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Friday Focus 11/10/2024 – Glimmers

This week has been another quite stressful one but there have been glimmers in amongst the stressful moments – little moments of joy here and there which have helped balance…

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Friday Focus 04/10/2024 – Rehearsals

We’ve been busy with rehearsals this week. Show week for The Wind in the Willows is now just four weeks away, and we’ve had the first of the all-day Sunday…

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Friday Focus 27/09/2024 – Better

We’ve had a better week this week. My mum has come to stay for a few days and it’s been so lovely having her around to chat to, and seeing…

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Friday Focus 20/09/2024 – Overloaded

I’ve been feeling quite overloaded this week. There’s a lot going on at the moment and the mental load has felt very heavy at times. One of those weeks where…

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Friday Focus 13/09/2024 – Rollercoaster

This week has been quite an emotional rollercoaster of a week, starting with what would have been Jessica’s 13th birthday last Friday and all the emotions that came with a…

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Friday Focus 06/09/2024 – Preparing

This week we’ve been preparing for back to school – making the most of the last few days of the summer holidays while getting everything ready for the first day…

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Friday Focus 30/08/2024 – Hectic

I’m a little late with this week’s update, posting on a Saturday rather than a Friday! It’s been a bit of a hectic week with birthday celebrations, a dance festival,…

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Friday Focus 23/08/2024 – Activities

We’ve had fun enjoying lots of different activities this week. In previous years, we’ve had a summer holidays activity list to tick off, but hadn’t got around to it this…

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Friday Focus 16/08/2024 – Swimming

Thomas had his first swimming lessons this week, doing a swim school short course. He loves the water and has enjoyed going swimming each morning. I thought a short course…

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Friday Focus 09/08/2024 – Lazy

This week has felt like quite a lazy week, making the most of the slower pace of life during the summer holidays. We’ve had the odd activity here and there,…