It’s that time of year again where we start planning for Christmas. I just love a Christmas market. There’s something magical about getting wrapped up, listening to carols, drinking mulled wine and buying treats and gifts for the festive season ahead. I have included as many Christmas fairs and Christmas markets in Cumbria as possible, but please let… Read More
Hubs and I recently took a rare day to ourselves, with O at school and Q at nursery for the day. We took off to Carlisle for the morning to do some Christmas shopping before heading to the Bistro at the Lakes Distillery, near Keswick, for lunch. Time together as a couple without the children,… Read More
One of my favourite things to do to get into the mood for Christmas is go to one of the local Christmas Lights Switch-On events in Cumbria. Wrapped up all cosy in our hats, scarves and gloves, sipping on a hot chocolate and watching the children play on the roundabouts and fairground rides. I love… Read More
On the 3rd September, we arrived back in the UK after our family holiday to Costa Teguise, Lanzarote. As soon as the plane touched down in the cold and dreary UK, I started to think about other places we would like to visit… Italy has been on my travel bucket list for a long time,… Read More
As probably most mothers would agree, the first trimester of pregnancy is pretty rough. Morning sickness, extreme fatigue and sore breasts. The second trimester is probably the best, where many women have glowing skin, the morning sickness finally begins to subside and everyone is excited for you to be growing a beautiful bundle of joy.… Read More
It’s been quite a while since I last posted so I thought I’d write a little update… I’ve been working in my new role full-time since May and we’ve finally settled into a Monday to Friday routine of childcare, homework and our proper grown-up jobs. This has been quite a journey to take with a… Read More
Back in January, I returned to work after maternity leave working 3 days a week. My desire to stay at home with my children, not to mention the cost of childcare, were my reasons behind my choice. Q has settled wonderfully at his nursery and O loves his out-of-hours school club, so I really needn’t… Read More
And so, as we near the end of the summer, parents across the country flock to the nearest town to buy the kids their school essentials for the new school year. This year, O starts his third year of primary school – Year 2; his last year in infants and his first big set of… Read More
Happy 6th birthday to my little handsome chap, O! I don’t feel old enough to have a six-year-old… but you’re so happy to have caught up with your school friends. The last three months have seen the end of your second year at school, Year 1. You have so enjoyed this last year at school,… Read More
A couple of weeks ago, the Dinosaur Encounters exhibition opened at Rheged and we were asked to pop along with the boys to see what we thought – so here we go! I asked my 6 year old to summarise what he thought about the Dinosaur Encounters experience and this is what he typed… “The… Read More
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