No nap and a sick hen

Today, Alfie decided that he was a big boy.

And big boys don't nap.

 

Big boys play with toy cars instead.

 

 

 

And with toy cars storage boxes.

 

This was the first nap-free day in Alfie's life.

And it went quite well.

 

Later, he helped me to feed the hens.

 

And we discovered, that Henny,

the speckled hen in the picture,

has a sore leg.

She hobbles around the place,

the right leg held up. Most of the time.

Poor Henny!

We really hope, she'll be better, soon.

 

 

Alfie tried the

"I'll give her all the corn I have"-cure.

I'll let you know, if it worked.

 

Well... I kind of missed my midday-break today.

But the little man sleeps now.

And he went to bed not offering the tiniest bit of resistance.

 

Good boy, Alfie!

 

Maybe it's nap day again tomorrow.

Maybe not.

Klara gave up daytime naps at the same age.

Nothing would surprise me, so.

 

:-)

 

Lena

 

 

 

But... We LOVE grapes!!!

Klara invited a friend to play.

A lovely girl, I have to add.

And the two are really enjoying each other's company.

I gave them biscuits, drinks and a bowl of grapes.

And they play and run around and chat.

The little boy had just had his nap and is happy.

He sits in the sand pit. Diggin' away.

 

I took out my laptop to work on the holiday photos again.

While the little people don't seem to need my attention.

 

And I found the bowl of grapes on the garden table.

Not even been TOUCHED.

The girls totally ignored the now not very cold and crisp any more

 but rather warm and sticky little things.

As they have been left outside

in the sun

for about 3 hours.

Yes, I had GREAT plans to eat them myself now.

Because I don't want to dump them.

 

And here I sit.

With my laptop.

THINKING I would have a few minutes

to just do some mammy stuff.

Uninterrupted.

But the kids realised that I have THEIR grapes now.

And NOW they want them.

And they come up to me every 20 seconds.

To grab a grape out of the bowl.

And to tell me very important things.

Like

"I like your house!"

(I don't.)

"Look mammy, E. is wearing my bikini!"

(I  bloody saw that.)

"The dog wags his tail!"

(NO WAY!!!)

"My mammy has a laptop, too."

(Do you let her use it at home, though?)

"What does daddy do with the lawn mower, mammy?"

(He'll take the petrol out of it to burn the lawns.

WHAT DO YOU THINK HE COULD BE DOING WITH THE FLIPPIN' LAWN MOWER!??")

"Look at Alfie! He SITS!"

(Oh.)

"Look at the dog! She EATS!"

(Clever pet.)

"Gurglebrlbrlbrlmaamaaaa!"

(Go back into your sand pit, little rascal!)

"We're HUNGRY!!!"

(Well.... you are eating MY grapes! For Christ's sake!!!)

 

Me gives up.

They can have them.

Little monkeys.

 

And I'll bring the laptop back inside.

Before I'm going to loose my sanity.

 

 

There's a bottle of fermented grapes waiting for me in the fridge.

I'll have them tonight.

When the little people sleep.

 

THE END.

 

 

 

 

 



What's in my makeup bag?

Sinéad from Bumbles of Rice asked other bloggers
if they would show the content of their makeup bags.

I think it is a lovely idea to share tips and tricks with other sleep-deprived mums
to let us help each other "to look human after theee hours sleep."

And of course, I'm quite nosy sometimes.
I just like to see other peoples makeup bags. Ha!

Even though I wear makeup since nearly 20 years now, be warned: I don't use fancy brushes or applicators, I don't buy extraordinary makeup brands and I don't watch vlogs to be up-to-date regarding new stuff on the face painting market out there.
Sorry.

But now: Let's go!

 

I take a shower every single morning.

I simply don't function without one.

Even if it's only a 2-minutes-speedy one,

I NEED that to feel comfortable.

I wash my face in the shower, too,

(Of course. Try NOT to wash your face in the shower

and tell me how you got on. Thank you.) 

and 2-3 times a week I give it a scrub.

 

I've got very dry, sensitive skin.

And it all got worse after my 2nd pregnancy.

But these two products really do a good job for me.

I use the Garnier Moisture + always at night

and sometimes in the morning.

Sometimes, I use the BB cream instead.

In the morning.

 

I love both products.

 

 

 

I also use make-up every day.

If I went for the BB cream in the morning,

I only use a very small amount

on top of that.

If I went for the moisturiser,

I use a bit more.

I have no explanation, why and when I use what.

I just do either the one thing

or the other.

 

 

Blush.

Only a bit.

To contour the cheekbones.

I use a travel-brush thing.

You take off the lid

and push up the tuft

and apply the blush.

 

At the moment it's a Maybelline one.

I don't really like the colour,

it's a bit to "pinkish" for my skin tone.

But I couldn't be bothered to spend more money

for just another blush.

Typical me.

 

 

My pencil collection.

Every day: Eyebrow pencil.

Black kajal.

 

Sometimes: Grey kajal.

 

Very rare: Turquoise eye liner.

More for the odd night out.

Once a year.

Twice, maybe.

 

 

The use of eye shadow is reserved for weekends

or special occasions.

Sometimes, if I remember to,

I use the liquid one DURING THE WEEK, EVEN!!!

I know.

Call me posh!

.

I love it, actually.

I should use it more often.

 

The Smoky-Eye-Triple-Thing from Rimmel

is used more frequently.

For evening events.

The second n the line, the turquoise one matches the turquoise eye liner.

The brown/beige Rimmel stuff just went in the bin.

I maybe used it once or twice.

It makes my eyes looking even MORE tired.

Nobody wants that.

 

 

Last but not least

and used EVERY day:

Black mascara.

I like this one a lot.

It's not expensive,

it's applied quickly

and that's what I need in the morning.

 

 

Because after applying all the other

different creams,

powders,

shadows,

gels,

sprays etc...

the patience of my baby boy is almost used up

and he's clinging to my leg.

Whining.

Screaming for attention.

The poor fella.

 

That's it.

My facial morning routine.

It looks as if I spend ages in the bathroom.

But I don't.

The face painting takes me about 5 minutes.

5 well-spent minutes.

Because if I don't plaster

the black circles,

the blemishes and creases

and if I don't moisturise my poor dry skin

every morning...

I simply don't feel well.

FACT.

 

 

This was my contribution to this linky.

 

If you want to see more make-up bags,

read more about mammies hiding nightshift traces behind layers of beauty products

or if you want to share your make-up bag content and your morning-beauty-secrets

with the blog world and the www, you can do it all ...

 

... HERE!

 

 

Happy reading!

 

Lena