50 days of River

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

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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Day 22: Sand, Dinosaurs, and the Unbreakable Plan

    Last Night’s Recon Mission Kike and I went on our reconnaissance trip to the beach last night, just the two of us. It’s about a ten minute walk from the hotel, down a little winding path that opens out to a boardwalk leading right to the sea. There are signs claiming “disabled access” and to Read more

  • Day 21: The Fine Line Between Helicopter Parenting and Chaos

    Morning Mood: Realising I’m Doing Too Much I woke up grumpy today. Not “wrong side of the bed” grumpy, more “why am I packing everyone’s emotional and physical suitcases all the time” grumpy. Even on holiday, I’m making sure everyone has what they need for breakfast, that iPads are charged, that Summer’s at her swimming Read more