1. Sensible shoes Oh, how I laughed when the first of my friends to have children told me she hardly wore heels these days. “When you’re a mum, you just don’t,” she told me knowingly. “I’ll never be like that,” I swore to myself, vowing never to abandon my trusty...
Techniquest is one of those places Cardiff Family can visit time and again without ever getting bored. We have membership (well, three of us do; Baby I and Little O are still young enough to get in for free) and have even visited twice in the last week. It’s a...
For someone who loves local history so much, I’m embarrassed to say Friday was the first time I have ever been to The Cardiff Story, despite it opening in April 2011. I wish I’d visited sooner – we had a great time! Housed in the Old Library on the Hayes...
1. Before children: Head straight to the pub after work for happy hour cocktails. After children: Head straight to Starbucks after school for a treat (for you, not them). 2. Before children: Ushering your colleagues to the nearest gastro-pub for some food at about 8pm before the girl from...
The latest obsession in our house is fruit cocktails after Little Miss E saw a picture of one in a book and asked if we could make them. We had this one for dessert tonight – mango, kiwi, grapes, blueberries and strawberries with a lovely dollop of ice cream...
From the moment we entered the grounds of Dan-yr-Ofog – through the legs of a giant dinosaur, no less – we knew we were in for an interesting adventure. We hadn’t even bought our tickets and we’d already seen a number of the centre’s dinosaurs in the entrance area –...
1. Whoosh down the slide at Roath Park Is there a bigger and better slide anywhere in Cardiff? Not as far as I’m aware. I panicked the first time my Little E went down all by herself. She was a petite two year old who suddenly decided she didn’t want...
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...