Family & Lifestyle for Outnumbered Parents!
Oh didn’t we have a fantastic time at the Aladdin pantomime in St Helens last week? Oh yes, we did! I never cease to be amazed by how such a small theatre can produce such a high quality performance year on year. I went along with my 3 girls to check out this year’s panto for ourselves. As with most pantos, the show starts by
I cannot believe it has been so long since I posted here. So much has gone on (all good thankfully) that I need to tell you about but Christmas will have to come first. The Costellos have been visiting some Christmas events around the North-West that I really must share with you while you still have the chance to go. Last week, we attended the
Hygge living seems to be everywhere this year. Described by the Danes as a way of life, creating a warm atmosphere and enjoying good things with friends and family. I must admit when I first heard the word, Hygge (pronounced Hoo-Gah) and discovered what it meant, I dismissed it. We are a super crazily busy family, there is not one weekend day when we are
I really felt like I read more than I did during October. I was so surprised to find that I only finished 3 books. One of them felt huge though and I was in danger of starting a reading slump. But never fear, I’ve got my reading head back on – Mainly thanks to a surge of new titles I found at the library. So
The reality of family life, means that most weekends we spend a lot of time apart. Its all part of being the family of an elite athlete. We try really hard to make sure our youngest two don’t miss out so Sundays are all about doing things separately. I rely on getting sent photos like the one above to keep me sane on the days
Finally, I get chance to write up Part 2 of my Summer Reads. I’ve had such a good response to Part 1 – I hope you enjoy the follow up. There’s a real mix of styles in my round-up – Some authors I’ve read before (I always like to take some guaranteed good reads on holiday) and some new (to me) authors. As always, I
Its been far too long since there was any bookish activity on this blog. I’m here to correct that immediately. I’ve not been lazy on the book front though – oh no! There’s been plenty of reading – 2 holidays without a tv tends to make sure I whizz through my TBR pile. I’m also slightly addicted to Book Tube (Its people talking about books
Well, we are back from our hols. There’s more to come about them soon but in the meantime I am bursting to tell you about one magical weekend during the summer. My baby sister got married! A fabulous family day that my 3 girls were bridesmaid for and was the dream day that my sister has imagined since she was tiny! So let’s get on
Well, the summer holidays are finally here! All my plans of being super organised by the time school broke up went out of the window but I don’t care. I’m just really glad that I’ve got my girls back to myself. We are all exhausted and in desperate need of some beach relaxation – Not too long now! Here’s a look at our #LittleLoves for over
I promised last week to share my planned reads for over the summer – We are away on 2 holidays and that is when I do most of my reading (I do talk to my family, honest!) I’m a quick reader so can whizz through a book in a day sometimes and still manage to play on the beach with the kids & indulge in
