We've got into a bit of a habit lately of going for a walk on a Sunday afternoon after our tea.We try to go somewhere different each week and usually head wherever we're going in the car rather than just walk him close to home like we do that every other night.  Tonight, we had a lovely walk around the Riverside Football Stadium and along the banks of the River Tees.We had a lovely walk around the stadium and as always, the kids took the football and had a good kick about in the area around the stadium which is always deserted when we visit on a Sunday evening!  After … [Read more...]

The kids have come out with some corkers this last week and at times they've had me in stitches with some of the things they've said!  I thought I'd share some of the tamer ones with you to see if I could make you smile too.... If you check my internet search history today then don't worry if you see an odd one.  You weren't here and I needed to know something! Oh dear!  I'm not going to tell you what it was she was searching for but I'll be honest, I'd have had to search if she'd have asked me. ;-) I wonder which of those men is the rhubarb Mam? Said by one of my lovely little people when … [Read more...]

I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm scared about what's going on in the world right now, it genuinely feels to me like nowhere's safe and as a parent, that's an awful feeling.I've watched the news of the attacks across the world and even the first attack in London to a certain degree with feelings of shock, horror and devastation for the people who have been caught up in them but also with the feeling that my little corner of the world was still safe.And then the Manchester attack happened and I felt the same shock, horror and devastation but the fact that it was so much closer to home … [Read more...]

There’s not many of us who haven’t wished for more hours in the day at one point or another but today I want to share a few simple ways to manage your time better so you won’t need any extra time to get everything done…..Create a to do list! Honestly this is the best thing you can do if you’re looking to improve your time management skills.  I have a lovely A5 leather bound notebook that I treated myself to when I was planning to start bullet journaling but it actually just morphed into a to do list book.  I probably write a to do list most days in some form as I always start my working … [Read more...]

To the very lovely people at our local branch of Tesco,I want to thank you for the kindness and compassion that you have showed my Dad over the last six months or so because you really have made a huge difference in his life and I want you to know about it.At the age of 77, my Dad's found himself alone (apart from me) in a world filled with technology that he really just can't get his head around.  He's grumpy, stubborn, and thinks he always knows best but he's my Dad and I love him more than I could tell you.  He's also getting to the age where things confuse him very easily so when … [Read more...]