This January has been a strange one. I remember last January ( read our Jan 2023 roundup here) as a busy month – work-wise and family-wise. But this one has been very slow. As I’m finishing up my income/expenses for the month, it’s been the quietest work-wise for years. Even…
As the final pages of our 2023 family diary are coming to an end, we find ourselves at the threshold of a new year, poised to step into the unwritten chapters of 2024! In this Family Diary Roundup, we invite you to join us in a collective reflection, to sift…
It’s been so long since I’ve had the chance to write a family diary and roundup post. The last one I did was back in April for spring! Completely missed out on the Summer! But as I mentioned it’s been hectic! We had a very busy time over the school…
The past few weeks have been crazy, April has sped by at 100 mph! It’s been a while since our last family diary roundup, but I’m trying my hardest to write them more regularly! Here is our roundup Spring 2023 with things we’ve done, tried and tested.
Hasn’t January been a loooong month? It’s been a fairly busy one for us with birthday parties, getting back into the school routine and not forgetting a snow day! Like usual here is our family diary roundup January 2023, so we can look back over in years to come.
It doesn’t seem long since I was writing up my autumn family diary roundup now I’m back again. I must say this term has gone way too fast! It’s been a hard one getting Dottie settled into school and the daily school routine. But she loves going to school. She…
It’s been a really busy few months! The last time I got around to writing our family diary and roundup post was back in the Summer! You can read this one here. Since that post, Dottie left preschool and started school. It’s been an adventure! Put it that way, but…
*Ad-press trip – We were gifted tickets for Diggerland Devon in exchange for this post. All thoughts and opinions are my own Last week we drove up to Diggerland Devon to see what fun we could have there. L has been fascinated with Diggers, John Deere excavators and dumper trucks for…
You have a strong interest in building and strengthening social bonds within your family. According to research mentioned by Verywell Family, when families enjoy time together, children can grow in their self-esteem as well as crucial social skills. Older members of the household can also benefit in the long term…
I started writing this on the way to Bluestone in Wales, but didn’t get around to finishing it until we were back home! We’ve been here twice before in 2018 and 2019 when Bluestone kindly invited us. This time we’ve paid ourselves as we thoroughly enjoyed before! We are expecting…