Travelling with no savings… The realities..
Aright, so I have been putting off writing this for a couple of weeks now, but the interests of sharing our adventures openly and honestly, here goes! It’s time to swallow some pride and...
Plan Vs Reality
Today I decided to make the most of having a sick and lethargic little man and get productive… Plan: Sort required fittings for our water tanks. Wash the sheets Work on Website Write 2000...
My other son…
Happy Fathers day to all the dads out there! As well as all the other family members and friends who step up and take on the role. You all rock! Whilst I share a...
Back on the road again!
Well, our 2 week shakedown is done! I can’t believe that it was just 2 weeks ago I was working my backside off all night to get the van ready for this trial run....
Autism and School, is it failing our kids?
And just like that, Jaiden made another friend. Aaron and J were inseparable for 2 days, spending pretty much all day and night together without any major disagreements, which is an achievement in itself....
Socialisation, the reason I chose to homeschool
Let’s talk homeschooling… I see a lot of posts from families wanting to homeschool; some are looking at it in order to travel, others due to other reasons. I wanted to share my experiences...
Autism, social skills and the ‘Real world’
Socialisation and home educating is always an interesting topic to discuss. However, when a child on the spectrum is involved, there are often extra challenges to face. The progress that Jaiden has made as...
A Day in the life of an Unschooler
I often see posts asking exactly what an un-schooling day looks like and how it is that child-lead education works, so today we made another ‘day in the life’ video. It’s hard to sum...
Personal space.. in a caravan?!
If you’re an 8 year old and you’ve given up 90% of your toys, your quad bike and motorbike, your much loved pets, your computer desk and you bed/bedroom to travel Australia; Having your...
Socialisation skills and homeschooling
An open letter to all of the people who’ve ever said “Kids need to learn social skills at school so they are ready for the real world” Off in the distance is an 8...
