Life Lately.

Pre-drinking before a night out with my Miley-alike, the most beautiful three piece suite I couldn't afford in the charity shop, my Bampi's side entrance garden, Layla and her 95 year old great-great grandma, afternoon lusting, pink hair extensions, Amelia's OOTD, Layla's OOTD, my favourite month has arrived.

So this past week has been a whirlwind of family time and time with friends. Since it was the last week of freedom before we head back into our early morning structured routine, I felt it would be great to get around all our family and friends as much as possible which has been amazing. I love spending time with my family (just the right amount - we are rather different) and my friends are still astronomically fantastic. Sadly I had to say goodbye to one of my best friends yesterday as she's heading back to Nottingham for university but she did buy me a train ticket which means I get to travel up on October 26th and spend the day with her and some amazing bloggers at the Nottingham meet organised by the wonderful Sophia of The Tattooed Tea Lady and stay the night which is going to be brilliant. 55 days!

I dyed my hair pink and added some extensions in lively non-matching tones of pink. I feel like a children's cartoon character but I love it. If I can't get a little crazy in my twenties, when can I?

In truth, this week has also been a week full of trouble and anxiety. Layla is going through a very difficult behavioural (what I hope is a) phase which has seen us having to lock every door to rooms that are not in use without supervision. I genuinely feel like Nicole Kidman in The Others right now but I know it's for the best to protect both her safety and the things we have right now. I'm also living on practically nothing and have been for a little while now so all treats have been kindly gifted by friends or PR's which has been really bogging me down. Since I have no rent this month my first month's wage will go entirely on getting me back in the black meaning we are stuck for the next two months but then it should all have settled down and be fine. I've been up all night in tears at least three times a week for a fortnight about this but I've decided to now be positive and strategic. I can cope. Things will get better and I am not a bad person for this, this is just life. There are down times and high times and I can't control them, only the way I act toward them or often in spite of them.

So all in all I've had a really great week and apart from a very hard goodbye which didn't end in goodbye but with her just leaving as we both couldn't do it, it's been immaculate. I'm generally feeling quite positive and excited about the rest of the year just from a mere few weeks so long live the good times.