Reasons To Be Cheerful

I'm a fan of Kate over at Kate on Thin Ice and always enjoy reading her blog. I have been reading her Reasons To Be Cheerful posts and often thought about writing one myself. I mean if I can find three reasons to be cheerful each and every week, then my depression can never win, right?

I went over to Michelle's blog, Mummy From The Heart..., to see where Reasons to be Cheerful 1, 2, 3 all started. Michelle posts her reasons to be cheerful every Thursday and provides a blog hop for those who wish to get involved (full details here). Which is exactly what I intend to do!

So what are my reasons to be cheerful today / this week:

1) I submitted a letter to the West Yorkshire Playhouse to apply for their So You Want To Be A… program / course (details here on Culture Vulture website). I found it an interesting experience to write the letter without it becoming a 'I would be suitable because...' speech. I'm not sure I submitted enough info or that any of it was relevant, but I did it! Yay me! 

2) I have an almost empty inbox! Actually two of them, G-d I'm good! *laughs*

I have been struggling a bit lately, and communications often suffer, which resulted in me having over-flowing inboxes, it's taken me a while and I still need to reply to some, but it's organised and I am back in control.

3) It's Mother's Day tomorrow (in UK) and my first one (although prematurely) as a mum. I have been assured that having a bump qualifies me to celebrate Mother's Day. 

Here's to all mothers  

*raises a glass of alcohol free Rose* 

Isn't this a fab fun glass? I want!

It's available @ pressies4princesses.co.uk

Have a fantastic day x

Competition Winner: Win a Barbie Princess Charm School with our friends at Argos

My apologies for the delay, but I have finally drawn the winner for my Win a Barbie Princess Charm School with our friends at Argos competition.

The lucky winner will receive:

And the winner is:

HannahLea

I hope you, or rather your daughters, enjoy the prize x

We Bought a Zoo

I went to preview of We Bought a Zoo on Monday.

A recently widowed father (Matt Damon) wants a better life for his kids and a 'new' start. Whilst viewing houses he falls for a beautiful, but rundown house. However, it comes with a catch, a minor detail...

Given that I'm not a fan of Damon (I think he's too interchangeable with DiCarprio, Affleck et al) and having read the synopsis, I was debating not going.

I'm glad I did. It is a funny, often overtly sentimental film. But will keep the kids entertained. The younger members of the audience really seemed to enjoy it, especially all the animal scenes. 

The scenes with Scarlett Johansson I didn't really think added much to the film, but Hollywood will always add a bit of romance. I felt it detracted away from her character's passion for her job and the animals.

There are some well written scenes with Damon and his two kids, and with his brother, especially when talking and reminiscing about his wife.