Freelancing a year on, the good and the bad!

It’s been almost a year since I left company employment to concentrate on freelancing as my only income source, and I’ve got to say much as there are so many aspects of working from home I adore, but there are a few that I don’t! working environment Working from home means mainly working from the sofa for me, I do…

Sunday Scrapbook – Theatre, Good Doctors & Oils

I thought I’d join back in with #LittleLoves again, mainly because having categories to write about will help by sleep deprived brain. Arlo has a cold so has been waking up a lot in the night and then getting up pre 6am most mornings too! I also braved Brighton on a Saturday with both kids and no buggy for Arlo,…

Athena & Arlo – January 2018

Well, the first two weeks of the year shot past didn’t they! The first ‘Siblings’ post of the year crept up on me and left me pretty unprepared! For all the video footage i’ve been taking I’ve managed not to take a single nice photo of the kids together on their own so far this year, so for January we…

Travel: Loch Ness Cruise, Urquhart Castle and Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness

We started off our morning after a hot cup of tea sat on the decking overlooking the gorgeous views talking about our night the night before, where we managed to stay up till gone 1am drinking rosé and playing Cards Against Humanity…  then it was time for a gorgeous cooked breakfast thanks to Laura and we were ready to hit…

Travel: Eagle Brae, Scottish Highlands

There is nothing quite like the peacefulness and sense of calm that washes over you the further you head into the Scottish Highlands, the air feels different, the light is different and it is just wonderful. I spent part of last week staying in the luxurious Aquila, one of the traditional log cabins at Eagle Brae. Now when I say…

Eagle Brae Scenery

Sunday Scrapbook – Scotland and holes in the roof

Hello! What a week, the first part shot past as I was away in Scotland on a press trip and the second half has slowly crept along… dragging out the days till the weekend. Funny how that happens eh? I always find my tolerance levels for putting up with the kid’s annoying habits are much lower when I’ve been away…

Sunday Scrapbook – New year, get your bum in gear!

Long time no write! It feels like forever since I’ve written a Sunday Scrapbook post and it probably has been, if I’m honest. Christmas shot by, New Year happened (in a very low key way for me, I had a bath, finished a book, and went to bed at 10 past midnight!) and now we are in 2018 and I…

Travel: 4 Secret & Strange things to see in London

There are countless things to see and do in London, with new events and activities popping up all the time, but if you’re a seasoned Londoner or frequent visitor, you might still be on the lookout for fresh experiences. In this guide, we’ve detailed four of London’s best kept secrets. Each one is an intriguing oddity and worth seeing for…

Swanbourne Lake

Is 18 Goals for 2018 too many?

Is 18 goals too many? Yes, possibly. Probably in fact. So I am looking at these very much as potential aims, things to work towards, not things to stick to like a regime. I’m not going to be too hard on myself when I inevitably don’t succeed in a few of them, because that’s life right? Goals as a parent:…

New Year Essentials Giveaway worth over £280 [Closed]

Happy 2018! I wanted to help someone get the year started with the perfect bundle of essentials, things for the mind, the body and more! In total it’s worth over £280, so good luck and read on to find out what you could win! So here is what’s in the bundle and why you need it…   What: Benefit’s It’s…

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Me & Mine – December 2017

Another year has seemingly shot by, I haven’t got round to making a nice collage of all our family photos yet, but we took these photos today, so at least they are what we looked like at the very end of the year! We took these on Sheringham beach at lunch time today, after scoffing pancakes and ice cream, even…

Happy Christmas!

Merry Christmas! I hope you all had a wonderful day, and continue to have a lovely Christmas break, if you’re fortunate enough to have one! We’ve had a lovely quiet day, mostly because Athena is pretty under the weather (you can tell she wasn’t really feeling a family photo on Christmas eve and just wanted to get to bed!) But…