I didn’t manage to get a week 8 post up last week, probably because I really struggled during week 8. Lots of people have said that week 7 and 8 were the toughest weeks for people in other countries who have been in lockdown and it was definitely true for…
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I’m a little bit late writing about last week, but I’m still keen to make sure I capture the key highlights of the week. Week 5 was another week of gorgeous weather, so we spent lots of time in the garden. As a result, we were all mostly in a…
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Today is Monday. It’s been a week since I started working from home and I can’t believe how much has changed during that time! Today, the stark reality of the situation hit. We’d had a lovely day yesterday (the pic from this post is from the walk we went on)…
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Friday is usually my day off, so at least I wasn’t juggling work and the kids. The morning went really well and my very brief dabble in teaching 14 years ago, certainly helped. We decided to make a scrapbook of our coronavirus experience. We talked about our feelings and how…
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Day two of working from home started pretty well. Managed to get everyone up, dressed, fed and even made the beds before walking the kids to school with the dog. Was back at 9am ready for our team video call. Had a really productive morning and definitely felt much more…
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Holiday planning is always exciting, but it’s something that need to be done carefully and in advance so that your plans can be capable of translating into a great holiday when the time comes. Spain is an understandably appealing holiday destination, whether people want to explore its big cities or…
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Keeping your kids entertained whilst in the car, whether this needs to be for 10 minutes of several hours, is often an absolute nightmare. Especially on a longer journey, it’s important that you put some measures into place to keep your kids attention and stop them from stressing out and…
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When you’ve got little ones, it’s easy to think that they’re going to stay little forever. However, we all know that kids grow up a whole lot faster than you expect. Obviously, that comes with all of the usual challenges. From outgrowing clothes at top speed to testing the limits…
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Collaborative post. If you are pondering when to mow the lawn for the first time this year, only to look outside and be greeted by a jungle like back garden, the idea of making it fit for purpose this summer could leave you suffering heart palpitations. Over winter every garden…
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Collaborative post. How well do you remember your teenage years? Many of us look back on those days with fondness. Not quite children and not yet adult, being a teenager was sometimes the best of both worlds, with a sense of freedom that was rarely afforded to us when we…
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Collaborative post. We all yearn to get away from it all. We’re all excited by the prospect of travelling to new and far flung destinations, immersing ourselves in new cultures, meeting new people and experiencing exotic tastes, smells and sights. Yet, when our holidays are over we can feel as…
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