How to Help Your Teen Develop a Healthy Self- Confidence

Photo by cottonbro from Pexels Being a teenager is hard. Many of the problems teens face occur because they do not know how to be confident. As a parent, this can be highly disturbing and you may be wondering how you can help your teen develop a healthy dose of self-confidence. Having self-confidence will go […]

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Being Mam…

Alf loves nutella on toast topped with grapes.  GRAPES.  I mean who does that?!  Well, obviously I do, because I make it, {because kids…because bois}…but grapes?! *shakes head* Anyway, Being Mam, It’s agreeing to Robb’s friends staying over to watch the McGregor fight…only to be still paying for it a few days later {I feel I […]

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Pump o’r Penwythnos // {five from the weekend}

Un – There’s something to be said about that first coffee on a Saturday morning.  In bed.  With the dog.  Baking is another way I like to de-stress.  I might not always eat it {very rare, though} but the feeling I get when I put down the bowl of icing and hand the mixers to […]

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A mooch around Ruthin Craft Centre

    Once in a while, the bois bach and I will head to Ruthin Craft Centre.  {You know those days where it’s raining, you haven’t got anything planned and don’t want the day’s outing to be to Tesco in Ruthin?…throw in a mooch around the craft centre, followed by hot chocolate and cake in Café R and […]

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50 / 52 {please}

Robb | Please don’t become a miserable teenager.  Your smile is just too gorgeous. {I blame a man at work who keeps telling me how sweaty/miserable and grumpy his teenage son is}. Alfie | This week you had your School Christmas Concert where you were an All Black rugby player.  We sent you off with […]

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Taking stock #3

Making really tough decisions.  Full or sweeping fringe?!… Drinking milk.  There’s something so satisfying about a glass of milk after eating a packet of crisps.  Try it. Reading a book about a chimpanzee. Undecided…but there’s a chimp in it, so I’ll just go with it. Wanting ALL the chunky knits!  What are you playing at August?! Psst!, see […]

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