THE TEN YEAR CHALLENGE…SORT OF.

My take on the 10 year challenge...

AND JUST LIKE THAT, IT WAS TIME TO GO BACK…

As I sit here starting to write this I’m on the Eurostar heading back to Paris. I’ve spent two weeks in England for Christmas, the first at my parents in Suffolk and the second in London at my sisters. I had every intention of writing a post whilst home, but the truth is I was … Continue reading AND JUST LIKE THAT, IT WAS TIME TO GO BACK… →

THE LEAD UP TO THE HOLIDAYS…

Making the most of December in the city of lights...

IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS…

I’m going to keep it short and sweet this week. In all honesty, I’ve not been up to all that much and with a test coming up on Thursday at school I’ve been trying (note the use of the word trying…I’m having varying degrees of success) to spend some time revising. It’s no secret that … Continue reading IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS… →

LOOKING BACK ON 2018…

2018 has been a big year for me, I've decided to take a look back and think about what I've achieved and what I'm grateful for...

PICKING YOURSELF BACK UP…

In my last post, I was pretty honest about how I’ve been feeling and how I’ve really struggled with not being in my home country the last couple of weeks. I received some really nice messages of support following the post and some really helpful advice from people who’ve been through the same thing. Writing … Continue reading PICKING YOURSELF BACK UP… →

THE HONEYMOON IS OVER…

When the sparkle of 'new beginnings' starts to fade...

ALL SAINTS…

No, not the band. The two week holiday they have here at the end of October/beginning of November. For those of us from the U.K it’s also known as October half-term, although we only get a week. For these two weeks the kids are off school and for one of them I am off-work too. … Continue reading ALL SAINTS… →

MY FIRST BIRTHDAY ABROAD…

I took a little hiatus last week. It was my birthday and I decided that I would take a break to enjoy the weekend fully with my sister who was coming out to Paris. This was my first time celebrating a birthday abroad and I wanted to make it a memorable one! I’m very lucky … Continue reading MY FIRST BIRTHDAY ABROAD… →