The family lifestyle blog with a side of psychology
At the end of a long second week of school holidays (both kids were poorly and had no energy at all to go out and do anything) we were in need of something to do together that didn't require leaving the house but that was a break from all the jigsaws and ...
We went out for a blast of fresh air this afternoon, and it was seriously a BLAST of fresh air! We drove down to the seafront and tried to go for a walk on the beach but it was so windy Nerys and I had to turn back. You know the kind of wind that, whe ...
I've been having a bit of a lemon moment recently. Normally I'll reach for something chocolatey when I'm in the mood for something sweet, but lately I've been really fancying lemon. Lemon cheesecake, lemon slices, lemon puff biscuits (these come with ...
I apologise in advance for this being a photo-heavy post. There are 31 photos to get through and they all feature me, so I'm sorry if you're a bit tired of looking at me by the end! I've written a few times about how important I feel it is for us, ...
Sometimes I look at Nerys and she seems so old, so grown up already. I think maybe because she so badly wants to be like her big brother she's picked up words, and expressions, and habits that make her seem a little older than ...
We've had a rough couple of nights. Both the children are poorly (again!), with snotty noses and high temperatures. Which means that they're both waking in night. Needing comforting. Needing attention. Needing us. So we've been there. Playing ...
We got lucky last week, and had some glorious sunshine on one of Steve's days off from work. So we packed up a quick picnic and headed out for a little trip to the Gower. Now, I love Swansea bay, I really do. The beach is fab for the children to run ...