For the first 8 months of this year, Gary and I belonged to an open all hours inexpensive gym. We enjoyed going, especially because its low cost meant that the twins could join us. However, as the year went on, it seemed to us that more and more boys used it and would congregate around…
Category: Healthy Habits for a Homeschool Mum
Even A Little is a Win
So...August arrived. School stopped. This meant that my routine during the day, which is the backbone to my routine at night, was suddenly not there anymore. August is traditionally my time for relaxing from the school year that has just finished. I am always exhausted and taking a month to work my way through The…
Reflection on my Healthy Lifestyle
I had a different post in mind today, but yesterday I had some light bulb moments that I wanted to journal about. I think I have journaled before about the extreme tiredness I have been experiencing since an infection I had in February. This, paired with the fact that my voice has felt tired and…
Healthy Oatmeal Breakfast
I love my breakfasts. Five days a week I eat a very healthy, very delicious oatmeal breakfast with nuts, seeds and fruit. It is sugar free and full of lots and lots of nutrients. Yummy! I roll my own oats from organic oat groats I buy in bulk. Freshly rolled oats are more moist and…
Healthy Vegan Wrap
Over the last few weeks we have been having wraps for lunch. I can’t believe I haven’t discovered them before now! They are delicious, really healthy with little to no un-natural ingredients (I say little because I did not make the wraps). You need: WrapHumousEdamame beansSpinachWatercressAvocadoTomatoesCucumberPeppers - red, yellow, greenAny other salad greens or herbs…
Spinach and Strawberry Salad {Healthy Living}
For lunch on Thursday we had some spinach and strawberry salad. I don’t know about you, but I always find using up a whole bag of spinach really hard. I like it in juices and in green leaf salads, but partnered with sliced strawberries and drizzled with a strawberry dressing is by far my favourite.…
How to Make Bone Broth {Healthy Living}
I have been making bone broth for years. My method has changed during that time as I’ve tweaked it to suit our tastes and needs. In this post I will show you how to make bone broth using an organic, zero waste method. # Be flexible with the vegetables and bones you use Each week,…
Healthy Homeschool Living: A Healthy Home
When I first became a mummy I was determined that everything should be perfect for my little boy, that he would live in a truly Healthy Home. And, when the twins arrived nine short months later, my desire grew. These precious children were going to have the happiest, safest childhood Gary and I could find. …
Healthy Homeschool Living: Food and Food-Like Products
Firstly, what do I mean by Food and Food-Like Products? Surely, if it is edible, it is food; if it is not edible, it is not food. Simple, right? Well, no actually. The problem is we are not eating food anymore, we are eating food-like products (Alejandro Junger MD) Finding Food and Food-Like Products in…