There is something about your last baby showing signs that they are growing up that really hits you in the throat. You know that feeling when you want to cry, but you are trying your hardest to hold it in, so you do that gulp, and it actually hurts your throat? That is basically how I have felt since Nila started middle school.
Kindle Unlimited has officially been repurchased, which can only mean one thing, I am ready to get back into reading!I actually haven't read a book since May, which is wild. I’ve been so busy with work and honestly had the best summer making memories, going on adventures and barely sitting still, so reading has definitely taken a bit of a back seat.
If you had told me this time last year that I’d have been driving for a whole year, I would never have believed you. I genuinely didn’t think this day was coming!
There’s something really underrated about deciding to romanticise your own life again. Not for Instagram, not because everyone else seems to have it together, but because somewhere along the way you realised you deserve it too. Sometimes life gets so loud and overwhelming that we stop noticing ourselves in it.
This is an author I haven't come across before, but I was scrolling through to find some free books on the Kindle, the blurb sounded really good, and it's a bit of a different genre to what I have been reading recently, so I wanted to switch up my reading material.
Some birthdays call for big celebrations, but for my 40th, honestly, all I really wanted was some time away, time to breathe, and time with the girls. Life behind the scenes has been a little hectic lately, so a night away to celebrate my birthday with my favourite people, with no big expectations, was exactly what I needed.
Slowly getting through the books I downloaded on my Kindle, I think once these are done, I might try to read a physical book. I dont think I have read a physical book since I got my Kindle. If you had told me this would happen when I got the Kindle, I would have never believed you!.
Daniel Hurst is really pulling through with the short stories at the moment. I found a bunch of them on Kindle Unlimited, and I have to say, I am hooked, especially with this one.
These short stories are a little addictive!. I have been struggling to get into a long book recently, so these shorter ones have been my saving grace!.
Another author I found last year and have been going through his books on Kindle Unlimited is Daniel Hurst. He has quite a few books, so of course, I downloaded most of them while I have Kindle Unlimited for the month, definitely getting my money's worth this time!
The last few months with work have been quite manic, but in the best possible way. I absolutely love growing my business, and I’m always looking for ways to improve myself, learn new things, and become better at what I do.
When I say I have been counting down the days until this was released, I have been so excited for this one to come out. I was on a no-spend January, and then ended up taking so long to get through it, but we finally got here :)
Time away from the girls is something I really struggle with. I don’t know if it’s just me, but I get overwhelming mum guilt and feel awful whenever I’m not with them. Over the last few years, I’ve worked with Jet2 and been away with them every year, and the children understand that I’m away for work. That feels different, almost justified.
No Spend January has had me in a serious chokehold; not being able to spend has been something else. That said, I have managed to save quite a bit this month, so it’s definitely had a silver lining.
Another one on my Kindle that I'm trying to get through. The quickest book on the plane, 50 pages, sometimes I love a short story, can i class this as book number three of the year? :) . An evening of reading and a nice hot cup of tea.
Second book of January and I really want to make a conscious effort to read more and less scrolling!. Aiming for 50 books this year, I am going to hit that target if I carry on at this pace!. Samantha Hayes is beginning to become a regular author for me.
January’s Lush Kitchen Subscription Box, Drift Away to Dreamland, is such a dreamy name, and the packaging is absolutely gorgeous. I’m definitely keeping it for journalling and crafting, yes, I am that girl who cuts up bits of scrap paper and saves them for future creative projects.
Boxing Day for me means the Lush sale, first and foremost. If you have been here for a while, you will know the love I have for Lush is very real. It’s my favourite place and never has a sale apart from today, and since I love nothing more than a long soak in the bath and good skincare, you better believe I will be in the queue waiting for that door to open every single Boxing Day.
I was really hoping to read more Christmas books this festive period but this is the last one for the year ! . I’d seen this book floating about TikTok and it was highly recommended , plus it was on kindle unlimited so even better !
Sometimes I come across a short story on kindle unlimited , around 100 pages and they are the perfect book to get me out of a reading slump.My A game when it comes to reading over the last few months have not been up to scratch.
