Susan K Mann

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A Long Week, Blogging And Cherry Blossom Our Weekly Photos – Week 18

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Well, I thought last week was bad when I left you with my weekly photos post, but this week was even worse. Work, oh my goodness, work has been so busy, pretty horrid and long. I’ve been working super long days every day. It’s been hard and I’ve felt like a terrible mother as I’ve been short with the kids, terrible wife as I’ve been grumpy with Robert and not the best manager and work colleagues as I’ve been in a mood there too. Hopefully, things will improve and my mood will too.  You know what it’s like it’s just hard to snap out of it,  but I will I am sure.

Last weekend didn’t get off to the best start with Tyler being upset that his school team lost in the final of a competition. It wasn’t his fault, and he had played something like 11 football matches or more that week. His team did win on Saturday, so that helped. I had to do some work in the afternoon so I didn’t get to my writing group which was a shame, but I did get some writing done later on and then Robert and I had a takeaway, a drink and watched some tv in the evening. We always try to make time to spend together on a Saturday away from phones and distractions. Sunday, was Lucas football match. My Mum visited with her dog and Aria fell outside and hurt her arm. She was too sore for gymnastics and I felt it must have been bad as she’s not gone before. Sunday also so the parent blogging community come together in the #pissoffphyllis campaign to support the amazing Emma from Island Living 365 who is bravely fighting bowl cancel. They banded together to show support and to raise awareness for this horrible disease. So, I am featuring in front of the camera for that this week.

Monday morning was a blah kind of morning. I didn’t want to go back to work and it was the first full school week in a while for the kids. I ended up working really, late as there was a problem at work but had to rush to football as I had all the football equipment in the car which wasn’t fun. Trying to balance the late days with school bags, lunches, etc does prove challenging at times. I was so tired with my medication that I fell asleep sitting up watching one of the biggest battle scenes on Game of Thrones. I’ll need to watch it again, sigh! Have you watched it?

Tuesday, I felt like the worst Mum dropping the kids off while I was on the phone. I felt so bad all day. When I got home I hugged them all tight and made sure they knew how much I love them.

Wednesday the cherry blossom looked amazing and although later than down south it does make everything look beautiful and spring-like. I captured a few pictures like the one above. It is such a shame it doesn’t last too long.

Tyler has been tried this week, not surprisingly, but he’s also been quite down and not himself. He’s usually my wee sweet, kind and cheeky chappy boy. He was outside playing and fell quite badly, which didn’t help either. For as much as our kids play outside and play football constantly, they’ve never really been hurt and I think this causes an issue when they do. He’s also not been sleeping well and saying he’s having nightmares, hopefully, get to the bottom of it soon.

Thursday was another long working day with lots of meetings. I’ve hardly been on social media all week and not in the right frame of mind either. Sometimes it’s just better to avoid it. So, I don’t even have many pictures for my post this week which is quite sad.

Working school hours Friday and hoping to have a good weekend with the kids. I didn’t make it to BlogOn this weekend, which is a shame as I’ve been going for years now, but I just couldn’t fit it in with everything else. I hope all that are there have the best time.

I have said I love the cherry blossom and Aria and I had some fun playing with some on Friday. How cute is that photo of her with it?

Make up for the Mum guilt I am feeling. The weekend has some football, an extended family birthday and they are off Monday and Tuesday next week. What are your plans?

I’ll leave you with my quote for next week “Look for something positive in each day, even if some days you have to look a little harder!” Have a lovely week!

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  1. sorry you’ve had such a crap week with work and I don’t suppose it’s helped by the kids being injured or miserable. hope this week is going better for you all

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  2. Oh lovely, I’m sorry things are so tough at the moment. I do hope things settle down at work real soon and you get to spend more time with your kids as you obviously miss them so much. Tyler’s problems sound worrying too, what a lot for you to deal with, I hope you find out what’s worrying him and come to some resolutions soon. Great quote to end on, keep it in mind and I’m sure next week will be better. Have a lovely long weekend xx

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  3. That picture of your daughter is so cute! My goodness, your life sounds so hectic! I’m sure your children know how much you love them though xx

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  5. Oh no! So sorry to hear about your work. It does sound awful. I hope things are better soon.
    Aww! Poor Tyler! 11 football matches in a week is an amazing achievement. It does sound like there’s something more going on with him, especially with the nightmares. I hope you get to the bottom of it soon.
    Lovely photos x

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  6. sorry to read you are having such a hard time.
    I find myself very short tempered and inpatient these days as well and silly little things really get to me.
    Well done for supporting Emma, I am sure she gets comfort from the support.
    Aria is beautiful as usual

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  9. Ooh I love Cherry Blossom so much 🙂 Great photos. I hope things get better soon my lovely.

    Thanks for linking up to #SilentSunday, lovely photos as always x

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  11. Sorry you had such a long week, I hope this one has been better. I adore cherry blossom, my boys aren’t so keen because they always come home with some in their hair! Those are gorgeous photos, of Aria and you xx

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  12. Aria looks like she is dressed for the cherry blossom! Life is so hectic these days. I don’t remember things being like this for my parents when I was a child. I always seem to go to bed and wake up on the same day!

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  13. Heck it really does sound like a crazy long week chick, make sure you are getting some time out to relax and breath! Hope everyone is feeling better, a few accidents – however the cherry blossom is absolutely stunning, I love seeing it out, just wish it lasted a little longer! Sim xx

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  15. Sorry to hear that you’ve had a tough week with long hours at work and struggling with grumpiness. It is so hard when you are overstretched and busy. I hope that next week will be a better one for you. I like the quote that you finished with – it’s pretty much my mantra for every day and it’s true that it is much harder on some days than others. The cherry blossom is so pretty. Just the sort of thing to help cheer you up. Hope you have a good weekend x #WotW

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  17. Things sound hectic but happy – love your badge and of course your beautiful little lady with her flowers. Beautiful pictures – thanks for sharing and for linking up with #mysundaysnapshot.

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  18. You sound as busy as we are. May for me is so, so busy and although it’s T’s birthday and we’re away to Rome at the end of the month I actually can’t wait for the month to be over as June will be a much easier one! I hope this week has been a better one x

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    • It’s crazy isn’t it? Aww I hope you have a lovely time in Rome. I would love to visit there one day. Thank you x

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  19. I didn’t make it to BlogOn either since its my youngest birthday. The pictures of the cherry blossom and are gorgeous. It was wonderful seeing all the photos for Emma coming up on social media. Made me feel very emotional x

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  20. Sorry to hear that you’ve had a rubbish week and I’m hoping that you managed to find some time over the weekend to chill and relax.
    Hope you get to the bottom of Tyler’s nightmares, bless him!
    Love Arias picture with the blossom, we made blossom purfume once, so pretty.

    I have that quote in my kitchen

    X

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    • Thanks lovely. I hope so too. It is hard going. Oh yes, I used to do that as a child.
      Really? Do you have it printed? x

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  21. It sounds like a tough week, we all have those weeks when you wish you could rewind and start again. Emma is so brave and so amazing and I never made it to blog on, this time of year is so busy for me x

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  22. Weeks like this can really get you down and sadly are inevitable sometimes. Life gets so busy but the fact that you are mindful about it and trying to look for the positives is a really good thing. I hope you had a much better week after this one x

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  25. Oh what a week. Some weeks are just tougher than others. You sound like you fit a lot in your week with all the activities. Hope next week is better and it is lovely to see the blossom again. Lovely photo. #wotw

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