Tag: #Blogtober17

One of the things that I wanted to work on this year was my YouTube channel.  It has been up and running more or less since I started blogging, however, it has been somewhat neglected.  For a long while, it has showcased our memories from visiting Butlins and our trips to Drayton Manor.

I can still remember receiving a telephone call from the keep in touch team a few weeks after Roo was born.  A call to congratulate me on the birth of my firstborn.  A call to offer me advice on the next steps following my maternity leave.  A call advising me to start thinking about childcare options now in order for things to be in place by the time my maternity leave was over.  With a list of childcare providers popped in the post for me to take a look at.

How did you decide how many babies you would have? When Mr. Boo and I had the baby talk we agreed on five children. I joked that we would have our very own five-a-side football team. Mr. Boo would be the coach, whilst I clearly would be in washing, cheerleading and transportation duties. When I pictured our future family, I pictured a house full of boys. The noise, the chaos and the smell of socks to go with them. 

If there is one question that strikes fear into me on a form or in an interview it is ‘tell us about yourself’.  In that split second my mind goes blank and suddenly for someone who talks a lot I have nothing to say.  I sit there staring at the question attempting to figure out what I can say that is interesting about myself.  The immediate thoughts of ‘I’m a wife and mother of three’ seem to cover it in my eyes but surely they are looking for a better more in-depth answer than that.