I think April might well be my least favourite month of the year. The signals become very clear that winter is approaching. It gets darker earlier, the leaves are browner, the last showers signalling the end of warmer weather and public holidays.
As a wahm, public holidays mean very little. Deadlines still need to be met and housework still needs to be done. The only difference being that I also need to fit in some quality family time. So I did the family thing today. Breakfast with both sets of families and shopping afterwards. Then both Stephen and I had deadlines to meet so we spent the rest of the day on the computer. What’s left? The house. Now I need to fit into four days what I would normally fit into five, and Nikita is on school holiday. So for this week I only have 2 things on my To Do List: Spend some time with Nikita and meet my deadline.
Nikita has all sorts of things planned for us this week. We will apparently do some paper scrapping and wardrobe purging. Also we need to go shopping for bras, as in both of us need to.
Nikita paper-scraps on occasion and hasn’t expressed any interest in digi scrapping. I think the mess of it all comforts her. That would certainly explain my constant battle to keep her wardrobe tidy. But for this week, and this week only I will lay off a bit.
Then there’s the wardrobe purging. Code for: “Mom I’d like some new clothes please.” In all fairness to her, she has grown some over the summer and does need new clothes and school uniform. Of course, our idea of what is needed is very different. I wouldn’t exactly call her a fashion princess but she has a definite idea of what she considers stylish and apparently I don’t.
According to my beloved drama queen, I just don’t get it. I was told this as recently as Thursday when she spent half her holiday money on a pair black knee high socks with skulls all over them. I, of course asked the obvious question: Does it come with temperature control. This is, of course, the wrong reaction. What I am supposed to do is say “ooh that is so cute”, and rush out and get myself a pair these socks and mini skirt to show them. (Remember when wearing mini skirts were about showing off your legs.) I did the first part because… well… she did look cute.
So once we’ve cleared out the wardrobe I am imagining we will be trawling the department stores for similar items. Like I said, she certainly has her own style.
Whilst we are out shopping, WE need to get some bras. I need to get some in a smaller size (sniff) and she needs to get some that are not of the crop top variety (big sniff.) Now, she’s only 10 (no, I stand corrected, 10 years and 10 months) so the issue is not support really but rather modesty. She wears a white shirt and pants to school in winter and she’s feeling the need to cover up a bit. She also thinks she needs to get a sports bra. I stifled a giggle. Nikita despises anything that is remotely constricting and moans constantly about clothes that make her feel smothered. Can you imagine the amount of moaning we will have to endure if she has to wear a sports bra for 6-8 hours a day. That novelty will wear off very soon.
As for me, well I’ve lost about 7kgs in the last 2 years and my back size has gone even smaller. I don’t think they make bras in my back size with my cup size. This, of course, will all be irrelevant if my cup size has reduced aswell. I suppose I could have myself refitted, and show Nikita how its done while I’m at it.
In all, not a very busy or productive week ahead but certainly an interesting one. Here’s to paper and glue, sports bras and deadline.
Happy Monday.
C
PS I plan on changing my blog banner and look as soon as I’ve downloaded and unzipped all my goodies from the GGG sale at Sweet Shoppe Designs.
