Dexter goes back to school tomorrow and I feel a little blue. I’ve loved spending so much time with him this summer holiday because I’m normally stuck in an office for those six weeks whilst simultaneously selling a kidney on eBay to pay for the associated childcare. I had planned to spend […]
Tag Archives: Summer
Day Trip to Whitstable
It is officially 26 days until Dexter and I go on our summer holiday … our first one together in 7 years. You would not believe the excitement levels happening in our house right now. Seriously. In fact, we even had a day trip to Whitstable yesterday to do a trial run to […]
I WILL Take a Break This Summer
You may have heard about my Passport Office Hell this week (#POH) because, quite frankly, I’ve moaned about it enough. I’ve also put my house on the market. Throw in ‘issues’ with the ex and a highly stressful client pitch … well, suffice to say, I need a holiday. As stressful as […]
Summer Holiday
The last summer holiday I went on was six years ago to Fuerteventura with my ex and my two boys. Six years on and things have changed a lot … apart from the fact that I STILL haven’t managed to get away for a summer holiday. (cue violins …) However, […]
Cost of Summer
Things have been very fraught lately, starting a new job a month ago just being one contributing factor, so on Friday I decided to have the day off. (I was meant to be in Cornwall but couldn’t afford the bloody petrol money!) I began the day well. I had a whole extra thirty […]