This Homeschooling Life #18
February! January came and went in the blink of an eye, homeschooling wise it was a pretty good month for us. Winter always sees us spending more time indoors, escaping...
Year: 2017
Learning to ride a bike
Baya had a new bike for Christmas, and while she’s been out a couple of times on it, we’re desperate for some warmer weather so it’s a little more enjoyable!...
DIY Boho Valentines Arrows
February is upon us already {where January went I have no idea!} and as I was filling in our wall calendar I realised it’s only a couple of weeks to...
Shaking up family meal time with Hello Fresh
When you’ve lots of mouths to feed multiple times a day, it’s easy to run out of inspiration. Trying to come up with healthy, tasty, not-too-expensive meals that will please...
Friday Feels
I’ve been meaning/hoping to bring back some kind of Friday favourites post for a while… not least because it’ll save all those things I love for myself, so I don’t...
Family = a team; family meetings, team rules and a shared vision
Now we’re settling into life as a family of five, I felt it was time to reconnect, to pull together as a team and figure out what it is we’re...
Adding ambience with lighting
It’s amazing what a difference lighting can make to the way that your home feels. Ceiling lights tend to be harsh, making the room bright but cold feeling. While they...
Doing it even when you think you can’t
It’s been another week of seeking solitude. Switching off from the world, reducing the noise of a life lived online. Stepping back from social media, so that I have headspace...
Making my house my own
January always feels like a good time to declutter and re-organise my home. When Christmas is packed away, and the weather makes you want to stay home more, I love...
Cooking with your kids
I LOVE baking with my kids {and I love even more having kids who are now big enough to bake all by themselves!!}. Ever since Lola was a tot, I’d...
Review | Find a Present
We’re big fans of celebrating here – be it a birthday, Christmas, a half-birthday – a ‘you did a good job today’ kinda day… we don’t really need much of...
Beginning where I am
Another early morning, unable to sleep, sitting on the back doorstep, breathing in the cold night air and trying to calm the rising panic that’s building inside of me. From...
Breastfeeding – celebrating two years
When I was expecting Beastie, one of the things I was most looking forward to was breastfeeding again. My breastfeeding journey with the girls wasn’t so easy, marred with PND,...
Fit to Dance with Disney!
You might remember back in December, we were invited to watch Disney on Ice presents Frozen at the Echo Arena in Liverpool. The kids had an amazing time, and it...
Make it or break it time
It’s late, the house is quiet. These late nights and early mornings are my favourite time to write, when the rest of the world is sleeping, and in the silence...