We’ve been keeping a little secret since December! We are expecting twins this summer. It is incredibly exciting and I have so much to share about this crazy, new adventure. Stay tuned because I will be filling you in on how the pregnancy has been…
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We ❤️ Pure Planet Club
Read moreHey, sweet friends! How are you doing? I hope that you are keeping safe & well. We’ve had a lovely week over here. The last two days were sunny and warm. We’ve been loving these glorious October days. All of the trees are blazing in…
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Choosing Sobriety with Grüvi Bevies
Read moreToday marks 45 days since I’ve had an alcoholic beverage. For a long time, I’ve known that alcohol didn’t agree with me. No matter how many, or how few, drinks that I had, I always suffered a hangover after drinking. Even just a couple of…
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School in the Time of COVID-19
Read moreHere we are, three weeks into the 2020/2021 school year and for most of us, it feels as though we’ve been at this for six months. It’s been a roller coaster. Schools around the nations are all implementing different approaches to “back-to-school” during a global…
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Marina Grace in the Garden
Read more“The question is not, — how much does the youth know? when he has finished his education — but how much does he care? and about how many orders of things does he care? In fact, how large is the room in which he finds…
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There comes a time when silence is betrayal.
Read moreWhen I read the transcript of George Floyd’s murder, I cried. I cried the way that I did when I watched the video of the murder of Tamir Rice. I cried the way that I did countless other times over the last decade upon hearing…
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The Seedling + Homeschooling During the Pandemic
Read moreHello, sweet friends. I truly cannot believe that it is the end of May already. I swear it was just a day or two ago when I was looking at the calendar, thinking how could it be the end of April? These days in quarantine…
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Roman James Turns 7! A Wailmer Pokémon Birthday Party
Read moreOn May 7th, Roman James turned 7-years-old. I can’t even type those words without crying. When I think about the fact that my baby boy is 7, I am overcome with emotion. Mostly I remember the brand new mama holding a little tiny baby boy…
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Simplifying a Kids Bedroom: The Before
Read moreMany years ago as I prepared to become a mother, I had a list of lofty ideals about the kind of mother I would be. In my mid-twenties, I adopted a minimalist lifestyle and I wished to incorporate those ideals in motherhood. I fell in…