The scared owner of a 10 year old child!

Megan had a birthday and the concept of my child in double figures is one that I knew was coming up, but it doesn’t make it any easier to deal with! She is what I guess is called a “Tween” now … she’s older than a “child” but isn’t as old as a teenager. It’s a weird age!

This year admittedly, shopping for her was MUCH easier! She made a list and then sent me an email with links to where I could buy said items from! I was also presented with the Argos catalogue decorated with stars and a big circle around the things she liked!

Needless to say … she didn’t get everything on her list, but she’s a happy girl!

Mama got new shoes today!! Piccies too! I love being a girl!

I went on a “birthday shopping spree” with my mum today It’s become a bit of a tradition that instead of buying me a gift (although she does get me something to unwrap on the day too!) we go out together shopping and she treats me with some cash to splurge.

I had £50 to spend and I did soooo well!! I love wearing the strappy vest tops as they go with pretty much anything – they can be casual or dressed up … found a pack of 3 for £8 – bargain so I got a blue & turquoise set and a pink & purple set too, so that’s 6 tops for £16! I also got a turquoise coloured wrap cardigan for £6 and these purrrrrty silver flip flops that were THREE POUNDS in the sale! LOL

I still had some cash left when we met up with my sister and her hub for lunch out in town and they brought my birthday pressie with them… I’d mentioned to Sis about my self imposed shoe buying ban a couple of weeks ago and said if she were stuck for anything to buy for my birthday then sparkly sandals were the way to go!!

Loooooooook what I got from my sis!!!!

HOW gorgeous are these! I mean seriously if she could have got inside my head and pulled out a picture of exactly what I wanted then these would have been right up there! PINK and SPARKLY and COMFY!! Ohh I love them!!

I still had some cash left and went into Brantano on the way home and found these ….

They were a teeny bit over budget … they were £32 and NOT sale … and I only had £25 left from mum, but by the time I’d seen them – before I had even tried them on I KNEW they were mine! I even tried on others first … slightly cheaper and in budget shoes … that were pretty and that I liked … just not as much as these!! I fell in love with them as soon as I saw them! HAD to have them!! They go beautifully with the new turquoise top I bought (that I’d changed into!) and of course I had to wear my new shoes out of the shop! LOL I had so many compliments from the other customers about how great they looked!

God I love being a girl!!!

Soooo all the effort I’ve been putting in at work has been worth it … I finally got paid in shoes today

My "unbirthday" birthday!

Well it’s official. I am 33. Actually it was yesterday, but I was so busy in the evening that by the time I’d finished up last night I just headed straight for bed!!

I got some wonderful gifts from my children!!!! Megan made me a cross stitch pattern that she did completely by herself and I absolutely love it. It’s way better than anything she could have bought, and it’s actually really good!! My mum has been helping her with sewing & stitching, but she did this on her own! Hub took the kids into Boots to buy me something and Nathan picked out hair bunches!! He couldn’t have picked anything more perfect! I scratch around in the morning for one when I am straightening my hair and need to separate some of it off. He told me that he knew I needed them and would use them every day and think of him! How adorable was that!!

I got lots of cards and either a facebook message or a text from my friends … plus my friend Louise bought me a cake at work!! Well happy! LOL

The rest of my birthday was spent working!! I was in the workshop all day then bought packing home to finish up ready for the market! I did manage a good few hours “quality time” with the kids after school though

It wasn’t about presents or parties or cake (although cake was good!!!) it was about spending time with my kids and gifts that didn’t cost the earth but meant the world.

THAT is what it is about.

Feeling VERY unbirthday!!

It’s my birthday on Tuesday next week and I’m feeling the most “unbirthday” that I think I have ever felt! I’m going to be 33 and it’s already such a non event! I spoke to my sister on the phone this evening and she asked if it was okay that we didn’t do anything the weekend after my birthday as they’ve made some plans… and my uncle is very *very* ill so my mum is going to be away this weekend, possibly next weekend and chances are she’ll be away over my actual birthday anyway!

I’m almost glad in a way that my family are going to be busy! It gives me an excuse not to celebrate it! That sounds weird, and it’s not like I want to avoid my birthday in an attempt to avoid getting older – my age doesn’t bother me or anything like that … I just don’t feel like I really have anything to celebrate this year!

When I was asked what I wanted for my birthday this year … ya know I couldn’t actually think of anything? Well okay that’s not technically true … I want display tables, a table cloth, a printed vinyl sign and things to set up for the market, plus a list of fragrance oils longer than my two arms put together!!! *sigh* they all refused telling me birthdays are for stuff for ME!

So what DO I want? I can’t believe I am saying this but there isn’t actually anything I’ve seen that has cried out “BUY ME!” recently! It’s possibly because I’m on such a self imposed spending ban that I don’t allow myself to even window shop at the moment! I’m really low on my favourite Jean Paul Gaultier perfume and I need some new comfy flat sandals for the summer (sparkly of course tho in true Dee style!) … and that’s IT!! I’ll be working on my birthday anyway … so it really doesn’t matter! LOL

Sad isn’t it! There is a whole world of shopping out there at my fingertips and all I can think of for my birthday is time to work!

My mum’s birthday – twice!

Today was mum’s 2nd birthday celebration … she’s obviously getting a bit like the Queen in her old age and now has to celebrate her birthday twice!! We had a lovely evening at my sister’s house … nice food and a cake Sis made by herself!!!

And it was good to see a real smile on Mum’s face too!!

We went for a walk along the beach in Littlehampton where Sis lives and it’s the first time I’ve ever been down there. I was quite surprised at how NICE the beach was! It’s very much an “unspoiled” area of beach with sand dunes and real sand! Certainly worked up an appetite for CAKE anyway!!

The kids had a great time – it was good to actually get them off their backsides and out into the fresh air!