• Spooning with Jesse, talking about the previous night’s dreams and trying to persuade him to stay in bed a little longer.
• Sipping tea and lounging on the sofa.
• Feeling sleepy. Half term really took it’s toll. Looking after the children alone and cramming work in while they slept has left me exhausted.
• Eating fried eggs for breakfast.
• Wasting time on Rightmove. Although, now our house is finally on the market {eeek!} I think I’m allowed to spend hours browsing property.
• Looking at homes we could never afford. Part daydream, part torture.
• Wishing Mr.LA didn’t have a Saturday morning business meeting.
• Listening to the children as they played downstairs.
• Enjoying a hot shower before pulling on skinny jeans and a cosy jumper.
• Cleaning the house ahead of the first viewings this week.
• Realising we live in a general state of low level squalor.
• Fantasising about being able to afford a cleaner.
• De-cluttering. By assessing everything in terms of whether I want to pack it when we eventually move I was able to sort 5 or 6 bags for the charity shop. It felt good to have a little life laundry. Really good.
• Snacking on jam toast for lunch.
• Cleaning some more.
• Relishing the peace and quiet that descended upon the house when Mr. LA took the children out for some fresh air.
• Reflecting on my efforts and loving the sight of the neat and tidy mantelpiece in our bedroom.
• Cooking and eating pasta risotto, salad and garlic bread.
• Bathing the children and wrestling Jesse into his bunk.
• Lying on our bed with Izzy while we both read.
• Giving goodnight kisses.
• Drinking wine, eating crisps and watching Seven Psychopaths.
• Heading to bed.
• Reading until my eyes were closing.
• Waking up alone.
• Coming downstairs to find Mr. LA dozing on the sofa with the children.
• Getting cosy under a blanket.
• Diving into Sense and Sensibility. I recently downloaded the Jane Austen Collection and I am very much looking forward to rereading my favourites. In fact, I sometimes think rereading is the best kind of reading.
• Packing Izzy off to her Sunday morning drama class.
• Deciding the day called for a pretty dress, some red lippy and Coco by Chanel.
• Playing make believe with Jesse.
• Loving the sound of my son’s laughter.
• Drinking imaginary tea and eating pretend cake.
• Doing laundry.
• Heating up soup for lunch.
• Enjoying the simplicity of buttered bread.
• Braving the cold to walk into town.
• Splurging on Neom candles in John Lewis.
• Stocking up on cleaning supplies.
• Wandering home slowly.
• Wishing I could watch Chitty Chitty Bang Bang with the children instead of scrubbing the downstairs loo.
• Taking a moment to appreciate our home. Although we’re ready to move on, I do love this place and feel very lucky to have spent the last 7 years here.
• Lighting candles, drawing the curtains and feeling cosy.
• Preparing veggie burgers for supper.
• Cleaning the bathroom while the children played.
• Listening to Mr. LA read The Tale of Jeremy Fisher with Jesse.
• Trying to avoid scrubbing the shower clean.
• Sending Mr. LA out for cocktail supplies. I couldn’t possibly watch the Oscars without a martini glass in hand.
• Tapping away at my laptop as Izzy reads snippets of Harry Potter aloud.

Love Audrey xxx