COFFEE AT THE WOLSELEY AND SHOPPING WITH DAUGHTER

I find it SO frustrating trying to juggle this work/home life thing – mostly because I don’t have a full time job that pays enough to ensure full time child care support. I am always flying by the seat of my pants when it comes to childcare – particularly now the children have broken up for Easter and I’m still working. Then it can be a bit of a nightmare. A juggling act.

Take for example the other night when I was invited as “media” to attend a lecture on Namibia. In manner of proper professional I got there on time at 6pm in order to fit in a few complimentary drinks and mingle but this required leaving my 10 year old boy in the care of my 15 year old daughter for two hours before the babysitter could get there. Really, you would think this would be fine. TWO HOURS together. How hard can it be? Well, too hard apparently because half way through the lecture I got a text from my ex husband saying that it wasn’t working and our youngest child was very upset. Well, I’m sorry, but I do think they should have been able to sort it out on their own and if my ex wants me to do more work then this sort of thing might happen more regularly. Now he wants to meet me to discuss their behaviour. I don’t think there’s much behaviour to discuss to be honest. They are siblings. Quite a lot of the time they have nothing more in common than a few genes and a shared house – which can really piss them off.

I managed to separate them long enough yesterday to spend “quality” time with my daughter as she was particularly keen to take me to The Wolseley for my Mother’s Day coffee which appears to have become an annual event. SHE ACTUALLY PAYS!!! Miracle of miracles. Although obviously it works in her favour because then we are scarily close to a very large Top Shop and an Urban Outfitters – both of which I wandered around with a puzzled look on my face, because I just don’t get the clothes any more. I am going to have to find different shops to buy my clothes – although elasticated high waists tucked into nylon shirts do seem to be in so perhaps I should try and stay cutting edge and/or old lady….

Seriously, if you are ever in London, near the Ritz then go for coffee/breakfast/lunch and/or dinner at The Wolseley – it’s just the most wonderful building and arguably their cappuccino is the best you can get anywhere in the world.

Just look at it:

My daughter had hot chocolate in a bowl:-

(YES it was noted that she got a heart shape and I didn’t….)

OOH and on the way to Top Shop we popped into the Mulberry Shop to drool and found the teeny weeniest Alexa bag in existence – how cute? Sadly even this size it was just under £200.00!:-