Cuddle time

Winter is pretty much here in the Southern Hemisphere and where I live that means things look like a bit of a romantic movie set in a small town in the UK with leaves blowing all over the place and wet mornings. It also means warmer clothes, late night cuddles and sleeping in. Three of my favourite things.

In the summer there is substantially less cuddling in my home. Not for a lack of affection but rather because it gets uncomfortably hot in Stellenbosch and neither my husband or I deal well with the heat. We melt... almost literally. So when the colder weather approaches the cuddling increases and with it more overall affection and often sexy time. Im not complaining.

Warmer clothes are also a preference of mine. Layering and awesome colours of autumn are my thing. For one thing it means some shopping to make sure my closet is up to date with the latest trends in fashion, always ready for that. I was lucky enough to be taken on a shopping spree by my lovely husband for my birthday so I am all set for the winter.

Lastly sleeping in... When you live in a fit frenzy town and part of the country actually you often feel shunned and judged because, unlike all you colleagues and random people you meet you are not planning to do a 7am 5km run in the pouring rain and then have a smoothie for breakfast, afternoon nap and then another run, you are planning to sleep in with your loved one and furbabies, having slow and steady Saturday and not much else. When winter is in full swing even my fit-bit chums cant resist a bit of a sleep in on the weekend which means I feel less ashamed at my laziness and more proud to have converted them with my talk of cuddles.

These are my furbabies, Mya (tuxedo) & Maddy (Grey Tabby)