Blog - Polly Jemima

Three books to read every day

I’ve always been a bookworm, one of my earliest memories is curling up in the den I’d made on top {!} of my wardrobe when I was a little girl...

Some thoughts on being a one {wo}man show

It’s been six months since I took the decision to throw my husband out, six months of being a single parent to four kids. Life has settled back down to...

A family meal plan for May

The monthly meal plan I made last month was a huge success. Having a whole month mapped out ahead, instead of just a week made a big difference. It’s one less job...

5 tips for making it through a day with depression and anxiety

This winter was a tough one for me. Cripled with depression and anxiety, I’d wake in the morning wondering how on earth I was going to make it through another...

And that was April – This Homeschooling Life #21

April seems to have flown by {I’m sure I say that every month}, but with two weeks of the month taken up with the Easter Holidays I felt a bit...

Spring cleaning our diet

I’ll be the first to admit that the last six months there have been a few too many chocolate bars, and more nights where oven chips featured than I’d care...

Recipe | Vegan Cauliflower Pizza Base

Pizza. So good right? It’s one thing I’ve occasionally missed since going vegan and giving up bread. Not massively, but once in a while I crave that tasty, comfort of...

Happy Days – a spring playlist

We’re back into our ‘normal’ routines this week after a hectic Easter Holidays. While homeschooling doesn’t have to follow school holidays, and we don’t stick to their set dates, with...

Recipe | Toasted Coconut Porridge with Blueberry Chia Seed Jam

Porridge is pretty much all I eat for breakfast, for at least 9 months of the year. I’m a creature of habit, and I love something warm and filling in...

Five Fun Spring Activities to Try with the Kids

Spring is finally here, which means – at long last – we’re able to get outside with the kids again! But if you’re on a budget and need some inspiration...

A family meal plan for a month

I’ve shared MEAL PLANS on here before, though not for a while. Meal planning has slipped these last few months, I’ve not had the brain power to think more than...

Finding our flow – This Homeschooling Life #20

March was a really good month, homeschooling wise. We made a few changes to our daily rhythm/routines that work a lot better for all of us, and I finally felt...

Recipe | Foraged Wild Garlic Pesto and Hummus

When we went for our walk to the woods last week, we took advantage of the chance to pick some early spring greens. The woods were full of Wild Garlic...

Unfurling, thirty-six trips around the sun and going forwards

Hello thirty-six! Yesterday was my birthday, one, in truth, I’d not really been looking forward to. Nothing to do with getting older, more that the past six months have been...

When it all feels like too much – 5 tips to help combat overwhelm

For the most part, I’m good at multi-tasking, keeping all the plates spinning all of the time – kids, house, homeschool, work, me, life… life is hectic, and as much...

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