On the first day back to school after the Christmas holidays it wasn’t just an ordinary first day back for our daughter Zara. She had her first day at school for the second time! We made a big decision to transfer to the nearest school which was our 2nd choice school when we did the…
We recently went on a family day out in London and apart from the train strikes/delays and the bitterly cold weather (well it is January after all) we had such a wonderful time. *This is a collaborative blog post. The spending money was gifted by hotels.com but all views are my own* We don’t live…
Ho ho ho, Christmas is well on the way now and I’ve found some amazing gift ideas that I’d love to share with you all. I’ve also written up my Family Christmas Gift Guide for the little ones which you can read here! * Disclaimer – this post contains some products that were gifted. All…
I absolutely love cooking at home and trying new recipes. The only bad part about it is the washing up! This is my spin on one of my favourite recipes honey mustard chicken. *Disclaimer – This post is sponsored by Schwartz. All opinions are my own* The smokey paprika gives it another dimension of flavour,…
Today is the 13 year anniversary of the day my dad passed away. I was only 15 years old when he died of Asbestos related lung cancer but I have so many memories of him. He used to take his teeth out. He had false teeth at the top and bottom due to being in…
“All I want is for Zachary to be remembered” It’s baby loss awareness month and also the beginning of Baby Loss Awareness Week which makes me feel like I can share as little or as much of our son Zachary without feeling judged. It’s been over 5 years since he was born sleeping, if he…
All of that preparation getting ready for Christmas and now it’s been and gone. We are well into January now but still munching on the Christmas chocolate! Sorry diet. Christmas this year was very exciting as Zara is fully invested in the magic of Christmas and everything else that comes with it. The closer we…
I wrote this poem to Zachary in 2015 on our second Christmas without him. I’ve added more this year. Our lives have changed so much since then but one thing that hasn’t changed is how much we love him. He is still very much a part of our family and although I don’t post about…
Zara started nursery for the first time in September and whilst she was so excited to start (she talked about it all the time and always pointed it out when we walked past) it has been a struggle for a while. We’ve been late numerous times where she’s point blank refused to put her shoes…
Now that Zara’s old enough to sort of understand birthdays the build up to her birthday and the day itself were so much fun! Things like choosing the cake, asking her what she would like to do on her birthday and telling her who she would be seeing on her special day made her so…