December 31st rolls on again, and with old age you get a sense of reflection as each Hogmanay (New Year’s Eve for non-Scottish folks) comes along. I always look forward to the start of a New Year as it is always exciting to think and dream about what lies ahead. […]
Yearly Archives: 2014
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Hoping everyone had a wonderful Christmas this year, and certainly it has been one that has brought many new things into our lives for sure. This year, our family has gone from two incomes down to one, and that brings with it culture shocks, panic and then blind hope and […]
Today’s Family Kindness Elves challenge involves writing a list of things we are thankful for and displaying it. And what permentant and prominent way of “displaying” the list than on the blog for all to see. Our life is one that I know is blessed with goods things so writing this […]
As a family, each day in Advent we have been doing things a little differently. Rather than open up a chocolate calendar each day, we have chosen a task to do for others and then enjoy the fruits of our labour that way. To say it has been wonderful is […]
With the Christmas holiday season approaching, what better way to take a few minutes together as a family and enjoy a family dining out experience that is just exactly what you all love. We were honoured to be asked to visit our local Pizza Hut this week, to sample the […]
Our family lives on a modest food budget right now of approximately £40-50 per week, which includes feeding two cats and three hungry tummies. When the weather is cold and windy like today, I am reminded that there are families right on our doorstep in Glasgow that have less than […]
This Christmas time has felt very much different to any other in my adult life. As an adult, you cherish the traditions you learnt around the season growing up, things which when you do automatically make you and your family smile still, and ones that you wonder why we do […]
I’ve teamed up with the team at Free Office Finder who want to give people the option of a better balance to life – whether that is finding the perfect place to work but also in their personal life too. What did you do with your morning? I have really enjoyed […]
#blogmas #mbloggers It’s been a lovely week past and the end of the week was filled with some fun “Family Kindness” tasks. This is an idea I came up with that prompts us as a family to do something more each day that is better than something we could buy, […]
This year our family is having a daily challenge where we do something kind for others. Each day on the lead up to Christmas our challenge will vary but the reason will always be the same – to show someone that we care in a unique way. Wednesday 3rd December’s […]