/ 1. We had a bit of a nightmare with Ziggy, who has been in a bad routine the last month. At this point of the night he was meant to be already asleep but he just wouldn't go down and we started to worry that he might be hungry…and that's how I ended up sharing some pom bears with him, on the sofa, while watching telly even though we are usually pretty strict with it! 
/ 2. We went to get coffee at this adorable little country farm shop. There was a Christmas tree market, it smelled like pine and Christmas began that day for me. / 3. Celebrating Rose's dad's birthday. I bought him Westworld and Tin Star, both great series that I love. We went for a meal with Rose's sister and the rest of the family. it was a really fun day out! / 4. Woodie and Wilma. They are not actually suppose to sit on there, Rose doesn't like it when they do because they press their noses against the window and get it really dirty 😂 but I thought they looked sweet snuggling in the sun.  / 5. Rose went to get Ziggy out of bed when he woke up but he kept cuddling her so she kept rocking him and he went back to sleep. / 6. I took Ziggy to a new children's play group and he absolutely loved the fire engine. It was a big hit!

Wow, November.. I scrolled back through my photos to remind myself what we'd been up to, and on the 1st Nov I was up at 5:30am with Ziggy because he was feeling under the weather... And this was pretty much the theme for the entire month! Honestly it was a month of disaster! We were all poorly the entire time, with me ending the month with Hand, foot and mouth. Ziggy decided to stop sleeping and we have been sooo sleep deprived. And on top of all this we've had builders in our house trashing the place! The shower was too short, and then there was the toilet flushing disaster... It's actually been a nightmare. 😂 

 

 

Despite all this we did have some really good times too. I started my horse riding lessons which I LOVE and Rose had her first flying lesson! My brother bought me a home massage for my birthday and I finally cashed it in, and it turns out my masseuse was a lovely local mum and our babies are the same age - so I made a new friend! I decluttered about 12 bags of clothes that all went to charity which made me feel good because I hate waste! It made it so much easier to get rid of them knowing they may go to a good home. I went on a playdate with a mum friend and started a new term of swimming for Ziggy - who is top of his class and can go underwater! 

 

Rose and I took Ziggy to softplay a few times and after I'd finally recovered from my illness we took Ziggy to meet Father Christmas himself! We got Ziggy into a new routine where he goes to bed earlier giving Rose and I more time to ourselves and I've moved onto season 4 of Grey's Anatomy! 

☝️ We did something exciting. We cannot wait to show you! 👀

 

 

 

Well frogs, I did it! This was the biggest test I'd ever given myself! Since Covid (and even slightly before!) my anxiety peaked in terms of pushing myself even when doings the smallest things. I found since lockdown, my world was getting even smaller. Leaving the house became strangely uncomfortable, simply because I was so used to not doing it! 

I knew I had to get on top of things in my mind before it got ontop of me! Flying has always been such a struggle for me to get through. Relinquishing all control was my WORST nightmare! But let me tell you something... if I can overcome my fears, YOU definitely can! 

So start small but start today! 

1. As you probably know, The World Cup was held in Qatar, a country that does not recognize same-sex marriage or civil partnerships, nor does it allow people in Qatar to campaign for LGBTQIA+ rights. We want to aplaud the BBC reporter Alex Scott, who recently publicly came out, for wearing a LGBTQIA+ armband while reporting. Another person worth celebrating is this fan who ran on to the pitch waving a rainbow flag. There have been countless fans who have shown their support for the community. 🙌

 

 

3. The senate in the U.S. voted to protect gay marriage. 

 

 

5. Beauty queens Miss Puerto Rico and Miss Argentina got married. 

 

We've been so into the Calm app sleep stories. (No spon!) The one that sends us off to sleep is the Harry Styles sleep story! Because I always fall asleep I never hear it properly so I don't actually know what he's saying. I just tune in and out to him saying random stuff like ‘the glistening strawberries drifted past fluffy clouds of sunbeams’. 

 

 We were recommended a book to explain to Ziggy that he has two mums and we used a sperm donor. It's called 'The pea that was me' and we think the mums look like us!! 

Baileys in hot chocolate and mulled wine has literally got us through this month!! 

 

Y: The Last Man! It's on Disney+ and it's FANTASTIC! We're almost at the end of the series! 

The L Word: Generation Q! We are loving it so far and I've already cried at Episode 2! 

Grey's Anatomy! We've moved onto season 4... Apparently only one more season left until we see the lesbian storyline kick in! 

 

Our favourite TikToks last month were ‘Girls flirting with girls’ and ‘Your water bottle watching you wash up’.

 

 

 

 

Here's what we know about your love languages. 

You all looove some quality time and physical touch. Same! 

 

 

 

 

What's everyone's favourite book? The overwhelming majority of you put down Harry Potter but there were hundreds of other books that you recommended. We are keeping a list of all of them and we will think of a way of how we can share the recommendations with you. 🤔

 

 

Pasta and pizza are the foods that most of you would choose to eat if you could only eat one thing until the end of your life. Tacos, fries, and sandwiches also had plenty of mentions. Fantastic choices!