• Waking up as Jesse crept into our bedroom.
• Tip-toeing downstairs to avoid waking Carl. The night before, he hadn’t arrived home from work until 1am.
• Sipping tea on the sofa while Jesse watched a movie.
• Greeting Izzy and Mr L.A. when they finally joined us downstairs.
• Warming croissants in the oven.
• Nipping to Tesco for supplies.
• Buying budget blooms and cocktail ingredients for a dinner party later that day.
• Relishing the sight of daffodils on my dining table.
• Resting while the children played.
• Unloading our online food shop.
• Tucking into tuna quesadillas for lunch.
• Flicking through my grandmother’s old recipe book and feeling nostalgic.
• Roasting nuts and toasting spices for a bowl of Pistachio Dukka.
• Melting chocolate for a batch of vegan brownies. If you happened to catch my Instagram Story, you’ll already know they  were a disaster! It turns out my edition of A Modern Way to Cook* features a recipe for Raspberry and Pistachio Brownies that’s had to be corrected in subsequent reprints. I was so disappointed, especially as I’ve made them with eggs and butter on a previous occasion and they were delicious.
• Sending Mr L.A. out in search of an emergency vegan dessert. Thank goodness for fresh fruit and lemon sorbet.
• Feeling flustered.
• Jumping in the shower.
• Pulling on skinny jeans and my favourite Delores Daywear Tee.
• Carefully applying my makeup and blow drying my hair.
• Regaining a sense a calm.
• Returning to the kitchen.
• Prepping the ingredients for Meera Sodha’s Pumpkin, Black-Eyed Bean and Coconut Curry.
• Toasting sesame seeds for Tamarind and Caramelised Red Onion Rice, another recipe from Fresh India*.
• Listening to the children’s chatter as they ate Quorn nuggets for their tea.
• Laying the table and lighting candles.
• Sending the children up to bed.
• Waiting for our guests to arrived.
• Greeting them at the door.
• Gratefully accepting the Vegan Chocolate Pie they arrived with. It’s amazing what you can do with some silken tofu!
• Waiting for Mr L.A. to pour me a cocktail.
• Talking about films, music, television and much, much more. I love getting to know new friends.
• Popping in and out of the conversation as I put the finishing touches to dinner.
• Sitting down to eat.
• Suddenly discovering it was 1am.
• Safely delivering our guests to their Uber.
• Loading the last few things into the dishwasher before collapsing into bed.
• Sleeping in.
• Eventually dragging myself downstairs.
• Drinking tea in a daze.
• Eating fried eggs for breakfast.
• Parking myself on the sofa for a few hours.
• Summoning enough energy to cook, style and photograph a recipe for the blog.
• Enjoying Izzy’s company as she helped me in the kitchen.
• Sitting down to eat what I’d made.
• Lounging on the sofa some more.
• Watching Jesse build a marble maze from Lego.
• Realising it was time to cook dinner.
• Wondering where the day had gone.
• Loosely following Lil’s recipe for egg fried rice.
• Running Jesse a bubble bath.
• Sorting laundry and tidying our bedroom.
• Giving goodnight kisses.
• Tapping away at my laptop.
• Longing for an early night.
• Feeling nervous and excited for the week ahead. Mr L.A. is away and I’ve got a lot on, including my first appearance at The Wedding Sessions on Wednesday. Wish me luck!

Love Audrey xxx