We’ve had a poorly Sophie for the last couple of days thanks to an attack of croup. It’s resulted in some rough nights for us all and lots of time indoors having snuggles during the day. She fell asleep in my arms on Wednesday – which is almost unheard of these days. Whilst it wasn’t… Read More
This week is Heart week and I’ve been focusing a lot on raising awareness of congenital heart defects, as I do every year. My blog posts this week have all been heart-focused and I’ve been busy with various fundraising events for heart charities this week too. Jessica had her monthly community nurse check-up yesterday to… Read More
This week has seen me getting ready to study again as I’ve just started a distance learning foundation course in human resources to help me gain some new skills working within hubby’s company. It’s a challenge that I hadn’t anticipated at the very start of the year – the idea and enrolment in the course… Read More
I’ve been focusing a lot on trying to stay positive this week. At the beginning of the week, I was inspired by Cuddle Fairy to take part in the #NoComplaints challenge – a challenge to go a whole day without complaints, criticism or negative thoughts. It was hard work at times but it made such… Read More
My children seem to be a little too nocturnal for my liking over the last week or so. We’ve had a couple of nights with Jessica being awake for three hours or more in the middle of the night. Sophie has also started waking at around 4.30am and the only way to persuade her to… Read More
Being more relaxed over the Christmas holidays meant that we got into a lot of bad habits, especially with regards to how often the TV was on throughout the day. Our lack of routine made the first week of January quite tough for all of us. The children were struggling to focus on playing with… Read More
After enjoying lots of family time together over Christmas and New Year, this week has been all about the return to normality. Jessica is back at preschool again, our usual toddler classes have resumed and hubby is back at work. It’s been a bit of a challenge adjusting to it – I often find that… Read More