New Plans
In the Summer of 2007 we had a camping holiday on Mullacott Farm in North Devon (which I highly recommend, btw) and while we were dreaming about what it would be like to have a bit of land like that,… Read more ›
Midweek Nutty Chicken Curry
Suitable as a main meal on the Herbalife Nutrition plan. Recipe created as part of the Herbalife 21 Day Challenge. Ingredients 1 large red chilli, deseeded ½ a finger-length piece fresh root ginger, roughly chopped 1 fat garlic clove small… Read more ›
Bunless Burgers
A big dirty burger with everything but the bun! And definitely not dirty 🙂 Serves 4 (2 adults and 2 children) Ingredients: Burgers 500g 5% minced beef 1 free range eggs Handful fresh parsley Splash of worcestershire sauce Toppings (we’re… Read more ›
Facebook break
Every now and again I get an overriding urge to leave Facebook for a while. Usually when I’m pissed off with stuff going on and people start annoying me. But also because I feel I share too much of my… Read more ›
I’m feeding my daughter sugar just so she can go to school
I can’t believe I’m doing this. I’m sitting next to my 5 year old’s bed as she struggles with secretions in her sleep, waking so regularly that there’s no point in me going to bed. This isn’t usual, this is… Read more ›
Our First Week Home Educating
Well, it came and went, or first week home educating The Boy. This is how we started: Slower, more relaxed mornings make for happier everyone. Having seen his reactions and how he’s struggled with a few basic concepts that I… Read more ›
The Big Move
We’re actually doing it, we’re leaving the South East too hear back Northwards. We’ve talked about it for so long it hardly feels real but now it’s happening, it’s happening quick! Mr T has a new job, our house is… Read more ›
Education. At home, at school, or otherwise.
On opening my WordPress App in order to blog about Thing 1 making us dinner tonight from having nothing in the cupboard, I thought I’d have a quick clear and sort of draft blog posts. I have four draft posts… Read more ›
Value of Money and EarningÂ
Children who are very oppositional are not comfortable with orders and demands, giving them the control allows them to benefit from contributing to the household, earning their pocket money, increasing their self-esteem on achieving goals. Read more ›
A Day for Wilderness
It’s Camp Wilderness day! A day of bushcraft, wild food, fire lighting and all sorts of other fun. Thing 2 hasn’t been 100% and Thing 1 has been asking for more 1 to 1 time with Daddy so the two of them… Read more ›