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True friendship isn't about being inseparable quote

True friendship

29/05/2016
by admin with 8 Comments QuotesUncategorized

I've known my best friend for nearly 16 years now, which just makes me feel really old! We met in our first year at University, lived in a shared house together in our third year and then rented a house together just the two of us for a year after ...

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6 little things that have made me happy

6 little things that have made me happy lately

28/05/2016
by admin with 14 Comments Uncategorized

Do you ever have those times when nothing really big has happened, but you just feel happy?  That's how I've been lately. I've always believed that it's the little things in life that really add up and bring us joy and happiness, and that definitely se ...

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Try this trick for a tidier house

Try this one little trick for a tidier house

25/05/2016
by admin with 48 Comments Family life

Let me get one thing clear from the start, in case the title of this post has given you a false impression of me. I am not a domestic goddess.  My home is nowhere near pristine.  I'm not sure if there is a single flat surface in the place that is c ...

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Living arrows – 21/52

23/05/2016
by admin with 2 Comments PhotographyUncategorized

After a wet and windy day on Saturday, Sunday came along with blue skies and sunshine, but Rhys was absolutely adamant that he didn't want to go out anywhere.  I think this term at school is wearing him out a bit, so he just wanted some quiet time at home ...

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You see them as you remember them quote

The power of photographs

22/05/2016
by admin with 4 Comments PersonalPhotographyQuotesUncategorized

Most weeks here on my blog I write a post based around a quote that I've read and loved, because I'm a sucker for good quote and I love joining in with Becky's Candid Cuddles linky over on her blog, Cuddle Fairy. After writing recently about how import ...

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4 things I miss about the baby stage

4 things I miss about the new baby stage

19/05/2016
by admin with 44 Comments Uncategorized

I wrote a post recently about how I'm starting to realise that maybe the baby days are behind us, now that my youngest is 2 and we're not sure if we'll have a third child or not. While reading through the comments on that post, I read one from Natalie ...

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Are the baby days behind us?

Are the baby days behind us?

18/05/2016
by admin with 59 Comments PersonalUncategorized

Today I did something tiny.  It was a miniscule act really. But it felt huge. I was buying shampoo for Rhys and Nerys and, for the first time, I put a bottle of kids stuff in my trolley instead of the usual bottle of baby shampoo. Mainly beca ...

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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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