The family lifestyle blog with a side of psychology
We've got a big box under our bed, full of pictures and paintings that the children have done. Most of Rhys' drawings from the past year have been pretty self-explanatory - they're pictures of scenes from Angry birds. Others though, are a bit more abs ...
You might not know this about me, but I have 6 nieces altogether. So that's 6 little girls ranging in age from 3 to nearly 9 that I buy presents for every year. And even though I have children of my own, I still find it hard at times to know what to b ...
My funny girl. She has such a wicked sense of humour now, and loves trying her best to keep a straight face, or pouting, when we're trying to get her to smile or laugh. She can hold it for a fair while too, but sooner or later she always cracks and ...
This is something I've thought about a lot over the years - how different people seem to show love in different ways. Some people express their love through heaps of physical affection, whereas other people might show it by buying lots of presents. ...
The other day I was stood at my kitchen window, watching the different birds that were happily eating at our bird feeder and suddenly realised that I was doing exactly what I've watched my Mum do so many times over the years. She often stands in her ki ...
As part of our bedtime routine we all get into bed and read a few stories together. The other night Rhys and Nerys got impatient waiting for me so starting reading by themselves, and it was just such a lovely moment. And I was so proud when I realised ...
So, tonsillitis is fun isn't it?! No, no it's really not! I used to get it a couple of times a year when I was younger, and then gradually I got it less and less. But this past fortnight I've been hit again. And it's been blooming miserable. I ...