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#LivingArrows – Trips & Falls 43/52 (2022)

by RachelSwirl October 24, 2022

The run-up to the half-term holidays was, as usual, jam-packed with various activities, appointments, and events. Whilst J was occupied with prize-giving evenings and his annual fell race, E was busy with a health week and a much-anticipated trip to Manchester. Despite the early wake-up call E was eager and excited to leave the house prior to sunrise in order to make her way to Manchester where she visited both The Lowry and The Maritime War Museum with her friends in tow. Whilst E was busy mooching around the museums, J was climbing great heights whilst taking tumbles on the…

#LivingArrows- Back To Team Base 23/52 (2019)

by RachelSwirl June 10, 2019

Having spent three days needlessly worrying about my little man last week, I’m far happier now that he is back at base, here at home. We function best as a team – when one or more of us is absent things just aren’t the same. Whilst I’m all for having the odd kid-free evening to spend some time as a couple, I’m far more at ease when the kids are sleeping soundly in their own beds. Happy To Be Home – Hugs With The Hound Lord knows how I’ll fare in however many years time when the kids grow up…

Plans For Half Term

by RachelSwirl March 26, 2019

It’s been a none-stop till you drop kind of day, yet for once I don’t really feel all that tired. I’m sure that come tomorrow morning, when the alarm clock kicks in, I’ll wonder which planet I reside upon and wish I’d gone to bed earlier. Until then however, I feel fairly energised which I’m guessing is partly down to the lighter nights and the idea of two weeks holiday just around the corner. We have all sorts of plans for the half term; with it being Paul’s birthday and almost Easter we’re hoping to get away for a few…

#SaturdaySmiles – Hillsides, High Tides & Hugs

by RachelSwirl May 5, 2018

This will be my first post for #SaturdaySmiles, my brand new linky. #SaturdaySmiles will be a regular weekly linky to reflect and to list some of the highlights from the week gone by. I have written a separate post explaining the guidelines should you fancy taking part. We’ve had such an incredibly busy week I’m not entirely sure how I’m still standing. So before exhaustion kicks in and I collapse I’d best set about making a start on this post. So without further ado, here are this weeks #SaturdaySmiles. Seen I’ve not really watched a huge amount of television nor read many books this…

The Boy Is Back

by RachelSwirl May 5, 2017

Having spent the past twenty four hours feeling worried sick I can finally rest as the boy is back from his residential trip! It felt so bizarre to skip the school run yesterday, I then spent the majority of my shift behind the bar wracking with nerves and checking my phone every other minute just incase anyone should have called regarding the trip. Worse still I arrived home to find an empty bed which left me feeling emotionally fraught and in much need of alcohol to settle myself. I eventually hopped into bed hoping that J would also be snuggled down all…