tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83102151211696514782024-02-06T20:13:24.715-08:00Mummy's NeverlandMummysneverlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691562831270823938noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310215121169651478.post-60609217345177406832019-07-19T13:38:00.000-07:002019-07-19T13:38:07.430-07:00A baby is coming... November 21st. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Earlier this year, in February, David and I found out we were expecting another little bundle of joy.<br />
This is our fourth pregnancy! - Our third earth baby. And, although it was a bit of a shock, we were both very excited when we seen the positive test result.<br />
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Fast forward to now 22 weeks.<br />
We had our 12 week scan in May, and found out Peanut is due on the 21st November 2019.<br />
We then had our Gender Scan, followed by a gender reveal party on the 9th June 2019, with all the closest people to us there.<br />
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We had our Gender Scan done, in Window to the Womb.<br />
This was the first time we have used them, and honestly? I would go back in a heartbeat.<br />
All the staff were absolutely fantastic, and couldn't do enough for us to make our experience with them 100% perfect.<br />
From start to finish the whole experience was out of this world, and not only did David and I enjoy it, but our girls both enjoyed it aswell.<br />
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We got given gender reveal canons, aswell as a heartbeat bear which recorded the heartbeat onto it in the gender colour.<br />
And went home to celebrate with our family.<br />
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The girls popped the canons which revealed confetti in ... PINK!<br />
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Yes.. we are having our THIRD baby girl and couldn't be anymore ecstatic.<br />
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We had our 20 week scan on the 27th June 2019 - and she is already a little monkey and keeping everyone on their toes.<br />
Due to the position she's currently lying, the sonographer couldn't get a view of her heart and chambers, so we have to go back on the 25th July for a re-scan of her heart.<br />
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To be honest though, every scan we have had so far, she has been a little rascal. She's very alert already and hates to be disturbed, so as soon as they start to scan me, she becomes very active, jumping about and kicking, so it's been impossible to get a proper look at her, but so long as she is growing well and healthy, that's all we can wish for.<br />
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The girls obviously cannot wait to welcome their baby sister into the world. Lexie-Anna I thought, being the baby of the family, would have taken this news badly - but surprisingly she has been so protective of my bump, and the love she has for "Skyla" as she has named her (LOL) - is unreal.<br />
I just hope she won't be too disappointed when we let her down gently and tell her baby isn't going to be called Skyla!<br />
Although, at this rate, at least her big sister is actually thinking of her, and named her, for me and her dad can't seem to agree.<br />
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<i>So this year, for the second year running, Lacey-Beth played the part of an Angel in the school nativity - and Lexie-Anna played a Star - Unfortunately, I couldn't get a proper photo of Lexie-Anna to upload as other children that I don't know them or their families personally were in the pics, so I can't obviously upload them. </i></div>
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<i>A bit of a bittersweet one this year - as it was Lexie-Anna's first school nativity, however, it was also the last nativity Lacey-Beth will take part in, as from Primary Four onwards, they don't participate. </i></div>
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<i>So it was a bit sad that it was the first and last time we'll have seen the girls, together in a nativity, still lovely all the same. </i></div>
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<i>So, another huge milestone reached for Lacey-Beth. On 17th December, she took part in her very first dance exam and medal test. The exam she had to do the examination dance moves / stretches that she had been learning for weeks since August - and the medal test she had to perform her Jazz/Modern solo to go for a Bronze medal. </i></div>
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<i>And after a six week wait - she finally got the results, and she PASSED both! </i></div>
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<i>She passed her exam with a merit, and passed the medal test with a high merit. </i></div>
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<i>This is the first time her dance school have done examinations, and the first time Lacey-Beth has ever sat such an important exam. She loved every moment though, and was so proud of herself, as were we very proud of her. </i></div>
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<i>The girls took part in their dance school's Christmas Showcase performing a dance each on stage. </i></div>
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<i>The Christmas show as always was incredible, and the girls really enjoyed themselves, and loved performing.. Their dance school always puts on a fantastic show for both Christmas and End of Year. </i></div>
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<i>She won a christmas hamper from the shop - so kind of them. The basket they gave her was absolutely beautiful, and im now using it to keep all my cleaning products in. </i></div>
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<i>I, also feeling very lucky, entered a competition for a new local sweet shop in town, to win a giant lolly - and won. So the girls were over the moon to get this huge lollypop that was bigger than them. </i></div>
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<i>Lexie-Anna came down with hand, foot and mouth disease, which unfortunately meant she had to miss a week of school. And unfortunately, during this week, her class were doing fairytale day, which she had been looking forward to, bless her. So, we decided to do fairytale day at home, and let her have one of her christmas presents a bit early, to cheer her up a bit - so she was over the moon to dress up as Rapunzel. Her favourite princess atm. </i></div>
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<i>Lexie-Anna is definitely improving with her writing work in school. She's doing fantastic, and her teachers have said she's a little pleasure. Very hardworking and tries her hardest at everything shes asked to do! Very proud to hear such a good report, especially as I know she had been fretting about going. </i></div>
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<i>Now - a little story here - Lacey-Beth got her ears pierced for an Easter Present, two years ago, which she let close over, because she was terrified about changing the earrings, and needed to after one of the studs fell out - so two years later - with her closed holes, she was desperate to get them pierced again - using the argument, she was older now, and wouldn't cry, and would be brave, and everything else - So I said, fine, its her money, let her do what she wants with it - so yes, she was brave, she got them pierced no issues - but now, two months later, shes gone and let them close again, due to being afraid to put new earrings in after a problem with Claires Accessories studs. </i></div>
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<i>Lacey-Beth competed in her first dance competition of 2019 at the start of January. It was a Lyrical comp, so she only danced her lyrical routine, but she got to wear her new lyrical costume, and it was beautiful on her. </i></div>
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<i>She didn't place in this comp, but she loved every moment and had a ball. </i></div>
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<i>Lexie-Anna has always hated eating Mince - spag bol was never a favourite of hers. </i></div>
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<i>Such a challenge for her to do this, and now she's found a new food she can enjoy at dinner times! </i></div>
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<br />Mummysneverlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691562831270823938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310215121169651478.post-85597865182047622702019-02-04T15:22:00.001-08:002019-02-04T15:22:43.677-08:00Instagram Influencers: How they helped me <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Instagram Influencers such as Mrs Hinch, Lynsey Queen of Clean, Little Miss Mops, The Secret Cleaner, and Sian, from TheMumWays are all the range right now in the world of Insta. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've never really been <i>"big" </i>into Instagram, I had my own personal account for family and friends, and that was that, then I'd seen this hype on Facebook about <i style="font-weight: bold;">Mrs Hinch</i> and how wonderful her cleaning tips were - so being the nosey cow I am, I had to go check her out, and instantly I was hooked. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now, obviously with being an instagram influencer, comes a lot of backlash, negativity and LOTS of trolls, which certainly has been the case for Mrs Hinch, and when this hype started, I can remember being so excited to purchase a <i>Dave </i>and posting about this, that and the other cleaning tip that I'd tried that week, that so many people were leaving shitty facebook statuses about how people clearly <i>never cleaned before Mrs Hinch. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Which for me, wasn't the case, and i'm pretty sure for a lot of other people who became hooked with hinching. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Cleaning to me was a chore though. I mopped, hoovered, dusted, just the same as I do now, but it didn't seem <i>fun </i>- it just seemed like a job needing doing, something that I'd no choice but to do, something tiresome and dull. