Twelve days into 2025 and full of hope and optimism for what it may hold.
We’ve enjoyed time with River, FaceTime and photos of Ramsay and Brodie.
We managed a day trip to see Brodie too. All three are developing and changing and it serves as a reminder as to how fleeting these early years are.
I’m now in planning mode for February when Andrew, Amanda and Ramsay arrive. The chance to make special memories is bringing me joy.
I have a bijou trip away early February, and a trip to Scotland to pick up my Mum so she will be here to meet all her great grandsons. That’ll kick off her 90th birthday celebrations early.




















No doubt this year will be full of many milestones: school for River, teeth, sitting, crawling, walking and talking for Ramsay and Brodie, and I can’t wait to immerse myself in these.

I’ve started reformer Pilates to help increase my stamina for my Camino walk, and to keep up with the grandsons. I was very pleased that I found somewhere to go, booked it, turned up on my own and did my first class. Just a few years ago I would never have done that without giving it a thought. I would’ve procrastinated, doubted myself, worried I’d be judged because of age, size, fitness. I am under no illusion as to what has made this difference-joining https://www.instagram.com/honestlywithhonor?igsh=cmUwd3hxbjdiNXdo magical midlife group. That fills me with optimism that I am at last comfortable in my own skin and won’t let me sabotage what I love to do.