Blog - Polly Jemima

Ideas for updating the home

WhilE our house is only rented, I still like to look after it. We’re lucky that we have free reign to decorate it as we please, and I don’t mind...

Keeping kids occupied in the holidays

We’re really enjoying the slower pace of life that summer has brought us, while the girls still have gymnastics running all summer, most other groups have finished, and with Lola...

Encouraging kids to eat healthily

I have four kiddos, and four very different eaters, both in terms of what they like, how often they eat, and what they avoid. I have one vegetarian, one who...

Recently Read Books

I made a pact with myself to read more this summer. I used to devour books, then the last few years I just haven’t ‘had time’ to read as...

Recipe | Banana Mango Smoothie Bowl

Smoothie bowls are my go-to snack/meal right now. more often than not, it’s what I have for lunch, though they’re great for a mid-afternoon pick-me-up or a pre or post-workout...

Finding pockets of quiet in the everyday

Lately, I’ve been making a conscious effort to slow down. To not rush through the days, but to take my time, to savour the little moments, to create pockets of...

A family meal plan for August

Summer meal planning… to be honest, the last couple of weeks I’ve not stuck to religiously to my meal plan. We’ve BBQ’d whenever it’s been dry enough or had more...

Summer Days, a manifesto and journals

August! As a child, I remember waiting for August to arrive with baited breath. August meant a whole month off school. A month of lazy days, filled with sun and...

Recipe | Vegan Oat Cupcakes

My second daughter loves to bake. And how wonderful it is to have a child that is capable of making you delicious baked goods all by themselves? Most likely one...

Top ten essentails for camping at a festival

After our first family camping trip of the year a few weeks ago, we’re all eager to go again. I just wish I could drive so we could go more...

Recipe | Vegan Choc Chip Oat Cookies

A couple of rainy days at the beginning of last week gave us the perfect excuse to stay home and enjoy some quieter days. Tuesday I was informed, was Baya’s...

When silence isn’t golden

I’m sat in my living room, there is the buzzing of a fly somewhere, the faint sound of the radio coming from the kitchen and the occasional car whizzing past...

Recipe | Vegan Baileys

This is a total game changer. Seriously. About the only thing I’ve missed since I went vegan was Baileys. I’m happy to live without cheese {Tesco’s new vegan cheese range...

This Homeschooling Life #23

Another month and I’m here again wondering what to write. June was uneventful in terms of homeschooling. The basics happened – Life of Fred, reading, daily journaling, a few science...

A family meal plan for July

Another month, and another meal plan! I’m still finding it so much easier to plan a month at a time – though last month we ended up going away for...

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