Many 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…
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Welcome May + a Newsletter Invitation
Read moreBelow is a transcription of my most recent newsletter sent last week. I am including it here along with an invitation for you to subscribe. Dear Friend, Not long after I sent my last letter here, everything started to change. In that message, I shared…
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Celebrating a Child’s Birthday During Lockdown
Read moreIf you can believe it, next week is my sweet little Roman’s 7th birthday! We lucked out with Marina’s birthday and celebrated just before the lockdown began. However, Roman’s birthday will fall during our 7th week of lockdown and we won’t be able to celebrate…
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Our Daily Homeschool Rhythm During Lockdown
Read moreHello, friends! Happy Earth Day! We are presently smack in the middle of week 6 of pandemic homeschooling. It’s definitely taken a bit, but I’ve finally found a rhythm that feels good for us. I know that many parents are still struggling to find that…
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Free Earth Day Printable
Read moreTomorrow is Earth Day! I made this sweet little free printable for all of us who will be homeschooling our littles tomorrow. πΏπβ€οΈ Click here to subscribe to our emails & receive your free printable.
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Simple Steps for a Detox During Lockdown
Read moreHello, friends! I hope that you are holding up okay. Here we are starting week six of lockdown. Itβs almost unthinkable, but we are all struggling with negative thoughts, confusion and anxiety together. Each time I have this conversation, I come around to the same…
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Homemade Pasta
Read moreA Short Tale of Pasta and Self-Made Pasta Spaghetti, macaroni, alfredo, tortellini, lasagna, tagliatelle, penne β do any of these titles ring a bell to you? If they do, then youβre probably a pasta lover much like myself. You simply canβt go wrong with pasta.…
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Bringin’ Home a Baby Honey Bee…
Read moreOver the weekend, another one of our long-time dreams came true: We got honey bees! J. and I have both been dreaming of having honey bee hives for years and years. A long time ago when we both realized it was something that we wanted,…
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The Pandemic & Our Seedlings
Read moreWe’ve just started our fourth week in quarantine. We’re going on a month of isolation. A couple of days before the decision was made to close my children’s school, I was in parent teacher conferences with their teachers. Roman’s teacher asked me if we had…