Happy New Year to you all! Hope all my readers had a wonderful Christmas and aren’t feeling too fragile today after seeing in the new year. I can’t believe that we are in 2016 already (really wasn’t it just yesterday that I saw in the millennium?) and another year is before us. Hopefully it will… Read More
This week has been all about getting ready for Christmas. The decorations and tree have finally gone up; the cards have all been written and sent; the shopping is all done and there’s just the present wrapping left to do. We have seen Father Christmas and sung at carol services. This morning, Jessica will be… Read More
This time of year brings back a lot of mixed memories for me – the run-up to Christmas has not always been a very easy time of year. I lost my dad in the run-up to Christmas six years ago, the following year I was unexpectedly made redundant and the year after that was spent… Read More
I’ve enjoyed stepping back from the blog again this week and focusing on spending time with my family which has made for a very enjoyable week. It’s been all about the little moments – wrapping books for the girls’ book advent calendar and then enjoying opening a book each day and sitting reading Christmassy stories… Read More
Over the last few weeks, I have found myself stepping back more from the blogosphere and trying to be offline a little more. As much as I love my blog and being part of the blogging community, there are times when it takes too much of my attention. The run-up to Christmas always feels like… Read More
Over the last couple of months I’ve been rehearsing for a fundraising concert for Friends of PICU which we are performing tomorrow night. Trying to keep singing through last Sunday’s rehearsal despite being very chesty was not the best idea. It resulted in me completely losing my voice by Monday morning. I don’t often lose… Read More
This week has seen a lot of activity in the bedroom as we’ve been building new wardrobes and rearranging furniture in order to turn our bedroom into a family bedroom. Jessica has been co-sleeping with us for quite a few months now but we were keen to try and encourage her to sleep in her… Read More