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Don't just teach your children to read George Carlin

Stay curious my child

13/03/2016
by admin with 16 Comments ParentingQuotesUncategorized

As I was writing my letter to my daughter last week I started thinking about how I really do want her to stay curious. Yes it's exhausting when she asks 100 questions a day, but I still want her to keep questioning things. Which made me think of thi ...

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7 days to a happier you

7 days to a happier you

10/03/2016
by admin with 18 Comments Family lifePsychology

At the end of another long week, how do you generally feel? If you're not feeling as happy as you'd like, don't worry, I've got you covered!  I've been doing a lot of research into happiness and joy recently, working out what little things we can d ...

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A letter to my daughter as she turns two

10/03/2016
by admin with 30 Comments PersonalUncategorized

To my beautiful daughter, It feels like only yesterday that you came along. As is typical of a child of mine, you came in your own time.  7 days past your due date you finally came, on your own terms, which was just fine with me.  You caught us all ...

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Living arrows – 10/52

07/03/2016
by admin with 16 Comments PhotographyUncategorized

Every night in our house we basically follow the same bedtime routine of bath, pjs on, stories on Mummy and Daddy's bed and then little ones off to bed. Sometimes Rhys will read his latest book from school, other nights they'll have 3 stories read to t ...

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I'm blessed and I couldn't be more grateful

A quote for Mother’s day

06/03/2016
by admin with 2 Comments QuotesUncategorized

I found this quote either last year or the year before and it is just perfect for how I feel most of the time! I feel so grateful to be a Mother, but also to still be able to just be a daughter too when I need to. I hope everyone's had a lo ...

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A little trip to the Swansea Community Farm

06/03/2016
by admin with 8 Comments ParentingPersonalUncategorized

A good friend and I had been trying for about a month to get together for a play date with our children, and we finally managed it! She suggested we take the children to Swansea Community Farm in Fforestfach.  I'd heard of the farm before but had never ...

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Things I love as a mum

Little things I love as a mum (that add up to a perfect Mother’s day)

04/03/2016
by admin with 26 Comments Family lifeParentingPersonal

I really do believe that when it comes to happiness, in relationships, as a parent, in life in general, it really is the little things that matter the most.  Those little details that make you smile; they all add up to make life pretty glorious! So ...

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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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