January, 2016 - Polly Jemima

The ‘just’ season and musings on life

January 9, 2016

unrelated photo of my Beastie Boy this time last year! It’s 8am as I sit and write this. The house is quiet, Beastie and I are downstairs watching a few early morning cartoons, snuggled under a throw while the house warms up and wakes up. Lola and Papa are sleeping upstairs… the other two girls...

COLLABORATIVE

What we wore – Mama and Vega #MirrorMyMummy

January 8, 2016

My Beastie boy keeps growing so fast, I feel like I’m buying him a new wardrobe every few weeks! At 12 months, he’s been in 18-23 month sizes for a few weeks now. It still feels funny buying boys clothes after three girls – plus I no longer have bags and bags of hand-me-downs so...

COLLABORATIVE

Top tips on keeping your home warm

January 6, 2016

We spent the last six years living in an old, draughty house that was hard to keep warm. With only single glazed windows, old wooden doors and an ancient boiler – we were used to wearing twenty layers of clothing to keep warm! Thankfully, our new house is much warmer and a whole lot less...

COLLABORATIVE

Review | Treaclemoon and The Library of Fragrance

January 6, 2016

It’s funny how a certain scent can draw us back to different times in our lives, how just a small whiff can remind us of a place, or an event or a special person. Scent is such a personal thing – and finding a perfume that is ‘you’ can be difficult – especially if you’re...

INSPIRATION

Making plans for a New Year

January 5, 2016

Happy 2016! Can you believe it’s another new Year already?! This past one flew by in a flurry of baby and house moving and it seems I hardly noticed it coming or going. 2015 was a great year, but I’m even more excited about 2016. I’ve been feeling the pull of setting a few goals...

HOMESCHOOLING

This Homeschooling Life #5

January 4, 2016

I’m back with another ‘This Homeschooling Life’ linky. December passed by in a blur, and was mainly taken up with Christmas… while the big kids still did their usual ‘school work’ for the first couple of weeks, I feel like we didn’t do much of anything else. In reality I know they did… they baked,...

FAMILY

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January 3, 2016

I’ve been debating the last few weeks whether or not to carry on with this… I’ve done two full years of weekly portraits of my kiddos and as much as I love them, there are times when it’s a pain trying to actually get a photo of everyone each week… so many times {including this...

COLLABORATIVE

DC Super Friends Giveaway!

January 3, 2016

In the last few months, Baya has found a new love for superheroes – it makes a nice change from wanting everything to be Princesses! She’s been eagerly watching some superhero cartoons as well as reading some comics. One website she’s been enjoying is DC Kids – perfect if your kids are looking for as...

Month: January 2016