19/52

"A portrait of Molly, once a week, every week, in 2013."

Last week I bought Molly a hula-hoop, turns out I cannot hula-hoop. Though Molly loves dragging me around inside it. I promise not to forget you climbing out of your cot three times!! Time for a big girl bed- we'll be on ebay all week I think bidding for the one. 

So this is nearly a whole week late- oops! I've been relaxing and getting over finishing my degree :) It feels good but terribly surreal. Last friday after I finished work I was so ill for five hours straight, it was awful! I think it was my reaction to everything over the last few weeks. Since then I've read more than I have in the last three years. Do you have any recommendations I need to read? Tonight we're watching Eurovision!! We have bulmers, beer, cake and the candles burning. Perfect! I love me some eurovision. Last year I was painting the hallway.. I'm yet to do the second coat HA! We're a bit behind on Sky+ but I am LOVING Finland! Ding Dong!!!

Linking up with Jodi

18/52

"A portrait of Molly, once a week, every week, in 2013."

Yesterday at Lillie's birthday bbq, Molly lasted all day without a nap! Not so good for us when she woke up at 6.15 this morning. She's the type of girl who- the more she sleeps, the more she sleeps. I promise not to forget how you held my hand in Gangan's car. It's the sweetest thing, your little paw. 

I finished my dissertation 3am thursday night, I'm so unhappy with it/happy it's over/wanting to start it again. I didn't answer my own internal challenges through it, which was my personal aim. And I didn't make myself proud. Though I did make myself cry at the end. I daren't read it back, it's too late and it will kill me. I suppose I'm never going to feel proud about any piece of writing. I never do, but at this moment I wish I could go back six months. It's so odd, I've been wishing them away for such a long time! Then again if I did I'd probably live at the library, and one thing I can say about this final year is despite studying working and having a (bit) of a social life, my family time has never suffered. And that's most important. I'll read it back when I've graduated. Maybe. I have two essays left, 3000 words for tomorrow, 2000 for Thursday. Then, then I am going to sleep. Really really sleep. And clean! Oh my god, my house will be so clean. 

Linking up with Jodi 

17/52

"A portrait of Molly, once a week, every week, in 2013."

Molly looks younger in this picture than she has in others over the last month. Maybe it's to do with the fact that she is so little exploring such an old wood. This is a special place for our family, I'm glad to share it with her. I promise not to forget how difficult it is to tell you off.. especially when I ask you to stop doing something and you say 'No datchuu'. Thankyou will get you everywhere it seems Miss M-Rose.

My dissertation is due on Thursday. That's a bit scary. Mostly because I feel like I've only scratched the surface of the topic and I still have a million things I'd like to read about it. Of course it will be nice to sigh a breath of relief as I hand it in but right now I cannot envision it, only a lot of late nights and time away from Jamie. I both love it- my writing. And hate it- the difficulty of having to be away and when I am here almost never present. But it's two more weeks until my degree will be totally over and I know I will of done something I can be proud of completing- there were small moments I didn't think I would last year. University has been everything I wanted it to be and more. I'm sad to see it end.. for now.

16/52

"A portrait of Molly, once a week, every week, in 2013."

Molly, looking cuter than Boo in piggy tails in her new shoes. I promise not to forget how you learnt to say 'Help daddy!' when you need help putting on you shoes.

Last Monday after taking Jamie to the sports injury specialist Molly and I had a wonder around town. In H&M she picked these little 'schooooos' and she hasn't really taken them off since! Though I can confirm they are not meant for puddle jumping like Peppa's wellies ;) I forgot to add in yesterdays post, the most heart melting phase at the moment is Molly telling us when she's happy- it's the sweetest most perfect thing. Yesterday when she joined us in bed she was wriggling around under the covers and just announced with the sweetest grin 'MOLLMOL HAPPY!' and it was just <3 I wanted to bottle that moment.

Linking with Jodi

14&15/52

14/52

"A portrait of Molly, once a week, every week, in 2013."

Peek-a-boo with the puppy. Klaus is in fact part cat and loves sleeping on the window sill.  I promise not to forget the way you counted to TEN over a game of hide and seek and then followed it with 'wwww or NOT Mollmoll COME!' cleverest girl. (she has since counted to ten lots!!)

15/52

"A portrait of Molly, once a week, every week, in 2013."

Molly living in sunglasses at the moment. These were taken right before we left to Wistow last Sunday, bribed with a biscuit, then a mcdonalds lunch in the car, and then cake at the Garden Centre because sometimes, we're great parents. I promise not to forget how sweet you were at Hannah and Simon's wedding, dancing and playing with balloons completely oblivious to Wedding etiquette (may be something to do with the converse she had to wear.. caaaake) 

I haven't and won't be big on words and pictures over the next three weeks. Deadlines, deadlines, deadlines! But I will be posting my 16/52 tomorrow. It's so cute!

A few things filling up the last two weeks,,
-Molly saying no thank you when we offered her dinner after a loooong nap. It was so cute. Her politeness overwhelms me with pride.
-Seeing Chaz, I miss her and it may of only been two and a half hours but it was just what I needed to get me back to the grind.
-NOT putting our house on the market. Sometimes it's good to appreciate what you have.
-Jamie putting words into action with his new charity project. I'm so proud of him and I will be writing a post about it later.
-Listening to Taylor Swifts back catalogue. HOW did I not listen to this when Danielle and Chaz were obsessed? She's amazing!
-Replacing toast and cereal for breakfast with a fruit and veg juice.
-Living in dungarees.
-Considering whether a Masters Degree really is my calling or not.
-Tantrums, yep, tantrums.

Max Studio.

Shoes//Glasses//Dress

Hi. So after a little absence here's a little competition for you to enter to win £200 towards a night out in your own city! MaxStudio are the high-end highstreet brand behind the competition, two runners up will receive £100 to spend online. All you have to do is create a post like above with what you would wear on the date of your choice, including the links to the items then let them know you've entered by tweeting them @MaxStudioUSA with the hashtag #aroundtheclock. Easy. Above is how I would style some of their pieces for a nice summer (wishful thinking English weather) lunch date with a friend. I'm in love with that print!

*This was a sponsored post. 

*I truly am in love with that print though. Helloooo final student loan

What's in my handbag.

I was tagged a week or so ago by Jess to do a WIMH post, so here it is (finally). This is my £17 bag without the millions of receipts, packs of gum, notes, nappies and other shit that I lug around with me.

-A green clutch purse. It's goat skin, handmade and it's beautiful. I need a mini purse to go inside for the coins though, it's not too practical in fact I still usually use my giant old purse unless I'm going somewhere nice.
-My new glasses, my optician has scolded me for not wearing my frames enough. J calls them my Deirdre glasses.
-One smashed up iPhone :(
-Most of my lipsticks for re-application.
-Beats to keep my ears warm haha! Jamie bought these for me as an extra birthday surprise at the airport. I love them, they make library visits bearable.
-My mum treated me to the Kindle when I was feeding Molly as I couldn't hold a book easily with one hand, it's been a real time saver for uni as I can search key words when searching for quotes. I'd recommend one for lit students.
-The mother's day MK watch. I mean, I wear this, not keep it in my bag but it looked pretty as I was lining everything up.
-Moleskin diary and my favourite notebook for consumer obsessions. I disgust myself.
-And finally a small window into my ridiculous collection of black bic biro's that end up everywhere in our home.

I love these posts, though they usually make me wanna buy loads of stuff I don't need! Next I need to do one for Molly and her little back pack and tote. It's sooo cute seeing her carry her nappies and crayons around.