We’ve had a busy week of performing with Sophie competing in a dance festival last weekend and then taking part in Energize, a music, dance and drama festival which various schools take part in. She and some of her classmates are taking part in two performances – one yesterday which my husband and his parents… Read More

Things have been somewhat chaotic this week in the LHBL house as we’ve been having some work done on our heating system having discovered a small gas leak last week (eek!). It’s resulted in us having a new boiler installed and the gas pipes being re-routed underneath the floorboards in the upstairs hallway and Sophie’s… Read More

This week has been all about working through things. We’ve had another significant milestone on our grief journey with Thomas overtaking Jessica in age, and working through all the emotions that have come with that. I often use the analogy of being on a boat on a stormy sea to describe grief. On the whole,… Read More

This week has been an emotional one. There’s been moments of joy and things that have made me smile, alongside intense grief-bursts and feeling stressed and angry, moments of feeling very low or anxious, and moments of calmness and feeling more rational about things.     The high point of the last week was watching… Read More

We’ve been on half-term break this week and it’s been a nice balance of planned days out, chilled out time at home, visiting family and friends and low-key activities like a trip to the park or a movie evening. It’s been good to have fun moments together but also have some downtime too. I managed… Read More

It’s been another week of unwellness in the LHBL house. I had a nasty attack of vertigo on Friday which knocked me out of action for the day as I could barely move my head without the room spinning. Thankfully my husband was able to work from home that day and take over as primary… Read More

We’re feeling quite disappointed this week thanks to the timing of round two of chickenpox hitting the LHBL house. I didn’t think we’d escape it with Thomas, but I was hoping it would appear by the end of last weekend as it takes about five days from the spots appearing to them scabbing over and… Read More