Judge Less, Empower More
I seem to be thinking a lot about judgement recently. There seems to be a lot of shaking of the head, and “tsk, tsking” going on on All Things Spliced at the moment, and I’m Read More …
Category: Out and About
Pack up your Toddler in your Change Bag
When Baby Lighty was 9 weeks old, Mr and Mrs Lighty clearly took leave of their senses and decided to pack up their entire house (or at least that’s how it felt at the time) Read More …
Lighty’s List: The Christmas Edition
Each and every year there are a million and one things on my Christmas list that I want to do during the festive season but don’t seem to get round to. This year, Baby Lighty will Read More …
September Sunshine
They say a change is as good as a rest. So when we had a week booked as annual leave in September, and decided that we couldn’t afford to go away for all or part Read More …
To Travel with your Child is to Live
“To travel is to live”, so the famous Hans Christian Anderson quote goes. And for many a year, Mr and Mrs Lighty have lived to travel. Seeing new places and experiencing new cultures enriches the Read More …
How to Outlet Shop with a Toddler in 15 Annoying Steps
You may recall that there’s already an All Things Spliced post with a very similar name to this one. You may also be wondering, therefore, why I put myself through this, time and again. Well Read More …
Beaches and Birthdays
Does anyone else have weekends that are jam packed? Event upon event upon event? Well last weekend was one of those weekends for the Lightys. In fact, last Saturday was a big first for Baby Read More …
Shut Up and Drive
Without meaning to sound big headed or smug, it’s a fact that Mrs Lighty passed her driving theory test with full marks and her driving practical test first time. And I can say that without Read More …
You’re Only One Once…
Earlier on this week, we celebrated Baby Lighty’s first birthday, hurrah! I know that he won’t remember it as he gets older (although as an aside, Mrs Lighty’s earliest memory is from her first birthday Read More …
Motherhood: Who Needs an Endurance Race?!
A few months back, when one of Baby Lighty’s Godparents asked her if she’d like to take part in a local endurance and obstacle race, there was only one resounding answer: Nope, nope, no, no, Read More …