• Waking up when Jesse crept into our bedroom a little after 6am.
• Snuggling beneath the duvet.
• Slipping downstairs for a mug of tea.
• Lounging on the sofa and watching The Incredibles.
• Making pancakes for breakfast.
• Smothering them in maple syrup.
• Drinking freshly squeezed blood orange juice. Boy, do I love my KitchenAid Citrus Juicer attachment.
• Enjoying a long, hot shower.
• Pulling on clean pyjamas and blow drying my hair.
• Coaxing the children into their clothes.
• Pottering around the house while the others popped to the shops.
• Talking through a few house rules and introducing a new reward system for the kids. Their behaviour has been pretty challenging of late and, well, desperate times call for Pinterest measures.
• Eating fish finger sandwiches.
• Settling down to watch Pete’s Dragon.
• Burning the Zoella candle my mother-in-law gave me for Christmas. I didn’t think I’d love it, but I do.
• Snacking on crisps and mini Oreo Easter eggs.
• Cooking and eating veggie sausage casserole with maple parsnips, broccoli and peas.
• Feeling full.
• Reading Jesse a bedtime story and tucking him in for the night.
• Getting cosy on the sofa with Izzy.
• Finally watching Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.
• Sipping a very weak G&T. I’m not drinking very much at all these days, but I’m currently head over heels in love with Edinburgh Gin’s Rhubarb and Ginger Liqueur.
• Dimming the lights and getting lost in another episode of The Exorcist. The TV show seems to bear very little resembelence to the film, but we’re definitely hooked.
• Collapsing into bed.
• Longing for a little more sleep when Jesse woke us up early again.
• Dragging myself downstairs.
• Sitting quietly on the sofa in a daze.
• Drinking endless cups of tea.
• Greeting Izzy when she joined us downstairs.
• Making Meera Sodha’s Bombay Eggs for breakfast. Having received both her recipe books for Christmas, we’re on a constant diet of Indian food at the moment. So much delicious inspiration!
• Grabbing a quick shower, getting dressed and heading outside into the mist and mizzle.
• Strolling to Troopers Hill.
• Watching the children enjoy the playground.
• Squelching through mud.
• Looking out across the city cloaked in fog.
• Wandering home.
• Retreating to the sofa for a rest.
• Listening to everyone else play Castle Panic*.
• Summoning enough energy to finish a few chores.
• Sorting laundry, ironing uniform and vacuuming the hallway.
• Chatting to my mum on the phone.
• Making plans for the summer.
• Cooking and eating kidney bean curry. Another recipe from Made in India: Cooked in Britain*, unfortunately it’s not online {but this is very similar}.
• Plunging Jesse into a warm bubble bath.
• Warming his PJs on the radiator.
• Blow drying Izzy’s hair while Mr L.A. read him a bedtime story.
• Giving goodnight kisses.
• Tapping away at my laptop.
• Craving an early night.
• Keeping my fingers crossed for a productive week ahead.

Love Audrey xxx

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