by Liz Deacle | Homeschooling
Who doesn’t like to get something for free? Especially when you’re homeschooling and probably trying to manage on a reduced income. Luckily, it’s pretty easy to homeschool for free. You just need to know where to look.
I don’t know your situation but I’m going to take a wild guess and say that you could do with all the financial help you can get.
If you are homeschooling and working full time you certainly don’t want to be ploughing every cent that you earn back into the homeschooling pot.
Not when there are plenty of cheaper homeschool alternatives.
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by Liz Deacle | Europe
Visiting European cities with kids, whatever their ages, is exciting.
While it is true that taking little children to grown-up places can seem overwhelming, if you pick the right destination, the best activities (that both parents and kids will enjoy), everyone in the family will be happy.
I have two kids (they’re teenagers now – I get told off if I call them kids) but as a family of four who, before emigrating to New Zealand, used to live in the Uk, (when my kids were 7 and 10 ) we have spent a great deal of time exploring various places throughout Europe.
We have been to Ireland with our kids, France, Spain, Greece and Italy and after much consideration, I think I can safely say which European cities are the best for kids.
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by Liz Deacle | Musings
Ask any woman of a certain age to list the top 5 loves of her life, and I can pretty much guarantee that wine will be one of them.
And rightly so.
Many experts suggest that, in moderation, wine is good for you.
Wine makes you relax.
Wine makes you happy. Oh, Wine. You need to hear how much I love you…
by Liz Deacle | Musings, Personal
I had my first child when I was 30. He started school when I was 34. You think you know it all at 30, but of course, this isn’t true. Nor at 40, and probably not 50, 60, 70 or 80 either. I suppose life would be boring if we knew it all. Sort of.
But. There are things that I do know now, things that had I known then would have made my life a damn sight easier. Or maybe just my conscience clearer.
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by Liz Deacle | Funny
It’s Sunday, and I’m in the library. Alone. The reason for this being that I refused to play a game for two hours with my husband and children.
The game in question?
Frisbee Golf.
I’ll say that again in case you didn’t quite get it. Frisbee. Golf.
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