• The Weekly Edit

    The Weekly Edit {Week 4/2026}

    Starting my week with the Weekly Edit is a ritual I’ve kept for years. It’s my favourite Monday morning anchor—a chance to slow down, celebrate the ‘small wins,’ and gather the smiles from the week behind us. Part reflection and part record-keeping, it’s my way of documenting our family’s adventures before the next chapter begins. The Weekly Edit {Week 4/2026} The oldest teen received his latest mock GCSE results and had an interview for Sixth Form. He is growing up so fast and it’s exciting watching him mature into a lovely young man. The youngest teen was picked to play…

  • The Weekly Edit

    The Weekly Edit {Week 3/2026}

    Starting my week with the Weekly Edit is a ritual I’ve kept for years. It’s my favourite Monday morning anchor—a chance to slow down, celebrate the ‘small wins,’ and gather the smiles from the week behind us. Part reflection and part record-keeping, it’s my way of documenting our family’s adventures before the next chapter begins. The Weekly Edit {Week 3/2026} I love seeing the first daffodils of the year. We were lucky to see really early daffodils when we visited Hughenden a few weeks ago. I saw bunches of cut daffodils in the supermarket and couldn’t resist buying some to…

  • The Weekly Edit

    The Weekly Edit {Week 2/2026}

    Starting the week by writing the Weekly Edit is something I’ve been doing for the last few years. It’s my chance to sit down and reflect on the little or big things that made me smile in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. The Weekly Edit {Week 2/2026} Last week we packed away the Christmas decorations. This is always bittersweet as I love having them around, but am also happy to have my house clean and tidy again. We had a real Christmas tree so I was happy I didn’t need to clean…