Halloween 2021: Halloween experiences and pumpkin patches. Realistic costumes, face paint and decorations. Halloween 1990: Sweaty black plastic bag, mask, hat and witches fingers from the corner shop. A bag of banshee bones, dip dab and a handful of peanuts.

Bank holiday weekend 2013: Night out! Shots, shots, shots! Bank holiday weekend 2021: Night in! Shots of Calpol 🥴

My favourite Halloween tradition is to eat all the sweets I bought the trick or treaters and then have to re-buy them.

Will we just put up our Christmas decorations and call it a year?

I see you Mrs Claus. Working around the clock to make this Christmas special. Especially this year with everything that’s going on. Thank you for keeping the magic alive. Take a minute for yourself tonight if you can 💕

Currently made up of: 20% daily antigen test anxiety 20% chocolate 20% cheese 20% beverages 20% carbs

This is the Sunday-ist Monday ever.

Sure I could give up sugar, meat, spending money and caffeine for the January. I could also churn my own butter but let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

If your child is safe, fed and loved tonight, they have everything they need. Everything else is a bonus.

No parent should have to worry about sending their child to school.

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