2015 In Review // Our Unschooling Journey
2015 is coming to an end so this post is a review of what our unschooling journey looked like in the past 12 months. Overall, it’s been a challenging year for our family. Unschooling has literally...
View ArticleOn My Birthday // 30 Things About Me
I don’t have a middle name. I believe in past lives. I love to sleep. But I hate going to sleep. My current favourite colour is yellow. I never knew that I wanted to be a mother. Until one day I...
View ArticleUnschooling & Labels
We’ve always used the label Unschooling for our choice of lifestyle and I wanted to clear some of the misconceptions surrounding the term. I’ve recently noticed many families shy away from using the...
View ArticleBlake’s Birth Story – 12 October 2010
The Birth Story of Blake Matthew Born Tuesday, 12 October 2010 Into water at 04:16am Weighing 3.76kg and 50cm long After a 5 hour labour At the Birth Centre, RWBH Dearest Baby, Before you were...
View ArticleFacilitating Unschooling // The Parents Role
As a parent, choosing to Unschool means choosing to be responsible for your child’s entire education right? I don’t believe so. A child is an individual and therefore their education will be unique to...
View ArticleTravelling to Europe With Kids // Q & A
I recently asked my Facebook and Instagram community what burning questions they had about our experiences travelling around Europe with our three kids, and what follows are the answers to those...
View ArticleWhat does Unschooling look like?
Other families always want to know – what does unschooling look like? What is our every day? Let me show you! Unschooling looks like hanging out at the beach on Tuesdays and having it all to...
View ArticleLife Lately…
When Brian was offered the opportunity to work in Mount Isa, neither of us were sure whether that was a town we wanted to spend even a short time living in. However, we had been asking the universe for...
View ArticleWhat Really Happens When You Travel Europe With Kids? + My #1 Top Family...
You will have nightmares about the flight, bring too many activities, and definitely forget something. But the children – or at least one child – will prove you wrong and be complete flight angels. You...
View ArticleNo More Milk // An Ode to Breastfeeding
Dearest, darling Daisy, We reached another milestone together recently. After 20 months of breastfeeding, you have had your final breastfeed. This time, it’s incredibly bittersweet because you will...
View ArticleTravelling to Europe With Kids // Flying With Kids
This post is part of a series of our preparations for travelling with our 3 kids through Europe. You can find the rest of the posts here. We’ve been to Europe twice before. Once in Summertime before...
View ArticleHow To Homeschool in Australia
This post aims to answer the questions we get asked most, “Can I home school my child? Is it legal? Do I need a degree?” by briefly explaining the registration details by state, and the different home...
View ArticleFacilitating Unschooling // Cards & Notes
Writing or drawing cards and letters for friends is one of the easiest and most common ways that I encourage writing in our home. We don’t do workbooks or worksheets, so all the writing the children...
View ArticleTravelling To Europe With Kids // Unschooling Geography
This is the second post in a series, detailing our preparations for travelling to Europe with our three kids. As I mentioned in my last post, Hannah and Blake have been very interested in learning...
View ArticleA Love Letter to a Home
Dearest Home, It’s a new moon today. Do you know what that means? New beginnings. It’s time for us to part ways, to say our goodbyes and move on to new adventures. It’s sad. And I’m trying not to cry...
View Article9 Top Tips to be a Better Mama – To YOURSELF!
Do you want to be a better mama? It all starts with really looking after yourself and making yourself your top priority. These 9 tips can help. #1 – Nurture yourself Make time for you. I learned almost...
View ArticleTravelling To Europe With Kids // Preparing and Planning
This is the first post in a series, detailing our preparations for travelling to Europe with our three kids. In just 3 months time we will be checking and double-checking our luggage and not sleeping...
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