Monthly Archives Apr 2011
Improvements to Our "Water Closet"
April 29, 2011
We didn't buy our house because of its bathroom but there are certain features about it we like.
23 days ~ I Whine. I Move On.
April 27, 2011
I'm feeling maxed out mentally with this move. I'm tired of attending to details upon details. Tired of lists and organization. Tired of trips to Goodwill nearly every week. Tired of creative plans on hold, school on hold. Tired of compromising certain values. Tired of the sorting, decluttering, packing. Tired ...
Spring Feels Like
April 24, 2011
look just left of the middle, see that sweet bug? Spring feels like sunglasses, forsythia, ponds and frisbee. Yard clean up, muddy driveways, yellow blossoms. New life. Frogs serenading, catkins, and lilac buds. Seedlings and new shoots. A sunny day spent outdoors with friends. This feels like the first week ...
Going to the Woods
April 22, 2011
When life is most crazy that is often the point we most need to "check out". To go to those places that restore, refresh and recharge our batteries. Nice in theory, hard in practice. We make a point of being outdoors and unplugged once a week together and that hasn't ...
Pinky the Stuffed Cat
April 21, 2011
A couple months ago I saw the book Sock and Glove: Creating Charming Softy Friends from Cast-Off Socks and Gloves featured on a blog sidebar. I honestly don't recall the blog or I'd give credit where credit is due. I knew my kids would love that book and I was ...
Apple of my Eye
April 19, 2011
I love my girls. They hold that special mother-daughter (on the way to becoming my best friends) place in my heart. But Laurent, he's my boy. And the apple of my eye. (In case you're curious, Laurent is using the watercolor opaque paint set from Stubby Pencil. A relatively new ...
The Door That Damien Built ~ A Change in Housing Priorities
April 17, 2011
Realizing that you only get to raise kids once we decided to invest more in building family than renovating a house. (Truth be told: we'd rather do other things with our time.)
Let's Talk Lip Balm
April 14, 2011
I've been making all our lip balm now for years. My lip balm recipe is one of the most popular posts on my blog. This post answers frequently asked questions about my lip balm recipe.
Because Story Matters
April 13, 2011
One of the unexpected perks of packing is the opportunity to discover buried treasure in your life's belongings. In this case, my mother's self published work "Two Beats in my Measure". Which wasn't exactly buried under the bed or something, but neatly tucked away on the bookshelf in a forlorn ...
Book Reviews ~ A Mother's Memoir & Parenting Resources
April 11, 2011
Each of these books merit their own dedicated post. But my editorial calendar is just so full these days so I'm packing it all into one. It's a long post but these are great books to read if you are a mother, parent or homeschooler. Let's start off with a ...
Gadanke giveaway winner
April 9, 2011
Congratulations Louise! Enjoy your new You Are Loved baby journal.
The Girl's Got Style
April 9, 2011
Or at the very least she's got a lot of spunk and fashion "ingenuity". I love Brienne's unique sense of fashion and the way she pairs her reds, pinks, blues and purples. The more patterns, stripes, flowers and outrageously loud pink the better. Here she is looking like a gypsy ...
One Day at a Time (Homeschooling and Moving)
April 7, 2011
I'm over at Simple Homeschool today talking about homeschooing and moving. On the surface moving seems so straight forward. At least all of our other moves have been fairly straight forward. Make a plan, pack up, drive somewhere new, unpack. This time around moving means DIY renovations, securing the rental ...
Evolution of a Writer
April 6, 2011
Here on the internet were mothers, homemakers and homeschoolers (like me) who were sharing their lives, their ideas, their selves - from home and making money doing so.
A Moving Philosophy
April 4, 2011
Did you know we're moving twice this year? Next month we leave Maine and go to my parent's place in Nova Scotia where we will spend the summer. We're not moving to a job and because we'll be earning a living from home it doesn't matter where we live. But ...
Unplugged ~ An April Fools Snow Day
April 3, 2011
No joke though. We truly had a snow day on Friday. The college where Damien works told all "non-essential" employees to stay home on Friday. A big wet storm blew in downing power lines, including the ones on our street. We started the morning normally enough for a snow day. ...
Gadanke Journal Giveaway
April 1, 2011
Last December I did something I've never done before. I kept a seasonal journal. Journaling is nothing new to me. I've been writing in journals or diaries for over two decades. Sometimes what I write is painfully personal and other times I record life's mundane details. Because I'm packing for ...
