50 days of River

Fifty days of River: Connection, isolation and everything in between.

  • Bye Bye, Holiday Home

    The last day was fairly muted. River had decided he wanted to go home and spent most of it saying “bye bye holiday.” We went to the playground where he fell off the zip wire, spectacularly. I felt awful for laughing once I realised he’d genuinely hurt his knee. There was a brief attempt at… Read more

  • Christmas, Slowed Right Down

    It’s 5pm on Christmas Day and I’m back at the playground, listening to Disney tracks in Spanish. So much for a traditional Christmas. I woke up at 4am and put a few little presents at the end of each of their beds. I was awake again by 7, convinced Summer must be up but no.8.30am,… Read more

  • Finding Our Rhythm (Eventually)

    This blog post feels muddled because it is muddled. It was written over a few days, in snatched moments, and honestly that mirrors how my head has felt. The hotel is huge, a maze of elevators, tunnels and dark pockets of fake volcanic rock. It’s built into a castle, which sounds magical, but mostly means… Read more

  • The Many Steps to Going on Holiday

    So, I know I said no extra admin this Christmas and I did mean it but obviously going on holiday does come with a slight drawback… actually getting there. And because Jet2 holidays only fly from airports that are nowhere near my house, this was always going to be an adventure. Step 1: Leaving the… Read more

  • When Christmas Becomes Admin

    Saturday Morning: The Holidays Begin Saturday morning.First day of the Christmas holidays. School and work are finished. Time to relax, well, we’ll get to that part tomorrow. I decided a few months ago that I wasn’t really up for Christmas this year. Don’t get me wrong, I like the decorations, most of the tunes and… Read more

  • A Relaxed Performance

    A quick update tonight as we did our one and only planned family Christmas activity. It was a first for two members of the family… the Christmas pantomime. About a month ago I was offered the chance to apply for tickets to a relaxed performance of our local theatre’s annual pantomime. I’ve been going for… Read more

  • Two Christmas Fairs and One Very Needed Lazy Day

    It’s been a very lazy day today, wonderfully so.Summer has watched three Christmas films, River has busied himself with bits and pieces and Kike has just finished a roast which I’m very much looking forward to. I’ve been watching a series on my phone in between chores – a psychological thriller ‘The Girlfriend’ which I’m… Read more

  • Being Honest About What We Need

    Just a quick one tonight but I wanted to write about something. I still haven’t found anyone to replace our babysitter and there is literally no one else to ask. Which means, for now, it’s just the four of us. No evenings out, no date nights, no popping out to see friends. I keep wondering… Read more

  • The Coat Conundrum (and the “Big Bike”)

    Saturday evening, just the kids and I for a rainy Saturday as Kike had a work thing. I think all 3 of us just wanted a chilled day, so that’s exactly what we’ve had. I got various toys out for River to walk round, mainly settling on a rainbow pinwheel. Summer requested her Lego so… Read more

  • The Great Train Adventure to Grandpa’s House

    Playing It Safe… Until We Didn’t We’ve been playing it pretty safe these past few months. Not really risking as much as a bus journey. So, to keep us on our toes and obviously to provide a wonderful look at how we transport ourselves, we decided to visit my Dad. My dad lives in the… Read more