Merry Christmas 2022

It is Christmas Eve and I am listening to a podcast and feel a little anxiety over tomorrow if it all goes well. Living with anxiety can be hard as I do feel anxious most days but am getting to grips with it and looking forward in the morning and hope I can fit in a Christmas workout or a walk or start my running again like I have done many times on Christmas day as I have gotten over. 

I now continue this blog and it is Christmas day and my mum has done my hair for me and then next going to put on some make up and taking little steps to help my anxiousness. Each morning I will get up and today had my shower in the morning as I do like to have a shower the night before but have a cold and so to help me I have going to bed early and made sure I got enough sleep. 

Sleep to me is so important and trying to manage my fatigue and started to make changes like not watching Youtube before bed and read. I have realised that I like to write in the mornings rather than the evenings because it takes me ages to get to sleep so, started this week in stopping by half eight.

It has made a difference. I want to exercise more and didn't do a workout like I wanted and not done a run or walk, but going to do this tomorrow before my son returns. 

I have edited a weekend in a life video which I am going to put up tomorrow and filming what I wore for Christmas rather than doing a day in a life and begun to plan for 2023 and my next Newsletter is up for December. Check site https://everyonecanbuildcastle.com 

Now going to continue to celebrate and see if I can blog tomorrow too. 

Merry Christmas,

Carrie X

Typical London Gal. 

Travel Strikes

So glad I am at my desk watching a bit of Youtube before bed and today it was a mission to get home due to the train strike and had to wait for ages for a bus and fear tomorrow. It looks like it could be the same now I continue this blog the next day to be the same. 

Today my son is in a show and so looking forward to that and have a lift to get there, but it is coming back. However I just going to walk as much as I can and will make sure I get home, even if it is by taxi. 

These strikes are all about pay and people feeling that they are not getting enough and means disruption to others and so I never get it. I travel each day and so rely on public transport and without it, it means not seeing my son and so it can be disruptive to everyone and means more cars on the road, which effect the pollution. 

I makes me worry that others who have families going to get home and people don't need this worry and hope that the dispute can be fixed so other people can get on with their lives. 

It is Christmas, so another reason why Strikes can be disheartening, because people being able to spend time with their family and means changing their plans and that isn't fair. 

So lets see what happens and that we can travel in piece and not worry about getting home. 

Many thanks for reading, 

Carrie X

Typical London Gal 

Football and Education

Yes it is Friday today and decided that I will do a weekend in a life video and uploading a video on my main youtube channel and is my second gift guide I did and hope to do some more and may show some of the gifts I have bought this year for people, but I will see what time I have to do this. 

I just finished watching the football, Netherlands Vs Argentina, and looking forward to the England game tomorrow. 

Continuing with blog, England if you had not watched are out of the World cup and feel that England will never win won again and feel some hope that I am wrong on that. It always raises my heart rate and my son being the mischievous cheered for France. I know they should be able to cheer what they like, and so it is up to him, but I did predicted that we may get beat. I hoped I would be wrong but wasn't. 

I fell in the love with football back in 1990, and I changed teams that I supported, but now I love going to see a match, no matter what the team is and is good thing to do, but it is sad that once again I writing about how we didn't get any further in this World cup and now we, us, England will have to wait another four years to stand a chance again. 

That's if we get passed the qualifying matches before then, and will Gareth Southgate step down. Not that I want him too, but seems to be the norm, and how football is these days. 

So will see what happens. I am saving my Sunday chat video to upload and am filming a weekend in a life, and going live, check out: Typical London Gal Carrie Holmes to see it. 

I talk about the my son and having to change schools, and how frustrated it has been and all we want is for Henry, my son to have a good education and succeed in life. It has been tough to deal with and shouldn't need to keep changing because he has learning difficulties. 

I was never was a lover of school and would dread everyday. I know there maybe others who felt the same, but my son loves it and enjoys being in company with other children, and so school has benefitted him its just the fact that he could be moving any part of the year and lose the friends he has made and that can be tough for kids. Kids should be able to settle in a school without the worry they may have to go to another school. 

I am not going to enjoy my Sunday and will be writing more of this blog during the week. 

Many thanks for reading, 

Carrie X 

Typical London Gal 

 

Making the most of the weekend

So here we are end of another weekend, and tomorrow starts a new week, and I have just finished watching England Win against Senegal and I am a football fan. I know stating the obvious, why would I watch if I am not a fan? If I don't like something and have no interest I don't watch it.

My love of football began as a kid after 1990, but it has always been on as my mum, brother and dad were all fans, before I was and then it started overnight. 

Before I began going football I was scared of football supporters, but then it all changed and never looked back. I felt that football was changing too much, and I did start to fall out of love with it because the diving and not taking certain cup games, like the FA cup seriously, but I love it and do really feel nervous when watching England or Chelsea win or lose and like lower league football.

As a kid I did originally support Liverpool and then spurs and then Chelsea and was allowed to decide for myself and that is important, but really I love going to a football match, and love the atmosphere. It is so good as my nieces birthday gift was to see Chelsea Ladies play, and going lower league matches it is a lot cheaper and when there is a ground nearby then you not having to travel far either. It depends on the club but it is just a good afternoon, and great to do at the weekends. 

I like supporting different sports and when the rugby league returns in the UK next year now as they play summer season be going to some matches too, and again a good afternoon out rather than staying in all the time. 

Have a great week ahead.

Many thanks for reading, 

Carrie X 

Typical London Gal  

   

Something different for a Friday

It is the end of the week and we are in December. I do have some gifts, and got to get my Christmas cards next and actually make sure that friends and family actually receive them as I always leave them to the last minute. 

I often become a humbug because a lot of retailers this time of year rip you off and make out they have a sale but actually not. You have to do your maths and what I do I get the idea of what I want to buy and browse in different stores on the high street and online to get a good deal.

None of your friends and family want you to spend a fortune but just spend time with them and so the price of an item doesn't matter it's the quality for me and if the person really needs it and I have created for my parenting blog a gift guide printable. You will find in this blog here: https://theparentingadventurestipsandtricks.wordpress.com/2022/11/30/my-parent-gift-guide-is-ready/ 

Tonight we went for a meal because my son wanted to order his food and so thought it would be a great idea to do something different on a Friday. 

The other thing I like to do at the end of the week is to spend time with my son and it was so nice to collect him from school, normally he gets a taxi to and from school, and now he is in bed as I finish this blog and like watching a bit of TV.

Tonight because of the football at the weekend, watched Strictly come dancing and taking my son to football again and then we are off to see a pantomime on Sunday and I like having these sorts of things to look forward too, and making the most out of the weekend. 

I hope you too have a good weekend and I will blog on this site on Sunday.

Many thanks for reading, 

Carrie X