Blog - Polly Jemima

The 5 Best Ways to Enjoy a Fresh Start in 2018

A new year can provide an opportunity to make a new start. However, instead of setting resolutions you will not stick to, you should look for ways to make positive...

Bathroom Products You Should Make From Home

Cosmetics and toiletries are full of potentially harmful chemicals, with women coming into contact with almost 700 ‘chemicals of concern’ each month. Many ingredients can be carcinogenic, meaning they could lead...

6 tips to coping with a migraine

For the past ten years or so, I’ve suffered from migraines. I can’t quite pinpoint when they first began, when I switched from just getting headaches into something far worse....

Festive Rituals | Stockings

Do you do stockings at Christmas? For me, I think it’s one of my favourite things. We’ve had a Christmas stocking tradition for the past 12 Christmases now. The first...

Festive Rituals | Christmas Movie Nights

The thing I love most about Christmas is the rituals. The things we do year after year, that we look forward to for months beforehand, the things that bring us...

7 things To help you survive the worst days

Sometimes you have to forget what you feel, and remember what you deserve” Living with depression and anxiety isn’t an easy ride. I can go for months at a time...

Vegan eating this Christmas

When I logged onto Facebook the other morning, my memories from past years popped up. The one from last year said “You know it’s Christmas when you have a fridge...

Cutting out the nasties in the bathroom

I’m very aware of what bath/hygiene products I buy – so many bubble baths, body washes, shampoos, etc are so chock full of chemicals that they do more harm than...

A home to-do list

I’ve always loved doing a bit of DIY. I can remember being a little girl and watching my dad paint walls and build furniture. As a teenager I loved re-decorating...

This Homeschooling Life – a look back at November

Ah, November. I’ve been sat here trying to think of something to write for the past ten minutes. It’s been one of those months when I don’t feel like we’ve...

Hot drinks to warm your soul

I love cold, crisp winter days. When you can see your breath in front of you, the earth is crunchy underfoot, the sun is shining brightly and your face feels...

35 Advent Activity Ideas

With just a week until December 1st, I’ve been putting together this years activity advent calendar. I’ve made the kiddos an activity calendar for the past few years, and they love...

Recipe | Easy, healthy homemade Oatcakes

Confession time…I have a serious oatcake habit. haha! Seriously though, they’re one of my go-to’s for lunch, teamed with a good homemade chutney, some vegan cheese and a pile of...

Winter Home Makeover ~ creating a cosy space

The temperature has really dropped here this past week, though it’s been the kind of late Autumn days that I love – clear and crisp, blue skies, clouds of steam...

Getting ready for Christmas Decor

Please tell me I’m not the only one who’s getting excited about decorating the house for Christmas already?! Come the middle of November and I start to get impatient, we...

Mindfulness for Mama: Finding Peace in the Pause

Simple Daily Rhythms That Reduce Overwhelm as a Gentle Parent

30 little goals To make you healthier and happier this year

A lesson in letting go

How to simplify and slow down

A ‘Do Nothing Day’

Unconditional Self-Worth

5 things to do when you are in darkness

Mind the little moments

A ritual for letting go