2020 - Polly Jemima

Not back to school – our home ed plans for this year

September has rolled around again. Our 13th year of homeschooling. SO many years of homeschooling, it’s so normal for us, I couldn’t imagine NOT having the kids at home all...

No more searching

For most of my life, I tried to shrink myself to try and fit into other people’s boxes. I have sacrifeiced everything about me to make others happy. As a...

It’s never about perfection

Someone said to me recently ‘good luck in finding a perfect relationship’. It made me laugh, in one part because this person was trying to deflect their own issues onto...

Time for a new season

I woke up yesterday with a feeling of Autumn in the air. I am not sure if itwas the weather {cold, wet, grey} or the fact we went ‘back to...

What I learned from completing a C25K

A couple of years back, I was super fit. I worked out every single morning, it set me up for a good day. It made me feel strong – not...

Sitting with your emotions – 5 steps to gaining control

There was a time when I’d let my emotions rule me. Good or bad, they had the power to shape my day, to make it or break me. I woke...

Rediscovering the Woman behind Mama

I’m sat on the sofa, the sun is shining through the window, the house is still and quiet. My eldest is studying upstairs, the baby napping, the others out with...

Lessons learned in time

“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” Maya Angelou One thing that I have come to understand, is that not everybody who enters your life...

Rediscovering a love of craft time

What have you rediscovered through lockdown? For us, it’s been our love of crafting. Ever since the grils were little, I’ve loved to craft with them working alongside me. There...

Best Floral Decoration for Various Occasions

When you are planning an important celebration or event, floral decoration is something that needs special attention. And that’s precisely why a well-equipped flower shop is a place you should definitely visit...

A little bit of normal

Life seems to have suddenly cranked up a gear. After four months of not really going further than the river, and not seeing anyone, we’ve jumped back into a semi-normal...

Courage over comfort

You can choose courage, or you can choose comfort, but you cannot choose both. Brené Brown One thing the last few years have taught me, is that the things that...

Postpartum Guilt – letting it go

It seems every time I open my Instagram, there is a post from one account or another that I follow that tells us the importance of those first 40 days...

9 Steps for Improving Your Wellbeing

Your own personal wellbeing is just as important as your physical health. A negative mental state or neglected wellbeing can also have adverse effects on your physical health over time,...

Making Sunday Count

Sunday. The day of rest. Except it isn’t anymore. How many of us treat Sunday as just another day? How many of us have to work? Lockdown has shown me...

Year: 2020