In times of stress ~ go shop!!!!

Firsty I would like to say a huge big THANKYOU!! to all of you great blog friends who left such sweet and supportive comments on my blog post yesterday!! I was slightly in two minds as to whether I should publish that post or not ~ as I try not to blog about such personal things usually ~ but on this occasion I thought 'What The Heck!!' ~ it is something that is happening (again !!) ~ in our lives and I decided that I would share it with you all!! As usual you have not failed me and I value your opinions so much!! I was truly amazed that through one small blog post ~ you all managed to sum up my ex husband perfectly and seemed to have worked out for yourselves exactly what kind of man he is!!!

But ~ I am not going to let him stress me out any more than I already am ~ you mostly seemed in agreement that I should let them go and visit and I know that I do not really have a choice ~ my main reason for ranting was that I just wish that he was consistent in his approach to the children and doesn't wait until yet another new relationship happens ~ before he wants to be involved with his children!! I know this man VERY well ~ I was married to him for long enough ~ I know that he is very much like a child ~ if he gets what HE wants ~ life is sweet ~ but if he doesn't get what HE wants ~ he stamps his feet and throws a tantrum (usually involving me and a court ~ ha ha !!) ~ until he gets what he wants.........THEN ~ when the shine has worn off slightly ~ he decides he actually doesn't want it anymore!! I think that the best advice that I have been given recently regarding this ~ was from my Solicitor ~ when I rang her regarding this latest development!! She told me that I could fight him through the court ~ if I wanted ~ but that if I wanted to avoid court ~ I should give him what he wants and 'give him enough rope and he would eventually hang himself' (she didn't mean literally ~ obviously!! ~ but I suppose in the sense of future situations like this ~ because I will not let this keep happening with each new girlfriend!!). Anyway ~ all I can do is sit back and see what heppens ~ the less fuss I make ~ the less bothered he will think I am ~ and probably the less of a victory it will be for him (tee hee!!)

Enough of him anyway ~ I have wasted enough lines of my precious blog on him ~ and I shall not be wasting too many more!!

In that good old fashioned ~ time honoured tradition (well in my family anyway) ~ I decided to call upon that well known cure for stressful situations ~ NO ~ not food ~ not alcohol ~ not lying in a huge big bubble bath dreaming of Brad Pitt..............SHOPPING!!!!!


I bought some new shoes ~ they are a little higher than I usually go for ~ I will more than likely fall over in them at some stage and break my neck ha ha ~ but ~ I liked them and I wanted them ~ so I was naughty and bought them!!!!

I am almost finished reading Twilight by Stephenie Meyer ~ I m totally addicted and love it so much that I was actually sat up until 2am this morning reading it!!! I know that I have still got New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn to read by her ~ BUT my philosophy is that you can never have enough books!! SO ~ with that in mind ~ I saw another book by Stephenie Meyer ~ called The Host ~ so I decided to get that too ~ aswell as another one called No Time For Goodbye which is by Linwood Barclay. My Mum and sister have both read this book and both think it is excellent ~I will tell you what it is about in a later post!!

By the look of it ~ I have ALOT of reading to do!!!!
Just to finish off the retail therapy ~ here is a photo of the new red jacket that I treated myself to the other day!! The picture is not the best ~ and for some reason I hung it on my Mums linen store ~ which is in the room I stay in ~ not the best backdrop ~ but you get the picture (so to speak !!!)
Again ~ thank you so so much for the kind words ~ it meant the world to me ~ and I do value all your opinions very very much!! We will all be ok ~ the three of us are a tight little unit and he will not change that ~ no matter how hard he may try!! Sending love and hugs to you all XXX