Paddling pools and bare bottoms……

So, yesterday was summer solstice.

And if I’m honest, I was meant to post this yesterday but was just so busy with other bits and pieces taking up my day that I was naughty and in the end just totally forgot!

So, the longest day of the year, where from here on in the days start to get shorter again, as we approach autumn and winter.

Ok, ok… that’s way off!

The kids haven’t even broken up for summer holidays yet!

So, instead of seeing the glass half empty, I thought I’d embrace the fact that summer is officially here and that we’ve got a while yet to make the most of it, so decided to share just a few things with you as to the reasons I both love and loath summertime……

Reasons I love summer

bare feet

bbqs

outdoor adventures with the girls

holidays

outdoor pub lunches

light, balmy evenings

pretty flowers

sunkissed skin

paddling pools and bare bottoms (the kids’, not ours!!)

happy smiling faces

fresh cut grass

warm sunshine

picnics

al fresco dining with friends

flip flops

long walks

pimms

waterfights

Things that spoil it for me!…….

hayfever and the pollen count

sweat patches

bare skin and bingo wings

sunburn and strap marks

lack of babysitters as they’re all on holiday

frizzy hair reminiscent of a bad perm

holiday traffic and caravans

mosquitos

wasps

And,I could really do with that rather controversial or elusive ‘thigh gap’ about now, as the tops of my legs rub when I’m hot and sticky!!

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