I’ve been quite preoccupied this week with various things going on that are taking up a fair amount of headspace. Nothing bad, just a couple of curveballs that have come my way this week which I need to think about and process before being able to move forward with them. While I have… Read More
Today is a milestone moment on our grief journey as Thomas reaches the exact age Sophie was when Jessica died. From now on, Sophie and Thomas will have had more time with each other than Sophie and Jessica had together. Like many of the other milestones that we’ve encountered since Jessica died, it’s one that… Read More
We’ve been reorganising things at home this week. It’s been partly about making room for the Christmas presents but also planning ahead with various changes that will need to happen with the house over this coming year. The Christmas decorations have been taken down and put away, although I can’t quite say the same for… Read More
We’ve had some time away over Christmas having spent it at Coombe Mill again. It’s been good to have that time away and to be able to switch off and spend time together as a family. Christmas is a very mixed time for us balancing our grief at having to spend another Christmas without Jessica… Read More
It’s been a very busy week of festive activities and trying to fit all the things I need to do around them, which has left me feeling very overstretched this week. I’ve reached the point that the to-do list has more things on it than I actually have time to do this side of Christmas… Read More
The Christmas cards have been written, most of the presents are now wrapped and we’ve been enjoying the first panto trip of the festive season, lunch with Father Christmas, a trip to the Christmas tree festival, the first couple of carol concerts and the Reception nativity play. We’ve not yet got our Christmas tree or… Read More
It’s the start of Advent and the countdown to Christmas. I’m not quite as organised as I would have liked to have been at this point but I’ve bought most of the Christmas presents now which is good. I’m hoping to keep the Christmas overwhelm at bay this year and right now it’s feeling manageable.… Read More