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Whereas now, cleaning (<i>or hinching)</i> is a lot brighter, more fun, colourful, exciting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mrs Hinch doesn't just share tips, tricks and the latest zoflora scent, she puts the fun into cleaning, she makes you want to get up off your ass and vera the floor, she makes you want to bounce out of bed to Paul the Toilet, she makes you wanna dirty your sink, just so you can CLIFF IT. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>So, how did these insta influencers help me? </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well, my best friend suggested to me, I should make a 'home account' on Insta, and I thought, why the heck not - I couldn't think of a good home account name - Mrs McC clean with me, was a bit shit to be honest, and most catchy names, were already taken, plus the fact I am the least bit creative so thinking of a catchy name wasn't gonna come easy, so I decided, why not use my blog name, and just have it as a blog/family/cleaning account, mix it all up a little? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So I started following a few - then following some more - soon I was gathering up quite a few 'home accounts' and loving it. I was becoming hooked. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I followed Mrs Hinch, obviously - Little Miss Mops - and all the usual. Then found The Mum Ways. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Mum Ways - <i>Sian</i> is one of my favourite accounts on Instagram. I love watching her stories, and find her amazing. She keeps it so real, and talks about everything from cleaning to mum life. When comparing my life to other <i>mum</i> accounts on Insta, I always felt I was lacking something - like I was doing something wrong - but watching The Mum Ways - she makes you feel like a normal mum! She shares the normal every day realities, not just the <i>best bits </i>that most people (<i>including myself probably) </i>do share. She makes me feel good as a mother, because of how real she is, and it helped me come round to the idea of being able to do selfie videos! <i>(I still don't think i'd have the balls to go live) </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mrs Hinch - the lovely Mrs Hinch! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She has helped inspire so many people, and continues to do so everyday! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Like i said before, cleaning before Mrs Hinch came into my life, was a drag, it got done, but I never got excited about it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mrs Hinch - although is a cleaning account - she adds that oompf to cleaning that makes you want to get it done. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">From naming the majority of the products she uses - to getting you to write little but often to do lists - and the insta music videos that you can secretly have a little boogie too while filming yourself cleaning your loo. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've also found, since I am enjoying cleaning a lot more now, that it is keeping my anxiety at bay. Don't get me wrong, I'll always suffer until I learn to control it properly, but cleaning is something that keeps my mind busy, keeps me motivated and gives me a focus. I'm always wondering what new tips Mrs Hinch has lined up, is Little Miss Mops doing an end of tenancy today, what science is The Secret Cleaner gonna share with us today? Is The Mum Ways gonna give us a dance this morning?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's like a little community, on your phone screen, and although that does sound bad, it actually isn't. All these home cleaning and mum accounts I have found to be so supportive of one another, like a little family. These are just a select few I have named - there are LOADS more amazing accounts that I follow, and love to watch their stories daily because each of them bring something to their stories that I feel I can relate to, or think, wow, what an awesome tip! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And because I have become a little bit more confident since joining this little community, I do want to thank them all, for sharing little bits of their lives on their grids and stories each day, for us all to enjoy, and learn from. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well, I know I am. Every single day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My Husband, bless his heart, offered to buy me a brand spanking new hoover - the fecking joy I felt at the thoughts - a new top of the range, cordless job - no more breaking my damn back lobbing the monstrosity shit mobile we currently own up and down the stairs. So, online I popped, as you do, to pick out my new best mate to be, only to see the prices of something that sucks up fecking dirt, and BAM, like a brick being threw at my head, I was wacked with that sinking <b><i>guilt feeling. </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"<i>oh no" </i>I thought - <i>"I couldn't possibly spend that much on a hoover for myself, the kids could use that money for something else" </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now, I know, they don't <b>need</b> anything, because I've them fully stocked up on clothes for the next year, infact Lexie-Anna is fully stocked up on clothes for the next decade considering Lacey-Beth's hand me downs will go to her, but that didn't stop me rhyming off a list of things they <b>really might need soon</b>. Because I couldn't justify spending that kinda money, on me! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I don't know why I do it. I just do. And i'm just used to that being the way things are for me. It's my routine I guess. Now David, my husband, will argue with me to spend a little money on myself, to treat me for a change, I always find a way to object, or just won't do it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I feel guilt if I do just treat me and start questioning myself. And why? Because I have <b>NO REASONS</b> to, but I start to think things like - <i>I have these two girls, who come before my selfish needs.</i> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">ButI wasn't always like this - Heck no! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I remember the pre-parent me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">ALWAYS had her face caked in make-up. I wouldn't have dared cross over the door without my make-up done. I spent a fortune on make-up on a monthly basis. I remember a time where I wouldn't have dreamed of shopping in Primark, let alone even so much as carry a bag from Primark. It had to be the more "<i>expensive" </i>shops, or it wasn't good enough, because that's where all my friends shopped. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now, the parent me, runs about in leggings, infact I own at least ten pairs of the same leggings, from, low and behold - Primark. £4.00 and you can't go wrong, they're comfy and ideal when you spend the day running around after two kids and maintaining a home. I have zero time to be maintaining myself. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I spend £16.00 per month on myself, that is for my contract phone. and the <b>only</b> reason I do have a contract, is incase I need to ring the doctor for any of the kids, at least I know i'll always have the credit, because I never kept my pay as you go, topped up, due to that little mum guilt again. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That same contract phone was due for a renewal in December, and I still haven't upgraded due to that <b><i>Mum Guilt</i></b> again - because damn it exists. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I spend nothing else on myself - my winter coat is that old, it has lost a few stitches. I never have time to make myself look presentable because firstly the kids have to look immaculate before me and secondly the house needs to be cleaned before me. By the time those things are done I haven't time to do myself, so I run a hairbrush through my hair, shove it up a "<i>mum bun</i>" and get myself out the door. No makeup routine or straighteners in this household anymore, even though I would <u style="font-weight: bold;">love</u> to get back to 'finding' the time to at least run my wasted GHD's through this raggity bap, but then I feel guilty for not doing <i>"other more important things in the daily life of a mum" </i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I live my life in over sized hoodies and leggings because comfort over style and all that shiz. I haven't the extra to spend on other things because I always find excuses or something ALWAYS crops up. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The list is endless - there is <b><u>ALWAYS</u></b> an excuse that I manage to pull out of the bag. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And to be honest, when you have kids, handing out money is never ending, especially to school, who always want for something. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So when these things to crop up, and I can't treat myself to that lovely top I spied, or the book I really wanted, and I do feel a bit pissed off because of that, then I start to feel guilty and think - <i>meh, this is the life I chose - I wanted kids, so I shouldn't get that top. </i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>But why?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Why shouldn't I? Why should I feel guilty about treating myself to a £5.50 t-shirt in Primark? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Why should ANY of us, just because we are mothers, feel guilty for spending an hour out of nights to pop a face mask on and relax in a bubble bath? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Why should we as mothers feel guilty for devouring that Galaxy bar we had secretly stashed away because we didn't want to share it? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Why should we as mothers feel guilty because we said <b>NO</b> to the LOL doll the kids wanted and used the money on a new Yankee Candle instead? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Moral of the story - <b>STOP FEELING GUILTY!</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mum guilt exists - but you were your own person before being a mum, and the pre-parent you, still needs to feel loved, spoiled and cared for. So buy the top, book the spa day - treat </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-weight: bold;">YOU!</span><span style="font-family: courier new, courier, monospace; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Because you fucking well deserve it!</span></span><br />
