by Eva van Strijp | Dec 7, 2019 | Simple Living
Recently, on my Instagram feed, I led a 14 day declutter challenge. Here is the full challenge for easy access. The kitchen. Apart from the bedroom, it’s probably the room we spend most of our home hours in. Personally, I don’t love cooking, but it’s a pretty big part...
by Eva van Strijp | Nov 11, 2019 | Peaceful Parenting
If you’ve been around these parts for long, you’ll know that I’m absolutely passionate about helping mothers thrive. I have 6 children and my first 5 were born when we were a long way from family. My husband was posted away for weeks and even months...
by Eva van Strijp | Oct 16, 2019 | Intentional Business
This month, my other business, Seedling Baby, turns 13. Thirteen feels like such a big milestone and it’s been a challenging year as industry-wide growth has meant that we’ve struggled to balance current with future demands, but as with all changes,...
by Eva van Strijp | Sep 25, 2019 | Peaceful Parenting, Simple Living
I’m 9 months into an alcohol-free year and I wanted to take some time out to share why I started, how it’s going and my thoughts for the coming months. I’ve always had would I think would be considered a fairly healthy relationship with alcohol. As a young adult and...
by Eva van Strijp | Jan 25, 2019 | Peaceful Parenting, Simple Living
I heard a fascinating story from a Filipino friend last year. If a farmer wants to catch a monkey, he will cut a small hole into a coconut and remove the flesh. Then, he’ll put some peanuts inside. The hole is cut to be just the right size for a monkey to fit...
by Eva van Strijp | Dec 17, 2018 | Peaceful Parenting, Simple Living
During Advent, in addition to spiritual renewal, I’m also doing some practical resetting. I’d love you to join me! You can share your progress and inspirations on Instagram or Facebook using tag #2018adventchallenge and if you missed the previous challenges, you can...
by Eva van Strijp | Dec 10, 2018 | Peaceful Parenting, Simple Living
During Advent, in addition to spiritual renewal, I’m also doing some practical resetting. I’d love you to join me! You can share your progress and inspirations on Instagram or Facebook using tag #2018adventchallenge and if you missed last week’s...
by Eva van Strijp | Dec 3, 2018 | Peaceful Parenting, Simple Living
Advent is a special time of year for our family. It’s considered to be an important time of spiritual renewal but also a time for more practical renewal and resetting. Being the final month of the year means it’s a good time to pause and do some things that we...
by Eva van Strijp | Nov 28, 2018 | Intentional Business, Simple Living
My son was reading a book about the human body recently, and one fact that stood out to him is that we spend approximately 22 years of our lives sleeping. Using time wisely has been playing on my mind a lot and this fact really caught my attention. I had a thought...
by Eva van Strijp | Oct 17, 2018 | Peaceful Parenting
We’ve been homeschooling now for almost seven years – since our first hit school-age – and every year (and indeed each child!) brings new opportunities and challenges that we never could have anticipated when we first began the journey. One of the most...
