I’m quite open minded when it comes to my horoscope and things like that. I’m not necessarily a believer, but I do like to read things about the month or year I was born in, find out what it says about me etc.

For a bit of fun I’m sharing a Baby Bloom Horoscope from Flying Flowers. Now, I feel like the personalities of my boys are quite clear. Lamb is sensitive, shy, very loving, but a bit cheeky and has a great sense of humour. Bear is a little more wild. He’s confident and adventurous, but can be a little clingy but very giggly.

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Yesterday we took Lamb & Bear to pick their pumpkins for Halloween. Personally, I’m not really that interested in celebrating Halloween, but I won’t say no to watching Hocus Pocus on repeat for a week or two.

Having said that, going to a pumpkin patch was so much fun. I was desperate to find the most unusual and weird pumpkins to decorate our house. The boys LOVED running around looking for their perfect pumpkins. They’d find a great one, only to find one even better a little further along. I think Lamb would of brought twenty home if we let him!

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My memories of my mum from my childhood are of her always being very hands on. Whether it was arts & crafts, baking, reading or even putting on make up with me, my mum was patient, thoughtful and creative.

Although I don’t remember a lot from when I was a child, the tiny snippets I do remember are what inspires me now I’m a mother.

Having a very creative mum meant we would spend hours on different projects. One of my fondest memories is making a 3D rainforest when I was about 6 years old. My mum cut out a cardboard box so it only had the back, sides and base. We then painted lots of tropical plants and trees to go inside. We added a poisonous frog, a snake, a swinging monkey. The whole thing was just magical. (It helps that my mum is really good at drawing and painting so everything looked incredibly realistic).

I was so proud of what we had made I took it into school to show my friends. My teacher loved it and decided it would be a great project for the whole class to do. So we all paired up and everyone made one for themselves. I was suddenly the coolest kid in the class. Or at least I felt like it!

Using only, a cardboard box, some paint and glue, and a whole lot of love, we not only created an amazing piece of art, but more importantly, we made memories. Memories that I still treasure today.

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Right now I’m sat on the sofa with a hot coffee. I’ve published one blog post, answered a few emails and now writing this post. I’m working my way through my to-do list. I’m not stressed and I’m not shouty. And I don’t feel guilty about it.

Today is Lambs first full day at school. There were tears. He pulled me back most of the way to school and repeated “I don’t want to go”. Not nice for any parent to deal with, especially as it has been like this every day so far.

Then there’s my little cub, who also screamed as Grandma put him in the car to take him for the day.

But you see, today is my first official work from home day without the boys. It’s the day I’ve been longing for. The day I’ve so desperately needed. Yet the day I’ve been dreading. The day that I knew would be so bitter sweet.

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