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...
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This Homeschooling Life #19
I felt like we hit the ground running this month, in terms of homeschooling terms at least. We’ve really settled into our new rhythm and it’s working so well. Years...
Nurture a love of books
We’re a family of book lovers. Our bookshelves are all heaving with books, and there are random piles of books that someone is half way through reading all over the...
This Homeschooling Life #18
February! January came and went in the blink of an eye, homeschooling wise it was a pretty good month for us. Winter always sees us spending more time indoors, escaping...
Family = a team; family meetings, team rules and a shared vision
Now we’re settling into life as a family of five, I felt it was time to reconnect, to pull together as a team and figure out what it is we’re...
Breastfeeding – celebrating two years
When I was expecting Beastie, one of the things I was most looking forward to was breastfeeding again. My breastfeeding journey with the girls wasn’t so easy, marred with PND,...
This Homeschooling Life #17
I’m a little late to posting this, as last week was the first Monday of the month.But better late than never, and I needed last week to get myself ready...
Thinking about family photos
I have folders and folders full of photos of my kiddos on my hard drive, I rarely don’t have a camera or my phone in hand, just in case. Though...
This Homeschooling Life #15
Another month! October saw some big transitions for us… mainly in that Lola started school halfway through the month. The first couple of weeks of October we knew she would...
The best gifts for new Mamas
When you have a baby, visitors always turn up on the door, laden with gifts for the new arrival – but what about Mum? Whether it’s your first baby or...
5 of our favourite Nature Study books for homeschooling
When I was little, I’d spend hours outdoors. I was lucky enough to live in a little village, with fields right behind my house that belonged to my grandma so...
Fun, family Autumn activities
As much as I love summer, and protest when it starts to leave, by October I always end up fully embracing Autumn. I love these crisp, autumn days and look...
This Homeschooling Life #14
September didn’t go at all to plan. We started off great, went ‘not back to school’ and were all excited for new projects. The first week was great, and then...
9 of our favourite educational website for homeschooling
We’re three weeks back into our ‘school year’, and while we’re getting back into the swing of things very slowly, I thought I’d share a few of our favourite online...
And that was August – This Homeschooling Life #13
August! It came and went in a flash, but it was one of the fullest, most fun months that we have had in a long time. While the weather might not...