A calm morning routine is essential for a peaceful and productive day. While living across four different countries (through my dad’s work), my mum stayed at home and homeschooled six children; I’m the eldest, and my youngest sibling is 11 years old now (a 16 year gap between us). Alongside the joys of growing up… Continue reading Calm Morning Routine: How I Created Calm Mornings with My Toddler
Category: Simple Living
9 Steps to a Slow Living Lifestyle
Cue the slow living lifestyle… Do you dye your clothes and textiles by hand, living a boring life making bread and cleaning all day? Not exactly. Yesterday afternoon, after I had finished work and my toddler had woken from his nap, we went for an ocean swim Ezekiel, was splashing in the water, laughing and… Continue reading 9 Steps to a Slow Living Lifestyle
Re-discover Yourself in Motherhood
3 days after giving birth, piles of clean burp cloths and a perfectly organised nursery only was an emblem of the ‘surface’ levels of order I craved: Would Ezekiel get more than enough breastmilk from me and gain weight as he should? How would I go when my husband goes back to work and it’s… Continue reading Re-discover Yourself in Motherhood
The Power of Forgiveness in Relationships
Do you know the incredible power of forgiveness? I was talking with a mentor, an older and godly woman who has kindly and graciously given me advice and support the past couple years: She shared a prayer that I could use relating to the power of forgiveness. There are almost always people in our lives… Continue reading The Power of Forgiveness in Relationships
Top 7 Friendship Quotes
Top 7 Friendship Quotes! But first, a backstory: My dad’s work took my parents and family of 8 around the world. From ages 0-23, I moved house around 20 times. I grew up in Canada, America, the UK and Australia and found navigating friendships in each country difficult, especially as I was homeschooled and we… Continue reading Top 7 Friendship Quotes
3 Tips to Slow Down and Stop Rushing
We rush because we fear there is not enough time to do everything. When we rush, what do we assume about the world around us? We carry an assumption that now is not enough. Now is merely a catalyst to where we want to be, so we hurry and push through tasks. How do we find refreshment in daily moments rather… Continue reading 3 Tips to Slow Down and Stop Rushing