Suddenly my proper work, as I call it, has tripled in volume! I have plans coming out of my ears to cost up and board reports to write.

I work as a consultant for a large Housing Association group, in their management and maintenance of open spaces division. I love my job but this week we have a few deadlines to meet and whilst I know I work best under pressure, (think up til 5am the night before your coursework had to be handed in) that feeling of trying to keep all the plates spinning is an uncomfortable one.

So my Mama's Monday Must Do today for this week is work like a trojan and clear off as many tasks as I can!

I shall mostly be singing this week... working 9-5 what a way to make a living......!

Oh and trying not to be so terribly distracted by twitter!

Over on Me and My Shadow there are some brilliant second hand finds. My find on Sunday was this cake stand for 50p! Yes that's right!

I couldn't believe it, especially as I thought I had done so well last week for my friend's birthday, with a glass cake stand from my favourite antique shop. But I can tell you it was significantly more than that!

When I got it home my husband said "why do you need that, you never make cakes?!" so I have put it straight to good use.

My new fruit bowl.

Big boy always reaches out and says when he sees a melon, "hold it a big one lemon!"

The grass is definitely greener than usual at the moment. But that is down to all the rain we have had. Miserable weather for boys who want to be out in the garden playing.

We all got lulled into a false sense of security this weekend, that summer was making an early appearance, but no, back to today and the heavens have opened. Shame I didn't get the washing in last night, it's a soggy mess on the line!

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