Out of your comfort zone

So we decided last year to get a Mini Cooper S this year - yes maybe a ridiculous car for a couple with 2 young children that have masses of luggage for all holidays and days out!! However, we realised after going camping in a 1991 VW Golf Mk1 Cabriolet last August and managed to fit a 5 man tent, table, 4 chairs, 2 airbeds, 3 sleeping bags, food, stove, scooter, pram and the list goes on.... that we can manage with a small car and get a roof top box for our camping trips!! So we started looking on Auto trader with the few to just look and probably buy in May/June time, however a Mini Clubman Cooper S has popped up with a gazzilion amount of extras but does have about £500 worth of cosmetic damage to a door and the alloy wheels - but surely that's manageable!! So me and the littlest one will be on route to Canary Wharf to have a look tomorrow - take pics and report back to the Hubby!! Maybe we could have a Mini parked outside by the weekend, i can hardly contain my exciteme...

Yesterday I decided that Elena and I had to start doing more things out of mine and also her comfort zone. She is 2, so outings do not always go well - she can scream on public transport much to the dismay of other passengers, she can grizzle in the pushchair and refuse to eat when we are out, scream loudly when she is tired and refuse to give in - actually the list is endless!!! So I decided as a 'Mummy' treat that we should go on 1 bus and 1 train (30 minute journey) to Westfield Stratford for some retail therapy. I told the hubby that this was my plan and he agreed it was worth a shot! So after dropping Amber off at pre-school, we walked to the bus stop, I had thought of cancelling the trip as it was raining - but no I decided nothing was ever going to change if I carried on just going home and doing nothing!! First battle was the raincover - Elena was not impressed at all, managed to save the day with a 'Baba Pink' toy!! So got on the bus, managed to shove t...