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Friday Focus 11/06/21 – Gentle

It’s been a week of needing to be a little more gentle with myself, particularly with my husband being away working for a few days. We decided to have an…

The word 'outdoors' with a flower in the first 'o', a sun as the second 'o' and the third 'o' as a tree

Friday Focus 04/06/21 – Outdoors

We’ve been making the most of the weather this week and spending lots of time outdoors. It’s so nice to finally have some warm weather and sunshine – especially with…

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Friday Focus 28/05/21 – Sociable

We’ve been quite sociable this week. It’s been good to catch up with friends and family members. Sophie has particularly enjoyed spending time with her cousins. I’ve been very grateful…

The word 'grief'

Friday Focus 21/05/21 – Grief

This week has been a tough one with grief being the overriding emotion of the week. It was the third anniversary of Jessica’s funeral on Tuesday. Anniversaries are always hard…

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Friday Focus 14/05/21 – Rollercoaster

This week has been a bit of an emotional rollercoaster. It was my birthday on Sunday, which is always very mixed nowadays. There was a lot of joy this year…

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Friday Focus 07/05/21 – Steady

It’s been a nice steady week. One of those weeks where things feel manageable, the to-do list is doable and while there are things going on underneath the calmness of…

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Friday Focus 30/04/21 – Low

I’ve been feeling a little low this week and finding myself getting a bit discouraged over things. My energy levels have been low and I’m not sure whether it’s more…

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Friday Focus 23/04/21 – Opening up

It’s been a busy week with various activities opening up again. Sophie started back at swimming last week, and this week her dance classes restarted back in the dance studio.…

The word 'joy' with doodles of flowers, a heart and a butterfly next to it

Friday Focus 16/04/21 – Joy

It’s been three years this week since Jessica died and, as with the previous two anniversaries, we focused on giving joy in honour of our beautiful brave girl. It was…

The word 'time' with a watch as the 'i'

Friday Focus 09/04/21 – Time

The best thing about school holidays is being able to enjoy that time with Sophie and Thomas without having schoolwork to worry about. It’s been even nicer this week to…