Tag: relationships
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THE LITTLE THINGS – Cherishing Treasured Moments With My Older Children
Cherishing treasured moments with my older children
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Finding Serenity In A Busy World – Wisdom To Know The Difference
Finding serentity in a busy world. Having wisdom to know the difference.
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Finding Your Inner Strength With Affirmations And Self Love
Finding Your Inner Strength – Affirmations And Self Love
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SONDER – A Thought Provoking Poem For The Modern Day Depth of A Mother’s Emotions
Sonder – A thought provoking for the modern day depth of a mother’s emotions
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The Love Remains
On Sunday, I finished writing a book that has taken me two years to complete. It was a labour of love. I am glad it is finished but equally proud of all the hours I’ve put into it. Never before has it taken me so long write a story. This one is a Poetic Memoir…
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Life Is Learning
And learning is a part of life. When Winter broke open a MEL science kit today with her sister, we didn’t call it a science lesson. She knows what she was doing was scientific but she was more interested in the hydrophobic sand and finding out why it does what it does. She understands that…
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Tentatively
We’ve begun to wake up from the “Slow.”We’re still in the middle of winter but we are starting to find our rhythm and flow again. No one is rushing however we are doing a little bit more, discovering new things. We’ve watched a film about Mikkelsen and Iverson in the Arctic. We’ve watched David Attenborough…
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POETRY – I Would Rather
I would rather have a tiny shoebox house with a blazing fire, candles adorning the table and the “outside-brought-in” to feel and smell. I would rather have over ambitious ideas of baking 100 mince pies and sleeping in til noon with baby arms draped around my neck or toddler bodies sprawled in heavy slumber across…
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Christmas Traditions
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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Unschooled Teens
Teenagers are wonderful and awkward and frustrating and amazing. They are impatient, emotional and kind. Still just as in need of us parents as ever before but in ways we couldn’t have prepared for. They no longer hang on our every word or think us super heroes. They need more sleep, more space and less…
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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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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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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.
Beautiful Messy Life 