One of my aims for this year is to get outside a little more. To help motivate me, I’ve decided to take on the #1000hoursoutside challenge again. This is a challenge that aims to balance the average amount of screen time children get with time outside in nature. It’s a great way of encouraging families… Read More
One of our new things for this year is our morning ‘snuggle time’. We start every morning with five minutes (longer at the weekend!) of sitting together on the sofa, snuggled up under the ‘Jessica blanket’ and enjoying a cuddle together. It’s a lovely way to start the day and I love that the photo… Read More
This week seems to have been mostly spent either doing various activities or travelling to and from them! Sophie and Thomas are now back to all their usual activities and have been enjoying them this week. I’ve also managed to get out for my own activity this week, going to the launch evening for a… Read More
Happy new year everyone! We’ve been discovering new places, trying new recipes, learning new skills and making some new things part of our routine this week.  Sophie started at a new dance school this week and has enjoyed her first few dance classes there. It means her dance lessons are a little more spread out… Read More
It has been lovely to have quality time together as a family over the festive period and time catching up with a few friends and family either side of Christmas. We spent our Christmas down in Cornwall, staying at Coombe Mill. It was good to be able to get away and be in a little… Read More
I feel like I often start my Me and Mine posts by saying that this month has been a difficult one. I guess that’s the reality of life as a bereaved family though – the rollercoaster ride of living with grief and the ache of Jessica’s absence from key moments in our family life. December… Read More
To all my readers, Thank you for following my blog over the last year. I hope that your Christmas will be as nice a one as it can be. Lots of love to those of you I know who will find Christmas this year to be a difficult one – wishing you a peaceful festive… Read More