New sofas are being delivered today, it's the first time I've ever bought anything big based on loving it, rather than it being the one I could afford. Now I'm terrified they'll arrive and not be as lovely as they looked in the shop 🤣

I'm so sorry, I hope you can find some peace in knowing that she's now at peace and free from pain x

I'm so sorry. My mother in law was given morphine at home (in the UK), to make her comfortable, I can't understand why they wouldn't give it, that's ridiculous.

It's a real treat, the 3 year old is having a long lie in!

Back home for the weekend and it's so cold I've got up, showered and dressed then brought my tea back to bed until the house warms up!

An open packet of Lindt chocolate snowballs balanced on the knee of a woman wearing jeans.

If I have to work on NYE I'm doing it in jeans and with a bag of chocolate on my knee.

I've done it, I thought I'd feel ridiculous and self indulgent but it was actually really good and really helpful. It was also easy to self refer for the NHS service and the wait wasn't very long at all.

#DuvetKnowItsChristmas is one of my favourite parts of the whole thing, it wouldn't be Christmas without it, thank you!

A flat iced fruit cake sits on a table among icing and marzipan offcuts, with a handful torn out of the top of it.

Mini Malteser couldn't quite wait for the Christmas cake to be finished before trying some 🤦🏻‍♀️ I literally turned my back for a minute to get the decorations down 🤣

Nothing to see here, just a woman casually hiding a dozen eggs in her jumper drawer because for some reason this household seem to see every box of eggs as a challenge to finish as soon as possible and I need the 36 I've bought to last until Christmas morning breakfast 🤦🏻‍♀️🤣

A small boy kneels in front of an oven with his hands on the door, watching a Christmas cake cook inside it.

Finally got my Christmas cake in the oven today and mini Malteser was *desperate* for some. The little taster buns I made with it were gone within the hour 🤣

Happy Birthday! 🎈🎂

I'm trying to hold off on the thick black tights and jumpers until October but these chilly mornings are testing my resolve.

Nightmare! I'm having an implant and it's costing 2.5k, which is absolutely horrific, but 6k would have ruled it out for me completely!

A hand holding a 50 cent coin in a plastic bag.

All the drama here after mini Malteser decided to protest being back from holiday by swallowing a 50 cent coin, which was way too big to make it through his tiny system. Two separate surgeries later he is coin free. And I need another holiday to recover 🤦🏻‍♀️😂

Lovely there, I'd much rather be on a beach right now!

A toddler sits on a sunny beach, looking out to sea

I wish I was still there, it's 16C and raining in my corner of London and I'm contemplating putting a jumper on 😭

A bag of white maltesers and a ready mixed chilled latte.

I'm easily pleased! Treats 😋

Feet stretched out on a Spanish beach.

More beach and less work is definitely what my life needs.

Bliss

A hand holds a bottle of Impulse body spray above a work desk.

I somehow managed to forget to put perfume on this morning so I panic bought the only thing the little Tesco by work had in. It's giving me such nostalgia for teenage summers!

Today I've spent all of my money on essential dental work and getting my car fixed and all I have to show for it is a swollen face and excruciating pain. I am grumpy.

Lovely day today 💕

I need a holiday, why do holidays cost a million pounds and why did I have to get a giant dental expense in the middle of summer? 😭

I remember when throwing caution to the wind meant knocking back tequila shots on a Tuesday night, now it's caffeine after 4pm. How did I get here?!

Got up and ready at 5:30 only to find that all my trains are cancelled. At least it happened before I was on a train so I can work and drink coffee at home, rather than being stuck somewhere!

Took a half day today to do a 450 mile round trip to pick up the 15yo, it's probably a measure of how little relaxation time I get that listening to podcasts on the M1 felt like a lovely break 🤣

Hope it's ok!

Day 3 of using up my leave being confined indoors while my little one recovers from surgery. Who needs an icy frappe on a sun soaked beach when you can have CBeebies on a battered sofa? 🤦🏻‍♀️🤣

I'm out here looking ridiculous this morning in a formal suit and sandals, I couldn't face commuting in tights and shoes so they're in my bag, along with a summer dress for the second I no longer need to be dressed up.