Mothers Day - From a Mum...

Well this is a great time of year, giving thanks to mothers, a person in most people's lives whose always been there your back bone to life and someone who will always be there no matter what. We will be seing loads of posts about what our mothers mean to us, so I thought I'd do a post from the other point of view. A mothers point of view. What it means to be a mummy having these gorgeous little people relying on you. 

Take me back five years you would never have thought I would become a mum let a lone a mum of two! I was the ditsiest rebellious person you could have met. I'm not going to lie I was selfish, and I was failing at aspects of my life, from what I wanted to do career wise and relationship wise. You see I would ALWAYS pick the wrong ones! So you would not expect me out of all people to become a mum. 

  In early to mid 2011 I found out I was pregnant and facing single parent hood. It was a shock. A good one. I was plagued full of emotions scared, excited , loving. Eventually the 6th December came and my beautiful daughter Ava was born. It was the happiest day. I held her in my arms. I looked at her, and I promised her that although she didn't have a dad I was going to do both jobs. I was going to be there for her love her care for and always do the best I could. I found my calling in life and that was to be a mum. for two years I  was a single mum, working out and managing my money to give her the best I could and looking after her on my own. I enjoyed it being a mum was everything.

When I met Tom I had no idea what he would make of Ava and what she would make of him, but they hit it off like a house on fire and as our relationship blossomed so did theirs. I was no longer single I now have a life partner bit more importantly Ava now has what she never did.. A dad. You see Biologically Toms not her father but he is her dad. Being her dads not blood it's about being there for her picking her up when she's down cuddling her when she cries and nursing her knees when she falls over.... He is all she knows and who she calls dad. Our life couldn't get any better could it?? That's what I thought but then I found out I was pregnant again. We were so happy and for me I wasn't scared this time because I wasn't going to be a single mummy I was going to be a mummy as part of a partnership. You think when your pregnant with your second what if it's different this time what if it's not the same. 

On the 19th December 2014 Bella was born and no it was no different! I had the same emotions as I did the first time the same thoughts this was equally the best day of my life. I held her tiny body in my arms held her tiny hand and I wanted to burst out in tears I was so proud she is perfect just like Ava and I also promise her what I did Ava except this time I didn't have to promise to be daddy Aswell. 

When I look at both my girls my eyes fill up, I want to cry, I made these two and they are the two most perfect little princess in the world  I'm so proud to have them both.

Us mums we are busy, our lives are hectic, we don't stop from the minute we open our eyes to the minuet we close them. We spend our days tired, our hairs a mess we have sick on our shoulders, we have washing coming out of our ear holes, CBeebies on 24/7, we are forever cleaning up spilt juice spilt milk crumbs and food trod into the carpet, we wipe bums and go through tears and tantrums , cleaning cuts and grazes, making bottles and dinners, ironing clothes making beds, we are up half the night wiping away tears and fighting off nightmares. Through all this we never moan and we won't, we don't do all this because we have too we do it because we WANT to .. Because we are the mother of our children this is our job and our honour, we do it because our children are the most important thing to us and all this is part of that promise we make the day you are born that promise to love and look after you and protect you till the day we die. 

Happy Mothers Day to all you mothers out there you are doing a great job.

Lots Of Love 

Beth...xxx 

Mothers Day Ideas : Budget Friendly

                 My Mother & I

Mother's Day can get very expensive and personally your love should be shown every day of the year not just one. Some people do go over the top and I guess if you have the money then why not but you can easily get good stuff now days that are budget friendly. This year I got my mother a few random inexpensive items which she either picked out herself or I knew she wanted. Once you get the gifts out of the way it's time to think and plan what to do on the actual day. I think I'm going to take my mother to Costa for coffee and cake which is simple yet what she wants to do. Here are some ideas what to do on Sunday that I thought would be great for people on a budget who haven't got anything planned yet. 

Home Cooked Meal : 

Eating out can become expensive but why not go to the shops, get the food you know are your mothers favourites and do a nice three course meal. You can also cook it together for some fun. Knowing you put a lot of effort and thought into this, mothers will appricate this a lot more than just going to a resturant. 

Pamper Day/Night At Home : 

Either make it into a all day thing or just the evening, this can be something fun and relaxing for the both of you. Get a Lush Fresh Face Mask, do a DIY foot soak followed by a pedicure which you can do each other's, put on a film or a tv programme you both like and not to forget get some treats and make a cuppa and simply relax. This can be a easy quick cheap idea as most items you have at home already.

Go For A Walk : 

Something so simple yet something you may not even do any other day. If you got dogs even better but if not still do it. Even if it's for 30 minutes, it's still nice to just be alone and bond over a nice walk. We live next to a amazing part called the Windsor Great Park which is own by the royals which is open to the public and it literally goes on for miles. You could even take a blanket and a little picnic if the weather is nice. Even if you don't live near a park or can't get to a nice walking area just go for a walk around the area. 

Coffee Time : 

Pop to Costa, Starbucks, a local cafe or whatever your coffee place of choice is and go for a coffee and cake. Recently a Costa opened local to us so myself and mother been having the odd treat and it's so nice to be somewhere where you can sit down relax and have a nice chat over a coffee or two. We spent hours in Costa the other week and it was so nice to be out of the house and change of sencery. Can be costly if you spend hours like we did hahah but a lovely idea for coffee lovers.

Just Being There : 

This is simply is what it says " Just being there". All mothers will appricate just being with their loved ones. We sometimes all get caught up with out lives and try too hard planning something amazing but just being there is simply  enough. There nothing better than doing nothing with my Mother, we could just sit there and we would make each other laugh. If you don't live with your mother and can't afford to do anything simpg just pop round. Have a Cuppa, sit down have a chat. Stuff that are free and simple that we seem to not do enough. 

So there are my ideas of what to do on Mothering Sunday if you want a quick easy cheap but thoughtful idea. Let me know what you guys are up to? Do you do something amazing that's planned ages ago or do you do any of the above

I mentioned? While writing this it made me realised I might go for a Walk with my mother on Sunday, something we don't do is just walk. We usually walk but to go somewhere so I think it will be nice to just go for a walk even for a hour with the dogs just us two having a nice chat :) 

Happy Mothers Day :) 

Love Katie x