Gone Camping

Gone Camping

We just got home from camping. I'll share more details later this week and probably something of our trip will show up on Outsideways (Facebook here) but until then here's a little taste of the last couple days. I'm so glad we don't do "school". I like love living life ...

I like myself and I miss my curls

I like myself and I miss my curls

For several years now I've kept my hair short, very short. Damien cuts it with his clippers, just like going to the barber. I love the simplicity of short hair. I love not "doing" my hair. I am a low maintenance woman and short hair fits well with this. I ...

Reading Horizons Winner and Reading Readiness

Reading Horizons Winner and Reading Readiness

I know I said I might be MIA this week, turns out I'm not. I love this space and connecting with you through comments. So, there are still posts showing up but I'm spending a significant amount less time writing and online in general (taking a break from my blog ...

My Urban Homestead Dream

My Urban Homestead Dream

Years ago I had a little dream that maybe we'd build an urban homestead. SouleMama in the city type deal (sans chickens and pigs). For a time FIMBY took a bit of that flavor. I had a category called urban homestead (or something like that) which morphed into creative homestead ...

The View Around Here ~ The End of August

The View Around Here ~ The End of August

I am in a mild state of shock, as I'm sure many people are, that summer is nearly to an end. When I was actively gardening and my kids were younger, I used to live summer till the middle of September. According to the calendar, that's how long summer really ...

Handmade Chess Sets

Handmade Chess Sets

Our kids have had a fascination with all things medieval for years. They love historical fiction set in this time period. They love medieval type fantasy stories. (We devoured the Lord of the Rings books and movies years ago already.) And now they love computer role playing games with a ...

Homeschool Omnibus eBook Sale

Homeschool Omnibus eBook Sale

As much as I want to live summer to the fullest through to the end of August and into September, I'm undeniably thinking a lot about homeschool stuff these days. That shows up in my writing here - an elementary curriculum series, our dyslexia journey, and a homeschool product review. ...