10 Things to Smile About: October

I'm not sure if it was me looking forward to my birthday and decorating for Halloween or just the way things go but October has really flown by. Here's what I've been smiling about this month:

1. My birthday:

It was such a lovely day full of thoughtful gifts and wonderful family.

2. Sleepovers:

My niece came to stay with Midge for the night in the half term which was good fun. They're always really well behaved, eat popcorn and chill out with me on the sofa before going to bed much later than they would normally.

3. Halloween Party:

This was another wonderful family gathering just like last October. We had so much fun eating tasty food, playing some party games and getting out the face paints!

4. Farm Trips.
I helped out the teachers and parents on an autumn trip to the farm with Midge and the rest of her class. I had a great time on the farm and the children really enjoyed themselves too.

5. Lots of Baking:

Thanks to the Great British bake off I joined in with lots of other bloggers to bake something scrummy every single week. There's more to come from us baking bloggers so do look out!

6. Family Walks:
We have managed to escape a few times from the house. We haven't ever gone far because it has been so horrible on many occasions. I got some nice photos on our walks.

7. Spending time with my Mum and Dad.
I've spent some time with my parents this month. Just a few hours with mum several times really. We caught up on the Bake Off and chatted to my sister too. My dad slept over on my birthday which was nice. We caught up on life in general and his new(ish) job more than anything.

8. I've finally finished my room!
This is a huge reason to smile because it has been on my 'to do' list for ages.

9.Christmas gifts have been bought!
I'm very pleased I can focus on all the little things I have planned now rather than worrying about buying for everyone. Every year there's always an extra person to buy for! I can make my Christmas cards now too which I have wanted to do for so long.

10. Finally, I'm happy to of just had such a pleasant October and I hope November can be just as good. 

Reasons To Be Cheerful #RTBC

This week has so far been a bit 50/50. Little Miss has had her cold come out for a final blow, we've had her off nursery with earache and Little Man is teething. Not to mention I have therefore been pretty tired and Other Half starts work tomorrow after his long holiday.
HOWEVER.
1. I am really happy just for being me. I have changed a lot recently and aim to do more personal development. I talk to people more and i'm starting to feel a littler happier about just being me. Sure i'm not perfect but who the hell is?2. I went to a baby group on Wednesday for some one on one time with my Little Man. He was so happy and playful it made me feel proud. I'm so glad I went. I had those last minute thoughts of backing out because I hadn't shown my face for so long there..I needn't have worried as I was fine.3. I'm feeling really creative thanks to Pinterest which has made me feel free in some strange way. I'm sure God made me to be more creative than i am so i'm pleased to be letting my negitive, procrastinating side slip away making way for this new, creative creature!
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Reasons To Be Cheerful! #RTBC

This week has been alright-ish. You just have to draw all the negatives away from everything else and find what is positive. I'm really late on linking up this week but I hope I can share some of my cheerfulness with someone out there!

1. Thanks to IWantMyMummy who ran a post about the Joanne Bingley Foundation Fund after I donated through A Helping Hand I forgot everyone got entered into a prize draw of sorts until i opened an e-mail in my inbox on Tuesday which informed me I had won a £25 gift voucher for a new online store called BigBlueCuddle which donates a percentage of your order to a chosen children's charity. I got a cute stripey jumper and bottoms for Little Man and really lovely hoody dress for my daughter. Plus 15% of my money was donated to a charity I had chosen.

Making a mess of Mummy's kitchen and having a private joke by the looks of things!

2. The Other Half has had 9 days holiday. We've managed to get some 'us time' by watching a movie 2 nights in a row and catching up. That sounds odd but it's alarming how everything just passes by until you sit down together and have a nice chat!

3. #RTBC (Mummyfromtheheart) is offering a load of prizes for all the entries over this month, what's not to be happy about?

4. My Little Miss turned 4 on the 17th and had a wonderful day. I enjoyed baking her cake but could have done without 'help', thanks Little Miss. She had a cake at nursery as well and it makes me so happy just to see her get incredibly excited about all the little things.

5. I've joined Twitter. Hooray! I can see why people wondered what on earth I was on about when I said I didn't get it..But I honestly didn't so thank-you to anyone who helped!

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