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<i>Once again, the bad blogger side of me has shown it's ugly head. I apologise. I haven't been blogging since 29th September. </i><br />
<i>Not much has really happened since then, as let's face it, our lives aren't exactly the most interesting, fun or exciting, nothing much happens. </i><br />
<i>But, i'll do a 'catch up' for you all, just so you know what we've all been up to since September. </i><br />
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<i>Well, around the first week of October, my mum went abroad - it was her first ever holiday, abroad. She turned the big 50 in April and her sister turned the big 60 in September - so their Brother and his wife, surprised them both with a holiday to Greece during the first week of October. </i><br />
<i>She absolutely loved it - A week of peace without me, or the girls annoying her. Peace away from her husband (my dad) - and away from my brother. No-one bothering her, no worries, no stresses, some much needed and well deserved time for her to relax. It was strange, I will be honest. Me and my mum are so close, we don't go a single day without seeing each other - even if it is only for five minutes after or before the school run - (pffft who am I kidding? it's never for a quick 5 minutes) - so going from seeing her every single day, to not seeing her at all - and barely having contact as lets face it, overseas calls cost a fortune, and the fact she was too busy lapping up the sun to be bothered with texts or phone calls, and rightly so. The girls missed her like crazy too, and I know she missed them, but, she was back within a week - and everything went back to normal. </i><br />
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<i>While she was away, I got gas heating installed in my own home - and my Dad and David decorated Mum's living room for her while she was away - so it was a busy week at home for us aswell. </i><br />
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<i>The night before the gas was due to be installed - I had to stay over night with the girls at my Dad's - as our beds had to be moved, and everything piled on top of them - So it was nice to have a bit of quality time with Dad - as that's something we NEVER do, ever.. We watched a movie with the girls and he got munchies in for us all. It was nice. </i><br />
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<i>The gas getting installed left a HUGE mess - but it was totally worth it. The heating ever since we changed over has been incredible. We are all so much warmer. It's a lot cheaper to run, and the water pressure since changing - WOW! - I would definitely recommend gas heating over oil heating, any day. </i><br />
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<i>The girls started at a new girls brigade in October also. Their old GB was lovely, and all the leaders so nice - unfortunately the girls didn't really know anybody, and so were not enjoying it for those reasons, so we moved them to a new Girls Brigade that all of their friends attend, and so far, they are absolutely loving it, and look forward to going each and every week, which is fabulous! </i><br />
<i>How cute do they look in their new uniforms though? </i><br />
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<i>Lacey-Beth took part in another dance competition in October - WLDF (world lyrical dance federation) - where she danced her Jazz Solo and Lyrical Solo! </i><br />
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<i>She placed 7th Place, in the Under 8's Section with her Jazz Solo and 8th Place in the Under 8's section with her Lyrical, and won two trophies, so she was overwhelmed. </i><br />
<i>She was planning on taking part in the improv section - but backed out at the last minute. </i><br />
<i>The competitions are definitely giving her a new found confidence. </i><br />
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<i>Lexie-Anna returned to dance for a second year - after taking a month out, she decided she wanted to go back. We've put her in on her own, well in a class on her own, without Lacey-Beth with her - and to be honest, it is the best move we made, shes become a lot more independent instead of relying on Lacey-Beth, and she can enjoy learning the dances more, rather than Lacey-Beth bossing her about. </i><br />
<i>She's looking forward to performing in the Christmas Showcase next week. </i><br />
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<i>Lexie-Anna's class in school were doing the topic - "what do I want to be when I grow up"</i><br />
<i>and Lexie-Anna has decided she would like to be a Paramedic. </i><br />
<i>She's become really interested and obsessed with paramedics since October. </i><br />
<i>My granda (her great granda) - took sick, and the paramedics came out to the house. She witnessed this, and became intrigued in what they do, and how they helped her Granda Benny, and ever since then, she has said, she wants to be a paramedic when she grows up.</i><br />
<i>She loved it, that the paramedics came into the school for a visit to her class aswell. </i><br />
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<i>The girls had a very busy week leading up to Halloween - School had a Halloween Disco, and the girls dressed up as a Broken Doll, and a Candy Witch - then their youth club had a halloween disco - again Lacey-Beth went as a broken doll, and Lexie-Anna as a Zombie Bride - then Halloween it's self they dressed up as a Broken Doll and Witch for trick or treating. </i><br />
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<i>Halloween was also Lacey-Beth's 7th Birthday! I can't believe my first born, is now seven years old. </i><br />
<i>We celebrated earlier on in the day, with a trip to Build-a-Bear, followed by lunch at Cosmo's all you can eat buffet, and a shopping trip in Belfast - visiting Castle Court's The Entertainer, and Lush Cosmetics - where the girls picked out some Halloween Bath Bombs and Bubble Bars. </i><br />
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<i>We then had cake when we arrived home - a gorgeous LOL themed birthday cake, for an LOL mad little girl. </i><br />
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<i>It was a nice chilled, relaxing day, and she said it was the best birthday she had ever had. </i><br />
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<i>We put our Christmas Tree up quite early on in November - I have no idea why, I was feeling a tad excited at the time, and thought, yes, let's do it - But, our Charlie came down once it was all up, and was loving the lights.</i><br />
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<i>And lastly - in the last few days - Our elf Peppermint returned - bringing with him his Wife snowflake and their babies - Buddy and Cindy-Lou-Who. </i><br />
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<i>That's us all caught up to date! </i><br />
<i>Like I said, nothing very exciting, just the days of our normal everyday lives. </i><br />
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Previously I made a post about my mental health story, if you haven't read it yet, you can do so <a href="https://mummysneverland.blogspot.com/2017/02/my-local-mental-health-team-failed-me.html" target="_blank">here</a></div>
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This was the image I used whilst posting that story, it must be two years (or almost) ago!<br />
My eyes, are dead. I am not myself at all. I had no life about me. Friends asked me to do anything, I agreed, but inside, didn't want to do it, or i'd try and find some kind of excuse to get out of it.<br />
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I didn't want to do anything. I was stuck in a rut, stuck in my own wee bubble.<br />
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Anyway, i'm not here to talk about <i>that path</i> - because fast forward two years later, and here I am.<br />
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I have just finished a seven week course in Confidence Building and Life Coaching with an incredible local lady.<br />
This lady has done more for me, in seven short weeks, than any councillor or doctor done in twelve years, and she barely knows just how much she helped me, save me!<br />
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I will be honest, when I first started this course, I was oblivious. Pfft I thought, it'll never help me. I've been down the same pathways for the last twelve years, and still end up in the same rut, feeling like the world is on top of me, feeling wacked with this endless guilt, not wanting to do anything, stopping myself from being my true self, but hell was I proved wrong.<br />
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Here I am now.<br />
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On the right - and by God, I feel a lot better! The smile, is a true smile, not fake. </div>
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My eyes are lit up. I feel back to - my true self. </div>
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Granted, it's a filter pic - but I have an excuse for that - I literally did look like shit that day - and no, not because I <i>felt shit, as in down </i>but because I was bunged with a cold - and couldn't be assed putting makeup on, for me to be wiping it all away under my nose, so we went for the bare-faced look, hence the filter to hide my snotty-ish red nosed reindeer look. </div>
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This lady helped me build my self-esteem back up, my confidence, she helped bring me back out of myself and for that I am forever grateful. </div>
