I Like Make Up!

I like make up! I don't wear it everyday but when I do I feel polished, sophisticated a grown up. I didn't really start using it until I had one if those free consultations you get at department stores a few Weeks before my wedding (age 20). I did use mascara and lipstick but that was the extent of my make up knowledge. So as you can imagine it took a lot of practice before I could recreate what the nice young lady in the department store did. But thankfully for my wedding day I managed to pull it off. I've gone through many experiments since then (haven't we all?)  Make up too heavy, eyebrows too thin..... Nowadays I go for the natural look, trying to enhance what's there not cover it up. I was explaining this to my husband who was telling me I don't need make up (sweet I know) but still, I want to make my face appear smooth young and blemish free. Ok ok ok so i'm vain I admit it.
I think my husband had it right when he said "you're just trying to photo shop your face with make up right?"
I guess I am!

Hand Me Downs

My first child is a boy, a tall, bushy haired skinny thing (with a few biceps he's quite proud of). We kept pretty much all of his clothes for possible future boys, but then I had three girls in a row, lots and lots of pink and frills and flowers and ribbons and pretty, pretty pretty. When we had baby number five a boy, out came those clothes from 12 years before only they weren't all as wonderful as I remembered and they were mostly the wrong season. So new clothes were bought and some old ones were used too - great! But please tell me, am I a bad mother if I let my three year old boy wear some hand me down clothes that weren't from his brother? Is it all right to put him in pink pyjamas? Have I done that? Well, er nobody saw only family at home! Will he be scarred? No i'm sure he'll be just fine. As long as he doesn't find the home movie footage of him tap dancing in big sisters pretty cream tap shoes. oh dear!

Quick Fun Music

Here's a quick fun activity to do with left over plastic eggs, you know the ones you buy your kids from the supermarket with the surprise inside. I bought my three year old a pepper pig one and instead of throwing away the egg decided out could be added to his musical instruments. Have a go. Easy and fun.

Back to Blogging?

2011 was my last post! Wow has it really between that long since my last blog? Life really gets in the way if you let it, so i'm resolving to not let that happen. 2013 is here another year ahead of me and there are so many possibilities, I will try very hard to turn the possibilities into realities.I hope this year is a fulling one to you all