This week has been a rollercoaster of emotions. I think I’ve gone through almost the whole range of emotions at various points this week, sometimes within the space of a few hours.     We’ve had the excitement of Nanny coming to stay for the weekend and the joy of seeing my family when we… Read More

This week has been quite an up-and-down one. There have been lovely moments, such as having another night away and getting to see my cousins, and some not-so-lovely moments, such as everyone being unwell at various points during the week.     Sophie was unwell with a temperature on Saturday. She’d obviously picked up whatever… Read More

Last weekend, I had my first ever night away from the children as I headed up to Scotland on Friday to stay with friends in Edinburgh and then travelled on to Glasgow the next morning for another friend’s hen party. It was lovely to have some time away and to catch up with my friends.… Read More

I’ve been enjoying the lovely sunshine and warm weather over the past couple of weeks although it was nice to get a bit of rain too this week – and the garden certainly appreciated it! It’s been lovely seeing the roses blooming, and to be able to start to pick raspberries and strawberries from the… Read More

We’ve been enjoying getting outdoors and having fun over half-term. It’s been a lovely break and I’ve really enjoyed switching off from things and focusing on being with Sophie and Thomas. It’s been a nice balance of planned activities or days out and time to just be at home and relax. There’s been adventure and… Read More

This week has been a little frustrating at times. With half-term on the horizon, I’ve been trying to get on top of work and other things on the to-do list so I can focus on doing things with Sophie and Thomas next week, but it’s been somewhat challenging thanks to blips with technology, a few… Read More

I have an injured hubby this week after he slipped on the ramp of his work van and damaged his knee. The nurse practitioner at A&E thought that he may have dislocated his kneecap but that it had popped back in by the time his knee was X-rayed, and we’re now waiting for referal to… Read More