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Stream of Consciousness Sunday: Country Life

Here is my 5 minute brain dump as part of this great series. Here goes …

This weekend we went up to the middle of France into the foothills of the Alps to visit PigletinFrance and her family.

The scenery changed dramatically as we left Provence and headed north. BiP was delighted, there were not just a few cows, there were hundreds! And to her utter delight there were cows at the bottom of the garden!

BiP enjoyed eating apples off the tree – saying Mmmmm… after every bite. We collected walnuts and looked at a LOT of cows and horses. The landscape was stunning.

It was then that my constant conflict about how I’d like to live came into play. It was so wholesome where we were. The air was clean, fresh fruit plentiful, and I am sure those cows will taste amazing.
I’ve often thought it would be perfect to have a small farm where you could be self sufficient. But, just this weekend we had to consider the dog and the cat. What would you do with a farm? Eat all your animals before a vacation?  Not to mention the work. It’s fine to stroll by and admire someone else’s animals on an afternoon stroll but I’m sure it’s a totally different story when it comes to actually having your own.

I miss living in a big city at the best of times, but I do get this urge to live in the country. Right now I don’t live in either.

Do you ever have conflicting dreams about where you’d like to live?

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This is my 5 minute Stream of Consciousness Sunday post. It’s five minutes of your time and a brain dump. Want to try it? Here are the rules…

  • Set a timer and write for 5 minutes only.
  • Write an intro to the post if you want but don’t edit the post. No proofreading or spellchecking. This is writing in the raw.
  • Publish it somewhere. Anywhere. The back door to your blog if you want. But make it accessible.
  • Add the Stream of Consciousness Sunday badge to your post.
  • Link up your post at all.things.fadra.
  • Visit your fellow bloggers and show some love.

 

Stream of Consciousness Sunday: Baby Bargains!

Here is my 5 minute brain dump as part of this great series. Here goes …

Todays post is a bit confessional.

Hi, my name is Ameena, and I am addicted to buying things for BiP.

How’s that for an intro? Hmm… well, the worst part is that I’ve also been cursed with, what I called the “Golden Eye”. I love expensive things, not because of the price tag – it’s just the way things go. Urgh!

When I was pregnant with BiP I did loads of research on what she would “need”, I decorated her nursery to almost catalogue perfection and then I realised it was all for ME. She doesn’t care. She still doesn’t!

Anyway, today there was a table top sale for kids things; clothes, toys and equipment. So I decided to go down and hunt out some bargains as I had that itch to buy but couldn’t justify the expense!

I was shocked when I discovered mothers with kids a bit older than BiP who clearly suffer from the same condition as me! I was in for a winning streak! Brand new, or worn once, clothes for peanuts!

One woman cautiously asked me for $3 for a Ralph Lauren knitted jumper that had never been worn. I didn’t have the heart to haggle with her. I paid her and vowed that I would try my hardest not to end up in the same position in a few years. I have already sold things I bought for BiP in error and made substantiel losses.

I feel a new addiction coming on with these sales. At least it won’t break the bank!

How do you curb your shopping urges when it comes to your kids?

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This is my 5 minute Stream of Consciousness Sunday post. It’s five minutes of your time and a brain dump. Want to try it? Here are the rules…

  • Set a timer and write for 5 minutes only.
  • Write an intro to the post if you want but don’t edit the post. No proofreading or spellchecking. This is writing in the raw.
  • Publish it somewhere. Anywhere. The back door to your blog if you want. But make it accessible.
  • Add the Stream of Consciousness Sunday badge to your post.
  • Link up your post at all.things.fadra.
  • Visit your fellow bloggers and show some love.