Starting the week by writing the Happy List is something I’ve been doing for the last few years. It’s my chance to sit down and reflect on the things that made me smile in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. Five Happy Things {Week 29/2025} This week my blog needed a few updates which resulted in me changing the theme of my blog which meant losing my beautiful new blog header. It feels like I’ve only had it a few weeks! When I have some more time I will find a better theme and reinstate…

Starting the week by writing the Happy List is something I’ve been doing for the last few years. It’s my chance to sit down and reflect on the things that made me smile in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. Five Happy Things {Week 28/2025} We’re currently on our third heatwave of the summer here in the UK. Last weekend we escaped the heatwave and went to see the latest Jurassic World film, Jurassic World Rebirth. I actually really enjoyed it and found it entertaining and fun, just what I needed. I set myself a…

Starting the week by writing the Happy List is something I’ve been doing for the last few years. It’s my chance to sit down and reflect on the things that made me smile in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. Five Happy Things {Week 26/2025} I finished reading The Seeker of Lost Paintings by Sarah Freethy. It’s an historical novel about love and art spanning Geneva, Rome and London set during the First World War and the 1990s. I really enjoyed the book and found myself reading it whenever I could. My daughter took part…

Starting the week by writing the Happy List is something I’ve been doing for the last few years. It’s my chance to sit down and reflect on the things that made me smile in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. Five Happy Things {Week 22/2025} I love half term, especially when I have the week off to spend it with my family. My son started the week with his Silver Duke of Edinburgh expedition in the Chilterns so I took my daughter to watch the new Lilo and Stitch film which we both enjoyed. Before…

Starting the week by writing the Happy List is something I’ve been doing for the last few years. It’s my chance to sit down and reflect on the things that made me smile in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. Five Happy Things {Week 21/2025} I was really proud of my daughter who went to our local borough athletics competition and came first in javelin (just like last year). She enjoyed taking part as it was a whole day out of school. I spent the weekend making gingham coasters with my daughters box of hama…

Starting the week by writing the Happy List is something I’ve been doing for the last few years. It’s my chance to sit down and reflect on the things that made me smile in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. Five Happy Things {Week 19/2025} I finished reading Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day by Winifred Watson. I loved the story of the middle-aged governess who discovers the world of 1930s London with its drinking in the daytime, casual sex and nightclubs. It had me laughing and crying and it’s one of those novels…

Starting the week by writing the Happy List is something I’ve been doing for the last few years. It’s my chance to sit down and reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of the adventures we have as a family. Five Happy Things {Week 18/2025} I love a Bank Holiday and was excited for the long weekend to enjoy the early May bank holiday. A long weekend makes for a short working week which is always good news. Over the long weekend my son completed his practice expedition for his Silver…

Starting the week by writing the Happy List is something I’ve been doing for the last few years. It’s my chance to sit down and reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of the adventures we have as a family. Five Happy Things {Week 17/2025} We started the week with a Bank Holiday which was lovely. We went for a walk in Highgrove Woods to see the bluebells and managed a couple of geocaches with the kids too. The weather has been really good and warmer so we’ve been spending…