• Sleeping in.
• Eating scrambled eggs on toast and sipping tea.
• Debating whether to go to the coast or not.
• Taking a long, lazy shower.
• Painting my nails with my favourite summer polish, Revlon ‘One Perfect Coral’.
• Slipping on a pretty polka dot dress and a pair of sandals.
• Persuading the children to apply suncream.
• Walking into town for a spot of present buying.
• Loving the feel of warm sun on my skin.
• Heading to Exeter Respect.
• Wandering from stall to stall and soaking up the sights and sounds of the festival.
• Watching Jesse leap about on the bouncy castle.
• Buying lunch and sitting on the grass to eat.
• Treating the children to an ice cream each.
• Listening to riddles, poems and songs in the World Storytelling Tent.
• Smiling when both my children volunteered stories of their own.
• Walking home slowly.
• Sitting on the front step and watching the children play outside.
• Daydreaming about our new garden.
• Catching up on a little work while the children watched a DVD.
• Sending Izzy off to a birthday sleepover.
• Preparing falafel burgers and fried halloumi for supper.
• Putting an exhausted Jesse to bed. It’s amazing how warm weather really tires little ones out.
• Sitting down with a glass of wine and some nibbles.
• Watching a documentary about The Shining called Room 237. Fascinating stuff and a must watch if you’re a fan of Kubrick’s movie.
• Realising my little boy is 4 years old in two weeks. FOUR.
• Trying not to panic about planning a party in under a fortnight.
• Climbing into bed and falling asleep to the sound of the radio.
• Waking up in my husband’s arms.
• Hiding under the duvet.
• Shouting ‘BOO’ loudly as Jesse ambled into our bedroom.
• Giggling.
• Enjoying some cuddles with my boy while Mr. LA made tea and coffee.
• Curling up on the sofa to watch The Rescuers.
• Eating marmite on toast.
• Showering and getting dressed in turned-up jeans and a Breton tee.
• Loving Topshop’s cream blush in ‘Neon Rose’.
• Twisting my damp hair into a bun so it would fall into soft, beachy waves once dry.
• Wishing Mr. LA didn’t have to work on a Sunday.
• Walking through town in the sunshine to collect Izzy.
• Picking up a fresh supply of felt pens and some sweet treats on the way home.
• Making sandwiches for lunch.
• Laying out paper and watching the children draw and colour for most of the afternoon.
• Hanging the washing outside to dry in the sunshine.
• Chasing the children on the street outside.
• Smiling as Izzy dragged me to the bottom of our road because she’d found ‘my favourite flowers’. I’ve no idea how I failed to notice our neighbour’s impressive wisteria before now. Simply beautiful. I’ve asked Mr. LA to plant one for me in our new home.
• Watching Up and browsing interior design blogs. Currently obsessed with Swoon Worthy.
• Marinading the salmon for fish tacos. Definitely my new favourite meal.
• Heating up the griddle pan once Mr. LA arrived home.
• Enjoying every mouthful of my supper.
• Bathing the children.
• Sorting the day’s laundry.
• Listening to Mr.LA read Jesse a bedtime story.
• Giving goodnight kisses.
• Sitting quietly at my laptop while Izzy lies on our bed to read.

Love Audrey xxx