The family lifestyle blog with a side of psychology
I sat down to do some editing the other day, and found myself looking for some music to listen to while I worked. Which led me to finally sign up for Spotify, and I have to say I really like it! After listening to some old albums that I apparently still ...
I've often said over the years that there's no way I could ever do the Atkins diet - I love my carbs way too much! Give me pasta, potatoes, rice or bread and I'm happy! One carb-heavy dish I really enjoy is risotto, but we don't tend to have it that m ...
There have been years in the past when Autumn has snuck up on me. I've been too busy, rushing around, head down, to notice the glorious transformations going on around me. Not this year though. This year I've been waiting, watching. Determined to sa ...
Did you know that yesterday was international coffee day? A wonderful day I'm sure you'll agree! Although, every day is coffee day around here. The thing is, children seem to come with an in-built radar that detects when you want to have a nice h ...
I wrote a post recently made up of some of the best Roald Dahl quotes that I could find, and this one stuck out for me; "It's impossible to make your eyes twinkle if you aren't feeling twinkly yourself" My Mum always talks about how pe ...
Ever since Rhys started going to nursery school last year there's been a lot of talk from him about winning. He'll want to race to be the first person to get to the front door so that he can 'win'. Almost anything can be turned into a competition wi ...
A fair few years ago, before I really started doing much cooking or baking for myself, I watched in slight amazement as my sister made fairy cakes without even glancing at a recipe. I remember thinking that she must be some kind of baking genius to ...