What A Week
2 days ago Luna started pre school for the first time, and yesterday was Aurora’s first day at Primary School. I had been so conscious,...
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THE PICKLE JAR
kerrythorne
Dec 20, 20237 min read
It's Been Tough
One year. One whole year of writing my weekly blog, bar a couple of missed weeks when we have had holidays etc, but I am incredibly proud...
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kerrythorne
Dec 13, 20237 min read
Order Starting To Be Restored
Not long at all now until Christmas Day. I love the excitement of December so much. We are watching at least 1 Christmas film each day...
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kerrythorne
Dec 6, 20236 min read
Birthday Emotions
Well, we officially have a 4 year old. The night before her birthday I had a real flash back to the evening before her birth. My waters...
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kerrythorne
Nov 22, 20239 min read
Help When I Needed It Most
Do you ever feel as though you receive messages at the exact moment that you need to? I have been feeling the rage returning recently and...
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kerrythorne
Nov 15, 20236 min read
I Need To Learn To Let Go
Why am I so uptight? I would enjoy motherhood so much more if I let go more. I have such unrealistic expectations and standards and get...
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kerrythorne
Nov 8, 20236 min read
I Feel So Much Lighter
This past weekend was so lovely, Luke booked off some holiday days starting on the Friday, and although I had work during the day, it...
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kerrythorne
Nov 2, 20234 min read
Team Mates For Life
Halloween is officially over for another year, and that means one thing and one thing only… We can start getting ready for Christmas! My...
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kerrythorne
Oct 25, 20235 min read
Where Will The Next 12 Months Take Us?
I’m not sure I could have had a better week if I had tried. We have packed so much in, more than we usually do in an entire month. I’d...
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kerrythorne
Oct 18, 20237 min read
It's All So Unknown
I think we can safely say that Winter has arrived. After the return of the sun a couple of weeks ago, that fooled us in to thinking that...
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kerrythorne
Oct 11, 20236 min read
Building The Foundations
I feel as though I am in a strange place at the moment. Emotionally, mentally, socially, physically, in every different way. Everyone...
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kerrythorne
Oct 4, 20238 min read
A Week Of Soul Food
This past weekend may have been one of my favourites from the whole of 2023. It was full to the brim of people that I love. 100% soul...
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kerrythorne
Sep 28, 20237 min read
The Season Of Change
Does anyone else feel as though September was about 20 minutes long? I swear it was August a moment ago, and now this Sunday is October....
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kerrythorne
Sep 21, 202310 min read
Self Care - The Rest Should Follow
I’m posting this a day later than usual and have made the executive decision this week that Thursday night is going to become my new...
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kerrythorne
Sep 13, 202310 min read
Have We Turned A Corner?
I’ve had a bit of a mixed bag this week, but definitely ending in a much more positive place than I started. The weekend in particular...
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kerrythorne
Sep 6, 20237 min read
Defeated
Today has been a bad one. It started out with such promise. Although both girls were unsettled through the night, and I was in Aurora’s...
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kerrythorne
Aug 30, 20237 min read
Dinner Time Disco
There must have been a little magic dusted over me as I wrote last weeks blog. Finally admitting how tough, and embarrassing I was...
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kerrythorne
Aug 23, 202310 min read
Caught In A Real Life Shit Storm
Back to the deafening sounds of the seagulls that seem to populate our road, and specifically our garden and roof. A stark contrast to...
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kerrythorne
Aug 9, 20234 min read
Sunshine Makes My Heart Happy
Thank GOD the sunshine is back, and just in time for our UK holiday next week! It really does make everything better. I can fling open...
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kerrythorne
Aug 2, 202310 min read
The Importance Of 'Me-Time'
Until this week, I had never fully appreciated the power of ‘Me-Time’. I have been advised to make time for it, and read that it is...
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