I love looking back on my week's Instagram photos as they're all just brief snapshots of what we've been up to - the fun we've had and the things we've done.  Here's this week's photos....So, among other things, this week's photos include a bit of One Direction, a burnt meal, an Epic hot chocolate and my dog Buddy which means it's been a pretty typical week really! … [Read more...]

I'm usually a bit of an optimist and I always try to look for the good in things but last night I was seriously struggling when our boiler decided to go on strike because there's not much of a positive when both kids have a cold (again), the house is freezing and I'm ringing round engineers - most of whom say they can't make it until Monday and the ones who can make it charge an amount equal to a small countries national debt to come out on a weekend.I managed to find someone who could come out this morning for a slightly less than the others so I'm hoping we'll  be feeling warmer by … [Read more...]

As wonderful as this time time of year can be, it also makes me a little bit sad at times.I can't help but feel sad that New Years Eve marks the end of another year without my Mum and brother and just knowing that I'm about to start another year without them makes me want to just stop everything and have a good wallow in self pity sometimes.But I won't do that.  I won't let myself think about it too much because even though I don't have them with me, I have a lot of other lovely people around me and I know that I'm very, very lucky and I just need to focus on that a little more.So … [Read more...]

Here's the second part of my photo review of the year.... JulyAugust SeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberSo there you go, what a brilliant year we've had - let's hope 2014 is just as good. … [Read more...]