September feels like it has been a weird one for me. Certain decisions and ideas have popped up in life that I have had to make. So certain things that I want to give more attention to generally such as blogging have taken the back burner a bit. but I am here now! so lets do a September run down! 🙂
Cross Stitching:
I have done tons of cross stitching this past month. I made a lovely cross stitch of some roses for Stu’s grandmas birthday present which we put in a little frame for her. I was really happy with it. We just recently got a printer so I have also been searching for patterns and as I mentioned in a previous Post I have been following a pattern made by Cross Stitch Quest. I love stitching because it is so relaxing and I think it has really helped with this months anxieties.
TV Shows:
I watched loads of great TV series whilst cross stitching. The first I completed was Bates Motel. At first I was worried that it would be terrible as I remember how bad the lead actor – Freddie Highmore was in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (That didn’t stop it from being one of my favourite films when I was younger) but it turned out to be fantastic. The acting was brilliant, the setting fantastic and the story great. Norman was creepy but not to a point it wasn’t believable and at points you do feel sorry for him. I loved every moment of this show and I was very sad when it ended 😛 I am hoping to watch psycho soon and I would also love to read the book now as well.
I also completed watching American Horror Story Cult which I had very mixed feelings about. I have loved pretty much every season of AHS but this one to me seemed to be very um try hard? I know AHS is very over the top by nature and I really liked the premise for this season but I don’t know through out watching I couldn’t help but cringe at certain moments and sometimes the story just didn’t add up. Like I said I loved the premise and the characters all in all were very well fleshed out but I just don’t feel it was up to standard with some of the greatest series of AHS. To be fair though I might just be hating because it starred Lena Dunham and I can’t stand her.
The third thing I completed watching is the second series of American Vandal – this is a mockumentry show that makes fun of the normal documentary you would usually get on Netflix. It is hilarious – very childish at times but hilarious and so well executed. I don’t really want to spoil anything here so that is all I am going to say.
Other then that me and Stu have been obsessed with watching old Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares UK and Jelle’s Marble runs on YouTube. Oh also RT Gaming streams on Twitch, hes such an upbeat and funny person.
Visiting Stu’s Grandmas:
This September was Grandma Brown’s birthday so we went up towards Yorkshire to see her and Grandma Mayhew. Other members including Stu’s auntie and cousins were there as well so we had a little party at her house on the Saturday. Grandma Brown is very into crafting so I had plenty to talk to her about. I can’t help but feel a little anxious about family meet ups but as the evening went on I did find myself relaxing more.
On the Sunday we went to see Grandma Mayhew, she is very old now so she stays at home a lot of the time and has to have carers visit her regularly unfortunately her mind is not very good and she forgets things very easily. I know this was going to be a hard visit for Stu but she was actually a lot better then I first expected and although she would get confused easily by different things she seemed in good spirits and to be cracking jokes so that was nice to see. Below is a cute picture of Stu and his Grandma Brown.

Comfort Food:
This month has been all about comfort food. Near the start of the month we made a massive pot of stew – the recipe I got from my step mum and is one of my favourites growing up – it has been the perfect meal to warm us up in the colder evenings. As we made a big pot as well we still have one portion left for this week! For breakfast in September I have been mainly having porridge with banana and honey again this is a lovely warming comfort food. I have also been loving Ice gems – We had a big bumper pack of them so they have been a great daily snack.
Video Games:
I haven’t actually been playing a lot of different video games on my own this month. Of course I have still been playing The Sims 4 but that is it really it. I have been playing plenty of games with Stu though such as the very relaxing Stardew Valley – what is so great about owning your own little farm together? I don’t know but I love it. Two player A Hat In Time a 3D platformer with some great levels and characters – we have had some problems with this crashing but I have enjoyed what we have played. We have also picked Sea of Thieves back up and we are really enjoying playing pirates and fighting skeletons.
Mindfulness Plain and Simple:
I haven’t completely finished this book yet but I have been enjoying learning a bit more in-depth about Mindfulness. This book by Oli Doyle I picked up for cheap from The Works has been sitting on my shelf for a while and I just kept putting it off because to be honest I didn’t have many expectations for it. I have really enjoyed it so far and it has plenty of mindfulness exercises included inside to practise. The book focuses on how living in the now and not thinking too much about the future or getting lost in the past is good for us and I have really been trying to put more of these exercises into my life as I know I am very easily lost in thoughts. My problems with this book is that sometimes it does have moments where I want to roll my eyes – but I think this is down to the practise rather then the author and it can be a bit repetitive. But so far it has been very interesting and something I do want to apply to my life.
Walks Outside:
Much like last month I have took loads of walks across the park nearby my flat this September and I have loved doing it even though sometimes it has rained on me!! It has become more of a regular thing for me to do and I do think it improves my mind to get out of the flat even if I am not doing anything and even if I am not walking by the most beautiful sights!
Alexa:
Stu got a new phone and they gave him a free Amazon Echo Dot. We were both funny about keeping it because we were kinda worried about it listening to us at all times but to be honest we both love it now. Its great! Especially when I want to listen to music whilst say washing up so I don’t have to manually skip a track. I have to admit Alexa is still a little creepy but I don’t mind her being round now 😛

Decisions:
Like I said at the start of this post I have had many decisions to make this month mostly to do with the future and the near future. I have decided that I will most probably start a college course next year. As that is my decision I think it is best I find myself a part time job to help out with the bills and make sure we have a little bit of extra money to spend on ourselves and on upcoming Christmas. This has been a hard decision for me as I assumed that when I left the Co-op I would have a more solid and secure idea that I would be putting into practise now and the thought of interviews make me very scared but I think it is for the best.
So that was my September, I hope everyone had a brilliant month!! Here’s hoping for a great October. 😀









My beautiful boy Wheatley.