This week has been one of coughs, colds, teething and broken nights leaving me feeling somewhat drained by the end of it. Hubby has had a busy week on the event front so it’s been a bit of a solo parenting week which hasn’t helped but on the plus side we had a lovely family… Read More
We’ve all been there at one time or another. Staring at a blank page in a notebook or on a computer screen, waiting for some words of inspiration to come. And the more you stare at the page, trying to think of something to write about, the more blank your mind feels. These days I… Read More
Dear Sleep Remember those good old days when we used to spend hours together, dreaming beautiful dreams, night after night? After a busy day, you were always there waiting with your big warm open arms ready to enfold me. I felt so snuggly and safe in your embrace and those hours we spent together were… Read More
My arrival in the world was quite a surprise for my mum. She only discovered that she was having twins after my sister was born and the midwife said “hang on a minute, there’s another one!” I love the fact that every time my mum tells this story, she also says that it was the… Read More
One of the challenges for week 3 of 40acts encouraged us to be mindful of our plastic consumption and one of the biggest things for me is plastic bags despite my good intentions to use bags for life more regularly. It seems this is a problem for a lot of people given that according to… Read More
From the mouths of babes is a weekly linky which invites you to share a post, old or new, about something your children have said. Perhaps they have just started babbling for the first time, or said their first definite word. It could be something cute, or funny, or incredibly embarrassing – whatever it is,… Read More
I’m now more than halfway through this year’s 40acts challenge. After last week’s successful week with completing two red challenges, this week has been more 40acts ‘lite’. I’ve completed each of the acts for this week but have focused predominantly on ‘green’ challenges. The challenges for this week have been: Act 17: BOGOF… Read More