Busy week

I have had a lovely yet busy week this week although, as a depression sufferer it did have its down times as well. Last sunday was mothers day and i had a lovely day of being pampered and i got a lovely bracelet off my daughter as well as a nice card and a picture painted by her with "I love you mummy" on it. It was also mine and my partners anniversary and he got me a beautiful necklace and made me feel special all day. Last sunday was a good day!!
  This week i have also done something i never thought i would do! I have finally made a career choice and am starting my degree in Criminology and pschological studies in october. I am so relieved to have made a decision at long last. It has only taken 5 years!!! I am really looking forward to it, it is something i have been interested in since i was a little girl and I'm excited to be learning more about it.
   We have also decided this week that we are going to take a holiday in September. We are going to go to Spain for two weeks hopefully. This means however i now have to start dieting and i HATE diets!! I love my food too much to diet but i can't go on holiday with a flabby mummy tummy. So the diet started yesterday and i'm sick of it already. Me and my partner are both doing slimming world which, in all fairness is one of the better diets for being able to eat quite a lot of food. However, i do miss bread and being able to have sugar in my tea.
    On friday i took my daughter to join the library and we went to something called "story time". It speaks for itself really but it is basically a nice afternoon where parents and children can enjoy listening to stories at the library and they also get to sing songs, dance, play some musical instruments and have a good look at some of the books for themselves. I had a good time although i was not in the slightest bit impressed when an older boy came over and pushed my little one over! But, that's kids i guess. She was OK and the mother was very apologetic. After that we went and got her measured for her first pair of big girl shoes. She has started walking very well on her own this week and i have been beaming with pride! Now she has her shoes she has been walking outside a lot and is loving all the new things she can explore although, steps are still an issue but she will get there i'm sure.
   Today my partner is off work and the weather is glorious so we are all going out for a nice family picnic. Although, a slimming world friendly picnic isn't as good as a normal one but i will have to make do. It is near a lake about 10 miles from where we live but i have a feeling it will be quite busy up there today with the weather being so nice. I better go and have some breakfast....an apple!! whoopy friggin doo! haha

You think you know someone....

But then it comes to buying an anniversary present and you realise how little you really do know! In case you hadn't already guessed it is mine and my partners anniversary tomorrow. Today i have to go and buy a gift and do i know what to get? nope, not a clue. I have this dilemma every birthday, christmas and anniversary. I ask myself the same questions "what would he like?" "what does he need?" "does he want something he needs or something he wants?". He isn't a typical guy who loves football, the pub and gadgets although, my job of gift buying would be made a lot easier if he did like those things. He doesn't like jewellery and he doesn't really have any hobbies outside of his job other than music and i wouldn't have a clue what i was looking for in that department anyway. The worst part of this is that he has the car at the moment and won't be home until 4.30 which only gives me roughly an hour of shops being open to actually buy something!! He is, without a doubt, the hardest person in the world to buy for. I have searched online for some ideas for well over an hour now and so far all i have found are things so unbelievably soppy that you would be ashamed to have them on show!  I have been down the road of nice traditional gifts, slippers, socks, jumpers....but then i realised that we are entering summer and these gifts might not come into use for another year! Also, he hates slippers! (who hates slippers?!) There are things he wants but unfortunately, i do not have a magic money tree to be able to afford such things.....such as a decent fountain pen, an ebook reader, a new computer (again, very out of my depth here!). I have even tried asking a couple of male friends on their opinion but, as my partner acts his age, my male friends act their shoe size and would still love a hooker or a remote control car as a present. I have a chore on my hands today, i shall update with what i manage to buy and wether he likes it or not. Wish me luck

PS: This job has been made doubly difficult as it is also mothers day tomorrow and as my partner is the No.1 most difficult person to buy for in my life, it just so happens that my mother is No.2! Excellent