Yesterday I talked about the BIG where to live. We are here in Massachusetts, but deciding where to live once we landed here was difficult. We spent a year living on the edge of a rich suburb a few miles from Mike’s school. We had nothing to walk to and it was fairly dull. WeRead the whole post >>
Moving is Hard.
It’s been two years since we moved from Ohio to Massachusetts. I have found a few incredible friends – supportive and kind and funny. But they all are from here and have deep roots and extensive support systems. Meanwhile, I️ feel like I’m cobbling together a tiny handful of people to be a support system. OneRead the whole post >>
Homeschooling Year 3.
We are homeschooling Gabe again this year for first grade. (Though most homeschoolers seem big into not labeling grade levels and just learning whatever is appropriate, I try to keep an eye on first grade standards and use mostly first grade books because I want to be sure he doesn’t fall behind.) He started aRead the whole post >>
November Goals
Goals time! One huge win of the past few months is developing a regular meditation habit for the first time ever. 🎉 Now, let’s develop some more habits, yes? HEALTH: Walk 6,000 steps a day. // I have been very sloth-like lately. Plus, I am no longer leaving 3 mornings a week to walk downtown to workRead the whole post >>
Halloween 2017
For the first time, we did a family costume! It was so incredibly fun to have a family project. The boys and I had read The Wizard of Oz as a part of our morning chapter book couch time (it was…unexpectedly dark and scary. And so different from the movie!) Then we watched the movie. They becameRead the whole post >>
