• Waking up at 5.30am. We couldn’t even blame the children; they didn’t emerge for another two hours.
• Creeping downstairs for a cup of tea.
• Watching The Chelsea Flower Show on iPlayer while we waited for the kids to join us.
• Tucking into fried egg sandwiches for breakfast.
• Slowly getting ready to face the day.
• Slipping into my favourite skinny jeans and a crisp white shirt.
• Heading out with Izzy while Mr L.A. took Jesse for a quick bike ride nearby.
• Hopping on the bus to B&Q.
• Popping into Boots for a few bits. I picked up another tub of Soap and Glory’s The Daily Soothe which I’ve pretty much decided I cannot live without.
• Filling a trolley with fresh herbs, strawberry plants, foxgloves and a hanging basket.
• Taking a taxi home.
• Grabbing a quick lunch.
• Pottering in the yarden all afternoon.
• Suddenly feeling exhausted.
• Heading back to bed for a bit.
• Feeling frustrated by my current limitations and wishing I could be 100% well again.
• Dragging myself downstairs to make dinner.
• Cooking and eating Jamie Oliver’s tray-baked salmon with green beans, olives, tomatoes and anchovies.
• Sipping gin and tonic while Mr L.A. put the children to bed.
• Settling down to watch Nightmare on Elm Street.
• Collapsing into bed.
• Sleeping in.
• Demolishing a big breakfast and multiple cups of tea.
• Staining the deck.
• Listening to my body and resting for an hour.
• Enjoying a long, hot shower.
• Summoning up the energy to take a walk in the sunshine.
• Strolling to Troopers  Hill.
• Foraging elderflowers.
• Watching the children climb trees and pick up sticks.
• Pausing to snap some photographs among the cow parsley.
• Cutting our walk short when I felt I couldn’t manage anymore.
• Making a start on some elderflower cordial with the children while Mr L.A. applied another coat of stain to the deck.
• Relaxing on the sofa in front of a film.
• Preparing Epic Fish Tacos for dinner.
• Feeling full.
• Indulging in a bubble bath before bed.
• Loving Oskia’s Renaissance Mask. It’s worth every bit of beauty blogger hype.
• Watching The Good Wife while Mr L.A. and Izzy bonded over The Matrix Reloaded downstairs.
• Drifting off to sleep.
• Waking up when Jesse joined us in bed.
• Deciding to stay in my PJs all day.
• Enjoying tea and toast for breakfast.
• Dusting off the tipi and setting it up outside.
• Filling it with blankets and cushions.
• Relaxing in the yarden.
• Watching the children play.
• Finishing off the cordial.
• Adding some soda water and pouring the mixture over crushed ice.
• Drifting off in front of a Disney film.
• Saying goodbye to Mr L.A. as he headed to Devon for 24 hours.
• Somehow managing to rustle up a passable meal from the pathetic contents of our fridge.
• Letting the children watch YouTube videos before bed.
• Drinking tea and trying to write this blog post.
• Realising just how much I’ve missed documenting our weekends.

Love Audrey xxx