For Navy WAGS...Parcel ideas.

It has come to my attention on a lot of the Navy WAG support pages that we enjoy sharing all things RN, So, I thought I would share a long list of parcel ideas for our men at sea x

PLEASE feel free to message me with your ideas that I can add to the list

Bathing

Facecloth

Luxury soap or favourite shower gel

Spot cream...just in case

Toothpaste

Electric toothbrush head

Dental floss

Luxury sponge(men like them too)

Hand sanitiser

Aftershave

Bottom wipes

Cotton buds

Shaving Gel
Hair Gel
Mouth wash
Comb
Nail brush
Moisturiser
Nail Clippers

Snacks

Noodles, super noodles, pot noodles(easier if you empty dry contents of a pot noodle into sealed bag)

Cous Cous

Savoury rices

Cup Meals(cupasoup, pasta in sauce etc)

Biscuits

Chocolate

Energy bars/breakfast bars

Nuts

Dried fruit

Mints

Sweets

Mini cereal boxes

Crisps(always check date as it can take weeks to arrive)

Crackers

Popcorn

Foods

Tinned(tuna, tinned ham, sardines etc)

Small rice pudding

Custard

Coffee

Tea bags(especially if they like a specific tea)

Hot chocolate

Syrups

Jams
Coffee whitener
Sauce sachets
Mini squash bottles/packets(robinsons make nice little squeezy packs)

PLEASE CHECK REGULATIONS FOR ALL FOOD ITEMS.

Clothes

Vest tops

T-shirts

Boxer shorts

Socks

Vests

Cap

Gloves

Scarf

Hat

Your t-shirt(sprayed with your perfume or scent)

Sandals

Spare shoes

Umbrella

Mac in a Pac

Pyjamas
Belt
Swim shorts
Goggles

Extras

Sunglasses

Blueys

Pens

Lube(for chaffing!)

Sun Cream

Hand warmers

Multi vitamins

Favourite bottle of beer or beverage(please check packing guidelines, and there is a alcohol % guide)

Family photographs

Diary

Mug(maybe with family photos attached, I did this and he loved it because it was large!)

Keyring

Book

Magazine

Amazon Voucher(Kindle/App purchases)

Cuddly toy

Kinky letter

Chewing gum

Paracetamol

Eye Mask

Ear plugs

Headphones
Back Scratcher(because you are not there to do it!)
Pack of cards
Drawing pad and pencils
Mini games(chess, draughts etc)
Pain gel
Blue tac
Water bottle

Obviously there are so many more items you can send, I would love this list to get bigger for future newbies to the Navy or military scene.

Please remember to check for any restrictions regarding items you can send to each deployment.

Post Office Information

Happy Tuesday xxx

Tea for One...

Today is the day a new journey began in our humble home and family. Today is the day I became a military wife.

My husband packed his bags and sailed(well got on a train) into the distance to begin(again...he was in it for 6years when he was younger) his adventure in the Royal Navy.

It has been a bit of a strange day. People asking how I feel, how are the children etc. The truth is of course, that there is, at this minute, not much change. He has only been gone a few hours.

I did sit in the kitchen once I had waved him off(not literally as I had to get home and left him in the middle of town to fend for himself.) and looked at the two mugs from the morning cuppa sitting next to the sink, waiting for their morning bubble bath, and it did hit home a little that, that will not be happening very often. 

I washed the mugs and put his aside. It will hang with the others on the mug stand, but unlike the others it will not be used until its owner is home and enjoying a hot beverage.

I still get to enjoy mine though and in a very, VERY quiet house. I am going to have to get use to all this free time. I think I can actually manage it, even if I am forced to spend it all crocheting and reading...

Before he left though, he did make Mothers day a glorious day for me(unlike last year when not even a card was in sight!) 

Now I can sip my tea from some really exquisite porcelain.

I have been hankering after some Pip Studio china for sooo long but I just couldn't justify the spend, and as for the bag!!! LOVE IT! 

Hopefully I will have better luck with it than a few other CK bags purchased in the past and this one wont come apart!

 I also had a cake made, just for me. Nom, nom...

Stunning flowers. These were from little bug(via Daddys wallet)

 These were from middle bug(from his own pocket...used some of his birthday pennies)

I adore gerberras and roses. I think gerberras are really playful flowers, they are rising up simply to spread a smile and colour. 

Roses are grown up, complex. With a little time and care they open up layer by layer to reveal the ultimate beauty of all these layers combined...a bit like women ;)

Biggest bug has also ordered me a gift with his own pennies and I am so EXCITED for it to come. I will definitely share a pic when it arrives.

So today was tea for one but dinner for dozens it seems...Small bug LOVES dressing up in his chef outfit(just like Daddys...except Daddy didn't like putting it on so much!) and making us all yummy treats. The problem comes when imaginary meets reality...sticky and smelly plates and pots where real food has somehow managed to sneak into play...

It looks like every toy in his room could dine out with him...and Mummy gets left with the washing up!

So it has been a very surreal few days since the weekend. Positive for the most part but with some sentimental and sad moments thrown in.

Tomorrow is a new day and a day to embrace this new path we are travelling on, together, as a team. One step at a time.

Happy Tuesday xxx