For a peaceful home, for a peaceful world
Now I am a mother, my years start slowly. No longer forced to drag myself back into an office as soon as Christmas is over, I’ve embraced a long transition period from the holiday season, gently finding our way back to a normal daily rhythm. Over the last couple of weeks I have been making…
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I recently renewed my Headspace subscription. For those of you not familiar with Headspace, it’s a brilliant mindfulness and meditation app (not sponsored by the way – I just love it). I hadn’t used Headspace for well over a year, and I was delighted to notice that there is now section of meditations for children.…
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I hadn’t updated Frida’s work shelves for a good while, and the start of the new year felt like the right time to do so. I love the period immediately following a materials rotation, observing what she chooses to work with, demonstrating anything new, and watching as she enters a deep state of flow. Plants…
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Happy New Year! A new year always makes me want to sort and purge, with ambitions to make *this* the year I crack the secret to keeping a tidy house (answers on a postcard, please!) With that in mind I’ve written a guide to toy rotation in the hope that some of you will find…
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I love the beginning of a new year. It feels so appealing, like a blank piece of paper, or a freshly made bed. And I feel so ready to dive in! In many ways this year has been a really difficult one. Five miscarriages, the loss of my beloved grandfather, health issues, and a lot…
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Today is the last Friday before Christmas. My husband has finished work until the new year, I’ve started to it wrap a few gifts, winter solstice has passed, and Frida’s advent calendar is looking decidedly worse for wear. Christmas feels very close now – close enough to justify decorating our home a little. This morning…
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Frida and I have had great fun making simple bird treats today. It’s a perfect practical life activity for a cold, dry winter day. Bird treats couldn’t be easier to make, and they are simple enough to do with young child (as well as being a great way to help our feathered friends keep well…
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I have a love-hate relationship with mince pies. I actually (whisper it!) don’t much care for mincemeat. But there is something so wonderfully festive about eating a mince pie, preferably warm and with some sort of boozy cream on top, that I still enjoy them. Strictly in December only, mind. With that in mind, Frida…
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I really enjoy picking out gifts for Frida. She is into so many different things at the moment, choices feel potentially limitless. This year I’ve gone for things which I hope will bring her joy through deep play, just as her other toys do. Our family celebrates both Christmas and Chanukah, so we will be…
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