Project 365 #69, #70 and #71 Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot!

Ok, this time I am totally blaming the amazing weather we have been having for my lack of blogging! I have been outside most of the time and when I have come back in I have been knackered from the heat etc and have just wanted to lie down and chill out! This is what I have been getting up to in the sun in the last few days:

Monday:

I bought myself a new book. Having read a lot of Sophie Kinsella lately, I was looking for another book by her but ended up stumbling across this one by Paige Toon. I have heard some good things about this author so will see how it goes.

Tuesday:

I met up with my best friend whose baby was due (but she doesn't want the baby to come for a week as her boyfriend is out of the country!). She is looking gorgeous for someone so heavily pregnant, I am very jealous! We had ice creams and chilled out on the beach along with her mum, Cameron and her sausage dog Winnie. In the afternoon I took Cameron into town and we had a nice long walk around the shops. I got him lots of new clothes for our holiday next week as he is severely lacking shorts and t-shirts (I will do another post on what I bought later on).

Wednesday:

Today Cameron is with his dad so I am having some chilling out time, getting some errands done and catching up on a bit of blogging before either meeting up with my friend again or returning some things to the shops. It is so hot and sunny, I don't like being cooped up inside.... So far I have managed to eat a tower of nachos out of boredom.... not good!

Project 365 #61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67 and 68!! My Lost Week

Yet again I have been feeling too poorly to keep up to date with my blog but I am hoping to be back for good now as I am starting to feel much better. Here is what I have been up to over the last week:


#61 Sunday:

Mother's Day was spent going for a meal with my family and boyfriend to a nice hotel. We had a three course meal and there was a raffle at the end where I won a prize which was fun.



My first course: soup

#62 Monday:

I was not feeling at all well on Monday so it was yet another lazy day in for me and Cameron. We did get lots of cuddles in front of the TV and I managed to get the food shop done as well, so we got a bit of fresh air at least.

#63 Tuesday:

My boyfriend took a day off work today and we decided, after another lazy morning in front of the TV, to take Cameron to the play centre. Cameron really didn't like it, again, to begin with, but once he had got used to his surroundings he had a good time playing with my boyfriend whilst I had a rest and read some of my book.



Cameron, knackered after his play, fell asleep eating his raisins

#64 Wednesday:

As I have been feeling poorly, I have been favouring the comfort food a lot and lunch has mostly consisted of Tomato soup and bread, mmmm.

#65 Thursday:

I attempted a second lasagne and was really happy with how this one came out. It was so yummy!

#66 Friday:

I was feeling really unwell again today so I was grateful that my boyfriend finished work early and took me and Cameron out to the park in the afternoon as it was so warm and sunny. We had Subway for lunch and then Cameron played in the play park before attempting to drive us home... haha

#67 Saturday:

We went to stay at my boyfriend's parents' house in Chichester for the weekend. I had bought the Now Running CD on Amazon a couple of days before and it came in time for the car journey up there. I have no intention of using the music for running, but it has some great tracks on it. We had some lunch and went for a walk into the local town. In the afternoon I had a sleep as I was knackered and feeling unwell again and then in the evening we had a yummy roast dinner before watching new reality TV show The Voice and Take Me Out before an early night.

#68 Sunday:

We had a lovely lazy morning before some lunch and driving back home. We met up with my family at my nan's gorgeous new seafront flat in the afternoon and we got some fish and chips to eat on her balcony. It was such a hot and sunny afternoon! My cousin had some pick and mix and made me want some too so I got a cup and me and my boyfriend ate them in the evening whilst watching Due Date.

Apologies and Project 365 #58, 59, 60 Poorly Blogger

First of all, I feel like a terrible blogger for not posting in so long but I have a good excuse, promise...

Since the weekend I have been feeling unwell and this got about a million times worse by Wednesday. I phoned NHS direct who told me to get another doctors appointment. The doctor thought I might have a UTI and I had a high temperature so I was sent home to come back in the next morning. My boyfriend bought me a bunch of flowers and a teddy bear to cheer me up.

