Only week 2 but it feels like the New Year was ages away. Back to routine and busy with school and after school activities!
Sunday Day 5 – 5th January
Was planning to go Leicester to see a friend but woke up late…got lazy and ended up not going. I think being lazy over the Christmas holidays made me totally lazy. So just generally did a bit of tidying up, while the girls did their own thing….watching TV, reading, playing. Ordered pizza as couldn’t be bothered to cook in the evening.
Monday Day 6 – 6th January
Final day of the school holidays and debated whether to go somewhere….decided to finish off the holidays doing what we ended up dong most of the holidays….relaxing and not doing a lot. Ended up watching the final episode of Harry Potter…we have been watching them all over the holidays. Bee hasn’t though..she would find them too scary so usually she has been reading or on the tablet.
Tuesday Day 7 – 7th January
Back to school! Time to get up at a reasonable hour and actually get dressed rather than live in pyjamas most of the time! Ironed my clothes and Rosie thought they would be nice and comfortable to sleep on. When I had to move her I got a very indignant miaow! Was good though to stop being lazy and get into a routine again!
Wednesday Day 8 – 8th January
Bee’s karate school have decided to do ‘Life Skills’ each month. For December it was ‘Contribution’. We had forgotten to complete it over the holidays..to be honest I thought it was all voluntary but it had to be completed. As part of it she had to do something nice for someone at home, someone at her karate school and also at school. In addition to this she had to do a random act of kindness for someone she didn’t know. Now I am slightly wary of going up to strangers these days…so instead I decided to buy her a plant and will be taking her to one of my parents neighbours who I knew growing up but she doesn’t know.
Thursday Day 9 – 9th January
Bee went to my parents neighbour today to give her the plant. She was so happy to get the plant and spent some time chatting to Bee and Bee of course had to show off her karate moves. Was nice and it clearly made her day.
Bee’s karate school have decided to start a 2nd weapons class in addition to the one on Monday. Seeing as we are already there on Thursday for a class I agreed to Bee doing the weapons class. I would rather go home at 7pm after her initial class but she wants to do the weapons class too. So now we won’t be home on Thursdays until after 8. However today the eldest had her GCSE options evening so I had to go with her. Hubby ended up taking today off work instead of Sunday so he could take Bee to karate while I took the eldest. The eldest now has until the 7th February to pick what subjects she wants to do for GCSE.
Friday Day 10 – 10th January
First week of school done! Think it has been tiring for everyone getting back into the swing of things! Bee was crashed out on the floor reading her book in the evening, and Rosie came and lay down next to her. Thought it was sweet. Rosie doesn’t like being picked up and held…but she will sit as close as she can to you.
Saturday Day 11 – 11th January
Karate in the morning for Bee and then the eldest’s Islamic Studies in the afternoon. In between the two we stopped at a local cafe for a spot of lunch. While at karate I managed to start reading a book…the usual mums I chat to weren’t there as the classes have changed a bit which means I sometimes have two hours to kill…so have started taking books with me.
It does seem like weeks since new years!
It sounds like the perfect way to end the school holidays, relaxing and Harry Potter!
That act of kindness is a lovely thing for Bee to do and it’s a very pretty plant too.
Good luck with your eldest picking her GCSE options.
That is a sweet photo of Bee and the cat.
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It’s hard to get out of the relaxed and lazy feeling!
Happy New Year, we were the same over the Christmas holidays and it is a trend which has continued into Jan. Lovely act of kindness and a great idea, I would be the same with strangers. Good idea to take books with you. I am trying to listen to more audio books in the car.
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Never really tried audio books…might give it a go
How lovely for Bee to take the plant round to your parents’ neighbour! I bet that really made the day for both of them. Everyone seems to be getting their GCSE options info at the moment. My daughter is in year 9 too, but we haven’t heard about it yet. Plus my son has to do his A Level options too! I always take a book when I have to wait for the kids anywhere – I actually look forward to it!
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Yes they certainly enjoyed it!
I will be going to the library and getting a few more books
Good idea to read in between rather than being on your phone, I’m trying to do the same but hard to read without getting stuff all over the book at lunch so phone it is haha!
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Yep I am always aimlessly scrolling through my phone..at least this way I will be doing something I used to enjoy
The weapons class sounds interesting – hope it goes well. I hate being out late too for these evening clubs. Glad the gift of a plant went down so well.
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Not really happy that we aren’t home until after 8pm but guess it will be better in the summer months
It feels good to get back into the routine doesn’t it. Our holidays were much like yours, mostly just at home doing not a lot! Exciting about the GCSE options. Time goes by so quickly
It certainly does go quickly!
Sounds like a lovely relaxing end to the school holidays. The weapons classes sound hectic, hope you’ve enjoyed reading your book, good luck to your eldest with her GCSE options, it feels like a lifetime ago since my children finished theirs
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Yep her karate schedule is getting crazy
It does seem like ages since new year. I think that sounds like the perfect way to end the holidays. I do love Harry Potter. That is a nice act of kindness. My oldest is picking his subject choices too xx
It does sound cliched but time is certainly flying!
I have read, and listened to lots of her books, interesting without being hard going, my brain dont cope with hard going or too much of a plot.
Think we all get lazy when not much to do, I have in the last few months
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This is the first time I have read one of her books…it is easy to get into and a nice read
Is the book good? It does help getting back into a routine again doesn’t it #366
I am enjoying it…is an easy read
I think relaxing during holidays and being lazy is totally legit, that’s what holidays are for. Love Rosie sleeping on your clothes (and very beautifully embroidered they are too). I’d love to see the whole outfit on you. 🙂 How lovely of Bee to give a plant to a lady she didn’t know and entertain her with the karate moves.
The embroidery is lovely on it!
I haven’t had pizza for ages and now I am craving one. I am kind of nervous about the whole GCSE thing, We do the choice thing next year. I will have to pick your brains! My son is just reading the Harry Potter books, but we haven’t watched them yet, as he is very sensitive and gets freaked out easily but reading the books may help
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Yes Bee is sensitive…I don’t think she will be watching any until she is much older
You’ll get a lot of reading done in those 2 hours. Goodluck with the GCSE options, I remember making my own choices and feeling like it was such a challenge, teachers wanting you to chose their subjects and then clashes between the ones I wanted. I wish your eldest a smooth choice and decision over the next few weeks. Rosie is a sweetheart, that is a very cute photo of her by Bee.
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Ah yes a lot of the teachers have said they want her to do their subjects.
Same!! New year seems so far away! ooo pizza! I want. I can relate to Bee as HP part 4 (Goblet of Fire) was very scary. Its great of the karate school to teach life skills. you shouldn’t let her not talk to strangers; you can watch her while she does it cuz she needs to learn how kind she can be. So sweet of the neighbor.
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To be honest there are way too many nasty people out there these days and I don’t want her to have to come across one of those at her age