Ballet, Designer Dresses, Sewing Lessons and Parents Evening 

Well hi there, I love writing my Little Loves Post every few weeks and the last two weeks have been a really full on week for me. I just want to share all the craziness that has been going on, so here goes.

Read

Last week I read a book called Why Perinatal Depression Matters. It was fantastic. I learnt all about other cultures and what is expected of women the first few weeks and months after childbirth. I can honestly say, it left me feeling a lot of mixed emotions. I thought about my own experience having a new born and felt sad because of the lack of support I received. The book has great tips and advice for new mums and for dealing with depression after giving birth.

Watched

This week I travelled to Manchester with my family to watch a Ballet performance at the Palace Theatre. The show was called 1984 and was a romantic love story. We absolutely loved it. This was John’s and my first time to a ballet. I had to write a review the following day. This has to be one of the best opportunities I’ve had as a freelance writer so far. I wrote tons of reviews at University as part of my English degree and it’s finally coming in handy.

Heard

Well, I listened to my daughter’s school teacher at parents evening. I got a really good idea where my child is at education wise and now know what I need to focus on with Sylvia “in the home” to support her in learning this years curriculum. I’ve been hearing my daughter sing a lot and so we are going to use music to help with her maths. We both love music.

Made

My Husband and I created a masterpiece this week! i designed and encouraged and john cut and built a wonderful dolls house for our daughter Sylvia. This was part of the ContiBoard Blogger challenge. I wished we could have hidden it until Christmas but the dolls house is massive (American size) and had to be built in the bedroom. This was a challenging project as I’m too unwell to do things physically and my hubby as a bad hand, but we pulled it off and my child has not stopped smiling all week. You can read the post How to Build a Girls Doll House here. There are lots of fabulous pictures.

I also had my first sewing lesson since primary school. I learnt so much and actually made a dress for my daughter’s Lottie Doll. I’m in shock as I thought there is no way I could sew but i did it. I only lasted 1/2 an hour and then I began to feel unwell but if I take it slowly and practice every few weeks, you never know what skills I might unearth. It’s my birthday in November and now I think i know what I want- a sewing machine.

Wore

This week Sylvia wore a fabulous apricot dress to the Ballet. This was a beautiful Rachel Riley Designer Dress gifted to us by FingerOFudge children’s Boutique who we are brand ambassadors for. I love this dress, it is so formal but cute.

And Lastly

I finally we need more vitamins and nutrients in our bodies at the moment and so we have been having healthy smoothies This one is banana, coconut, ginger and kale. It was delicious.

Thanks for reading all about my week. It’s been really busy but we survived and are all happy.

Angela x