Wrapping up warm this winter
I love spending time outdoors all year long, we set ourselves a goal at the beginning of the year of spending 1000 hours outdoors. We are almost at our goal...
Author: polly
Mindful Monday
Weekends. They’re often seen as the holy grail – ‘survive the week and enjoy the weekend’. I’m grateful that I have a life I don’t need to ‘survive’ just to...
Lucid Dreams – The Awakening of a New Consciousness
Dreams have long been a somewhat mysterious aspect of human existence. No matter how imaginative, brain-driven hallucinations can feel genuine and cause various feelings, from melancholy to panic. And the...
Those tricky toddler days
Toddlers. I’m sure there are a thousand memes about toddlers, tantrums and surviving them. I’ve done these years 4 times already… though no two children are ever the same. I’m...
Welcome to the family little chucks!
Almost 10 years after we first got chickens {and 7 years since we said goodbye to them} – we’ve got chickens again!! I am SO excited – I’ve been wanting...
Selling Your Home? 4 Tips and Tricks
If you are thinking of selling your property, then you will know that there is plenty to consider and plan for. It is important to be prepared, and to make...
A lesson in letting go
After last week’s do-nothing day, I’d expected to get back to our usual hectic pace of life. We had a full calendar ahead and I was excited about days out,...
Simplifying and slowing down
Last week’s ‘Do Nothing Day‘ showed me that I’ve been taking on too much, expecting too much of myself, forgetting what is really important and been neglecting self care. Having...
A ‘Do Nothing Day’
How often do you allow yourself to do nothing? When you’re ill? Or just worn out? Or do you push yourself to keep going? I’ve always been terrible at doing...
Family fun with online games
A long time ago, pre-children I worked for a while as a Personal Assistant. Most days, I’d stay at my desk whilst on my lunch break and I’d eat and...
Refurbish your office
Is it time to spruce up your office? It’s not just about how it looks – but also how it feels and how efficient it is. Whatever your reasons for...
Mindful Monday
Fear. I never realised just how much of a control it had on my life until it completely took over. When my anxiety was sky high and life was just...
Keeping food costs down – 6 tips to help
Every time that I go to the supermarket, it seems like the prices have risen again. Everything seems to be getting more and more expensive every single week. I know...
Another year of home ed plans
I’ve had a few messages recently asking about what home ed looks like for us, what ‘lessons’ we do etc, so I thought I’d do a little update on where...
Watching them fly the nest
We spend the formative years of our children lives encouraging them to be independent, teaching them to be strong, self-reliant, dream big and set goals…. The downside to this is...