Benefits of eating together as a family

5 benefits of eating together as a family

Quick question - how often do you sit down as a family and eat a meal? I know we don't do it anywhere near as much as we should.  Mainly due to the fact that my children are hungry and ready to eat their dinner by about 4.30 every day, and my husba ...

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The photographer’s child

My children are quite used to the sight of me with a camera in front of my face, snapping away while they go about their business.  And for the most part they're great about it, and are even pretty cooperative when I get up close and ask them to look righ ...

Just take the photo

Just take the damn photo

How many photos do you have of your parents?  Or of you with your parents? If the answer isn't as many as you'd like, then hopefully this story will help give you a nudge to get over whatever obstacles are standing in your way and take some more ph ...

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Living arrows – 19/52

Months and months ago we went to one of Rhys' friends' birthday party, which had a superhero theme. Rhys had a great time, and was really quite taken with this spider-man mask that he was given, wearing it for most of the party and a fair bit of the tr ...

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We can all learn a lot from our children

I honestly believe that we can learn a lot from our children. You learn a lot about yourself when you become a parent, including things like how much patience you really have and how capable of dealing with sick you actually are! But I think we can ...

Things that have made me happy recently

5 things that have made me happy recently

I've read a couple of great posts recently with people writing down the good things that they have in their lives, both big and small.  And it really is a great practice, taking time to stop and really appreciate all the things that we have that make ...