Discovering the blessings that seem to come from the most random places and in the most unexpected moments as I attempt to figure out this crazy thing called life.
Well if you are here that means you are looking for information on Unschooling. Welcome! Unfortunately, while I really enjoyed our years as Unschoolers we have moved on from this style of schooling. If you would like to look at the archives, please be my guest. So much of what we did was absolutely wonderful... Continue Reading →
Around here we have fully jumped onto the Charlotte Mason bandwagon, but we do things a bit differently than most blogs that you'll find and there's very good reason for that. A look at Charlotte Mason's 20 Principles.
When I received my diagnosis for Fibromyalgia the first emotion that hit me was sheer relief. I wasn't crazy. The pain wasn't in my head. I hadn't imagined that life was getting harder. It actually was. Shower's hurt. I still need to sit and rebuild my stamina before getting dressed after a warm shower, especially... Continue Reading →
I don't recognize the woman I have become. I am not complaining, but I don't know where this woman in the mirror came from. Early Mornings. Choosing to wake up before my children and doing it so often that I no longer need an alarm, even if I'm in bed at 1am. Exercise...What?! Choosing not... Continue Reading →
Well hello again, it's been a while hasn't it? Thanksgiving feels like a lifetime ago yet here I sit at my keyboard only now realizing that it's been that long since I put my thoughts out there. So much has happened in such a short time. The curriculum that worked fabulously stopped working fabulously after... Continue Reading →
Happy Thanksgiving Y'All! I hope your Thanksgiving Holiday was full of joy and relaxation. I am so thankful for the blessings of a somewhat normal year thus far (or at least what I imagine a normal year to be) that I'm actually a bit overwhelmed by it all and having a really hard time expressing... Continue Reading →
It's been a while since I last wrote and honestly the only reason why I've taken a step back from blogging is because I've been elbow deep in living the life. I have spent more time reading up on a philosophy I thought I knew while trying to concurrently implement elements that I have always... Continue Reading →
Dear Me, I know you feel like a failure. You've gained too much weight, eaten too much sugar, spent more time on your phone than was necessary and cleaned far too little. You're overwhelmed by the clutter that has accumulated do to exhaustion and I'll get to it tomorrow's. Tomorrow has come and gone and... Continue Reading →
Ah the beloved break. Spring Break, Winter Break...Summer vacation. Many of my favorite childhood memories are inextricably linked with the nostalgia of school breaks. A nostalgia that I do not want my children to miss out on even though we have the freedom to break away from the school schedules that accompany them. I love... Continue Reading →
