The family lifestyle blog with a side of psychology
Around this time every year I find myself thinking about the summer of 2003. I had just graduated from Swansea Uni and me and my best friend had decided to stay here for a year, see what jobs we could find and generally see what the next year brought us. ...
I looked after my friend's two kids yesterday, which meant my house was that little bit busier and louder than normal. So Nerys didn't have a nap at around midday like she normally would. I naively thought she might be able to last till bedtime, but abo ...
Rhys was playing the other day, being noisy, generally just being 4, and, because I was trying to concentrate on something else and getting wound up by the noise, I told him to stop being silly. And I can't stop thinking about it. Because I don't ev ...
It's my birthday this week. On Thursday I turn 33, and that is absolutely fine by me! I was chatting with a friend a while ago and we ended up talking about how we felt when we turned 30. She told me she had the almost stereotypical response to it. ...
I never thought I was one of those people who was really bothered by mess, but when Rhys was a toddler I was a bit, well, precious, about him getting wet and mucky. Second time around though I'm feeling a little more relaxed about it all. So when Nery ...
It's the summer holidays. My in-laws have been away and therefore I've had no child-free time for the past week. So, in short, not a lot has been done. Well, we've been to the park, we've baked, we've played. We've been busy. But there's not be ...
Ok, I know it's nearly August, and not really soup season, but it's been so un-summery the last few days that it felt 'right' to be making soup! I normally make mycarrot and lentil soup but this week fancied something a bit different. So I had a d ...