Today is the 1st day of August. We are very much in the thick of the monkey’s summer holidays, and next month I go back to work, after nearly fourteen months at home. With everything going on, I have never been more reminded of the need for self-care. As a mother, at times, when everyone … [Read more…]
It’s day 5 of the summer holidays and it is HOT. Although I am grateful for warm weather, it beats rainy days and soft play hands down, it causes additional monkey stresses. Because they just can’t handle the heat. My house looked as though it was recently burgled Today the monkeys have played with play doh … [Read more…]
This morning BM and I took part in the Tees Barrage Parkrun. I have run here before but this time was different. Local Slimming World groups in association with Cancer Research UK came out in force to take part. A fundraising event for the additional runners or walkers, arranged alongside the local Parkrun volunteers. A … [Read more…]