If you’re anything like me, you keep your car until it runs out of gas. Why mess with what works? But then there is a point when the car is still perfectly fine, it is just looking a little tired. Paint is good, engine is great, but those stock wheels have been on there since day one and they are showing it.
Finding a good gift sounds simple until you actually need to buy one. Birthdays, new babies, anniversaries, Christmas, Halloween parties and family celebrations all seem to arrive with surprising speed, and suddenly you are searching for something that feels thoughtful without spending hours going from shop to shop.
There are certain periods in life when everything seems to happen at once. The school run needs organising, work messages keep appearing on your phone, the house somehow becomes messy five minutes after you have tidied it, and the list of things you promised yourself you would get around to keeps getting longer.
There is something special about having a little corner of the garden that feels completely yours. Somewhere to sit with a cup of tea, read a few pages of a book, enjoy the sunshine or simply switch off for half an hour.
Somewhere I have wanted to go for the longest time is Quarry Walk Park. If you know me well, you will know I have screenshots of this place from ages ago. I am a screenshot girly: books, places, restaurants, random things I want to buy, screenshot that for later!
There is something about your last baby showing signs that they are growing up that really hits you in the throat. You know that feeling when you want to cry, but you are trying your hardest to hold it in, so you do that gulp, and it actually hurts your throat? That is basically how I have felt since Nila started middle school.
A UK staycation comes with its own packing list. We all know how unpredictable the British weather can be, and even though you might only be travelling a couple of hours from home, there is still plenty to think about if you want the trip to run smoothly.
