Never thought I wouldn't like shopping

I went shopping today and I came home utterly depressed and could not wait to get out of the shops. 

I am (thanks to my gorgeous baby) currently 10kgs over my normal weight and at 5'2 that changes my body shape quite dramatically.

I'm not overly worried, but it does make dressing a bit hard at the moment.  I do NOT want to even look at my maternity clothing - 5 months of wearing the same things non stop is enough for me.  Plus nothing fits quite right and I just feel ... well, messy.  And I cannot yet fit into any of my old clothes.

We are going on holidays next week with some friends so I thought it quite prudent to have something to wear when we join the cafe society instead of milk stained sloppy t-shirts.  So the family and I ventured to DFO.  I suggested to my husband during the week that I needed to go shopping on the weekend (thinking he would kindly agree to look after the kids) and he got very excited at the idea and decided we will ALL go shopping.  Oh JOY!

I have to say the kids were all very good, especially the little ones.  Well, one is only 5 weeks old so as long as he has a boob handy (mine preferably) he is happy.  The second was at the lovely stage of tiredness where he has not hit the "I'm so tired I am going to make life hell for everyone" and has eased out of the "I am not tired at all and shall bounce around the shops like a ping pong ball" stage.  The older one is absolutely in love with the baby, so she spent all her time fighting with me about who would push the pram, of course she won (really there wasn't much of a battle, I will cope with NOT pushing a pram for a few hours).  With this she ran into walls, clothing racks and the like.  She stopped in the middle of the isle to check on her brother, put his dummy back in, cover his little legs with a blanket, etc.  All very sweet, but probably only to me and husband, not the fellow shoppers being held up by a little girl with a huge pram.

Anyway, all in all the morning was fun, however I only came away with a couple of shirts of the faulty rack.  After that I had had enough and just wanted to go home.  So I now not only do not have any clothes to take on holidays that I would like to be seen in, I have to find time to pull out the sewing machine and mend the faulty clothes I just spent money on...

Jen
www.shimi.com.au

What a Day...

I had the most fun today just hanging out with my little man (4 years old). It has been quite a long holiday for us, and now that school is back, as much as it is nice to have our eldest around, over the past twelve months my son and I have slotted into a nice relaxing routine and I think we were both missing a bit of Mum/Son time.

Freakishly my son likes to go to the shops (or thops, as he says) much more then my daughter.  So those dreams of wandering around shopping and doing lunch with Miss G are being dashed away.  Mr C and I went back to our normal routine of Library, shops and morning tea before we go home for the afternoon and peruse our library books until it is time to pick up Miss G from school.

The day started out questionably though with both kids refusing breakfast, which bought about a new rule in the house.  No eating whilst the TV is on.  Most mornings we go through the same thing, me nagging the kids to eat breakfast for at least and hour and a half, then our normal rule is when everyone is ready to walk out the door for school, etc, the TV can be turned on until it is time to go.  Subsequently as soon as the TV goes on one of the kidlets is telling me they are hungry and going through the pantry.  With much protest the new rule was enforced this morning.

So the day wasn't looking positive, however we arrived at the library, and I found no fines on my card (Yah) and I actually found a magazine to borrow that was new - A February 2011 Issue - it is not a fable, it can happen.

Then off to the shops to buy a baby monitor and sensor mat, which I was expecting to set me back at least $600 between the two of them.  Well I managed to find a two in one combination for just $275.

Then we headed to Myers for a wander before said Milkshake and Coffee, and I came across a rack of 75% off the sales price clothes.  Got me 4 shirts for $30 and one was reduced from $100 down to $13, love a bargain, even if I can't wear them for a while (must have a baby first and then lose 15 kilos).  Milkshake and Coffee was delicious and then our afternoon of reading books went a treat.  Although Mr C dragged out his cars to play with, thankfully he was content to let me lounge on his bedroom floor and read my new mag, with the occasional "That's pretty awesome Buddy" or "Wow" thrown in.

After some really up and down days of late, it is the little things like this that make a day so wonderful, and I got lots of cuddles from Mr C, so who can complain about that.

Jen
www.shimi.com.au