We’ve been enjoying the sunshine this week. I’ve loved being able to sit out in the garden and work when Sophie and Thomas are at school and preschool and getting lots of washing dried on the line.     Sophie had her first Girls’ Brigade outing since Covid. She had a lovely time at Hanwell… Read More

This week has certainly been a very busy one. We had quite a lot happening over the Jubilee weekend, which made for a lovely end to the half-term even if it did feel somewhat hectic at various points.     Since Sophie and Thomas have been back at school and preschool, I’ve had a mountain… Read More

We’ve had lots of fun during this week’s half-term break. Sophie and Thomas loved having Nanny come to stay and help look after them while I was performing in the show. They got to have extra time with Nanny after she headed home too, as we then spent a couple of days down in Hampshire… Read More

This week is show week. We’ve had our dress rehearsal for our music hall show and I’m looking forward to performing on stage again in front of an audience at the weekend. It’s so nice to have that show week buzz again.     Sophie and I went to see some of her friends performing… Read More

There have been lots of lovely moments this week mixed in with emotional and stressful ones. The mixed emotions were very much to be expected given it was my birthday. It was lovely to be able to spend an afternoon with my twinny and celebrate together the day before our birthday, but of course it… Read More

Back to school and preschool this week and all the rushing about that comes with our normal term-time routine. It’s been nice to have a little bit of me-time again in the mornings although our afternoons are usually very hectic trying to get to various activities.     We’ve had a slight change in the… Read More

It’s been a full-on couple of weeks over the Easter holidays, trying to keep Sophie and Thomas entertained while navigating the storms of grief around the anniversary of Jessica’s death as well as juggling work and my church commitments during Holy Week. We got through it all, and most of the balls being juggled stayed… Read More