Hello!
Checking out of the first resort soon after a lovely restful 48 hours. Heading to the next hotel shortly, which will be our base for the next 3 nights including the wedding parties.
Defo agree about having a cleaner! I didn’t when DD was a baby as I wasn’t working /earning but it was rather stressful trying to stay on top of cleaning when MIL was due to visit with a baby and ds (who was then toilet training and very high needs). I only got one when I was laid up with a slipped disc but since going back to work it’s a necessity! Two young kids are a lot more work than one... I found it much harder to get stuff done than with just ds. And I put a lot of my ‘domestic time’ into cooking and washing, if I have to clean a lot then we eat less well. Simple as that.
Hope dh gets that new job Cag 🤞🏻
Are you new Happyinheels or a name changer? Apologies for being a bit confused (though I had clocked that you were not our Happier!)
Not hugely frugal here. Second flight was only 4 hours and not too busy so overall we had a good journey. But we went to the boutique clothing shop my friend recommended straight from the airport... and it was lovely but a bit of an ordeal for me. They were very keen to sell me very embroidered /encrusted lehengas and dresses (which were £800+ 😮😮😮) so I had to steer them well away from that! I had a lot of people dancing attendance on me, which I always find rather awkward in a sales context. I am very British, I like to browse anonymously and slink off quietly when everything is too small /expensive 
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Anyway, I got an embroidered salwar kameez (tunic /trousers combo) for tomorrow and a sari for Sunday. They are making me a blouse and underskirt and I am picking it all up today. It was a bit more than I hoped to spend (around £200) but nowhere near as much as the shop wanted me to spend! I am not sure I’ll ever wear them again but the fabrics are beautiful so if all else fails I’ll make them into something else .
The place we’ve been staying is a small resort built on the banks of a huge lake and in an area irrigated with lots of beautiful canals. This was the view on the boat journey from the roadside dock to the resort, which can only be reached by boat. It’s so beautiful here and DH is in birdwatching heaven (the reason we came here!). We have a little cabin in the grounds, with a little sitting room and a four poster bed (which is so high we need a step to get into it). Best thing about it though is that we have an outside bathroom! It is literally open to the stars and there’s a banana tree growing in it! I am rather sorry to leave