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Blogging About Home Ed Since 2004…
There’s a lot of content here. I’ve been blogging about home ed life since 2004. I get it!
Browse the categories below and use the search bar to dig up specific content, such as content about neurodivergence in children, late dx, or simply useful tips and ideas for home ed. Trust me, I’ve done it all.
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What does home education look like without a school style timetable?
When people start to home educate they often start to try to reproduce a school day and education broken down into subjects and topics – that’s what we are told education looks like after all. However, it’s not the only way to do it, and for many people it’s very much not the best way…
Not back to school 2025 edition
It’s everywhere isn’t it? Back to school adverts, uniform bundles in the middle of Lidl, discounts on stationery. Some families are absolutely thrilled – some kids are ready for the routine to start up, and want out of the house and to be back with their mates, and maybe schoolwork isn’t their favourite activity, but…
Budget-Friendly Self-Care Inspired by My Favourite Games
Self-care can sometimes feel like a luxury, but what if it didn’t have to be? Surprisingly, some of the best self-care lessons I’ve learned haven’t come from Instagram or a wellness coach. They’ve come from my favourite video and board games. Yup, games. From soothing rituals to slow-paced play, the world of “cosy gaming” has…
Using the summer to deschool
Right about now, there’s a lot of families breathing easy again. The pressure is off. There’s no need to make it to the school gates, in uniform, with all the right things at the right time. And as they breathe, a few families will be starting to wonder why they put themselves through this. Whether…
When home education doesn’t flow
Sometimes it’s hard to write about home education in glowing terms because it feels like I’m not being entirely honest. Not dishonest, just not sharing the difficult bits. Because I’m trying to be an advocate, trying to lift people up, and I can’t imagine that people want to read about sometimes, I’m the one who…
When home education doesn’t flow
Sometimes it’s hard to write about home education in glowing terms because it feels like I’m not being entirely honest. Not dishonest, just not sharing the difficult bits. Because I’m trying to be an advocate, trying to lift people up, and I can’t imagine that people want to read about sometimes, I’m the one who…
How home education looks for us in 2025
I have been home educating, on and off for over 20 years now. That feels like a bit of a milestone that swung by without me even noticing. We’ve made changes over the years, obviously, and home education in 2025 is pretty different to when we got started way back in 2003. Back then, if…
Low demand full time (cheap!) home education
Youngest is now 12. Somewhat demand averse, but will deep dive at the drop of a hat into something they find interesting. Last week we had some time to spare between activities (home ed ninja tag and bowling at the start of the day and computer club at the end) so we wandered the charity…
Sleep adaptations for the autistic family
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This is a collaborative post. It seems a bit of an oversight that I haven’t talked about sleep much on the blog before, although we’ve had a variety of issues with it over the years as a family. We’re at a fairly good place at the…
Captain Fantastic: The Undersea Monster review and giveaway
I love being approached by authors to share their work, and I particularly like when the book is good for home education. Tommy Balaam at Captain Fantastic is dyslexic, and on a mission to help other people with it. The book we’re reviewing, Captain Fantastic: the Undersea Monster, is a fab colourful cartoon-style book with…
Home Ed Life
When home education doesn’t flow
Sometimes it’s hard to write about home education in glowing terms because it feels like I’m not being entirely honest.…
Low demand full time (cheap!) home education
Youngest is now 12. Somewhat demand averse, but will deep dive at the drop of a hat into something they…
Charity shop board games – Ingenious, Set and Retsami
I have mentioned regularly on social media how dedicated I am to charity shops. We’re fortunate to have around 10…
Neurodivergence in Children
When home education doesn’t flow
Sometimes it’s hard to write about home education in glowing terms because it feels like I’m not being entirely honest.…
The first song.
Parenting is full of firsts. First smile, first steps, first word (different children achieve these in different orders and at…
Home education, how's it looking these days?
I still get a fair few contacts via social media about home education, so I thought it was probably time…
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Home Education
What does home education look like without a school style timetable?
When people start to home educate they often start to try to reproduce a school day and education broken down…
Not back to school 2025 edition
It’s everywhere isn’t it? Back to school adverts, uniform bundles in the middle of Lidl, discounts on stationery. Some families…
Using the summer to deschool
Right about now, there’s a lot of families breathing easy again. The pressure is off. There’s no need to make…
Neurodivergence Late Dx
A year to clear what’s holding you back….
I bought a course under this name from DailyOm years ago. As I often do with these things, I started…
Neurodivergence on page and screen – Like a Curse and A Kind of Spark from Elle McNicoll
Although Smallest and Tigerboy are now 13 and 11, I still read to them every night. It’s a really nice…
Did I mention that I’m tired?
I am tired. I went to the physio today, as advised by the GP two weeks ago, to request referral…
Blogging
Saturday snippets 31 July 2021
Trying – to build a blogging habit. I have two draft posts from this week that I haven’t managed to…
Saturday Snippets 24 July 2021
{pondering} getting back to blogging. Partly for me, partly for reasons, partly to see if I can make a living…
what do you need to know to appreciate beauty?
When you’re scrolling through twitter, and you come across a discussion on education and creativity and you hear… “we can’t…
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Visit The Archive
I’ve been blogging for so long I’ve racked up over 5,000+ posts. Impressive eh?
I created a dedicated archive page to preserve my content and make it accessible for everyone to browse and glean tidbits from my experiences as a neurodiverse home ed mum.
Enjoy!
Book Club
Saturday snippets 31 July 2021
Trying – to build a blogging habit. I have two draft posts from this week that I haven’t managed to…
Saturday Snippets 24 July 2021
{pondering} getting back to blogging. Partly for me, partly for reasons, partly to see if I can make a living…
what do you need to know to appreciate beauty?
When you’re scrolling through twitter, and you come across a discussion on education and creativity and you hear… “we can’t…