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When I was a teenager, I was a mouthy little cow, anyone who knew me, will tell you that. After losing my Uncle, and the grief of his death set in, that's when I started to shut myself away, and keep myself to myself - a couple of years later, following a miscarriage, things escalated then. </div>
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Add on PND when my first born came along, and me not seeking help after my local mental health team failed me, I let things escalate until they got so bad that I was in and out of hospital like a yo-yo. I stopped doing things for myself anymore, relying on my mum or husband to make phone calls on my behalf, accompany me to meetings, or anywhere else I had to go. I even feared being in my own home alone. I couldn't go to the shop alone - I couldn't even go to the girls school to pick them up or drop them off alone. I was a prisoner in my own body, and only I could help me escape. </div>
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And that is exactly what I have done. Debbie helped me realise that <i>I am safe, all is well </i></div>
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Everyday is a new day, everyday is a beautiful day, and everyday I can find at least one thing I like about myself, everyday I can find at least one thing I am grateful for. </div>
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And after seven weeks of hard work trying to get myself to this point, I now know that yes <b>I AM SAFE, ALL IS WELL. </b></div>
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I am back to being me. I am back to being that mouthy teenager again - I'm not afraid to express myself. I'm not afraid to stand up for what I believe in. </div>
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I can now travel to the girls school to pick them up or drop them off, alone. </div>
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I can now stay at home everyday alone, while the kids and hubby are out at school or work. </div>
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I can now make phone calls without relying on others. </div>
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I can walk in the dark, without being afraid. </div>
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I haven't had palpitations in a few weeks - something which became an everyday occurrence. </div>
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I no longer let depression, anxiety and panic attacks control me or my life, and I vow to never let them get the better of me again. I have taken back my life, and won't hand it over again without a fight. </div>
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Mummysneverlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691562831270823938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310215121169651478.post-81065300311713527892018-09-29T05:55:00.000-07:002018-09-29T05:55:06.914-07:00October's Library Visit | A few days early<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>- Jacqueline Wilson - Cookie </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>- R.L Stine - Goosebumps </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>- Kate Pankhurst - Mariella Mystery investigates the disappearing dinner lady </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>- Gillian Sheilds - When the world is ready for bed </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>- Camilla De La Bedoyere - Whale Shark </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>- Elfida Vipont - The Elephant and the Bad Baby</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Unsure how i'll feel about them, they sound like a book thats going to have me crying, but I am keen to get stuck back into reading. I used to adore reading, but the last book I read was <i>50 shades of Grey </i>because everyone else was raving about it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So I know i'm not the only person who has become a little obsessed with Mrs Hinch, be honest, how many others are there?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I got introduced to Mrs Hinch earlier in the month, and now? I'm hooked. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I'm hinching every day, i'm putting my kitchen to bed, my cloths to bed, my sinks to bed, i've even gone and bought a Dave the Duster.. and I have sworn that once I can find them, I will be buying a Minkeh and Pinkeh. I have always loved Zoflora, but I am now using it a lot more than I was doing, finding new ways and uses for this small bottle of heaven. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">BUT.... if I am being honest, in a positive way. Not only is my house looking clean, and smelling fresh, but it's really helping my mental health in more ways than I imagined. Obviously, I did clean before Mrs Hinch - with two kids, you have to, don't you? But I never went mad on it, and never had a real love for it until now. Mrs Hinch has shown me easier tips than I was doing myself, and honestly some of the tips, the quotes and the little things she does, has really helped me to uplift my moods daily. I'm finding it all very therapeutic and relaxing. Even the kids are joining in and enjoying it (I only let them dust or use some antibac wipes - nothing major) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Lacey-Beth went off on a little adventure with her best friend, and her second family, to stay in the South of Ireland, in Co.Cavan in some log cabins in the woods. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">They went for a whole weekend, and she really enjoyed it. This girl has had so many adventures throughout the summer with her best friend and family, and has loved every single one, and honestly, it's given her some amazing memories to cherish always, and given her adventures that I probably could never give or take her on. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cathy (her besties mummy) kept me updated through text and calls, and sent lots of pics of the girls enjoying themselves. They got to experience new things and honestly just had a ball. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">On the 21st September - it was international day of peace and the local women's group I attend along with the local pensioners group had teamed together to do a silk painting of a now abandoned Linen Mill in our local town, with the fields and river around it, and a girl in the middle, to represent the peace in our communities around our area. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This painting was unveiled on international day of peace in the Titanic Building in Belfast, Northern Ireland. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Our two groups attended this event, and it was a lovely day. We got a tour of the last surviving While Star Line ship - the Nomadic, had a bit of lunch, then travelled of for a tour of Northern Ireland's parliament building - Stormont.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My parents celebrated their 28th Wedding Anniversary last week. They were spoiled with gorgeous gifts. And then we spent the evening together as a family indulging in chinese takeaway. A small and quite evening, but enjoyed by the seven of us - my parents, both my daughters, myself and husband, and my brother. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I stopped doing shoots with them, when I got really bad - but as mentioned before, Mrs Hinch and her techniques are really helping me to overcome that anxiety. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So this week, for the first time in two years, I lifted the camera to take some proper photos of the girls. Unfortunately Lacey-Beth decided she's too 'cool' and too 'old' to do this anymore, but Lexie-Anna happily obliged. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">They don't look the best, but rememeber, it has been two years from I took photos on a proper camera, and edited any, but I still love how they turned out all the same. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">During the summer Lacey-Beth had started taking ABD exam classes in dance. These are carrying on throughout term time, until her dance teacher feels she is ready to take the actual exam. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Last week, the girls all received their beautiful Exam Classes and Exam Uniform to wear, a beautiful purple Leotard with footless tights. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Lacey-Beth absolutely loves it - it's her third dance uniform, so far. She's her normal, everyday dance uniform for classes, her competition tracksuit to wear attending competitions and her private lessons, and then this gorgeous leotard for her exam work. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">She feels and looks so grown up in it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Everything about Autumn I love! It's not too warm, but not too cold either, its perfect. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The colours are so warm, cozy, and home warming. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Autumn clothes in shops are to die for, compared to any other season, I find, in my opinion the Autumn selections always seem to be the best, I mean who doesn't love an oversized hoodie or a comfy cardi right? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Autumn always has, and probably always will be, my favourite season, which is why, I've decided to do an Autumn Bucket List of everything I'd like to achieve as a family this season. </span></div>
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<i>What is on your Autumn Bucket List??</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">started by host <a href="http://www.mummyfromtheheart.com/" target="_blank">http://www.mummyfromtheheart.com/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As most people know, I love reasons to write blog posts based on happiness, so this linky is right up my straight. I've spent way to long in a spiral of depression, it's time to get lots of cheerful posts on the go, something to spread some cheer, and happiness! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(<span style="font-size: x-small;">ok, that sounded an awful lot like a quote from Elf - I promise i'm not christmas obsessed - yet) </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So - here goes! My reasons to be cheerful this week.</span></div>