My lovely flowers and the slightly freaky purple monkey from my boyfriend

That night I was attempting to cook dinner when the pain got a lot worse and I ended up doubled over in pain unable to walk. My boyfriend took me to A and E as I was crying in pain. We ended up being there for five hours which was not fun.. The doctor gave me antibiotics for the infection and paracetemol for the pain and I was booked in to the hospital for Friday morning to have a check up.

Thursday was spent trying to cope with an eighteen month old wanting to play when I was unable to move from the amount of pain I was in, not fun! I felt so bad as well as Cameron deserves to play and have fun but I couldn't actually do anything with him. It was agony. I attempted to distract him with cbeebies and I also found out that I could watch YouTube videos on our TiVo box which amused him when he saw me on the TV (it was a novelty to me to if I'm honest haha).

Me on Tv!

By Friday morning I was feeling a little better but still not great. The hospital appointment took ages but they think that the antibiotics should help me. I managed to go shopping in the afternoon and spent way too much making myself feel better (I will do a haul post soon to show you what I got).

Last night I was in a lot of pain again and my temperature was high. My boyfriend ordered Pizza Hut and went out to get me cheesecake and even put on Bridget Jones for us to watch to make me feel better but I ended up falling asleep in front of the TV, I was shattered.

Pizza Hut therapy... half and half of ham and pineapple and pepperoni

Hoping the drugs start working properly and I feel much better this weekend.

Project 365 #57 sleepy child

As I've been feeling unwell I've had a lazy day today and didn't get out of my pjs this morning. Luckily for me, Cameron was ready for his nap this afternoon and has allowed me to have a lie down on the sofa and catch up with some blogging.

Project 365 #56 Best Boyfriend

I have had a hard few days as I have been feeling quite unwell. My boyfriend has been amazing. He even watched love actually with me and last night he ran me a bubble bath and made sure I properly relaxed for once. He's amazing!

Project 365 #52 and #53, 54, 55 Essex, Baby!

Ooops, I have been a very bad blogger and haven't written a post in a few days! On Thursday I had a much needed shopping trip after a stressful few days. I bought lots of new things for Cameron to wear from George at Asda and I got myself a new top from H&M and some new shoes from New Look. I also bought a photoframe from Sainsbury's as it was reduced by 70%! I had a relaxed night in with my mum that night, watching Life as We Know It, which I thought was ok but nothing special really.

After our shopping trip, totally worn out but happy (can't remember why I didn't upload any photos of my purchases!)

Friday was spent packing and then travelling up to Essex with Cameron and my boyfriend, who was meeting my dad and little sister for the first time. Luckily everyone got on well and that night we went out to an Indian Restaurant and I had a yummy Jalfrezi. I decided to try the lamb for a change and it was very nice. Cameron was really well behaved, even though he was up past his bedtime, and had a whole table full of old people cooing over him as he waved bye bye to them, too sweet! When we got home we watched Paul before going to bed, knackered!

Cameron decided to wear his sunglasses for the Indian meal..... strange child!

Saturday we were up early and went out to a nearby cafe for breakfast. I had a cooked breakfast which was really nice, and Cameron had some beans and scrambled eggs which he managed to get EVERYWHERE!

After breakfast we decided to go down to the nearby canal and we had a nice walk along there looking at all the barges. Cameron wore himself out running along and trying to break into all the barges!

In the afternoon we went to a play park for Cameron, though me, my sister and my boyfriend all went on the swings as well haha. We went food shopping and got some things for dinner and then picked up some lunch. Everyone was exhausted after eating so we all crashed out watching tv.

In the evening my dad cooked steak and chips for him and my boyfriend, and me and my sister had a lovely chicken in tomato and mozzarella sauce with new potatoes and veg. Cameron had his favourite, spaghetti bolognese. We watched Take Me Out and then Shallow Hal. It was a lovely chilled out evening.

