We booked our annual holiday with Phil’s family many months ago. Restricted by my need to stay near to Harefield Hospital, and the want of an easy week, we decided to go to Woburn Centre Parcs. My first ever trip to a famous CP! We were charmed by the website- a fabulous swimming pool, acres … More A Family Holiday to Centre Parcs
A game of Monopoly was an adrenaline fuelled activity in my family. With our competitive natures and argumentative streaks, it was never a polite quiet game. My brother would steal money from the bank every time we looked the other way. My sister would cause outrage by going in to cahoots with another player, letting … More Becoming A Gamer
`I love Christmas. It is magical. For one week of the year, the world becomes brighter, sparklier, shinier, louder. It is a chance to take a break from normal life, to get excited like a child, and be surrounded by love. But it is also exhausting! Thus, the way I celebrate has had to change … More Christmas With PH
Afternoon tea seemed to become popular when I was out of the country. I went away for two years, and returned to tales from my friends describing the hotels they’d visited and the experiences they’d had. Three years later, Phil and I were treated to High Tea as a birthday gift… and I instantly saw … More Afternoon Tea With My Mum
I was four months in to a year long volunteer placement in Ethiopia, when my sister announced she was pregnant with her first child. My gut instinct was to rush home, but after some agonising, we decided to stay in Africa, as planned. Through photos sent over the slow sketchy internet, I watched her stomach … More The Ill Aunty
Like everyone, I love holidays. However, life is never simple, especially with an illness, and our intended vacations this year haven’t really gone to plan! So far we’ve planned four week-long trips away.. and have had to cancel all four at the last minute. 2016 has been a crazy year, with more than my fair … More Changing Holiday Plans
I love camping. My happy place involves a tent, a glass of wine, my husband and some stars! Unfortunately since getting ill, I’ve had to do away with the first two! Nowadays, I have to be slightly more inventive.. I get my wine fix from sniffing Phil’s wine (!), and amazingly we’ve found a solution … More A New Way to Camp When Ill
Growing up, my siblings and I had our own friends, our own hobbies, our own bedrooms. Like most families, we rarely hung out together- when you’re young, two years seems like a huge age difference! However the one time of the year when we played with each other every day, the one time we all … More A Family Holiday in the Forest
My childhood garden was full of flowers and plants. All year around, it was rife with colour from new flowers blooming. In the spring the borders would be over-run with daffodils and tulips, and in the summer they were replaced with irises and lupins. The hanging baskets and pots were so large that they began … More The Chelsea Flower Show
My Mum turned 60 last week. We’ve been awaiting this event for months now, as my Mum has been brimming with excitement about it since Christmas. Having never had one before, she was planning a huge party with nearly 200 people in attendance (200 people- she has far more friends than me!) For the last … More My Mum’s Party
We Can Adjust The Sails 