As I sat down to write this, the kids ran into my bedroom and resumed the Pokémon card game laid out on the floor at my(more…)
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Self Care can be your Sanity Saver
I’ll be honest. I used to think self care was, at its core, really just about self-centeredness. I thought it was selfish. I understood that(more…)
Why We Are Choosing to Homeschool
We did it! The husband and I actually had that uncomfortable talk where you face a topic head on and make a decision! In that moment,(more…)
The ridiculous cycle of perfectionism
I like things to be perfect. Which sounds nice, right? Except in my day-to-day life, that desire for perfection can look like this: + I(more…)
Baby Stepping it to my Word of the Year
Ladies and gentlemen, I have selected a word of the year! It’s kind of like Pantone’s Color of the Year but with zero fanfare and(more…)
Non-Prescription Flu Remedies
On the Friday before Christmas break, EIGHT children were absent from Madeleine’s kindergarten class, three with confirmed cases of the flu. So when Madeleine walked(more…)
Subtropical Snow Day
Contrary to popular belief, it does snow in Texas. But not usually in subtropical Houston! Much less actually stick to the ground as proof that(more…)
Christmas Card Memories circa 2014
This morning I stumbled upon this photo from 2014. Three years ago, y’all! We still lived in Oregon then. Beautiful chilly Oregon. We’d driven down(more…)
