by Eva van Strijp | Nov 28, 2023 | Homeschooling, Intentional Business, Peaceful Parenting, Simple Living
Life is busy, crazy, full. But there are multiple 5 minutes available throughout our day and it’s by harnessing each of these that we allow ourselves time to relax at the end of a busy day. This isn’t about cramming something in to every spare second of...
by Eva van Strijp | Nov 1, 2023 | Peaceful Parenting, Wellness
If you’re planning to birth in hospital without interventions, you’ll need to be prepared to say no a lot. Better yet, you can pre-empt a whole bunch of questions by handing in your birth plan. Sometimes though, even a birth plan is dismissed by care providers and...
by Eva van Strijp | Oct 20, 2023 | Homeschooling, Peaceful Parenting
Each year my kids enter stuff in the local show. When I say “stuff”, I mean EVERYTHING. Lego, plants, painted rocks. Embroidery, cooking, drawings. Chooks, collections of leaves and feathers, sewing. Decorated onions… And this year, their 9-month-old brother 😅...
by Eva van Strijp | Oct 9, 2023 | Essential Oils, Peaceful Parenting, Wellness
Is lavender essential oil something that comes to mind as a sleep aid? Or something that you have in your wellness arsenal, ready to pull out when a family member is struggling to get a restful night? If not, do yourself a favour and change that stat! I’ve been using...
by Eva van Strijp | Oct 6, 2023 | Homeschooling, Peaceful Parenting
First up: don’t fix what’s not broken! If your current chore chart system is working well, toss this aside and keep going. There’s no need to make more work for yourself and create a fresh system if what you’re already doing is keeping everyone happy and helping. If...
by Eva van Strijp | Sep 11, 2023 | Peaceful Parenting
Jess Urlichs shared a post on Instagram recently about a child who wakes during the night and comes into her parents room to sleep… from the perspective of the child. I have never thought about this from the perspective of the child, but it really struck a chord as so...
