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In reply to <a href="https://beautiful-messy.com/2025/02/11/life-is-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-30">Ginger Johnson</a>. Thankyou for your kind and thoughtful words. I’m glad you find something to like about my blog. I also enjoy yours immensely. Take care x
12.2.2025 11:10Comment on Life Is Learning by beautifulmessy Thank you for this. Your blog is an inspiration to me, giving me glimpses of the intriguing possibilities in unschooling--as well as your observations of the calmness and beauty that surround all of us and all too often go unnoticed.
And learning is a part of life. I recently made the above comment on fellow blogger Ginger Johnson’s – A Mother Speaks Out, post. https://aviperinourmidst.wordpress.com Their little reply back gave me inspiration for this post because although we’re talking about different things we are all just looking for beautiful and calm sometimes. So, here we […]
11.2.2025 22:03Life Is Learning16000+ hours of extra time with each other in this beautiful messy life! I love that we don’t miss out on that. When I watch my girls about their business around our home it makes me smile. How fortunate I have been to watch all my children over the years. I’ve watched them play, learn, […]
9.2.2025 10:58MISSING OUTThere are times during your home educating journey as a parent, when you wonder if what you’re doing, is what others do. Not that it troubles you in your sleep but you do wonder. Whether you’re new to everything or your child has reached a new phase in their life, as they grow and change […]
30.1.2025 13:45A Typical Day?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 […]
16.1.2025 13:02TentativelyI often get asked how my children learn without a curriculum or what I mean when I say we learn, year round. It is my view that we are all, “never not leaning”. Learning doesn’t stop at a predetermined time. So, with opportunity and conversation we can learn all the time…every day of our lives. […]
16.1.2025 12:52Learner FocusedIn reply to <a href="https://beautiful-messy.com/2024/12/11/poetry-i-would-rather/comment-page-1/#comment-28">amyofhearthridge</a>.
Thankyou so much!
I loooove this.
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 […]
11.12.2024 12:55POETRY – I Would RatherTraditions 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. […]
11.12.2024 12:50Christmas TraditionsThere is no “behind” in home education. There is no one to be behind for a start! Just as it would be quite ridiculous to try to compare apples to oranges it is just so, comparing school to learning at home. All fruits, all children but totally different. The school model is recognised and acknowledged […]
11.12.2024 12:48BehindTeenagers 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 […]
11.12.2024 12:34Unschooled TeensSometimes as a parent I find myself sitting on the sofa almost unable to move because a) I feel depleted and b) because I have no inspiration. It comes and passes in phases. There and then not there. It can truly be hard at times to find the “Gee-up” button. Sandra Dodd’s words of encouragement […]
11.12.2024 12:32Being Fun[…] you’ll have read my post on Understanding Emotions – Helping Yourself and also Coping With Disappointment When Seeking Support. We talked a lot about how building yourself an “Emotional Toolkit” is a necessity in […]
21.4.2024 17:25Comment on How To Cope With Disappointment When Seeking Support – A Guide To Healthy Relationships by Building Your Emotional Resilience Toolkit – Top...[…] you’ve been following along recently, you’ll have read my post on Understanding Emotions – Helping Yourself and also Coping With Disappointment When Seeking Support. We talked a lot about how building […]
21.4.2024 17:25Comment on How To Understand Your Emotions & Help Yourself – A Comprehensive Guide by Building Your Emotional Resilience Toolkit – Top 25 Ideas To Try...[…] rock in the storm. But what happens when they can’t meet our expectations? In my last post How To Understand Your Emotions & Help Yourself I talked about being able to recognise and sit with our feelings and we explored what it feels like […]
12.4.2024 15:14Comment on How To Understand Your Emotions & Help Yourself – A Comprehensive Guide by How To Cope With Disappointment When Seeking Support – A Guide T...[…] Yes More & Provide Autonomy: Empower your children to take charge of their learning by saying yes to their ideas as much as you can and granting them autonomy to explore topics that […]
21.3.2024 13:25Comment on Taking Charge of Learning by 5 Ways To Foster Independant Learning When You Need A Hot Minute! – Beautiful Messy Life[…] have those you might be able to have a quiet cup of tea in the sunshine or pee alone more often! Working from rest is something we parents seldom prioritise so, I hope these ideas help you to get things done and have a little more time for the things you […]
21.3.2024 13:25Comment on The Art Of Working From Rest – Balance In Productivity & Wellbeing by 5 Ways To Foster Independant Learning When You Need A Hot Minute! – B...[…] In my previous post, I spoke about the importance of self-compassion and self-care during challenging times. If you haven’t had the chance to read it yet, you can catch up here. […]
13.10.2023 21:36Comment on Compassionate Self Care – How to Navigate Stressful Times by 5 Ways To Navigate Stressful Times – Compassionate Self Care – Beautiful Messy...