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Being brainwashed by someone doesn't sound like a reason to be very cheerful or even grateful does it? It sounds horrific. </div>
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Recently I got introduced to Mrs Hinch on Instagram - you can follow her <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mrshinchhome_x_/?hl=en" target="_blank">here</a></div>
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She shares instagram posts and stories about cleaning. Sharing life hacks, tips, must have cleaning supplies, and cleaning hauls. </div>
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Now - as a mum, I had to have a clean house - raising kids you have to keep up with the housework. But never to the extents that Mrs Hinch has shown me. She has shared some life changing life hacks on her insta page that I am eternally grateful for, and such simple little tricks they are to. </div>
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I have definitely been hinched, and I am loving it. To be honest, so is L-A - she was been having so much fun, wiping down the kitchen cupboard doors when we're putting our kitchen to bed. </div>
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Whilst doing our weekly clean up this week, I came across a little outfit <i>my favourite little boy</i> left at my house when he was visiting. I haven't seen that boy in almost two weeks, and to be honest, I probably won't be having him over for a visit anytime soon or in the near future, which in a way is heartbreaking, BUT - I have grieved that already, and now? Well now, I am just happy, grateful and cheerful about the fact, I was able to spend time with him for a few weeks - I appreciate the fact that his Mummy did trust me to look after him. And I may not get to see him now as much as I'd like, but I will always love him, and always be forever cheerful knowing he was <i>and always will be</i> a huge part of my life. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This week L-A sold her go-kart as she outgrew it and it was less than a year old. She received £60 for it, so she went into town, and treated herself to some new Autumn clothes, and a new series LOL doll - the <i>Underwraps, Eye Spy, Series 4 - </i>then, with the money she had left, this little girl of only four years of age, bought her sister some new Heelys and an LOL doll also and some Unicorn false nails from Primark. No-one asked her to do this, out of the kindess of her own heart, L-A didn't want to use all of her own money on herself, but wanted to share it with her big sister. </span></span></div>
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Mummysneverlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691562831270823938noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310215121169651478.post-31786182532286253922018-09-17T13:24:00.001-07:002018-09-17T13:24:15.264-07:00Living Arrows | 38/53<div align="center">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Kahlil Gibran, </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: red; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth”</em><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We have been having a rather difficult time of things with Lacey-Beth at the moment, BUT, despite the challenges we face daily with her, deep down, there is still her sweetness, and this week proved that. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This young lady, took her sister under her wing, walking her up to her line in the playground, whilst I stood at the gates, to help boost her little sisters confidence. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sooner or later the time is going to come, when the teacher asks us Year One Mum's not to walk the kiddos up to the line, and to drop them off at the gate, it happens every year. Well, Lexie-Anna, has been so reliant on me lately, and won't let me leave her at the gate - Lacey-Beth witnessing this, every single morning, took her and helped her get used to it, without me one morning. I stood at those gates, watching my eldest, act like a little mummy hen figure to my youngest, and knew then in that moment, I must have done something right, for them to show that much love, support and encouragement towards one another. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I couldn't have been or felt more proud than I did. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's hard to believe we are now halfway through September, but it's scary to think that Lexie-Anna is now halfway through her first month of her first year at Primary School. Lacey-Beth is now in Year Three, and will turn seven next month. And in literally a few short weeks, Christmas will be here. This year, sure is going by in a blink. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We've been having a sort of <i>rough</i> September. I'm not sure if it's tiredness due to school starting back, but it's been pretty hectic around here. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lacey-Beth has been throwing some massive strops, sometimes I swear i'm already raising a teenager instead of a six year old. There isn't a day goes by that we don't have a meltdown on our hands, sometimes over the silliest of things too, like the seams of her socks touching her toes and irritating her.. Do seamless socks even exist?? if so, where can I buy a pair? or five. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On the other hand, I don't want to paint her out to be this big bad wolf, that is six going on on sixteen with a serious attitude problem, because whilst she may be like that, there still is a huge part of her can be that angelic little girl she once was - I know that girlie is still somewhere deep inside, we just need to encourage her to bring that side of her out more! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">David has also stopped working night shift this last few weeks, and is now working day shifts - which we are finding rather difficult adjusting to atm. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He starts at 7am, and due to the travel he has to do, he needs to wake between 4 and 5am to get ready and set off to be there on time. So by the time he gets home, he gets a wash, has his tea, and pretty much crashes to sleep. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The girls and I have barely spent any time with him this month, and it is starting to take it's toll. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">With night shift, he started at 11pm and finished at 7am - so he would have slept when the girls were at school, then got up, and we'd of spent the day together as a family. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But yeah.. i'm rambling on now when this post - Is technically all about the girls as sisters. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well - they still have their moments together, they fight, make up, and play, as all or most sisters do. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Playing on her go-kart and pretending she's driving a real car</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Returning to Dance, and receiving her new dance exam leotard</span><br />
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Mummysneverlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691562831270823938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310215121169651478.post-88688657121636257102018-09-16T14:06:00.002-07:002018-09-16T14:06:51.240-07:00My Sunday Photo | September 16th 2018<div align="center">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This week #MySundayPhoto definitely has to be this little snapshot I grabbed of Lexie-Anna whilst at the park. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's a simple picture yet describes her so perfectly. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That cheeky little smile, shows that she is so filled with adventure, mischief, and lots of excitement, yet at the same time is one of the most sweetest little girls. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Her smile lights up the darkest of rooms, and no matter how down you are in a day, getting a glimpse of that gorgeous, big smile is definitely a good pick me up. </span><br />
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Mummysneverlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691562831270823938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310215121169651478.post-85866608458054253902018-09-14T14:10:00.000-07:002018-09-14T14:10:13.436-07:0010 things i've learned since becoming a mum<div style="text-align: center;">
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Parenting is definitely a learning curve. You make lots of mistakes, you have lots of upsides, you have happy memories, sad memories, funny memories, and lots of little memories inbetween. </div>
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We are all only human, and we all know, becoming a parent, doesn't come with an instruction manual - <span style="font-size: x-small;">well, ok, there are heaps of books out there to guide us along the journey, but lets be honest, how many of us do actually stick to and follow <b>all</b> those guidelines? </span></div>
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But, along the way, we learn how to parent in our own ways. No parent raises their kid(s) the same way, or at least very rarely will you find two sets of parents who do things exactly the same. </div>
