February, 2016 - Polly Jemima

What Mama Wore – ALEXI jewellery review & giveaway

I spend my days working from home, home-educating my kiddos and down on my knees playing with a toddler. I’ve developed something of a ‘mum uniform’… more often than not,...

9/52

A portrait of my kiddos, once a week. We’ve been enjoying some early spring sunshine this week, venturing back out into the gardening and enjoying some fresh air.

#WomanKind

After my ramblings the other day on Self-Image, I was amazed at the response I received – how many other woman said that they felt the same way, that they...

Wish List ~ Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day here in the UK falls on March 6th this year – so early I almost missed it! Last year was my favourite – my birthday fell on...

Rambling thoughts on self-image

It’s been a while since I’ve written anything really personal on here. When I first started blogging, I wrote a few posts on being me, on fear and on...

Six reasons why I’d love to visit Iceland

I have to be honest, and until I met G, Iceland would never have been somewhere on my ‘travel wishlist’. I’m more of a sunshine kinda gal – not necessarily...

Review | ReStyle – Retro Prints + a giveaway

One of my favourite prints that I have hanging in my house is this ‘Some Like It Hot’ coffee print. It arrived, mysteriously, a few years ago… it was obviously...

8/52

a portrait of my children, once a week.

Life, lately

Thank goodness for Friday! It’s been a week… Mr Vega is still teething and ill, there isn’t much sleep going on here. We’re all full of the sniffles and the...

The heart of the home

Our kitchen/diner really is the heart of our home. Since we moved in, we’ve really been enjoying having one central ‘hub’ where things all happen… our old kitchen was tiny...

A romantic French Valentine’s evening

For Valentine’s Day Expedia invited me to take part in their World On A Plate ‘Love’ Campaign, and asked me to cook up a meal idea based on one of...

4 fantastic alphabet activities

Here are four fun ideas to help your child learn the alphabet. These work with toddlers but also for older children who need some extra practice or if they are...

Bedtime Routines

Sleep! I’ve written about it before, it’s something you take for granted until you have children and suddenly those full nights sleep are a distant memory. Our first child was...

Slow Sunday mornings, breakfast in bed & The Sunday Times Magazine

Sunday's are all about breakfast in bed, lazy mornings and a chance to read the Sunday Papers....

7/52

Another week, another set of photos. I’ve been finding it hard to snap photos esp of my biggies… they’re not always so keen on me snapping away all the time!...

Month: February 2016