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Living arrows – 20/52

16/05/2016
by admin with 4 Comments PhotographyUncategorized

The sun was shining on Swansea bay this weekend, and it was glorious! We headed out to Blackpill to meet some friends, and spent a wonderfully relaxed few hours sitting in the sunshine, drinking coffee and watching the kids play together. I snapped ...

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Don’t forget how much you love the beach!

15/05/2016
by admin with 10 Comments QuotesUncategorized

I've written a few times recently about our trips to the beach here in Swansea and on the Gower, and how much both my children absolutely love it. We were there again yesterday, enjoying the sunshine and the sea air. And as I watched my children run ...

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Benefits of eating together as a family

5 benefits of eating together as a family

13/05/2016
by admin with 22 Comments Family lifeParentingPsychology

Quick question - how often do you sit down as a family and eat a meal? I know we don't do it anywhere near as much as we should.  Mainly due to the fact that my children are hungry and ready to eat their dinner by about 4.30 every day, and my husba ...

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The photographer’s child

11/05/2016
by admin with 15 Comments PersonalUncategorized

My children are quite used to the sight of me with a camera in front of my face, snapping away while they go about their business.  And for the most part they're great about it, and are even pretty cooperative when I get up close and ask them to look righ ...

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Welcome family booster seat

A special seat at the table – Welcome family booster seat review

11/05/2016
by admin with 4 Comments Uncategorized

I always thought that, as Nerys is the younger of my two children, I would baby her more.  That I would keep her in a cot that little bit longer, that I would try and squeeze every last drop out of the baby days with her. But, things have actually work ...

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Just take the photo

Just take the damn photo

10/05/2016
by admin with 34 Comments PersonalPhotography

How many photos do you have of your parents?  Or of you with your parents? If the answer isn't as many as you'd like, then hopefully this story will help give you a nudge to get over whatever obstacles are standing in your way and take some more ph ...

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Living arrows – 19/52

09/05/2016
by admin with 6 Comments PersonalPhotographyUncategorized

Months and months ago we went to one of Rhys' friends' birthday party, which had a superhero theme. Rhys had a great time, and was really quite taken with this spider-man mask that he was given, wearing it for most of the party and a fair bit of the tr ...

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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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