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A family blog capturing our daily life and adventures as a family of six - the calm, the chaos and the moments in between.

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"Let me photograph you in this light, in case it i

"Let me photograph you in this light, in case it is the last time, that we might be exactly like we were..." ~ Adele, When We Were Young 🎶
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When I signed up for the @wildroverdressco travell

When I signed up for the @wildroverdressco travelling dress project I had some very specific ideas in mind for what I wanted to capture and I'm so grateful that @anyajane95 was willing to get a little bit weird with me🤪
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I love the fierce contrast of her tattoos, skull rings and red hair against the soft femininity of the vintage lace dress.
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She told me the story of every item of jewellery and the meaning behind every piece of ink decorating her body and that's what's going to stay with me most from this session. I love listening to people's stories. It's my most favourite thing.
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Tell me something about you? And which photo is your favourite?!
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#wildroverdressco #travellingdressproject @ajmcostume @reclamationdesigncompany

Somehow we're halfway through September already an

Somehow we're halfway through September already and I'm not quite sure how that's happened?!
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I'm still working on figuring out and adjusting to our new rhythm with all three girls being at high school - it's definitely taking time.
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Also thoroughly enjoying that it's mostly been sunshiney t-shirt weather (for now!) whilst simultaneously anticipating snuggling up under a blanket on the sofa and watching all the autumn tv that's about to start. @sexeducation , @bbcstrictly and @britishbakeoff are our favourites!
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Mondays. . . . . . #thedocumentarydiaries #stories

Mondays.
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#thedocumentarydiaries #storiesoftheeveryday #thisdetailedlife

I love September because it's where my two favouri

I love September because it's where my two favourite seasons overlap. Not sure I'm ready to say goodbye to the golden days of summer just yet though...
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How about you? Are you Team Summer or Team Autumn?
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#storiesoftheeveryday #phlocklive #upandautumn

Five minutes with Lola in pretty light, just becau

Five minutes with Lola in pretty light, just because.
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#themonochromaticlens #kids_in_bnw #galleryoflightfeature

Unbeknownst to us the littlest one snuck downstair

Unbeknownst to us the littlest one snuck downstairs after we'd gone to bed and spent last night on the sofa wrapped in a blanket hiding from a spider she'd seen in her bedroom - I didn't find her until I got up this morning and panicked when I saw that her bed was empty. The eldest finally finished isolation and went back to school today. The husband and the middle one both tested positive for Covid and whilst one is gradually getting better (but still has to miss the first week of school) the other is really quite ill. Meanwhile I'm just over here trying to remember to breathe through it all and not Google all the things that I really shouldn't be googling because they only make things worse and telling myself that it's all part of the journey and that everything will be OK in the end because it will be, right? 😳
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#honestmotherhood

One second a day, every day, in August ❤ . . . .

One second a day, every day, in August ❤
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#onesecondeveryday #makingmemories #collectmomentsnotthings

She starts high school tomorrow. High school! The

She starts high school tomorrow. High school! The last of my babies is growing up before my very eyes and I'm not sure my heart can handle it.
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Side note: she's done her full quota of covid isolation and is feeling much better now than she was. Thank you so much to everyone who sent such kind and thoughtful messages checking in with how she's doing.
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One of her sisters has now tested positive so we're still a bit out of sorts here. All the healthy vibes you can send our way will be very much appreciated - I'll add them to all the immunity boosting oils I'm busy diffusing in every room and rolling on everyone, the extra vitamins we're all taking and the cuddles I'm administering at every opportunity because poorly girls just need their mama 💙
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#backtoschool #loveourbigkids #hellostoryteller

I've been a bit quiet on here because on Monday, L

I've been a bit quiet on here because on Monday, Lola tested positive for Covid.
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She'd been feeling a bit off-colour so we did a lateral flow test, more to rule it out than anything else. I fully expected the results to be negative but they weren't. A PCR test confirmed it.
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I've hesitated to share it here and I'm not really sure why. We have been SO careful. We've not been anywhere or done anything this summer. At all. If we have been out we wear masks 😷 and keep our distance and use hand sanitiser and do all the things you're supposed to do. We're not really sure where she picked it up from.
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She's mostly ok - her symptoms are a temperature, a bad cough, feeling super tired, no appetite because "food tastes weird" and tummyache. She's also more than a little bit sad (and bored). The rest of us are doing lateral flow tests every day. All negative (so far 🤞).
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I'm really worried because my Mum & Stepdad visited the day before she tested positive, the first time we'd seen them since May and before we knew she was poorly. We don't know yet if we've accidentally passed it on to them. They're in their seventies so it's a very real cause for concern if they do get ill.
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We're ending the summer holidays in the same way we started them - with Lola in isolation - and I guess I just wanted to say that things definitely aren't 'back to normal', no matter how much it feels like they are.
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We drew this rainbow yesterday - just like we did in the very first lockdown - because it feels like we've come full circle and if I'm honest I'm wondering if we're ever going to truly get out of this cycle. I'm normally positive and optimistic by default but this has made a big dent in that. The constant uncertainty about everything, doing our best to follow all the rules and wondering if we're all going to get sick is exhausting.
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Just sharing some thoughts that have been going round in my head for the last few days. To counteract it all, will you tell me some happy news that's happened in your world this week? Or share what you're up to this bank holiday weekend?
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#colorandcomp_multicolor #ourcolourfullives #colorcolourlovers

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