The benefits of people watching and what you can learn
Benefits of people watching and what we can learn from it during intentional or passing by observing.
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A reminder why it’s ok to be ok
At the moment everywhere you look is advice on mental health. How to keep positive and that it’s normal to feel down or anxious. Whether you’re an adult or child, there’s certainly a lot more people who’re really suffering this…
High expectations – am I turning into Victor Meldrew?
When I was younger I always joked I’d be a Victor Meldrew (or maybe Victoria) when I was older. I find a lot of things that irritate me, but this seems to be increasing as I get older. This, even…
Hugging children – should we force kids to hug?
Reading an article recently on the damage that can be done when forcing children to hug people against their will, made me think about what we did as kids and now with N. Is encouraging hugging children really that bad?…
Blogging traits – the weird blog world
Some people start blogging and they might already have got involved on Twitter or Instagram, or follow other bloggers and so understand more about what being a blogger is about. But when I started I knew no bloggers and apart…
Ode to an only child – is only child syndrome real?
When I was a child, only children were a mystery to me. I thought I didn’t really know any. Because all my friends were mostly 1 of 2 children, with the occasional 4 thrown in. But it wasn’t until secondary…
What love is…when you have children
When I was a girl, one of the chores we had to do was the drying up on a Sunday. Of course it was drying up minus dishwashers. We always fought over the best tea towels and one of my…
8 things you lose when you have kids
When I was still against having children, I remember a good friend saying to me that she felt having her children really changed her. She felt she was less selfish than previously which I was surprised about because she was…
My rules for Instagram – how I do it
As far as I’m concerned social media is all about what you make of it. Yes, there’s etiquette, and yes, there are things that people do that are really annoying. But we have to live with that – if they’re…
Choosing a camera – is a DSLR really necessary? Try a compact system camera
In the blogging world, it seems everyone who has a vague interest in improving their photography dreams for or is planning to buy a DSLR camera. We all know they’re what the pros use, when people ask for camera recommendations,…
The truth about booking swimming lessons
I wrote a few weeks ago that N had now graduated from Water Babies now he’s four. You’d think it would be simple to just transfer him over to new swimming classes and all would be lovely and fine. However,…