- We made it out for New Year’s Eve - to Jenny and Ian’s in the village for drinks and lots of party food. Our boys are still a bit too young to stay up late so we were all home and happily tucked up in bed by 11pm. Fireworks briefly woke me up at midnight before I rolled over and went back to sleep. Happy new year!
- Leaving the house for the first time after a gentle New Year’s Day on the sofa we had a Thursday stomp around a very muddy Sherrardspark Wood. We wiped the worst of the mud off our trousers before a pub lunch.
- Our lazy week highlight was Saturday’s trip into London for a Great Fire of London family walking tour. C had recently been learning about the fire at school and was excited to see the Monument, Pudding Lane et al. The temperature had dropped to sub-zero so the London Museum guide did her best to keep us moving around and engaged.
- We warmed up at Wagamama overlooking the Tower of London and then visited Aguamiel near Covent Garden for churros dipped in chocolate that we demolished in seconds. The boys are getting better at travelling around on the Underground but their road awareness could do with some work.
- I’ve started reading Atomic Habits. It’s solid, logical stuff so far. I was thinking about goals for 2025 but I like the focus on habits and small improvements instead.
- The Christmas decorations are all down now. One more day of holidays for us all before school and work restarts.
