With Sophie and Thomas back at school, I’ve been focusing on tidying this week – sorting out all the clutter that built up over the summer holidays and chipping away at the clutter that’s been around for much longer. The house is looking so much better for it and I definitely feel calmer sitting and… Read More

The end of the summer holidays and the start of the new school year is a bittersweet time. Making the most of the last few days of having Sophie and Thomas around during the day, doing fun things and enjoying the moments we have together, followed by the sadness that always comes with going back… Read More

Show week is done and dusted, and we’ve been taking this last week of the summer holidays at a nice relaxed pace after all the activity of the last few weeks. Normally, I’d be trying to pack these last few days with activities and days out, but I think we’ve all needed the slower pace… Read More

This week has been all about being in the theatre ready for show week for The Little Mermaid. I’ve been juggling being at the theatre for chaperone shifts with spending time with Thomas. Thankfully my husband has been able to work from home a little more this week which has helped and my mum has… Read More

We’ve come back from holiday straight into a week of intense rehearsals for Sophie for The Little Mermaid. She’s been rehearsing 10am – 6pm each day this week and has been throughly enjoying getting into her role understudying Flounder. I’ve been chaperoning at some of the rehearsals this week as well and it’s been nice… Read More

We’ve been travelling around over the last week, starting with a trip to Glasgow and back by train last weekend for my friend Gillian’s wedding. We had one night at home before flying to Amsterdam on Monday to spend a couple of days there before heading to Luxembourg by train to go and visit Sophie… Read More

We’ve had a lot of fun this week thanks to my mum coming to stay for the weekend, Thomas’s birthday party and a church BBQ plus days out with Sophie and Thomas. There’s also been a couple of quiet days at home where Sophie and Thomas had fun playing with their toys while I caught… Read More