Unschooled kids Mythbusting

April 22, 2013

    Generalizations make the baby jeebus weep. And I’m getting a bit over them to be honest. Lets bust some myths shall we?   Unschooled kids are all weird. You know what? Some are. REALLY weird even. But then there are a whole bunch of kids who have never set foot inside a school [...]

Read the full article →

{sponsored} I’m a Tradie’s Wife

April 12, 2013

This is a sponsored post for WorkSafe Victoria   I’m the wife of a tradie. Luke is a welder and he works in construction. It’s a good job. It pays well and there are lots of opportunities for overtime, when a contract finishes up he usually finds it pretty easy to find another job and [...]

Read the full article →

Real Life Wednesday-reasonsmykidsarefighting

April 10, 2013

  You’ve all see the reasonsmysoniscrying tumblr right? I get that it’s not the most politically correct thing in the world of hippy-la-la parenting but I must say that I got a giggle. And sometimes you have to laugh or you’ll cry right? We’ve all had the 2 year old completely crack it over the [...]

Read the full article →

Free Range Art Table- Take it with you!

April 8, 2013

        When I was packing for our little adventure yesterday I threw in some basic art supplies and a picnic rug. I was curious to see how the kids would react to the idea of having some time to draw while we were there. It also seemed like a good way to [...]

Read the full article →

Adventures close to home

April 7, 2013

      We live just outside of the Macedon Ranges in country Victoria. The Melbourne side. It’s a beautiful part of the world. We are within an hour of Mt Macedon, Woodend, Daylesford and spa country and Hanging Rock.       The kids asked to go on an adventure today-an adventure with lunch specifically-so I packed the lunch [...]

Read the full article →

Ugly nut balls

April 5, 2013

  Yeah. That is going to get me all kinds of search engine traffic. BUT THAT’S WHAT THEY ARE.   These are a staple in our Free Range Snack Table because they are easy and the recipe doesn’t need to be exact. I can use what we have on hand and they are super filling. A [...]

Read the full article →

Out of the ashes

April 2, 2013

  Like a phoenix I had to burst into flames before I could make my way back. Turn myself into ashes and reduce myself to almost nothing before I could again spread my wings to the sun.   It needed to happen, I needed to hit the bottom so I would have a place to [...]

Read the full article →

Four

March 28, 2013

    Before I was even sure that I wanted three kids you were already there, the bossy cluster of cells contained you was growing in my womb needing no approval from anyone. You took me by surprise, but you were ready and I wanted you. Your birth was quick, so quick I was left in almost [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →