This post contain Amazon affiliate links to products I think will be useful to you In a perfect world we would have endless amounts of time to dedicate to our children and their education while we’re sat at home, but for almost everyone trying to balance a suffering economy and the care and well being of their children, that simply isn’t possible. It’s Not Your Job The first thing you… Read More »Keeping Your Kids Busy While You Work From Home
I need to start by saying that I’m no expert in this field! I’m going to share my ideas, based on being a primary school teacher for many years, the things I have learnt from my Mum who specialises in adoption, and my own experiences as a child that suffered with anxiety, in the hope that it might be useful in these times of sudden change and uncertainty. I think… Read More »Helping Children With Anxiety In Uncertain Times
If you’re stuck at home with two kids from different year groups then you’re probably wondering how to home school two different year groups at the same time. It’s tricky! You might have already found that teaching them separately works best for you, but often this isn’t the case. It might be that you simply don’t have time with work commitments, younger siblings or house work to get done. Or… Read More »How To Homeschool Two Different Year Groups
When I first moved onto the boat it was moored in a marina over the winter, and the place was alive with liveaboards and there was an incredible community spirit. Adam was working remotely and I was restless and wanting a purpose, so I offered to run classes for the kids that lived on their boats in the marina. I had never really thought about homeschooling, and how hard it… Read More »The Things All Teachers Are Hoping You Teach Your Kids
Before moving onto a sailboat Adam and I often wondered how people coped with spending too much time with their partner. We knew that we would be living in a very small space with each other, and rarely leave each others side. It was a genuine worry of ours, and apparently a genuinely worry of all our well meaning friends and family. It was probably the number one thing we… Read More »How To Cope With Spending Too Much Time With Your Partner
With the world in lock down and people being advised to stay indoors the big question is what to do when you’re stuck at home. I’m the first to admit that I’m pretty useless at entertaining myself. I get bored really quickly when I don’t have something to focus on, and being stuck at home is one of my worst nightmares. When I moved onto a sailboat I quickly realised… Read More »What To Do When You’re Stuck At Home
A strong gust of wind tries to push the boat to starboard as I steer into the wind, aiming for the small patch of sand ahead. Giving the boat a little more power in the tight anchorage does the trick, and I signal to Adam to start dropping anchor as I put the boat into reverse. The noise of the waves slapping the hull and the whistling of the wind… Read More »Sailing’s For Girls
Learning to ski has been a goal of mine for a long time, but what has it really been like to learn to ski on our three months in the French alps?
Living. The. Dream. Wow, how weighty are those three little words. When we think of someone living the dream, we imagine someone who really has it all, probably in terms of what we want out of life. This elusive person who has their dream life has everything that I want. They travel constantly, but with all their family and friends for company. Their life is full of love and friendship.… Read More »Living The Dream
A look at what it’s really been like living in the mountains in a ski resort in the French alps for the last months. We explore the highs and lows of mountain life.
