Monday's Moments - 30/03/15

Monday, Monday, so good to meeeee - so nail biting match aside, that was a pretty great weekend, right? And the fact that it's darker an hour later in evening? It's almost as if I don't need to remind myself of cracking Moments to cheer myself up today.. ALMOST: 

1. Getting All of My Freelance Features Finished With Time to Spare

2. My Bandy Back & I Cracking The 15 Minute Mile - FINALLY

3. Having a Free House Two Days Running

4. Edvard & Pink Opening Their Salon After Hours to Give Me a Much Needed Mani!

5. That Grand Stretch of an Evening!

Tell me, what's been your Monday's Moment of the week just gone? 

Monday's Moments - 15/12/14

All messing aside now, we're ten days from Christmas - TEN!

In other amazing news we're only one week from longer days again, something I'm genuinely looking forward to. 

As per, it's been an amazing week blog wise, job wise and family wise and these five Moments are just the cherry on top: 

1. Aaron Having His Lost Wallet Returned 

With EVERYTHING Still Inside!

2. Meeting A Chap Outside the Age Action Party in the Office 'I'm Waiting For My Mam, She's Paying Me Back for All Those Years I Left Her 

Waiting Outside The Disco'

3. A Pal Using Smart Remote Phone App To Covertly Turn Up The X-Factor Results on The Pub TV!!

4. Making My Radio Debut To Chat About Blogging (Link Here)

5. Opening THIS Surprise Gift On Sunday & 

Being Completely Blown Away

Tell us, what Moment has been the cherry on top of your week? 

Mondays Moments - 10/11/14

Ah, Monday, another fresh start, another week of possibilities. There's a chance that 2 years of Mondays Moments have brainwashed me but I genuinely find myself shrugging now at Monday Memes - what's so wrong with the first day of the week? 

I'll tell you what's right with it - being thankful for the little things in life. Ready? 

1. Texting Adam (17) to Say 'I tried calling but your phone's off the hook' and getting the response 

'It's Off The WHAT?!'

2. Being the Grateful Benefactor of a Pay It Forward Coffee on Wednesday!

3. The Interstellar Premiere with My Bestie. 

4. Asking Said Bestie If We Were On The Right Floor & A Stranger At The Back Of The Lift Saying 'YES'

5. Both Lads Going To Work At The Crack Of Dawn Saturday & Leaving Me On My Lonesome!

All in all it's been a pretty cracking week!

So tell us, what's the one Moment making you forget your Monday Blues today? 

Monday's Moments - 23/06/14

Ah Monday, you almost escaped me. Not quite though. I've been counting my blessings more this weekend than any other - preparing for the Aussie Blog Awards tonight, where I've been nominated as Most Aussome Beauty Blog AND Reader's Choice and packing myself and the Gorgebags up ready to visit my eldest broseph in Wales. It's always nice to take time to take stock though, right? 

Here's the five Moments that've meant zero Monday Blues pour moi: 

1. Al Fresco Dining

There's my Modcloth owly lunchbag, innit cute? 

You'd have to be living under a particularly large rock not to have noticed the glorious weather we've been having on the Emerald isle. Yep, we need all that rain to keep the isle emerald in the first place but isn't the sun a tonic? 

I know I've cut right down on office hours to concentrate on freelance and digital work but it's still a killer being chained to a desk in 30 degree heat. Managing to escape to the park for a 45 minute sojourn so has been a godsend. Viva la sunshine! 

2. Moonstones & Mommas

It was during a particularly poop day last week that I got a text from my Momma, the Elder Cherry herself asking if I fancied a coffee. 'Absolutely', says I, 'C'mom over'. 

When she got here she pulled out a little velvet pouch with a 'just because' gift (my favourite kind). She'd been working on new necklace designs and because of my fascination with moonstones had decided to rustle up a little something lovely for me. Isn't. It. FAB?

 3. Summer Solstice Awesomeness

We got a last minute gift on the summer solstice (Saturday gone) from the very gorgeous and very generous Ellen of Waxperts fame - two tickets to the Dublin Zoo Midsummer BBQ!

