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Our literal first day of school this year was at Disneyland! We spent the morning working hard on our books and then as we finished up lunch I told the kids that we had one thing left to do. It was time for family P.E. and that they had to wear a special hat for…
I hear it all the time. Most often it’s when I’m waiting in line at the grocery store. I listen to the responses of the mamas in front of me. The overly chipper Trader Joe’s cashier will kindly ask, “How are you doing ma’am?” The mama replies, “Fine, I’m tired. These kids are driving me…
I used to be the biggest skeptic about oils, well, and homeschooling, but it would seem that this has been the year/season of re-writing what I used to say I’d say never do. Admittedly I just wrote off what people would say about oils and refused to listen because I had my opinions and they…
SHOES: ADIDAS (I changed out my laces tho) || ROMPER: REVOLVE || BAG: BEVVE || STROLLER: PHIL & TEDS Lately, our days have been filled with homeschooling…but also this little perk called Disneyland. I know we live in one of the most beautiful and attractive places in the US and there are certainly incredible things about…
Last year was our first year of homeschooling. I really didn’t talk too much about it as the year went on, mainly because I was trying to keep my head above water and it wasn’t going well at all…but I managed to write one post about half way through to give an update after we…
I was talking with a friend the other day who was sharing with me some very painful parts of her early childhood. An only child to an abusive father, a mentally-ill, perfection-driven mother…the loneliness, the shame, the pressure…the results and consequences of living through those circumstances…some of which still linger to this day… She was…