Me & Mine {January 2019}

This month has been a really lovely month for us as a family. I usually don’t like January and I would go so far as to say that January is usually my least favourite month. But this January has been so different.

I think because we organised a break away to Darwin Forest at the start of the month, making the most of an extra inset day, we started the month in the right way and in the right frame of mind, turning it into a month of little adventures mixed with relaxing time together.

Our month took us to Bakewell in search of a traditional Bakewell Tart, to Hardwick Hall in search of a little bit of Harry Potter nostalgia and to Stowe to take photos and stretch our legs.

We also had a really lovely hotel stay and so much down time, relaxing in between the adventures. This year we are taking a slower pace as a family – although it may not look that way from the outside.

This month we have been away as a family two weekends out of four – so we have had half our time at home just enjoying what we have.

I’m really looking forward to finding a better balance this year. We’re focusing on quality over quantity and we’ll be staying at home at least one weekend a month. We all love lazy mornings in our pyjamas, pancakes for brunch and watching movies on the TV.

So January has been a great foundation for the year, a lovely chilly start but mostly spent as a little unit, just enjoying our time together. I can’t quite believe that tomorrow it’s February and we are already a whole month through the year. Thanks January for making me think that actually, January isn’t that bad after all.

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  • Donna Wishart is married to Dave and they have two children, Athena (13) and Troy (11). They live in Surrey with their two cats, Fred and George. Once a Bank Manager, Donna has been writing about everything from family finance to days out, travel and her favourite recipes since 2012. Donna is happiest either exploring somewhere new, with her camera in her hand and family by her side or snuggled up with a cat on her lap, reading a book and enjoying a nice cup of tea. She firmly believes that tea and cake can fix most things.

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