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Going to baby group for the first time (tips and advice for shy, anxious parents)

01/07/2016
by This glorious life with 15 Comments Family lifeParentingPsychology

I can still remember it so clearly, the first time I decided to venture out to a baby group with my son.  I was so unbelievably nervous.  I've always been a shy person and so the thought of walking in to a room full of people I didn't know and somehow try ...

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Simple all-butter scones

30/06/2016
by This glorious life with 2 Comments RecipesUncategorized

In the middle of a wet and windy week, what could be better than baking some simple all-butter scones?  Baking them with your toddler that's what! My husband's been nagging me for ages to make some scones and so Nerys and I decided to spend a rainy day ...

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Living arrows 26/52

27/06/2016
by This glorious life with 10 Comments PhotographyUncategorized

The other day I was trying to get a nice photo of Nerys, and she was playing around, trying her hardest to keep a straight face. After a few seconds though she couldn't hold it in any more, and this was the result as a smile broke free. Look at that ...

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Quick tips to get kids to drink more and #EnjoyMoreWater

26/06/2016
by This glorious life with One Comment Uncategorized

I've been quite lucky I think, because both my children naturally seem to drink a lot. We've always have various cups and water bottles around the house for them, and they have always been able to just help themselves, and luckily have always enj ...

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Hope begins in the dark quote

A quote about hope

26/06/2016
by This glorious life with 6 Comments Quotes

I've seen a lot of different emotions scattered around social media over the last few days. Anger, sadness, confusion, despair, hopelessness. The future suddenly seems very uncertain. But I refuse to give in to hopelessness, so I'm just going to ...

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Mpow lens kit and selfie stick review

25/06/2016
by This glorious life with No Comment ReviewsUncategorized

If you've visted my blog before you'll most likely know that I love taking photos, mostly of my family and our everyday life. For the most part I take photos with my 'proper' camera because I love the control it gives me to get the image I want.  But, ...

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Posts to read when your baby isn't sleeping at night

5 posts to read when your baby isn’t sleeping at night

24/06/2016
by This glorious life with No Comment Parenting

We've all been there. It's 3am, the baby is awake for the 5th time that night, and you're starting to feel like you might be losing it. You start to feel really quite alone in all this, and worry that all the other babies out there are sleeping bril ...

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Nerys and I have had so much fun with these, using the different pieces of fabric and accessories to design lots of outfits.

The only question is, how can we go about getting some of them made into actual lifesize dresses?!
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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