I was so excited that the Love Books Exchange has branched out as far as the UK. It's such a great idea. And The Girls said as much today when a parcel arrived bearing a furry paw print. I cannot tell you how speechless I was when I unpacked a mass of fur and pom-poms and bits and pieces all addressed to my Girls. I can tell you that they screamed. A lot. And of course they were far too excited to read the book Where's My Teddy, and had … [Read more...]
Project 366 Week 27
This week's roundup is a little late: we've been camping. It transpires they don't have internet in Coppices. I am still reeling. Sunday: a super day starting with time on the Beach with Lord, Lady and the Hon. S, then lunch and a doze on the sofa. I love a doze on the sofa. An easy journey back to Bromley where The Girls stayed up late- they shouldn't have had a doze on the sofa- until I had finished blogging. Monday was … [Read more...]
I don’t want to have it all.
The Mummy Whisperer wrote an interesting post the other day about whether you can have it all as a mother, as did the ever-articulate Muddling Along. There never seems to be the perfect solution to the perpetual juggling act. I have found myself having this conversation a great deal recently with mums I know well about how you can juggle work and children: it's been on our collective minds I guess because our children all start school in … [Read more...]
Easy thank you gifts for teachers
It's nearing the end-of-term and whilst half of me is trembling with fear as 8 weeks of school-free-time stretches in front of me like an abyss, the other half is looking forward to not getting up with the sparrows and screeching at my children to 'hurry-up-we'll-be-late' for a full sixty minutes each day. Oh, and of course, to our House Exchange in Arizona! First however, comes the traditional end-of-year rites-of-passage: Moving Up Day, making … [Read more...]
Project 366 Week 26
Sunday on Week 26 saw us travel home from Bruges: another journey through the magic tunnel, another few hours spent happily travelling in silence whilst our Girls watched Barbie on DVD. We had such a wonderful weekend that we are just itching to do it all again. On Monday The Girls went to dancing with The Au Pair whilst I followed on. After a quick turn around at home we headed back into Bromley to watch The Tiger Who Came to Tea at the … [Read more...]
Magpie Monday: where the magic happens
A long time ago, I mentioned that I had a desk. a desk of which I was incredibly proud, because it gave me a bonafide work space. You will not be shocked to learn that it quickly became a 'storage' space, and is stacked with all those things that "I'll just put on my desk to file/throw/deal with later". So this is where the 'magic happens': … [Read more...]
Project 366 Week 25
Are we halfway there yet? This week saw the longest day so I'm assuming that it's all downhill from here. Although that means I have less than six months to achieve my aims for this year so I'd better get a wriggle on! … [Read more...]
