We're only two weeks into the new school year but already seem to have slipped back quite nicely into the routine of it. Things are a bit different this year, with Rhys being in the Juniors and Nerys still in the Infants. It means that their classroom ...
Strictly Briks brik tower review
It's been a slow and quite subtle thing, but our family has managed to build up a pretty decent collection of lego. We have a storage box stashed under a table in our lounge that is pretty much full of it. Rhys absolutely loves getting new sets to put ...
How to make family mealtimes more enjoyable
How often do you sit down and eat as a family in your house? I know it's something my family and I don't do often enough. With the children ready to eat almost as soon as they get home from school, eating dinner together during the week just doesn't w ...
Living Arrows 2018 – 37/52
Last week was a big week of adjustment for our family. Rhys made the move up to the Juniors and Nerys headed into Reception and full days at school. They both coped really well and seemed to happily fall back into the school routine. I think seeing t ...
‘Show you were there’ round up
It’s Sunday morning, and that can only mean one thing. Time for another round up from my little Instagram community #ShowYouWereThere. My first pick for this week is this lovely photo from Jen at Spoonfuls of glitter - I love the sound of the girly ...
A word of reassurance for the new parent at the school gates
Along with countless other parents I recently watched my baby head off to big school for the first time. It's been a pretty big change, but we're quite lucky really because, while the situation is new, none of us feel like we're new at the school. Rhy ...
The introvert parent’s guide to making small talk
I had a cuppa and a catch up with a friend the other day. We hadn't seen each other for a month or two and it was really lovely to chat and get up to date on what's been going on in each other's lives. That evening I was talking to my husband about it ...







