The girls have enjoyed spending time with Nanny this week. My mum stayed with us for a few days earlier this week. She’d arranged to come and stay so that I could go to #BML17 as we’d thought hubby would be away when I first booked my ticket. As it turned out, hubby wasn’t away… Read More
It’s been a bit of a mixed week this week. There have been some lovely moments. We’ve enjoyed having some sunshine and warmer weather and getting out and about. I’m loving the changing colours of the trees and collecting conkers. The shift from summer to autumn though is always a sharp reminder for me of… Read More
I’ve been focusing this week on getting more organised around the house and it’s amazing how much better I feel for it. Keeping on top of the housework and clutter can be a struggle at times. This week though, I’ve joined the #DeclutteringMotherhood Facebook group run by What Katy Said in an attempt to get… Read More
We’ve now settled back into normal routines once again and it’s made a big difference to my patience levels! I loved having the girls home for the holidays but having a little time for myself has been much needed. Those three mornings a week are just what I need to recharge my own batteries and… Read More
This week has been all about celebrating Jessica turning six. We would have normally had a party in Grandma’s garden but waiting for a date for Jessica’s next surgery made it hard to plan one. By the time we knew that the surgery wasn’t going to happen before Jessica’s birthday, we’d left it too late… Read More
I’ve been trying to stay strong and enjoy the summer holidays with my girls as much as possible but this week has seen cracks appearing in the façade. We had a phone call on Tuesday from Southampton with a proposed date for Jessica’s surgery. Unfortunately it happens to be right at the start of one… Read More
I’ve had a bit of a break from the blog this week as we’ve been visiting family and then had my friend Gillian visiting us for a few days. We didn’t have the smoothest of starts to our weekend away though. I arrived at “the moon” (Premier Inn) to find that hubby had booked the… Read More