The family lifestyle blog with a side of psychology
Back in 2012 when Rhys was 15 months old we did something that was ever so slightly out of our comfort zone. We went on holiday to Marrakesh. I'm sure for lots of people this would be no big deal but for us it was quite an adventure, and one that I' ...
So here we are. The end of the summer holidays and the start of a brand new school year just one day away. We've had a really lovely summer. One of those wonderfully ordinary summers, full of trips to the beach and the park and other simple things ...
I know, it's a total cliche to say it, but where on earth has the summer gone? It feels like these holidays have just flown by, in the blink of an eye we're at the end of August and getting ready to head back to the old school routine. In spite of t ...
Have you heard of hygge? Chances are if you've spent any time online in the last year then you'll have heard of it; it was the trend of the season last winter thanks to 'the little book of hygge'. And I have a feeling it's here to stay this year as th ...
I left uni back in 2003, but I can still remember it all so clearly. My best friend and I decided to stay in Swansea after graduating. The plan was to rent a house for a year and see what jobs we could find. It was a very vague plan, basically built ...
The weather, and the temperature in particular, has been a real topic of conversation over the last few months. The recent heatwave that seemed to go on forever was being discussed everywhere you went, and all over social media. And now we're not even ...
We've sort of lost all sense of normal routine over the summer holidays. The children haven't been going to bed at any particular time, we've just sort of played it by ear each day and judged by how tired they are when it's time to head up for the nigh ...