Where do I even begin with this one? It’s been a tumultuous period of time. I was going to say for us, and I do still mean us, but when I say us, I mean the 4 of us. Not just me and Amar. We’ve all been getting asked questions, some assumptions. Shreya’s been on the frontline of some questions too about when her brother will be starting school, and of course those questions are then fired back at us. I started thinking about this blog post a few weeks ago and it probably would have …
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How do you like your coffee?
I promised a mini review of our newly purchased coffee machine over the weekend, so here it is, only a tad later than I promised. So, firstly let me explain why we bought one! We love coffee as much as the next person, drinking coffee has been one of those rituals that become a force of habit. It's part of our slow weekend mornings, EVERY weekend. Well, Saturdays I'm usually running around the house whilst drinking a coffee, packing Shreya's swim kit and bits, and attempting some dodgy mascara …
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Christmas Nativity – why ‘I’m over it’!
I love Christmas! I’m more excited for Christmas than both of my children are, or so it seems. But, I’ve always loved it - as a child, married B.C (before children) and now more than ever with both of my 2 children. What do I love about it? Well, it’s mainly the festivities that surround it. It’s not the ACTUAL day. That’s always a little underwhelming. The bits I love .. It’s all the coziness. The lights, the decorations, the good spirit, everyone’s jolly about having well-deserved time off, …
‘Firsts and Lasts’ of Six
If I sit down and actually think about something that’s been on my mind a lot recently, it’s that my daughter who is 6 is in a brand new phase of her development. A phase that makes me feel a little queasy at times. It’s something that crops up daily at the moment, sometimes fading away into the background but always there. I’ve talked a bit in recent posts about her ‘first’ real experience of going out to "Trick or Treat" a couple of weeks ago, her ‘first’ real experience of Diwali last …