Times, they are a changing

Hello, lovelies. Yep, it’s that time of year again. We went from a scorching hot summer to instant autumn all in the blink of an eye. Last week I was sleeping with the fan on, and this week I’m wondering where I had put my autumn jumpers. I both love and hate this time of year. For years September has meant new school uniforms and an endless list of stationery my children needed for the new term. The roads that had been traffic-free for the summer holidays are now jammed with stressed parents as they drag their children off to school. And once again, I have failed to reach my summer goal of having a beach-ready body. No, all I am prepared for is cosy nights in, wrapped up tightly in a nice warm blanket and working through my watch list on Netflix. But mostly, the autumn means that we’re creeping our way up to Christmas. And that means money. Lots of money. And that is the one thing that I don’t have. We’ve gone from relaxing on the w...