I panicked when my children pointed out the KFC poster while driving home today. ‘That looks like a yummy meal,’ said Little E. I had to think quick. They don’t yet know places like McDonalds and KFC exist and I plan on keeping it that way for as long as...
If you are wondering what Cardiff Mummy looks like, according to my Little E, aged four and a half, this is it! She was particularly proud of the hair. ‘Look Mummy, it’s dark at the top and light at the ends, just like your hair,’ she proudly told me. You...
I was so excited when this article flashed up on my Facebook page. 18 things you’ll only remember if you went to university in Swansea in the 1990s?! Yep, that’s me! I loved the four years I spent there – I made some amazing friends, met my future husband, and...
I’ve always thought of myself as a confident and chatty person, and in many ways I am. I have no problem making small talk with people I don’t know in unfamiliar surroundings. As a yoga teacher and part-time lecturer, I’m regularly the one at the front of the room with...
This is the first in a regular series where I will be giving my honest opinion on places we have visited in Cardiff and beyond. First up, Cafe Junior. We spend a lot of time at Cafe Junior. We have a membership, Little E does ballet classes there, and I...
I’m a great believer that whatever you are going through in life, there will be a book to help you through it. This is especially true for young children who have to face so many new and unsettling situations in their lives with little experience of how to deal with...
Little E – now nearly four – came home from nursery school yesterday talking about how one of the boys in her class really likes Darth Vader. Or Star Fader as she insists he is called. “And what does Star Fader do?” I asked her, hoping she hadn’t heard anything...
Personally, I can’t wait for the summer holidays to start so I can have my daughter around all day. As much as I know she loves and needs nursery school every afternoon, I miss her so much. However, I know a few of my friends are dreading the summer holidays...
Even though you don’t always realise it at the time, being a first-time mum is a totally indulgent experience. Everyone makes a fuss of you. You can spend hours feeding your newborn in front of grown-up telly. You can go for long lunches and coffees with your friends, whether they...
We had our first picnic of the year on Saturday just gone. The weather was gorgeous so we went to Bristol Zoo with sister-in-law and her family. It was our first al fresco meal for about eight months and quite last minute – but great fun nonetheless. Why does everything...
Ah, as a working mum of two small children I can totally relate to this article about finding time for a yoga practice, or indeed, anything that involves prioritising myself. (Sorry, still having trouble with hyper-linking.) http://blogs.yogajournal.com/enlightenedmotherhood/2013/04/the-time-bind.html#.UVsFil1Dw_E.facebook I am reminded of a conversation I had on my yoga teacher training...