14/01/2026
A full circle moment when I got to share my love for hogwarts with my biggest boy this week. π₯°
Though I forgot that when I last visited (when he was 6 months old) 9 years ago I hated butter beer, and after spending Β£7.95 on one again, I remembered just how much so π€£π€£π€£ ππso he drank it, I kept the commemorative cup π
A little field trip on our Home ed /flexi schooling day , learning about film sets , costumes and props , discovering that a goblin's eyebrows alone take a WHOLE DAY to make π±, and practicing our theatre studies/drama skills when dementors flew past us on the train simulator. To then writing about our findings afterwards...
I thank my lucky stars every day that this has become our reality. (Though most weeks are not as glamorous π with a bit of outdoor learning and interest based projects between worksheets and games)
And I realise how hard I've had to work to make it happen. After years of forms , assessments, advocating, tests, meetings, refusals, rejections, challenges , and also having to work damn hard to grow my business enough to work around this new schedule - it's actually become our reality.
So it made me think of my post about vision boards yesterday , and how when I first thought about changing our education provision - it felt impossible. I felt scared, judged and out of my depth. But after extensive research, and daily visualisation, I placed it on my vision board. Striving towards making the shift as a family , without knowing how, but clearly seeing, feeling and imagining how it would be for us once we got there. Low and behold , we did it. It certainly won't be everyone's cup of tea, or measure of success , but for me I think it's my proudest achievement of 2025.
Sometimes when the odds are stacked up against is, we doubt our worth, we question our judgement and we fill ourselves with fear. But when we make that mindset shift, and get clear on our goals - we can make it happen π
Something I love about coaching is seeing these moments unfold with my clients too, whether it's better worklife balance, reducing stress, taming anxiety, boosting self esteem or feeling calmer , it's a joy to see π₯°