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Forty-four. Dust on the floor. Stoke up the fire and lock the door. Bake your messages in a pie. Serve it up to passers by. © 2025 Juliette ProffittALL RIGHTS RESERVED.THE ABOVE POEM WAS WRITTEN BY AND REMAINS THE PROPERTY OF THE AUTHOR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THE AUTHOR GRANTS PERMISSION TO SHARE UNALTERED POSTS ONLY…
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Since I’m sharing this week, did you know that I find it hard to stay still in one place. Feeling stuck makes me very restless and frustrated. During the winter months I want to stay close to home and hibernate but mostly through the rest of the year I want to be away. On the…
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I thought I’d share some of my less popular opinions and lesser known facts about myself, with you all over a few posts. Just for fun. I’m comfortable with the knowledge that you may feel differently. It’s OK. Did you know that I don’t like spending all my time with my children? Try as I…
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Nothing could be more beautiful than watching children thrive without unnecessary pressure. Sure we have a rhythm to our days. Some days we even have a schedule to keep to, if appointments or errands demand it. The girls may have goals that they are working towards that require commitment or time keeping. And even competition…
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Traditions are a wonderful part of being. They are there to remind us, to comfort us and to bring us continued joy as we smile on, watching our families recreate them. But…They are not rules.They can be left where they are, in our hearts and memories. Fondly residing in tales from when we were young.…
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Recently, I took myself off on a long writing weekend . It was lovely to be able to think peacefully without any interruptions or responsibilities. I got to eat one of my sourdough loaves to myself and drink as much hot tea as I could! That, along with walking the wild shoreline and people watching…
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When I turned 40 I decided to make some life changing decisions. I realised that I don’t mind being a dreamer. It’s not a bad thing but also I mustn’t wait for an opportunity to realise those dreams…so I just got right on out there and started working on more of them. Life will forever…
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The days can sometimes be long as adults and all sorts of things can leave us weary. I could easily forgive you for being short a time or two with people when perhaps the only real reason is that you’re tired. It does us all good to ponder on how insignificant all the fault finding…
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Healing is a common theme in many people’s lives. Conversations and stories often revolve around what they are healing from. I have my own healing stories, too. It’s sad to hear about both global and local issues that will take a long time to heal. Healing is everywhere. And healing is good. It brings hope,…
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The truth is, I don’t always give enough of my attention to each of my children. It’s a horrible feeling when you know you’ve not filled their bucket. There are times it’s perfectly ok to say “Not right now love.” When you’ve been on all day entertaining their every whim or you’re taking a quiet…
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PURPOSE-LESS Fifteen years of meat and veg dinners.Six days a week. Five O’ Clock on the dot.Little blue plastic table withLittle blue plastic chairs.Carried into the living room.For want of more space. When finally, two pennies to rub together,There came in a wooden one.Followed by thirty-two legs,‘Cause we knew we’d need ‘em”,Eight chairs, when we…
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This time I talk about how I liberated my body from the Mirena Coil. Also exciting news about my new micro bakery and my book for sale on Amazon. Finally a home educating update and books were reading. © 2024 Juliette Proffitt ALL RIGHTS RESERVED THE ABOVE POST WAS WRITTEN BY AND REMAINS THE PROPERTY…
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If you’ve been following along recently, you’ll have read my post on Understanding Emotions – Helping Yourself and also Coping With Disappointment When Seeking Support. We talked a lot about how building yourself an “Emotional Toolkit” is a necessity in todays fast paced world. It’s important now, more than ever that we take time to…
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In times of need, we often turn to those closest to us for support, hoping they’ll be our rock in the storm. But what happens when they can’t meet our expectations? In my last post How To Understand Your Emotions & Help Yourself I talked about being able to recognise and sit with our feelings…
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Do you ever feel like you’re drowning in a sea of emotions, struggling to stay afloat amidst waves of loneliness, sadness, or overwhelm? You’re not alone. I have felt like that recently myself. I always know when I’m in need of a little more TLC and compassion, usually when I find myself welling up, unawares…
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Those of you who know me by now, know that I write real and relatable content. I see no point in making things up to please the masses. The way in which I talk about life and its experiences is probably one of the reasons you follow me and I am very glad to have…
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I often feel like we live in a world that glorifies being overly productive and excessively busy, as if it’s a competition or a test. Recently, I was listening to a lady talk about her own experiences of this. I sat smiling and nodding away in agreement to the things she was saying when suddenly,…
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Join me – Juliette – Life blogger & Author for a chatty spring update all about our NEW Groove! © 2024 Juliette Proffitt
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© 2024 Juliette Proffitt
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In my last post Why I’ll Never Use Reward Charts Again I talked about how as a parent, I have evolved over the years. Many of the techniques I used at the beginning, no longer serve our family. Some years ago, I delved into researching Unschooling as a more suitable approach to homeschooling. I found…
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The detrimental effect of reward charts for children
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Manage or Cope? A Science & An Art – Juggling Motherhood With Home Education
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Today I give you a full life update. Join me as I talk about:🍂 The loss of my father🍂 Navigating self compassion including tips for you🍂 My sobriety journey🍂 Why I got a bee in a bonnet over a comment🍂 Unschooling update!
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Join us for an unschool Monday.
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Come with me as I swap my living room for my dining room and find out why I have an urge to do this at all! Also a chatty update on our unschooling and IGCSE choices.
