Real quick: these 2 products have revolutionize our Summer experience and it would be a crime not to pass them along.
Homeschooling Out Of A Closet: How I Keep My Home From Feeling Like a Classroom 24/7!
According to Pinterest, there are lots of people who enjoy converting a spare room into a homeschool classroom. These rooms are beautifully decorated and gloriously organized and I admire the creativity and love that many a parent has poured into these rooms. Hello? Color-coded subject bins and adorably framed art? Yes please! There's also something... Continue Reading →
Kid-Friendly Financial Freedom
Last week I shared ways we're helping our 5 kids of varying ages and stages grow in their independence (though I regrettably forgot to mention that I wrote that post while on the road for a week and had let my big kids pack their own bags and the 9 year old packed pj's consisting... Continue Reading →
Kid Independence: Small Steps to a Big Goal
As much as I enjoy my kids needing me (that can meant sarcastically or sincerely depending on the day & my mood) one of my goals is to support my children's growing independence. That sounds like a simple, easy goal, but I'm finding it to be difficult. Mostly because allowing my children to grow their... Continue Reading →
TRAUMA & TAPPING: My Path to Healing Through EFT
[Takes a big sigh and pauses for 3 full minutes before beginning the next sentence] I've been holding on to a secret weapon for far too long and I'm finally ready to share it with my blog family: Tapping...also known as Emotional Freedom Technique...also known as crazy voodoo by my former self. I was first... Continue Reading →
Let Go and Flow
It’s been quite a while since I’ve written regularly, and that was not my plan. And spoiler alert: entering the not-as-planned will be a recurring theme in this post. As I entered 2018, I was feeling pretty good. Strong, actually. With emotional and physical reserves to spare. The family was chugging along in a good... Continue Reading →