Myself and my favourite eldest son readied ourselves and headed down for a fabulous evening with a VIP after hours tour, BBQ and DJ till late. The Zoo has always been a favourite spot of ours, I used to clock off work and pick up the boys from junior school and head down every single day there was fine weather. We hadn't been in years and can't thank Ellen enough for the Momma/Son date night with a difference. 

4. Tahitian Talons

Having spent lastnight out catching up with family and LOLing our chops off, I had zero plans for this morning. That's when I got a mail to remind me of my manicure and tan booked in Bespoke Beauty in Donnybrook, courtesy of Sally Hansen. 

Of course my plans for tidying the kitchen flew out the window as the taxi pulled up to whisk me away to an afternoon of pampering. I don't think I'll ever stop being blown away by the fact that I get to do such genuinely lovely things on a normal day like a Monday. It won't ever stop being head-shakingly surreal. Thanks, Ladies! 

5. 4,000 FTW

Talking about surreal, the site hit another fabulous milestone today - 4,000 Facebook likes!

I'm absolutely thrilled as I love to work on that page as much as I do the blog itself and use it to share hilarity, videos, pics and have a LOL or two with everyone that comments daily. 

I've already planned some fab surprises to give back a little something to all of you that check in regularly. That's only fair, right? You can check out the page and the current amazing summer giveaway here. 4,000 peeps can't be wrong, wha? 

Tell me, what's chasing away your Monday blues today? 

Monday's Moments - 19/05/14 - A Public Service Announcement

You might be wondering why this weeks Monday Blues header has come over all seasonal, well that's because this isn't you're regular Monday's Moments at all. It's a public service announcement to squeal at the fact that for the first time in many, many years I've been able to squirrel away enough sheckles for a short escape to the sun with the Gorgebags. 

The Doctor has ordered a vitamin D hit to help with back bandiness and these lads have put up with more than they should have this past 8 months, helping out around the house and pretty much keeping me sane while I was poorly so they sure could do with a break too. 

I'm leaving the site in more than capable hands with some of my favourite bloggers (and people) so do please pop by and see what's going on. Some of these ladies you will recognise immediately and others you should be reading and loving if you don't already so do pop by their sites and show 'em some love. 

Isn't that what the blogging community is all about? 

The posts are all crackers and I want to thank the gals sincerely for helping out. 

Be sure to follow our escahpay over on Instagram (@ItsCherrySue). I'll try to update each day from Alcudia, if our hectic schedule of doing absolutely nothing for a week will allow. 

I'll be bringing back sticks of rock and sunshine for everyone so please try not to break anything while I'm gone, yesh?

Catch ye on the flippity flop!

Monday's Moments - 09/12/13

Good morning All, how was your weekend then? Mine, for the most part was spent in PJs, remote in hand and snoring pets in my very close vicinity - my idea of heaven. Apart from that though, there's been 5 Moments this week that make very sure that the Monday Blues have no business here: 

1. The Holy Trinity

When having the chats with Seamus here this week about the meaning of Christmas and who's birthday was coming up next, we made an amazing discovery. Seamus said 'I'm happy it's Jesus' birthday next, I believe in him' - the Sis nodded along, listening and he continued 'there's only three I believe in though, Mam' - 'Oh yeah' says she, intrigued...

'Yep, Jesus, Michael Collins and Johnny Cash'. Child is 5, he's got no money but he's got his strong beliefs. 

2. Purrrfectly Fitting

Along with the annual fleecy pjs and onesies for the Gorgebags, I also picked up a couple of Christmassy fluffy throws for the beds (and/or wearing as cloaks) this week.  

I needn't tell you that Boo here has given full approval to mine. I can't even hear the television with the sound of her circling, pat patting and purring like an engine as she snuggles in. She knows her comfort - she's deffo one of us. 

3. Abandon Shop

While grocery shopping this weekend I'd a particularly bad back episode that pretty much paralysed my leg, inconveniently enough, it happened while I'd already half filled the trolley and there was absolutely nothing I could do but hobble away and come home for meds and a long lie down. 

Luckily enough, himself had the presence of mind to stash the trolley and continue the shopping once I was gone. There's not a lot of peeps would do that for you and there's not a lot of ways of saying how thankful I am - I may have to decrease the daily Chinese Burns as a reward. 

