I read this quote the other day and it really resonated with me - "It's not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world. It's our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless". ...
Iced mocha recipe
I may have mentioned once or twice that I like coffee. Ok, I love coffee, I need coffee, I can't get going in the morning without my coffee. But in this mini heatwave that we've been having it just feels a bit wrong to be drinking steaming hot mug ...
10 little things to brighten up a hard day
I wrote a post the other day about how some days are just hard. No matter how positive your outlook is and how good life generally is, it's still the case that some days are just hard. I try not to wallow for too long in that bleurgh place though. So ...
The alphabet project – Y is for Yummy!
We've been doing a fair bit of baking around here recently. After watching a certain episode of Something Special, Rhys has been asking to make carrot cakes, which did make me smile considering he's never tasted them before. We made a batch last w ...
Some days are just hard
If you've visited my blog before you'll know that I try to keep my posts positive. I do truly believe that this is a beautiful world, full of wonderful people and that life really is glorious. I am working to foster a positive outlook, not just in ...
The week that was.
We had a pretty eventful start to the week last week. On Monday afternoon Rhys slipped while playing and clunked his face on the edge of the big windowsill in our lounge. I was so worried that he'd knocked a tooth out or really hurt himself, but a ...
I’m never gonna stop the rain by complaining!
There's an advert on tv at the moment. I can't for the life of me tell you what it's for, just that it features the song 'raindrops keep falling on my head'. And as a result I've found myself singing the song a fair bit in the last few days. It r ...