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Today is Day 8 of the Blogtober 2026 Challenge and today the topic is Share a recent win. There are two ways of looking at this is it an actual win or is it a win in life? I can talk about both An Actual Win For years I have been doing the Postcode Lottery. We started doing it when one of our friends parents won £20,000. Along the years we have won the odd very small prize of £10 or £15. Last month, I had an email I had won and I ended up with a new Tefal baking…
Today is Day 7 of the Blogtober 2026 Challenge and as it is Wednesday I am going off topics for my weekly round up post Ramblings Of A StressedMum – 07/10/2026 My Week Health C was home all last week with the virus that is going around. Caring is sharing and we have all come down with it. It seems we are all suffering different symptoms but it really wipes you out. I hope you manage to keep clear of it With everyone being so ill. With no energy it has been a very quiet week of resting and staying…
Today is Day 11 of the Blogtober 2026 challenge and the prompt for today is My Favourite Way To Spend A Rainy Day. I do write my posts in advance as found this way I can keep up with the challenge. Today, it is a rainy day and very grey and miserable outside. Apart from fighting with a 17 week old puppy who does not like the rain. I have had quite a few battles with him today. I do also like to vary rainy days. What I do on a rainy day, really does depend on the day. At…
Today is Day 6 of the Blogtober 2026 Challenge with today prompt Something That I Wish More People Would Talk About. I did not really have to think too much about this one to come up with feelings. No matter who we are, we all have feelings. For some reason most of us will put on a smile and say we are fine or ok. When inside we are screaming we are not ok. We all do it, for fear of sounding miserable and depressing all the time. Why Do We Hide How We Are Feeling? For me the answer…
Day 5 of Blogtober 2026 and I have gone off topic as today is National Do Something Nice Day. I love these random days, and thought what a lovely idea. How doing something nice can just make someone’s day. We never know if someone is having a hard day and doing something to make them smile, or just feel seen can really make a difference. How many times has someone made a compliment that just lifted your day. Or a gesture that they did not need to do. I am a firm believer in paying it forward and what better…
Today is Day 4 of the Blogtober 2026 Challenge and today I am sharing My Favourite Thing About Autumn. While sitting and thinking about this post, I found it difficult to just choose one thing. So I have shared my favourite things about autumn. Slippers I always know that Autumn is here when I start to reach for my slippers. They are my go to when the weather starts to get cooler, Fluffy Socks There is nothing worse than cold feet. A go to for me and C is our fluffy socks to keep our feet warm when relaxing. Throws…
Today is Day 3 of the Blogtober 2026 Challenge and the topic for today is A Lesson I Learnt The Hard Way. Sadly, this was very easy for me. My husband always said if when something major happens you always find out who is there for you. This was so true after I lost him last year. The Start Of My Lessons Last February, I lost my husband suddenly and with no warning. The shock of this alone I am still suffering with. Bring into the picture my stepsons – his two boys who I have been in their lives…
Today is Blogtober 2026 Day 2, today topic is What Is Making Your Life Easier Right Now? After thinking about this, I think it is organisation. With C in uni and just me to consider I am a lot more organised than ever before. Daily Routines I have never been a strict routine girl, and am still not to some extent. But I do seem to have a little daily routine going on – obviously this can change Meal Planning Once again I am not strict with my meal planning, but I do know what meals I will have that…
You do not need a spreadsheet or a finance degree. You need a plan you can stick to on a bad week. Most family budgets fail for the same reason most diets do. They are designed for the best version of ourselves, the one who never has a car repair, a birthday party invitation or a Friday night when nobody can face cooking. Then real life happens, the plan falls apart and it feels like a personal failure. It is not. The plan was wrong, not you. Here is a gentler approach that tends to survive contact with an actual…
Today is Day 1 of Blogtober 2026. For those who are not sure what Blogtober is, it is a challenge where a group of Bloggers take the challenge to post a blog post every day throughout October. You can either follow a list of prompts, or go off topic and write your own post. Today the prompt is Share something you’ve changed your mind about this year. You will remember last year, I lost my husband. The worst day of my life and this has meant my life was turned upside down. I have survived and stumbled through to where…
