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The Crown, Kiss The Rain and Barry Island #LittleLoves

This week Mr. Boo has been off with us and I can’t tell you how wonderful that is.  We miss him terribly when he is at work.  So family time is most welcomed when we get the chance of it.  I snapped the photo of us earlier this week as I was busy packing bits and pieces.  Whilst I could easily focus on the mess behind us, the garden bits visible through the patio doors etc.  Instead, I choose to focus on us.  A silly moment taken 15 seconds after he’d swept me up for a dance around the kitchen whilst the children were playing.… View Post

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Flu, Period Dramas and Haircuts #LittleLoves

Flu, Period Dramas and Haircuts #LittleLoves

I’m a day late in sharing my usual #LittleLoves post with you this week.  Although if I’m honest I’m surprised that I’m only a day late.  The truth is that I’m on the slow recovery from flu, which hit me like a ton of bricks and has knocked me sideways.  Being a parent and being ill is never fun at the best of times but flu and the school holidays are not a good combination.  It has given me the time to regroup and reassess priorities in life and my workload.… View Post

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The One Where I Had The Flu

The One Where I Had The Flu

Every now and again life has a habit of standing up and smacking you around the face. Throwing a hissyfit and letting you know that you cannot carry on as you are. Forcing your hand… View Post

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Easter Holidays, Spotify in the car and family …

Easter Holidays, Spotify in the car and family travels #LittleLoves

The Easter holidays are here and we are looking forward to lots of family days outs and activities.  In some ways, it doesn’t feel like five minutes since the last half term yet in another way it feels like it has been a long time since all the children were at home.  It’s been a busy week attempting to get things straight ready for the holidays.  I’m not quite there yet but the holidays are here so everything else will have to wait.… View Post

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Gaining perspective, White Flag and a Joules Scarf #…

Gaining perspective, White Flag and a Joules Scarf #LittleLoves

How life can change in a matter of hours.  Last week as I published my #LittleLoves post I was casually enjoying a drink and snack with Piglet and Tigger in London.  Just hours later I was sat in our local A&E department with Piglet who had taken a turn for the worse and ended up in resus.  There is nothing like a wake-up call to put your usual moans and groans into perspective.… View Post

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Mother’s Day, Jane Austen and Joules #LittleLoves

Mother’s Day, Jane Austen and Joules #LittleLoves

A belated Happy Mother’s Day to everyone. This year’s celebrations crept up on me and I was woefully unprepared with a card and gift sent at the last minute. Although with flowers ordered I think I just about pulled it off. It is always a bittersweet day for me as my mum lives ‘Up North’ so little opportunity to spend the day with her. It is what it is and I can’t change it so I just have to accept the situation.… View Post

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Frozen, Forever Country and Flowers #LittleLoves

Frozen, Forever Country and Flowers #LittleLoves

This week was back to reality with no snow to admire and enjoy.  It’s very much been about getting back into the normal family routines with Piglet back at nursery and to-do lists to complete.  I’ve been feeling a little meh since Monday evening, with a migraine waking me up this morning.  I’m hoping for an early night to recharge my batteries.… View Post

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Star Wars, Read Aloud Day and Beast from …

Star Wars, Read Aloud Day and Beast from the East #LittleLoves

Oh, what a week! I have to confess to being a little sceptical when I saw the weather reports over the weekend suggesting that we were about to enter a deep freeze.  The Beast from the East certainly made their presence known.  With the world around us looking more like a scene from a movie rather than the end of February in the UK.  Instead of our usual scattering of snow, we received a thick blanket that is still covering most of the area.  With just the roads and some walkways starting to turn to slush.  It’s still very cold, but oh so beautiful!… View Post

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CAKE, Get A Job and Jakemans #LittleLoves

CAKE, Get A Job and Jakemans #LittleLoves

From Wednesday onwards I have spent most of the days attempting to recall what day of the week it actually is.  Thinking it was a day later than it was, which when I remembered that it wasn’t was a good thing as I had more time to achieve a few more things on my to-do list.  At the moment I’m splitting my time between producing content and playing catch up those blog admin tasks that I never seem to get round to.  I’m thinking it might be more productive to dedicate one day a week to just that so that I can make headway on the mountain of things that need doing.  All tedious tasks but once completed will hopefully make things run more smoothly.… View Post