Nothing was assumed sacred anymore until I tore it down with my bare hands and pieced it back together in my own way.
A mama poem
Feeling deep feels as my kids grow older.
In order for me to embrace new stages of life - It’s important for me to feel, express and let go.
My childhood will not be theirs
Through this video I welcome you into my childhood where I wasn’t allowed to pick my own clothes for wear makeup.
Then I share how I show up for my own children.
Go ahead - shame them
I get being tossed into solitary confinement alone or with your family has had its effects but there is only one way out. Choose empathy. There is more to the story then you or I know.
How can we hold space for our world’s problems if we can’t hold space for our own & loved ones?
Through my daughter's eyes
How does an 8 year old homeschooler see her life?
What is she learning & what is important to her?
This is her story and how she sees her day.
Unschooling :: let them learn what they want to learn
I imagine a world where kids have the opportunity to follow their passions 100% at a young age.
What would that look like?
Join me as a breakdown an amazing quote on unschooling.
Wildschooling + homeownership
Wild can be where you make it.
Create your own wild.
Why do we homeschool?
Knowing our WHY is so important.
Our why shapes our world.
Our why is linked to everything we do.
How to hold space for a child
When we hold space for a child - we open our hearts to them, listen without judgment, shame & try to keep our solutions to ourselves.
We hold them as their tears fall down their face.
We listen as anger takes the wheel and they yell and scream about what their sister did.
We don’t fix. We don’t fix. We don’t fix.
Life unscheduled
“Get very clear about the kind of world we would like and then start living that way.”
Marshall B. Rosenberg
This quote fires me up!
Choose what you want to do & do it. Do it because that’s the change you want to see in the world.
That’s my perception.
& my goodness everything is unfolding around us in just this way.
This week I’m sharing updates on the homestead.
A foundational tool for raising siblings
My daily challenge.
I was raised an only child. An only child! Which means I had absolutely no idea life with siblings would be like this!
Besides the obvious of having different personalities - there’s just a lot to wade through.
A LOT.
The unschooled child :: learning to read + write
We are unschoolers. There I said it - haha! We are many titles and I embrace the ever changing but for them to learn how to read + write - I really took a step back.
Sitting with the empty :: home renovations
House projects haven’t always come easy to me. I noticed about a year ago that the problems I faced tackling a project went hand in hand with the problems I faced in my everyday life.
Lets also add in - learning lessons & having breakthroughs.
Each one is always different from the last.
Life as we knew it
We are getting a dose of what our school systems require our youth to learn.
Maybe we are being reminded just how hard spending 8 hours at school is. Teacher to teacher, class to class.
The only difference is their schooling is at home - for us to see.
The startup guide :: Backyard chickens + ducks
I feel like I can write a book about all the adventures we have gone through with our flocks.
Having backyard chickens + ducks is an adventure. A big adventure. Your emotions will be tested along with your mental strength.
Normal homeschooling vs schooling during a virus crisis
Well, here we are. Something I didn’t think I would ever write.
This virus has us homebound - most for that matter.
School kids are now at home with their families and having to “homeschool.”
This is not what homeschooling looks like - at least for us.
Our mindful home :: Creative living with kids
I’m talking mindfulness + creating spaces which wake our senses!
Inside + outside our home
DIY :: How to Mount a Staghorn Fern
Let’s make something beautiful & living
Our nature fix :: late winter edition
When it’s 50 degrees in February, we go hiking. We decided to venture to a park we haven’t been to in years!
Local park review
The nature loving child
So many many articles + books written on the importance of sending our kids outside. Less screens & more play, right?
Of course, but what I’m here to share with you right here + right now, is just how simple it is to raise a nature loving child. It doesn’t require you to book four expensive plane tickets to a national park, or even require you to get into the car. If you have a patch of grass, that is enough.