The spaces between
Long, sleepless nights, restless. Tossing and turning, exhausted yet unable to surrender to sleep. My anxious mind won’t quieten down its chatter, won’t let me switch off and escape into...
Month: May 2017
5 benefits of family bike rides
I’ve been thinking lately about getting myself a bike. It’s been years since I rode a bike {apart from testing out the girl’s bikes in the park sometimes!}. As a...
7 tips to get your garden ready for summer fun
As soon as the first signs of spring start to arrive I start daydreaming of all those long summer days and evenings we can spend in the garden – picnics,...
Life, lately
Hey there! How on earth is it the middle of May already? I swear just yesterday it was February right?! Life’s been as hectic as ever recently. Miss Lola had...
Recipe | Coconut Banana Breakfast Pudding Bowl
Now, I’m pretty much a porridge for breakfast every single day kinda gal… but this may be good enough to change that! I always used to love banana custard, ever since I...
Friday Finds
Hey friends! Friday again…. hurrah! We have our home education group today – one of our favourite days each fortnight. The kids get to play with friends all day and...
Recipe | Baked Falafel
Since I went vegan just after Christmas, I’ve avoided opting for meat substitutes for the most part – mainly sticking to veggies and wholegrains for dinner meals. When the girls were...
Camping with kids + win an Olympus PEN
I’m so glad the summer is just around the corner! I’ve just bought a new tent for the kiddos and I, and we’re hoping to fit in a few camping...
Three books to read every day
I’ve always been a bookworm, one of my earliest memories is curling up in the den I’d made on top {!} of my wardrobe when I was a little girl...
Some thoughts on being a one {wo}man show
It’s been six months since I took the decision to throw my husband out, six months of being a single parent to four kids. Life has settled back down to...
A family meal plan for May
The monthly meal plan I made last month was a huge success. Having a whole month mapped out ahead, instead of just a week made a big difference. It’s one less job...
5 tips for making it through a day with depression and anxiety
This winter was a tough one for me. Cripled with depression and anxiety, I’d wake in the morning wondering how on earth I was going to make it through another...
And that was April – This Homeschooling Life #21
April seems to have flown by {I’m sure I say that every month}, but with two weeks of the month taken up with the Easter Holidays I felt a bit...