January feels like it’s lasting forever at the moment. Ordinary days and ordinary weekends. Just life ticking on. As always, this project keeps me focused on everything there is within the ordinary to choose to feel happy about.
The start of a new decade plus birthday celebrations should have made for a great start to the new year. However, Lola came down with some kind of virus (sickness & tummy cramps which led to dehydration, fear of eating, confusion and not enough strength to even stand up on her own) the day after…
I take hundreds of photos every month, and most of them don’t get shared with anyone, let alone online. And yet the moments in time that those photos capture are just as important a part of our story as the other images that I do choose to share. I originally created this blog as a…
Christmas joy.
The beginning of a whole new chapter. Quite literally, as one door closes, another one opens. Mid-December was busy with moving house, end-of-term festivities, work, Christmas (and birthday!) preparations and two children out for the count with actual, proper flu. It hit them one week after the other and I’ve not seen them that poorly…
The start of December was a good kind of busy with a visit from my Mum, Ella’s birthday and finally getting a moving date. This month is always manic so throwing in a house-move along with everything else will be totally fine (won’t it?!).
I take hundreds of photos every month, and most of them don’t get shared with anyone, let alone online. And yet the moments in time that those photos capture are just as important a part of our story as the other images that I do choose to share. I originally created this blog as a…
The end of November has been as understated as the rest of the month and even though part of me hates being at home so much, another part of me is quite glad of the quiet as I feel utterly mentally exhausted at the moment. It’s when I start feeling overwhelmed with everything that this…
The seasons are beginning to shift. Temperatures dropping, the first frost. The stillness of winter slowly starting to settle in. After weeks of rain it’s actually quite welcome. We haven’t been doing very much recently and I’ve been trying to enjoy the slower pace before the busy festive season kicks in. Here are my quietly…
The start of November was a bit of a whirlwind with the end of half term, going back to school, two trips to London, family coming to visit from overseas (no photos – we were too busy chatting and catching up with each other’s news!), the ongoing house-moving saga and a very special 18th birthday…