4. A Chip Off the Old Blog

This past Friday saw a pretty exciting meeting on the cards for the eldest Gorgebag and I. You might know him from such series as Flicks on Fridays as he's written our movie reviews for the past 6 months and done a bloody cracking job at it too. 

Of course I'm biased so when the people behind one of the country's most read sites requested a sit down and offered him a role in their newest online venture as their Movie Contributor saying I was thrilled for him is a huge understatement. He's a pretty perfect fit - they're pretty savvy peeps. I'll be linking the bejebus of his work as and when so do prepare yo'selves for that! 

5. CherrySue's New Do!

I've been teasing this for a while, some setbacks and logistical issues got in the way but this week will see the brand new CherrySue Doin' the Do revealed!!

We never did get a chance to celebrate the site's second birthday a little while ago so I've been in chats with a couple of huge brands, lining up some epic prizes to celebrate this relaunch, our new do if you will and it's going to be pretty special. Content is king, as ever so you can expect all your favourite series and posts to continue just in a brighter, shinier format. 

The plan is to spend the run up to Christmas giving every one of you lovely lot a moxy load of chances to bag something great as without you, the site wouldn't be coming on leaps and bounds as it is and I'm truly, truly grateful for that. I'm so excited for the switch!!

Tell me, what's chasing away your Monday Blues then? Day off? Finished your Crimbo shopping? Let me know! 

Monday's Moments - 02-12-13

It's December, people, DECEMBER, while I'm miffed that I never did pick up an advent calendar (did you?), I'm still chuffed that now we can officially chat about the big C without people losing their collective shizz - can you feel the festive frisson yet? 

Aside from all that I also have 5 Moments that are chasing away my Monday Blues today and here they be: 

1. It's U! (and me)

This past week saw the Sister appearing in U magazine having the chats about our trip to Brussels and Bruges for the Christmas markets last year. 

Yes, I may look like my mother, shopped out and beered up in the accompanying pic but it's a great little piece and shows just how you can head off to the markets, enjoy them in style and stay on a shoestring. Well worth a goo, congrats Sis. 

2. Reduced Mobility, Heightened Embarrassment!  

Speaking of Christmas markets, the majority of last week was taken up by this years trip to the festive markets in Berlin. Having booked 6 months ago, I was fully convinced that I'd have to miss out this year due to my bandy back but with an upped prescription, a chat with my GP, a case full of heat pads and a sit down every ten minutes we made it. 

My biggest hurdle would be getting to the airport gate, or so I thought - turns out Corrina called ahead and organised the DAA to give me a lift in the buggy!! While killed with embarrassment, I was very grateful for the help. That and I now know how it feels to be in the Popemobile - I'm pretty sure that makes me holier, right? RIGHT?!

3. Who Knew?

This was the first year that the lads joined us for the Christmas trip and I was stunned that they agreed to join us so easily - that was until I realised that the legal drinking age in German is 16!!

Did you know this? I certainly didn't - turns out it's entirely legal to drink wine and beer once the teenagers are with their parents and I can see the sense that makes as I allowed them one and kept a beady eye on them. They both insist that the lax laws were nowt to do with them joining us - I'm trying to believe them...

4. Fancy Meeting You Here!

While visiting the Holocaust memorial in central Berlin we passed by a cycling tour with the guide telling his pack that they were about to set off across Berlin and see his favourite German bar, we were just grumbling about how it would have rocked had I been mobile enough to join in when a pretty cycling tourist approached us. 

'Hello' she said - 'ehm, Hiiii' I said warily - 'OMG HELLLLLOOOO!!' - it was only our cousin Laura having spied us while listening to her guide in the cycling group!! What are the chances of that? I mean seriously? Hugging her quickly and raging that we didn't have the wherewithal to ask for a backer to the bar, she left in a pedalling flurry with her chap to catch up with the tourist group. The odds of us literally crossing paths are pretty incredible. MAD, TED!!

5. The Final Countdown

The last Moment has been a little while coming and looks like it might be another little while in the making but this weekend I managed to sneak a peek at my new custom site header. 

