Slice Of My Life - February
This month my goal was to try and be a bit more social and aim to get out the house at least twice a week. I am so glad I did this however, it has now left me completely burnt out again. I feel like I am in a constant loop of hermitting, socialising and being burnt out. One of my resolutions for the remainder of the year has got to be finding balance with my time, and making sure I always have time to rest and enjoy my hobbies.
Day out to Manchester
I loved heading out to Manchester with my sister, we had a lovely day pottering about (I say pottering, I am at the waddling stage now!) I also feel like I am a pro at knowing where all the toilets and benches are in Manchester now after having to stop every 30 minutes. I don't know how my sister was so patient with me 😀 We did some shopping in the morning and I treated myself to some new Charlotte Tilbury make-up. We then of course had to stop for sushi (vegan don't worry!) and then bubble tea. It really helped me getting out the house all day and also not checking my phone and being a bit more present in the moment.
Planning to meet Paris!
This month we got the great news that Paris is doing a book signing in London! I have booked the day off and am planning to head down the night before. I am so excited having not seen her for around 5 years now. Baby L's first celebrity encounter! I am now patiently waiting for the tickets to go live, along with the other Little Hiltons. I dont think ive ever refreshed a webpage so much as the Selfridges events page.
Pancake Day
I think this year I really out did myself with the volume of pancakes I ate. Me and Dave made a huge batch for lunch, then in the evening I went to my friend Holly's house and we had more there. I do have to say (sorry Dave) that hers were amazing! She also made a board with all sorts of toppings and sauces. Safe to say I pretty much ate all the strawberries, the fruit pregnancy cravings are still in full force!
Valentines Day
I love celebrating Valentines day, but this year I felt a little low about the whole thing. Being so tired, in pain with my hip and overall feeling very very pregnant, I felt like I couldn't plan or prepare as much as I usually do. But I need to learn to be a bit kinder with myself and realise, okay Abbie you are growing a human being. We did however go out for a lovely meal that Dave arranged which was super tasty. He also brought me a hamper filled with my favourite sweets, drinks and some bath bombs.
Getting Outdoors
Sundays are fast becoming my favourite day of the week. We go for a nice walk around Trentham Gardens for an hour with Max. I then come home and make some kind of warm pastry and enjoy a cup of tea with my mum. We then head over to the dog park to take max to his socialisation class. I then come home, have a nice shower and hop into my pj's and spend the remainder of the day on the sofa. Getting outdoors has really helped me and as soon as my sprained ankle heals I plan to go for a walk once a day even if it’s just 15 minutes around the block.
Growing something other than a baby
One of my plans for this year was to get in the garden more. I loved planting flowers the first year we moved into the house, but then with everything going on things kind of got left and before you know it the fairy garden looked more like a grassy swamp. I brought some trays and a mini greenhouse from Amazon and started planting a variety of flowers. I can't wait to see them sprouting in a few weeks.
Baby Phoenix
Paris announced that she has had a lovely baby boy called Phoenix. I am super happy for her and so excited that we are both becoming mothers in the same year. I can't wait to hear all about him when we go to the meet and greet next month. I am also now on a mission to persuade Dave to name our baby Phoenix however, I think he may need a bit of convincing.
Daves Birthday
We had such a lovely chilled day of work to celebrate Dave's birthday. We went out to Congleton for the day with Max and went to one of our favourite spots, Wild and Wild. We then came home and Dave watched a film whilst I attempted to play Dreamlight valley, but it resulted in a two hour long nap. It was a much more low key birthday than we usually do, but also crazy to think this is his last birthday as just the two of us.