
Be inspired to get outdoors with your family
Grab a cup of tea, get comfy and be inspired for your next family adventure
Filled with ideas to help you get more out of your time outside with your family, helping you to instil an early love of nature whilst nurturing traditions that will keep your family excited for every season.
As I am based predominantly in the North of England this blog can also be used by those more local to me for all the best walks, parks and family fun
My blog is filled with slow living, positive parenting, natural and sustainableish living ideas sprinkled in along with the odd recipe.
“The true way to live is to enjoy every moment as it passes, and surely it is in the everyday things around us that the beauty of life lies“
LAURA INGALLS WILDER
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From the blog
- Park In The Dark – Callerton Lane Play Area
“Yes, I do enjoy walking at night. The World’s a lot more to my liking then, not so loud, not so fast, not so crowded, and a great deal more mysterious.” Cornelia Funke For me the hardest part of anything new is actually starting it, I find once the first one is over it gets… Read more: Park In The Dark – Callerton Lane Play Area - The 52 Playparks Challenge
Get yourself into the habit of asking, ‘Does this support the life I am trying to create?’ Unknown With 52 weeks in the year, we get 52 chances to do something different each week. This got me thinking what could I do in 2022 that would enrich my own children’s lives this year? My middle… Read more: The 52 Playparks Challenge - My Own Little Safe Place In An Internet Full Of Judgement.
The different ways to parent are endless, we all should feel respected to parent however we like. My path will look different to yours, what works for me might not work for anyone else and that is OK the world would be incredibly dull if we were all the same. My own approach to parenting… Read more: My Own Little Safe Place In An Internet Full Of Judgement.
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About Me
I’m a young mother of three based in the North East. Discovering slow living was life changing for me and my family. We spend our time exploring and having adventures within nature. Creating family traditions, home educating and home making. Being a modern homemaker is the most fulfilling career I’ve ever had but it wasn’t always that way for me. Small achievable changes over time has led to a full shift in my lifestyle and mindset.
Find what makes your heart sing and allow yourself to be your true self unapologetically.
Alice x