Tag: mental health
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Reevaluating dynamics in our marriage.
I remember the feeling that 2023 was probably going to be the Golden year in our family. There was a lot of hard work involved but happy milestones were being reached and things felt safe and on course. I knew things would change in 2024 but I did not know how seismic these changes were…
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To homeschool or not homeschool?
It is funny how sometimes you fall into something unexpected and it just works so beautifully. When our eldest reached the age kids in Scotland traditionally start attending primary school we had our held backs. At the time we were just getting in the swing of things with the twins and the eldest two were…
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Setting healthy expectations on children in the cold
If you are currently living in the UK like our family is you might have been struggling with the weather and the cost of energy. I am not going to lie I have felt very disheartened by the ever rising costs despite limited use. There is just something that breaks your soul not being able…
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Activities to keep children entertained while you are unwell (or need a break)
This last week I have found myself in one of my most disliked scenario. Picture this: five kids, a mega cold, countless symptoms ranging from fever to vomiting, stopping by cough land and conjunctivitis stadium. It has been hard, we of course rounded all our poor little people to get PCR tested to know if…
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The Secret to Motherhood…
I am a mom to five wonderful children. I often hear “I don’t know how you do it!” or “You are such a laid back mom” which often send me feeling like a fraud because I rarely feel like “I am doing it” or like a “laid back mom”. The truth is motherhood has not…
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How to help children cope when the world feels unsafe.
Today, Thursday the 24th of February 2022 is a day that will go down in the History books. It is a scary day and there is a lot of uncertainty ahead. I don’t know how many people around the world feel it yet but I fear that we are about to see something far worse…
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Why I prioritise a cosy home life to holidays.
Everyone in life has different priorities when it comes to building their life, would it be how money is spent, which hours are spent towards career building or self caring. It is all perfectly fine so long as it makes you happy right? We are a pretty decent size family, there is seven of us…
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Fourth Pregnancy and yet it feels like a first.
I am very grateful for the four living children I have. My heart feels full every morning when I hear their sweet voices waking up, I love and cherish every single hug and kiss, I breathe in the scent of their skin at the back of their little necks, I do not think I could…
The Little Mermaid Now 