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Week one of secondary school has been a success fo

Week one of secondary school has been a success for Athena: the trains, the rain, the finding the way round a massive school, the horrific blazer, shirt and tie situation... nothing seems to phase her. She had a week away at camp in the last week of the holidays, didn't miss us at all and had a blast, plus loved being a bridesmaid for her auntie and just seems too grown up!

Hoping any other new year 7s are getting on okay too!

Sunny Monday evening strolls... We felt like we ha

Sunny Monday evening strolls... We felt like we had to get the kids out of the house as we were both working all day 🙀

#eveningsunshine #inthewoods #moonbridge #storrington #sussexwalks

How is this little girl about to finish year 6? A

How is this little girl about to finish year 6? A few more days of fun, activities, leavers services and tears to get through and then secondary school is round the corner!

A brief flit to Norfolk to celebrate with @longben

A brief flit to Norfolk to celebrate with @longbennett_...just one month to go till 'I do' 👰💒💖

It's still me, Lauren. I just changed my Instagram

It's still me, Lauren. I just changed my Instagram name from scrapbook.lives to something that's more 'me' as I don't blog much anymore (at all really I'm just not ready to actually SAY I don't blog anymore 🤭)

Trying to encourage some sunshine by posting holiday pics from Gran Canaria a month ago... Hope it works 🤞 as Athena is off her her school residential today for 3 days of outdoor activities! I've bought her two rain ponchos just in case!

#namechange #newnamestillme #itme

E L E V E N ✌️ Athena had had a brilliant birt

E L E V E N ✌️
Athena had had a brilliant birthday today, a waterpark & exploring sand dunes - as well as basically a week of celebrations (well actually a month - as we gave her a main present of a new Fender acoustic a month ago today so she could use it in her lessons).
Still amazes me that she's off to secondary school in about 12 weeks, she reached the top of the waiting list for our top choice school this week and we gave her the option to accept it if she wanted to but she is adamant that the school she was awarded (2nd choice) is where she wants to go - even though she doesnt know a soul going there and half her current cohort are going to the other school! She knows her mind and she's not afraid to be out of her comfort zone 🥰🤩 #eleventoday #beautifulbirthdaygirl

A little allotment update. I'm finding it hard to

A little allotment update. I'm finding it hard to keep on top of it, in fact I am very much under it: weeds, things that aren't growing and things that are but have been eaten. I'm working two jobs, trying to sort out the garden at home, volunteering with scouts and all the other life admin stuff that life chucks at us and just find it hard to get there much, but I feel so much better when I've been - so should prioritise it more. The lighter evenings deffo help!
#allotmentlife #downattheallotment #growyourown

Bluebells 🌱 A little jaunt through the woods th

Bluebells 🌱 A little jaunt through the woods this evening with the biggest one and Sam whilst Arlo was at Cubs. There are still so many bluebells about! Hoping the nicer weather sticks around as twilight stroll in the woods is a lovely way to wind down of an evening 🩵💙🩵💙

I have this thing with windows... A selection of

I have this thing with windows...
A selection of lovely and very old windows at Arundel Castle. We spent the day there exploring on Easter Saturday. Will try and remember to share some more photos at some point as the castle really is beautiful. It's ten minutes away and we'd never been inside before, just around the gardens.

Also an excuse to use one of my favourite songs, bonus points if you know what late 90s movie it's from?

#arundelcastle #arundel #visitsussex #westsussexwonders
#medievalcastles #ukcastles #windowlight #wowwindow
#ihavethisthingwithwindows

Arlo loves a bit of crazy golf so we booked a game

Arlo loves a bit of crazy golf so we booked a game at GloBalls as part of his bday celebrations. Eye wateringly bright but lots of fun. We did the Zootopia course (I believe, it was a couple of weeks ago!) but there were 3 or 4 to choose from.

N I N E 🎉💙🤸‍♂️🧁🩵 Celebrating

N I N E 🎉💙🤸‍♂️🧁🩵
Celebrating a Birthday and Easter Sunday all in one day (when the clocks go forward🙈) is all fun and games! We spent the day at Arundel Castle yesterday and took one of Arlo's friends with us too - so we're all doubly exhausted today,with another day of celebrations tomorrow!

Swinging into a long weekend (and a clock change,

Swinging into a long weekend (and a clock change, and Arlo's birthday) and couldn't be happier about it!

Forty. Blood hell! Had a thoroughly lovely birthd

Forty. Blood hell!
Had a thoroughly lovely birthday (no work, no school runs, brunch with Sam and SIX new house plants 🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴)
#forties #omgim40

On Sunday night I was treated to a night at the st

On Sunday night I was treated to a night at the stunning Bailiffscourt Hotel & Spa by @genuineplacebo84 as a birthday treat. Dinner and breakfast was amazing, and being given a glass of bubble for my birthday was much appreciated even if it made me blush (very much one for pretending I'm not about to turn 40!)
Our room had an open fire, four poster bed and a roll top bath 🛀
Plus we spent two days in the spa, a few laps in the heated outdoor pool, lots of reading and lots of time catching up in the hot tub!
Thank you Donna - let's do it again soon!
#bailifscourthotel #visitsussex #sussexhotels @hshotels

I quite like having a little stroll through Chiche

I quite like having a little stroll through Chichester on my lunch break - working opposite the cathedral is lovely too. Just a shame my break is only half an hour 🤭
I think we're more or less in the swing of things post-christmas now, I'm working further from home and my lovely friend has started a new role too so between us (and Sam, and my friends dad!) we're juggling the school runs/work and everything else!
I do realise this is a very dull post but I barely use Instagram these days, and I actually love reading other people's normal every day goings on 🤷

December second a day. December was good, then ba

December second a day.
December was good, then bad then mediocre and bittersweet. A very quiet Christmas with a very poorly Arlo, the never ending cough/cold for us all, a sore back for Sam and a massive Blepharitis flare up for me 🥴
but hibernating at home has been good for us all I think, A chance to reset, chill out, nap and read/watch telly/play games together.
Back to work tomorrow... but the tree is still up, we have a few Christmas puddings left to eat and lots of cheese - so it's not all bad!

Roll on 2024!

November 🍂🍁🌳

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