2024 - Polly Jemima

The Happy List #12

January 29, 2024

Ah Monday! I didn’t burst into the week full of energy – instead, I crawled very slowly. Somehow, I’ve managed to get through the day, and I’m now sat at my desk while the boys play, trying to get through as much work as I can before I have to make dinner. Some days trying...

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A better Nights Sleep with Simba

January 26, 2024

I’m sure I’m not the only Mama who loves her bed??! These days going to bed is a treat! My 9-year-old thinks that is so weird. Honestly, bed is one of my favourite places, and my room is my sanctuary. It’s the one space in my house that is completely mine {apart from a 4-year-old...

full frame shot of raindrops on glass window

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On Grief

January 25, 2024

“So it’s true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.” E.A. Bucchianeri Grief is a funny thing. It’s not linear, there is no clear-cut path from A to B. No two experiences are ever the same, and it’s more like a spiral than a straight line. Losing someone...

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Monthly Mindfulness Challenge – January

January 23, 2024

With the rain pounding on the windows, and the wind howling around, it is warm and cosy in my home. I’m in a phase of turning inwards, slowing down with the season, focusing on rest and recuperation. This month’s mindfulness challenge is perfect for these dark winter days. Candle Staring Exercise Find {or buy} a...

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The Happy List #11

January 22, 2024

It’s a wet and windy Monday here, which is putting a dampener on my desire to get out in the garden. I have some tidying jobs to get done ahead of our new shed coming, and beds to fill with fresh compost in anticipation of spring. We’ve spent the morning working, now the boys are...

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The Happy List #10

January 17, 2024

A view from home. I took two of the girls back to the village where I grew up this weekend. My Dad lived there, in the same house, until he died, and my brother is still in the village. We’re in the midst of sorting out my Dad’s house so that we’ll be able to...

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January Journal Prompts

January 10, 2024

January is the quietest month in the garden. But just becuase it looks quiet, doesn’t mean that nothing is happening. Rosalie Muller Wright Two weeks in, and January is slow and restful. I feel a little as though I am cocooned away from the real world. While we’ve been out and about a little, for...

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The Happy List #9

January 8, 2024

Happy Monday! I hope you had a lovely weekend, mine was very slow – I had the first migraine I’ve had in over 6 months and it really hit me hard. Thankfully we didn’t have a busy weekend planned, so I was able to rest and let my body recover. It was a good reminder...

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