Light. This is my favourite amount of daytime. Light mornings (5:30am) and dark by 7:30pm. Our time change is next week, so it will be light from 6:30am to 8:30pm. I like that less. And light at 10:30pm in the middle of summer? totally unnecessary. But for today and tomorrow, I am glad we have the perfect amount of daylight.
Hot Cross Buns.
I love these. Last year I didn't feel I got enough of these. I'm not some heathen who eats them in February or after Easter, but they are a definite Easter treat. I plan to eat one or two a day all weekend.
Grocery Delivery. This is such a pandemic discovery and I still love it. Our store does 4 hour slots for £2 and 1 hour slots for £4. Normally I do the £2 slots but today that didn't work. I thought about doing a collection instead (which would be free or £2) but then decided there was no 45 minute chunk of my day I wanted to spend getting groceries. And that I would rather pay £2 more to *not* drive out for my groceries. At 7am we have groceries coming.
School Holidays Our Easter holidays are 2 weeks long here, and I'm actually enjoying it and looking forward to next week. Nursery is open during school holidays so I've had some time with just Isaac and the twins. Andy is taking a week off work next week so he will be around with Isaac, and on one day Isaac is going to his childminder for a day while Andy and I have just the twins together. Such a change from how I felt over the Christmas holidays.
Saying Goodbye to Baby Clothes It's great being so done having babies. I have been selling on Vinted (I made £60! I also spent way more than £60 on kids stuff, but I have made £60 back). I have sometimes been including extra clothes when people buy from me. I have 4 bags of baby clothes to go to the charity shop. I have a few pieces for a friend who just had a boy. Baby clothes are so expensive when you need them and hard to get rid of once you have them. I only wish I knew someone having their first baby soon because the stuff we are trying to get rid of now is so much nicer than the things we were donated when we had Isaac and didn't know anyone with babies.
Bonus good thing - getting the kids clothing rotation sorted. This week I took some time to go through the big kids clothes and make boxes for their current sizes. Isaac has a 5-6 box which he is growing out of and a 6-7 box which he is growing into. Lilah has a 3-4 which she is growing out of and a 4-5 which she is growing into. This does mean 4 boxes of clothes to rotate into and out of, but it's working. It also means I can quickly chuck clothes into boxes if we have anything donated to us. I have unpacked all baby clothes through 12 months now (they are currently in 6-9). More is definitely going out than coming in. Plus I have founds some cute things for Lilah in the boxes which saves us buying new clothes. Win win win.
I remember really loving the feeling of being DONE and getting rid of my maternity clothes and baby clothes. I'm not sentimental over clothes either so...don't tell anyone...but I have NOT ONE SINGLE STITCH OF baby clothing from either of my kids. I know people that keep a bin of their favourites, but that's what I have photo books for. I'd rather have a picture of my child in the clothes than the clothes?! I know some people make quilts out of their favourite outfits, too, which is sweet. (Though, again, not for me.)
ReplyDeleteI agree that I like the light before the time change the best!
That is so good to hear! I know lots of people who save a few things but I am saving nothing... well actually I have saved the handmade blankets we've been given. And most of the hand knitted newborn clothes are now teddy clothes for the kids. But sleepsuits and baby grows? Bye bye!
DeleteYay for getting rid of stuff! I wonder if you just sold a bag full of goodies if that would be better. You could just say "various 3-6 month infant clothing, including pieces such as..." and show a few photos and up the price by $10 or something and then you can pass them on to someone else to get rid of if they don't love them. I did this with kitchen stuff like pie pans and cookie sheets -- $10 each or $75 for the set of 12. Better to get rid of everything in one sweep than to nickel and dime them, in my book.
ReplyDeleteI think I have selling PTSD from the one time I sold a giant bag of baby clothes for £10 and a lady came to my house and haggled for 30 minutes over the price. I just wanted her gone. I would rather mail things or donate things than have people come to my house now. But if I did want things out quicker then your method is definitely best. You must be a selling things pro now!
DeleteUg, I never want to sell anything online ever again. I totally have PTSD too. But yes, I could give some advice if people need it.
DeleteHot cross buns!!! Evie (remember her?) introduced me to these in 2008. Before that I just thought they were a relic of nursery rhyme times. And I LOVE them. They are the perfect amount of sweet and the perfect amount of raisin: a tiny amount of each. I forgot about them for a couple years until yesterday when I stumbled on them at a bakery and om nom nom goggled up two (with the help of my toddler...but let's be real, I ate most of them). Hope I remmeber they exist a year from now. -Rachel
ReplyDeleteOh wow! Evie! People I haven't thought of in a long time. I am so glad you got a hot cross bun this year and they are perfect. I keep asking people "but how much do they cost?" which of course is "one a penny two a penny?" but. mostly I get blank stares.
DeleteI'm not sure I've ever had a hot cross bun, or if I have, it was so long ago that I've forgotten. They remind me of when my (college aged) nephew was a toddler, and that's all he would eat for awhile. Next year I'll have to get some.
ReplyDeleteOh, wait a minute, maybe we have had them at Easter a couple of times? Either way, next year I'm in.
Yay for the perfect amount of light (that feeling is fleeting, isn't it?) and getting rid of things!
I don't know where they sell them in the California but I hope you enjoy some next year!
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