Myself and my friend Rachel ( Mid Life Single Mum ) agreed we'd post every couple of weeks to stay accountable for how we are doing i...

Photo by  Kevin Delvecchio  on  Unsplash {Collaborative Post} In this day and age it is far to easy to allow time to whizz by and fo...

Photo by  Alexandru Zdrobău  on  Unsplash {Collaborative Post} My kids went back to school yesterday and I know I was supposed to ha...

We've been to Port Lympne animal reserve a few times now and each visit has been so much fun. We've been in the summer when it ...

It's been a lovely summer and it feels like a very long one. We've had a short break in Kent and a couple of days in London and n...

We've visited the National Trust site Sheffield Park a couple of times before and both times had a lovely visit, but recently with the...

Happy Saturday friends!  I hope you've been well and enjoying Summer. I have a double whammy edition of Reasons to be Cheerful today as ...

I love to get away with the family but with three adult sized kids, it is becoming harder and harder to find an affordable option that h...

It was my birthday earlier this week and our family had decided to have a night staying up in London, along with a theatre show. We were ...

Photo by  Allie Smith  on  Unsplash As I turn 46, I find myself thinking about my life and what has passed. What I'm doing now and ...

Photo by  Austin Distel  on  Unsplash Most of us spend hours on our smartphones. We have become very reliant on them. So much so that ...

I'm really enjoying the summer and I hope you are too. I think it helped immensely that I had a whole week without any children! My hubb...

We're fully into the summer holiday now and I'm sure you might have heard the dreaded words 'I'm bored' so far. No ma...

Morning all, I hope everyone is well and enjoying the summer holidays. Reasons to be Cheerful is back with me for the month of August and I&...

Photo by  Nick Pampoukidis  on  Unsplash After 35 years with HSBC (formally Midland Bank) my husband and I have just switched our curr...

Central Event Area/Food Court Earlier this week we had a few days away as a family in Kent. We had a wonderful time and the weather was...

For the last six years we've lived in the most amazing place. We have 220 acres available to us, much of which was designed by Capabi...

Morning friends, for my benefit and yours, I'm bringing you a Reasons to be Cheerful post, so we can both get a dose of much needed p...

Photo by  Matt Ragland  on  Unsplash This time last year I had two very excited 10 year old's living with me. They couldn't wai...

Since I was young I have enjoyed taking photos and making albums full of memories. At University I had photo collages on my wall, I'd...

Last week my Mum and I visited Windsor Castle , this is the second time I have visited and I thought I'd share some tips for visiting...

Joining in with Becky for Reasons to be Cheerful.  It's been another good week so I need to celebrate and make sure I record all th...

I'm very excited that summer has finally arrived. There are only three weeks until the kids break up from school and then all the r...

Image Source {This is a collaborative post} You probably haven’t considered Singapore as a family holiday destination because South...

I'm really pleased to be sat here writing a Reasons to be Cheerful post. Without being conscious that I was, this week I have been co...

Photo Credit: Clay Banks at Unsplash {This is a collaborative post} As you may know, travelling can be great for the soul. But ...

Me, aged 15 with Toby Jack {This is a collaborative post} Every woman remembers their first love. I could say it was my Dad, but I th...

This was the beautiful sight that greeted us as we arrived back from a meal with our pastoral group on Thursday night Hello friends, s...

In half term we travelled up to Yorkshire to stay near Bradford, We had a lovely time travelling around and exploring the area. We had ...

I started my new job last week and I had a great time. It was so nice to feel part of a team again and to be doing something that is feed...