Hi guys. Welcome back to my channel. Today I thought I would blog. I've got Jackson all
day and then we're going to pick up the boys from school, but then tonight Matt and I have
a date night and we're actually staying out for the night. So, it's a bit of a different
day. So, I thought it was worth a blog. It's early this morning. Matt has just taken the
boys on the school run and I'm actually getting my hair done at nine, but it's great. I have
a hairdresser who comes to my house. So, we can basically hang out while she highlights
my roots and he can play. [inaudible 00:01:19] Yeah and you're always really happy, aren't
you? Because it's ideal because I can say to my hairdresser, "Oh, hang on a sec." Get
him out some paints or toys and play with him. [inaudible 00:01:34]
Yeah. So, my hairdresser is coming at nine in about 10 minutes, but before she comes,
I've been really meaning to do this little project. So, I thought I would show it to
you. Some of you may remember this pen caddy that I bought the boys. It was probably about
a year ago and over time it has just got really damaged. They've drawn on it, but also inside
all of the pens that go into it have left marks and it's just not as fresh and clean
as it used to be and while I was clearing out the garage, I actually found this spray
paint. It is a metallic rose gold, but I thought I could spray this rose gold and it will look
as good as new. So, I have taken all the pens out, I have given it a bit of a wipe down
and now I'm just going to spray it. Right. So, Jackson and I have now come to
the park. I'm very aware that my hair is soaking, but he's been waiting for me for an hour to
have my hair done. So, as soon as I washed it, I was like, "Oh, let's go to the park
or our favorite little farm shop." You're too grown up to hold hands with your mommy
now. He's like, "Get off me." Right. So, then back from the park for a little
while and Jackson fell asleep on the way home. So, he has had a nap. I have packed for tonight.
Did some work as well. You called me on the phone, did you?
Yes.
Yes. So, he's awake now and he's just painting rocks as you do. I bought this little rock
painting set and he's already done this set, but he keeps re-painting the rocks because
he really enjoys it, but speaking of painting, I wanted to show you this is all dry now.
So, I wanted to show you how it turned out. Right. So, this is the pen catty now. It looks
a million times better. Also the rose gold goes with the decor. It's going to sit next
to the flowers. So, all I have to do now is put all of the pens back and I will take out
any that don't work anymore. Right. So, this is the pen caddy all done.
I have had it sorted out, chucked anything that didn't work anymore and just made it
look a little bit more organized. So, I think the boys are going to love it.
Right. So, it's about four o'clock now and we picked the boys up from school and then
Matt's mom came round and we said goodbye to them because now we're off out to have
a date night and a hotel stay. This is something we rarely ever do, but Matt's dad got us this
for Christmas. So, we thought we had the childcare and we thought we would do it, but if you
followed my channel for a while, you'll know that I hate leaving the boys. I very rarely
do it. As soon as I gave birth to Fraser, who's our eldest, I had severe separation
anxiety. I've talked about it a lot on this channel before. I'll link some videos down
below. I would say I'm definitely getting better.
Yep.
Because I can now go for a night. Obviously we're still staying in Essex. We're really
close to home and the only person we really trust them with is your mom, isn't it? Because
she's as good as, she just knows them and they know her and it's all fine, but yeah,
I think I'm definitely getting better. When Fraser was a baby I was horrendous, uncontrollable
crying every time I left him. It was a lot, but I had to go back to work. We had to put
them in nursery and I got used to it a little bit that way. I've never had any help with
it. Lots of people have recommended CBT. Is it called CBT? Therapy, but I haven't actually
had it yet. Maybe when they're a bit older I will because I know when Fraser's a bit
older he'll have school trips where you stay away for a few nights. So, I think I will
probably need to look at something in the future.
Normally when we have a date night, we will put the kids to bed and then go out and now
that Fraser's older, he'll stay up and he's fine because especially the older boys, we
can say to them, "We'll be back in a few hours," and they understand that, but it's just Jackson
that I worry about. So, normally I have a better night and I feel better if I put Jackson
to bed and then we go out and then he doesn't even know that we've gone. I don't know. It's
all weird in my head, but that is what we're doing now. So, I'll take you with us. So,
we've made it.
It looks smaller on [inaudible 00:07:57].
It's our new place. Can you imagine? You got my bag boy. [inaudible 00:08:12] Look at this
place. I love living in England. I love stuff like this. Okay. I'm getting over my separation
anxiety now. I'm just kidding guys. Look at it though. Can you imagine someone would have
actually lived here? I feel a bit underdressed.
Me?
No, I do.
Look at me.
So, this is our room. Ta-da. Let me show you. [crosstalk 00:08:50] What's the view? That's
the bathroom. All right. So, we've left the room now and we're going to have a cocktail
and some dinner. We've booked a table at 6:30, which is normally the time we'd be doing bath
time and everything. So, yes, we're just super casual tonight. We're just going to go relax
and then probably go back to the room and watch Love Island.
Waiting. [inaudible 00:10:04] I'm hungry. Rock and roll. Right. So, we finished dinner
and we're back in bed. It is quarter to nine. We're ready for Love Island to come on and
he can't wait, but yeah, we're just going to watch Love Island and have an early night.
The boys are all fine. Matt's texted his mom and stuff. So, we'll see you in the morning.
Goodnight. We
just went for breakfast and now I'm going to go and have a little workout in the hotel
gym. I just need to do a 30 minute run. I only have five runs left of the couch 5K and
I'm trying to run every other day. So, the fact that we're here and I'm child-free means
I should have a run. So, I'll take you with me. At the gym, all to myself.
I finished my run, had a shower, got changed
into another outfit and now we're going for a walk. Where we're staying has 110 acres
of land and they have different walks that you can do around. So, we thought we'd have
a little walk before we make our way home. Sorry, I just heard a car. So, yeah I'll show
you some of the ground. Looks very nice. When we set out on this beautiful walk, I forgot
that Matt suffers from hay fever. So, he's struggling a bit.
Right. So, we are in the car now and we're on our way home. We need to get back because
Caleb is in a little assembly at school this afternoon. So, we're going to go to that and
then we're going to take all the boys to the cinema after school. We're going to go for
Wagamamas and then we're going to go and watch the brand new Toy Story film. So, yeah we
can't wait for that and it will be really nice to have a family evening together. So,
yes. I think I'll end the vlog here, but thank you so much for watching. I hope you enjoyed
this slightly different vlog of us. Probably a bit boring, but yeah, we'll see you soon.
Bye!
See ya.