2017 - Polly Jemima

Finding our flow – This Homeschooling Life #20

April 3, 2017

March was a really good month, homeschooling wise. We made a few changes to our daily rhythm/routines that work a lot better for all of us, and I finally felt like I was a little more organised with what we were going to do! I’m sure the coming of Spring has helped us all feel...

FOOD

Recipe | Foraged Wild Garlic Pesto and Hummus

March 31, 2017

When we went for our walk to the woods last week, we took advantage of the chance to pick some early spring greens. The woods were full of Wild Garlic {making it smell delicious!} so I filled a bag ready to whip up a few jars of pesto. Wild garlic not only tastes amazing but...

INSPIRATION

Unfurling, thirty-six trips around the sun and going forwards

March 30, 2017

Hello thirty-six! Yesterday was my birthday, one, in truth, I’d not really been looking forward to. Nothing to do with getting older, more that the past six months have been the hardest of my life. I’ve been broken. And lost. And confused. Six months since my marriage crumbled, though I spent six more weeks trying...

INSPIRATION

When it all feels like too much – 5 tips to help combat overwhelm

March 27, 2017

For the most part, I’m good at multi-tasking, keeping all the plates spinning all of the time – kids, house, homeschool, work, me, life… life is hectic, and as much as I like it that way, every now and then it catches up with me and it all becomes too much. Usually the first plate to...

COLLABORATIVE

Giveaway | Win a copy of Moana on DVD!

March 24, 2017

Have you watched Moana yet? I took my littlest three to watch it the other Sunday morning and we LOVED it! Seriously, so good… we’ve been singing the songs ever since! I can see it being one we watch over and over again! It tells of the journey of a lifetime with “Moana”, the sweeping...

FAMILY

You are so loved

March 24, 2017

Dear Baya EIGHT! I can’t believe you’re eight already! My littlest lady, these years have flown by far too quickly. In my mind you’re still the toddler who used to love sitting on the kitchen counter, taking bites out of the block of cheese whilst I made dinner for you and your big sisters. You...

COLLABORATIVE, FAMILY

Last minute Mothers Day ideas

March 23, 2017

If you’ve left it to the last minute, or have only just remembered it’s Mothers Day this weekend – I have a few last minute ideas for you! There is still time to grab something a little more special than a bunch of tulips from the supermarket. While a gift is a lovely way to...

FAMILY

A day out in the woods – escaping the hustle and bustle of life

March 22, 2017

“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” – John Burroughs There’s nothing that is guaranteed to calm me down, clear my head and soothe away my stress like getting out into the countryside. A good dose nature really is the best tonic. I’ve been intending...

Year: 2017