We have been back in school for a few weeks now and it is fair to say that for most students and teachers, school life is looking rather different to this time twelve months ago. For me, it is really…
When the children were very young, I read somewhere about the importance of Omega-3 for children and for many years, I gave them a supplement to help with overall health but most importantly, brain health. In all of those years,…
What with lockdown and the summer holidays, it felt like school was a something we used to do. We used to get up at silly o’clock and rush round like lunatics to make sure that everyone got to school on…
Face masks. The new normal. Are you sick of people using that phrase yet? I am. So I promise not to use it again. Face masks on the other had, I would love not to use again, but unless I…
I am not a runner, I never have been. I used to row many years ago and had to run as part of my training but I never ever found it easy and did a combination of walking and running…
It seems like a very long time coming this year, almost like six months or so, but finally we are nearly ready to go back to school. I am so ready for my not so little anymore darlings to don…
Words actually fail me when it comes to the disaster (and that is the polite word for it!) that happened last week with the UK’s A Level results. We have all been waiting these long few months since lockdown started…
2020 has been quite a year hasn’t it? Lockdown has been tough on everyone, the anxiety about Coronavirus coupled with not being able to see loved ones, cancelled plans and holidays has been really tough. As we start to approach…
Earlier this year, I introduced my daughter to the wonder that is Harry Potter. I read the books with my eldest son around the time the books first came out. We would wait for what seemed like a lifetime for…
Hello and welcome to my blog. I'm Nikki, mum of four, wife, teacher, writer and drinker of many cups of tea. This blog is pretty much anything that pops into my head, an eclectic mix of family life and lots more. Grab a cuppa and have a read.
Nikki
