For a peaceful home, for a peaceful world
What a year this has been. I am so tired. Are you exhausted too? But I am also craving December festivities like never before. We’re only two-thirds through November, but the advent calendar is ready to be hung, final gifts are trickling through the door, and I’m just about ready to wrap up “normal” life…
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Autumn is my favourite time of year, and I think I love the shift from summer to autumn most of all. The days are warm and mild but the mornings and evenings are darker and colder; I feel justified in wearing snuggly slippers and lighting candles, and called to bed earlier each night. I’ve found…
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I am delighted to announce another run of my popular Rhythm in the Home course in December. It will be the ninth (ninth!) time I run this course, and I can’t wait to run it again as I get ready to rethink our own rhythms ahead of a brand new year. Why did I create Rhythm in…
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I speak about our family’s rhythms a lot – I run a whole course on crafting your own rhythms, after all! – and have been getting a number of questions on what our rhythm looks like this Autumn now that we are “officially” home educating Frida. So I thought I would share our current rhythms…
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I am delighted to announce another run of my Rhythm in the Home course! The last course sold out in a few hours and I know some of you who wanted to join in missed out, so I will be running it again in April. It will be the seventh time I run this course –…
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Chores. Not the sexiest of topics, but one which comes up every time I run a Rhythm in the Home course. Specifically, how to make time for the endless list of chores that seem to come with having young children whilst actually having time to see your children / go to work / spend time…
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We recently moved out of our home for nearly three weeks whilst we had builders in to do a bathroom renovation (part of the reason this blog has been so quiet!) and whilst we were away I really noticed the difference that a change in rhythm – or more accurately, losing most of our rhythm!…
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I am delighted to announce another run of my Rhythm in the Home course! The last course sold out in a few hours, which was a lovely surprise, and I know some of you who wanted to join in missed out, so I will be running the course again in February. Why did I create the…
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A couple of months ago we started using a perpetual calendar, after Frida was showing a growing interest in the months of the year and in reading numbers higher than 10. I was a bit hesitant about buying one, but in the end I decided to go for it and I’m so glad I did.…
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Last month in The Peaceful Home we were exploring inner work, mindset, and mindfulness for parents. As the days grow darker and nights get longer, I am feeling a real sense of drawing inwards, of craving space for reflection and meditation, carving out time to read, plan, and ponder, and really focus on my own…
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