So let's find out more about the family behind This Glorious Life.
1.) Tell me a bit about yourself and your family?
I'm Madeline and I've been married to my husband Steve for 9 years now. We met the summer that I graduated from university, started dating in the November of that year and were in love by Christmas. We have two children Rhys who is 5 and Nerys who's 2.
2.) Where do you live?
We live in Swansea and absolutely love it! Steve's lived here all his life and I moved here to go to university back in 2000.
3.) What is your favourite thing to do where you live?
I would say our favourite thing to do here as a family is head to the beach. We're spoilt for choice living here, with all the gorgeous beaches on Gower, more often than not we end up down at Swansea bay for a walk on the beach and a splash in the sea.
4.) If you could live anywhere where would you?
Honestly, I think I would always choose to live here! I do wish my family were closer but other than that I think we have everything we could ask for here!
5.) Did you grow up close to where you live now and what are your favourite childhood memories of where you grew up?
I grew up in Kent, so pretty far away from where we are now. My parents still live in the house I grew up in and I love going back to visit. I have great memories of playing outside with all our neighbours knocking on doors and asking if they could come out and play, and organising huge games of forty-forty! It was just a really lovely, safe place to grow up.
6.) Have you got any exciting family plans for the year ahead?
We are hoping to visit my brother-in-law and his family who live on the Isle of Man at some point. We have only been over once, for the wedding and have been saying ever since that we need to go back, it's a beautiful place!
7.) What is your favourite thing about family life?
It's funny because by the end of the day I'm often craving some peace and quiet, but I do love the noise of family life. Hearing my children talk and laugh together, listening to them singing along to their favourite songs (Nerys, in particular, is quite tuneless and I love it!) and hearing my husband chat with the kids about their day at bathtime and then reading them stories(he's much better than me, he does all the voices) Those are my favourite things about family life I think.
If you would like to find out more about Madeline and her family visit her blog www.thisgloriouslife.co.uk
Don't forget to check out last week's post featuring The Sleep Thief's Mummy if you missed it.
Yes it's funny that Madeline mentions a noisy household - most the time I want things to calm down but I remind myself that I'll probably be craving the noise once the kids have flown the nest.
ReplyDeleteI think I will be exactly the same xx
DeleteGreat interview and it's so nice that she's found a location to live in that she absolutely adores, although I can't imagine living that far away from my parents x
ReplyDeleteI don't think I could move so far away from my family either, it must be nice living somewhere new though xx
DeleteI hope you manage to get to see your BIL
ReplyDeleteIt must be nice having family live places that you can visit for breaks x
DeleteNot come across this blog before, we head over and have a read :)
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy it xx
DeleteLovely interview! I must admit, as much as I moan about trying to get a bit of peace and quiet here and there, I do love our noisy house :) x
ReplyDeleteI am exactly the same xx
DeleteSwansea is so beautiful and it is so lovely to hear about how you guys fell in love and now here you are just as mad about each other. You have a beautiful family x
ReplyDeleteThis is such a lovely comment Ana, they really do seem so in love and happy don't they xx
DeleteI live about 3 hours away from my parents but want when I do get married and have kids to love back to my home town. I love quite places and where I live it's quite and where my parents live it's noisy lol
ReplyDeleteSometimes you can't beat the noise that family life brings, enjoy the peace while you can lol xx
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