Catching up

I have just been (sleepily) re reading my last blog post.... from January, wow the year has flown by.
So my kitchen is all finished (except the decorating, but there is good reason for that). I love the space.

And I think I found wiwtbwigu! I registered with the nanny agency and started working at the end of February with a wonderful family. Just one little girl when I started, two days a week. I loved it from the start, though it did take me a wee while to figure out how to get everything done both whilst at work and at home! Now there is a new member of the family, a baby brother for the little girl, squiggly new born cuddles *sigh* I am in heaven! Going to work feels like such a blessing, a sanctuary from life over the summer with complicated adult offspring! It was great to have a break from nanny work, to stretch my wings and try out my brain. Great to learn new things and try on new hats.... but it turns out that what I always wanted to do is what I am best at after all. Working with families, looking after children and helping women in those early years, that just fits, it ticks all the boxes for me. I'm sure I may wobble, there are certainly challenges and difficult days. But I imagine this would be true of any job.

We have recently finished another revamp project, our bedroom (long overdue!). It happened by accident, with a trip to find storage for my yarn stash that resulted in ordering a bed frame, blanket chest, two bedside cabinets and a chest of drawers! We took inspiration from the furniture and the room took on a theme of New England beach house. Light blue wallpaper, sand coloured carpet, pale blue shaker style wardrobe doors, new ceiling light with fan (which has been perfect with the hottest summer for a long time and my hot flushes!). We have a new mattress on order, then all we need is curtains and bedding (though for the time being what we have are fine). I have added fairy lights and some sunset, seaside pictures. The room feels like a sanctuary, a haven of calm, cool peace.

Oh, and the kitchen is waiting to be decorated because we are (finally!) having the building work done, the garage converted (seems slightly mad adding rooms with two of the three offspring off to unit in a couple of weeks!). Watch this space!