The movement continues and Danny and I marched on Sunday – in Livonia. I love my city but it’s not diverse or comfortable with diversity. It’s an interesting dynamic for me and has been a defining experience for me. I had no idea what to expect at the march, I followed the organizers on Facebook … More Notes From Home vol. 3
A week in 2020 feels like a lifetime. In vol. 1 the pandemic was the biggest news story, now you almost feel like it’s a non-issue (even though it is) because we’re experiencing a new Civil Rights Movement. George Floyd was murdered by 4 police officers in Minnesota in broad daylight and it finally left … More Notes From Home vol. 2
These are hard times, so I’m very excited to have something good to share. During these weeks of quarantine I’ve seen more people walking around our neighborhood than ever before. We tend to spend a lot of time outside when the weather is nice and it’s been fun getting to know more neighbors and just … More Something Good: Public Art
I started a new #MomLife series on LittleGuide and one of the featured moms is Meaghan from Little Bee Book Club. She shared about a ‘Breakfast Basket’, a basket of books (and materials) that she uses to start her days with intention with her boys. We are in desperate need of routine around here and … More Into The Garden In June – A Month Of Activities For Kids
Although I don’t really have time to blog, I miss it and I miss having a reminder to myself about life. So instead of fancy edited pictures and themes/links. I’m going to make an effort to just do mini recaps weekly so I know what my kids like and remember when we did house projects. … More Notes From Home vol. 1
Sam is one and what a world to live in… My sweet darling Samuel Anders and I connected instantly, my cuddlebug and co-worker. I spend every day with him but that mom guilt creeps in that we haven’t had the quality of time that he deserves. At a few months he started to kick my … More Sam Is 1
Life is a whirlwind. Everyone was like January lasts forever – I’m like I WISH! Life was slower than December but still busy. 1000 Hours Outside: There is an amazing – Michigan started movement – for families to spend more time outside and I love it. I’m not good at it but striving to get … More January Round-Up
For the next installment of Growing Up, I talk about Hungry Harvest. We started getting produce delivered to our house 18 months ago and we love it. It’s an easy, affordable way to get produce in our diet, Lucas loves to see what we get, we love having ingredients to guide our dinner plans, it’s … More Growing Up: Ep. 2 – Hungry Harvest
10 months! This little man is getting closer and closer to a year old and I’m not ready. He’s my little baby but with each passing day he shows us he’s ready to be a big boy. Sam’s a man on the move. He’s climbs up everything he can and in drawers lol He … More Sam at 10 Month
The world news makes me feel very vulnerable and helpless. The projections about what will happen to our planet are especially terrifying. I don’t take our comfortable life for granted and know we are not at all prepared for a crisis. We all know there’s a climate crisis but too many people are ignoring it. … More Growing Up
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