Slice Of My Life - August 24
A jam packed month with anniversaries, festivals, meals, birthdays and more. I have loved doing so many activities this summer, especially outdoors. Having Evan has made me realise how many fun days out are right on our door step that I never went to before. I’m so glad we have really made the most of the summer with happy memories. I’ll be sad to say goodbye to this fun filled month but can’t wait to do the same next month.
My ray of sunshine
A new tradition for us, to go to the sunflower farm each summer. I will admit, even though we have some lovely photos, this day was difficult. Evan is at the stage where he can’t walk but he wants to, getting very frustrated when I pick him up and won’t let him crawl on the muddy floor eek! But we did manage to have a few nice moments enjoying the sunflowers and picking out favourites to take home.
Picnics, days out and more
I love nothing more than a picnic, even more so when me, my mum and sister make a breakfast picnic. We brought hot flasks of tea, had sausage baps and scrambled egg. Evan loved going to the park afterwards and it was a day that mentally (and physically!) blew the cobwebs away.
Hey Bluey!
Evan’s favourite show is hands down Bluey. As soon as the theme tune comes on he is so happy and dancing. So you can just imagine his excitement when he saw Bluey in real life. We loved dancing and playing the games and ended the meet and greet with a big high five. We then spent the day going around Peake Wildlife park enjoying watching all the animals in the sunshine.
My Favourite Place
I didn’t realise how much I missed this place till I came back again. The Happy Place Festival, ran by Fearne Cotton has gone down as the highlight of my year so far. The sun was beaming down, everyone had a smile on their face and the day was just perfect. Evan loved the freedom of crawling around, doing the children’s Star Wars yoga and of course eating lots of yummy food. Next year I think I am going to get a weekend pass, do one day with Evan and one day with my girlfriends. It was a day which filled my cup so much it has been overflowing ever since :)
A great achievement
One of my paintings (the cat one in the middle) has been exhibited in our local museum! I loved knowing my art work was out there being seen my people every day and It was a huge sense of achievement for me. So many of my friends and family gave such amazing feedback and loved seeing my painting in real life. It really gave me the motivation to carry on painting and hopefully start selling my original art work just in time for Christmas.
Barefoot walk
At Trentham Gardens there is a barefoot walk that I have been dying to try with Evan. He still can’t walk but he is able to holding my hand, so I thought now is the perfect time. He loved walking in the sand and mud, we got very messy! I laughed so much watching him wade through the watery mud and his funny faces. We even attacked nanny afterwards with our muddy toes!
In my wholesome era
Days like this * chefs kiss * I need to plan wholesome days at least once a month. Days where I can go out on the train, listen to music, eat nice food, maybe take part in a creative activity. They are perfect and I have really learnt to appreciate the small, simple moments more this summer, amongst the chaotic busy days.
Day to the beach
The summer holidays wouldn’t be complete without a trip to the beach. We visited Rhos on Sea for a summers picnic, however the weather did have different ideas. We may have spent most of our time bundled up inside the mini beach tent, eating food which was inevitably covered in sand due to the wind, butttt I loved taking Evan to the sea and splashing around. There is no better feeling of being by the coast, it makes me wish I drove so we could do this more often.
Anniversary
Me and Dave celebrated our 3 year wedding anniversary with a trip to Tissington, a lovely afternoon tea, and a fancy meal. It was nice to go out just the two of us and enjoy some nice food in a calm and relaxing atmosphere.
What a month!
Well I can truly say we made the most of the summer holidays. Burn out is just around the corner, I can feel it. But it was all so worth it. I have made some unforgettable memories with Evan and he is becoming the most lovely, happy boy. I wish we could have spent more days together when I was unfortunately working. Maybe this should be the kick up my butt to start working for myself and get a better work life balance for next year?