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reasons spend more time outside family

5 reasons to spend more time outside as a family

01/06/2018
by This glorious life with 2 Comments Family lifeParentingPsychology

I'm quite a homebody at heart. I can quite happily spend the day at home, just pottering around.  But I'm very aware that my whole family benefits when we get out the front door and have a bit of fresh air. For anyone out there who's like me and som ...

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Living Arrows 2018 – 22/52

28/05/2018
by This glorious life with 13 Comments PersonalUncategorized

I was wondering how to start this week's post, and in my wondering I started thinking about the quote behind it: "You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth" I don't really think I'd given it that much thought before, but ...

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‘Show you were there’ round up

27/05/2018
by This glorious life with No Comment Show you were thereUncategorized

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 is from Amy at The Smallest of Things. I love that this photo captures a moment and a memory that ...

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Letting go of the fear of being too happy

26/05/2018
by This glorious life with 25 Comments PsychologyUncategorized

If you ask people want they want from this life, most of them would say that, ultimately, they just want to be happy. Happiness seems to be something that we're all looking for, but at the same time actually letting ourselves be truly happy can be real ...

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5 things to sell to make some extra money from home

23/05/2018
by This glorious life with No Comment Family life

Whether you work full time or stay at home with your children, chances are there will be times when you find yourself needing a bit of extra money. There are all sorts of things you can do to boost your income, but to get you started here are 5 ideas ...

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Keeping my energy levels up with Spatone

22/05/2018
by This glorious life with 3 Comments ReviewsUncategorized

I have been a mum for a little over 7 years now, and I have spent a fair chunk of those years feeling tired. My children generally sleep through the night now.  And, to be fair, on the nights that they do wake up thanks to a bad dream or needing the to ...

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living arrows

Living Arrows 2018 – 21/52

21/05/2018
by This glorious life with 4 Comments PersonalUncategorized

The older Rhys gets, the more I wonder what's going on inside his head a lot of the time. I have a feeling he sees the world a little differently than I do, and I'm trying really hard to put myself in his shoes and understand where he's coming from and ...

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This is a question I'm trying to ask myself more o This is a question I'm trying to ask myself more often - what will I do this week to bring a little bit more joy into my life?

So I'm putting the same question out there to you! 

If you've got a bad case of the Mondays (complete with chainsaw bear!) then take a few minutes to think about what little things you can do this week to make things a bit more fun and enjoyable.

For me this week it'll be having a mooch in Flying Tiger when I'm in town for a meeting, getting out in the sunshine for the school run, and maybe giving 'how I met your father' a go one evening once the kids are in bed!
Little snippets of our day. I try and do a 10 on Little snippets of our day.

I try and do a 10 on 10 project each month, where I take 10 photos throughout the day on the 10th of each month.

This month I also tried to remember to take little video clips through the day, and this is the result.
I had a pretty rough start to this year (fairly su I had a pretty rough start to this year (fairly sure I'm not the only one to say that).

I'm coming out the other side if it now, but with a renewed sense of just wanting to be happy.

Not necessarily in a big, all-encompassing way.  Just in lots of little ways.  Noticing the things in life that bring me joy and making time to just have fun and to do things that make me feel happiness in all its different forms.

Who's with me?!
I'm really looking forward to some family time ove I'm really looking forward to some family time over the Easter holidays (and keeping my fingers crossed for some nice sunny days to head out for some walks!)

Have your children already finished for the term or have they got a few more days left like my two?

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