meal planning - Polly Jemima

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Simple Summer Food Prep for Nourished Family Meals

July brings long, golden evenings, wildflowers in bloom, and little ones running barefoot in the garden. It’s also a time when the pace of life shifts—we spend more time outside,...

A Family Meal Plan for July

It’s been a while coming, but I’m trying to get back into the habit of meal planning for the month. Honestly, half an hour of planning makes the whole month...

30 little goals To make you healthier and happier this year

Spring is here. After the cold, dark days of winter, we’re slowly coming out of hibernation. It’s the perfect time to set some goals, to shake off the last traces...

Keeping food costs down – 6 tips to help

Every time that I go to the supermarket, it seems like the prices have risen again. Everything seems to be getting more and more expensive every single week. I know...

7 ways to save money

Money is tight for all of us, especially if you are raising a family. Whether you are a single parent family, or a two-parent one, with one or two incomes,...

10 quick and simple meal ideas

As much as I love cooking, the day in, day out routine of feeding a family can get a bit…. much. Not just the acutally cooking, but the thinking of...

Tips For Creating The Perfect Bedtime Routine

Image credit. Having a bedtime routine has its benefits. You are more likely to get better rest since your body will be on a set schedule. Going to bed around...

Recipe / Coconut Dal with Homemade Chapati from HelloFresh

jump to recipe On cold Autumn nights, there is nothing quite like something warm and spicy to eat. Even with less than normal times right now, we’re still pretty busy....

On doing it all

The other day, I posted a photo on my Instagram. Alongside it, I talked about filling my own cup, in taking time to myself, and doing things that make me...

Recipe // Vegan ‘chicken’ and mushroom pie

One thing I’ve loved about lockdown, is I’ve got the time to spend in the kitchen. Being less rushed trying to make meals has given me the motivation to experiment...

5 tips to protect your mental health in lockdown

Hello loves, how are we all doing? After several weeks of lockdown, emotions are all over the place and we are all feeling the strain. We are not designed to...

6 baby items that you actually need!

If you look at baby magazines or websites, you’ll end up with a huge list of ‘essentials’… things that supposedly you can’t live without once you have a newborn. The...

Five kids. One house. Four cats. A dog. Homeschooling. Schooling. Self-employment. Family life. Kids commitments…. One single Mama. It sounds a recipe for chaos, and truthfully, sometimes there is. Yet...

Be kind to yourself Mama

One thing I’ve learned over my sixteen years of parenting is that I have to remember to be kinder to myself. Especially when I’m pregnant and have just had a...

Hard days

It’s been a long week. My eldest has been sick all week long, at first I thought she had a virus {and panicked because that would mean the rest of...

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