Time away from the girls is something I really struggle with. I don’t know if it’s just me, but I get overwhelming mum guilt and feel awful whenever I’m not with them. Over the last few years, I’ve worked with Jet2 and been away with them every year, and the children understand that I’m away for work. That feels different, almost justified.
No Spend January has had me in a serious chokehold; not being able to spend has been something else. That said, I have managed to save quite a bit this month, so it’s definitely had a silver lining.
I always try to make our meals from scratch, I would say around 90% of our dinners are home-cooked. Meal planning helps me keep the cost of our food shop down, and I love creating nutritious dinners on a budget. With the cost-of-living crisis at its peak,the struggle is real right now, saving money in every area of life has become a priority.
The weather in the UK is cold, to say the least. We are still going through the trenches of winter, and it can be miserable. Finding things to do with the kids can be expensive, the cost of living is wild right now, parks are wet, it’s raining most days, and money is tight.
January is here, and I already have so many plans for the house. I don’t know what it is about a new year, but it just screams revamp the home to me. Not a full 360 obviously, my bank balance would absolutely not cope, but I really believe it’s the small changes that give a home a whole new lease of life.
Another one on my Kindle that I'm trying to get through. The quickest book on the plane, 50 pages, sometimes I love a short story, can i class this as book number three of the year? :) . An evening of reading and a nice hot cup of tea.
