Family Life

First full week back at school and it feels like we had never been away! I have to admit that the kids weren't impressed to be back at school on Monday, demanding to instead go back to mummy's school (I'm sorry kids, that will never be happening voluntarily again). Instead we packed up our troubles ... READ MORE »

I've been wanting relaunch a weekly update for quite some time. Years ago I used to take part in the Little Loves linky sharing all the little things we had loved that week. I really loved the format and the rhythm of looking back on the week just gone. That linky has long since disappeared but I ... READ MORE »

I've missed this little corner of the internet to use as a creative outlet / echo chamber of my random thought so this year I wanted to restart the habit of keeping a kind of virtual diary. We're already in week 2 though and this is my first post, so a 50% success rate may be indicative as to how ... READ MORE »

This is a format I used to love contributing to each week back when I first started blogging. Recently I've been looking back on those old posts and thought it would be a great way to get back into the rhythm of posting each week while capturing some of the little moments of our life. While I ... READ MORE »

The shortest month in the year, but it's felt like a long one hasn't it. The days have been long and dull, and we have been stuck indoors for most of it. We've done it though, February is finally over and March has brought with it a sense of renewal and the hope of better days to come when we can ... READ MORE »

It's been a busy month, but a quiet one here on the blog. I'm still here but in the midst of a global pandemic, this little space has fallen to the bottom of the priority list. Especially as it feels like I haven't had a huge amount to say recently. However, I've missed this little corner of the ... READ MORE »

This has been a challenging year to say the least. So, this year there are no resolutions but in an effort to find some positives, I am launching the Happiness Project. The concept is simple: a little effort each month to find a handful of positive things which made me happy. I'm starting by ... READ MORE »

I've been thinking a lot recently about what this little corner of the internet is going to hold for me. It was created as a space for me to share our lives and those little moments which made our life extraordinary. However, with the Bear now 6 and Henry now in full time education, suddenly sharing ... READ MORE »

Back at the beginning of the Summer we were looking down the barrel of 6 more weeks at home after already spending 17 weeks on lockdown. I wasn't sure how to make the Summer stand out for us and instead of our usual massive Summer bucket list, we kept it simple with 6 things to aim for in our final ... READ MORE »

As 6 weeks of summer stretches out before us, I am a little overwhelmed by the challenge to trying to make this summer special. Last year, we were so excited for the summer. With 6 glorious weeks of freedom ahead of us, we loved every day. This year though, the challenge will be to try and make the ... READ MORE »

Confused? Yeah, me too. It's been a while since I've had a personal post and to be honest it's because my head is full of the chaos of the world, but I don't really know what to say. There is just so much going on at the moment that I don't seem to be able to find the words to articulate the ... READ MORE »

Today is our third day home schooling and our second day on lockdown. My kids are currently sat enjoying a movie while they eat their lunch - despite it being a lovely day outside - and I'm grabbing a quick 15 minutes at my laptop while they're happy. Is this normal? No. Is this structured ... READ MORE »