Day 296: Tuesday 31st December

Last day of a very interesting year.

2013: 

Operation with life-changing results.
Divorce.
Found a lovely friend.
New school for C2.
BabyDaddy finding the coping strategies for spending more quality time with C1 and C2.
Found a lovely way to spend more time helping and supporting Mummy and Daddy.
Found that there is more to life than having expendable cash.
Found ways to enjoy life in a simpler, more satisfying way than before.
Laughed more than I have for a long time.

Roll on 2014. Let's see what happens next.


Love to all friends and family. Thanks for being there with me along the way - 2013 was good, bad, and downright ugly at times.


But we're still here, and still keeping on keeping on.

Day 289: Tuesday 24th December

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the

house....... er no - it's blimmin' 07:10.

Been up for 3 hours already, fed the cats twice

 counted 2 fence panels down that need putting back, 

kids still snoring, found £2.50 down the sofa, eaten a 

mince pie and 2nd cup of tea. Enjoying the peace 

/while it lasts!  (Hope I can stay awake long enough 

tonight to make sure that Father C puts the prezzies 

out and fills the stockings!!!!!!



The Christmas preparations went well yesterday - 

cakes iced, mince pies baked (just need a sprinkle of 

sugary snow this morning), house relatively clean

and tidy.

The wine was for me as a reward once my little 

helpers went to bed!

Off to Mummy and Daddy's again today to join in the

preparation for our Christmas Day lunch tomorrow. 

Secret family recipe for Chestnut stuffing (my 2 elves

will be peeling chestnuts!), peeling veg, playing 

draughts and listening to music.


Then it's back here for our Christmas Eve ritual of The 

Polar Express, a carpet picnic, and hot chocolate at 

the exact moment in the film when it is the law to 

serve it up!




Wishing all my lovely readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 

Still amazes me how much life has changed since this time last year. 10 and a half stone of me has melted away, and the difference it makes to every aspect of my life, and the lives of those around me (especially C1 and C2) is nothing short of miraculous.

Thank you one and all.

Day 276: Wednesday 11th December

14 days till The Big C! Excitement is building in this house. Something to do with a couple of wrapped presents appearing underneath our little tree, maybe?

It's been quite a busy couple of weeks, in a non-busy but time-consuming kind of way. 

This has involved:

Meeting up with the gorgeous Mintola for a well-overdue catch-up in Stratford-Upon-Avon.

An appointment in a 'proper' underwear shop for a measurement and fitting. Decent boobs at last! Since last year I have gone down from an embarrassing (and extremely difficult to manage!) 46LL to a remarkably different 38GG, with a new bra to match my new figure, thanks to Santa and Mr 1957. The joy of having lady-bumps which now point in the correct direction is indescribable. The comfort and lack of movement is paying dividends in many ways. Happy!

The dentist has decided that instead of re-filling an old tooth, he will fit a metal thingy to help support a hair-line crack which we didn't realise was there - this is all happening next week.

Had an eye test to examine how my pre-glaucoma issues are developing. Back in 6 months for another look. Things not happening too fast, so can breathe a sigh of relief there.

Piano-fingers at the ready for some Christmas music today for the NHS in our town. This will be followed by a mooch around the town's many charity shops - you never know. 

So, altogether a pretty good life is being lived in this house at the moment. May it continue.