All Hail My Cup Of Tea
The day didn’t start well. Today that is.
We had run out of milk. Well there was a small amount but the kids needed it for their breakfast and I had no cup of tea. I should have known at that stage that the day was on a downhill trend.
Rather than give a blow-by-blow account of how disastrous my day has been so far, I’m going to just stick it in bullet form so it doesn’t sound so bad.
- Tea (or lack of)
- Buggy off balance (tipped over on the way home from the shops as I overloaded it)
- Rodents
- Terrible Three Meltdown
- Toilet Training Mishaps
- Burnt Jam
- No Dinner Yet
- Dog Poo On My Shoe
- Headlice Letter
- Delivery Man Roulette
On the plus side I now have a cup of tea so the world is slowly turning to rights before I condition and comb my own hair as a precaution as I’ve only just got the boys to bed after doing theirs.
So my day hasn’t exactly been the most glorious experience but you know I’ve had worse. I think I should go off and do the lottery or something as my luck can only change tomorrow. In the meantime maybe this might make your day a bit better?
Fancy tickets for a family of four to the “All Hail King Julien” Premiere and a 1 Year Netflix subscription?
Everyone’s favourite lemur is back in “All Hail King Julien!” And Netflix would like to give you chance to win family passes to his coronation party at The Odeon Cinema at The Point Village on Sunday, 14 December as well as a year’s Netflix subscription! There will be dancing and chance to see how this self-proclaimed “Lord of Lemurs” went from party prince to party king!
King Julien is here to party, and no one can stop him from ruling with an iron fist … in the air, wavin’ like he just doesn’t care! All Hail King Julien brings the wild world of Madagascar to a totally original, totally hilarious and totally insane television series in which the king takes on the craziest adventures the jungle has to offer.
A new cast of fantastic, colourful characters joins King Julien himself, along with his second-in-command Maurice, and the eternally devoted Mort. It’s a riot of colour — not to mention a laugh riot — when viewers All Hail King Julien, premiering on 19 December, only on Netflix!
To enter the competition, simply comment on the blog below, or on the Facebook page. It’s as simple as that. For a bonus entry, comment in both places, and if you feel like cheering me up, tell me how your day was miles better than mine!
Entries from Ireland only will be accepted. The winner will be chosen and random and will be required to give me their name and postal address so that Netflix can post them their prize. This competition will end on Sunday 7th December 2014.
Disclosure: As a member of the Netflix Stream Team I have received a Netflix annual subscription and streaming device and provide blogposts/updates on their items that I may find interesting.
Caitriona Redmond
I'm an Irish mother to 2 boys, born & bred in Dublin, Ireland. I like to cook simple & fresh food for the family, with the family on a budget.
44 Comments
Trish Frost
Those are the days that make you wish you had a fastforward button!
Wholesome Ireland
Oh I really did! Shouldn’t be wishing my life away though.
Claire
a day without tea is a disaster – my beloved OH brings me a cup in bed every day! bliss!
Wholesome Ireland
Well you lucky thing. That is lovely!
paula moody pyke
~I would love to bring my grandson to this for christmas
Wholesome Ireland
It’s a lovely prize alright. Best of luck!
jb
You had my maximum sympathy at dog poo on shoe. Awful!
My day was pretty great! Twas a lovely day for a cycle to work. Baby’s sore eye is much better and three year old was a very good girl! I tried a new recipe for dinner (nothing fancy, pasta with watercress and garlic) and everyone ate it all up. All small things… But most importantly no dog poo. Would love the nexflux sub and tickets. Just got a shiny chromecast on sale yesterday, think they would go well together. 😀
Wholesome Ireland
Oh do let me know how you get on with the Chromecast? Pasta with garlic sounds like just the ticket for this kind of weather. x
Neasa Hogan
Oh you poor thing. That really does sound like a humdinger of a day. Have another cup of scald, you’re worth it.
Wholesome Ireland
Thanks Neasa, I stocked up last night alright!
Sandra Elmes
Oops my day wasn’t as bad as that but nothing to write home about either!! Hope tomorrow is better for you 🙂
Wholesome Ireland
I hope you have had a good day today Sandra?
Catherine m carroll
things can only get better, yesterday is history, tomorrow is our future, today is the presen, so enjoy it, with the ones we love
Wholesome Ireland
Very true. Thanks Catherine.
Karen Smith
My day wasn’t much better! Take out your terrible three tantrums and throw in my 12 year old preteen meltdown/tantrum/life is soooo not fair episode and I’m right there with you!!
Wholesome Ireland
Oh I know what that’s like too! I’m not sorry we’ve a while to go before revisiting that fun parenting challenge! 😉
Trish McGrath
My day was great by comparison! And only two more sleeps till we bring our two little boys to the man himself in FOTA! Can.not.wait!
Wholesome Ireland
Ooooo that’s fantastic, you must be like a big kid. Have a ball Trish!
Dee Carlin
sounds like a day in a mums life
Wholesome Ireland
Ah yeah, never a dull moment around here!
nicoleqmullen
I hate days like that where everything goes wrong!! I just spent the day waiting to get back into bed after two days of no sleep…..walking zombie came to mind!!
Wholesome Ireland
Oh I hope you got some rest Nicole? x
Joyce
Yup, had a fairly crap day yesterday too in general but did have some good points too , was just too wrecked yesterday to appreciate them until this morning : )
Wholesome Ireland
Yeah it was a bit like that here too. I had good parts yesterday but it was a bit of a wood for the trees moment. I hope today was better?
Belinda
sounds great, count me in…
Wholesome Ireland
Sure thing Belinda. Best of luck!
Jaki
You can freeze milk in ice cube trays and defrost it in an emergency like this one! I’m glad you survived though! 😉
Wholesome Ireland
Oh Jaki that is fantastic. I’m saving that one up for future reference. Thanks!
Jennifer C
Fantastic prize,would love this,have entered on fb too! 🙂
Wholesome Ireland
It is rather lovely alright. Best of luck Jennifer!
stardivamusicproducer
Yes, nothing seems quite as bad once you have a cuppa! Hope today goes better 🙂
Wholesome Ireland
Ain’t that the truth? Thank you!
grace Sheehan
Hate those headlice letters, have to be so vigilant with them. Hope the next day was better
Wholesome Ireland
Oh me too. So glad I’ve boys and it’s not the long hair nightmare when the 15yo was younger let me tell you!
fiona quinn
Love your blog Catriona! Hope today is much better….
Wholesome Ireland
Thanks Fiona, miles better!
JC
at least you got your tea in the end =D
Wholesome Ireland
Oh I tell you once I got that mug of tea things rapidly improved!
Catherine m carroll
i freeze some milk in ice cube tray & on a monday morning, theres always a cube for the morning cuppa,
Wholesome Ireland
You’re the second person to recommend that. I’m off to do it now!
Anna Boch
Would love to win the Netflix subscription – we haven’t had TV for 8 years now and big fans of good movies on DVD, but a trip to the cinema would be an extra treat 🙂
How was my day miles better than yours? It’s 8:30 and all 3 snallies are asleep so a quiet cup of coffee is possible, maybe even with a biscuit. Maybe more a case of inches better 😉
claire
i had a lovely lie in today and tasted my first homemade apple pie of the season as christmas baking has begun in my house
donna sherry
This would be a lovely day out 😉
Marie Meskell
A cup of tea solves all our problems, never without it. Would love the subscription for xmas for the cold nights in with the kids