As a couple, we were very lucky to tick off pretty much everything on our “bucket list” together and for the few that we missed, I’m still planning to do them. It won’t be the same of course, can never, ever be the same, but I can still see the sheer joy on Martin’s face […]
Do you look at your bank balance and scratch your head wondering how you’ve already rolled into your overdraft having just been paid 5 days ago? I know we used to. Well paid jobs and very minimal financial responsibilities, mortgage, food and running 2 cars were pretty much all we had, yet still our money […]
“May you have peace in your thoughts, peace in your words and peace in your heart” The moment I heard this, it struck a chord with me, I’m not sure why exactly, but it felt like it was the thing I needed to hear most at this time in my life. We were nearing the […]
It can be incredibly difficult to find the perfect gift for your mum/nanna on Mother’s Day. You want it to be thoughtful, to let them know that you are thinking of them and you want them to feel happy and loved, particularly on this special day. So what to buy, what to buy! Now, I […]
I’m not sure I can relate to “paper/blog” everything we did on our trip to New York. Even going through all our photos, all 1600 of them (… hey I like to take photos) it feels like it was someone else that was there. Never would I have imagined myself to be walking the streets […]
When we decided to go back to Italy this year for a holiday, I don’t think even we imagined how amazing it would. We love Italy, be it the bustling streets of Rome to the more sedate wanderings around the porticoes of Bologna. Previously we’ve been to Italy on short breaks but this time, we […]