Today was another early start (aren't all mornings when you have an 18 month old toddler?!) and my dad cooked us some yummy sausage and bacon rolls.

My boyfriend and Cameron helped out my dad with some gardening before it was time for us to go back home. I even got to have a nap in the car as my boyfriend drove, bonus! The rest of today was really lazy as I had Sunday lunch before washing my hair and just getting into my PJs at 2pm! I am looking forward to Desperate Housewives and chocolate later with my mum.

Great weekend! Hope everyone else had a good one too!

Project 365 #51 Fajita Chicken!

Anyone who knows me knows how much I love fajitas. Tonight I decided to use the spices used in fajitas to make a spicy chicken meal.

To make this you will need:

3 chicken breasts
Fajita spice packet
Cooking bag and tie (think the so juicy ones but just the bag and tie)
Chips/potatoes to make your own chips
Salad to serve

Simply put the chicken in a bowl and add the spices. Mix together using your hands, ensuring all the chicken is covered in spices.

Place in the bag, tie the bag at the top and make 6 small holes at the top of the bag. Place in a roasting tin and put in a preheated oven at 200C gas Mark 6 for 40 minutes.

After 20 minutes add the chips (I used the remaining spices to lightly season the chips prior to putting them into the oven)

Ensure chicken is cooked through and serve with salad

So yummy!

Project 365 #50 Compton Acres

Today I had to go into Poole as my laptop battery decided to die on me and I had to go get a replacement. I was going to go to the beach afterwards as it was such a lovely sunny warm day, but then I saw Compton Acres, a local gardens attraction.

I decided to take Cameron as he loves nature. It cost £6.95 for me and Cameron was free, which isn't too bad. Cameron wanted to walk around and totally wore himself out. He loved being outside and seeing all the pretty gardens.

I am so pleased I took him. I also bought my mum an early mother's day present whilst I was there, a beautiful plant which is what she wanted and she loved it. A good day all in all.

Project 365 #49 Gorgeous Ring

My nan bought me a lovely new ring a few weeks ago but it wasn't in stock in my size so we had to have it shipped in. Today I went to collect it and I absolutely love it! It's gorgeous!

Project 365 #48 We Have Curtains!!

Ok, this may sound like a bizarre statement. However, we moved in over a month ago now and have literally only just got curtains in most rooms including the lounge (pictured). This is not from laziness, but in fact due to the last tenants being so mean as to actually take down the curtain poles. This meant having to buy poles, have them fitted and, in the case of the lounge, actually have bay window fittings put in before curtains could go up! It's been a total saga but I am so glad we finally have privacy in the lounge! I love the colour theme as well, purple's my favourite colour.

Project 365 #47 My Sober Night Out

I haven't had an alcoholic drink now for three weeks but had a strong urge to go out this weekend so, when my boyfriend said we had been invited out for birthday drinks I decided to go but not to drink. I used to go out and stay sober a lot when I was younger but haven't recently so it was quite a strange experience.

Once everyone else got a bit drunk I found it easier to loosen up. I am quite shy usually with people I don't know that well, but I managed to soak up some of their tipsyness and actually had a really good night!

We ended up in a karaoke bar which was hilarious! A subway on the way home completed a great night, and I don't have to suffer with a hangover today, bonus!

Project 365 #46 Pizza Hut Feast

Last night I saw a pizza ad on tv and knew I had to have some so this afternoon my boyfriend came over straight from work and we ordered pizza hut. We ended up ordering a large pizza each as well as nachos as we had a 2 for 1 voucher. I felt very greedy after eating so much pizza, and had a definite food baby going on this evening!!

Project 365 #45 Summer Loving

Today was spent mostly at the beach as it was so warm and sunny out.

Cameron decided he wanted to walk the whole way along the beach pushing the pram which meant a very long walk.....

After we had been at the beach for about an hour, we walked through the gardens into town and I did a bit of shopping as Cameron was back in his pram and fast asleep.