I barely post anything anymore… But, just incase anyone actually cared, things have been good lately. I got offered a position on a new team at work. Our company is expanding to a new line of business and I get to be on the forefront of that. Conveniently it came with a pretty nice pay bump, too. My team mates are basically like family, it’s been fantastic. Cleaning the house all this coming week for my upcoming birthday jam. Board games and mead for all! I’m pretty excited about everything that’s been going on, though. 

Made a bunch of wands for Cosima and some of her friends who came for a visit. She’s obsessed with magic and casting spells…

I love to capture how Cosima holds my hand because it makes me so happy and I know she’ll continue to grow so quickly

Seeing an image like this, after the moment; brings back the feeling to me and I want to keep that because it’s as close as I can get to bottling it

Cosima made gingerbread mini bears. She’s getting quite good at stamping out biscuits and carefully transferring them to the baking tray

Making play dough ‘cookies’

Got jabbed!

I felt extremely ill for 24 hours and got nursed by Electra through my day in bed

Then I felt all better and super happy to be vaccinated

Ponies on Wicken Fen

Highland cow

Holding her hand is my favourite thing

Walking on Wicken Fen. There are ponies, fish, water birds and some gorgeous Highland cattle

I keep getting little Mega Block models gifted to me and I rather like it. She runs off and makes something then surprises me with it, aww

She likes to make “cars”, “trains”, “elephants” and “giraffes” but she’s also made a “table and chairs” and millions of towers. Toddlers are fun

Baby Shark

Ice lolly and a happy hat

Love this dress I picked up in a charity shop for £2

Jet wash fun!

Primroses and alpacas

Bought this fab little stamp to use on Cosima’s homemade cards

Found a lovely tidy way to parcel up tea-towels.

How pleasing!

We had fun feeding the swans!

Natural beauty

Made a Spring Rainbow wreath- a ‘recycled art’ idea from @makingwithmommy and @ecocraftkids on Instagram. The backing is cardboard from an Amazon box and the flowers are made from egg boxes. Cosima had fun helping out at every stage and we used her shaving foam marbled paper to make leaves to add to the design. A satisfying project that has taken us all week to complete, stage by stage

Shaving foam marbling

Friend

Keeping a close eye on that mouse

Flooding on one of our favourite walks

I made a muddy hippo enclosure for Cosima to play with and she loved it!

the fact that you can change your life within an instant is mind blowing.

You can cut off toxic friends; you can move to a new place; you can meet new people; discover emerging artist and support them; change your style; run around town with people you love, creating memories; you could learn new skills to apply for the job you want; you could binge-watch a tv show and connect with a fandom; literally anything and you can be happy

6 Things to Tell Yourself Today

1. I matter.

2. I’ll get through this.

3. I am a beautiful.

4. I deserve to be loved.

5. I can find peace, happiness and contentment.

6. I have the power and the will to survive.