Planning trips are great but do you ever go away with the kids and think, I’m just cooking, cleaning and washing clothes in a different location? We went cabining last holidays and decided to stay put these school holidays and do I regret it? Absolutely not! Abrupt weather changes? No problem! We have plenty of options that didn’t require packing. Did I have to clean the floor? Yes, but it actually felt good to give my own floor a deep clean for a change and not clean someone else’s to avoid...

In my opinion, we all deserve a medal. These school holidays have not been a sprint but a marathon and if you find yourself twitching...

My phone buzzed on the bedside table, the sound become part of my dream until Dan nudged me: "It's not the first time its rung," he said....