As I lowered myself into the miniature children’s chair in front of Little Brown Eyes’ teacher, I had a sudden image of myself sitting on the other side of the table when I was a Year 2 teacher. …

It’s Friday of half term. There’s a storm outside so what else would I be doing than sitting in a soft play while the girls get rid of some energy. In the past I’d have avoided these places like the plague but this afternoon feels different. Perhaps the difference this…

Stop the World, I want to get off. As another school year is well under way, I am suddenly aware of a feeling of time rushing forward and, while Beautiful Blue Eyes is heading for some big changes in her life, I’m left wondering how I will navigate the next…

Never before have I been so delighted that my alarm was set to go off at 7.15am as I was on Monday morning. …

Homeschooling is over — for now at least — woohoo!! But alongside the celebrations sits some apprehension about what happens next. One thing for sure is now restrictions are easing, life is about to get a whole lot more complicated. I’m not going to lie, Lockdown in Winter sucks. Badly…

Is anyone else feeling conflicted about the impending half term holiday? I want it to be a break for all of us rather than SSDD (Same S**t, Different Day), but how do we achieve that while we are still in Lockdown? As the half term holiday approaches, I have all…

I don’t know about you but I am finding home schooling 2.0 way harder than the first time around (and it wasn’t easy then!). Looking back on it, home schooling in 2020 was a piece of cake in comparison to this. But why does this feel so tough? I have…

A good friend reminded me last week that “friendships are for a reason, a season or a lifetime.” It’s such a useful way of thinking about these important relationships we have throughout our lives. The challenge is knowing which friendships fall into each area and investing our energy accordingly. So…

When you have children, a change isn’t as good as a rest. It’s exhausting. Last week, we visited my family up in Scotland. It’s a pretty long drive with 2 children but I’ve done it numerous times and have perfected the ‘activity bag’ and snack box for maximum entertainment and minimum whingeing. …