Live Music, A Weekend Away And Back To The Office- September 2021 Overview

September 2021 was a pretty special month for a whole load of reasons including some new additions to our family and going back to see live music again after so long. It’s been really nice to continue to feel a bit more normal as time goes on. But this doesn’t mean the pandemic is going anywhere. As I write this both my brother and my mum have tested positive for the virus and have been ill. So I’m keeping my distance and hoping they feel better soon.

And the world just seems to be descending into even more chaos with the petrol panic buying. Thankfully I don’t use my car masses, but even I’m getting a bit worried that the panic buying has been going on for a week now and it doesn’t look like it’s set to stop.

Here are some of the things I got up to in September 2021.

September 2021 brought our first post-pandemic wedding

Luke’s best friend was due to get married last August, but after having to postpone the day finally came round on 11th September. It was such a beautiful day and it was a great excuse to get properly dressed up for a change. I spent most of the day with Luke’s other friends while he went off on best man duties. And I will admit I did get a bit drunk which is quite unlike me. But I think I was just happy to be out in a happy setting.

My brother’s wedding is in a few weeks and I’m very excited about that. It’s just nice that weddings can happen again.

We finally got kittens!

Perhaps the biggest thing to happen in September 2021 was the addition of two beautiful fur babies to our lives. Me and Luke have wanted kittens for ages and we said once we moved we’d do it. We made the decision to wait until all the major work in our house was done and then we’d get them. And the time came! We first saw them back in July when they were just one week old. And once they hit eight weeks we brought them into our lives.

We have two brothers; Thor (ginger kitty) and Loki (black kitty) and they’re incredible. I didn’t quite realise how much love I’d feel for them as soon as we got them, but I’m head over heels. They have been very well behaved so far and really good eating and using their litter tray so I think we’ve gotten very lucky. And they’re very affectionate. I’m super glad we got two brothers as they play with each other all the time. And on the odd days we’re out we know they have each other.

Luke was away on a stag weekend the first weekend we had them so I got to chill with them solidly for three days and it was bliss. They’ve had their first vaccines and they were very brave, and next week they go back in for their second vaccines and microchipping.

My first festival post-pandemic

It isn’t summer without a festival for me so 2020 was an odd one, and I really thought I’d go another year without one. But Slamdunk happened at the start of September and it was just such a feel-good day.

Firstly the weather was incredible, if anything a bit too hot! I got to spend the day with two close friends, and we saw some great music. This was my first live music back after the pandemic and it was nice to be at an outdoor festival as I could position myself wherever I felt comfortable.

A weekend of live music in September 2021

Near the end of the month, I spent four days away following my favourite band: Bring Me The Horizon. The trip started with a day exploring Sheffield. I’ve been to the city loads before but never actually seen past a hotel, bar, or gig venue so that was nice. And then I did three back-to-back gig nights in Sheffield, Birmingham and London.

Yes it was a bit excessive and yes I was knackered by the Sunday evening, but the whole thing made me so happy and filled my heart up. So I’m very glad I went along for the three nights. Each show was slightly different as well in terms of where we sat/ stood and what happened which I was grateful for.

Back in the office one day a week

I’m officially back in the office one day a week now which has been really nice. I’ve only been in three times so far, but it’s refreshing to have organic chatter with people as opposed to fixed Google Hangout calls or instant messaging. And it has been nice to get a change of scenery (even if I do miss the kitties!)

For the moment it looks like one day will be it, but who knows what may change.

Blogging and home life

I mentioned last month that our bathroom was 95% done so I’ve been enjoying lots of baths to make up for lost time. I posted a renovation reveal if you want to take a look and see how it looked before and after. We did have a bit of a hiccup with our front garden renovation recently due to a neighbour driving into our garden and knocking down a wall and some gates. Thankfully everyone was okay but we’ve been dealing with getting that all sorted so there’s not been much else going on in the house.

For me, it’s been one of the busiest blogging months I’ve had so far. And with Christmas just around the corner, I’ve started to prep for that. The wonderful team at Baker Days reached out to me last month which felt a bit full circle as they were one of the first brands I worked with when I started this blog a number of years ago. I love their letterbox cakes as they’re a great thing to be able to send to someone to just show them you’re thinking of them. Especially if you’re not able to get to see them in person etc. I picked the chocolate chip sponge (of course) and it was really light and soft.

What did you get up to in September 2021?

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