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So I've decided to share a post on some of the things <b>I have learned</b> since becoming a mum, twice over, to now, six and four year old girls. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. <b><u>Social life? Whats that: </u></b>Your social life becomes pretty much, non existent. You may think that as your little darlings get older, your social life will slowly start to return, but trust me, it doesn't. Well at least for me it didn't. My social life is now pretty much running after my kids, accompanying them to their social events. Dance, playdates, youth clubs, birthday parties.... the list is endless. They have more of a social life, than I have! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. <b><u>Sleep is for the weak: </u></b>Although some parents are <i style="font-weight: bold;">EXTREMELY</i> lucky, when their babies and/or children start to sleep right through... <u style="font-weight: bold;">DON'T</u> always bank on it happening anytime... <i>soon. </i>My first born, who is now six, was an AWFUL sleeper, she would wake, every hour, on the hour, every single night! When vaccinations came, the sleeping reduced even more.. I used to tell myself, she'll sleep through, when she's over teething - that didn't happen.. when she's no longer drinking milk - nope.. this went on and on and on, me, foolishly fooling myself. She's now six years old, and only this last few weeks has started sleeping ALL NIGHT LONG. Now, my youngest, who is now four, was always a fabulous sleeper. Bedtime routine was always bang on 7.30pm and she would be spark out, and still to this day, she sticks to that same routine, unless we're out or busy and she does stay up a little later - BUT.. she wakes once every night, usually going back down quite quickly - but will still wake up once through the night. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3. <u style="font-weight: bold;">Splitting yourself in two halves, isn't possible: </u> No sir! This one, isn't so bad nowadays, but when the girls were younger, trying to divide my attention between a baby and a toddler proved to be rather difficult. I needed to split myself in half, which was merely impossible. I survived though, like all mothers. We have to, don't we? But, it is hard. Especially during the terrible two's stage, and all you want to do is curl up in a ball, and hope you've become invisible to the eye of the tiny human you've created. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4. <u style="font-weight: bold;">Alcohol? is it even legal for mums?:</u> In the whole of six years of being a mum, I can count on one hand the amount of times, I've got properly <i>drunk. </i>One of those times being my own hen party, six months ago! Alcohol literally becomes your worst enemy. You go for months on end without having a drop, because of that non existent social life, that when you do indulge in some wine - <i style="font-size: small;">who am I kidding? pass the gin! </i>you end up chatting utter nonsense to your chums, telling every other person you meet in the toilets that their your best friend, and suffering from a three day hangover from the morning after. Then ask yourself - <i>is it really worth it? </i>Agreeing with yourself that, it most definitely isn't, when your hugging your toilet seat, while the kids are screaming for their breakfast, and you can just about lift your head. Swearing to yourself that you will never ever touch another drop again, until the next time you're lucky enough to escape the wrath of your husband and kids and get a night out again.. and forget about that promise you made yourself. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5. <u style="font-weight: bold;">Friends: did someone kidnap them?</u> yes, this one is probably the same, for most, if not all mums! You have those best friends, the very best in the world, before becoming a mum, right? You go everywhere with them, do everything together, and throughout your pregnancy, they're calling themselves 'auntie', wanting to be Godmother, and promising to be there throughout it all.. then, after a week or two of the baby arriving.. <i>poof - </i>in a little cloud of fairy dust, the friend disappears, never to be seen or heard from again. Strange right? - yeah, it happens. A lot!. If you're lucky enough to have the same friend(s) throughout it all, you are very lucky, and have a true friend right there! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6. <u style="font-weight: bold;">True Friends do come: </u> I promise. They do! It might not be right away, but you do eventually find your true friends. I met mine. I have only two, true friends, they are also my best friends. Now, we don't see each other often, infact we barely see each other at all. But we talk almost every day. We don't even live in the same areas. These girls, I tell them everything, and trust them with my life. I wouldn't be me, without them in my life, even if we don't see each other often, we know, we are always there for one another. It is most definitely worth the wait, when you do find your true friend(s) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7. </span><u style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-weight: bold;">The word MUM: </u><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Ok.. when your little darlings are little tiny babies, learning to crawl, talk, walk etc.. the first time you hear those precious words </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Mama</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> you will become an emotional wreck. You'll want them to repeat it, over and over again, you'll record it and play it back constantly, you'll upload it to social media, to show all your friends that your precious baby is calling Mama now, and it is an amazing feeling when they first say it.. and for a good while after that.... BUT, when they reach, well the age of my girls now - and all you hear repeatedly, ten thousand times per day, <i>Muuuuuuum, she's hitting me. Mummmmm, im hungry, Mummmmm can you get me a drink, Mummmmm.... </i>just for the sake of saying 'Mum' - yes, it does become quite annoying, and you do feel like saying - nope, my name is not Mum! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">8. <u><b>Does Daddy Exist? </b></u> No, literally.. does he? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My girls will walk straight past their daddy, to come to me. I could be up to my neck in a mountain of ironing, while he's lounging on his xbox and they'll come to me to get them whatever it is they're looking. I could be relaxing in a bubble bath while he's watching television, and they'd bypass him, sneak upstairs, and come interrupt that relaxation. I could be making dinner, doing the dishes, doing anything at all, whilst he's got his hands free and doing nothing, and still, they will ignore the fact that he's doing absolutely nothing, and has all the time in the world to help them - but still, they'll come to me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">9. <u style="font-weight: bold;">Judgement Day, is Everyday: </u> Sorry guys, but its true. When you become a mummy, or a parent full stop.. from that moment on, you are judged on every aspect of your life as a parent. You vaccinate, your judged, you don't vaccinate, your judged, bottle feed, breast feed, <i>judged, </i>nappies, cloth nappies, <i>judged, </i>Weaning, <i>judged, </i>Schooling, <i>judged, </i>Letting them eat fast food or letting them eat organics, <i>JUDGED. </i>You are literally judged, no matter what you do, and no matter how you raise your children. So raise them however the hell you want, because you'll be judged either way. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">10. <u style="font-weight: bold;">When did they grow up?</u> You will literally question this, <i>all the time. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I find myself questioning it a lot of the time, but more so in milestones. Their birthdays, first days of school, starting a new year in school, when they do something that is so grown up.. just the slightest little thing and i'm asking myself, <i>where did the time go? </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They don't stay little for long. So cherish every moment, even the moments when they may drive us a little doolally. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Last week, Cathy (<span style="font-size: x-small;">Yasemin's Mummy) </span>turned the big 40, and little did she know, her hubby and family had organised a surprise birthday party for her. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">It was such a lovely night, and was lovely to meet all of Cathy's family and other friends, who have all taken my eldest daughter under the wing as part of their family also. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">We went for a lovely meal, in a lovely small but local restaurant. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Her family had booked a private room, which we got to ourselves, so the kids all had a ball, running about, dancing, and playing with the balloons. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">My two girls made such precious memories with Cathy, and her little family, and we all made some new friends that night. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Cathy had no idea either, which made it all the better, her face was priceless when she walked into the room, and seen the decorations and everyone waiting to celebrate her big birthday with her. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">The food was delicious, the staff were super friendly, everyone was getting along, laughing, giggling, and looking through all of Cathy's photos from childhood, right through to her mummy days. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ok, so I know #MySundayPhoto for this week, isn't of the best quality, but in my defence, it was taken on my phone camera, which I didn't zoom in on, and snapped from a large screen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The quality of the picture was also very dark, so I've had to use an insta filter also, which hasn't really made it any better - but you can just about see it properly! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This morning, my beautiful mother - got Baptised in her church, and I was very much the proud daughter, getting to witness this. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am so proud of her for standing up there, infront of a packed church and going ahead with giving herself to God. