06:30 | I had originally planned to sleep in a little yesterday morning as I didn't need to be in the
            office until nine but for some reason I woke up early.  I got up, made a cup of tea and decided
            to make a start on my day anyway.

07:00 | I had a team meeting today and knew that I probably wouldn't get back until late. I made
            arrangements with my friend Kirsty to go over to her house in the evening to help make
            Halloween cakes, so I knew that I needed dinner to be both quick and easy,  I got my crockpot
            out and prepared a new recipe - gammon stew.

  
08:00 | Once the dinner was prepared, I turned my attention to breakfast - a mango and raspberry
            smoothie. I have been loving these lately.


08:30 | One of the things that I absolutely love about my job at the moment is the freedom and
            flexibility that comes along with it.  Each day I find myself in a different office, in a different
            part of the country.  This gives me a great opportunity to experience the changes that Fall
            brings in both the countryside and the city.


15:00 | By this time of the afternoon I had been in our team meeting for hours and while
            conversations where going round and round I got distracted by the scene outside the room.
            In the middle of this office there is this little pond and foliage which is home to a few little
            ducks. They were so cute walking around and provided a lovely few minutes retreat from the
            meeting.


18:30 | I arrived home and wolfed down my dinner as I needed to be at my friends place by 7pm.

21:30 | Kirsty and I have had such a fun evening baking.  I haven't done any baking in such a long
            time that it was fun to just get a little covered in icing sugar and flour while catching up with
            a really good friend.  We made and had a go at decorating cupcakes and cookies.


23:00 | Finally it was time for bed and I was very ready for it. Looking forward to documenting
            tomorrow.  

So today see's the start of Week In The Life 2014.  Although I don't have anything in particular planned for this week, I think it will be fun to see what the day to day looks like for me right now.  I plan to capture my week on my blog rather than actually scrapbooking it this year.

06:15 | This morning was an early start and with the clocks going back yesterday, it was also a very
            dark start.  Smidge wasn't around and so I hit the snooze button.  Ten minutes later and
            Smidge was saying "Hi", insisting that he gets some morning love.  Breakfast this morning
            was a crumpet, syrup and a mango and raspberry smoothie.

11:40 | It has been a steady morning in the office today. We had a huge shuffle around as far as
            seating goes over the weekend so unfortunately I had to hotdesk.  By this time of the
            morning it was definitely time for a cup of tea and a plum.


12:30 | I met up with Kirsty for lunch today and we decided to walk across to Sainsbury. It was so
            nice to get out of the office and to spend some time catching up. Best of all our shopping trip
            at lunch time meant that I could come straight home after work instead of having to make
            another stop.

15:15 | I decided to wrap things up for the day in the office. I still had a few emails to reply to but
            decided to pick them up once I got home.

16:00 | I got home to a lovely package in the post. My Week In The Life kit from Ali Edwards had
            arrived and my next door neighbours had kindly taken it in for me.  I am very pleased with
            the stash and will be keeping it for my Project Life 2015.


17:30 | Monday night dinners are always my favourite as they are always leftovers from Sunday. No
            cooking means no dishes - however I  didn't wash up last night which means I have dishes
            waiting to be washed.

19:30 | Tonight is Zumba and this class is my most favourite class at the gym.  I have always loved
            dancing. I love feeling the beat in the music, moving my body as only I can.  I feel beautiful
            and strong when I'm dancing - although I appreciate I may not look that way to others.
            Tonight my mom is joining me. This is her second week.

21:00 | Season 10 of Criminal Minds has just started here and it is one of my all time favourite TV
            series.  By 9:15pm I am showered and curled up on the sofa with a cup of hot chocolate.

22:15 | Finally heading into bed. Looking forward to documenting my tomorrow.

Here's a look at what is real around here right now.

1. This morning I was up and out the house by 7am. That doesn't normally happen on a week morning never mind the morning of a weekend.

2. With my exams over with, my life is starting to feel normal once again. I have been enjoying tidying things up and reading my Kindle.

3. Fall is definitely here. The darker mornings have meant that my light alarm clock has come back out of the cupboard. Waking up to a bright room is much easier on me than when the room is so dark.

4. I am currently working on organising what needs to be done on my creative projects so that I can get back up to date. One Little Word, Gratitude Journal and Weight loss Smashbook have all taken a back seat during the run up to my exams.

5. I've just spent £135 on clothing. It feels like a lot of money but I haven't bought any new clothes for a while now and I definitely need them.

6. I have been working on my Christmas Wish List for the family.

7. It still surprises me how often Smidge acts like a little kitten still. I love that about him.

8. I'm struggling with back ache. Its been over a week now and I had hoped it would clear up but so far it hasn't. Sitting here, working on this post, I can feel it beginning to pull.

9. I am excited to be getting stuck into planning my first attempt at Project Life for 2015.  I purchased an album and have added several items to my Christmas Wish List to get me started.  Now just to spend some time on YouTube and Pinterest to get some inspiration and ideas.

10. I have been loving smoothies for breakfast lately. Mango and banana, berry mix.  I'm planning to do a peach one next week.

11. Smidge has been so fussy with his wet food lately. Just this morning I had to return some of the boxes I bought because he flat out refuses to eat it....and then it goes yuk and I end up throwing it away.

12. My To-Do lists are looking a lot more fun lately.