for your Mum.
x
p.s. fingers crossed for the news that might makes things better.
This is lovely - I hope your holiday is just what you need. x
oh, i can't wait for warm weather and picnics.
Those egss are so impressive! i wish I could create something that good now :)
first of all, i love the name siobhan--the united states doesn't seem to have anything like it! and ah, downton--what a way to spend a day!
I'm glad you like the earrings. Lovely photos and a lovely post. Enjoy your holiday!
wonderful post (just catching up!) It felt odd not raging at mothers day this year, as I usually do! Hope it was ok for you.
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