Oh my goodness. December has been and gone now it is nearly February.
Christmas was everything we wanted it to be.
Peaceful, love filled, Bucks Fizz & Croissants in bed. 
So many beautiful presents.
I was completely spoilt by my husband.

We watched "The Gruffalo's Child" and Mike set about making a wooden ship which I brought him.
We visited family too both before and after Christmas. But the day itself was ours <3

January is my worst month. The cold, the snow, the dismal moods, the slush & the poverty of having spent far too much over December.
We're just getting over the lack of funds. It was somewhat fun towards the end. We went back to vegetarian meals, pasta mixed with tomatoes, spices and random vegetables, bottom of the cupboard meals.

I have put on weight since getting married. The weeks building up to it - the nerves made me so skinny, then the relaxation, honey mooning, comfort, Christmas, finally living with Mike as well as feeding a boy & contending with the portion sizes has inflated me . BUT the weight is slowly dissolving now . I work during the day in a pre-school in a village, I walk there and back four times a day, there is no time for snacking. It's good for me!
The pre-school is really lovely, I am really enjoying it. 

We've been talking about babies, when to decide to try. I love us but somehow I know, like deep down we are meant to have a baby soon.  Perhaps it's the age I am at or the fact I look after other people's little ones.

The snow is melting it has been replaced with sunshine & green grass. I'm hopeful for spring, for flowers, for pretty clothes, not needing the heating on & feeling free. Winter always was my worst season.