• Week 2: Waiting for Something to Click

    By Abi • September 28, 2026

    7th – 13th September 2026 After spending the previous week adjusting to being home, starting new school routines and coming to terms with not having a job to return to, Week Two began with something that felt genuinely positive. On Monday morning, I had my first interview of the week. This was with the company whose director had already told me that the original warehouse based position probably wouldn’t be…

  • Week 1: Back to Reality

    By Abi • September 21, 2026

    31st August – 6th September 2026 Coming home after a holiday is always a strange mixture of feelings. On one hand, I was genuinely glad to be back and in my own bed. On the other, we had swapped France for not-so-great British weather and I had a shedload of washing to get through. Everyone loves going on holiday but I’m fairly certain nobody enjoys the part where you have…

  • 5 Nights in the Auvergne with Kids: Volcanoes, Velorail & a Birthday in France

    By Abi • September 7, 2026

    5Nights 11People 4Big days 9/10Final verdict The travel diary Day five · Moving south Day six · Puy de Dome Day seven · Velorail Day eight · Lake day Day nine · Abi’s birthday Our final verdict 05 Day five Goodbye Loire Valley, Hello Auvergne After four nights in the Loire Valley, it was time for the second part of our France road trip. The bags were packed, the caravan…

  • 4 Nights in the Loire Valley With Kids: What We Did & What We’d Change

    By Abi • September 5, 2026

    4Nights 3Boys 2Big days out 8/10Final verdict The travel diary Day one · The journey Day two · Pool day Day three · Chinon Day four · Azay-le-Rideau Our final verdict 01 Day one France Bound…at 1.20am When we planned our France road trip, the Loire Valley was our first proper stop. We booked four nights at the Eurocamp site; Le Parc des Allais near Trogues. This gave us a…