Sunday 28 June 2015

summertime?

The weatherman says it's gonna be scorchio this week. Like 30 degrees and everything. I suspect the weatherman might be based in London though and it's likely he's never set foot UpNorth so his information could perhaps have a southern bias. Still, I've painted my toenails. Just in case it's warm enough to take my socks off...

Sunday 21 June 2015

father's day

Bit late in the day but better late than never....Happy Father's Day to all the top dads out there. Especially mine. He's the best one. And the other half. He's not bad either.

Thursday 18 June 2015

girls night bore

This is what I did at girls night last night....
I've taken to turning up with my MacBook and finishing off bits of work. 
Or, in the case of last night, just faffing about doing nothing useful.
The others don't think I'm a sad git at all. No siree! I can still join in the moaning and the gossip and the chatter about favourite bathroom cleaner whilst faffing on the computer.
I'm such a multi-tasker.
PS
FYI we really did discuss fave bathroom cleaner last night! We realised just in time that we have turned into SadOldLadies and switched the convo back to the drunk woman who fell over in the pub on Saturday night. But in case you want to know: 2 of us said CIF, 2 of us said whatever was on spesh that week and the other realised how sad we were and didn't state a preference.


Monday 15 June 2015

hello to all the working mums who are super busy... and a bit productive

I read the lovely Lisa Congdon's blog this week about being busy and super productive. I could soo relate to everything she said. I too am focused, motivated and quick and I love what I do. And I'm dead organised. Just like Lisa :) Nice one!
But Lisa points out she doesn't have kids. She works 9-11 hours a day.
You can't do this when you have kids. Not unless you don't really like them very much and employ SuperNanny to do the job for you. 
Lisa also has a lovely wife whereas I have the other half. And that's mostly like having a 3rd kid to look after!
I never get chance to work for more than 6 hours at a time. And it's usually less than that. It's all StopStartStopStartJuggling. I stop working at about 3.15pm every day and then have to catch up and finish stuff as soon as I get chance later. It's getting easier now they're getting older. The big one mostly stays in her room unless she needs food. But there's always something going on that stops me working.
Last week I spent all day Wednesday on the little one's school trip, Thursday at the little one's school anniversary party and Friday afternoon at Celebration Assembly.
I didn't have to. I could have worked. But it was my last school trip ever. He starts high school in September. And I was the only parent who was invited. (Cos I'm a right laugh on school trips I think) And I didn't have to dress up in 1950's clothes and go to the anniversary party either. But he wanted me to go. And I'll never get chance to do that stuff again. And he got a certificate in assembly on Friday. And of course I never miss assembly. I've turned up for the last 10 years. I'm hoping for a flipping certificate myself in 5 weeks at my last one!

I suppose there'll be plenty of time to be a proper Lisa Congdon when they get bored of me and go off to do their own thing.
I'll just have to sort out SuperNanny for the other half and I can get cracking...



Sunday 7 June 2015

top weekend

Don't wish to sound all smug and showyoffy or anything but my weekend was ace!
We spent yesterday at this charity football tournament the other half helps organise every year. The football is bloody boring but literally everyone we have ever known ever turns up to support it and we all go back to the pub afterwards and get steadily drunk.
Apart from New Years Eve it seems to be the only time that everyone WeHaveEverKnownEVER gets together.
It's in memory of our friend Ken who died of cancer a few years ago and the total this year will take the amount raised for Kirkwood Hospice in his name up to nearly £10,000!
Then today we went to my fave place in Yorkshire Salts Mill and I came across 5 of my books. Just sitting there. On display! With all the other proper books! I was so excited I nearly wee'd!
I'm used to seeing my designs in shops and I don't get giddy at all any more when I see a pair of pyjamas with a bunny I designed on them. I've seen a million pairs of pj's with bunnies I designed.
But this was the first time I've seen my books anywhere. And it was in the best book shop in Yorkshire! Yay!


Friday 5 June 2015

day tripping

I had a rather lovely jaunt to London yesterday to meet up with my publishers. I went on the train and listened to all the business knobs competing to have TheMostImportantPhoneCallEver. They all started with "Hi! I'm on a train, I might get cut off!" just to make them sound super busy and on-the-move. There was much talk of 'dropping' people an email and touching base. And lots of spread sheet convos and requesting of up to date figure analysis.
I opted out, read Grazia and ate some crisps.

Anyways it was a fab day and I'm gonna be doing loads more books. Very soon. Yay!