Thirty-faux

 
Today is my birthday.  I always forget it is coming up these days.
Maybe because I have mentally blocked it out... but mostly because Annabel's birthday is exactly one week before mine, so there is much more attention to be paid on her special day than there is on mine.  Thank god, the less focus on my birthday these days the better !

And so, instead of throwing myself a pity-party, I am having some of my new girlfriends around for a fun evening of drinks and poker.  Most haven't played before, so I think it will be a fun evening of giggling and getting to know one another.

Another year older... but, am I any wiser?

Ciao for now,
Hx

A Bit of a Moment (a.k.a. mummy is having a mini meltdown)

There just isn't enough hours in the day sometimes.

I have no time today to finish writing the post I had planned and I am freaking out a little over the party preparations I am supposed to be doing for Annabel's birthday party on Sunday. 

 My youngest Princess, Annabel Jade, frolicking on the beach. 

There is sooo much to do and even though there is only going to be 8 little princesses attending this soirèe, I am going out of my mind with all the preparations!  List after list is being written up so I don't forget a thing.  Being as prepared as I possibly can is the only way to avoid disaster at this point.

And so I am going to take a deep breath, let it out slowly and get on with it - because this is not about moi.  This is about Annabel and making wonderful memories of childhood with her.

  

I shall begin by taking some advice from a friend:

or even better...

Thanks Mrs B. xx

Wish me luck!

Hx

Sources: Ffffound!

Kid's Birthday Parties: Why do we do it to ourselves?

Why do we put ourselves through it?

We are going to attempt to put on a 5th birthday party for our eldest this weekend.

I say attempt because it is a Teddy Bears Picnic party.

Will it rain?  Will it be windy?  Will I be able to get my party face on in time?

The cake, the party games, the food, the weather, the stress!! 

Why am I stressed though?  All I really have to do is put on a picnic for 10 (yes count them) children between the ages of 5 and 3.  

I can't even decide on what type of food a to prepare, or which games to play and when in the hell am I going to get time to make the cake?

Frankly I'm getting a little freaked-out.