I’m writing this at 2.30pm on Monday. There are so many other things I could and should be doing. House stuff, Hope House Press work, swimming admin – and perhaps most ‘presently’ needing me – is William, who has come home from school because he really truly actually has had sick come up his throat […]
RECENT POSTS
The importance of having a wingman / woman / person
I can’t share photos or video of our sports day today, because I don’t know who else is in them, even in blurred capacity… And I’m sad about that. Today William had the 400 metres as his race at sports day and it’s fair to say he wasn’t keen on it. Other people had been […]
What is home?
When I was 18, I left home to go to University and since then, apart from living at home during my final year, I’ve not lived there since. Even in the summers, I usually lived somewhere else whilst working. I then moved to London as I thought wearing Karen Millen suits and drinking Pinot Grigio […]
MORE FROM THE BLOG
Now we are nine – well, nearly…
Our younger dude will be nine next month. He’s asked for surprises for presents – but something for the play station would be good. We do parties on alternate years, so he’s asked to go to either the swimming pool’s obstacle course and take friends or something coding related. I’m considering the coding angle as […]
I think I need some new clothes
The sun is finally starting to come through and guess what’s happened? My most precious, beautiful and beloved sparkly converse silver trainers have worn through on the right heel. But only on the right heel. I don’t know how or why but it’s fair to say that I am gutted. I loved them so much. […]
An instant health boost?
In our busy lives we often tend to forget how important our bodies are and our physical health and mental well-being take a back seat. No wonder we end up feeling exhausted after a little work and feel like we have no energy to go through another week. Here are some quick things you can […]
When your Husband wants to build a house
I kid you not. The Husband – Lovely Bloke – has decided he would like to build us a house. There’s greaseproof paper all over the dining room table and sharpies abound. One colour for bedrooms, another for appliances and the rest, well, I don’t know what he’s going on about. I do know what […]
I never thought I’d google this but…
I just googled “small dogs which don’t shed hair”. Is that ok? Is it wrong? Is it too soon? When we’re tired, late going to bed and grumpy, which is quite regularly, we have crying sessions where we cry for and over our dog. Hearing your children crying for their dog is a new kind […]
How to tell children their dog has died….
How to tell children their dog has died. That’s the thing that most people have said to us, how did you tell them? Well. It’s kind of a long story but I’ll try to be relatively brief. We discovered on Christmas day, that Bramble had some lumps on her body. We went through a succession […]
How do I work this thing?
How do I work this thing???? Ah yes, that thing where you are baby sitting – though they are not babies – and have sent everyone to bed at the right time – and then found that you can’t work their TV….. How do I work this thing is a funny phrase – it applies […]
Copenhagen here we come…
How long is it since I last wrote? Months and months and months. Sorry about that. This little thing called Hope House Press has consumed every fibre of my being. I really do know what people say when they talk about their business feeling like an extra child. We’re coming up on Christmas which is […]
Recent Comments