This time of year is all about spending quality time together and making memories. It’s the one time of year when my husband gets to properly switch off from work and there are fewer pressures on our time from other activities and commitments. We’ve had a nice mix of downtime and activities, time for ourselves… Read More

This week has been all about Christmas. Sophie and Thomas have been full of excitement all week from the start of their Christmas break from school and counting down the days to Christmas Day. Sophie has been particularly excited about being recruited as a Christmas elf this year. Now that she knows more about how… Read More

With just under a week to go, I think I’m just about ready for Christmas now. The Christmas cards are all posted, I’ve finished the Christmas shopping and most of the presents are wrapped. I’ve been enjoying a slightly slower pace this week and having a bit more time for Christmas prep as all the… Read More

This week has certainly been a full-on week with a dance festival and four panto performances for Sophie, all the busyness of preparing for Christmas while my husband prepared for his trip to Japan, and an unexpected event reminding us than life can change in an instant, although thankfully all concerned were okay.    … Read More

The festive season is here, the Advent calendars and books are out, the Christmas tree and decorations are up and we’ve had the first of Sophie’s panto performances this week.     I tend to find the festive season quite overwhelming and it can be a tough season to navigate with grief anyway. I’m trying… Read More

I’ve had a couple of weeks of catching up with various things and trying to get a bit more organised before the craziness of the festive season begins. It’s a busy time of year at the best of times, but with Sophie doing panto and my husband being away for a large chunk of December,… Read More

This week has felt like a fairly busy one with lots of going back-and-forth with the kids’ activities. There’s a fair amount of that most weeks, but there’s been more of it this week than usual.     Friday evenings tend to be our busiest evening with lots of back-and-forth. It’s a mad dash from… Read More