Speak multiple languages fluently. Do a backflip. Or even a cartwheel! Be the boss. Get up early. Go to bed on time (there might be a link between 4 and 5, but I am not sure).
December Reading
I have read 44 books this year (including ebooks on Kindle and audiobooks). According to Goodreads, this means that I am three books behind schedule, but since I have a few on the go and some time away from work coming up, this is not worrying me. I am not even bothered if I hit… Continue reading December Reading
Moments of Joy
Tasting the gingerbread stars we baked after dinner. Taking Harper for a good run around the pond in the dark, the stars twinkling above. Enjoying our Christmas tree which is the best it has ever looked. Watching It's a Wonderful Life. Laughing at Olaf with the kids watching Once Upon a Snowman and Frozen Fever.… Continue reading Moments of Joy
Christmas Baking
We got cracking this morning with baking some treats although I doubt these will last until Christmas. We will just have to make some more! We started by preparing the gingerbread dough and this is chilling in the fridge. Now the kiddos are making the family favourite - snickerdoodles. These cakey biscuits are covered in… Continue reading Christmas Baking
Chrismas Concert
Tonight for the first time the whole family came along to watch my mum (and auntie) sing with her choir, the Alcester Singers at St Nicholas Church in Alcester. I go to most Christmas concerts and usually help my dad on the door, selling tickets. It was so wonderful to have both children with us… Continue reading Chrismas Concert
Five Favourite Audiobooks of 2023
In previous years, most of my audiobook listening has been restricted to non-fiction, usually memoirs. Lately, though, I have been enjoying fiction - usually romance or fantasy (or the popular subgenre which combines the two: romantasy) The Bodyguard by Katherine Center Happy Place by Emily Henry - spicy romance Starling House by Alix E. Harrow… Continue reading Five Favourite Audiobooks of 2023
Lost Poems
I was just clearing up some old files on my computer and I found some poetry I wrote for the first Creative Writing module of my Literature degree with the Open University. Some are completely cringeworthy and some are actually ok. This one made me laugh. 'I Wish' I wish I were brave:I could give… Continue reading Lost Poems
When It Works
Yesterday, I spent some time with my lovely friend and work colleague who unfortunately suspects she has busted a ligament in her knee (it is still too swollen for them to say definitively). We had a bacon sandwich with chilli asparagus on the side which is pretty much the perfect lunch in my book, we… Continue reading When It Works
The Joy of (Fish) Taco Tuesday
There is one meal which every member of our family adores every single time and that is fish tacos. It is our number one brainless crowd pleaser (those dinners which you know are going to be eaten without complaint every time) and it is so easy to make. We had eaten fish tacos in Cape… Continue reading The Joy of (Fish) Taco Tuesday
New Shoes
Evelina's school shoes fell apart on Friday and although we tried to find a new pair yesterday, by yesterday evening, we were having to superglue her sole back on. Thankfully, her foot growth seems to have slowed down, but finding school shoes for a size 7 is still not easy. After school today, we took… Continue reading New Shoes
Notes From My Day 