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Happy Saturday Friends! I’ve been waiting for the weekend to come since about Tuesday ha!! We don’t have a awful lot planed… and that’s why I’ve been looking forward to it. Other than the girls gymnastics class this afternoon, I don’t have any place I have to be… or anything I have to do. Bliss. I see a weekend filled with reading, baking, crafting and lazing around together. What do you have planned?

Here’s what I’ve been up to lately:

Reading: The Rainbow Way: Cultivating Creativity in the Midst of Motherhood I saw a friend mention on IG that the kindle version was just 99p right now, so I hopped on over and grabbed a copy. I LOVE it!! Such an amazing book, the words really resonate with me and I would highly recommend reading it. I’ve skim read through the whole thing, now I’m back at the beginning, working my way through all the exercises she suggest.

Creating: A whole new range of jewelry for my shop. Some popular oldies are returning, along with some new lines too! They’ll all be live on Monday. Oh, and the shop got a mini facelift too!

Doing: Working out…. been a long time coming, I’d neglected my workout routine for way too long… Felt SO good to get back into it – will be talking more about that this coming week.

Loving: The fact that I finally started meal planning again. Seriously. Come five o’clock every day I have that ‘what should I make for dinner’ panic… my mind goes blank and we end up eating the same thing every.single.day. I took the time last weekend to sit down, browse through a heap of cookbooks for inspiration and map out our main meal each day for the coming month. Makes my life so much easier, one less thing to think about each day, and it means I can see at a glance what groceries I need to pick up that week. Plus when I meal plan, we eat more interesting meals and different things each day!

Thinking about: Holidays…. we’re starting to think about a holiday or two this year… other than trips to see family, we’re planning on going to a festival again this summer and probably going to Center Parcs in the Autumn. Love having a few holidays marked on the calendar to look forward to!

How about you? What are you doing right now?

16 Comments

  1. Nikki

    January 25, 2014 at 09:27

    Oooo! Does that mean those beautiful arrow earrings I spotted on your Instagram will be available on Monday?!

    1. polly

      January 25, 2014 at 21:16

      Indeed it does!!!

  2. Jess

    January 25, 2014 at 15:40

    Meal planning is an absolute life saver for us, too, or we end up eating more sausages and mash than be considered normal.
    Have a lovely weekend!

    Jess xo

    1. polly

      January 25, 2014 at 21:17

      haha!! snap! sausage and mash or pesto pasta is what we end up with!

  3. Inês

    January 25, 2014 at 16:17

    I am reading one of my favourite blogs :) Xoxo

    1. polly

      January 25, 2014 at 21:17

      :) xoxox Thanks Ines!

  4. Julie

    January 25, 2014 at 19:38

    Hi, OOHHH Thanks for that, just downloaded the book, and looking forward to reading it, and hopefully getting some inspiration. I hate that feeling of panic when you don’t know what to cook for tea. If I am organised I feel so much more relaxed. xx

    1. polly

      January 25, 2014 at 21:18

      Hope you love the book – it’s fantastic! Yes – that panic is horrible, I need to be organised else I’m lost!

  5. Kay

    January 26, 2014 at 04:01

    I think I’ll be giving that book a look-see – it sounds like something I’d enjoy! I plan my meals weekly. Every Sunday I bust out the cookbooks and Pinterest recipes and plan my meal and grocery list for the week. It really does take a massive amount of stress out of my life! And I too have been planning some trips for our little family! I really want to do more camping this summer. I’ve found a couple places right along a river that just seem perfect – I love waking up in a tent! Enjoy the rest of your weekend – unplanned weekends are so wonderful.

    1. polly

      January 26, 2014 at 09:17

      Camping sounds wonderful – we’re hoping to squeeze a couple of little camping trips in too :) I have so many recipe’s pinned it’s about time I tried them out!

  6. Keri-Anne

    January 26, 2014 at 09:09

    Oh. i have started working out too. Would love to hear what you are doing! Me and Gilles have started insanity!!! 0_0!!

    1. polly

      January 26, 2014 at 09:18

      I’ve heard SO much about insanity – is it good??

  7. Laura

    January 26, 2014 at 12:03

    Oh I love your jewellery – so beautiful. I must check out that book you are reading – sounds really inspiring and interesting.
    I too am starting to plan meals again – it works out better on the budget and routine. Also thinking about the holidays – can’t wait to get away for a while

    Laura x

  8. Jess @ Along Came Cherry

    January 26, 2014 at 19:28

    I REALLY NEED TO MEAL PLAN!! That is exactly what I do, it gets to tea time and I never know what to make so we eat pasta pretty much every night of the week. I’m sick of it and really need to sort it out! And I really need to do some exercise too x

    1. polly

      January 26, 2014 at 19:42

      meal planning is where it’s at. It seems such a hassle until I do it, and then I remember how much easier it makes my life every meal time! and yes…. unfortunately I’m not 20 anymore and can’t get away with not exercising!

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