Unrest in the cities and unrest in my head.....

.......but amidst all the looting I was bought some new shoes (and no I didn't loot)! I am a slave to fashion.  Not sure how proud I am of that statement, in fact not at all after the last weeks craziness, but if the shoe fits! Hahaha.

These lovely babies are from Offspring in Selfridges.  They are Adidas, Jeremy Scott, Wings Ballerina. Mouthful.  My daughter when she saw them said, "I wish they were real wings, because then you could fly."  I wish they were too.  I helped a friend shop for a holiday and these were a gift in return for my skills!  Or something like that.....Anyway these are deliciously cute, the leather is super soft and the sole is really cushioned.  With some pumps you can really feel the hardness of the ground when you walk but these are like little fluffy clouds.  Maybe that's why they have wings?

I digress, going back to the title, I am asking, after days of destruction and fear on the streets, when is our summer of love?  I know for me it will not be this summer, and I'll tell you why.  My kids are off on their summer break.  They get just over 6 weeks this time around and we have only had three, and I can honestly say we are all lucky to have survived this far!  Their behaviour has gone from bad to worse.  They have been waking earlier and earlier and they spend most of the day being grumpy, whinging and whining about what they haven't got or haven't done.  What they have done this summer so far includes, the Science museum, London Zoo, the cinema three times, the museum of London's Docklands, ice skating, swimming several times, sports camp three times (all day sports from 9.15am to 3pm), parks, play grounds and loads of arts and craft.  We have only got half way through the holidsys.  I am getting a feeling that my kids may be spoilt and/or under exercised.  At this precise moment in time they having time out in their own rooms so they can't poke, pinch, punch, fight, bicker, argue or scream.  This for their own safety and my sanity!  I am so close to smacking bottoms.  So I am taking them out for three laps of our local park or until they beg me to stop which ever comes first.  Lets see what the out come will be.

I know this blog does not discuss my thoughts on the riots, but I think there are enough people out there putting their two pennies in... I'd rather be proactive.  Like getting involved with #riotcleanup, which I did in Clapham Junction on Tuesday.

 Well back to the kids and one lap around the park later, which is just over a mile and a half, they were begging to stop.  The little one scooted around and my daughter jogged with me.  She was not impressed!  So did it help wear them out????   No! They were still up at 5.30am, they came running into my room at some time before 6am to tell me about their battle cries, and what each of them had done to each other.  Not a happy Mummy.  So this morning back out again to the park to do more laps, I will not be beaten.  It leaves me needing retail therapy more than ever! Also it is quite good exercise for me!

I'm hoping next summer will be better, not that I'm writing this summer off, as we have our very first camping trip to look forward to next week, and I am not afraid to tell you that the thought of it has the fear of god  in me as I know how much my kids love to sleep, NOT!  Can I train them to sleep with eye masks?  Anyway as long as the weather is good, late nights and early mornings are bearable, if not, who knows if we'll make a whole week.  Next summer they will be older and I may even be able to afford a trip back to Tobago (finger crossed).  But in the mean time I will keep trying to reign in their appalling behaviour.

Also to note, I removed myself from the dating site.  It just wasn't cool.  Plus I went to the sites 4 th birthday party celebrations and left an hour later, it was just painful.  I did not and do not belong there, ever.  Back to the old fashioned way of dating.  It was also making me constantly check my page to see if anyone had messaged or whatever.  Like I don't have anything better to do, which really I don't.  Maybe I'll try another site!

Anyway time to toddle off to bed.

Happy shopping.

Samara