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Our Spring Bucket List

March 9, 2018 Amy Elizabeth
Daffodils

Although the snow was falling thick and heavy when I woke up this morning, by the afternoon the sun was shining brightly and it felt like maybe spring had finally defeated winter. Only time will tell if that's actually the case, but I'm feeling excited nonetheless. I even spotted that the snow hadn't killed off the snowdrops and crocuses growing on the grass verges near our house

Visit Yorkshire Sculpture Park 

I'd like to get outside a lot more in the coming weeks and months; I feel like I've been cooped up in the house for months on end because the weather has just been too cold or too wet to consider walks in the park and trips to the farm. But, with a bit more sunshine hopefully on its way, I'd like to take Benjamin to some more places, especially now that he loves looking around and seeing new things. We've been meaning to go to Yorkshire Sculpture Park for years, and so we're pledging to actually doing it this Spring. 

Celebrate our 3rd Wedding Anniversary 

It's our 3rd wedding anniversary in May, and since it's been a pretty big year for us, I'd like to celebrate it in some way as the two of us. Although we're very lucky, and have a fair few date nights over the course of Benjamin's short life, it's easy to let them slide as it's such a faff and on this occasion, I don't want that to happen! I'd also really like to *finally* get our wedding photos printed and put into an album as a gift to each other. We have them all online, but I love looking through my grandparent's wedding albums and I'd love to recreate that feeling for any future grandchildren I may have! 

Renovate the Bathroom 

We're finally going to get around to our next stage of renovations in the Spring - starting with the bathroom. When we moved in it was functional but ugly, and as that was better than the non-functional but ugly rest of the house, it had to stay that way. After far too many baths staring at the gross tiling and the fake ceiling, which I'm sure is housing all sorts of wiring nightmares behind it, I am very pleased to finally be making plans to give it a makeover. Watch this space... 

Go on a Mini Holiday 

I've just got Benjamin's passport forms sent off, so we're hoping that we can pop on a little three or four night break as a family some time in the Spring. If it comes through in time, we'll be heading to Barcelona to visit some friends, but we want to avoid too hot weather (partly because I'm a wimp, and partly because the thought of trying to keep Ben cool in the heat just stresses me out, which is not the point of a holiday) so if time ticks along too much, we may head their in the autumn and go somewhere slightly cooler like Amsterdam or Berlin. 

Cook Some Crumpets From Scratch 

Both Paul and I are a little bit addicted to crumpets, so I'd really like to try making some from scratch. It's a fairly involved process, so I think it'll have to be a weekend job, but as with anything else I've been a bit daunted to try cooking, I'm sure the pay off will be worth it! 

Eat our Fill at Leeds Indie Food #LIF18

On the subject of food, some of the events for Leeds Indie Food have just been announced and I'm really excited to fill my weekends with trips to the various street food events across the city so I can stuff my face and pretend I'm still cool, even though I have a baby. It's one of my favourite things about living in Leeds, and there are always so many great events - if you can get tickets to Chef: The Experience, definitely do - I went a couple of years ago and I still rave about it to anyone who will listen. 

What's on your Spring bucket list? 

Tags 2018, Spring, Bucket List
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My name's Amy. 

 I live in Leeds with my husband, Paul, our son, Benjamin, and our cat, Tuna Fey. 

This blog is a little snapshot of my life, just as it is right now. It's a collection of many things; from motherhood and family to recipes, crafts, books and interiors.

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Making a promise to myself that I’ll buy a bunch of daffodils whenever I see them because they make my heart so happy. I know it’s probably a false promise and we have plenty of frost to come, but it really feels like spring in the air and that is some kind of tiny miracle. Sunshine and yellow flowers are the greatest tonic ☀️
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BRB, just sobbing over the fact that my baby already looks old enough to get his actual driving license 😭😭😭 #happyselves #pbloggers #momentsofmine #ohheymama #momentsinmotherhood #momentslikethese #letthembelittle #mytinymoments #littlefamiliesofig #writeyouonmyheart #thehappynow #rememberingthesedays #capturingchildhood #kidsforreal
So in love with the colours of the fabrics for my next quilt 😍 It’s a gift for a friend, but I’m very tempted to make my own with just the coloured fabrics... and then redecorate a whole room to match. Seems reasonable, right?  #creativelifehappylife #createeveryday #createeverydamnday #amylizmakes #documentyourdays #hurrayforplay #stayinspired #wearethemakers #doitfortheprocess #makersgonnamake #showyourwork #maketimeforcreativity #dailydoseofcolour #colourmyjoy #ihavethisthingwithcolour #quiltersgonnaquilt #sewhappy
Okay, majorly unrelated caption alert but I *need* to talk about how much I love Sex Education. Major spoiler alerts coming, but seriously, this show is so smart and funny and full of heart and important and I actually might burst with how good it is. I *wept* on more than one occasion, but was particularly moved by Maeve's abortion (because how amazing to see abortion actually depicted in a non-sensationalised way that acknowledges the nuances and reality for women!) and I almost couldn't breathe when Otis and Eric danced together at the prom (because what an amazing display of non-toxic masculinity and friendship and all I want for Ben is for him to be able to hold hands with and support his friends!). God, I already want to rewatch the whole thing. And also dye my hair pink. More, please!

#chattycaptioncommunity #memyselfandportrait #darlingweekend #happyselves #reclaimthehappy #reallifeandstyle #documentyourdays #shared_joy #loveletterto #stayinspired #nothingisordinary
10/100 99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne 📚❤️ I had a book hangover from Sally Thorne’s first novel, The Hating Game, and her second didn’t disappoint. I still think The Hating Game is my favourite, but I loved the sassy heroine and the sweet cinnamon roll hero and the fact that they were renovating a house and so much else about this book. More Sally Thorne books forever, please!
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Paul, from the bottom of my feminist heart, I love you. Thanks for ranting more about the patriarchy than I do, and teaching our son that men do the cleaning and the childcare, and for not being weird about the fact that I’m smarter than you 😉
#dailydoseofpaper #illustragram #best_of_illustration #valentinesday #feministvalentine #feministlove #veronicadearly #documentyourdays #seekinspirecreate #hurrayforplay #nothingisordinary

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