As I write this, we are entering week 10 of lockdown. 9 weeks of just us 4 – adapting, surviving, arguing, enjoying, learning and playing. And although we feel like we have had to give up so so much – mostly spending time with our family and friends, there are positives that have come from it, […]
Category: Family
tears at nursery drop off…
There were tears at nursery drop off this morning, and they were mine. Some mornings are more testing than others. Some mornings everyone gets dressed without being asked too many times, get teeth cleaned and get in the car nicely. That morning was not this morning. The argument about switching the iPad off and getting […]
Family holiday to Cornwall…
We have enjoyed a few trips to Cornwall as a family and have thoroughly enjoyed it every time. Those beaches. And the hot chocolates and scones!!! I needed to take some annual leave and searched around for where to go, before deciding on heading back to Cornwall. We stayed at The Park in Mawgan Porth. […]
Making time…
With moving now not in the plans for this year it has turned my attention to what is in the plans for this year. I have recently put together a photo book of our 2017. A book full of our adventures from last year. I take so many pictures it was nice to do something […]
To 2018 – our new norm and making the most of family time!!
Happy New Year! It’s been a while since I have written. Back to work and managing that and home as well as the Christmas break, I guess something had to give! It’s the beginning of 2018, and although not intended, it has given some time for reflection and future planning. Tuesday January 2nd marked my […]
First week back at work…
So it is the end of the first week back at work. The end of the week where Arlo started nursery. The end of the week where we learnt how to juggle jobs and two children. The beginning of our new norm. All in all it has been a really positive week. Firstly, I have […]
Back to work after maternity leave number 2…
It feels like literally seconds ago I was writing about finishing work, excited to be starting maternity leave and the arrival of baby Arlo. If feels like seconds ago I was worried about how maternity leave with two children would go, coping to share my time and give them both enough. It feels like seconds, […]
A long weekend at Center Parcs Whinfell…
It has been 10 years since i graduated from university. This seems like such a massive number when I still don’t really feel old enough to have this fact associated to me!!! I still feel 21!! But Facebook has a great way of reminding you about these things, and all those end of exam and […]
Arlo at 11 weeks old…
A slightly random age to be writing this at but As it approaches 11 weeks since Arlo was born, things feel like they are beginning to settle. He is a very chilled baby who hardly seems to cry unless he is starving and needs food right that second or is starting to get tired. He […]
My breastfeeding journey so far…
Breastfeeding is something I knew I wanted to try when pregnant with Woody. It is something I had always seen me doing with my babies when I imagined what it would be like to have kids. I put no pressure on myself though. It was always about trying it and seeing if it worked for […]
Appleton Boys and Me 
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