Happy New Year!! Just an update for you all to let you know that I'm still here - still loving everyone of you and not going anywhere any time soon. The party season is now over so I'm back to reality but if I'm honest I'm happy for it. The pressure at Christmas time with three young children is immense. I can't relax until Christmas eve when the house is immaculate and the dozens and dozens of gifts are under the tree and there's a mince pie and a carrot for Santa and his reindeer. Sadly I doubt that my seven year old will believe for much longer. He looks at me as if I'm going strange when I make them all write out a list and frogmarch them to the postbox with their letters. Haha!
I'm really quite relieved that 2014 is over. Wasn't the best year for me but I took a few lessons away from it so all is not lost. I learned that it really doesn't matter what other people think of me or my choices. As long as myself, my husband and my kids are happy that's all that matters. I learned that if the first time you meet a person you get a bad vibe - just stay away from them. People are very intuitive if we only LISTEN to our own gut instincts we can save ourselves alot of heartache. Most importantly I learned that sometimes you have to say goodbye to someone you love because they will never love you back. I made excuse after excuse for my brother all my life but I finally realised last year that he has nothing but contempt for me. He despises me and everything I stand for. So I've accepted the fact that we may be siblings but we'll never be friends (pansy assed mummies boy) lol ;-)
RESOLUTIONS - I have only two.
1. Spend more time with my mother. She's the only parent I have left and time is precious.
2. To finally visit Hampton Court Palace. I desperately want to see king Henry's favourite home.
I'll leave it there for now but I'm working hard on a couple of history blogs that I'm hoping you will really enjoy. The wars of the roses and king Richard the third. Coming soon so watch this space......
Love - Charlie x
