This has been one of my favourite quotes for ages and I think it has such a strong message. It was said by Dita Von Teese, the burlesque dancer, and I suppose she's probably had a fair bit of experience dealing with people who don't like her particular ...
Here comes the sun!
After a rainy few days the sun decided to show his face at the end of this week, so we headed out to the park to meet up with friends and have a run around. And Rhys hit a big milestone while we were there - he worked up the courage to go down the firema ...
Things my son has said (that took us ages to decipher)
Today, for your viewing pleasure, I give you 4 random things my son has said that took us ages to decipher. These are words and phrases that he said repeatedly but that we just couldn't for the life of us work out what he was actually trying to say, ...
Slow cooker carrot and lentil soup
We have a bit of a routine in our house. On a Sunday I'll cook a whole chicken in the slow cooker (which you have to try if you've never done it before). Then on Sunday evening my husband will strip the chicken, pop the bones back in the slow cooker a ...
The alphabet project – U is for Up (too early!)
Nerys is going through a really fun phase at the moment. It's the 'it's 5.30am and I'm wide awake and ready to start my day' phase. Fun. So my mornings have been fuelled by multiple cups of coffee and made easier by watching taped episodes of the G ...
Encouraging children to be themselves
I'm a strong believer in allowing my children to be themselves. Hell, not just allowing them to be, but actively encouraging them. If my son wants to play with the dolls house then that's great. My daughter wants to push cars around and crash them ...
Masks
Last week I wrote a post about the things I want my children to say 'yes' to as they grow up. One of the big ones for me is that they say 'yes' to being true to who they are, to embracing all their quirks and really just being themselves. As I was wr ...







