I've lived in Swansea for 20 years now and there are so many things that I love about being here. We have gorgeous beaches, plenty of parks and open green spaces, and Joe's ice cream. I also love that I already feel that a lot of my history is here. ...
Living Arrows 2021 – 3/52
Nerys turned to me on our walk yesterday, and told me she was a bit sad. When I asked why she said it was because of all the things they've not been able to do at school this year. There've been no school trips. No class photos. No assemblies. She ...
The siblings project – January 2021
Sitting down to write this got me thinking about how long I've been doing these siblings project posts for. So I've spent the last 15 minutes looking back through my archives to see when I started. Turns out that I've somehow managed to stick with thi ...
Awesome tips that will help you to keep the kids busy over the holidays
Holidays can be a fantastic way for you to bond with your children, not to mention that you can also let your own inner child out a little too. The problem is that it can also be incredibly stressful when your kids misbehave, and usually this is the r ...
Living Arrows 2021 – 2/52
Here we go. The first full week of home learning of the new year. We did three days of it last week and it was ok. Not amazing but not disastrous. So I'm taking that as a win and hoping for much of the same this week. It's been interesting seeing ...
Six thoughtful homemade gift ideas
With more time on our hands than ever, it opens the opportunity for more art and crafts. As the year starts again and birthdays begin to roll around, why not take the time to get the kids and hand make some birthday gifts for your loved ones? There ar ...
3 great ways to commemorate key events in your life (Other than by journaling)
If everything is going as it should, life will naturally be full of all sorts of deeply rich, meaningful, and interesting events and experiences that you will likely want to preserve and look back on in the future. There are many different ways that pe ...







