This week my Word of the Week is:
The word Demure has been stuck in my head all week thanks to a TikTok video and the newest trend online. "Your demure is what it means to you. It's being mindful and considerate of the people around you but also of yourself and how you present to the world according to TikTok creator Jools Lebron. I have been walking around the house doing every day things like hoovering thinking very mindful, very demure! Very considerate, very demure! hehehe
Stu had a great birthday, we went out for a meal and of course the girls needed new outfits. Becky bought some smart black trousers a few months ago from Primark and she loves them, she calls them her fancy pants. She had planned on buying another pair but they had none in every time she looked but last week they had them again so she bought two more pairs as well as a new shirt. Ellie got herself a new dress, Stu got a new outfit and there was only me who couldn't find anything new to wear. Very cutesy, very demure!
You probably haven't even noticed but I am being very mindful, very demure when it comes to blogging. I am sharing just about as much as I have before our dramas last month but I am being more mindful about when I post it, only after we have been places or have done things. For example, a couple of meal plans ago I said we were having "a nice meal for Stu's birthday. We haven't decided yet.". We had decided but I didn't want to say we were eating out until we had got back home. I used to take photos and post them online of us ready to go out places but not anymore, I now wait until we are home again. Our dramas weren't caused or escalated by anything I had shared online but I am being more careful now and it has made me really think about things.
I have been very considerate, very demure of our neighbours lately. It's no secret myself and my neighbour are not the best of friends. There has been disagreements over the last few years and one of them was about how our gate needed to be took down because she was replacing "her" wall and our gate was attached. I knew it wasn't but I just let her carry on. This wall coming down has caused me so much unneeded stress over the last month but the wall came down and our gate stayed up. I knew the gate wasn't attached to the "shared" wall, there was a separate wooden pillar holding our gate up. The new wall has gone up and all is good. I have really had to hold my tongue over the past few weeks. It's childish and petty to feel so happy that our neighbour was wrong and I was right but she started it. Oops. I don't think that is very demure is it? hehehe
How has your week been? I hope you have had a good one!
I think I could do with being a bit more demure! Hehe.
ReplyDeleteGlad Stu had a great birthday and you girlies all look fab! I'm in the midst of planning Craig's birthday for Monday and still waiting for one pressie to come!
I think you can forget about demure when it comes to your neighbour lol. xx
haha, I never thought being mindful as being demure. And some of those people in the video I certainly wouldn't consider mindful or demure, it did give me a giggle though, it's funny how things can take off. As for your photo, I think you all look demure :) I'm glad Stu enjoyed his birthday. xx
ReplyDeleteWe've been taken up about being very mindful, demure and cutesy too, lol. How mindful to not publicise things until you've returned too. Glad Stu had a good birthday. Have a fab bank holiday and the rest of the week too.
ReplyDeleteWell I think you all look very demure :) Letting your neighbour get on with it and holding your tongue over the neighbour issue was the right thing. Sometimes it's just not worth it and you come out of it the better person. Glad Stu had a nice birthday. Karen - Early Rising Mum
ReplyDeleteI often don't share about where we're going until after we've been there too. In fact I used to not even mention that we were going anywhere until we were back home but as the boys have gotten older I've relaxed about that a bit.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that you all had a great time celebrating Stu's birthday. Celebrations are a perfect excuse for new clothes!
ReplyDeleteLovely photo of you and your girls in your new outfits. I can understand being more mindful about posting things, especially about plans to go places and waiting until you get back. Glad that you didn’t need to take your gate down with your neighbours new wall going up. It’s quite satisfying sometimes to be proved right! #WotW
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