I can't believe how fast this week has flown by. I am thrilled to say our car will be back on Sunday. I know some (probably not those logged on and reading this) people think the Internet is full of bad people but the Internet saves my bacon most days. A month ago I was told my cars gearbox was dead and it would be £1000's to fix. Being the sort of person that won't except anything that I don't like I started to investigate. I went on to a Mercedes forum and was given loads of help full advice and a recommendation to see a man called Steve in Yeovil an independent specialist, so I did. He's a bit like me very passionate about what he does and provide a good fair service. My bill has been well under £1000 and I have found someone I can trust to take my car into it's old age.
Thursday evening I went to the Dorset woman in Business fayre, there were some beautiful stalls with lovely shoes and bags etc. I won a necklace in the raffle from www.cazanti.co.uk. I really enjoyed the evening and I look forward to doing something similar again.
Shock Horror it was the class cake stall today and I didn't provide any cakes!!! Well to be honest I'm passed caring about what is expected from me. My eldest daughter and I were discussing this on our walk home. Most Mums try really hard to be a good mum and spend most the time thinking they aren't doing a good job. Well I decided a few years back to stop wasting my energy on this constant guilt trip.
My girls rarely have matching socks on
My airing cupboard is not neat
and I DO NOT bake or even cook for that matter.
But I do sort out any family problems
I bought my daughter a pony for Christmas last year - which I groom and pick up her poo. Daughter shows an interest when her friend are round!!!
I am at the school for drop off and pick up's
and I have offered the parents association a free bouncy castle hire for the school fayre.
So my point is I do MY bit in MY own way. So what if I can't cook and have a total inability to organise socks. Mind you whilst discussing this with my daughter she decided to tell me which friends mother had the neatest airing cupboard.
OK I admit it I do have a little airing cupboard, matching sock envy. But I'm too busy enjoying what I'm good at to care. The hour I spent watching my five dogs playing in the river could have been better spent matching socks but hey ho it wouldn't have been as much fun.
I am secretly recruiting Mum's at the school who are rebelling against what they feel they should do. One mum who I might add has a perfect washing line with all the socks individually pegged out actually returned her child's Christmas card that she had be felt forced to buy because the picture her son had done was rubbish as he had not had time to finish it. I loved it when she said "Do you know what, I'm not paying £5 for five of these he can make some other ones". I piped up "good for you". Off she went and asked for her money back!!! how brave was she? She felt much better with herself after that. I'm not saying we shouldn't support schools and charity, but we shouldn't feel forced into it as we naturally do. I do buy lots of stuff to support the school but I don't have to buy everything to feel like a good Mum.
Well it's party time again tomorrow for my little one and a one - one with owners of a nonstop barking dog on Sunday. Have a good weekend
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