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Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things

Posted on October 15, 2018October 14, 2018 by jenny

Happy Monday everyone. Hope you had a great weekend despite the Autumnal weather. Each week I start off by writing my Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things blog post. It’s a great chance to reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures –…

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Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things

Posted on October 1, 2018October 1, 2018 by jenny

Happy Monday everyone. Hope you had a great weekend. Each week I start off by writing my Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things blog post. It’s a great chance to reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures – it’s a post I…

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Monday mindfulness – 5 Happy Things

Posted on September 24, 2018 by jenny

Happy Monday everyone. Hope you had a great weekend. I was pretty happy to see the weekend after going back to work. Each week I start off by writing my Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things blog post. It’s a great chance to reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well…

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Monday mindfulness – Summer Holidays {Week 6}

Posted on September 3, 2018 by jenny

Happy Monday everyone. Hope you had a great weekend and are enjoying the school summer holidays. Each week I start off by writing my Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things blog post. It’s a great chance to reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of…

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The Greatest Showman activities for kids

The Greatest Showman activities for kids

Posted on August 30, 2018March 17, 2025 by jenny

I have a feeling I might just be the past person in the country to have watched The Greatest Showman. Yesterday I went and watched it with my children and some school friends at a Movies for Juniors screening at our local cinema. The Greatest Showman The Greatest Showman is an original musical that celebrates the…

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Monday mindfulness – Summer holidays {Week 5}

Posted on August 27, 2018August 27, 2018 by jenny

Happy Monday everyone. Hope you had a great weekend and are enjoying the school summer holidays. Each week I start off by writing my Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things blog post. It’s a great chance to reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of…

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Monday mindfulness – Summer holidays {Week 4}

Posted on August 20, 2018August 26, 2022 by jenny

Happy Monday everyone. Hope you had a great weekend and are enjoying the school summer holidays. Each week I start off by writing my Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things blog post. It’s a great chance to reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of…

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Monday mindfulness – Summer Holidays {Week 3}

Posted on August 13, 2018 by jenny

Happy Monday everyone. Hope you had a great weekend and are enjoying the school summer holidays. What a difference a week makes. We started off the week with a heatwave, experienced torrential rain and storms and are now enjoying decent summer temperatures. Each week I start off by writing my Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things blog…

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Monday mindfulness – Summer holidays {Week 2}

Posted on August 6, 2018 by jenny

Happy Monday everyone. Hope you had a great weekend and are enjoying the school summer holidays. The weather has been a little too hot for us but that hasn’t stopped us from having fun during the second week of the holidays. Each week I start off by writing my Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things blog post….

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