I can't tell you how excited I am to have Stasia B on board working on the new design so nope, I wasn't codding, there's changes afoot on CherrySue and I can't wait to share!

Tell me, what's shifting your Monday Blues this week eh? How about others? Have you made someone else's life a little brighter this week? I'd love to hear!

Monday's Moments: 18/11/13

Happy Monday, all, how did the weekend treat you? Judging by the number of 'Sunday night fear' tweets in my timeline, I'm guessing very, very well. 

It's been a slowish week here at Casa Cherry but as ever here's five Moments that are chasing away my Monday blues: 

1. Discovery of the Year!

Two months ago I made the switch from Sky TV (after 10 years with them) and went with UPC's new Horizon subscription package. Suffice to say it's been the worst decision I've made in a very long time and there have been some doozies! 

The box hasn't worked since day one, with the picture pixelating, changing colour and skipping transmission every 3 minutes, needing the box to be rebooted every time. Horizon have told me 'there's nothing to be done until Engineering come up with a solution to this issue that many customers are having'. Effectively, I have an expensive unusable box that's sitting gathering dust and rendering my TV useless too. 

This week though, Aaron made a great discovery, he fiddled about with the settings and set up a home network! This means I can watch all programs, movies, music videos and youtube vids from my PC on the bog screen! I'm like a goggle eyed kid once more and stuck home for the duration, that's an awesome feeling. 

2. Making My Day

If I'm honest, I've very rarely interacted with someone on Twitter or through the blog that was anything less than lovely, that could be down to luck or the fact that I've just jinxed myself but for two years now CherrySue has been a troll free zone. 

On the other end of the scale, I've 'met' people that I've genuinely warmed to and would absolutely consider friends. Compliments from friends feel hella good, right? Well this little gem from Northern lovely Wendie has resonated with me all week. It's tweets like this very one that make the whole website schlepp (I exaggerate of course) all worthwhile. Consider my cockles well and truly warmed!

3. Let there be Homemade Light!

Any blogger at this time of the year will tell you the frustrations of the shorter daylight hours, the aeons of wasted evening time that can only produce the crappest of pictures, use to neither man nor beast. 

This week I came up with a plan to solve that, I (eventually) got my mitts on a daylight bulb. See that bastion of handcrafted pine genius it sits in though? My youngest only went and made that for me as a project in Woodwork!! I'm beyond thrilled with the result and of course, he's thrilled every time he sees me use it. Talented little fecker like him. He'll be kept. 

4. Modern Ireland in a Perfectly Timed Pic

Following the BodyShop Christmas event last week, the Sis and I were heading home when my bandy back went into spasm again. We ducked into Bankers bar on Trinity St for a sit down and a fizzy lemonade* before the bus. 

We were only there five minutes when she hopped up and went to the other end of the room, coming back with this shot. Isn't it incredible? Just something about it screams modern Ireland to me. Keep an eye on press this week as she's been contacted by a couple of papers to use the pic, can't say I blame 'em! SHE SHOULD TOTALLY HAVE A BLOG. 

*Shiraz

5. WHO SAYS NO TO THAT?!

On the second of my two evening maximum excursions this week, we happened to have a night in The Clarence to enjoy, courtesy of RTE and my lovely skin and blister (I haven't seen her so much since we were 15!!)

When checking in we were asked 'Ladies, the penthouse happens to be available tonight, would you like a free upgrade?' Seriously? SERIOUSLY?! Following dins in the Liquor Rooms next door (highly recommended) and the Wine & Style event in Dundrum, we headed home early to enjoy the two bathroom, two bedroom, dining room, full kitchen, two walk in wardrobes and entire hotel front balcony that Bono calls home when he's in town. 

I resisted the urge to write 'Pay your taxes!' on the bathroom mirror to be revealed when the man himself showers there again but, holy smokes that place was nice. easily in my top 3 hotels of mah life! I'm jealous of myself even being there, seriously, I sicken myself.

And that's those, 5 Moments and two events that are brightening my day and even though I haven't been able to walk straight since Friday night (with my back you dirts!), it's all been totally worth it. 

What's going on in your world then? Any silver linings this Autumnal Monday?