Thirty years of change – the Britmums #SpecialK30 linky

I’ve changed quite a bit in thirty years. Special K on the other hand – they’ve only changed once. And that’s happened right now – with the addition of a third grain into the mix, and with it, a bit more of a tasty breakfast.

Actually talking about breakfasts, that’s one thing that’s definitely changed for me in the last thirty years.

Here’s a photo to demonstrate what I would have looked like thirty years ago:

Ok, so that’s not actually me, it’s Bubby D tucking into MY bowl of Special K. But actually, that’s pretty much what I would have looked like thirty years ago – she’s the same age now as I was then! And she’s a bit of a breakfast hoover – she’d have five bowlfuls every morning if she could, and she doesn’t discriminate between her own bowl and other peoples…

Which is probably exactly what I was doing myself, give or take three decades. Whilst we feasted on porridge in the mornings, or possibly generic cornflakes, my Mum was very possessive of her own ‘special foods’ – the ones that were ‘just for mummies’. Much like the ‘special programme’ (Dallas, or later on, Neighbours) and the ‘special music’ (Queen LP’s) use or viewing of which were coveted by myself, and – when she arrived 30 years ago next month – my sister. So being allowed to enjoy something like that was a special treat.

And then, I got bigger, and bigger, and went through toast phases, coco pops phases, a bit more porridge, some more cornflakes and perhaps some rice crispies…and now here I am, with my own ‘special cereal’ and a little one of my own to enjoy snaffling some, just like I did.

I avoided the perms (my hair is naturally curly), I embraced the neon (I had a hot pink shell suit, oh yeah!) and now I’ve come full circle.

Some things never change…and some things do! And Special K, with it’s new recipe, has definitely changed for the better – just like my life has 🙂

 

 

 

This post is an entry for the BritMums/Special K “How I’ve changed” Linky challenge.