ABC dating

ABC dating, let me set your minds from racing. Yes I'm still happily in a relationship with Simon and no we are not embarking on some sort of open relationship.

I heard about ABC dating from a friend at work and they way it works is, you go on a series of dates with your partner or friends working your way through the alphabet. So your first date could be afternoon tea and so on, but make sure you go through the alphabet - no skipping from A to G and then back to B. 

I mentioned this to Simon and I must admit he didn't really seem that keen to begin with but the deal is, if I think of a good enough date for each letter then we can do it, well that's a good enough yes for me. I can't wait to do this as I think it is such a great idea to get out and actually do something with your partner. 

I have also heard that you're meant to go on a date once every two weeks, so it takes you a year to go through the alphabet. But I think due to my circumstances of being in a long distance relationship, I won't being doing a alphabet date every two weeks that is for sure. 

I hope to blog about all of our dates but first I need to get thinking on what to do for A, as I don't think Simon will be up for afternoon tea. 

Has anyone heard of this / doing ABC dating themselves? I would love to hear from you and maybe get some inspiration for some dates.

Crazy cat lady

I recently posted a couple of cute pictures of my cats on Instagram and have received quite a few 'likes' since - well what I consider to be quite a few 'likes' anyway. So I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to introduce you to my lovely cats (sorry if you're not a cat lover).

Here is Daisy, she is 5 and a half years old, she's a mum to Wooly and Alfie and you only have to say fish in my house and she'll start meowing in delight.  She gave birth to Wooly and Alfie a year and a half ago and for the first few months she was a loving mother. She even hid them from me as I was constantly peeking at them trying to take photos. But that has all changed now, she hates them and hisses at them whenever they try to come near her. Poor boys.

Here is Wooly, he's a bit dopey but we love him. Wooly loves marbles, there are marbles dotted all around our house where he picks them up, plays with them and then loses them, he even puts them in our shoes. He is certainly a character.

Last but not least, here is Alfie. He is very much like Daisy in his markings, with his white lip and one black toe being the only real visible difference between them. Alfie and Daisy can certainly stand up for themselves if they ever get into a fight, where as Wooly will run straight indoors at the first sniff of trouble.

Here is a cute photo of when Wooly and Alfie were kittens. The photo after this was taken a few days ago.

I hope you've enjoyed reading about my lovely cats, I probably look/sound like even more of a crazy cat lady now...