Nothing compared to the elections but...

I acknowledge my life is pretty tedious and boring compared to the controversy and intrigue of the US elections right now but I'm going to blog about my morning adventure to the Tate Modern.

I decided this morning at about 8.30am to haul my ass to the museum. No big deal except I had the boys in tow. And it was something I just decided to do. On my own. Without previous planning. And without researching the whole excursion two weeks in advance.

It'll be easy. There's a direct train. I'll just rock up... well,  I did that and was mega early for the train and the boys started freaking out almost as soon as I got on the train. They hate being strapped down at the moment (I say, hoping it's a phase.) and then my train back was cancelled so it took me 90 minutes to get home instead of the 40 it was supposed to.

Nonetheless, it was a revelation. Nothing can slow Baby B down. He has the attention span of a goldfish and always bolts for the door wherever we go.

But not in the Turbine Hall.

He just stopped. And looked. And looked and looked.

And spun his head round this way and that, following the noises. It was totally awesome watching him. What was even more awesome was when Baby B got scared because he never gets scared. It sounds awful of me but I found it thrilling to see how art affected him, how it stopped my little daredevil in his tracks. It was amazing to watch.

I did my job as a mother this morning. I tested my little boys and showed them something new. Mother done good.

Holiday Snob

I've always been a massive holiday snob. It has to be exotic. It has to have amazing food. It has to have seriously breathtaking scenery.

But now I'm a mum and things change. I need:
1) stuff to keep the boys entertained. If they are totally knackered that is a huge. No, a HUGE bonus.
2) a place that doesn't require me to change the boys' schedule, e.g. Easily accessible food!
3) little need to do chores
4) 2 chances to nap a day
5) sparkling wine
6) red and white (wine)
7) cheese
8) cured meats
9) a massage
10) a bathtub
11) marshmallows on a fork (toasted on a log fire, a must)

That is all. If you have idyllic suggestions, I'm all ears.