I'm so pleased with how home ed is going at the moment. I'm really starting to enjoy it. I've decided that I needed to invest more time doing things I enjoy. I used to get quite depressed on and off. I don't think there was any real reason for it, I just couldn't seem to escape it.
I've been playing games with my dd that I used to love as a child, and I'm quite embarrassed to descover that I still enjoy these things. I think I'd forgotton that even adults need to play sometimes.
I've been playing with her puppets and being really silly with them, using them as props in storys etc. I've been having a ball. 
You're probubly reading this and thinking, she's finally lost the plot, but it's worked wonders on my daughter. She's so much happier recently, she's gone back to being affectionate, loving towards me and just better behaved and co-operative. It's fantastic! She says things like "I love spending time with you" and "you are the best mummy ever". Hearing her say these things, after I was so worried about our relationship and her behaviour, really makes me want to cry. She's responding so well to me having more fun and enjoying myself more.
My initial thought was, I need to try to make myself happier, then I'll be better equipt to work on making my daughter happier. I never thought she'd do it on her own.
She's such a star and I feel overwhelmingly proud of her. I just thought I'd share this with you as you've all helped me so much when I was at my witts end. I'm hoping 2012 is going to me a much better year. 