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Family + Kids
Stumbling Through Teaching My Daughter About Cultural Appropriation
A few months ago my 8-year-old daughter started talking about "rose braids." "I want to have 'rose braids'," she said. "Ok, I don't know what those are, but we could probably figure it out," I told her and promised to look it up later. Later became later and then...
Summer Ease
Summer has always felt nostalgic to me. It is the time of year when the weather heats up, and our bodies slow down. As a kid summertime meant bare feet and sprinting down the sidewalk to my friend Lori's house before they blistered on the pavement. It was a game of...
Magazine Poetry
April is National Poetry Month. I thought it would be fun to share this Magazine Poetry project with Haiku the kids and I did last summer.
A Wrinkled Heart
This is a simple activity that doesn’t require much and only take s about 20 minutes. It highlights how words can leave a permanent mark on our hearts.
A Reading Life
A reading life asks questions like, when do you read and where? Do you listen to audiobooks? Do you remember the first book you ever read, understood, liked? Do you like paperbacks, hardcover, or, gasp… e-reader? (I know. I’m a dinosaur)
First trip
I took my crew out of town for a much-needed change of scenery. We left the house an hour later than planned, and still forgot things, but were too giddy with excitement to care. We all piled in the car and headed North on the 101 to Cambria. This part of the Central...
5 On-the-Spot Games to Keep Your Kids Engaged and Having Fun
5 on the spot games to keep your kids engaged and having fun A few years ago I read Elizabeth Gilbert's book, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear and it kind of changed my life. Not only did it inspire me to take the leap and start this blog, but it also made me...
DIY Busy Board
DIY Busy Board What do you get for the baby who needs nothing? A homemade, super awesome and good for his brain BUSY BOARD of course! I don't know if it's because he's our third kid, or because I've been daydreaming about a Marie Kondo-style overhaul on our house, but...
Be You | Style Tips from a Five-Year-Old
Be you! Style tips from a 5-year-old Sometimes it's easier to stay small. At 5'11" you'd think I'd give this one up, but the habit was formed long ago. As a pre-teen, I would hunch my shoulders and would dress more to blend in than stand out. I found it difficult to...
5 things every new mom needs to hear from their lactation consultant.
Breastfeeding is a challenging and mind-boggling experience and new mothers are bombarded from all angles with "advice." Many new parents feel the pressure of "Brest is Best," and Baby Friendly Initiatives and if they fall short of those expectations they become...
Flying Solo and Kind of Feeling Like Superwoman
Solo Parenting and feeling like Superwoman I did something big. I flew. In a plane. From Omaha Nebraska to Santa Barbara CA with my seven-year-old son and 9-month-old baby. All. By. Myself. The whole family flew out to Nebraska to visit with my in-laws. My oldest son...