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2024 Intentions and my word of the year

A month into the new year, and with the celebrations of Imbolc, I can feel myself coming alive again. The lengthening days and the early signs of spring are wakening me from my winter hibernation....

Welcoming 2023 {and my word of the year}

2023! I have big hopes for this year. Last year was not the year that I hoped for, there were times when I felt like it would be a year that broke me. In truth,...

New Year Intentions

For years I’ve set a long list of goals each new year. Unfailingly, the only consistency is that I usually fail most of them. Looking back, my goals are often so specific and fail to...

Welcoming in 2022 and my guiding word

Happy New Year! I’m feeling so grateful to be welcoming in another New Year. Over the chaos of our Yule time celebrations, I managed to carve out a little time for myself to say goodbye...

2021 – a guiding word

I have been picking a guiding word for the year for the last decade or so. Last year’s word was G R O W – I just re-read what I wrote, and how apt it...

2020 – what a year

There’s no doubt that 2020 will be a year that we all remember for a long time. While it’s been frustrating at times, I’ve actually loved this year. We were sad to miss out on...

A guiding word for 2020

Apart from last year, I’ve been choosing a guiding word each New Year for the last decade. It helps me to focus on the year ahead as a whole, it is more flexible than resolutions/goals...

Creating an intention for the year

  This moment is my best resource   This is around the ninth year in a row that I’ve chosen a guiding word. It’s a ritual that I love every single year. Finding a mantra...

Review || Mrs Wordsmith

As a home educating Mama, I am always looking for fun new ways to incorporate learning into our lives. I’m not a fan of ‘school at home’ – workbooks aren’t our cup of tea, we...