Family - Polly Jemima

Journaling for Stress Relief: A Practice for Parents and Kids

October 24, 2023

Life can get stressful for both parents and kids. Between school, work, extracurricular activities, and family responsibilities, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Finding healthy ways to process stress is important for maintaining mental and emotional wellbeing. Journaling is an excellent outlet that can benefit both parents and children, including foster children who may find it...

FAMILY, HOMESCHOOLING

Fun Autumn Crafts for Kids

October 6, 2023

Autumn has fully arrived, and with the girls all back to Uni/College it’s just me and the boys at home most days. We’re finding a new home educating groove, changing things up to do what suits the boys best. We try and have a couple of days at home each week, so they can do...

JOURNAL

Feeling the load

September 15, 2023

Lately, I’ve been feeling the load – the overwhelm of all that parenting brings, especially as a single parent. Getting kids ready for Uni/College/Groups, figuring out who needs to be where and when, who needs dinner at what time. Juggling work and children. Home ed. Kids at college. Bills. Money {or lack of}. Meals. Housework....

FAMILY

Summer Memories

September 1, 2023

Summer Days. I spent the month mostly unplugged from this space and all social media. Not offline as I still had to work. But taking a step back from the online world. Focusing on being present and spending time with my kiddos. With Lola home from Uni for the summer, we had a full house....

FAMILY

Christmas, birthdays and the inbetween

December 29, 2022

I love this week between Christmas and New Year. When the days all blur into one, real life is suspended, we get up late and go to bed late and seem to do nothing other than eat and watch movies. Christmas was good. The run up was hectic… but then the kiddos were all home,...

HOMESCHOOLING

Another year of home ed plans

September 28, 2022

I’ve had a few messages recently asking about what home ed looks like for us, what ‘lessons’ we do etc, so I thought I’d do a little update on where we are at. I have three home full time still – Baya is 13 and would be Year 9, Beastie is 7 and would be...

JOURNAL

Gratitude – A Mid-Week Three Good Things

May 19, 2021

I’m sat on my sofa, enjoying a peaceful house. All my kiddos are out, and I have a whole day ahead of me {well, until 3pm anyway}. I don’t even mind that it’s a work day – they joy of having a whole day to work uninterrupted is absolute bliss. I’ve made it out for...

FAMILY

Mothers Day Love

March 15, 2021

Yesterday was Mothers Day. It was the first time I’ve spent it with my Mama in about twenty years. It’s been almost three months since she moved over here to Wales, and the joy of having her close enough to visit for a cup of tea is still immense. Without those 150 miles between us,...

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