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Now I am not a Christian - I currently am in two minds over what I believe in - But my mum is a strong Christian, and got saved maybe around a year ago, after having started to attend a new community church for a number of years. She also takes my own two girls with her, every week without fail and they both love and enjoy it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Just because I am currently in two minds about my beliefs, does not mean I will ever discriminate against my mum, or my children for what they believe, or for them choosing to follow Christ, and become Christians. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I have so much respect for my mum, as I know today was probably pretty nerve wrecking for her (and the other five people who got baptised alongside her) - but she did it with so much pride and dignity, and served God in the best way she could today, and I am so proud of her, for not letting anyone dictate to her about what she should and shouldn't believe in. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The girls really enjoyed watching their Nanny get baptised also, and it was lovely having my Aunts, Uncles, Dad, Brother, Little Cousin and Daughters in Church, all there to support my mum! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">t was a lovely service, and I really enjoyed it! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I love you mum and I am so proud of you! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Each month, the girls and I would take a visit to the Library and take out a few books to bring home for the month, and we try to aim to reading one to two chapters of each book (<span style="font-size: x-small;">or in Lexie-Anna's books, the entire book</span>) per night at bedtime. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In August, they took out four books each, but one of Lacey-Beth's books was </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As you can see above, she has borrowed it again this month. As it was such a big book, we unfortunately didn't get to finish it in August, despite us all enjoying it - so we're hoping to finish it this month. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lacey-Beth has taken a keen interest in Jacqueline Wilson and Roald Dahl books at the moment. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>- Roald Dahl - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>- Roald Dahl - The Twits </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>- Jacqueline Wilson - Rent a Bridesmaid </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>- Jacqueline Wilson - Cookie </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>- and The Black Crow Conspiracy by Christopher Edge </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>- Tony Ross - A little princess story: I want a boyfriend</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>- Polly Dunbar - Arthur's Dream Boat </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>- Julia Donaldson and David Roberts - The Flying Bath </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>- Tracey Corderoy and Joe Berger - Whizz Pop, Granny Stop </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>- and Ross Collins - My Amazing Dad </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So tonight's reading started off with The Twits - an old favourite of mine from when I was in primary school. We read quite a few chapters, as we couldn't put it down, before both girls drifted over to sleep, so i'm assuming we will have it finished within the next night or two. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This morning, I have just come across, this new linky "<i>living arrows" </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So, I'm posting two pictures for my first week, because I couldn't possibly have chosen a favourite. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This week, it was back to school - I have posted about it, so much, but my girls went into P3, and P1 - Lexie-Anna's first year in primary school. She seems to be enjoying it, however we're getting tears in the mornings dropping her off.. And for my other picture - My gorgeous little nephew Charlie, came for a sleepover over the weekend with us, and it was the best. He is such a content little man, so course I had to share a photo of his smiley little face spending time with his Auntie Stacy and both his big cousins. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I seen an amazing blog post by <a href="http://alisupsidedownworld.com/" target="_blank">http://alisupsidedownworld.com/</a> on her August Review and September Goals which you can read <a href="http://alisupsidedownworld.com/august-review-and-september-goals/" target="_blank">here</a> and I absolutely loved the idea of making my own '<i>Monthly Goal List</i>' so, after reading Ali's amazing post, I was motivated to start my own! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This is my first month doing this, so obviously I haven't got an August review to share with you all - But let's hope by next month, I will have completed the most, if not all of my own goals, and hopefully have maybe inspired a reader to start their own 'Monthly Goals' </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><b>Take more family pictures together:</b></i> We never get 'enough' pictures of the four of us together as a family unit - I'm always getting snap shots of the girls and David together, but hardly ever any of all of us. So i'd really like to start getting into the habit of even gathering at least two monthly photos of us all together. </span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-weight: bold;">Continue reading with the kids: </i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ok this one might sound rather strange, as I do read to the girls - EVERY night - but up until recent it has been the little bedtime stories - Last month we visited the library and Lacey-Beth took out a few Jacqueline Wilson books - and these have made great bonding time stories with the girls. They are absolutely loving Jacqueline Wilson stories at the minute! We try to squeeze in up to two chapters per night of each book. At the moment we are reading Happy Holidays and the girls favourite Rent a Bridesmaid - we have also been reading Roald Dahl - Matilda which they are also loving, although I think they enjoy the movie more. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Finish Lacey-Beth's birthday shop: </i>Lacey-Beth turns seven years old on the 31st October - yes, my little Halloween baby! - And by mid-september at least, I like to feel organised and prepared and know that I have all her presents sorted. This year, I am still quite on track but haven't finished. I've her main present got and her second present ordered, and have still to get her outfits, and her present from her sister. I've her cake ordered though not paid for yet, and have started to save for her day out. So slightly organised but still quite a bit to do. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Make a start on Christmas: </i>I know, I know! Christmas when it's only September - BUT, when you've two kids, a new baby nephew, a LARGE family, a house to sort, and new decorations to buy - you NEED to be starting to think about Christmas by September! Especially when Lacey-Beth's getting older, the things shes asking for are getting more expensive. I'm hoping to start my Christmas Savers Club this month, and maybe have a few presents ordered for family. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Continue to eat healthy: </i>Lacey-Beth has put me on a strict, no junk foods or fizzy juice diet - and lets face it, I desperately needed it. And for her, I want to succeed at it. I want to continue finding the willpower through her to do it, and stay clear of the 'bad foods' throughout September. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This morning, for the first ever Sunday, I woke up to his beautiful little face, after babysitting him last night. He is such a happy, content little chappy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Seven weeks old, and just babbles away, filled with smiles, laughter and lots of baby babbles.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My girls loved having him sleepover, as did I. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And his mummy, got a well deserved break for a night. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This little man has really made me appreciate being his Auntie. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Biologically, we are related - he is actually my cousin's son - therefore my second cousin. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">BUT.. Stephanie and I grew up as sisters - and as the chances of my brother ever having children of his own, are very slim due to his personal reasons, this little beauty is the closest little human i'll ever have to a niece or nephew of my own - and the closest little human that will make me feel like an aunt. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I would move mountains for this little boy. He has completely stole my heart, and my girls hearts. We all love him unconditionally, and I would do anything for him and his mummy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So yes. We most definitely enjoyed our sneaky little sleepover, and waking up not so freshly this Sunday morning, and we look forward to making more memories, and having lots more sleepovers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">At the beginning of the month, my gorgeous new nephew came for his first sleepover with me. I was so excited to have him, and overwhelmed that his mummy trusted me to look after him overnight for her so that she and her partner could celebrate their anniversary together with a date night. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">He was as good as gold. He slept well, waking every four hours for a feed, which isn't too bad considering he was only around four weeks old at the time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I went out for breakfast - or brunch maybe, this month with the ladies from the local women's group for our area, although to be honest, half of them are my family - I have two aunts and my mum in that photo that all are members of the group. It was lovely though, they are a great bunch of ladies, and all look out for me. It was the first i'd been to Dobbies for food and I have to say, I would return, the food was delicious and I would highly recommend. