I am going to be working part time in our local garden centre. Ok, so it's not a high flying executive position at Vogue, but I am chuffed to bits. I start work in 10 days. Eeeeekkkk!!!!!!
This led to my dilemma........... Childcare.
Now it is an age old problem, that is a huge source of stress, to myself and many working parents out there. I still have to find a childminder that I both trust and believe in for the long term. But in the meantime my friends have been amazing, sorry, that should be AMAZING!!! In the space of an hour, they had my childcare sorted!
Last night, I was saddened to hear that a very good friend of mine is having a really crap time. She has a medical condition which affects her life greatly, but what saddened me is the lack of love and support from her so called "friends". They should be ashamed. I don't live near her, I wish I did, so I could visit her everyday. I am going to go next week to hug her. Nothing else, because sometimes a hug is all you need. If you happen to read this S, I BLOODY LOVE YOU MRS.
Both of the above then got me to thinking about my friends. Now here comes the gushy part...
There are too many friends to list them all. Each and every one plays an enormous part in my life. I truly treasure each of them for their individual specialness! Without them, I would be lost.
There are my "mummy" friends. Always there for a coffee, chat or pick me up when you are low. They rally around to help each other, and are just lovely. Some I have known for years, others just a few months, but they are a huge part of my life. Everyone moans about how awful school playground mums can be, well not in my experience.
There's my oldest friend, who I have known for 38 years. We may not see each other for months on end, but she is always there for me when I need her, and vice versa.
Then there's 'My Girls'. These are like an extension of my family. They know how much I love them, without being told, (although I still tell them). There is almost nothing that I wouldn't do for them. I know that I can call on them night or day (and I often have) and they are there for me. We have been through so much together, and let nothing break us. They have been there to see me at my very worst and to celebrate the very best times with too. I love them like family. A & C, I bloody love you guys.
Then there are all my other friends. In no way do they mean any less to me, they just don't belong to any of the above groups! Most don't live close by, and some are overseas, but they are still an important part of my support network.
Then, of course, there is my family. No explanation needed. They are simply, My Family. There no matter what life throws at us. I wouldn't swap them for all the money in the world.
At my lowest times each and everyone of them has picked me up or helped by listening or by simply giving me a hug.
I LOVE you all.
Gushing over. Let normality resume....
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