January 1st 2020
It’s the fist day of 2020, the new year has begun and as I scroll through My instagram feed so many people have done the begging of the decade photo vs the end of the decade photo and it got me reflecting on what my last 10 years have been like.
Ten years ago today I had a 3 month old beautiful boy... motherhood was still new to me and we where living with dad. Robin and myself where navigating our way though parenting and being our own little family. We got our first flat a one bed on Brecknock rd, we were so excited and my biggest memories from that flat where the absolutely amazing sunsets, Lincoln’s first birthday in the playground downstairs, Robins knee operation and hobbling around in a cast and getting home from work to find a dominos pizza box, a bottle of sticky toffee cider and Lincoln standing at the stair gate with a t-shirt on saying ‘will you marry dad?’
We where only there a year but a happy year it was... we then moved to our two bed in Cathcart (one bed with box room) a perfect size for us as a family of 3.... we got married, went on our honeymoon to Tanzania and Zanzibar and came back with Lois! Our beautiful girl was born in June and it was a hot summer I was in love with our family of 4, our home, and our fantastic neighbours who became great friends.
The years rolled by in Cathcart, kiddies growing, holidays to Biarritz to stay with James, Starting our Removal business ‘Vanitymoves’ parties in the garden, a cat, 4 kittens, Lincoln and then Lois starting school. In fact so many happy memories and so many milestones.
In 2015 my little gran passed away and with her passing she left myself and Aaron some money.
Whilst uming and arhhhing with different options Robin suggested we go around the world. Tickets booked and we where due to fly the beginning of October.
Sparing the details but just before we flew off on our amazing adventure everything in our world took a 180. We questioned everything, our trip, our past, our memories, our relationship.
It took a lot for us to get on that flight but we did and our time away was truly magical... we saw amazing sights, took the odd risk and lived outside our comfort zone. That time away will always be game changer for me... it eggnighted a buzz to see more of the world.
On return our life continued along an un inviting road for a while until we reached a crossroads. Happily we exited that bumpy ride.
Two weeks before Christmas 2017 I found out I was pregnant.... 2018 brought the hottest heatwave for years and another princess, Penny, we became a happy family of 5. Our love grew and our house became smaller!
We had outgrow Cathcart both in size and emotionally. My personal love affair with that house had ended, friends had moved away and we where on a new journey.... the universe listened and in early 2019 we moved to Courtauld... not our forever home but our perfect for right now home....
We ended the decade a family of 5, a 3 bed house, stamps in our passport and a realistic outlook on life that will hopefully see us through another decade of adventures. All in all I am a slightly greyer, more wrinkled, happy mother to now 3 amazing children who I couldn’t and wouldn’t want to live my life with without, whilst trying to help them grow strong they have helped me grow strong. What a fantastic 10 years we’ve lived.
