Category: Motherhood
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POETRY – Purpose-less
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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Moving Towards Perimenopause – Why I Liberated My Body From Mirena Coil
After my fourth child at 29, life became much more hectic. Remembering to take my contraceptive pill each day at the same time was challenging because there was always some distraction. I opted for the Mirena Coil after failing to get on well with the contraceptive implant. The coil suited me and my lifestyle much…
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Building Your Emotional Resilience Toolkit – Top 25 Ideas To Try For Improved Wellbeing
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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How To Cope With Disappointment When Seeking Support – A Guide To Healthy Relationships
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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How To Understand Your Emotions & Help Yourself – A Comprehensive Guide
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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5 Ways To Foster Independant Learning When You Need A Hot Minute!
Ever wished your kids could work or play independently for a while? Choosing to become a parent and/or homeschool doesn’t mean you never need a break. Yes, it was your choice, and you’re content with it. But being a parent doesn’t equate to endless togetherness; everyone needs some time to themselves. You’re doing your best,…
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A Time To Be Real – Behind The Scenes
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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The Art Of Working From Rest – Balance In Productivity & Wellbeing
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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Unschooling & Parenting – 5 Tools I Ditched & Alternatives That Worked Best
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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WHEN GOOD INTENTIONS BACKFIRE- Why I’ll Never Use Reward Charts Again
The detrimental effect of reward charts for children
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VLOG – Full Life Update
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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VLOG – Changing Rooms & IGCSEs
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.
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VLOG – DITL || A Morning With Me
No two days are the same! This episode follows us for an easy Friday morning. Early mornings, self care & homeschool.
Beautiful Messy Life 