Committing to a decision like homeschooling your kids, is a bit like any big commitment. You think about it all the time, you imagine what it will be like if you do & what it will be like if you don’t, & make a decision based on which ever vision wins you over, & makes you the most hopeful for your future. Then you have to live with that decision. Every single day. That includes the days when it’s nothing like your winning vision, nothing at all. It means living with it, even when life gets more real, & messy than you ever imagined. Maybe it’s relationship problems, breakups, divorce, work or financial stresses, losing a job, losing a loved one, illness, or worries about the kids themselves. You face those things, and you carry your commitment, and you wonder somedays how on Earth you ever thought it was possible. You try to remember the winning vision, and it all seems so irrelevant to reality. Basically, you have to honour it, and homeschool even on the days you don’t want to. And those days do come. So- home-ed certainly isn’t all family adventures, following passions, four hours on the slopes, smiles of pure, authentic cold-cheeked joy, being great places when it’s quiet and skipping queues. But my goodness me, I’m so grateful, that some days, it is. 😊#gratitude #homeschoolingrocks #evenwhenitshard #notalwaysgraceful #somedaysarelikethat #alwaysworthit #honourthewobble #reallife #commitment #skiing #learningallthetime #snowfun #happiness #homeeducationuk #homeedmum #yougotthis
Cub9 is at her happiest and calmest when she’s drawing, usually in her pyjamas. Meanwhile, I’m soaking up all the minutes of a properly slow morning at home, cub11 is in full on #lego building mode, while cub14 has a slightly different weekend experience, as she awaits a room inspection on her air cadet camp! Funny the experiences they opt for when given the freedom to do what calls them, often totally not what you would have ever bet on! #unschooling #freedom #freedomofchoice #aircadets #lifeisajourney #authenticlearning #balance #artistatwork #art #painting #artventure #theyrepaintbrushes #nothorns #zeroplansday #home #homeschooling #slowmorning #earthedmama #weekend #andbreathe
Today when I got home from day 3 of the most surreal, exciting and rewarding #acting work I think I’ve ever done, I was so tired, all I wanted to do was collapse on the sofa and watch tv with the bit of time I had before the cubs came home. A year ago I would have done just that- every single time. Since I really picked up my yoga practice, I still do that sometimes, as often as I like, it’s just that now I genuinely like the feeling I get from a committed practice too. It’s not something I ever really thought I’d achieve, the only things I managed to consistently do, were the immediate, screaming-at-me tasks and responsibilities, and so, my self-care always came last. I know I’m not the only Mum who’s been there! I’ve always admired the #birdofparadisepose , it wasn’t until my #ytt this summer that I ever really attempted it, deeming it too advanced and impossible for me. And the first go seemed to be a confirmation- I couldn’t hold my balance still enough to even think about a bind around a thigh. But, what I love about slowly moving into yoga poses like this, is the fact that the “fight”, the “effort” is never ever in the practice, it’s in getting myself to my mat in the first place. Ahead of all the many other things that “need me”. And when I give myself that chance, I gain new abilities without even knowing it, until one day you give something another go and realise how far you’ve come. If any mamas out there are drawn to taking up a more regular yoga practice, but feel overwhelmed by the thought of fitting it in, I hear you. But I promise, it is so, so worth it, and you so deserve the good it brings. 🙏🏻 #seriousface #concentration #practiceandalliscoming #yoga #practice #yogiclife #yogateacher #yogaeverydamnday #balanceiskey #creatingnewhabits #mumlife #giveyourselftime #selfcare #commitment #youwontbesorry #namaste #ifelloversoonafter
