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Friday Focus 15/09/2023 – Tidying

With Sophie and Thomas back at school, I’ve been focusing on tidying this week – sorting out all the clutter that built up over the summer holidays and chipping away…

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Friday Focus 08/09/2023 – Bittersweet

The end of the summer holidays and the start of the new school year is a bittersweet time. Making the most of the last few days of having Sophie and…

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To Jessica on your 12th birthday

Darling Jessica,   Today is your 12th birthday. Twelve years ago today you came into the world, bringing joy with you. I remember the moment you arrived so vividly; the…

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Friday Focus 01/09/2023 – Relaxed

Show week is done and dusted, and we’ve been taking this last week of the summer holidays at a nice relaxed pace after all the activity of the last few…

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Friday Focus 25/08/2023 – Theatre

This week has been all about being in the theatre ready for show week for The Little Mermaid. I’ve been juggling being at the theatre for chaperone shifts with spending…

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Friday Focus 18/08/2023 – Rehearsals

We’ve come back from holiday straight into a week of intense rehearsals for Sophie for The Little Mermaid. She’s been rehearsing 10am – 6pm each day this week and has…

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Friday Focus 11/08/2023 – Travelling

We’ve been travelling around over the last week, starting with a trip to Glasgow and back by train last weekend for my friend Gillian’s wedding. We had one night at…

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Friday Focus 04/08/2023 – Fun

We’ve had a lot of fun this week thanks to my mum coming to stay for the weekend, Thomas’s birthday party and a church BBQ plus days out with Sophie…

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Friday Focus 28/07/2023 – Five

We’ve had a busy week to start the summer holidays with Thomas turning five and Sophie competing in a dance festival. She’s competed in five dances this week although thankfully…

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Friday Focus 21/07/2023 – Emotional

This week has been quite an emotional one with the transitions that come at the end of the school year. There would have been a couple of big milestones for…