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Everyone remembers the summer holidays when they would beg their parents to let a friend sleepover, right? I know I do - every week without fail. Which is exactly what these girls do. Yasemin is their best friend, and they have been inseperable all summer. They have had trips away to Yasemin's caravan with her family, sleepovers at each others houses, and just having the best summer ever, making lots of exciting memories - this was their last Sleepover together this month, before school started back, they are gutted. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I went to my hairdresser this week with the intentions of having my long wavy hair trimmed slightly, just for a quick tidy up - got there, feeling frustrated and fed up with that long hair, hanging round my face, looking dim and out of shape, so I told her to chop it up - into a bob it went - and to be honest, I am still getting used to it, but I am kinda loving it too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So that's been our August in a nutshell. I've been having quite a lot of costo flareups this month, so even though it's been a good month in a way, it's also been a horrible month, so yeah, i'm kinda looking forward to seeing what September has in store. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Being honest, I got ONE, yes only one photo of all of us together throughout August. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have been seriously lacking and falling behind in using my camera this month, and the only reason I did manage to capture at least that one photo of the four of us together, was because Lexie-Anna was starting primary school. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So yeah, it was quite an emotional day, and as you can tell by the lack of makeup, and the bad looking skin on myself - I'm not quite back into routine yet, and never got my face on for a quick snap with the camera - despite the fact, I knew I was going to want one, so it's my au'natural face - my deepest apologies. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But yes, our baby went into primary school, you can read all about that <a href="https://mummysneverland.blogspot.com/2018/08/first-day-at-school-p1-here-we-come.html" target="_blank">here</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">She loved it, I felt strange not having her in the house - both girls were away to school and David had went to bed as he was just in off the night shift.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>- Working nights and freeing up weekends </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>- Getting out to play at the park </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>- Being in P3 (and her teacher)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>- Doing exam work in Dance </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Lexie-Anna is loving:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>- Barbie dolls </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>- Going to nannys house to play with her newest friend Sienna</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>- The Haschak Sisters </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>- Making up dance routines </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I am loving:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>- My new little nephew Charlie </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>- Being organised for Lacey-Beth's upcoming birthday</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>- The fact that school has started back </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>- And the Harry Enfield series on Netflix</i> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This morning, it's safe to say, was a barrel of mixed emotions. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I cried, she cried, Daddy got overwhelmed and Lacey-Beth became the overprotective big sister. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It was so strange seeing her in her school uniform, I mean, it felt completely different to seeing Lacey-Beth in hers - perhaps its because she is the baby of the family maybe? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I honestly can't believe thats my youngest at school now. Where on earth does the time go? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I still don't know how I feel about this. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We had a few tears from her this morning, and she didn't want to leave me - she has gotten a tad clingy towards me, which is unusual for Lexie-Anna, as she is normally a daddys girl. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The primary one class were being brought in this week, in small groups of six, as transition days, then from Monday, they will all be in together for the full week. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So Lexie-Anna's group went today. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The teacher came over to their line, Lexie-Anna was first in the line, and the teacher went to bring them all in through the doors, and Lexie-Anna refused to move - I thought oh-no she's going to start crying again. She backed off and turned to me, with a few tears, then the teacher took her by the hand and off she toddled, I went and stood by the fire escape doors, where I could see in, to make sure she had settled and was ok. She hung her coat up, on her peg in the cloak room, then came out, all smiles. She seen me, gave me a big smile, and took herself into the classroom. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I was so relieved she settled so quickly, after a small set back. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">She was only in for three hours today, at home time, she was smiling, and said she had a great day - she's already looking forward to going back. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">She looks so tiny to be in primary school - saying that though, all the primary one's looked so tiny today. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I just can't believe my baby - is now no longer a baby - she's at big school now. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It feels as though I have blinked somewhere in life, and she's sprouted up. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I remember her starting Nursery school, like yesterday! How are we four years later, and she's now in PRIMARY THREE!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">She had a great first day. She got given her seat and table today. She felt as proud as punch, as this year, is the first year she gets to bring a schoolbag. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In primary one & two, they were provided with clear plastic book bags for homeworks, so this year has definitely made her feel a lot more grown up. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">She is looking forward to feeling even more grown up, on Thursday when her little sister joins her in school. Lexie-Anna will go into Primary One, but I will post about that, on the day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But yes, we had a great day all round, she barely slept a wink last night out of sheer excitement, and was up at the crack of dawn this morning eager to go and get her uniform on to go. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Her daddy walked in through the door at 8am, after finishing night shift at work, and she practically knocked him off his feet from excitement, and wouldn't let him go to bed until he had seen her go in through the school gate - yes, she demanded we both take her. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's been a fun filled, happy day in our household, and a very excited six year old on our hands, who is busting to get going into school tomorrow for her second day in P3!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My Sunday Photo this week, is my girls having fun, seeing their smiles, is amazing!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We haven't had much time to get out this Summer as a family. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Lacey-Beth has ventured with her best friend and second family, and had a ball, but as a family, we haven't gotten to travel or venture much. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So, we took our final trip of Summer this weekend, to Portrush, in Northern Ireland - Our home country. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We hit up Barry's Amusements, and the funfair, and the girls had a blast. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">They both went on the Big Apple roller coaster, Lexie-Anna wasn't overly fussed, she didn't seem to like it, Lacey-Beth loved it though. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Then Lacey-Beth and myself went on the Turtle water ride, hearing her laughter was incredible! And it was the first time I'd joined her on this ride - again, Lexie-Anna took one look, and didn't even want to try it, bless her, she's like her Daddy that way - doesn't like rides! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Then, they went on the 'swings' - both enjoyed those, and the Ghost Train we went on as a family - none of them enjoyed it, to be fair though, I didn't expect them to, but they both wanted to try it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">They loved the teacups! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We enjoyed chips by the sea front, and some dinky donuts on the train home! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The weather was lovely and warm, a few spits here and there, but didn't amount to much. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It was the perfect 'last weekend of the summer holidays' for us! We all had a great time, and home with lots of memories to cherish. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The girls Auntie Dawn, and her partner David were home visiting from Scotland for the weekend, and came with us also, so it was a fantastic day! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Making lots of family memories! </span><br />
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